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Nova Scotia Power Can't Pay Their Own Bills As Contractors Go Unpaid For Months

TalksWithNerds @talkswithnerds.bsky.social · 4d

@novascotiapower.bsky.social Consumers see their rates climb year of over year, yet this very utility company can't seem to pay their own bills. Contractors claim they have not been paid in months by the utility company, which N.S Power blames the ransomware attack for the reason of not paying.

Dalhousie Legal Aid "Human Rights in a Housing Crisis" Survey Results Shines A Light On Key Issues

TalksWithNerds @talkswithnerds.bsky.social · 9d

Dalhousie Legal Aid Just came out with their "Human Rights in a Housing Crisis" survey.

You can check out the results here
www.tenantsrightsguide.ca/tenant-survey

This really shines a light on some key issues in #NovaScotia especially around knowing your rights as a tenant

Nano Polls On Homeless Encampment's In Canada Shows You Need To Look Beyond The Headlines

TalksWithNerds @talkswithnerds.bsky.social · 11d

This is why immediately when I see polling data I search for how many were involved in said poll.

Do you think 1,052 people across #Canada are enough to claim they heard from Canadians?

You can view the data here.

nanos.co/wp-content/u...

Tim Houston Puts A "Pause" on People's Ability To File Complaints Against City Officials

TalksWithNerds @talkswithnerds.bsky.social · 12d

The timing of this is very sus as it shows how much #Timhouston has the Mayor's back. Earlier this month #AndyFillmore has had complaints filed against him by citizens of #Halifax and now people can't make complaints.

This is taking a page right out of a certain orange president's Playbook

Break In At The Volunteer Fire Department Demoralizes Crew Says Fire Chief

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TalksWithNerds @talkswithnerds.bsky.social · 17d

Over the weekend, a thief broke into #Guysborough County Fire Dept., stealing donated hats, hoodies, mugs, on-top of wiper fluid & fuel containers. Fire Chief Doug Halfpenny called it discouraging, as firefighters are already strained by the ongoing drought & wildfires in #NovaScotia.

Nova Scotia Farmers Struggle In A Once In 50 Year Drought.

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TalksWithNerds @talkswithnerds.bsky.social · 18d

#NovaScotia is seeing a once in 50 year Drought.

This drought has been ongoing since June and has caused such dryness that we've seen wildfires like Lake George and Long Lake.

Local farmers are getting to such a point that they may sell the animals just to get by.

Tim Houston Continues To Show How Little He Cares For The First Nation People With Bill 127

TalksWithNerds @talkswithnerds.bsky.social · 22d

#TimHouston rush to pass his Omnibus bills not only shows how little he cares for the opinions of Nova Scotians but Bill 127 clause 14 goes against the very Charter Rights of our Mi'kmaq people.
Then again this comes to no surprise given our Primers track record.

nslegislature.ca/legc/bills/6...

Halifax Council Voted 12-3 to limit infilling in Dartmouth Cove. Mayor Andy Fillmore Is Not Happy

TalksWithNerds @talkswithnerds.bsky.social · 23d

#Halifax Council voted 12-3 to pass planning amendments for #Dartmouth Cove to only allow infilling activities for public infrastructure, utilities or retaining walls."

#AndyFillmore voted against this and sided with the company, which is not surprising as they donated to his campaign

Everwind Fuels Aims To Sell Hydrogen & Ammonia In N.S With Largest Wind Project N.S Has Seen.

TalksWithNerds @talkswithnerds.bsky.social · 25d

Everwind Fuels applied to set up 54-turbines, 432-megawatt wind project in Guysborough County. The goal is to sell green hydrogen and ammonia overseas.

This project would cause some fish habitat loss and changes to 80+ wetlands

The project would require the clearing of about 623 hectares of land

Halifax Fire Chief Steps Down Due To Fire Fighters Union Losses All Faith In Chief & Senior Staff

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TalksWithNerds @talkswithnerds.bsky.social · Oct 2

@hfx-fire.bsky.social Fire Chief finally steps down.

