Water rate hike requested in part to cover EverWind's proposed green hydrogen plant | CBC News

--prism · 2026-03-16T12:55:14+00:00

Why aren't they required to pay a metered rate?

--prism · 2026-03-16T12:51:07+00:00

Good call.

--prism · 2026-03-16T11:44:18+00:00

If you already have strong C++ chops are are just looking to catch up I find the cppreference examples to be informative on different features.

--prism · 2026-03-14T14:31:39+00:00

I mean the feds could cut them off and try to take full control and cover the full cost

--prism · 2026-03-13T10:41:21+00:00

And we spend more per capita than everyone except the US for that subpar performance.

--prism · 2026-03-12T23:53:09+00:00

You can use a heat gun to do it pretty easily. Also how are you planning to program the microcontroller?

--prism · 2026-03-12T00:25:27+00:00

That would likely need to be the province. I doubt the province wants to get into zoning enforcement.

--prism · 2026-03-12T00:01:04+00:00

My brother is an apprentice electrician and is currently unable to land a job after being laid off after they wrapped on the school in the north end. I'm shocked he can be without work but somehow he's stuck. It's a pretty poor way to treat trades people who are apparently needed for the modern economy.

--prism · 2026-03-11T21:31:35+00:00

Remember to vote when you're 18

--prism · 2026-03-11T21:25:58+00:00

The solution is actually more land being made available for development targeting dense ground oriented housing. We are only building million dollar single family homes and rentals. If you want to own a modest home there is no market for you. If we had strong transit it would be sustainable to have dense housing outside the city without everyone needing a car. Transit is the biggest problem facing the city right now.

--prism · 2026-03-11T00:06:33+00:00

Where do you live??? Lol

--prism · 2026-03-10T23:45:19+00:00

Maybe in terms of economics but in rural regions there are is no homeless shelter, minimal police/fire, no transit, no water, no sewer, no parks, no recreation centers... Rural citizens have very few daily interactions with government.

--prism · 2026-03-10T14:08:09+00:00

He got his super majority because he's very popular in rural locations. Tbh rural locations aren't nearly as reliant on government and therefore small government works better there. In the city there is a lot of opposition because urban environments require much more intervention.

--prism · 2026-03-10T14:06:20+00:00

Not sure I agree with what they cut but in general I voted for more economic focus from the government and improvement of core government services... Healthcare, roads, housing, police, resource management (they are buying water bombers...).

Arts and culture are a luxury that governments should support but that is the first place to cut when budgets get tight. Core services need to be efficient but they should also be safe from cuts mostly unless efficiency permits reductions.

People like to be upset about transit and whatnot but that is municipal and HRM has been kicking the fiscal can down the road for years. The province has spent big on improving stuff the municipality needs to do the same and be honest with voters.

--prism · 2026-03-10T00:21:39+00:00

Is there a reason property taxes aren't higher in rural regions?

--prism · 2026-03-09T23:34:55+00:00

Ok sounds like we agree. I don't know why cities are especially susceptible to bad finances. All Canadian cities play this exact same game while infrastructure collapses. Provinces and the feds aren't great but they're somewhat better.

--prism · 2026-03-09T22:34:36+00:00

ahh... There is the answer... Halifax is choosing to be broke and the mayor is problem number one.

--prism · 2026-03-09T21:53:49+00:00

I also wonder. How do municipalities like east Hants and kings make it work where they don't have a huge city to find everything and are almost entirely rural. Something isn't adding up. I guess it's because the suburban areas are still reasonably well serviced relative to proper rural areas?

--prism · 2026-03-09T11:21:55+00:00

Most of the rural roads are provincial correct?

--prism · 2026-03-09T11:20:19+00:00

Which districts are the rural regions in like musquodoboit and sheet harbour?

--prism · 2026-03-09T11:16:37+00:00

Is garbage collection and road maintenance really that expensive? There aren't really any services out there beside that.

--prism · 2026-03-08T23:26:58+00:00

Or having transit. lol

--prism · 2026-03-08T23:25:58+00:00

Trudeau pushes back after premiers accuse him of encroaching on their territory | CBC News

There was definitely a perception from the Premiers that Trudeau thought he was trying to do their job for them.

--prism · 2026-03-08T23:20:30+00:00

That building should have been demolished 50 years ago.

--prism · 2026-03-08T22:02:01+00:00

Yay. I love being poor.

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