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Yes, I’m picking on Trish Purdy, however, a lot of people believe this. Here’s the thing though: it’s so EASY to tell people to just “work harder!” It actually takes work to change systems that work against people. That’s something public servants can and should do…

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Location of parking spots causing headaches for some Halifax drivers

What Sue Uteck of the Spring Garden Road and Area Association said in this story is still bugging me. "We’re Haligonians and we love to park out front. We want to be right out front, where we’re getting our retail, our goods, that’s us.” www.ctvnews.ca/atlantic/nov...

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Many drivers struggle to find parking spots in downtown Halifax.

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Trish Purdy voted against this but said she also understands how it affects new homeowners, including her son. Purdy said her son can get a second job or just work harder to pay his tax bills.

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This is so true: "The biggest issue is the unwillingness of news organizations to truly challenge the powerful, to look under the hood. That sort of reporting should be reflexive. Once reporters adopt that approach, they develop a muscle memory that is flexed for every story, and in every field."

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I finally got around to writing this: Halifax regional council votes in favour of sending report, letter on assessment cap to municipal affairs minister Story by me www.halifaxexaminer.ca/government/c...

Halifax regional council votes in favour of sending report, letter on assessment cap to municipal affairs minister - Halifax Examiner

Coun. Janet Steele said the CAP creates barriers that affect people's housing choices.

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Suzanne Rent @suzannerent.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

I was in Lockeport recently and took a closer look at the sign on the welcome centre at Crescent Beach. The beach was featured in the landscape on the back of Canadian $50 bill printed in 1954. #NovaScotia

A sign of an orange and white Canadian $50 bank note hangs on the side of a building with wooden shingles. There's a worn wooden bench under the sign and against the wall of the building.

At left is a small window with several signs displayed on it.

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I forgot to mention in the article that remote work takes cars off the roads. But no, Tim Houston doesn't want people to work from home.

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Suzanne Rent @suzannerent.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

In today's Morning File, a story by Jennifer Henderson on Nova Scotia students' test scores. Plus, some of what happened at Halifax regional council Tuesday. I wrote about getting more vehicles off our streets. www.halifaxexaminer.ca/morning-file...

Clogging the arteries of our communities with more and bigger vehicles is a serious and fatal error - Halifax Examiner

"Something that is not a car has to be an option."

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I'm more of a cowboy than these ding-dongs.

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"Using A.I. feels like a betrayal of the whole point of why you're a writer."

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This is so true. Also, we don't WANT AI to do these jobs. AI can't do a lot of jobs. I mean, we absolutely need to treat workers better and pay them more for the work they do, not try to replace them with AI, which can't be done anyway.

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Sometimes I’m discouraged by the complicity and complete lack of courage in our society. Then I read pieces like this, and my hope is restored.

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Final Report - Atlantic Economic Panel | Panel économique du Canada atlantique

This report says we have a “culture of no.” I think our leaders correct. Hear me out! The province and feds push resource extraction, AI, “bolder ambitions,” and so on. We say no to these things because they’re what our leaders want, not what we want. aep-peca.ca/en/final-rep...

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In the last two days, I’ve spoken with young journalists. It’s been good for my reporter soul to talk with young people who want to be in media. One asked me how I can write so much. Honestly, it’s just practice. Plus, this is my first job where I’m only reporting, and not doing everything else.

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I’m taking the bus home from Halifax City Hall. The express routes never showed up, which is frustrating, so I jumped on Route 2. That’s a longer route but at least I can sit on the bus and eat some chocolate rosettes while we drive past all the cars.

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One thing about the Cornell 7 is that none of them dressed up like women to rape a woman. The issue is not trans women in washrooms. Women are attacked by cis men everywhere.

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Mayor Fillmore’s 2027/28 Budget Engagement

Halifax Mayor Andy Fillmore is hosting public engagement sessions for feedback on the 2027-2028 budget: I see his office added a session in the city for Oct. 22. I plan on attending at least one of these sessions. www.halifax.ca/city-hall/ma...

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Help shape the choices ahead by sharing your priorities for 2027/28 municipal budget.

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Middleton Mayor Gail Smith is the latest mayor in my series. Smith was acclaimed as mayor in October 2024. This is her first time, but as she told me earlier in September, it's also her last. Here's our interview: www.halifaxexaminer.ca/government/m...

'I would consider myself just a regular citizen': Mayor Gail Smith of Middleton on her first term, which is also her last - Halifax Examiner

Smith is the first woman and first Black person to serve as mayor of Middleton.

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Halifax regional council meets starting at 10am today. I will be at City Hall later, but am working on another story before I head out (I'm taking the bus). In the meantime, here's a look at some of what's on the agenda: www.halifaxexaminer.ca/government/c...

What's on the council agenda? Provincial assessment cap, Argyle pedestrian zone, review of Andy Fillmore's office - Halifax Examiner

Demolition of Halifax Forum is paused.

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The foot soldiers of the patriarchy.

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“Mostly-male cops and prosecutors find it more believable that a 20-year-old would want to have sex with a room full of fraternity brothers than accept that she was raped. What ever happened to common fucking sense?”

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HRM Reporter Roundtable September 25, 2026

On Friday, Chris Green, co-owner of Atlantic News, Colin Chisholm, the Halifax City Hall reporter with allNovaScotia, and I recorded our latest HRM Roundtable. The private proposal for the Halifax Wanderers stadium dominated this discussion. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/h...

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Podcast Episode · Atlantic News Halifax · September 28 · 38m

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On Oct. 19, the Halifax Board of Police Commissioners is hosting a virtual public meeting for input on the 2027-2028 budget. There's no in-person meeting this year. The board didn't have an in-person meeting last year either.

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What’s on the council agenda? Provincial assessment cap, Argyle pedestrian zone, review of Andy Fillmore’s office Story by me www.halifaxexaminer.ca/government/c...

What's on the council agenda? Provincial assessment cap, Argyle pedestrian zone, review of Andy Fillmore's office - Halifax Examiner

Demolition of Halifax Forum is paused.

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ICYMI: My interview with Marnie Cluckie, the new CAO for Halifax Regional Municipality (HRM). Halifax regional council meets tomorrow, and that meeting will be Cluckie's first as CAO.

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