Husband & father. Joined 20 Oct 2024 “If you think you are too small to make a difference, try sleeping with a mosquito". I retweet interesting. Reposts do not mean I agree.
@landofsticks.bsky.social at GrandParade.news has this excellent podcast in which he interviews Joey Coleman with The Public Record in Hamilton 👍 This episode focused on @hfxgov.bsky.social new CAO, Marnie Cluckie, who will be taking over the job on Sept. 23 pod.co/the-grand-pa...
A scouting report on Halifax's new CAO with Joey Coleman - The Grand ParadeHalifax's old CAO Cathie O'Toole quit a while ago, and Halifax's long-suffering public servant Brad Anguish has been filling in until a suitable replacement could be found.
Well, that replacement wa...pod.coPesticide spraying and spruce bud worm study. Was it worth it? does DDT still remain in the soil? /2 timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/rest-o...
In 1952, Canada began spraying forests from aeroplanes to control budworms; decades later, pesticide research changed how forests were managedForests are often seen as untouched by human decision-making. According to The Natural Resources Canada article, spruce budworm outbreaks have been one of the most significant challenges for forest ma...timesofindia.indiatimes.comLead exposure is dangerours. UK is drastically lowering lead limits. Car batteries and stained glass come to mind This will dramatically affect pre-menopausal women re protection of future fetuses. Lower limit than for men What about Surrette Battery in Springhill NS? www.bbc.com/news/article...
Stained glass rule change may impact women's jobsHealth and safety rules on lead exposure could be changed and put jobs at risk, glaziers say.www.bbc.comUnfortunately @nsgov.bsky.social does not care. There will be no inquiry, no naming and shaming, no lessons learned.
Andy ChalkAs far as I can see there was no evidence in this case - 100% mistaken identity with no other supports to the case. Yet three days of "evidence" presentation and a guilty verdict. How does that happen when one lawyer making just a little effort can so quickly and conclusively show it wasn't him?
30th Stan Rogers Festival gets started by Stephen Cooke www.pictouadvocate.com/arts_and_ent...
STEPHEN COOKE: Celebrating Stan RogersIf he were still with us, Stan Rogers might cringe at the idea of having achieved "rock star status" among folk songwriters far and wide. There was certainly little thatwww.pictouadvocate.comFYI Cdn Justice Minister @seanfraser.bsky.social
Tim BousquetSo there's that. There is no defence that a wrongly accused person can mount — including maintaining innocence — that won't be used against them. /end
Calling all English teachers and professors. What is the needed education level to understand this regulation? Some of the sentences are over 30 and 40 words long. Not understandable by most citizens. www.halifax.ca/transportati...
Intriguing but unsubstantiated stuff FYI @timbousquet.bsky.social
Tim Houston - Premier of Nova Scotia ParodyOkay…serious post here. These are some dangerously concerning allegations. For the sake of our democracy, can anyone verify this? -ND
Is this reporting or CBC PR? Many numbers quoted by the reporter, but no secondary source. Reminds me of start of school - pupil asked colour of sky - GREY. Teacher expresses concern to parent - everyone knows it's BLUE. Parent - look out the window - GREY www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Public housing wait times are down in N.S., agency says it wants them even shorter | CBC NewsNova Scotia’s public housing waitlist is higher now than when a new agency was created to manage the service four years ago, but the agency’s head says that number is not the best way to measure progr...www.cbc.caNorthstar Shelter -“As a business, (we) can’t control the actions of (shelter inhabitants) after they leave the premises. We cannot control what individuals choose to do elsewhere in the community. This distinction is important when discussing the broader impacts of homelessness ... /2
‘Everywhere is someone’s neighbourhood’; No plans to relocate New Glasgow shelter: board chair, executive directorNorthstar Shelter and Support Services has no plans to relocate its shelter from the current Marsh Street location in New Glasgow.www.pictouadvocate.comUnited Nations’ General Assembly passed a near-unanimous declaration of a Road Safety Declaration For 162 member states Against 1. One holdout. The U.S. was the single country to cast a vote against www.forbes.com/sites/christ...
The U.S. Alone Votes Against A Road Safety DeclarationYesterday the UN's General Assembly passed a near-unanimous declaration on cutting road-traffic deaths in half.www.forbes.comFinch Paper’s long-standing purchases of timber will cease when it closes its Glens Falls pulp mill It will leave only one major buyer of the low-grade wood in New York. That is the former International Paper plant in Ticonderoga, now called Sylvamo. www.timesunion.com/business/art...
Finch Paper to cease pulp production, closing Glens Falls millFinch Paper’s long-standing purchases of timber from Northeast Forests will cease when it closes its Glens Falls pulp mill.www.timesunion.comCommissioned in 2005, the Pubnico Point wind farm is one of the oldest in Nova Scotia. It experienced a similar turbine fire in 2019 21 years old. Ancient /2 www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...