Atlantic News Halifax
Coming to you from our Newsstand on the corner of Morris and Queen in Halifax, Nova Scotia- Discussions with interesting individuals in our local community.
Episodes
42 episodes
Derek Martin, Owner of the Halifax Wanderers, discusses his stadium proposal
Derek Martin, Owner and General Manager of The Halifax Wanderers Football Club discusses his 100 million proposal to build a new facility on the current Wanderer grounds in Halifax.
Howard Epstein from Friends of Halifax Common on the HFX stadium proposal
Howard Epstein from Friends of Halifax Common discusses the stadium proposal made to HRM council. Last week, Derek Martin, owner of the Halifax Wanderers, proposed 100 million in private funds for a new stadium on public land. ...
HRM Reporter Roundtable September 25, 2026
We are back from the summer break to talk with HRM City Hall reporters Suzanne Rent with The Halifax Examiner and Colin Chisholm with All Nova Scotia. In this episode we discuss the proposal to build a new stadium on public land in the ci...
HRM Councillor Laura White July 22, 2026
In this short summer discussion, Laura White gives an update on HRM matters.
HRM Reporter Roundtable August 14, 2026
A return from the summer break for our HRM reporters Suzanne Rent with The Halifax Examiner and Colin Chisholm with All Nova Scotia.
Author Ian Thompson discusses his book Nova Scotia's Lost Century
Haligonian Ian Thompson talks about his new book Nova Scotia's Lost Century, published by Pottersfield Press here int he HRM. Ian's career in media, small and big business and government make for an engaging story about where Nova Scotia...
HRM roundtable June 26, 2026
HRM reporters Suzanne Rent with the Halifax Examiner and Colin Chisholm with All Nova Scotia discuss the Auditor General's report on HRM Capital budgeting and on four transactions from Mayor Fillmore's office.
HRM roundtable June 5, 2026
HRM City Hall Reporters Suzanne Rent from The Halifax Examiner and Colin Chisholm from All NovaScotia discuss happenings in the HRM
HRM Roundtable May 22, 2026
Reporters Suzanne Rent of the Halifax Examiner and Colin Chisholm of AllNovaScotia discuss Mayor Fillmore's State of the HRM address.
HRM reporter roundtable May 8, 2026
City Hall reporters Suzanne Rent from The Halifax Examiner and Colin Chisholm from AllNovaScotia join me for our first HRM City Hall roundtable. Every two weeks we will discuss happenings from the Grand Parade in Halifax.
Payson Hunter and his book The Investors' Advocate
Payson Hunter discusses his book The Investors' Advocate: Practical Counsel for Successful Investing.Topics covered include Kent State 1970, focusing on process over emotion, and the stock market as both church and casino.
HRM Councillor Laura White discusses the completed municipal budget process
District seven Councillor Laura White checks in to discuss the completed Halifax Regional Municipality budget- details include student bus passes, downtown parking, plans for the Halifax Forum, and the permitting process for multi unit structur...
Author Series #1- Historical Fiction in Halifax with Authors Brenda Tyedmers and Bretton Loney
For our first Author Series discussion at Atlantic News, Brenda Tyedmers, author of Mrs. Walford and Bretton Loney, author of Unsettling Time discuss their books set in Halifax. The two works, set in 1749 (Unsettling Time) and 1887 (Mrs. ...
Jerry Bannister, Director of the MacEachen Institute for Public Policy and Governance
Jerry Bannister, Director of the MaEachen Institute for Public Policy and Governance at Dalhousie University, discusses the institute's mission of providing a bridge between Canadian citizens and their government. In our discussion we tou...
Author Don Mikel discusses his book Canadian Architectural Styles: A Field Guide
In this discussion Don talks about how his book acts as a field guide for individuals looking to identify the architectural history of buildings in their city. We focus on Halifax and debates over the future of the Memorial Library and ot...
HRM Councillor Laura White
District Seven Councillor Laura White discusses City Hall matters.
HRM Councillor Laura White
Laura White provides an update from Halifax City Hall.
HRM Councillor Kathryn Morse on strong mayor powers and transportation
District 10 (Clayton park/Bedford) Councillor Kathryn Morse discusses changes strong mayoral powers would present to the HRM and also where we are on transportation policy.
Councillor Laura White on the issues facing HRM council this fall
District seven Councillor Laura White returns to set up the issues facing the HRM council when they return next week.
HRM Councillor Laura White discusses the upcoming July 8 council meeting
Laura and I discuss the upcoming HRM council meeting and issues of increased Mayoral power, the budgetary process and the planned bike lane on Morris street in Halifax.Agenda for July 8 HRM council meeting:
Halifax Bicycle Coalition Co Chair David Trueman
David and I speak about biking in Halifax and the HRM and the recent Mayoral motion to halt funding.David's book recommendations:Killed by a Traffic Engineer: Shattering the Delusion That Science Underlies Our Transport...
Don Mills and David Campbell discuss their book Toward Prosperity: The Transformation of Atlantic Canada’s Economy
Don Mills and David Campbell discuss their book Toward Prosperity: The Transformation of Atlantic Canada's Economy.Book recommendations:Mellon vs. Churchill: The untold story of treasury titans at war. By Jill Eicher<...
Peter Moreira of Entrevestor discusses his 2024 Start Up Report
Peter Moreira of Entrevestor discusses his 2024 Start Up Report for the Atlantic Canada business community.Peter's book recommendations:For Peter's novels on 1970's San Francisco go to PeterMoreira.com...
Councilor Laura White discusses Halifax Mayor Fillmore's bike lane motion
Halifax Councillor Laura White discusses Mayor Andy Fillmore's motion to halt bike lane funding. Is this motion an indication of the direction Mr. Fillmore intends to take Halifax and the surrounding areas?
Laura White, HRM District 7 Councillor
In this discussion we look at statistics regarding the effect of automobiles on cities and Laura provides an update on the widening of Robie street north of Almond in Halifax.Book mentioned in discussion: Killed By a Traffic E...