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May 18, 2012 16:56:17 GMT -5
Post by meme on May 18, 2012 16:56:17 GMT -5
Missing Melissa Dawn Peacock, Occupy charge overturned, and Legion leader stands behind Occupy
November 18, 2011
Melissa Dawn Peacock, 20, of Dartmouth, has been reported missing. Police are asking for help finding her.
The woman’s aunt has been tweeting for more than a week that Melissa hadn’t been seen since Nov. 7. Apparently, police were unsure. They believed the woman may have gone off on her own (as she sometimes did). Now police are on the case. This is the poster the family made more than a week ago:
As we all know, cops have been pretty busy this week patrolling protest sites and enforcing by-laws. One of the accused criminals they nabbed, Miles Howe, appeared in court yesterday on charges of obstructing justice by sitting on a tent during the Occupy Nova Scotia eviction, and breaching conditions of his release by entering Grand Parade Square. Howe got those latter conditions overturned by the judge. “Howe and his lawyer, Gordon Allen entered a plea of ‘not guilty’ on the charges, “based on the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms—specifically, the freedom of peaceful assembly and the freedom of expression.” The article covers some details of his intended defense, and is authored by Miles’ partner, Palmira Boutillier. (Media Co-op)
Oh, and remember how the “he said, he said” thing between the Mayor and the protesters about whether they’d be allowed to return to Grand Parade played out? The protesters saying they got the impression from Mayor Peter Kelly that they’d be allowed back, the Mayor saying he never gave them that impression? Direct quote: “I was very clear—the preference was not to come back.” Well, the only neutral third party witness of the exchange has weighed in. On behalf of the veterans, Tom Waters was at that same meeting. The verdict: “The veteran’s account of the meeting is perfectly consistent with the protester’s memory.” Not looking good, Kelly. (Chronicle-Herald)
Someone has populated the hole in Argyle Street—supposed to be a multi-million dollar convention centre—with some of the empty suits it eventually hopes to attract. (The Coast)
Today, for no particular reason, is a very environment-focused day in OpenFile: There’s a look at video piece on urban beavers and how they disrupt residential areas, and a look at the massive Bedford Basin/Crosby Island infilling project that the Waterfront Development Corporation has been working on since the 1980s. A few local groups are still fighting it, saying it’s habitat for Atlantic salmon and many other species.
halifax.openfile.ca/blog/curator-blog/morningfile/2011/missing-melissa-dawn-peacock-occupy-charge-overturned-and-legion-
November 18, 2011
Melissa Dawn Peacock, 20, of Dartmouth, has been reported missing. Police are asking for help finding her.
The woman’s aunt has been tweeting for more than a week that Melissa hadn’t been seen since Nov. 7. Apparently, police were unsure. They believed the woman may have gone off on her own (as she sometimes did). Now police are on the case. This is the poster the family made more than a week ago:
As we all know, cops have been pretty busy this week patrolling protest sites and enforcing by-laws. One of the accused criminals they nabbed, Miles Howe, appeared in court yesterday on charges of obstructing justice by sitting on a tent during the Occupy Nova Scotia eviction, and breaching conditions of his release by entering Grand Parade Square. Howe got those latter conditions overturned by the judge. “Howe and his lawyer, Gordon Allen entered a plea of ‘not guilty’ on the charges, “based on the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms—specifically, the freedom of peaceful assembly and the freedom of expression.” The article covers some details of his intended defense, and is authored by Miles’ partner, Palmira Boutillier. (Media Co-op)
Oh, and remember how the “he said, he said” thing between the Mayor and the protesters about whether they’d be allowed to return to Grand Parade played out? The protesters saying they got the impression from Mayor Peter Kelly that they’d be allowed back, the Mayor saying he never gave them that impression? Direct quote: “I was very clear—the preference was not to come back.” Well, the only neutral third party witness of the exchange has weighed in. On behalf of the veterans, Tom Waters was at that same meeting. The verdict: “The veteran’s account of the meeting is perfectly consistent with the protester’s memory.” Not looking good, Kelly. (Chronicle-Herald)
Someone has populated the hole in Argyle Street—supposed to be a multi-million dollar convention centre—with some of the empty suits it eventually hopes to attract. (The Coast)
Today, for no particular reason, is a very environment-focused day in OpenFile: There’s a look at video piece on urban beavers and how they disrupt residential areas, and a look at the massive Bedford Basin/Crosby Island infilling project that the Waterfront Development Corporation has been working on since the 1980s. A few local groups are still fighting it, saying it’s habitat for Atlantic salmon and many other species.
halifax.openfile.ca/blog/curator-blog/morningfile/2011/missing-melissa-dawn-peacock-occupy-charge-overturned-and-legion-
