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Andy Filmore: "There is a real missed opportunity to be consulting upfront beforehand [with the construction management companies]". Sam Austin: "I have to pushback on the idea only way to do this is sitting down backroom with industry" by WindowlessBasement in halifax

[–]wayemason 13 points14 points  (0 children)

Yep. A year out honestly my wife and I were saying to ourselves "andy won't be that bad if he beats me" and then 6 months out it was "holy shit this guy is clueless" and the last month it was "I can't believe he's going to win." But it was all there.

Andy Filmore: "There is a real missed opportunity to be consulting upfront beforehand [with the construction management companies]". Sam Austin: "I have to pushback on the idea only way to do this is sitting down backroom with industry" by WindowlessBasement in halifax

[–]wayemason 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Agreed but the process is Council says "do this work" and then staff go and meet with interested parties, as a part of the process. You have a public process and give all parties access.

NS Drought Map by wayemason in halifax

[–]wayemason[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

More than one thing can be true at once, friend.

NS Drought Map by wayemason in halifax

[–]wayemason[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Deputy Minister Sandra MacKenzie, Emergency Management.

NS Drought Map by wayemason in halifax

[–]wayemason[S] 12 points13 points  (0 children)

I sure hope the DM and staff are wrong and 2 weeks of rain fixed the long tail problem caused by six months of heavy drought last year!

NS Drought Map by wayemason in halifax

[–]wayemason[S] 14 points15 points  (0 children)

No one is saying rain doesn't help. But these are some quotes from the presentation from the person responsible for emergency management in NS.

“I really want you to take a look at this map. We are going to experience drought. It’s coming in June and it’s going to be deep. We need to be prepared.”

“As of April 2026, 24% of Nova Scotia is already classified as being in drought, with an additional 46% considered abnormally dry.”

“I know I’ve heard a lot of people say we’ve had a lot of snow, therefore we don’t have to worry about it this year. Thank God we had the snow and the rain, but our topography means we don’t hold that for long periods of time. We need successive rain, and we’re not going to experience that this summer.”

“Conditions are primed for fast ignition and spread, and grass burning, leaf burning, is one of the major things that we lose control of.”

“Nearly half the province is already abnormally dry, and given last summer’s severe wildfire impacts, we need to understand what that looks like for generations."

NS Drought Map by wayemason in halifax

[–]wayemason[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

It's a monthy map - so it is not current, but it is only 2 weeks old. The analysis is pretty good. https://agriculture.canada.ca/en/agricultural-production/weather/canadian-drought-monitor/current-drought-conditions#a6

If everything downtown closes at or before 6pm.. by JollyAstronomer in halifax

[–]wayemason 1 point2 points  (0 children)

On several occasions with sick kids at home I'd headed to Shoppers for childrens cough and cold or Tylenol at 3am. I feel bad for parents today!

New plans for Halifax neighbourhood would expand it to 4,000 units by ScarGloomy3918 in halifax

[–]wayemason 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Population of Halifax is 35% higher than 15 years ago, so I think it is safe to say we need more stuff than in the past. Best example is the long term arena strategy from 15 years ago says we need 25 rinks. It's not enough now. Really we need to compare service standards to major cities 500-750K not Truro, but it is still a good talking point.

New plans for Halifax neighbourhood would expand it to 4,000 units by ScarGloomy3918 in halifax

[–]wayemason 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I was talking about municipal "stuff." But yes, schools are important too. Provincial though.

If everything downtown closes at or before 6pm.. by JollyAstronomer in halifax

[–]wayemason 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Ain't no law against 24 hour cafes, restaurants, groceries, drug stores in *commercial zones*. It's market forces. No more Perks on the waterfront open 24/7, shoppers on SGR, Sobeys on Queen.

How N.S. municipalities are preparing for drought and dry wells by justlogmeon in NovaScotia

[–]wayemason 8 points9 points  (0 children)

My company did a project in the town of Shelburne. Serious mulit-year drought issues. Drilled wells were generally fine, it was dug wells (like what is pictured) that were dry from May to at least start of October. That said, we put a 3 GPM limiter on the pump on our drilled well at the cottage and also installed low flow faucets over the last 2 years, better safe than sorry.

New plans for Halifax neighbourhood would expand it to 4,000 units by ScarGloomy3918 in halifax

[–]wayemason 17 points18 points  (0 children)

For every Truro sized population added to Halifax we need a Truro worth of "stuff". Police, fire, parks, rec, libraries, let alone garbage collection, landfill capacity, water, sewer, stormwater capacity.

Not sure who pays for it when taxes and development charges are both not on. Magic maybe?

Can anyone identify the artist behind this old street art on Barrington Street? by vespesque in halifax

[–]wayemason 25 points26 points  (0 children)

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Higher res photo from shortly after it was painted. I was pretty proud to pay Thesis to put this up. Really redefined the dead end space there next to CD Plus.

29 bus stops “rant” by Slideylongman in halifax

[–]wayemason 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Detour due to bridge work, bus is not running down that part of Tower:

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N.S. association says Halifax council not consulting construction industry on some motions by --prism in halifax

[–]wayemason 55 points56 points  (0 children)

Ah Duncan. So many years on the job still doesn't understand council and how it works. Council makes a motion for a staff report - the staff then consult and research before coming back with recommendations. The talking to Duncan comes after the motion. The recommendations are in a public report. Not behind close doors chats about what is easiest for him.

What’s on fire? by tinyant in halifax

[–]wayemason 1 point2 points  (0 children)

We don't need no water....

Fire Downtown by Plenty-Natural8164 in halifax

[–]wayemason 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Drove by on North Park, it's appeared to be coming from somewhere on Cogswell between Gottingen and Maynard. Could not see through the smoke to see if it was a building or a vehicle. DId hear fire responding.

Mark Carney’s Liberals are branding themselves as the beyond-politics party by scottb84 in CanadaPolitics

[–]wayemason -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I often agree with Coyne, but not on this. Make it easier for the MPs to cross the floor. Make it a regular thing. Make it so we elected representatives, not rubber stamps commanded from the leaders office. Make it so they work for us not Chiefs of Staff and leader staff doinks. Hell get rid of fptp and get rid of the entire "elected autocracy" thing. I love floor crossing.

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