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Province Ignores School Board: No New Eastern Shore District High

By Richard Bell Education Minister Karen Casey’s late January announcement of plans to build a new high school in Spryfield dashed the dreams of proponents of replacing the aging Eastern Shore District High School (ESDH), the oldest high school in HRM. The announcement dramatically illustrated last fall’s critique of the department by the Auditor General.

March 03, 2017

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Do You Want to Pay Tolls on the 107?

Do you want to pay tolls to pay for twinning a portion of Highway 107? The Liberal government has already ranked imposing tolls on a twinning 107 as one of the most attractive of the eight highway twinning projects around the province. Your opportunity to let the Liberal government what you think about paying tolls is about to end. The article below is scheduled to appear in the March 2017 issue of the Cooperator. But because of the rapidly closing window to comment, we are publishing this article now on the Cooperator’s Facebook page and the Cooperator’s website.

February 22, 2017

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No more gas at Irving Gas

One of Musquodoboit Harbour’s most well-known markers, the Irving Gas Station sign, is gone, along with the station’s gas pumps, although the repair shop will stay open for business.

January 27, 2017

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Women, Trump, and Politics: Interview with MLA Lenore Zann

By Richard BellMLA Lenore Zann will be speaking at the Halifax rally on January 21st in support of the Women’s March on Washington. The following is an edited version of our conversation with Zann two weeks before the rally. “I had originally toyed with idea of going down to Washington, taking a bus with other Canadian women and taking part in the march. But when I heard there was going to be a rally in Halifax, I was happy to be able to be with my sisters here in Nova Scotia.

January 22, 2017

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Tough Choices on Gravel Road

By Richard Bell Gravel roads are slowly disappearing across rural Halifax, as HRM and the province pave their way outward from the city core. In December, District 2 Councillor David Hendsbee held an informational meeting on a proposal to pave 14 gravel roads (see list below).

January 22, 2017

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Halifax Solidarity Rally Planned for Womens' March on Washington

By Richard Bell On January 21, women from across Nova Scotia will be rallying in front of Halifax City Hall as part of a world-wide day of support for the Women’s March in Washington. These events come one day after the inauguration of Donald Trump as the 45th President of the United States.

January 22, 2017

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The 25-acre Lot Fight: Council's "Band-Aid" Solution

By Richard Bell Faced with disputes over the potential development of more than 1,000 properties within HRM larger than 25 acres (10 hectares), HRM Council produced a severely restricted solution at its January 10, 2017 meeting that will only apply to 83 of the disputed lots, granting the owners of those lots the right to apply for house building permits.

January 22, 2017

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Province Backs Down, Opens Schools

Faced with protests across the province, Nova Scotia Liberal Premier Stephen McNeil suddenly reversed course this afternoon and decided to re-open Nova Scotia schools on Tuesday morning. In a statement released at 4:59PM, Education and Early Childhood Development Minister Karen Casey said that "we are confident that the Nova Scotia Teachers Union has modified its directives to teachers in such a way that schools can now open safely." Here is Casey's statement:

December 05, 2016

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Official Dept. of Ed Notice to Parents on Student Lockout

[This document is the official notice for parents on the student lockout put out by the Department of Education and Early Childhood Development on December 3, 2016.] Information Notice for Parents and Guardians from the Nova Scotia Department of Education and Early Childhood Development December 3, 2016 Public schools closed to students As of Monday morning, Dec. 5, all public schools in Nova Scotia will be closed to students to ensure students’ safety.

December 04, 2016

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Department of Education Guide to Teacher's Strike

[Editor’s note: The Nova Scotia Teachers Union has announced it will begin a working-to-rules job action on December 5th. as early as December 5. The Department of Education and Early Childhood Development (EECD) distributed the following notice to parents and guardians on November 22. The Halifax Regional School Board will post information on its website (www.hrsb.ca) and Twitter (@HRSB_Official) about what parents should expect.

November 29, 2016

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