This episode of the Wanderer Grounds is a crossover episode! Last week the Friends of the Commons local advocacy group put a post on their website letting everyone know that they are suing the city over the privatization of the Wanderer’s Grounds . The reason, according to the legal letter linked above, is they believe the Wanderer’s Grounds have been defacto privatized without public consultation, which goes against rules dating as back as far as the Crown grants from the 1700s . Their argument...
Jul 17, 2023•1 hr
Take heed of the old phrase, “Be careful what you wish for.” Back in 2005, when Nova Scotia introduced its Capped Assessment Program, the stated goal was to keep seniors and families in their homes that might otherwise have been priced out. The solution of the day was to limit property tax increases to no more than the annual inflation rate. It sounds considerate—and indeed, it worked. But then the price of homes in Halifax rocketed to the moon, and nothing has ever been the same. On this week’s...
Jul 14, 2023•1 hr 12 min•Season 1Ep. 15
In this episode Matt and Martin head to the Central Library to do a live show on a Tuesday night. They talk about the regional plan review, the upcoming carbon tax, and then answer audience questions after the add break in the last half of the episode.
Jun 28, 2023•1 hr 19 min•Season 1Ep. 14
Come on down the Paul O'Regan Hall at the public library to watch Marting and Matt suffer through an hour or so of imposter syndrome as we do a live recording of the Grand Parade Podcast! Doors will open at 7pm, recording will start at 7:30 and last about an hour. After than we'll open it up to a Q&A until the library kicks us out at 9pm. We will have a question box, for those that don't feel comfortable asking questions on the mic. And we'll have a box if for questions about the regional pl...
Jun 21, 2023•2 min
In this episode of The Grand Parade podcast, Coast reporters Matt Stickland and Martin Bauman reflect on the harsh lessons learned from the Tantallon wildfire—including how the HRM was warned about the risks of a scenario like this 20 years ago. Matt educates Martin on as-of-right development , and how it enabled the suburbs around Halifax to grow with little oversight for disaster preparedness. The two discuss the ramifications of Northern Pulp’s closure on the province’s forests and the afterm...
Jun 06, 2023•1 hr 7 min•Season 1Ep. 13
In this episode Matt and Martin talk mainly about cars and apartments. The first bit of the episode is devoted to Matt telling Martin how foreign policy theory can explain why our streets suck. Then in the last half of the episode Matt puts on his red hat and tried to exploit the new short term rental legislation. Spoiler alert: he may have found a new loop hole. The depressing topics have lighthearted interludes this week since EPAs are on strike, the show also featured a return of it's special...
May 14, 2023•55 min•Season 1Ep. 12
In this episode Matt and Martin go over a climactic end to the budget season as council sticks it themselves. They passed a climate tax and a carbon subsidy in what is a very confusing budget. Matt also gets emotional talking about the lack of RCMP accountability and the boys dive into what policing could look like in the HRM in the future. Also, if you're one of the 10 keeners who got the wrong episode, very sorry about that. This should be the right one.
Apr 28, 2023•57 min•Season 1Ep. 11
In this episode Martin and Matt break down the budget, the land lord registry and talk about parking. Again. Arts editor Morgan Mullin comes on to tell us how cool the city is and then the boys talks about the upcoming Wanderer's season.
Apr 12, 2023•53 min•Season 1Ep. 10
Can you dunk on Matt? In this episode Martin has the full city budget adjustment list in front of him, and Matt only has a mic. Did he screw up? Also in this episode we picture a world in which High School Hockey can be a utopia
Mar 14, 2023•46 min•Season 1Ep. 9
This week Matt and Martin talk budget at city hall. It was a big few weeks so the two try and walk us through some big budget talks. Matt is joined later in the episode by Morgan Mullin, arts editor, who talks through what's happening to the arts scene and it's lack of funding in the city. Matt and Martin also tease some big news about a local sports team.
Mar 03, 2023•1 hr•Season 1Ep. 8
In this Episode Matt is joined by Co-worker Martin Bauman and the two talk about city council, budget season, the police commissioners breaking the law and UK rap music from the early 00s.
Feb 02, 2023•1 hr 3 min•Season 1Ep. 7
In this episode Coast journalists Matt and Martin talk to Halifax resident Paul about the province's plan to hamstring the city, and the city's plan to hamstring our housing market. This also features some wild new policy suggestions and a short clip of an Offspring song.
Dec 19, 2022•1 hr•Ep. 6
The Coast's city hall reporter Matt Stickland is joined by his fellow Coast reporter Martin Bauman and Halifax resident Ben MacLeod. They talk bike lane cost overruns and budget season.
Nov 28, 2022•1 hr 9 min•Season 1Ep. 5
Morning fellow Haligonians! Today's episode I have on my co-workers Kaija Jussinoja and Martin Bauman. We talk about how councillors clapped back at Dalhousie, and how Amazon owns the internet. I also talked to Peterborough Currents (@PTBO_Currents) reporter Brett Throop about his city's failed attempt to help it's unhoused citizens
Oct 21, 2022•1 hr 15 min•Season 1Ep. 4
This week Matt is joined by guests Hannah Bing and Jenn Lee to talk about policy changes, World Juniors, the lack of oversight for police and adult equivalent units.
Oct 14, 2022•1 hr 11 min•Season 1Ep. 3
This week Matt has returning guest Stephen and new guest Paul on to talk communism, austerity and pizzacornergate.
Oct 04, 2022•56 min•Season 1Ep. 2
In the Coast's inaugural episode host and Coast reporter, Matt Stickand is joined by guests Ben MacLeod and Steve MacKay to talk about everything that council passed, cops being bad at their jobs, and Spring Garden sucking for anyone but drivers
Sep 21, 2022•58 min•Season 1Ep. 1
