Disqus - Friends of richiefromtheyo

Re: Skye opponents call project ‘very dangerous Trojan Horse’

Justinhalifax — Tue, 20 Nov 2012 15:28:18 -0000

What many people are failing to recognize is that the baby boomer generation is inching closer to retirement every day and in the next 15 years Nova Scotia is slated to lose 35% of its workforce with not enough people to fill the jobs. As a 30 year old male who has lived in Halifax most of his life I understand maritimers are a little reluctant to change but we are in serious need of new development with taller buildings in this city. We pay higher taxes then any other province because we have less people working private sector jobs. We need to build this city up, attract new companies to open offices here and keep our younger generation from moving out of province. Lets be real with each other people...the development and progress of this city has been failing for 30 years, it's time for a dramatic change

Re: Skye opponents call project ‘very dangerous Trojan Horse’

Justinhalifax — Tue, 20 Nov 2012 15:32:36 -0000

Re: Metro Transit wants fare hike

Justinhalifax — Thu, 31 Jan 2013 00:02:39 -0000

Suzanne you should do your research before you speak...For the level of service we receive in Halifax for what we pay compared to Ottawa, Montreal, Toronto, Mississauga and Calgary (all of which I've used public transit in the last 3 years) we are sorely let down. Care to post what cities are comparable?!

Re: Reshaping downtown for pedestrians

Justinhalifax — Sun, 07 Apr 2013 18:28:31 -0000

Menachem Began...you're way off on what is being said above. For Halifax to work we do need a more pedestrian friendly city. That being said, underground parking as mentioned above would help provide space for both people who commute via car from outside of the downtown core while also promoting a culture of people whom live downtown. I recently visited Cardiff in the UK and their city centre is blocks of sidewalks only. Shopping, restaurants and businesses thrive and really drive people to want to be downtown. Halifax downtown looks so rundown compared to most other cities in Canada and worldwide...we need to do something quick.

Re: Reshaping downtown for pedestrians

Justinhalifax — Sun, 07 Apr 2013 18:29:16 -0000

well put!

Re: Reshaping downtown for pedestrians

Justinhalifax — Sun, 07 Apr 2013 18:33:03 -0000

How is it undoable? Look at Montreal, Ottawa, Toronto, Mississauga, Vancouver, Victoria...they all have areas that are pedestrian only. We have that here in Halifax on Granville St. All you need to do is grow the space...not undoable at all.

Re: Reshaping downtown for pedestrians

Justinhalifax — Sun, 07 Apr 2013 18:34:55 -0000

"An abandoned downtown core would be easier to drive through"...this is why our city is failing. Very said to think someone who lives here feels that way..what a shame.

Re: Reshaping downtown for pedestrians

Justinhalifax — Sun, 07 Apr 2013 18:37:40 -0000

hav2b...how backwards can you be? So because Halifax is in rough shape you balk at any ideas to fix the problem? You make no sense.

Re: NDP seems off base to claim Link victory

Justinhalifax — Sun, 28 Jul 2013 14:27:23 -0000

You people are ridiculous. Emera as a privately owned company isn't required to use any of the power from this deal for NS rate payers if they pay for the project on their own. The NDP government was trying to get in on the deal with having the project funded by rate payers so we could get a cut of the deal. The NDP was looking out for us. Everyone is hating on the NDP government yet we had a balanced budget this year, taxes are going down and there has been more development in Halifax in the past 4 years then there was in the 20 years before that. They can't get everything right as quickly as we tend to want but things are moving in a forward direction in Nova Scotia the fastest it has since I can remember (and I'm 30) and I don't think anyone can argue with that?

The problem with NS Power is the fact that they are privately owned...they are a company trying to earn a profit, you can't fault them for that. It wasn't the NDP government that allowed NS Power (a necessity that all Nova Scotians need) to be privatized...that is what needs to be fixed. Either have NS Power government owned or allow other companies to enter the NS market so Emera doesn't have the monopoly on us that they do.

Re: Expert: N.S. needs fiscal boost

Justinhalifax — Sun, 28 Jul 2013 14:41:13 -0000

Alberta Bound...all you do is complain and moan. You've been posting on here forever, why don't you actually get Alberta bound if you don't like it here??

Re: Nova Centre gets go-ahead for underground construction

Justinhalifax — Sun, 04 Aug 2013 11:45:01 -0000

Why everyone thinks they "slipped something in before a long weekend" is beyond me. This is a good thing...usually they'd be held up much longer. People on here just like to complain.

Re: Thinking big good for N.S. business

Justinhalifax — Tue, 15 Oct 2013 23:17:12 -0000

For an article titled "Thinking big good for N.S. business" all you really seem to be doing is bashing the government for securing jobs for 300 + for over 5 years. There wasn't anything constructive or useful in this article...thanks for the wasted time reading it.

Re: Mills mulls future of N.S.

Justinhalifax — Wed, 04 Dec 2013 22:24:05 -0000

I've seen Don Mills speak. He's a very smart man with a lot of good ideas. He should run for office himself.

Re: Glass still half-full on province’s economy

Justinhalifax — Sat, 17 May 2014 08:56:26 -0000

That's a bit of a stretch...

Re: TAYLOR: Developments heating up across Halifax

Justinhalifax — Sat, 21 Jun 2014 16:46:08 -0000

go figure

Re: TAYLOR: Developments heating up across Halifax

Justinhalifax — Sat, 21 Jun 2014 16:48:11 -0000

HRM population increased from 391,000 in 2011 to 413,000 this year. That's a decent growth rate for the period of time. A good portion is likely in-migration from other parts of NS but HRM is in fact growing.

Re: Nova Scotia, Alberta in program talks

Justinhalifax — Sun, 22 Jun 2014 09:41:38 -0000

Ridiculous way of thinking.

Re: Developer Spatz juggles big projects in 2015

Justinhalifax — Sun, 22 Jun 2014 09:54:47 -0000

Great to see so much development happening in the city.

Re: TAYLOR: Sobeys closures were in the cards

Justinhalifax — Sat, 28 Jun 2014 12:42:08 -0000

real mature...most Canadians are immigrants and for you to go on like this over someone who doesn't speak 'North American English'...I'm embarrassed for you.

Re: Airport closure contested

Justinhalifax — Sat, 28 Jun 2014 15:58:16 -0000

Why don't you do your research before you post? Michelin advised last year they were going to put $64 million into this plant if everything goes ahead with the airport closure. Also, the article above says 'potential', not 'factual' and you would have no idea what is being discussed between the company and the government. So tired of people like you complaining about everything.

Re: Airport closure contested

Justinhalifax — Sat, 28 Jun 2014 16:00:32 -0000

Agreed Woodside and Nova Scotia needs less people complaining about companies that are helping our local economy.

Re: Airport closure contested

Justinhalifax — Sat, 28 Jun 2014 16:01:06 -0000

You're missing the issue.

Re: Airport closure contested

Justinhalifax — Sat, 28 Jun 2014 16:02:49 -0000

And of course there would be no jobs created for those that are updating the plant nor would it create any more jobs internal to the plant going forward...get a grip.

Re: Airport closure contested

Justinhalifax — Sat, 28 Jun 2014 16:04:09 -0000

well we wouldn't want to impose on the 'dozen' of people you are mention.

Re: Nova Star sees jump in passenger loads

Justinhalifax — Sun, 31 Aug 2014 13:00:28 -0000

Good to see there are more people in NS that are 'glass half full kind of people'. The negative, whining is becoming a bit too much.