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(stock photo) As Halifax continues seeing a housing market boom, some homebuyers are eliminating home inspections in an attempt to make their offers more appealing to sellers. “A lot of buyers now, in this type of market, have gone through making several offers, not winning and sort of re-evaluating how to make their offers stronger,” local realtor James Dwyer said. “In some cases, we’re seeing the removal of the home inspection clause from a property to try and make their offer more appealing.” But Dwyer said this isn’t something he recommends. In fact, he said home inspections ...

After a super busy summer last year, preliminary indications are that Jackson Hole can expect another one in 2021. In January the Jackson Hole Chamber of Commerce fielded 75% more emails and phone calls from people thinking about a summer vacation in the Tetons than it did last January. “Usually late January, February and March are the highest volume of summertime inquiries,” chamber Vice President Rick Howe said. “This year, as soon as the new year hit, we started getting a lot of inquiries into summer, especially the camping and RV sectors.” The domestic market is likely...

(stock photo) According to a national report on flood preparedness among municipalities, Halifax had the most improved score across Canada over a five-year period. Climate Change and the Preparedness of 16 Major Canadian Cities to Limit Flood Risk — was conducted by the Intact Centre on Climate Adaptation (ICCA) at the University of Waterloo. In 2015, Halifax scored a “D” in flood preparedness; the city scored a “B-“ in the 2019/2020 report. New @UWaterloo report shares how 16 major Canadian cities self-assessed their efforts to reduce the severity of #flood impacts on their jurisdi...

Halifax referee prepares for 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup Marie-Soleil Beaudoin is one of four Canadians on the list of potential officials for the event — all of whom are women Jan 25, 2021 8:25 AM By: Chris Stoodley When she was five-years-old, Marie-Soleil Beaudoin started playing soccer — an activity she calls her “family sport.” She grew up in Quebec City, completed an undergraduate degree at McGill University, finished her masters at the University of Guelph and eventually moved to Halifax to teach physiology and biophysics at Dalhousie University. R...

Dalhousie leads study on Atlantic Canadian diets during pandemic Researchers from the university are investigating the nutritional impacts of how Atlantic Canadians have been eating during the coronavirus pandemic Jan 17, 2021 2:15 PM By: Chris Stoodley (stock photo) Researchers at Dalhousie University are studying the nutritional impacts of how Atlantic Canadians eat, particularly during the coronavirus pandemic. CELLAR, which stands for COVID-related Eating Limitation and Latent dietary effects in the Atlantic Region, will be led by Dalhousie University’s Foo...