Posts by Rachel Caroline Derrah

Rachel holds a degree in Community Design. She gets excited about creative approaches to community research + engagement. Rachel is a critical-thinker // problem-solver who is into the power of design to reshape economies, improve public services + enhance our quality of life. Right now she is coordinator of 4 Days Thinking Forward Halifax http://www.4days.ca

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Events Guide: PechaKucha Night 4 Haiti

HALIFAX - PechaKucha Nights are informal and fun gatherings where creative people get together and share their ideas, works, and thoughts — just about anything really. The idea behind PechaKucha is to have many people sharing their thoughts and work within the course of one night. Therefore the 20x20 PechaKucha format was created: 20 images + each shown for 20 seconds = 6 minutes 40 seconds per presenter + 14 presenters = 1 wild night. The global PechaKucha family is coming together with ...
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Friday’s Headlines

CITY HALL FREDERICTON - Organizer says city should consult before picking site [Daily Gleaner] ST JOHN'S - Town suing OCI [The Telegram] FREDERICTON - City OKs appointments [Daily Gleaner] HALIFAX - Alderney loan landing in taxpayers’ laps [Chronicle Herald] SAINT JOHN - 'Shut 'er down' [Telegraph Journal] BUILT ENVIRONMENT HALIFAX - Businesses welcome Agricola project [Chroncile Herald] SYDNEY - Cape Breton landscapes can now be seen around the world with a click of a mouse [Cape Breton Post] SYDNEY - Mom upset by graffiti [Cape Breton Post] TRURO - Local MLA ‘optimistic’ good news lies ahead for new facility [Truro Daily ...
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Thursday’s Headlines

CITY HALL MONCTON - Students show off art at Moncton City Hall [Times & Transcript] HALIFAX - Halifax, province of Nova Scotia, poised to make Africville settlement offer [the Coast] FREDERICTON - Mayor wants morale back in police force [Daily Gleaner] HALIFAX - Councillors debate changing name of HRM to Greater Halifax [the Coast] URBAN GREEN HALIFAX - Fore! Urban golf comes to Halifax [the Coast] HALIFAX - Green firm wants its cash [Chroncile Herald] NS - Government help needed for agricultural industry, say farmers [Truro Daily] OTHER MIRAMICHI - MLA to fight bus route cuts [Times & Transcript] NB - N.B. ...
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Thursday’s Headlines

TRANSPORTATION NB - Hillsborough stops bike races [Times & Transcript] HALIFAX - Missing the bus [the Coast] NB - Fuel taxes hurting bus company [Daily Gleaner] CHARLOTTETOWN - Dealership co-owner wants public meeting on roundabout [The Guardian] NB - Bridge contract in spotlight again [Daily Gleaner] DARTMOUTH - Parking near NSCC irks neighbours [Chronicle Herald] URBAN GREEN NB - Tories seek review of landfill complaints [Daily Gleaner] NS - Forever green: N.S. buys Irving land [Chronicle Herald] HALIFAX - Some farmers to stay at Brewery Market [Chronicle Herald] DOWNTOWN BUSINESS HALIFAX - Quinpool now open, and late [the Coast] HALIFAX - Barrington ...
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Friday’s Headlines

CITY HALL FREDERICTON - Social Development lays out spending [Times & Transcript] NEW BRUNSWICK - 'We're tackling big issues' [Daily Gleaner] HALIFAX - HRM paid out $362,456 in settlements last year [Chronicle-Herald] FREDERICTON  - District looks to solve vandalism problem [Daily Gleaner] HALIFAX - Halifax tax reform: Leadership vacancy [Chronicle-Herald] URBAN GREEN NOVA SCOTIA - N.S. won’t ban biosolids on farmland [Chronicle-Herald] HALIFAX - Climate cash running out [Chronicle-Herald] CHARLOTTETOWN - Kinkora goes green with wind turbines completed [The Guardian] HALIFAX - Revolution in the food business [Chronicle-Herald] BUILT ENVIRONMENT ST JOHN'S - Housing costs skyrocket for children, youth in need [The ...
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Thursday’s Headlines

CITY HALL MONCTON - Metro tames mean streets [Times & Transcript] HALIFAX - Tax vote over, council still grappling with idea [Metro News] SAINT JOHN - Bridge authority asks city to support loan bid [Telegraph Journal] SUSSEX - Town seeks citizen input [Telegraph Journal] SAINT JOHN - Cast Monopoly vote for city and win a Super Bowl party [Telegraph Journal] TRANSPORTATION HALIFAX - Metro transit plan for waterfront bus [the Coast] HALIFAX - Construction of new airport hotel quashed [Metro News] CAPE BRETON - Englishtown ferry back in service [Cape Breton Post] HALIFAX - HRM staff looking at rail commuter service ...
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Friday’s Headlines

CITY HALL MONCTON - Moncton falls short in smart city awards [Times & Transcript] NEWFOUNDLAND - Municipalities Newfoundland and Labrador launches new logo, website [The Telegram] ATLANTIC CANADA - Mayors urge feds to keep infrastructure money flowing despite deficit [The Telegram] NOVA SCOTIA - Schools need at least $36M: Group [Metro News] BUILT ENVIRONMENT HALIFAX - HRM, N.S. swap land in Halifax [Metro News] HALIFAX - 'Park after dark' targets overnight parking ban [Metro News] IN CONVERSATION HALIFAX - Brains for Change working to make Dal better [Chronicle Herald] NOVA SCOTIA - Public meetings to focus on future of farmland [Chronicle Herald] TRURO ...
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