
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
17 episodes
Laura White, HRM District 7 City Councillor
Laura White, HRM City Councillor from District 7, joins us for an update on Municipal politics.
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Season 1
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Episode 25
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28:00

Jamie Sangster- CEO of Leeway Marine
Jamie Sangster, CEO of Leeway Marine, discusses the development of his Dartmouth based company and the business environment here in the HRM and Nova Scotia.Jamie's book recommendations:Values Buy Mark C...
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Season 1
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Episode 24
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50:16

Peggy Cameron, Co-Founder of Friends of the Halifax Common
Peggy Cameron discusses the Halifax Common and the proposed widening of Robie Street in Halifax.Peggy's book recommendation:The Spice Islands Voyage- In search of Wallace. By Tim Severin
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Season 1
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Episode 23
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36:37

Laura White- District 7 HRM Councillor
Laura White, Halifax Regional Municipality Councillor for district 7, discusses the budgetary debates and process from council meetings.
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Season 1
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Episode 22
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35:32

Sue Molloy, CEO of Glas Ocean Electric in Halifax
Sue Molloy, CEO of Glas Ocean Electric discusses the development of Glas Ocean Electric, a Halifax company started in 2016 that uses engineering and scientific expertise to help eliminate green house gas emissions on and in the ocean.
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Season 1
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Episode 21
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55:25

Virginia Hinch- District 8 Councillor for HRM
Virginia Hinch, Halifax Regional Municipality Councillor representing district 8, discusses city council happenings.
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Season 1
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Episode 21
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36:26

Halifax Federal MP election: Liberal candidate Shannon Miedema
Liberal candidate Shannon Miedema discusses her candidacy for the Halifax federal riding to fill the vacant Parliament seat created when Andy Fillmore stepped down to run for Halifax Mayor. While the by election was set for Monday A...
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Season 1
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Episode 20
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36:54

Halifax Federal MP election: NDP candidate Lisa Roberts
NDP candidate Lisa Roberts discusses her candidacy for the Halifax federal riding to fill the vacant Parliament seat created when Andy Fillmore stepped down to run for Halifax Mayor. While the by election was set for Monday April 14...
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Season 1
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Episode 20
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43:54

Economist Deny Sullivan on Halifax housing and transportation
Economist Deny Sullivan discusses his takes on housing and transportation in Halifax.Check out Deny's blog - Deny's Hot Takes- deny.substack.com
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Season 1
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Episode 19
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42:28

Halifax City Councillor Laura White
Halifax Regional Municipality Councillor Laura White provides an update on Halifax city matters. As the newly elected Premier makes changes that increase Provincial power, what is the relationship between Municipal and Provincial elected ...
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Season 1
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Episode 18
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31:34

Jo- Ann Roberts discusses her new book Storming the Ballot Box
Former journalist and Green Party candidate Jo- Ann Roberts discusses her new book: Storming the Ballot box- An Insider's Guide to a Voter Revolution.We discuss proposals for increasing voter participation and where the Green Party in Ca...
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Season 1
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Episode 17
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42:55

Chris Murphy on 1960's/1970's Back to Landers in Nova Scotia November 14, 2024
Chris Murphy talks about his book:Far Out!The Untold Story of the ‘60s-Inspired “Back-to-the-Land” Migration that Changed Nova Scotia
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37:19

Elizabeth Haigh on Nova Scotian Abraham Gesner November 30, 2024
Elizabeth Haigh and her book on the inventor of Kerosene- Nova Scotian Abraham Gesner.
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50:28

Historian Karly Kehoe on immigration in Nova Scotia December 12, 2024
A discussion about immigration in Nova Scotia.Book recommendations:Excessive ExpectationsJulian GwynHard Travel to Sacred PlacesRudolph WurlitzerBarometer RisingHugh MacLennan
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41:03

Steve Proctor, communications Manager Halifax Bridges January 24, 2025
A discussion with Steve Proctor, the Communications Manager of Halifax Harbour Bridges, discusses his work with with the bridge commission and his publication The Nova Scotia Journal of Sustainable Community Development https://sus...
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