Moira Peters

Striped Bass Association Demands Answers from DFO over Alton Gas Permit

Moira Peters — Tue, 01 Mar 2016 00:18:56 +0000

Fishermen weren't consulted, don't believe the science and want the Shubie protected

"For the last 20 years we've been hearing about what a special place we live in. And now we're going to dump in the middle of it."

"We don't want another Annapolis Royal. They used to have huge fish. In 20 or 30 years, are we going to look back and say, oh god, we shouldn't have done that?"

Nine questions about water

Robert DeVet — Fri, 29 May 2015 13:07:24 +0000

The Walrus talks water in Halifax

KJIPUKTUK (Halifax) - Nine people--scientists, artists, activists, historians and business people who share a connection with water—took to the stage at Spatz Theater in Halifax this past Monday to ask questions about

Jordan's Principle Funding in Limbo

stephlaw — Tue, 21 May 2013 13:34:00 +0000

Crown appeals historic ruling on First Nations child-first policy

HALIFAX—A federal court ruling last month might have relieved Maurina Beadle of Pictou Landing of her worries.

Landmark Federal Court Ruling Ensures Equal Care for Pictou Landing First Nation Teenager

Moira Peters — Fri, 05 Apr 2013 16:43:38 +0000

Jordan's Principle legally binding for the first time in Canada

K'JIPUKTUK (HALIFAX)--It's an exciting day for Jeremy Meawasige, a young Pictou Landing First Nation teenager with multiple disabilities, his mother, Maurina Beadle, and Philippa Pictou, Health Director for Pictou Landing.

Maurina Beadle in Court Today for Jordan's Principle and First Nations Children

Moira Peters — Mon, 11 Jun 2012 02:18:53 +0000

Precedent-setting trial takes place this week in Halifax

In a precedent-setting case taking place over the next two days in Halifax, Maurina Beadle and Pictou Landing First Nation are taking the Government of Canada to court over its failure to provide to Beadle's son the same level of health care that a child living off-reserve would receive from the province of Nova Scotia.

Early Life's Long Reach Forward

Miles Howe — Fri, 17 Feb 2012 15:27:20 +0000

Can a parenting co-op in Cape Breton save the economy?

HALIFAX—A report released in January by the Canadian Paediatrics Society (CPS) outlines a simple adjustment in family services that would lead to an economic revolution in Canada, and it’s all about facilitating early childhood development.

Closed to the Community, But Open for Business

bsichel — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 01:40:29 +0000

Botched sale of St.-Pat's-Alexandra school a provincial trend

When a school is closed or given over to private developers, affected communities cry foul, and cry loudly.

Loneliness, and Space for the Other

Moira Peters — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 04:57:10 +0000

A discussion on mental illness, isolation and public responsibility

HALIFAX--The pain and stigma that often accompanies mental illness affects everybody – even those who operate under the label "normal" – was a recurrent theme during a discussion among 85 people who gathered at Humani-T cafe in Halifax this evening.Traditionally, there is a heavy onus upon those with mental illness to conform to their society, but, we might ask, what adjus

Courtrooms, Comrades and Cameras Greet ONS Arrestees

Moira Peters — Thu, 17 Nov 2011 06:39:38 +0000

While people at a solidarity rally chanted outside the Nova Scotia provincial courthouse on Monday morning, supporters of the Occupy movement jammed the courthouse to hear the charges and conditions of release for three people arrested in relation to the eviction of Occupy Nova Scotia on Remembrance Day.

Environment Canada Terminates Funding to Environmental Networks

Moira Peters — Tue, 25 Oct 2011 19:06:12 +0000

Biggest loser is government, say environmentalists

Grassroots environmental groups and organizers were hit hard by last Thursday's federal announcement that the half-million dollars that funds Canada's environmental networks would be terminated.

Snapshots of Occupy Nova Scotia, Day 1

Moira Peters — Sat, 15 Oct 2011 20:06:20 +0000

Two hundred fifty people occupied Grand Parade Square in Halifax to take part in the Occupy Together movement, which officially launched today in occupation and decolonization events across Canada.

Circle of Strength Offered in Halifax to Women Fighting for Jordan's Principle

Moira Peters — Thu, 06 Oct 2011 20:20:28 +0000

Pictou Landing First Nation mother vs. Canada and non-universal health care

HALIFAX--Thirty people joined in a circle at Halifax's Grand Parade Grounds this morning to offer song and words of support for Pictou Landing First Nation mother Maurina Beadle and Pictou Landing Health Director Philippa Pictou, who were today being cross-examined by defence lawyers for the government of Canada.

Citizens' Town Hall Rejects Wider Bayers Road

Moira Peters — Thu, 15 Sep 2011 16:03:33 +0000

Several hundred people packed a community meeting last night to oppose a municipal plan to widen Bayers Road. With a few exceptions, the crowd criticized the plan, which would widen the road from three to four lanes in some parts and from four to six lanes closer to the Bicentennial Highway (Highway 102).  

From Halifax to Gaza, with Love

Moira Peters — Wed, 06 Jul 2011 03:12:59 +0000

Miles Howe reports live from the Tahrir

About 45 people rallied today in front of the Greek visa application office at Purdy's Wharf to show support for the Tahrir, the Canadian Boat to Gaza, which on Monday was prevented from leaving a Greek port--a breach of international law. The Tahrir is part of the Freedom Flotilla II, an international humanitarian mission to Gaza.

Media Slammed at Rally for Democracy in Halifax

Moira Peters — Mon, 11 Apr 2011 13:10:01 +0000

While Elizabeth May slammed the Canadian Radio-television Telecommunications Commission -- and specifically the continued corporatization of Canadian media -- for invoking a "new, invented" rule to keep her out of tomorrow's English national leaders debates, those who "rallied for democracy" in Halifax on Saturday said they simply want to hear a different voice in nation