I enjoy the Caufield-Suzuki-Dach chemistry but it might not be my favorite
#GoHabsGo
storyline of the season.
Who had Sam Montembeault posting a .924 save percentage and a 2.48 GAA?
I'm a sucker for a good tendy storyline.
🔵⚪️🔴
Bullying and threats are not acceptable forms of exchange.
HRM NIMBYs need to be shown the door.
NIMBYism, by its very nature, deprives people of opportunities. NIMBYs are a harm to our fellow citizens - even without threats of violence.
NIMBYs threaten councillors after they vote in favour of affordable housing in Cole Harbour
A mob of them scream "shame!" You can't quite hear it over the podium mic, but one of them said "you wanna go?" to the councillors
Great meeting Canada’s next prime minister last night. Hearing
@PierrePoilievre
’s plans for Canada should give people hope that our country will become more prosperous and our people will have more opportunities to succeed.
Headlines in Nova Scotia never get old:
📰 "Environmentalist opposed to wind farm"
📰 "Community tries to stop rural development"
Anti-opportunity activists are everywhere. They want to protect what they have. In doing so, they deprive others of opportunities.
The Cole Harbour councillor, Trish Purdy, just voted in favour of new deeply affordable housing in Cole Harbour
3 stories, 18 units, 60% market rate, courtesy of Dartmouth Housing
The rest of the council also voted in favour in spite of NIMBY pushback
A win for YIMBYism
I'm in a 30 team keeper league.
I inherited a trash team.
Started a tear down and it's gonna be fun.
Most people are using
@domluszczyszyn
's cheat sheet from
@TheAthleticNHL
.
I'm over here pouring over
@ByronMBader
's prospect depth charts.
Nerding out at epic levels.
A pay-what-you-can lunch program will help those students who need it most.
Great news from
@nsgov
,
@NSPC
, and Min.
@BeckyDruhan
.
✅The PCs voted for this program.
❌The opposition voted against it.
Because of this program, nutritious meals will become available for our
New from
@abacusdataca
:
🔵 CPC lead nationally
🔵 CPC in the lead everywhere but Quebec
🔵 CPC leads among males and females
🔵 CPC leads among all age groups
🔵 CPC leads or is tied among all education groups
😡 57% disapprove of the government's performance
😭 Trudeau's
"It's hard to maintain a sunny disposition when life is repeatedly kicking you in the gonads."
Truer words were never typed,
@mattgurney
.
Moreover, the ballot box will not be kind to politicians who don't understand that people are angry (or why).
Nova Scotia premier
@TimHoustonNS
remains the most popular premier in the country.
Over the last year, his support remains consistent at around 50%. It is largely unchanged since October 2021.
#nspoli
Recently,
@_ForestNS
asked the
@nsgov
to help find new markets for low-quality chips.
Yesterday's announcement shows the government and Minister
@ToryRushton
are willing to work to support the industry while expanding access to renewable energy. 👏
Fall 2023:
@nsgov
expanded operating room hours to include nights and weekends and offered bonuses to surgeons and other OR staff to work those shifts.
March 2023: Nova Scotia created a system which helps match patients with options to be referred anywhere in the province for
A big thanks to Paul Brothers and
@globalhalifax
for having me on this morning. It was a pleasure to discuss
@_ForestNS
, our new campaign, and the good work out forestry sector does.
We are giving away 10,000 trees.
Get yours at .
73 percent of Atlantic Canadians say it isn’t the right time to raise the carbon tax.
Also, the majority of Canadians don’t think it will reduce fuel consumption or combat climate change.
Great day back in Truro today.
Amazing lunch at the Nook and Cranny. And my first of many cappuccinos from Novel Tea.
Not a place to visit when looking to uphold New Year’s resolutions.
Reminder: On Thursday, August 3, we will be holding a Harbour East-Marine Drive meeting. The agenda is now available. There will be a Public Hearing.
To speak, you can pre-register until 4:30 p.m. on August 3. Agenda:
I really want to thank the professional forestry workers who joined first responders to fight this historic fire.
Foresters were there for Nova Scotians when they needed it most.
#nsfire
Only a slim percentage, likely less than 10 percent, doubts climate change.
However, there is more debate about the solutions.
Too often, the refusal to accept one solution gives rise to the assumption that the person doesn’t believe the problem is real.
"In order to truly address this housing crisis, we need to ensure that increasing supply is a key focus in the municipal planning process and the prime consideration in development decisions. These regulations will ensure that happens," said Minister
@JohnLohrPC
.
via
"Crises are developing in weeks or even days, and we have governments that can't even get stuff done across on the time scale of four-year mandates."
-
@mattgurney
via
@the_lineca
Safety has to be our top priority and that includes stopping all commercial activity until rain comes to get these fires under control. The threat is not over. We cannot afford to lose any more homes or businesses. We need to come together to ensure we get this situation resolved
This investment "will benefit so many people currently without a safe space to live," said Laura MacKay, Executive Director of Welcome Housing.
🏠 Currently, 710 supportive housing units exist in NS, 541 of which were created in the fall of 2021.
🏠 More than 200 new units will
Such a great time in Cape Breton this weekend. No better way to recharge than spending time with loved ones, old friends, and spending time in the great outdoors.
Housing starts are up. 📈
Starts rose by 21 percent in Halifax, year-over-year.
Multi-unit starts are up 13 percent year-over-year, too.
The way to drive down housing costs is to increase supply.
The Houston government's stances on NSP, the carbon tax, and HRM's development efforts are all part of the same political frame.
Observers and analysts need to understand that.
#nspoli
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Several YIMBYs urged
@hfxgov
to allow dense, multi-unit homes to be built in Fall River.
