Jen Stotland

Changing Building Codes and Creating Resilience

Hillary — Fri, 17 Jan 2014 16:37:16 +0000

A lobbying tour de force faces an immoveable object

K'jipuktuk (Halifax) -The Federal and Provincial Building Codes tell us what we can and cannot build. While municipal bylaws affect land use, these codes dictate the buildings themselves, with such things as fire exits and window placements.

Going gently

Rana Encol — Mon, 04 Nov 2013 19:54:15 +0000

Uncovering the green burial movement in Nova Scotia

In ecology we talk about cradle-to-cradle thinking, where we plan a tool ideally for its own demise. The ecologist plans the tool to be recyclable at the end of its life -- to become another tool, or to be composted and rejoin the greater cycles of nature.

Halifax's chicken keepers step into a legal void

Robert DeVet — Thu, 10 Oct 2013 13:11:11 +0000

Keeping hens supports local food sovereignty

Louise Havanan is busier than ever advising a new set of aspiring urban chicken keepers. It all started when a legal team representing Halifax City Council reviewed the zoning bylaws in July of this year and found that bylaws for Halifax peninsula did not prohibit keeping hens.

Nova Scotia — Locavores' Delight

Miles Howe — Thu, 28 Feb 2013 17:00:51 +0000

Homegrown ginger, tobacco, goji berries and more

This is the first of our Just Us! Just Journalism! series of articles dealing with issues of food security, sustainable farming, fair trade and cooperatives in the Maritimes. We thank Just Us! Coffee Roasters Co-op for helping to make this piece possible.