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HRM Roundtable May 22, 2026

Reporters Suzanne Rent of the Halifax Examiner and Colin Chisholm of AllNovaScotia discuss Mayor Fillmore's State of the HRM address.

HRM reporter roundtable May 8, 2026

City Hall reporters Suzanne Rent from The Halifax Examiner and Colin Chisholm from AllNovaScotia join me for our first HRM City Hall roundtable.  Every two weeks we will discuss happenings from the Grand Parade in Halifax.

Payson Hunter and his book The Investors' Advocate

Payson Hunter discusses his book The Investors' Advocate: Practical Counsel for Successful Investing. Topics covered include Kent State 1970, focusing on process over emotion, and the stock market as both church and casino.

HRM Councillor Laura White discusses the completed municipal budget process

District seven Councillor Laura White checks in to discuss the completed Halifax Regional Municipality budget- details include student bus passes, downtown parking, plans for the Halifax Forum, and the permitting process for multi unit structures on former single home lots.

Author Series #1- Historical Fiction in Halifax with Authors Brenda Tyedmers and Bretton Loney

For our first Author Series discussion at Atlantic News, Brenda Tyedmers, author of Mrs. Walford and Bretton Loney, author of Unsettling Time discuss their books set in Halifax.  The two works, set in 1749 (Unsettling Time) and 1887 (Mrs. Walford) share common themes and showcase Halifax at different points in its history.