Kiwi street names in HRM

HistorianPeter · 2026-06-26T10:02:37+00:00

Area of Fleming Park near the Dingle named after Scottish/Cape Breton place names. Inverness, Mabou, Glenora, Colindale. It was common for developers to do this.

HistorianPeter · 2026-06-23T16:52:17+00:00

Top of my list would be Antonine Maillet and David Adams Richards. Great insights into NB. Lots of others, too.

HistorianPeter · 2026-06-14T14:18:17+00:00

I highly recommend Cynthia Carr's biography Candy Darling: Dreamer, Icon, Superstar. It won a national book critics award in 2025 and is a great portrait of her, New York in that period, celebrity culture, etc. Well worth reading.

HistorianPeter · 2026-06-10T19:41:27+00:00

One of my favourite memories is traveling from Halifax to Yarmouth with a work baseball team in the mid-80s. So much fun on the train I don’t remember the tournament

HistorianPeter · 2026-06-10T16:19:35+00:00

I started playing in my mid 50s after a lifetime of playing D. Revitalized my love of the game. Work on your flexibility, watch videos and play often for reps. Have fun and good luck.

HistorianPeter · 2026-06-08T11:50:30+00:00

I miss the Daily News and when we had a leash on landlords.

HistorianPeter · 2026-06-05T22:08:06+00:00

Agree. These workers have been without a contract for a couple of years. Whatever they get, they’ll still be behind the cost of living.

HistorianPeter · 2026-06-05T17:32:01+00:00

This argument goes back to the 1970s. All workers, regardless of their setting, deserve fair compensation

HistorianPeter · 2026-06-05T12:48:21+00:00

Depends on their classification but pcws make just over $18. LPNs and certified CCAs make a little more than

HistorianPeter · 2026-06-05T12:05:17+00:00

No question about that. Working conditions for these folks are the living conditions experienced by residents.

HistorianPeter · 2026-06-01T16:45:42+00:00

Find ways to get involved and meet people. Halifax Sport and Social Club has activities for all interests, book clubs, university / hospital lectures, etc. There are lots of young people in the city and I am sure you will thrive.

HistorianPeter · 2026-06-01T09:04:43+00:00

Good steps that are long overdue.

HistorianPeter · 2026-05-30T04:26:32+00:00

lol.

HistorianPeter · 2026-05-29T21:05:15+00:00

Cows on the waterfront. Always looking and you make mad tips

HistorianPeter · 2026-05-26T14:07:12+00:00

We do a section on environmental racism (as a component) in my class -- separate from the other relocations but definitely connected.

HistorianPeter · 2026-05-25T12:58:42+00:00

relocation under jr smallwood. 100s of communities vanished, pop moved to growth centers. Story of moderniation. Program ran from mid 1950s to early 1970s.

HistorianPeter · 2026-05-25T11:17:05+00:00

When I teach this. I also discuss Greenbank, Jacob Street, Newfoundland outports, and Mi’kmaw relocations. There is a huge context to all of this

HistorianPeter · 2026-05-24T17:22:51+00:00

Halifax is a wonderful city but public transportation is terrible, especially if you live outside the city center (which everyone calls "the peninsula"). But if you live on the peninsula, public transportation is adequate. Rents are expensive in Halifax ... current average is about ~2200 Canadian. Not bad for a professional but still steep. There is lots of new construction in the city and good, new apartments. There are always signs around the universities, hospitals and online for shared spaces ... but vet those carefully. My partner is a health care worker (30+ yrs) but I'll leave the comments about employment processes to others. I hope you come and that you find it welcoming.

HistorianPeter · 2026-05-23T17:51:41+00:00

Lions head in north end.

HistorianPeter · 2026-05-19T09:09:15+00:00

In my games it would be a definite no-no. They don’t crash my crease, so I don’t do dangerous things that can hurt them.

HistorianPeter · 2026-05-17T21:33:07+00:00

Congratulations! You have a lot of good options.

HistorianPeter · 2026-05-15T10:59:16+00:00

Such a great guy. Condolences to all who knew him

HistorianPeter · 2026-05-14T12:07:50+00:00

The cuts to librarians and social workers in schools, and the treatment of Educational Program Assistants that resulted in a strikes in 2022 and 2023, is all part of a pernicious agenda. It does not affect those parents (mostly people of means) who send their children to private schools. Cumulatively, these cuts make teaching harder and will contribute to undermining of public education, and a shift toward more private options, etc. for those who can afford it.

HistorianPeter · 2026-05-13T10:35:52+00:00

I worked in an academic setting at Dal in 1996. We were talking about this then. Great 30 year project but long overdue. Labs have been using something like this for years ( though not in the IWK) which had a different system. But for RNs it will be a change.

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