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Columnist - Al Hollingsworth
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Written by Al Hollingsworth
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Saturday, 05 April 2008 |
They seek him here
They seek him there
They seek him everywhere….
No, this isn’t a reference to the elusive Scarlet Pimpernel, rather to Jermaine “The Phantom” Carvery, who pulled a Houdini Thursday afternoon and disappeared into thin air. Sort of gives new meaning to “catch and release.” We’re not dealing with fish, but something is awfully fishy.
Question: how much does the Provincial Government pay Fred Honsberger to stand in front of the cameras and make excuses for the department he heads? My guess is something well into the six figure bracket. Ah yes, our tax dollars at work…. |
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Local HRM News
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Written by HalifaxLive
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Tuesday, 01 April 2008 |
Halifax Live has learned that the popular talk radio program, The Hotline Show on 9.20 CJCH will remain on the air but with a new host as local celebrity Rick Howe prepares to announce his candidacy bid for mayor of the Halifax Regional Municipality. Howe is set to be the first serious contender for the top job.
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Canada News
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Written by Rein Gefallen
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Monday, 31 March 2008 |
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 In what at first glance appears to be an April fool’s joke, residence of Prince Edward Island woke up this morning to the news that The Guinness Book of Records had declared their province to be the largest uninhabited island in world.
As part of their annual survey of strange and bizarre facts and records, the organization which once famously declared Saskatchewan to be the least interesting stretch of land on the planet, seems to have found a way to offend Canadians once again.
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Columnist - Alex J Walling
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Written by Alex J. Walling
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Monday, 31 March 2008 |
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By Alex J. Walling
 “Take your league and shove it”, seems to be the message the Halifax Rainmen owner Andre Levingston recently sent to the A.B.A.
The ABA standing for the American Basketball Association was more like the Amateur Basketball Association in the slightly more than a year since Halifax has been involved in it. Over the decades I’ve followed pro leagues, minor pro, college, and even the imaginary pro hockey league where the Halifax Icebreakers were to skate in the new and improved WHA. That’s the one with Bobby Hull as commissioner. It never got off the ground and the only memory of the Icebreakers is a sketch of their logo. |
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Columnist - Al Hollingsworth
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Written by Al Hollingsworth
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Saturday, 29 March 2008 |
It took awhile, about 259 years to be exact, but we are finally going to begin to make use of the Bedford Basin and the northern part of Halifax Harbour. Gives new meaning to foot dragging. Ah, but I’m sure Lord Edward Cornwallis would be proud.
When I heard the federal government had handed out 13 million dollars as their share for the proposed high-speed commuter ferry between Bedford and the downtown, I said, “Finally, good for Stephen Harper and the Conservatives!” |
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Columnist - Al Hollingsworth
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Written by Al Hollingsworth
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Friday, 21 March 2008 |
It’s rather appropriate that Rodney “Fiddler” MacDonald and his apostles would choose to announce a bunch of new taxes on Maundy Thursday. Let’s face it, these guys (provincial governments) have been nailing us for years.
I can’t remember the last time a politician knocked on my door and, while asking for my support also said, “and by the way I’ll be raising your taxes and hiking user-fees.” Yet, since I cast my first vote in 1958, governments have, if nothing else, been ununcompromising in their relentless pursuit of my money. “Would you please cross your legs - we only have one spike left.” |
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Columnist - Alex J Walling
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Written by Alex J. Walling
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Friday, 21 March 2008 |
By Alex J. Walling
By now those who read the sports pages know of the passing of J.I. Albrecht. He was 77. Just about every piece I’ve read talks about his contacts with people in the game of football from the NFL, CFL and other pro and minor leagues.
The man had more connections than Bell Canada. While he is known for his works in football he had a footprint in Atlantic Canada and especially in Halifax.
My first football memories as a nine-year old growing up in Quebec City were of the Montreal Alouettes. |
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Columnist - Al Hollingsworth
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Written by Al Hollingsworth
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Saturday, 15 March 2008 |
I didn’t know the members of Halifax Commonwealth Games Committee were street people. They must have been, because we bought them clothes and even luggage for travelling. Freddie MacGillivary a squeegie kid? Maybe so, for as we know, some of them do wear hoodies, making it hard to see their faces.
How else do you explain the suits of Argyle Street spending $8,350.80 of our precious tax dollars on clothing from Vogue Men’s Wear and $821.37 story on luggage from Kelly’s?. These and other more startling figures became public last week thanks to an outstanding piece of journalism by Tim Bousquet of The Coast. According to Bousquet, committee members even wrote 26 cheques to some outfit named Quickies. I’ll wager disgraced New York Governor Eliot Spitzer didn’t have that many quickies. |
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Columnist - Alex J Walling
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Written by Alex J. Walling
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Sunday, 09 March 2008 |
By Alex J.Walling
It’s time to cue up the old Gerry and the Pacemakers 45 called 'I like it'. That's my sentiment on the nearly six-months-old new suppertime news hour with Jim Nunn and Peter Coade. The show is working because of two simple reasons; the second is the content and first is Nunn, Jim Nunn, sounds a bit like, Bond, James Bond.
There was nothing wrong with Norma Lee McLeod who did the program in the past, she is good, competent and professional and I’m delighted that as the show’s producer she is often on the program but Nunn, like the late Tom Snyder, was born for Television. There's a mix of confidence, part vanity, knowledge, earned at many levels of the business, and part showman. |
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Columnist - Al Hollingsworth
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Written by Al Hollingsworth
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Saturday, 08 March 2008 |
When Liberal Leader Stephen McNeil sat down on Thursday night for a chat with CTV’s Steve Murphy, he looked relaxed and rather poised for someone who has only been on the job for 10 short months. Only once, near the end, did he seem a bit uncomfortable.
He didn’t squirm or stammer when Steve Murphy raised the issue of sex changes. Last weekend, as I addressed in my most recent rendering, the Young Liberals pushed through their silly motion whereby, if the Grits become the next government, we (the over -burdened taxpayers) will have to foot the bill for sex change operations. |
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Columnist - Al Hollingsworth
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Written by Al Hollingsworth
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Sunday, 02 March 2008 |
If looking at some of the individuals who sit at the Liberal caucus table isn’t enough to make you run for the hills, then the latest by the Young Liberals and the party’s policy committee will probably scare away the handful of Nova Scotians who still support the once proud party.
In fairness, a serious vetting of all opposition members is a must. After all, they could very well be the next cabinet ministers, and determine our fate over the ensuing four years. All too often we get caught up in the hype of a leader, or want to punish a sitting government, and forget to look at the other potential decision makers. |
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