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Bhutanese youth adjust to Canadian life together

Natascia Lypny — Sun, 02 Dec 2012 17:06:26 +0000

They want to show off a song they wrote. First, they have to get through some quibbles over who gets the guitar and who plays the drums.

“We only have four lines,” says Rupesh Dhungana. “So the lyrics is about, ‘I am son of Bhutan, but I speak Nepali and I wear Nepali hat and Canadian coat.’”

Consent is needed in life, not just in sex

Natascia Lypny — Sat, 01 Dec 2012 13:29:31 +0000

No means no. It’s that simple. Or is it?

Not if the presentations at ConsentFEST were any indication.

The two-day conference, held Nov. 23 and 24, offered an in-depth look at consent. It explored what factors influence people’s abilities to provide — or not provide — consent.

Create, paste and sprint

Natascia Lypny — Sat, 24 Nov 2012 13:43:04 +0000

Public interventions, illegal art defy social norms

JJ Steeves is on the run.

A business owner is chasing her down a Halifax street after she slapped a black and white sticker featuring a cartoon cat saying, “I believe in porn,” on his storefront.

Rental rules get overhaul

Natascia Lypny — Thu, 22 Nov 2012 20:34:22 +0000

It’s been a decade since the Residential Tenancies Act got a facelift, and on Nov. 15, changes took effect to the law that governs rentals.

Landlords and tenants should get acquainted with the tweaks to subletting rules, the process for rent increases, reasons for ending a lease, security deposit interest rates and late-rent
payments.

Zombies rise to protest tuition debt

Natascia Lypny — Tue, 06 Nov 2012 01:37:53 +0000

Halifax - Remember, remember, the fifth of November: gunpowder, treason and … zombies?

Guy Fawkes wasn’t a member of a student union, but today students from some of the city’s major universities vocalized their own bone to pick with the government.

National Aboriginal Women’s Summit disappoints Indigenous groups

Natascia Lypny — Sun, 04 Nov 2012 20:42:32 +0000

Nova Scotia Native Women’s Association wants national inquiry into missing and murdered Indigenous women, comes out empty-handed

Indigenous groups from across Canada descended on Winnipeg, MB, Nov. 1 and 2 to discuss the systemic problem of hundreds of missing and murdered Aboriginal women in the country.

Let’s Walk and Talk Politics

Natascia Lypny — Fri, 31 Aug 2012 18:15:02 +0000

Walk With Them encourages a healthier, more diverse government

Aside from candidate canvassing leading up to elections, enjoying the outdoors doesn’t tend to go hand in hand with politics.

Instead, politics is thought to be the stuff of air-conditioned council chambers and artificially-lit press conferences.

For Allison Sparling, though, combining exercise and political engagement makes perfect sense.

Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives-Nova Scotia Releases First Alternative HRM Budget

Natascia Lypny — Tue, 28 Aug 2012 17:32:58 +0000

Group hopes budget will influence municipal council candidates, council discussions and upcoming budget

In the heat of the municipal elections race, the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives-Nova Scotia (CCPA-NS) revealed its first ever alternative municipal budget for Halifax, hoping its progressive economic, governance, social and environmental suggestions will make their way into council chambers.

The Co-op Covers Council

Natascia Lypny — Wed, 15 Aug 2012 18:23:46 +0000

Aug. 14: Ice rinks are consolidated, seniors get free transit, and public property election signs get the boot

In assessing the candidates for the upcoming municipal elections, incumbents’ worthiness should be determined not by their leadership, nor their background, nor their vision for the HRM.

PetroWorth Granted Extension for Exploratory Oil Well Drilling Near Lake Ainslie

Natascia Lypny — Sat, 11 Aug 2012 18:26:54 +0000

The Margaree Environmental Association loses its Nova Scotia Supreme Court appeal to prevent PetroWorth’s progress

The Nova Scotia Department of Energy has granted PetroWorth Resources a one-year extension in its pursuits to test oil well drilling near Lake Ainslie following the dismissal of an appeal by the Margaree Environmental Association (MEA) to protect the body of water, the surrounding environment, and the wellbeing of residents nearby.

The Co-op Covers Council

Natascia Lypny — Wed, 08 Aug 2012 02:57:31 +0000

Aug. 7: Ferry service downsized, HRM residents speak their minds, and the Metro Centre gets another looking-over

Tuesday’s Halifax Regional Council meeting got off to a late start — well, for the public, that is.

Shortly after convening at 10:30 a.m., the council passed a motion to move three in camera items to the top of the agenda. Booted out were the media and visitors no sooner had they shaken out their umbrellas and plugged in their laptops.

Coast to Coast, Oil and Water Don’t Mix

Natascia Lypny — Sat, 04 Aug 2012 14:15:33 +0000

Anti-oil pipeline activist on the Enbridge Northern Gateway Project and why Nova Scotians should care about it, too

The proposed Enbridge Northern Gateway Project has been the catalyst for fiery debates over the relationship between energy, the environment, the economy and human rights — and provided a test for which of these the Canadian government holds highest in its esteem.

Remembering the Queer Liberation Movement’s Radical Roots

Natascia Lypny — Fri, 03 Aug 2012 16:55:07 +0000

Activist and author Gary Kinsman challenges the 21st century neo-liberal queer

HALIFAX — History isn’t the stuff of dry accounts of colonialism and civil wars, says Gary Kinsman; it’s the tool by which the oppressed focus and continue their battle against repression.

To Use Discretion or Follow Procedure and Guidelines?

Natascia Lypny — Tue, 17 Jul 2012 18:49:23 +0000

The Margaree Environmental Association appears for a second (and last) day in court to appeal the environment minister’s decision to allow oil drilling near Lake Ainslie

Determining appropriate levels of vague terms such as “adequacy” and “discretion” was before the Nova Scotia Supreme Court Tuesday as the Margaree Environmental Association’s (MEA) appeal against exploratory oil drilling near Lake Ainslie continued.

National Day of Action Against Cuts to Aboriginal Youth Programs - Halifax Rally

Natascia Lypny — Fri, 13 Jul 2012 18:29:17 +0000

People gather in Grand Parade Square and march throughout Halifax in solidarity with the Kitpu Youth Program and similar programs across the country

The shutting down of the Mi'kmaq Native Friendship Centre's Kitpu Youth Program, and subsequent campaign to reinstate it, was the catalyst for a national day of action Thursday against the federal government's decision to freeze funds for Cultural Connections for Aboriginal Youth programs