Last month, I joined a group of journalists for a visit to Camp Aldershot in the Annapolis Valley, where Canadian Forces reserve recruits do basic training. Bef...
It’s 2021 and Nova Scotia is having a provincial election. Despite repeated promises of an imminent turnaround, the economy continues to slide. Power ra...
I have a cherished black-and-white photo of my Gramp, Victor Adams, before he enlisted in the army. It’s a hazy summer day in the 1930s. He poses with his broth...
I’m writing a story about math. First I interview a mathematician. She tells
me 2 + 2 = 4. She points to her research, her firsthand experience, and expert con...
Most people hold Nova Scotia Power to a pretty low standard, as essential services go. Several times a year, sometimes in rough correlation with the weather and...
After exhausting all other options, Halifax Council finally did the right thing and removed the statue of Edward Cornwallis from a downtown park.
In addition...
If you’ve ever said “Why so negative?” to a journalist, congratulations: you’re part of an exclusive club that includes pretty much every business person and po...
If you commute via motor vehicle, you’ll mostly remember 2017 as the year of unexpected stop signs, rambling detours, unpredictable street closures, and way-beh...
In the last issue of Halifax Magazine, I wrote about why Nova Scotia needs transit that regularly serves the whole province (“You can’t get there from here”). I...
