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An independent Halifax city hall newspaper. An actual paper. Available weekly on Mondays, starting May 5, 2025. Check us out online at www.grandparade.news

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The last two issues of the digital issue of the newspaper have been updated to include the answers to the previous week's crossword solution instead of the previous week's newspaper.

09.03.2026 13:51 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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New paper is out tomorrow!

On the front @landofsticks.bsky.social has a story about the HRM's debt crisis. After four years of warnings from the CFO it has finally arrived.

On the back: How council is trying to swindle @fcm.ca for $1 million & another on council's mixed messages on Transit.

08.03.2026 17:56 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Just a reminder to follow actual independent journalism like @signalhfx.bsky.social, @thenarwhal.ca, @grandparade.bsky.social, and @halifaxexaminer.ca. Just a start.

06.03.2026 20:22 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Got my @grandparade.bsky.social Newspaper!

I grace a front page once again.

04.03.2026 17:38 πŸ‘ 48 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 1

HEY THATS MEE

01.03.2026 22:22 πŸ‘ 21 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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New paper is out tomorrow at Alantic News and @kingsbookstore.bsky.social!

On the front @katynotie.bsky.social has a history of @hfxgov.bsky.social's first try at ending the violence of autoists in 1931.

On the back: how council cooked their books & slowed busses both by @landofsticks.bsky.social

01.03.2026 12:39 πŸ‘ 24 πŸ” 6 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1
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Halifax Cycling Coalition asks HRM to prioritize bike projects amid rising cyclist injuries David Trueman's message as co-chair of the Halifax Cycling Coalition was simple and largely ignored on Thursday.

New: With over 100 cyclists injuries last year, not to mention 67 vehicle-cyclist collisions between 2024-2025, the Halifax Cycling Coalition addressed the city's transportation standing committee this week.

They were met with silence.

My latest for @thechronicleherald.bsky.social.

27.02.2026 18:19 πŸ‘ 40 πŸ” 11 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

We've listened to your feedback, and we have big news.

We've been watching a lot of YouTube tutorials about how to use inDesign and now this week's (and all future) crosswords should be bigger and easier to fill out.

28.02.2026 20:22 πŸ‘ 11 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Grand Parade | Substack A Halifax City Hall Newspaper. Click to read Grand Parade, a Substack publication with hundreds of subscribers.

Very excited that my new column City Perpetua will be a part of @grandparade.bsky.social !

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25.02.2026 23:01 πŸ‘ 41 πŸ” 7 πŸ’¬ 5 πŸ“Œ 0
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New issue of the paper out tomorrow online and in Atlantic News & @kingsbookstore.bsky.social.

This week's paper is all about mayor Andy Fillmore. We got a story about his hypocrisy, about his chief of staff making stuff up about a $13,000 speech and some land lords doing an astroturf campaign.

22.02.2026 23:26 πŸ‘ 41 πŸ” 13 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

*tuesday for us, closed tomorrow

15.02.2026 22:24 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Correction, the @kingsbookstore.bsky.social is closed for the provincial holiday (and Atlantic News might be too?)

The digital issue will still be published tomorrow because we all definitely remembered it was a holiday.

15.02.2026 22:29 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1
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New issue out tomorrow @ Atlantic news & @kingsbookstore.bsky.social.

On the Front @antonihfx.bsky.social and Carlo have a piece about the winners and losers of Halifax Transit's new plan.

On the back @landofsticks.bsky.social lays out why council is driving Halifax's finances into the ground.

15.02.2026 22:22 πŸ‘ 8 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 2
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New issue out tomorrow.

On the front is more budget from @antonihfx.bsky.social and Giancarlo Cininni (feat: potholes).

On the back, a stories about Salt Marsh Trail's (literal) enshittification, and Halifax police's continued use of choke holds by @landofsticks.bsky.social

08.02.2026 23:24 πŸ‘ 11 πŸ” 5 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Pretty cool to see my own name in print! Thank you to @antonihfx.bsky.social & Giancarlos Cininni for the shout out

02.02.2026 19:21 πŸ‘ 11 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0
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New paper is out on newstands tomorrow (or at www.grandparade.news if you're snowed in).

On the front @antonihfx.bsky.social and Giancarlos Cininni team up to write about Halifax's budget's public hearing.

on the back @landofsticks.bsky.social covers bike lanes and HRM's debt crisis.

01.02.2026 21:26 πŸ‘ 13 πŸ” 6 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 4

Stadium discussion at today's council meeting, did you say? My story from earlier in the week for @grandparade.bsky.social is a timely read.

28.01.2026 20:52 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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City owes Wanderers $590k on stadium HRM took control of β€œpop-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.

26.01.2026 16:04 πŸ‘ 11 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1
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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.

25.01.2026 16:01 πŸ‘ 11 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1
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🎧Do you wanna build a book club?(πŸ”’) Monday's show is out early for subscribers

Monday's show is out early for subscribers

22.01.2026 19:39 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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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.

18.01.2026 23:39 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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🎧Shoes and cars and shared responsibility part 2(πŸ”’) 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.

15.01.2026 23:14 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1

β€œYou should’ve been a car”

15.01.2026 22:52 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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🎧Shoes and motor vehicles and garbage part 1(πŸ”’) Full show out on Monday

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

14.01.2026 23:18 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1
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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

11.01.2026 22:35 πŸ‘ 9 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1
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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

21.12.2025 23:03 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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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

20.12.2025 12:05 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1
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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.

18.12.2025 13:15 πŸ‘ 18 πŸ” 8 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1

I wrote some of these words!

15.12.2025 21:19 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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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.

15.12.2025 19:28 πŸ‘ 8 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1