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Halifax Armdale Halifax Atlantic Halifax Chebucto Halifax Citadel: Use the links below to navigate to a particular riding, or scroll through all of the ridings, according to The Chronicle Herald. Bedford Clayton Park West Cole Harbour-Eastern Passage Cole Harbour-Portland Valley Dartmouth East Dartmouth North Dartmouth South Fairview-Clayton Park Halifax Armdale Halifax Atlantic Halifax Chebucto Halifax Citadel Halifax Needham Hammonds Plains-Lucasville Preston-Dartmouth Sackville-Beaver Bank Sackville-Cobequid Timberlea-Prospect Waverley-Fall River-Beaver Bank EDITOR #39;S NOTE: Reporter Jacob Boon asked everyone running for office in the greater Halifax area to answer a candidate survey. Candidates #39; responses are in their own words. We have corrected obvious spelling mistakes, but have essentially left the surveys as we received them. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

Halifax Regional Municipality: Sometime early in the new year, Halifax Regional Municipality is going to roll out its new 2014 immigration strategy. The federal funds have been secured, the new co-ordinator has been hired and the initial three-year budget has been approved. The new strategy will replace the old 2005 immigration strategy, which many politicians and most local business and academic leaders agree has mostly been a failure, according to The Chronicle Herald. As a new immigrant to Halifax, I cannot even begin to tell you how much of a waste of money this is. Halifax doesnt have an international branding problem. The world loves Halifax. Its a beautiful city, on a beautiful harbour. It has a rich sense of history. Halifax has some of the cleanest air in the world. It has great neighbourhoods and a strong sense of community. It has a multitude of universities and all the amenities a family would need and The new strategy will follow on the heels of the recent announcement that the city will be spending $217,000 to have a Bedford ad agency rebrand the Halifax name with the hope of making the city a destination" for new immigrants. Halifaxs immigration strategy, in effect, is getting a 2014 reboot. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

Halifax Regional Municipality: Sometime early in the new year, Halifax Regional Municipality is going to roll out its new 2014 immigration strategy. The federal funds have been secured, the new co-ordinator has been hired and the initial three-year budget has been approved. The new strategy will replace the old 2005 immigration strategy, which many politicians and most local business and academic leaders agree has mostly been a failure, according to The Chronicle Herald. As a new immigrant to Halifax, I cannot even begin to tell you how much of a waste of money this is. Halifax doesnt have an international branding problem. The world loves Halifax. Its a beautiful city, on a beautiful harbour. It has a rich sense of history. Halifax has some of the cleanest air in the world. It has great neighbourhoods and a strong sense of community. It has a multitude of universities and all the amenities a family would need and The new strategy will follow on the heels of the recent announcement that the city will be spending $217,000 to have a Bedford ad agency rebrand the Halifax name with the hope of making the city a destination" for new immigrants. Halifaxs immigration strategy, in effect, is getting a 2014 reboot. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

halifax: They say Maroun Diab was in Halifax provincial court Tuesday on charges of assault, overcoming resistance to commission of offence choking and three counts of uttering threats, according to The Chronicle Herald. Police refused to confirm a CBC report that Lena Diab was one of the alleged victims. Halifax police said Tuesday that 58-year-old Maroun Diab was arrested early New Year's Day after they received a call shortly before midnight from Immigration Minister Lena Diab's family home on Houda Court in Halifax. The CBC said Lena Diab was among those named in court information. Dianne Penfound said Halifax police received a report of an assault not in progress at the home, on a cul-de-sac near Mt. Const. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

growth plan: It also talks about other things that matter to people how much they're enjoying their life here, what's compelling them to stay here and how we're going to bring more people to Halifax, according to The Chronicle Herald. You describe part of the Halifax Index as a report card to gauge the progress on the city's growth plan. What kind of story does it tell The Halifax Index tries to give a broad overview of the state of Halifax the economic state, unemployment numbers, etc. but there's much more to life than that, of course. Does Halifax make the grade We're seeing good progress on many fronts and also recognizing opportunities for increased effort and improvement. Overall, Halifax is growing and, based on the most recent population estimates, on track to meet our growth goal of 470,000 people by 2021. This year, the Index includes a section that reports on progress towards Halifax's Economic Growth Plan goals. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

