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48-565: The Halifax Convention Centre is part of the $ 500-million Nova Centre project. With 1 million square feet (93,000 m) of mixed-use space, Nova Centre is the largest integrated development project undertaken in Nova Scotia’s history. Trade Centre Limited (TCL), the provincial Crown corporation that operated the World Trade and Convention Centre, advocated replacing the facility to accommodate demand for larger scale conventions, citing

96-500: A "far less romantic view of the newspaper" than her father did, a characteristic that journalist Stephen Kimber said has made cost-cutting easy. Dennis stated: "It's a business, and you have to run it like a business. The history is important, but you can't let that determine what you do." Shortly after taking over as CEO, Dennis championed the newspaper's independence, stating: "The fact that we're not controlled by someone in Ontario makes

144-460: A big difference in what we can do." She stated that the newspaper would remain independent as long as possible. However, following her father's death Dennis stated that she would entertain offers from potential buyers. Discord erupted in 2011 after the Herald wrote a new contract for freelance journalists that gave the newspaper rights to freelancers' work forever, without any payment for signing over

192-531: A competing online newspaper called Local Xpress . By September 2016, the number of striking workers was down to 56 as some had sought new employment for financial reasons. The union criticized the Herald for spending more than $ 400,000 on security (as at September 2016) while demanding cuts in the newsroom, and stated that the real intention of management was to bust the union . The typographical union also accused Sarah Dennis of hiring private investigators to tail and intimidate picketers. In September 2016

240-422: A new eight-year deal. The agreement included an increase in the work week from 35 to 37.5 hours, the dismissal of 26 union staff (with 25 returning to the newspaper and one moving to Cape Breton), and wage cuts. The Chronicle Herald has seen like most Canadian daily newspapers a decline in circulation . Its total circulation dropped by 15 percent to 91,490 copies daily from 2009 to 2015. The Chronicle Herald

288-507: A newly formed parent company of the Herald . The Halifax Typographical Union called the purchase evidence that the Herald ' s claim of impending financial collapse was a "total fabrication". The president of CWA Canada also weighed in, stating of the ongoing labour dispute: "This has never been about money. It has been about power and union busting." On 13 July 2017, the Department of Labour and Advanced Education announced that it

336-531: A result of this strike, CEO Mark Lever won the labour news website rankandfile.ca's annual Scumbag of the Year award for 2016. It was the second time in three years a Nova Scotian won this award. Throughout the strike, the Halifax Typographical Union used social media to draw light to typographical and factual errors that plagued the paper since the strike began, and alleged that these quality issues were

384-548: A result of using inexperienced " scab " staff. In addition, the union and others lambasted the strikebreakers for questionable journalistic practices. The use of strikebreakers is banned in many countries, but Quebec is the only jurisdiction within Canada that outlaws the practice. Several faculty members at the University of King's College , which is well-regarded for its journalism program, advised graduating students against crossing

432-505: Is a broadsheet newspaper published in Halifax, Nova Scotia , Canada, owned by SaltWire Network of Halifax. On July 26, 2024, Postmedia entered an agreement to purchase SaltWire. Founded in 1874 as The Morning Herald , the paper quickly became one of Halifax's main newspapers. The same company also owned the Evening Mail , which was published in the afternoon. Its main competitors were

480-454: The Bank of Montreal signed a 10-year lease agreement and naming rights deal to relocate their Atlantic Canadian headquarters to complex. The north tower was alternatively named BMO Tower. The bank's flagship downtown branch is also relocated on the ground level of the building. In April 2017, it was announced that Grant Thornton had signed a lease for 36,000 square feet (3,300 m ) of space in

528-496: The Chronicle in the morning, and the Star in the afternoon. By 1949 the papers had merged to become The Chronicle-Herald and Mail-Star respectively. Graham W. Dennis took over as publisher of the newspaper in 1954, at age 26, after the death of his father, senator William Henry Dennis , who in turn had succeeded senator William Dennis in running the paper. He led the newspaper for

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576-486: The Herald announced that it was shutting down the Cape Breton Star due to "a prevailing headwind of union sympathy in industrial Cape Breton". The union agreed to wage cuts and increased working hours equating to an hourly pay decrease of 17 per cent, layoffs of a third of unionized staff, a cap on severance pay, reductions in vacation time and mileage allowance, a 25 per cent lower starting wage, and elimination of

