It’s been well over a month since the Metro Transit strike began in Halifax. A month of walking anywhere I needed to go, unless the jeep was available for me to use for my benefit, which typically is only on Saturday mornings for work – when the bus schedule didn’t … Continue reading
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#OccupyOpinion
A few days ago, on November 11th, Halifax Police forcibly removed protestors of Occupy Nova Scotia from their temporary new location of Victoria Park in downtown Halifax on orders from Mayor Peter Kelly. By forcibly, I mean they went in and removed them themselves however accounts depend on perspective. Some … Continue reading
School-so-far
It’s been almost two months since I’ve started school again. Even though I’m only there two days a week, my mind is almost constantly somehow school-related in one way or another. And honestly, that’s a good thing! It’s not so much on the aspects of studying and exams and assignments … Continue reading
Ships Start…where?
I remember earlier this year I began to see signs popping up all over the front lawns of residents in Halifax. The signs simply said “Ships Start Here.ca” and that was it. Seeing just a few of these didn’t really do much for me but over the next couple of … Continue reading
Jack
The front of today’s newspaper showed two people hugging with a wall-sized photo of a smiling Jack Layton in the background. After his surprising passing on Monday, his face has become more prominent than ever with newspapers and websites showing photographs of his political career, almost always smiling, always with … Continue reading
Useful Tweets
It’s not uncommon for someone to scoff at the mention of Twitter in conversation, for whatever reason Twitter was introduced in the first place. In fact, the dismissive attitude a lot of people have toward social media is almost surprising to me when I think about just how useful Twitter … Continue reading →