This fall Gabriel Enxuga wants to represent Dartmouth Centre
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.
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Victory! Halifax firefighter’s human rights case to proceed to Board of Inquiry
10 years after facing misogyny at a Halifax fire station, Liane Tessier will finally get her day in court. Read about her long and exhausting battle to reach this stage.
Community Services Standing Committee to Department: “Reinstate funding to Community Living group”
MLAs of all parties formally ask Community Services to reinstate funding for the NS Association for Community Living.
Questions remain in death of mental health patient following arrest
A recent resident of Valley View Villa, a long term care facility in Riverton, Pictou County, died of a heart attack during a scuffle with a police officer. We know what happened, but questions remain. Could his death have been prevented?
Weekend Video: Affordable Antigonish – the housing crisis in Nova Scotia’s small towns
This week’s fast paced video is about the lack of affordable housing in Antigonish, and really in all of rural Nova Scotia. Meet Holly, Anne, Jerry, and Fran, and be amazed by their resilience.
Warehoused at the Nova Scotia Hospital for 10+ years
Matthew arrived at Emerald Hall, a locked unit at the Nova Scotia Hospital, when he was 19 years old. Now he is 31, still there, too heavily medicated, and his mother wants him out of there. Now Matthew is hinting that he is being mistreated.
Spaniard’s Bay not an isolated case, says former Halifax Firefighter
Lately we hear a lot about the godawful misogyny at the fire department in Spaniard’s Bay, N.L. In essence what happened to her wasn’t that different, says former Halifax firefighter Liane Tessier. More than 10 years later she is still fighting for justice.
Latest abuse case renews concerns about institutionalized living
Abuse of an institutionalized resident at the Breton Ability Centre in Sydney raises the question how safe these large institutions really are.