Council, by a very slim margin, used their exclusionary zoning powers to vote against this development.
#nspoli
#housingcrisis
#NIMBY
#YIMBY
I’ve polled in Atlantic Canada for nearly 20 years. I cannot remember the latest time the CPC tied the LPC in Atlantic Canada. That should worry many rural LPC MPs.
#nspoli
#nbpoli
#peipoli
#nlpoli
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🔵 CPC leads nationally by 12.
🔵 CPC leading in Atlantic Canada.
🔵 CPC leads among all age groups.
🔵 CPC leads among men and women.
🔴 56% want JT to step down.
🔴 JT net impression -24
In 2023,
@HealthNS
performed more than 309,000 ultrasounds.
Ultrasound reports completed from August 5 onward will start to be available in the app today, August 19.
The report includes:
🏥The body part examined
🏥The reason for the ultrasound
🏥Findings and a comparison
"[C]limate smart forestry is part of the solution to protect families, communities, and critical infrastructure, and reduce carbon emissions."
-
@DerekNighbor
, President and CEO of
@FPAC_APFC
This weekend showed how much awesomeness can happen in one weekend in Halifax and around Nova Scotia.
Pride, CFL, and JazzFest.
Had an amazing time at Pride, but missed the other two.
It's too bad these weren't spread out more. That's a solid month, if planned well.
I hate the term quiet quitting.
These people haven't quit.
People who work like this are trying to prioritize their life and health.
After the last two years, how can we blame people for this?
Also, prioritizing your health and happiness is the opposite of quitting.
If you aren't using the
@TheSharpApp
, you're straight up missing out.
The last three days:
💰 Sep 27: 71% win rate, 44.7% ROI
💰 Sep 28: 80% win rate, 45.6% ROI
💰 Sep 29: 80% win rate, 38.1% ROI
(And I'm not getting paid to promote them. I promote those who make me 💵.)
Advocacy organizations that make noise and complain end up on the outside looking in.
They pride themselves on earned media coverage.
Effective advocacy involves offering solutions and finding mutual wins.
They pride themselves on real change.
Big difference.
Giving away more seedlings this weekend.
Today, we are at the:
🌲 Cape Breton Farmers’ Market in Sydney
🌲 Pugwash Farmers’ Market
🌲 Antigonish Farmers’ Market
🌲 New Glasgow Farmers’ Market
Tomorrow I get to stop in at Mabou!
Please stop by and get your free seedlings.
A quick look at all the new models shows some positive work.
Soccer: 46% ROI
MLB: 26% ROI
Tennis: 9.13% ROI
Athletic CFB: 9.19%
Athletic NFL: 16.92%
And, of course,
@mattmurley19
. The man. The legend.
A 69% ROI.
Who had Tim Houston getting the left to side with big landlords in 2022? Please show your betting slips! 🤣
Numerous studies show supply and price are related.
Supply alone isn't enough, but to deny the conclusions of objective research is not the basis of sound policy.
Of course a large developer would say that
Large developers benefit from a lack of supply. It allows them to monopolize the market, giving landlords leeway to price gauge our population into unaffordability.
#nspoli
There is a housing crisis.
We need more development, less red tape, and fewer NIMBY Nova Scotians.
Another $5.3 million to help toward addressing the crisis is announced by
@JohnLohrPC
and the
@nsgov
.
Nearly $100 million of trade passes through the Chignecto Isthmus every day.
This infrastructure is truly of national importance.
Remarkably, the federal government continues to deny responsibility for this file.
Removed a chief of staff.
Removed other staffers.
Lost a big by-election.
Removed a communications director.
Time for some soul-searching for the Grits.
Since 2018, the Liberal government spent more than $700 million to prop up private news organizations.
Then they tabled C-18 to save Canadian news.
C-18 predictably backfires.
Now media will likely call for more support from the feds.
The MyHealthNS App allows people top be their "own best health advocate," says Bill VanGorder, with the Nova Scotia chapter of the Canadian Association of Retired Persons.
via
@CBCNS
Following
@kdach77
's signing with the
#GoHabsGo
, I encourage you to read
@JhanHky
's post (and subscribe, too!).
Big is what big does.
I'm very hopeful this young man will take the next step.
Meet the forestry professionals who are cleaning up after the wildfires - for free.
Not all trees can be salvaged, but many will be turned into:
🪵 Lumber
🐐 Animal bedding
🔌 Electricity
Thanks to
@HeidiPCTV
and
@CTVAtlantic
for covering this.
Sending congrats to Al Abraham on becoming chair of the
@smuhalifax
Board of Governors. Wishing him and
@smuprez
the best as they plot the next steps for the university.
More great work from Public.
"The series of events suggests a quid pro quo. Facebook would bow to White House requests for censorship in exchange for its help with the European Union."
Reporting by
@shellenberger
,
@galexybrane
, and
@lwoodhouse
.
"As Canadians stare down a likely recession, strengthening core Canadian industries, like forestry, and prospects for northern and rural workers and their families is critical."
-
@DerekNighbor
via
@FPAC_APFC
Thanks to Minister
@TimothyHalman
and his staff at
@ns_environment
for hearing the forestry sector’s concerns. We raised concerns about spraying terms and conditions changes - they listened and acted. Their work ensures our sector can work safely and sustainably.
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“This project is transforming pharmacy, and my team couldn’t be more delighted to be part of it … As a pharmacist, I am proud to join them.”
— Alison Anderson, pharmacist and owner, Hammonds Plains PharmaChoice
New MRI tech means faster, more precise imaging.
Scans using a new 1.5 Tesla (1.5T) MRI began September 16.
The new tech will help in areas such as neurology, cardiology, orthopedics, abdominal and urological care.