Natascia Lypny

New multimedia project to examine the rights of nature

Natascia Lypny — Thu, 23 Jan 2014 14:49:36 +0000

Silver Donald Cameron’s GreenRights project to include footage from around the world

Canada is one of only 16 UN members worldwide that do not recognize the right to a healthy environment — and it shows, said a local environmental activist.

en lire plus

Successful service provider collaboration model comes to the North End

Robert DeVet — Sun, 19 Jan 2014 16:39:01 +0000

North End Community Circle introduces monthly multi-service roundtables

The idea is so simple Bonnie Ste-Croix can’t believe there isn’t one in every Halifax community: a multi-service roundtable.

en lire plus

Year in Review

Natascia Lypny — Wed, 08 Jan 2014 14:34:58 +0000

A look back at the HMC's reporting in 2013

Few other words can describe 2013 in the Maritimes than a “doozy.” From the shale gas protests in Kent County, N.B., to barista labour disputes in Halifax, and Nova Scotia’s ongoing battles with poverty, housing and homelessness, the Halifax Media Co-op was there for it all, providing its readers with free coverage from an independent, grassroots perspective.

en lire plus

New online publication tells stories of motherhood in Nova Scotia

Robert DeVet — Wed, 27 Nov 2013 15:51:13 +0000

Second Story Women’s Centre launches Understorey Magazine

LUNENBURG — A new magazine produced by a women’s centre in Lunenburg hopes to offer an alternative, feminist perspective on motherhood.

en lire plus

Toxic legacies

Rana Encol — Wed, 13 Nov 2013 20:10:25 +0000

Joint academic, grassroots project examines effects of ‘locally unwanted land uses’ on Nova Scotia’s Indigenous black and Mi’kmaq communities

K'JIPUKTUK, HALIFAX - They go by a sweet acronym but they’re anything but cute. LULUs, or locally unwanted land uses, have been disproportionately affecting minority groups in Nova Scotia, says a Dalhousie University-based research group.

en lire plus

North End Matters will develop its first community health assessment tool

Robert DeVet — Fri, 25 Oct 2013 12:07:05 +0000

Legacy of oppression and discrimination continues to shape lives of North End residents, says project lead

K'JIPUKTUK (Halifax) - The North End Matters project is entering its final stage in developing a from-the-ground-up health assessment tool for African Nova Scotians who live in North End Halifax.

en lire plus

Cancer’s Margins

Natascia Lypny — Sun, 29 Sep 2013 23:42:14 +0000

The untold story of LGBT* experiences with cancer diagnosis, treatment and support

Cancer’s Margins is the first nationally funded LGBT* cancer research project in Canada.

en lire plus

New website makes it easy to ‘Vote Smart’

Natascia Lypny — Thu, 19 Sep 2013 01:10:50 +0000

Fledgling group hopes to create informed voters for the provincial election

Being uninformed is no longer an excuse not to vote in the upcoming provincial election thanks to a new website that hopes to make keeping up with party and candidate information easy.

en lire plus

Rallies across Canada ask Canadians to ‘Stand Up for Science’

Robert DeVet — Fri, 13 Sep 2013 00:38:14 +0000

New advocacy group fighting for the survival of public science

The future of science in Canada is grim, warns a new advocacy group fighting for its survival.

en lire plus

New Campaign Advocates for Trans Healthcare in NS

Natascia Lypny — Thu, 07 Feb 2013 17:08:49 +0000

Transition process currently unclear and inaccessible

HALIFAX — A new provincial campaign is looking to get universal healthcare coverage for transgender Nova Scotians.

en lire plus

Halifax, Take a Note from San Francisco

Natascia Lypny — Sat, 26 Jan 2013 16:49:58 +0000

Californian transportation expert gives East Coasters food for thought

HALIFAX — It’s West Coast; we’re East Coast. It was 14 degrees Friday; we clocked in at -14. But Tim Papandreou thinks Halifax’s transportation system can learn a thing or two from San Francisco.

en lire plus

Criminalization of HIV Non-Disclosure Further Stigmatizes Virus Carriers

Natascia Lypny — Mon, 14 Jan 2013 17:45:41 +0000

Dalhousie University health promotion professor says Supreme Court decision acts as barrier to public health initiatives around HIV testing and treatment

HALIFAX — An October decision by the Supreme Court of Canada upheld a law that can see HIV positive people charged with aggravated sexual assault should they engage in a sexual act with another person without having disclosed their status.

en lire plus