Tim Bousquet
@Tim_Bousquet
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Editor of @hfxExaminer. Because of, well, everything, I'm only posting links on this platform. Find my full self at @timbousquet.bsky.social
Halifax, Nova Scotia
Joined October 2009
Given the owner increasingly using this site to spread lies and promote fascism, I am suspending my account until at least after the U.S. election. You can find me at https://t.co/y1p62xKoGO and another social media platform that was derived from this one.
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Halifax working to get unhoused people inside as winter approaches https://t.co/jA2XIX1S1H by Suzanne Rent
halifaxexaminer.ca
Max Chauvin, director of housing and homelessness, provided an update to Accessibility Advisory Committee on Monday.
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The Dome: Yes, we violated liquor rules, but think of the money we’ll lose if our licence is suspended for 4 days https://t.co/kGaNd3XLr8 Morning File by me
halifaxexaminer.ca
Everyone break out your tiny violins. I mean, how many restaurants and bars that didn't violate liquor regulations failed through COVID?
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COVID deaths, cases on the rise, but below last year https://t.co/h8JjDuLJgR by Jennifer Henderson @dartjenhen
halifaxexaminer.ca
Seven people in Nova Scotia died from COVID over the past five weeks, compared to no deaths reported over the previous five weeks. Six of the seven deceased were people over the age of 65. The COVID...
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Caregivers Nova Scotia to offer first-ever support program for kids who provide care for family https://t.co/smpsPvflCG by Yvette d'Entremont
halifaxexaminer.ca
The first offering of the free six-week program is intended for young caregivers between the ages of eight and 12, and kicks off on Oct. 16.
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Mocean Dance working on project to raise awareness about plastics on Sable Island https://t.co/o8dFDOoUBp by @Suzanne_Rent
halifaxexaminer.ca
Susanne Chui, Sara Coffin, and Zoe Lucas say they hope the dance performance is a call to action.
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When it comes to avoiding conflict of interest at the Department of Natural Resources, onus is on employees https://t.co/t40NsqSdOm by @joan_baxter
halifaxexaminer.ca
On September 17, just three weeks ago, the Halifax Examiner reported that the Department of Natural Resources and Renewables (DNRR) was hiring Tim Bourque as its director of mineral development. At...
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Government’s housing efforts stagger forward https://t.co/RYN0Eg2aiz by @dartjenhen
halifaxexaminer.ca
The legislature’s Public Accounts committee met yesterday to gauge the strength of government measures to address the housing crisis. It’s been nearly one year since the Houston government released...
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HRM Municipal Election 2024: Candidates’ responses to the Halifax Examiner questionnaire https://t.co/H5nRqaAxUQ compiled by @Suzanne_Rent
halifaxexaminer.ca
Welcome to the Halifax Examiner candidate questionnaire for the Halifax Regional Municipality’s 2024 election. There are 79 candidates running in 16 districts and for the mayor (this questionnaire...
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For many women, aging gracefully is a dish best served old https://t.co/oJcDSuSsTN Morning File by @Suzanne_Rent
halifaxexaminer.ca
Women are not allowed to age, let alone evolve.
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Complaint takes aim at Nova Scotia Power’s ‘Byzantine’ billing practices for homeowners with solar panels https://t.co/6CQdIvFXyq by Jennifer Henderson @dartjenhen
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Discontinued foods: Gone and should have been forgotten https://t.co/4EkMgjoKbA Morning File by Philip Moscovitch
halifaxexaminer.ca
Movie tie-ins, ill-advised cereals and low-fat garbage.
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Despite the scary black line, Hurricane Helen is (probably) not coming to Nova Scotia https://t.co/xpcgDITDhC Morning File by me
halifaxexaminer.ca
Where finding the mean of something is completely meaningless.
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Nova Scotia Power wants another rate hike, of 2.4% in January https://t.co/AnCUkKo1Mb by Jennifer Henderson @dartjenhen
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With old-growth forests still standing, citizen scientists set to celebrate closure of Annapolis County ‘Lichen Camp’ https://t.co/FXlj5AzMJ1 by Yvette d'Entremont
halifaxexaminer.ca
Although the camp is closing, citizen scientists will continue to monitor the forests surrounding Goldsmith Lake.
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Andy Fillmore’s despicable lie about Halifax’s unhoused https://t.co/RmwwQQUQ9K And Halifax Water’s failure to learn resulted in a boil water order. Morning File by me
halifaxexaminer.ca
These are our people, this is our problem.
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As COVID deaths increase, masking returns to Nova Scotia hospitals https://t.co/x90k8Fjp0x by Jennifer Henderson @dartjenhen
halifaxexaminer.ca
Beginning Thursday, Sept. 26, masking will be “required in all inpatient and ambulatory areas where clinical care is provided.”
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Where are the surf boards? ‘Impactful’ North Preston Surf program remains stalled https://t.co/UmG1j1K8az by Evelyn C. White
halifaxexaminer.ca
“We found something that we love to do together, found a new community to connect to, expanded our geography, overcame trauma and fear on a weekly basis, and saw kids surfing with their grandparents...
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Atlantic Canadians participate in New York exhibit highlighting human costs of climate change https://t.co/Dm1cTSeYLw by Yvette d'Entremont
halifaxexaminer.ca
The exhibit also coincides with the two-year anniversary of Fiona making landfall in Atlantic Canada.
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Via Rail president is bullish on the Ocean line, but no improvements in frequency or speed are expected https://t.co/eYubXRLBfT by me
halifaxexaminer.ca
There may or may not be a big number of people arriving in Halifax who may or may not be tourists, and which may be more or fewer than arrived before Via reduced the service to Halifax, but who knows?
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