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What's the affordable housing vacancy rate in N.S.? No one knows for sure | CBC News As the provincial government continues its efforts to spur more housing development in Nova Scotia, MLAs on a legislative committee heard Wednesday that data on vacancy rates for various segments of h...

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Cold turkey scrap not politically palatable. But capping the cap is. Cap it now.

This animated map shows the plunge of cold Arctic air which is caused disruption to flights and has left almost a million people without power in North America. Source: buff.ly/NgImwWl

Map of the proposed Two-Speed Europe. Under Germany's invitation, six EU countries dubbed as "E6" have agreed to talks on making decisions in economy and defence without waiting for unanimity from the rest of the EU. Source: buff.ly/QOOrRuI

The Emera Oval is one of Halifax’s most popular outdoor gathering spaces, offering free skating in winter and free wheeled fun in the warmer months. Located on the Halifax Common, it’s a place where community, recreation and fresh air come together year-round. Learn more: halifax.ca/emera-oval

StatCan releases new projections on Canada’s population for 2075 Statistics Canada has released new population projections that paint a picture of a rapidly changing Canada over the next half-century.

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Affordability versus safest bike lanes: Halifax councillors draw their battle lines Finishing the rest of the AAA Bikeway Network in Halifax and Dartmouth by 2030 will cost over $66 million

Affordability versus safest bike lanes: Halifax councillors draw their battle lines
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Totals Map - Sunday Eve to Tuesday AM
No big surprises, just a lot of shoveling, especially northern Nova Scotia where some picked up nearly 40 cm of fresh snow!
Blowing and drifting has been a big issue and will continue to be a factor into Wednesday, especially for open and exposed areas.
#halisky

We've updated some gentle density data we published a few years ago, looking more in-depth at laneway and garden suites in TO. We track how many have been built, predict how many might be completed soon, and display the information by location & income level https://ow.ly/gC3150XZogP

Updated population projections out from StatCan this morning. A good opportunity to reiterate that net NPR is a stationary process that’s essentially zero except for policy change induced short term fluctuations. canviz.mountainmath.ca/plot?v=88837...

Montreal Makes People Feel Welcome With Safe Streets, Happy Places & Green Spaces — Streetfilms My standing piece of advice for those who live in North America who pine to see the best-practice streets of dozens of places in Europe or want to educate colleague/friends what’s possible: just go to...

This is a good read:

“My standing piece of advice for those who live in North America who pine to see the best-practice streets of places in Europe or want to educate colleagues/friends what’s possible: just go to Montreal. It’s much closer. They really have it all.”

Via @streetfilms.bsky.social

YouTube video by HFX by Bike Dartmouth Harbourwalk Trail - Mini-Tour #urbanism #bikelanes

Hey. Hi. Hello.

There's a new HFX By Bike Short is out today.

This one is a mini-tour of the Dartmouth Harbourwalk Trail.

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A Blueprint to Restore Homeownership for Young Canadians 10 Recommendations for the Federal Government

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The cold war maps that can help us rethink today’s Arctic conflict Donald Trump grew up in cold war America. Maps of the time had an overtly political purpose.

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Affordability versus safest bike lanes: Halifax councillors draw their battle lines Finishing the rest of the AAA Bikeway Network in Halifax and Dartmouth by 2030 will cost over $66 million

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Scientists Finally Figured Out How Much Groundwater There Is Under the US and It Is Enough to Fill the Great Lakes 13 Times Over Researchers used 1 million data points and a machine learning algorithm to estimate groundwater stores with higher resolution than ever before.

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Empty, undeveloped lots in Halifax have only increased since extra tax proposed three years ago City still waiting on provincial permission for tax that would motivate developers to keep affordable housing open until they’re ready to build

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UK joins European offshore windfarm plan to create world’s largest ‘clean energy reservoir’ Britain among 10 countries to build 100GW grid in North Sea linking countries through subsea cables

Multiple countries sign landmark deal to build giant wind farms in the North Sea "that directly connect to various countries through high-voltage subsea cables, under plans that are expected to provide 100 gigawatts (GW) of offshore wind power."

The US, meanwhile, is shutting down offshore wind.

Snowfall totals for the past 2 days up till this morning. Note the enhanced totals in the Toronto region - very likely lake-exacerbated factors leading to this historic event for them. #onwx #nswx #canwx #uswx #mawx

Dallas-Fort Worth in Texas experiences on average roughly 3 weeks of 100F >38C per year.

This afternoon it is 21F/-6C with light snow at latitude close to Tripoli, Libya. The joys of an actual climate…😬

Raleigh and Durham Are Leading the Starter Home Revolution Raleigh, Durham, and Portland show that allowing smaller homes on smaller lots brings prices down fast.

We are past starter homes--our land is just too expensive. Nevertheless, good to see other areas stepping up the incremental density ladder.
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7am: just measured 13cm new snow. The snow has eased off briefly here & to the SW;. but will reintensify again this aftn. Snow & blowing snow persisting thru tonight then tapering to flurries from west to east Tuesday. Still onshore snow & blowing snow however.
I expect a total of 30cm my place.

Climate change vulnerabilities overlap, mix, and concentrate. We created maps that show how risks vary across the country and that display vulnerabilities (to biodiversity, water, soil, forests) alongside events (floods, wildfires, sea level rise, droughts) https://ow.ly/CJ2v50XZoc1

Ranked: America’s Top Trading Partners in 2025 As U.S. trade policy is being rewritten, this graphic breaks down the largest U.S. trading partners in 2025.

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Timelapse of the Fukushima tsunami/earthquake (9.1 Richter) in Japan, 2011.

Waking up to wind chills of -25 to -35C this morning. Onshore snow mostly extreme SW NS & E PEI-CB.
Well publicized snowstorm moves in Sunday night persisting thru Monday night with some snow but lots of blowing snow continues Tuesday. Lots of drifts from 15-30cm total snow.

Very detailed. Link takes you to full resolution.

Mapped: America’s Healthiest States, Ranked America’s healthiest states cluster in one distinct region, highlighting how social, economic, and clinical factors shape health outcomes.

New England takes top 4 spots.
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Where’s my Bedford fast ferry? Halifax's Mill Cove terminal delayed until 2030 $258-million Halifax rapid transit project was supposed to be up and running in 2028

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