624-468: The defined benefit pension plan founded by Graham Dennis. However, the dispute dragged on with no agreement being reached between the two parties. The newspaper was accused of making unreasonable demands with the aim of breaking the union, and hired lawyers advertising services in union-busting. During a round of bargaining in October 2016, Herald made numerous additional demands, including further cuts to

672-599: The "simplicity" and marketing sense of the name and graphic identity. In November 2014, the developer confirmed a substantial completion date of September 30, 2016, for the Nova Centre, with an official opening for the Halifax Convention Centre planned for January 2017. In April 2014, the province introduced the Halifax Convention Centre Act, legislation that will see the provincial government and

720-503: The 1990s, took over as CEO of the newspaper in November 2010. She married Mark Lever in August 2011. Graham Dennis, who ran the newspaper for more than 57 years, died on December 1, 2011, at the age of 84. Sarah Dennis inherited the paper. Lever took over as president and CEO in 2012. Though the newspaper is profitable, Dennis and Lever have aggressively cut costs in recent years. Dennis holds

768-506: The Design Review Committee on March 20 and was subsequently approved and recommended to Regional Council on April 1, 2014. A public hearing was held April 29, 2014, to discuss the proposed amendments and to consider the closure of Grafton Street to accommodate the new design of the Nova Centre, specifically bringing the ballroom of the Halifax Convention Centre above ground. This new design arises from public feedback gathered during

816-793: The Halifax Regional Municipality establish the Halifax Convention Centre Corporation to manage and operate the new facility. The legislation requires the two levels of government to jointly appoint a board of directors. Once in place, the board will set and implement the strategic direction for the corporation. The developer updated information in its planning application to amend the Downtown Halifax Secondary Municipal Planning Strategy and Land Use By-law and its request to close and acquire Grafton Street. This proposal went before

864-452: The Nova Centre. That same month Regional Council gave its final approval to a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) with the Province of Nova Scotia that outlines the construction, operational and financial agreements surrounding the new convention centre. Auditor General Jacques Lapointe, in 2012, criticized the market study used to justify construction of the new convention centre. Without questioning

912-641: The buildings on the ex- Maritime Life campus in Armdale . The former Herald buildings were demolished and the site was redeveloped as the Nova Centre , which houses the Halifax Convention Centre . In October 2008, The Chronicle Herald was named one of " Canada's Top 100 Employers " by Mediacorp Canada Inc., and was featured in Maclean's newsmagazine. On February 3, 2009, the paper laid off 24 employees,

960-413: The company's history. The lockout ended about a month later, after the union agreed to major concessions. Less than a year later, on January 23, 2016, 61 members of the Halifax Typographical Union's newsroom and news bureau staff went on strike. The Herald hired " scab " reporters as replacements. The Chronicle Herald refused any concessions offered by the union, and later on the striking staff launched

1008-520: The complex and would move there from the Cogswell Tower . The Nova Centre contains two interconnected office towers, the north (also known as the BMO Building) and south tower. Each building offers 14,000 square feet of space per floor, or a combined 28,000 square feet per floor. The Halifax Convention Centre is a conference centre that replaced the nearby World Trade and Convention Centre as

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1056-428: The consultations in 2012. In the end, Council approved the amendments and asked municipal staff to look into options for the closure of Grafton Street. The developer presented the final design of the building to the Design Review Committee through a substantive site plan approval application. The Committee approved the application, with conditions, at a special meeting on June 12, 2014. On June 10, 2014, Council discussed

1104-465: The convention centre podium with office and hotel space above. The entire development has been stated to be about 1 million square feet (93,000 m) in total. Nova Centre The Nova Centre is a mixed-use development in Downtown Halifax . It comprises a hotel, two office buildings, the Halifax Convention Centre , commercial space, and Rogers Square, a public pedestrian arcade that

1152-401: The convention centre portion of the project, the developer, Rank Inc., continued to work on preliminary designs and securing tenants for the other aspects of the Nova Centre project. In July 2012, Rank Inc. CEO Joe Ramia officially announced his intention to proceed with the project, beginning with wide-ranging public consultation to help inform the look and feel, streetscape and public spaces for

1200-518: The copyright. Numerous freelancers, including Ralph Surette and Silver Donald Cameron , refused to sign. Dennis stated that the newspaper was simply emulating what other newspapers across the country were doing. The newspaper purchased Bounty Print, a commercial printing company, in 2011. In 2012 they purchased The Casket , a weekly newspaper published in Antigonish , through a Herald sister company, Brace Publishing Limited. The company also launched

