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Originally Posted by q12

I see Keith P. was quoted on their site!

http://skyehalifax.ca/the-buzz/item/...tions-to-rules

More interesting opinions in "The Buzz":

http://skyehalifax.ca/the-buzz

Keith P. great piece.

Here is another good take on negative HRM.

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" If it was left to Peter McCurdy (July 25 letter), we'd still be living in grass and mud huts. Mr. McCurdy refers to the "traditions of our ancestors." Our an­cestors built and made their lives bet­ter. They were daring, fearless innova­tors. Our ancestors did not sit on their behinds complaining.

That's the problem with Halifax.

Nobody here wants to see Halifax grow. Our ancestors' spirit is gone. Anything out of the ordinary - cancel it. Build­ings are too tall. Can't see the harbour from the Citadel. Mardi-Gras? Can­celled. Why? A couple of drunks.

Grand-Prix? Cancelled. A few com­plaints about the noise. Commonwealth Games? Cancel. Stadium? Cancel.

We have an inept council and mayor who waste their time on parking bans and cat licences. Why is that? Is it be­cause we have too many old people living here? Doesn't anybody want our next generation to live in a thriving, modern city?

Thank God we still have a few devel­opers here who have a vision for the Halifax of the future. They're innova­tors, just like our ancestors used to be."

Andre Daoust, Halifax