This year in a first, some of my neighbours, like Harold & Diane have festooned their properties with the Maple Leaf flag.
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Once Upon A Time, No Buildings Got Built Over A 30 Year Period in Downtown Halifax – Andy Fillmore Fixed That
Exclusive: Part II: ‘Haligonians Deserve Property Tax Relief’ – HRM Mayoral Contender Pam Lovelace Takes Aim At Taxpayers Federation’s Devin Drover
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Opinion: Devin Drover: Haligonians deserve property tax relief
HRM Votes: Candidate for Council Says Voters Should Fire All Incumbent Councillors: Mike McCluskey
HRM Votes: Q&A With Sam Austin, District 5, Downtown Dartmouth
HRM Votes: Q&A Evyeneia Dexter, District 8, Northend Halifax
HRM Votes: Jon Frost Q&A, District 8, Northend
HRM Votes: Q&A Anika Riopel, District 8, Halifax Northend
Past Issues
HRM Votes: MacPolitics: Political Dynasty Family: Gloria McCluskey Campaigns To Elect Her Son in Dartmouth – Mike McCluskey On The Ballot
Exclusive: MacPolitics: A Year Ago Mike Savage Lobbied For Wadih Fares To Become Lt-Gov, A Post Now Going To Savage
There Had Been – Had Been – A Compelling Case For Wadih Fares To Become NS Lieutenant Governor – Lebanese Folk Have Never Held The Plum Post
Last Weekend Editions, Below
Mike Savage ‘Thrilled’ With Appointment As NS Lieutenant Governor: Says Supporter Of Outgoing Mayor
HRM Votes: Andrea Hilchie-Pye, District 7 Contender Once Worked For Texan Democrat Politico
HRM Votes: In Conversation with Peter Sonnichsen, District 7 – ‘Tent City Not The Solution To Homelessness Crisis’
HRM Votes: Q & A With Catherine Cervin – District 7 Contender
HRM Votes: Q & A With Aodhan P. Murphy, District 7
HRM Votes: Laura White, District 7
Port of Halifax: Noteworthy: Fulvio Fracassi Begins His Role as New CEO of Port – He Brings Significant Marine Background
Captain Allan Gray On His Great Legacies At Port of Halifax
Weekend Editions, Below
Trudeau Makes If Official: Mike Savage New Lieutenant Governor – We Had That Scoop This Morning!!
Exclusive: What’s Next For Mike Savage? – Well, We Hear He Will Have A New Job According To Chattering Classes – Savage’s Large Fan Base Will be Happy For Him
MacPolitics: Here Is What Mike Savage Said About Patronage Appointments in 2019
MacPolitics: Mike Savage Patronage Plum, Part III – Here’s Proof The Macdonald Notebook Gets It First & Gets It Accurate
HRM Votes: Gaining In The Polls, But If He Loses Where Would Waye Mason Go?
HFX Votes: Transit, Public Safety Key Talking Points at SMU Debate as Election Day Nears
Part II: Will Breckenridge: ‘Protect Halifax’s Urban Forests When Building Bike Lanes’
HRM Votes: Meet District 7 Contender, Andrea Hilchie-Pye
MacPolitics: TV Producer, Singer And Concert Promoter Ray Mattie Seeks Conservative Nod in Cape Breton-Canso-Antigonish
MacPolitics: U.S. Presidential Election Talk Slated For Historic RA Park
Did You Know Haligonian Denis Ryan Is A Folk Hero In His Hometown Of County Tipperary, Ireland, Too?
The Notebook Soundtrack: Denis Ryan Created Antigonish & Cape Breton Island Wakes & Wedding Song
Saturday Edition, Below
Don Mills: Covered Bridge Has Quietly Become A Major Exporter In New Brunswick
MacPolitics: Elections Nova Scotia ‘Ready For Early Vote’
MacPolitics: Thousands of Dollars Stolen From Premier Tim Houston’s PC Riding Association
Denis Ryan: ‘My Mayoralty Choice & The Importance Of Voting’
HFX Votes: Hostage Negotiator Turned Would-Be-Mayor Jim Hoskins Talks Policing in HRM
HRM Votes: The Notebook Endorses Candidate Will Breckenridge For Halifax District 7
MacPolitics: Election Night Nibbles
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Real Estate
Cottage Life: Flying The Flags Goes With Summer Residency
Jul 7, 2017 | Arts & Culture, Real Estate
Loblaw Inks Exclusive Renewal Contract With Hope Blooms
Jun 30, 2017 | Real Estate
Mark Boudreau, an exec with Loblaw Company-owned Atlantic Superstore, which is based in Halifax, reports an extended contract to exclusively retail Hope Blooms salad dressing has just been reached.
Pleasant Valley Nurseries Closure Benefits Ex-Competition
Jun 23, 2017 | Real Estate
The closure this spring of 40-year-old Pleasant Valley Nurseries in Antigonish has been a boon to former competitors -as far as Truro.
Michael Smith Reinvents IKEA Business
Jun 23, 2017 | Real Estate
Faced with the impending opening of a 300,000-square foot retail IKEA store, Michael Smith has been hired by the famous big box retailer to outfit its kitchen cabinet displays at the store in Dartmouth Crossing.
Former Pseudio Manager Let Go For Feeding A Mouse
Jun 23, 2017 | Real Estate
A former Halifax clothing shop manager who was fired for, among other things, allegedly encouraging her staff to feed mice at the store, has emerged victorious after a labour board appeal hearing.
Halifax Gourmet Pizza Wars
Jun 9, 2017 | Real Estate
From ‘pizza corner’ to Tony’s, Halifax natives and tourists alike have a variety of casual local pizza joints to choose from. For more gourmet creations, there are four main pizza restaurants in the city: Piatto, Salvatore’s, Tomavino’s, and Mother’s.
Stanfield Airport Made Bid For IKEA Store
May 19, 2017 | Real Estate
Before IKEA made the decision last year to build a 320,0000-square foot store at Dartmouth Crossing, the retailer studied other locations in Halifax Regional Municipality.
Steve Adams Deflates Spryfield Myth
May 19, 2017 | Real Estate
Steve Adams has made it his mission to torpedo a perception folk in Halifax might hold about the bedroom community of Spryfield.
Mulroney Building Contractor Picked
Apr 28, 2017 | Real Estate
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