1248-485: The first layoffs in the paper's 136-year history. The cuts represented approximately one quarter of its newsroom staff, but it nonetheless remained the largest newsroom east of Montreal. These cuts impacted the production department where nine employees were laid off. The company stated that these layoffs were the result of a decline in advertising due to the distress of the current economic situation . Sarah Dennis, daughter of owner Graham Dennis and vice-president since

1296-477: The general merits of a new facility, he stated that "some industry realities were ignored" and provided new calculations which suggested that the economic spinoff could be significantly diminished if the expected utilization rate was lower than calculated. Trade Centre CEO Scott Ferguson responded by stating that he stood by the original projections. The branding and name of the facility, Halifax Convention Centre , were announced in early 2014 by Ferguson, who praised

1344-758: The glossy Herald Magazine in February 2012. It launched the Cape Breton Star , a weekly newspaper, in Cape Breton in May 2014. Circulation has been in decline. In 2012 the Audit Bureau of Circulations reported circulation of 108,389 weekdays, 112,306 Saturdays and 97,190 Sundays In April 2012 the Sunday edition was discontinued as a cost-cutting measure and the Saturday paper was renamed Weekend . Still, in 2013, Sarah Dennis stated that

1392-400: The lack of a dedicated exhibition room and the larger size of comparable facilities elsewhere in the country. In 2008, Trade Centre Limited and the provincial Department of Transportation and Infrastructure Renewal issued an expression of interest for an expanded facility. This process identified a successful proponent, Rank Inc., a private developer. It was announced that Rank Inc. would build

1440-406: The main convention venue in the city. The larger convention facility houses 120,000 square feet (11,000 m ) flexible event space that allows Halifax to accommodate conventions and events that the former convention centre could not handle. The convention centre opened on December 15, 2017. Sutton Place Hotels partnered with Argyle Developments on the project. Among the contractors for the project

1488-468: The new Halifax Convention Centre operated by the Crown corporation Trade Centre Limited (TDL). In 2014, Halifax Regional Council approved the sale of a section of Grafton Street, running through the Nova Centre site, to Argyle Developments at a cost of $ 1.9 million. This section would remain open to the public as a covered pedestrian arcade, and was rented out for events by the developer. In October 2015,

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1536-477: The newspaper during the strike, Bousquet wrote: "Without the professional journalists, the paper is crap [...] The Herald has zero credibility. And the complete abandonment of any journalistic standards is showing in spades." Alex Boutilier of the Toronto Star spoke out after the Herald reprinted one of his articles and attributed it to his name only, with no mention of the Star , making it appear as though he

1584-465: The newspaper was profitable and that readership was at an all-time high. In September 2014, weekday circulation was estimated at 70,000, with the weekend edition selling 72,000. On-line subscriptions totaled 1,862. In October 2014, the Herald issued layoff notices to 20 newsroom employees. In February 2015, the Herald locked out its 13 unionized printing press workers, causing the first work stoppage in

1632-467: The next half century. Dennis was proud of the paper's independence and rebuffed numerous offers to buy it. He was known as a humanistic employer interested in the welfare of his employees, stating that his proudest moment was the introduction of a pension plan for Herald staff. He had a reputation as an "old-school media baron" who set up bureaus across Canada and even one in London, England. Dennis considered

1680-403: The overall development, called Nova Centre, in which the convention centre would be located. In August 2011, the federal government announced it would invest $ 51 million toward eligible construction costs for the new convention centre. The remaining funding was shared by the Province of Nova Scotia and the Halifax Regional Municipality, with each contributing $ 56.4 million. With funds in place for

1728-495: The paper essential to effecting positive change in Nova Scotia and ensured that it was available across the province. In 1998 the company began producing a Sunday edition called The Sunday Herald , which ran until April 20, 2013. In 2004 The Chronicle-Herald and Mail-Star were merged to form the single The Chronicle Herald . In January 2004, The Chronicle Herald became the first newspaper in Canada, and one of only several in

1776-457: The picket line. The Herald approached several King's students and were rebuffed. Investigative journalist Tim Bousquet, of the Halifax Examiner , questioned the newspaper's practice of printing advertorial content nearly indistinguishable from regular news. Similarly, the union pointed out instances of the "scab Herald " reprinting press releases nearly verbatim. Of the quality of

