• Campaigning to suppress the vote, not court it

  April 7, 2011 - 15 h 42

  Well, here we are heading into yet another federal election that promises to change little in terms of how things work in Ottawa.

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• Firmly in the ‘pro’ stadium camp

  February 28, 2011 - 11 h 44

  I am very excited by this month’s cover story. I have long believed Halifax was doing a disservice to itself by not having a stadium facility, so renewed talk of this project finally coming to fruition brings a lot of personal satisfaction.

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• We need a different approach

  February 1, 2011 - 10 h 59

  Roughly 10 years ago I sat in a meeting of the then Burnside Business Committee, the organizing group put together to shepherd the Park through the process of forming a business improvement district, and listened to speaker after speaker tell us...

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• My business park resolutions for 2011

  January 4, 2011 - 15 h 41

  This being my first editorial of the New Year, I thought I would fall back on the old tradition of New Year’s resolutions… with a slight twist.

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• Burnside needs a champion

  December 9, 2010 - 16 h 23

  I miss Jerry Pye.

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• Where’s all the new construction?

  November 1, 2010 - 13 h 40

  The country is slowly pulling out of recession, interest rates are at all time lows and the industrial vacancy rate in Halifax has dropped for three straight quarters.

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• Awards and anniversaries make for a busy month

  October 12, 2010 - 16 h 27

  This was an incredibly busy month for everyone here at The Burnside News. In addition to preparing the largest issue we have produced in several years, we were also busy putting together a special anniversary feature on our 25th birthday. As if...

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• In search of a better corrections vision

  August 9, 2010 - 14 h 36

  Unless I’m missing something, things aren’t getting any better at the Central Nova Scotia Correctional Facility (CNSCF).

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• Practicing what we preach

  July 7, 2010 - 14 h 20

  When I originally sat down to write this month’s editorial I intended it to be about ‘the end of Burnside’ to tie in with our cover story.

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• Support for the greater good

  June 4, 2010 - 14 h 34

  I have at various times used this space to advocate for a stronger voice for business parks in general and Burnside specifically.

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Other news

• May 3, 2010 Evolving Burnside to serve a reshaped economy
• April 20, 2010 Going down the road not an option
• March 1, 2010 Has it really been 25 years already?
• February 3, 2010 We need to preserve I-2 zones
• January 4, 2010 Recurring themes
• December 7, 2009 S.O.S. save our streams (and lakes)
• November 2, 2009 Association or commission?
• October 15, 2009 Taxation without representation
• September 4, 2009 Were in government now, baby!
• August 6, 2009 Is the future private?
• June 30, 2009 Precious moments of recognition
• June 1, 2009 Avoidance isnt leadership
• May 5, 2009 Return of the Burnies
• April 2, 2009 We need a little taste too
• March 2, 2009 Burnside, Sackville left out