Atlantic News Halifax

Author and Haligonian Stephen Kimber is the author of 15 books, both non fiction and fiction.  Today Stephen joins me to talk about 1940 wartime Halifax and his new book Traitor's Game- A Mick Blackwell Mystery. In our discussion we cover the many layers of 1940 Halifax; a military city that quadrupled in a short time as new troops came through Nova Scotia on the way across the Atlantic.   We...

JDM Stewart discusses his recent book  The Prime Ministers:  Canada's Leaders and the Nation They Shaped. An interesting discussion about how a reading of  past Prime Ministers can help inform our current national dialogue concerning what makes up the diverse components of Canadian identity. Mr. Stewart will be speaking tonight at an event sponsored by the Canadian Institute for Historical Ed...

Robert Ashe discusses his book Seven Days in Halifax, about the 1970 Encounter on Urban Environment where the Nova Scotian Progressive Conservative provincial government invited twelve experts to meet with interest groups from Halifax/ Dartmouth over seven days and 40 different meetings.  Billed as an exercise in democracy and civic engagement, the seven day event resulted in an awakening for a ch...

Trina Roache discusses her upcoming participation in the MacEachen Institute for Public Policy and Governance panel entitled: Cannabis coverage: Media framing of Indigenous treaty rights in the modern policy sphere. This wide ranging discussion touches on Indigenous treaty rights, the current topic of Cannabis sales and how media frames not just this story but everything they cover.  An important...

Peggy Cameron of the Friends of Halifax Common discusses the Robie Street expansion project on the Halifax Peninsula.  the project's goal is to provide better transportation options for a congested city but what are the costs?  

Reporters Suzanne Rent with The Halifax Examiner and Colin Chisholm with All Nova Scotia return to talk about three topics: 1. The new Chief Administrative Officer (CAO) of HRM Marnie Cluckie. 2. Questions about equity concerning the Nova Scotia Capped Assessment Program  (CAP) where new home owners pay higher property taxes than existing home owners. 3. The Nova Scotia Liberal Leadership debates,...

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 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.   Recorded September 30, 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 city.

A return from the summer break for our HRM reporters Suzanne Rent with The Halifax Examiner and Colin Chisholm with All Nova Scotia.

In this short summer discussion, Laura White gives an update on HRM matters.

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 has been and possibilities for the future.

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 City Hall Reporters Suzanne Rent from The Halifax Examiner and Colin Chisholm from All NovaScotia discuss happenings in the HRM

Reporters Suzanne Rent of the Halifax Examiner and Colin Chisholm of AllNovaScotia discuss Mayor Fillmore's State of the HRM address.

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 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.

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. Walford) share common themes and showcase Halifax at different points in its history.

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 structures on former single home lots. 

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 touch on how the ideals of Alan J. MacEachen guide the institute, Halifax in 1970 and how the current Provincial budget reflects the state of democracy.  

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  other heritage buildings. Why should we preserve heritage buildings in our city and how should we go about this?

District Seven Councillor Laura White discusses City Hall matters. 

Laura White provides an update from Halifax City Hall.

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.

District seven Councillor Laura White returns to set up the issues facing the HRM council when they return next week.