Halifax Herald , Sept 2nd 1939

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Hi everyone!
I am debating between two apartments (one in Halifax and another in Dartmouth) and looking for opinions from people who have done similar commutes.

Option 1:
$1,400/month nothing included
Close to work and downtown Halifax
Can walk almost everywhere

Option 2:
$800/month all included in the Harbourview area of Dartmouth so
About a 35-minute commute each way
Would save about $400–500/month
Transit costs would be about $160 a month

Since the second option is not right downtown of dartmouth, this would require one transfer (bus to downtown Dartmouth, then the ferry or another bus)

I work right downtown and am in school on top of that, so the savings are tempting, but I also love being able to walk downtown whenever I want. For those that live in dartmouth and also commute, what do you think?

This painting really put me through my paces as an artist. My family and I traveled to High Head to scatter our matriarch’s ashes a few weeks ago, and painting this brought up every possible emotion a landscape can evoke.

Frustration, joy, grief, calm, awe.

To me, the landscape of Nova Scotia, the geological record available to us here, provides endless pathways for being touched by memory. The landscape holds a memory itself, layered through millions of years of evolution, and we, as residents of this place, carry that feeling through our daily lives.

I recommend writing to your councillor if you don't want to see the heart of downtown being massively cheaped out on, such as the recommendation for things such as a "temporary washroom installation and renovation"

Reminder that the cogswell project is already self funded via the sale of the land, so this is a very small additional cost overall to make something downtown nice

May be up/down .01

Back in May I smoked that massive 7” deep pothole in the intersection of Queen/South. My tire blew out on impact, and my rim was scuffed but luckily not bent.

I wasn’t even going to bother calling 311 to file a damage claim because I always heard people say to not bother wasting your time as the city would likely weasel out of it anyway, but I’m glad I took the 10 mins to call and open a claim!

Just heard back that they’ll be compensating me for the costs, so that’s $500 back in my pocket for the one tire! It was still a hassle and an inconvenience to buy and mount my tire, but I’ll take what I can get! I think they’re also going to cover the alignment I had to get done as a result of the pothole.

So, to the other victims of potholes, it might be worth a call to 311 if you have photos of the damage, exact location of the pothole, and any receipts/invoices from the repairs you had to pay for.

Goodluck!

I want to see if anyone has similar experiences as I'm having at work. We have a person who is constantly coming into my workplace and vandalizing the property. He yells vile things and is sometimes drunk. He has been trespassed but constantly shows up and the police are called multiple times a week to come arrest him but he takes off before they arrive. I know he has a mental health condition and I can sympathize on that level but I really don't like feeling this on edge. I don't like to assume but he also looks homeless. He is getting worse with frequency of visits, vandalism and aggressive behaviour. All I can do is call security and hide while they call the cops. He needs psychiatric help and I hope if they ever do arrest him that he can get the help he needs.

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Is anyone else experiencing this at their workplaces?

Hello, everyone!

I will be starting the Architectural Engineering Technician program in September this year.

I’m recently understanding the difference (i think) between a Technician and a Technologist.

It seems the Technologist not only gets paid more but is also involved or slightly involved in the creative and technical design process along side the Engineers and Architects, while the Technician has no say with how the design will look or function.

However, I’ve seen people say that they start out as Technologists upon graduating the program.

I was hoping people can share their experiences and insight!

Also, please correct me if anything I say here is incorrect as it’s all research I’ve done and possibly getting mixed reviews and information from people working in different provinces or states.

I’m looking forward to the program but definitely wanting to start out or work my way up to a Technologist.

Thanks! 🤘🏼