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February 03, 2012
Immediate effects aside, some HRM councillors are expressing concern about the impact a prolonged transit strike will have on long-term ridership numbers.
Strike not stopping students
February 03, 2012
Students aren’t using the transit strike as an excuse to skip class, a Halifax Regional School Board spokesman says.
Province plans to stay out of strike
February 03, 2012
Dexter told reporters on Thursday the issue is between HRM and the Amalgamated Transit Union Local 508, which represents over 700 transit workers.
Man charged after car drives through pickets
February 03, 2012
A Tatamagouche man faces charges after police say he drove through a picket line at the Metro Transit bus terminal in Dartmouth Thursday, hitting two people.
HRM considers easing downtown parking laws
February 03, 2012
HRM staff is looking into a request to ease up issuing parking tickets downtown during the transit strike.
Cab drivers see a boom in business
February 03, 2012
It may be their catchy jingle, but Casino Taxi says the transit strike has their phones ringing more than usual.
Strike has little effect on roads
February 03, 2012
Metro Transit buses were pulled off the roads early Thursday morning, but commuters seem to be coping.
HRM, transit union at impasse as strikers hit picket lines
February 02, 2012
Mayor Peter Kelly and head of Metro Transit Eddie Robar left council's
in camera meeting on Thursday to brief the press on the state of the
transit negotiations.
A long night it was for HRM transit riders
February 02, 2012
It was a roller-coaster ride for transit riders glued to social media on Wednesday night wondering if a strike would be taking place.
Negotiations break off in early morning, leading to strike
February 02, 2012
Transit riders have awoken to Halifax’s first transit strike in 14 years.
Transit strike on for Halifax
February 01, 2012
Transit riders will be waking up to Halifax’s first transit strike in 14 years.
Countdown for transit strike in Halifax
February 01, 2012
Unless two negotiating teams can bridge what appears to be an unbridgeable gap on Wednesday, HRM will see its first transit strike in 14 years.
Transit talks break off, union prepares for strike
January 31, 2012
Talks have broken up and the transit union is preparing for a strike.
Stuck without a ride in HRM?
January 31, 2012
A transit strike would be a minor inconvenience for some, but for many others it would mean a complete rearrangement of their daily lives.
New transit offer before union as strike date looms
January 31, 2012
It’s crunch time as the transit strike deadline looms.
Metro Transit brings new offer to table: Union
January 30, 2012
Metro Transit has come forward with a new package on Monday morning for the Amalgamated Transit Union 508 to consider.
Transit workers rally as strike talk motors on
January 30, 2012
While negotiators hashed it out behind closed doors hour after hour on Sunday, transit workers and supporters held two public rallies ahead of a possible strike on Thursday.
New transit garage opens in Ragged Lake
August 20, 2010
There were ribbons to be cut and danishes to be consumed at the new Ragged Lake Transit Centre on Friday.
Metro Transit to propose route along waterfront
December 22, 2009
A new bus route along the Halifax waterfront may be up and running by next summer.
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