1824-423: The sale of Grafton Street and subsequently approved the sale to Argyle Developments at a price of $ 1.9 million. The sale closed on August 14. The new convention centre comprises over 120,000 square feet (11,000 m) of meeting space, including a 30,000 square feet (2,800 m) ballroom, 50,000 square feet (4,600 m) of multi-purpose convention space, and 40,000 square feet (3,700 m) of meeting space. It

1872-545: The union's bargaining power, reduced sick leave pay, a further four per cent wage cut, eight more layoffs (amounting to a total of 26 layoffs), and the closure of Local Xpress and the signing-over of all Local Xpress content to the Herald . In November 2016 the union filed a complaint with the Nova Scotia Labour Board accusing the Herald management of "bargaining in a manner designed to end union representation", preventing an agreement from being reached. As

1920-477: The wake of the controversy award-winning non-union columnist Lezlie Lowe quit the newspaper in protest, stating in her farewell column that "The story lays bare the worst of the worst xenophobia in our city and our province. It lacks all proportion. Balance eludes it, start to finish." On 13 April 2017, Transcontinental announced that it had sold all of its newspapers in Atlantic Canada to SaltWire Network ,

1968-492: The world, to operate a WIFAG offset press. This development led to an increased use of colour, and changes in font and styling. In 2002 the historic Herald headquarters on Argyle Street was listed for sale for $ 15 million and sold by the Dennis family to the cable TV mogul Charles Keating . Keating died in 2005. In 2007 Argyle Developments Ltd. purchased the property from his estate. The Chronicle Herald moved in 2008 to one of

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2016-425: Was "deeply offended to see the school represented so inaccurately". LeRoux stated that the school board had investigated the allegations and had come up empty-handed. In the face of public outcry the newspaper tweaked the article online, removing some details before deleting it from the Herald website altogether on Monday morning. The paper published an editor's note that admitted the story "needed more work". In

2064-437: Was constructed on a site comprising two city blocks bounded by Prince, Argyle, Sackville, and Market streets, bisected by Grafton Street which has been temporarily closed and destroyed to permit excavation and construction. One of the two blocks was previously the longstanding head office of The Chronicle Herald , who relocated to Armdale . The convention centre is part of a larger development called Nova Centre , composed of

2112-491: Was formerly part of Grafton Street. It was developed at a cost of $ 500 million by Halifax developer Argyle Developments. The Nova Centre complex occupies two city blocks in downtown Halifax . One block was formerly home to the longtime headquarters of the Halifax Chronicle-Herald newspaper. The project received federal, provincial, and municipal public funding as it would house, in the podium levels and basement,

2160-540: Was local firm RCS Construction, based in nearby Bedford. The hotel features 262 rooms. Amenities include the Chop Steakhouse & Bar, ceiling-high windows and fitness facilities. The section of Grafton Street purchased by the developer functions as both a pedestrian passageway and as an 18,000 square foot events space. Rogers Communications partnered with Argyle Developments in a multi-year naming rights agreement. The Chronicle Herald The Chronicle Herald

2208-403: Was setting up an Industrial Inquiry Commission, under the provisions of the province's Trade Union Act, to force mediation between the union and the Herald management from 4 August 2017. A union spokesperson called the move "long overdue" while the Herald ' s chief operating officer called the announcement "puzzling". The dispute finally ended in August 2017 when the union voted to ratify

2256-549: Was widely condemned as the story was unverified, having been based on a sole anonymous source, and was written with a highly sensational tone that alleged acts of "brutality" by children as young as five. It was published anonymously, lacking any byline , and was picked up by right-wing media abroad to bolster anti-refugee sentiment. The superintendent of the Halifax Regional School Board , Elwin LeRoux, stated that he

2304-625: Was writing as a strikebreaker. Boutilier stated that he could not find the piece on The Canadian Press news wire while Bousquet commented that aside from the Star , the Herald appears to have been the only other newspaper to print the story. The Herald subsequently removed his byline from the online edition. Controversy surrounding an article published 8 April 2016 online (appearing in print on 9 April) made national headlines. The story alleged that Syrian refugee children attending Chebucto Heights Elementary School were "choking, pushing, slapping and verbally abusing their fellow classmates". The paper

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