Weekend video: Glenn’s story
At the Nova Scotia Advocate we hate food banks with a vengeance. It is also one of our favourite charities. Let Glenn tell you why. Check it out, it only takes a couple of minutes.
Month: December 2016
Op-ed: The Struggle will continue in 2017. Danny Cavanagh looks back on 2016
Danny Cavanagh, president of the Nova Scotia Federation of Labour, reflects on 2016, and doesn’t like what he sees. Now is the time to join a union and fight back. Whose province is this anyway?
We’re taking a break for the holidays
Yes, we’re taking a break. Until very early in January. That’s all.
A living wage for Halifax and Antigonish
The living wage in Halifax went down in 2016, a new CCPA report suggests. But there is a good and instructive reason for that. Also in the report, a living wage for Antigonish town and municipality.
Kendall Worth: All I want from minister Joanne Bernard for Christmas is $2 million
Another inventive suggestion by our regular contributor Kendall Worth. Why not give that $2 million Community Services spends on consultants to the group he chairs? They are better qualified to make recommendations on how to fix social assistance than anybody. After all, it’s the life they live. And they could use the money.
All you ever wanted to know about the Teachers Union work to rule, but were afraid to ask
From the very popular Nova Scotia Parents for Teachers Facebook page comes this FAQ about the what and why of the Nova Scotia Teachers Union work to rule action. From “Isn’t the government broke?” to “What about our Christmas Concert?”, it’s all here. We added a table of content for easy navigation.
Weekend video: The inclusion project
This weekend we feature a heartwarming and important short documentary about Tammy Parker and the life she carved out for herself in Wolfville, bringing joy wherever she went. It illustrates how inclusion benefits an entire community.
Bio-blitzing the Alton Gas pipeline route
Volunteers associated with the Ecology Action Centre and various naturalist groups conducted a “Bio Blitz” on the proposed route for the gas pipeline slated to supply the Alton Gas Storage project in Brentwood and crossing a wilderness area. It appears Alton Gas missed at least one wetland area.
Group upset about Community Services welfare transformation
After learning more about Community Services planned changes to the way it delivers welfare the Benefits Reform Action Group sent a letter to all MLAs. They’re very worried about the direction the ESIA transformation project is taking.