Grand Parade Newspaper

City owes Wanderers $590k on stadium HRM took control of “pop-up” stadium in 2025

New: HRM owes @hfxwanderersfc.bsky.social $590k following the city's first year fully managing the Wanderers Grounds, a deficit they hope to avoid in the future through "adjustments to fees and a reduction in the scope of stadium services."

My latest for @grandparade.bsky.social.

New paper is out tomorrow.

On the front, a cover story by @joshrjhealey.bsky.social about Halifax's cost overruns on the pop-up stadium.

On the back @landofsticks.bsky.social writes about CPED's Green Network Plan's progress update. Spoiler alert: eight years in and it's 17% complete.

🎧Do you wanna build a book club?(🔒) Monday's show is out early for subscribers

Monday's show is out early for subscribers

New paper is out tomorrow.

On the front @abezetario.bsky.social with a story about the Housing Accelrator Fund's impact in Halifax and @samaustind5.bsky.social's missing middle motion.

On the back @landofsticks.bsky.social has a story about how to get a discount on parking fees for your truck.

🎧Shoes and cars and shared responsibility part 2(🔒) Subscribers get access to my listening edits/get access to the podcast early.

Between part 1 and part 2, Monday's full show is out early for subscribers.

“You should’ve been a car”

🎧Shoes and motor vehicles and garbage part 1(🔒) Full show out on Monday

Part one of Monday's show is out for subscribers.

Oh hey, how was your break? Ours was great. New paper is out tomorrow at Atlantic News or @kingsbookstore.bsky.social.

On the front, a garbage story by @abezetario.bsky.social

On the back, water rates and landuse planning by @landofsticks.bsky.social

New paper is out tomorrow! It's the last of the year and we'll be back on Jan 12 with more city hall coverage.

Grab this week's issue over at Atlantic News or @kingsbookstore.bsky.social

Grand Parade Podcast Mailbag episode Ask your questions!

We're doing a mailbag episode of our podcast over the holidays. Do you have any questions for @landofsticks.bsky.social? Drop 'em in the form below

HRM’s Fiscal Power Rankings West Bedford's rank may surprise you

Where do you live in the HRM? Is your district fiscally sustainable?

Spoiler Alert: Probably not!

Find out just how badly you and your district are dragging the city down with the first annual HRM Fiscal Power Rankings now out from behind the paywall.

I wrote some of these words!

HRM Fiscal Power Rankings methodology In Issue 30 of Grand Parade we published a list of fiscal power rankings which added up all of the tax revenue a district generates and then subtracted all of the expenses.

Want to know how we came up with our power rankings? We did it with the help of @kwilsonhfx.bsky.social and a bunch of research. Here is our methodology.

Our copy editor finished their edits with the line "This issue is sick btw." So you should check it out tomorrow morning at Atlantic News, the @kingsbookstore.bsky.social or online at www.grandparade.news.

Our copy editor finished their edits with the line "This issue is sick btw." So you should check it out tomorrow morning at Atlantic News, the @kingsbookstore.bsky.social or online at www.grandparade.news.

A clear explainer of the fiscal headwinds in #Halisky & their root causes by @landofsticks.bsky.social. Whether our mayor & councillors actually understand them & act accordingly remains to be seen. What's that definition of insanity again? Round & round we go #HaliPol #NSPoli

New paper out tomorrow. Check your inbox or head on over to Atlantic News or the King's Co-op Bookstore!

🎧Council doesn't know how the budget works(🔒) Sorry for the yelling

Monday's ep is out now for subscribers. Don't worry, it's only this long because I've assigned some (optional) homework.

By me… I have some more relevant photos I want to try and share

New paper out tomorrow. Check your inbox or head on over to Atlantic News or the King's Co-op Bookstore!

🎧Will we ever learn from the past? part 1(🔒) Recapping standing committee meetings so far this week

The first (probably more than) half of Monday's episode is out now for subscribers.

Halifax facing $60 million budget shortfall Bad decisions and unsustainability haunt council

Wanna know why taxes are going up? Read all about it in the latest issue of Grand Parade

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🎧BUDGET SEASON IS BACK part 1(🔒) Show notes on Monday, this has obviously been recorded before Friday’s budget meeting.

Part one of Monday's episode is out for subscribers.

Yeah im an “amateur local cartographer” (couldn’t make it to Eisner Cove Wetland before part two of this piece)

An earlier version of the Board of Police Commissioners story incorrectly said that the Board’s motions still need to be approved by the council. They do not. We regret the error. Police reform in Halifax is officially underway.

New paper will be out tomorrow.

@acbzw.bsky.social on the front with an Eisnor Wetland update.

On the back @landofsticks.bsky.social writes about active transit and area rates in Hubbards and Halifax's ongoing successes at police reform.

🎧Police reform good, road safety bad(🔒) As always show notes on Monday.

Monday's show is out for subscribers.

I’m in the Grand Parade this week — about an early look at how the HAF reforms are panning out

New paper is out today!

On the front @denysullivan.bsky.social looks at the Housing Accelertor Fund and explains how council made the housing crisis worse.

On the back @landofsticks.bsky.social updates on Community Council & Advisory Ctee meetings. Public hearings = scheduled, homlessness = bad.