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i really, really hope the provincial opposition parties are actively recruiting and fostering quality candidates in rural/not-halifax constituencies.

I often wonder how Nova Scotia is ever going to survive this Houston con government. So much damage is being done.

Bear in mind that these cuts are happening because they engaged in billions in unbudgeted spending and doling out sole source contracts to politically connected companies.

They came for the Public School Libraries then for the NSCC Libraries now Public Libraries next Timmy is going to snatch Goodnight Moon right out of your kids hands

Consider what workers the Houston government hasn’t supported: educational assistants, long-term care workers, and library workers. No one is getting rich doing these jobs but what they offer is invaluable to all of us.

This is devastating to rural communities, low income families, children, and seniors. Libraries are everything.

I would like to have councillors who love this city, and want to make it better for future generations, who have the curiosity and tenacity to keep dive into the issues, who make evidence-based decisions, and who aren’t easily lobbied by corporate interests.

Give us a big beautiful park with a greenhouse, playground, gardens, fountain, where they can host festivals. (They won't.) (I just miss Bayfront and Gage Park in Hamilton.)

Find yourself a partner who channels your rage into a map. Much love to @danp.net for creating this map that shows all the Bird devices parked outside their designated nests. Bird could just be looking at this themselves, rather than using my labour to report all the badly parked Birds??

Good morning and happy Tuesday 😊🐝☀️

If you want safer streets & a true #VisionZero approach to #RoadSafety in the HRM, here's your chance to share feedback. Near misses & close calls we have collected so far in our incident reporting show concerning levels of distracted & aggressive driving that put lives at risk. We must do better!

It's finally magnolia season! 🌸

Here’s the speaker of the legislature flipping off people during a vote. On TV. #nspoli

"A new analysis from Rentals.ca found that Halifax’s average asking rental price has overtaken Ontario markets like Kingston and the East York area of Toronto."

I'm not sure people realize that over 50% of Nova Scotia's arts and culture organizations are rural. All of these cuts are going to hit rural communities so hard.

We are just going to become a playground for ultra rich people and fuck everyone else aren’t we?

I have no words

Where's the bee that flew into Doug Ford's mouth?

As people contact their NS MLAs about recent cuts, you should specific ask if their trying to increase out-migration. The province said they had specific population goals, but these cuts will encourage people -especially younger Nova Scotians- to leave.

They had enough room in the budget to get rid of bridge and highway tolls but can’t afford bus passes for kids?

This would normally be scheduled for next week, but I made a short explainer about Halifax's current budget problems and am dropping it early because the events are currently happening. youtube.com/shorts/3sGdD...

Also, if Halifax Council cuts Sunday and holiday services.

I hate the fact that stories about this ignore that bike lane spending is $65 million out of a $3bn capital budget of which we can only actually pay for $1.8bn of $3bn before we run out of money and debt. Cutting 0.021% of the capital budget is not fiscal responsibility, it's affordability suicide.

Transit advocates decry Halifax mayor's autocentric plan to address traffic congestion by providing more space for cars "If transit is to work it must be freed from having to compete with cars for existing road space. That means bus lanes or other forms of separated rights of way" – February 1974

Writing to @hfxgov.bsky.social councillors feels like a full-time job these days. My email on the wrong-headed proposed cuts when there's a blindingly obvious & evidence-based solution to address budget pressures. Feel free to adapt #Halisky & #BikeHFX folks docs.google.com/document/d/1...

Halifax could never do this. Literally. We outsource both of these services so we literally cannot convert our non-existent city garbage trucks into snow plows when needed.

Here are the things that I think make a city child-friendly that also make the city better for everyone else: - affordable transit coupled with parking chargers that together discourage driving, even for a family; - parks and shade that make it pleasant and safe to get around; - walkable schools;

My last two posts have been about Hamilton, must redeem myself by shouting out how beautiful the Halifax public gardens are in the summer. Also this time of year in NS, my job is beach.

Love a little Hamilton representation in the wild. In my memory, James St N art crawls are so integrated into the rhythms of the downtown core. 🔨

Halifax 🤝 Hamilton

Even Harbour Hopper is trying to make a pedestrianized Spring Garden a reality.

Just used a Halifax transit ticket I've had in my wallet since 2018. 😎

So, let's talk about East Dalhousie. This site isn't a surprise because it's part of a larger economically depressed region. Uranium mining will pollute groundwater & homes in this area rely on wells. It's likely mining companies will move into Lunenburg Co., affecting the LaHave River watersheds.

We are blessed with an impressive tree canopy and range of species here in Halifax but more is always better :-) Was curious to see bus stop coverage after seeing this report "Heat stress mitigation by trees and shelters at bus stop" (link and explanations of map in alt text) TLDR: Trees good.

Sullivan's Pond magnolias and friends. 🌸🪿 Magnolia Map link ➡️ goo.gl/maps/h3uvcHo...

“There were about 10 other similar-sized art spaces [like the Bus Stop Theatre] (available) to us in Halifax. All of them are gone,” Audrey Eastwood, the interim executive director of the Bus Stop Theatre Co-op.

Council raided the library reserve fund so they could pay for this.

Halifax/Dartmouth: best picnic parks with shade and picnic tables? I'm drawing a blank. Dewolf Park, the Dingle? Point Pleasant?

My work week just ended, so I've just switched into #KidicalMassHfx mode for the weekend! Our first ride of the season is Sunday at 9:30am from the Central Library to the Submarine Playground. 1/4 hfx.bike/kidical-mass...

The Magnolia Map has over 200 trees on it! Currently in bloom: white star magnolias and various hybrids. 🌸🌷➡️ www.google.com/maps/d/viewe...

It has been a minute since I’ve stumbled across a new #littlefreelibrary . This groovy one is on Chebucto Road in #Halifax #NovaScotia #books

An older man gave me a double thumbs up on my run today. The vibes are good. ☀️ 🌷

Hello Halifax, the paper's first issue will be available on May 5 at Atlantic News. Here's a preview of the issue's feature story written by @acbzw.bsky.social

Spotted on my run route which only has a sidewalk 50% of the time.