The union has experience from senior staff
• Mismanagement of funds
• Racist/Sexist retaliation
• Poor Management Of Staff During Crisis
• Lack Of Proper Recruitment and Training

They protect #NovaScotia everyday and deserve better

Tim Houston Aims To Save Money By Reducing Funding For Greatly Needed Heating Rebate Program

TalksWithNerds @talkswithnerds.bsky.social · Oct 1

So #TimHouston is looking for ways to claw back from the projected $1.2 billion deficit he put us in.

So one of these ideas is to reduce the funding for the greatly needed Heat Rebate Program? Which helped 132,000 Nova Scotians last year.

All the while N.S Power aims to increase rates.

TalksWithNerds @talkswithnerds.bsky.social · Sep 29

During events you will see an influx of people using transit or even the ferry services. Depending on the event HFXtransit may even use a special bus specific to drive from Point A to Point B.

TalksWithNerds @talkswithnerds.bsky.social · Sep 29

Precisely it's all about trying to find that ever elusive happy middle ground. Nova Scotians need more parking but the city needs to make revenue for it.

On-street parking, pay stations, using HotSpot app to pay for parking in Halifax Regional Municipality.

TalksWithNerds @talkswithnerds.bsky.social · Sep 29

Have you seen the data on the pricing for downtown? It's not based on availability but zoning.

Here's a link that's actually made by HRM and the hotspot system.

If you have links that show pricing is based on availability please share it with the class.

On-Street Parking

www.halifax.ca

TalksWithNerds @talkswithnerds.bsky.social · Sep 29

Love to see the data if available. Please remember depending on the parkade it may limit who uses it. Some do not allow public access to them if it has restrictions. So while there may be available spaces there could be a valid reason why. I would speak to those running it to ask why.

TalksWithNerds @talkswithnerds.bsky.social · Sep 29

Parking fees go up and down depending on the zone you are in. The topic is not about the fees but the lack of available parking spaces downtown vs N.S growing population.

N.S population could easily fit in cities like Montreal so comparing our parking to larger cities will give you incorrect data.

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TalksWithNerds @talkswithnerds.bsky.social · Sep 29

All those numbers included all the lots, given limited characters for each post I named the major ones. You can confirm these numbers online easily enough so long as you use Halifax data and not U.S

TalksWithNerds @talkswithnerds.bsky.social · Sep 29

Unfortunately yep car sharing,transit, or other means of transportation has become the main advice our city gives you.

TalksWithNerds @talkswithnerds.bsky.social · Sep 29

Now we have over 12,000-18,000 at the low end that every day requires parking downtown to work. This does not require those who park downtown due to deliveries, spots closed due to construction or events.

I hope this helps you understand as I included your parkades.

TalksWithNerds @talkswithnerds.bsky.social · Sep 29

Let's do the math with rough estimate data that u can find online. On-street and off Street parking. Parkades has roughly 7,500 parking spaces, Scotia Square (1,700 spaces), Metropark (589 spaces), Nova Centre Parking Garage (350 spaces), Queen's Marque (300+ spaces), that's just under 10k spots

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TalksWithNerds @talkswithnerds.bsky.social · Sep 29

Good for you? Where you park is your choice this is a discussion over available parking for the masses not just yourself? Parkades manage their availability by knowing how many r using their spaces. Unfortunately there are not enough of them to help all of Nova Scotians who park downtown.

TalksWithNerds @talkswithnerds.bsky.social · Sep 29

Every major city is different across the country, right down to their infrastructure. If you are going to use data to back up your argument you should use factual data for the area you are talking about.

Some cities may have it better than others, some have it worse. Every city is unique.

TalksWithNerds @talkswithnerds.bsky.social · Sep 29

Even the Spring Garden Area Business Association (SGABA) among many other businesses have been asking for more parking for years, That is covered not only in this article shared in the original post but countless articles and studies about downtown Halifax.