halifax pride: I think it is a great message to the rest of Canada and actually to the rest of the world that our leader embraces pride and embraces the LGBTQ community in Halifax, said Leblanc, according to The Chronicle Herald. I think it's wonderful. And she was thrilled to see Halifax Pride Festival garner such high-power support after 30 years. But one year after Trudeau became the first Canadian Prime Minister to march in the Toronto, Montreal and Vancouver pride festivals, some LGBTQ activists say that his presence overshadows that of others, such as ethnic minorities. For Leblanc however, Halifax Pride retained a simpler meaning. However, leading the Halifax Pride Festival parade was the Wabanaki Two Spirit Alliance, representing LGBTQ First Nations people from across Atlantic Canada, another pride first for Nova Scotia. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

Halifax: In recent months, employees at one cafe joined a union and workers at two others have launched efforts to do the same, according to Huffington Post. "In terms of the coffee shop industry, Halifax has been a bit of an anomaly." HALIFAX - Coffee shop workers in Halifax are leading a push to unionize in what could serve as a model for baristas elsewhere in Canada, one national union says. "We're seeing a real phenomenon in Halifax of coffee shop workers coming together and organizing," said Tony Tracy, Atlantic representative for the Canadian Labour Congress. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

cultures pairing: Organized by the Halifax-based immigration platform My Halifax Experience, the inaugural Mosaic Festival will break the mould of past multicultural festivals, wowing spectators and participants with a carnival-inspired display of colourful culture, according to The Chronicle Herald. We are honoured that Waterfront Development approached us to organize this event because we feel it's important for our immigrant population to feel at home here, says Ifeanyi Emesih, founder of My Halifax Experience and Mosaic Festival. The one-day multicultural event will be a unique celebration of the city's diverse cultures pairing a vibrant parade of music and dance with a waterfront party of concerts and vendors. We want this festival to become one of Halifax's essential summer events for our immigrants, newcomers and international students to have a familiar piece of home on the waterfront; and for the residents of Halifax to have the chance to discover, learn and immerse themselves in other cultures. The parade will start at Pier 21 symbolic of Halifax's strong ties with welcoming newcomers. Starting with a parade along Lower Water Street, the family-friendly event will feature music and dance from around the world. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

publication ban: Halifax's CAO Jacques Dube has apologized over a human rights decision that said there was racism against employees within Halifax Transit, according to Toronto Star. Jeff Harper / Star Metro Halifax Y.Z. first filed complaints to the commission in July 2006, but he said the threats and bullying started long before that. The decision comes more than a decade after an employee of Halifax Transit filed formal complaints of racial discrimination against HRM. The man's name is protected under a publication ban and he is referred to as Y.Z. Two Halifax Transit buses on Barrington Street. Racial intolerance created a poisoned work environment for him a white man starting in the early 1980s, following his marriage to an African Canadian woman. The decision lists a number of specific incidents of racial discrimination in the transit department, including one from 2001. Y.Z. and others made complaints directly to HRM prior to him filing with the commission, but he said HRM was unresponsive. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

free pancake breakfast: People in Dartmouth are invited to a free pancake breakfast between 8 a.m. and 9:30 a.m. at the Holiday Inn Harbourview. Air Force Cadets will raise a flag and there will be a draw for prizes. , according to CBC. Take a free tour aboard Halifax, which is currently docked in front of the Maritime Museum of the Atlantic. 3. Activities at Pier 21 Here a sampling of free things to do this Canada Day in the Halifax region: 1. Pancake breakfasts in Halifax and Dartmouth The annual free pancake breakfast on the Halifax side of the harbour is also planned at 8 a.m. Come early and stuff your face with free pancakes while supplies last at Grand Parade, outside City Hall. while listening to the Tattoo Choir. 2. Halifax tour (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.