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Eight jobs lost as government contract awarded to Ontario company

Eight jobs lost as government contract awarded to Ontario company

May 30, 2016 3 Comments

Eight jobs will leave Nova Scotia, and eight workers, administrators of public dental programs, will be unemployed at the end of the month because the government awarded a bid to an Ontario competitor.

“You just don’t do this to people.” Good and bad news for Spryfield public housing tenants

“You just don’t do this to people.” Good and bad news for Spryfield public housing tenants

May 25, 2016 5 Comments

Tenants of Metro Regional Housing in Spryfield are taking charge. They are planning a store, a laundromat, a rec program, and much more. They also want to keep the pressure on their landlord to finally deal with a huge rodent infestation and units in continual disrepair.

Newfoundland spring: Rising against austerity

Newfoundland spring: Rising against austerity

May 25, 2016

Something very much out of the ordinary is happening in Newfoundland and Labrador.

Weekend video: Listening to our neighbours

Weekend video: Listening to our neighbours

May 22, 2016

Fast paced documentary on the impact of climate change on the people who live in Antigonish.

Op-ed: Affordable housing and the Bloomfield Centre debacle

Op-ed: Affordable housing and the Bloomfield Centre debacle

May 20, 2016

The government walking away from Bloomfield is a disastrous blow to affordable housing. North End gentrification will continue unabated.

Striking newsroom workers launch bigger and better Local Xpress

Striking newsroom workers launch bigger and better Local Xpress

May 19, 2016

A bigger and better Local Xpress, the prospects of a very lengthy strike, and the price the NDP pays for their principled boycott.

Nova Scotia blood collection workers cross the picket line in PEI

Nova Scotia blood collection workers cross the picket line in PEI

May 18, 2016 1 Comment

It’s always bad news when members of the same union cross a picket line. It happened in PEI this week.

This fall Gabriel Enxuga wants to represent Dartmouth Centre

This fall Gabriel Enxuga wants to represent Dartmouth Centre

May 16, 2016

Gabriel Enxuga is a candidate for city council who puts poverty , free transit, decent and affordable housing front and centre. Nothing wishy washy about his platform.

Weekend Video: Two great poems by Rebecca Thomas

Weekend Video: Two great poems by Rebecca Thomas

May 14, 2016

Rebecca Thomas trying to get Halifax councillors to recognize their sense of entitlement and white supremacy. It’s an uphill battle.

Boat Harbour victim impact statement: a story of deception and broken promises

Boat Harbour victim impact statement: a story of deception and broken promises

May 11, 2016

A victim impact statement by the Pictou Landing First Nation after Northern Pulp pleaded guilty to leaking effluent into the East River in 2014 makes for interesting reading. Government sure lied a lot, and it broke a lot of promises in the last 60 years.

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