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Great student journalist video on Eco-Innovators

Posted by Chris Benjamin on Friday, December 16, 2011, In : Eco-Innovators

Book signings, readings, NS's absent water strategy, the richest 10%, and the media's science blindspot

Posted by Chris Benjamin on Thursday, November 3, 2011, In : New Books

Hi folks,

Some events and new material:

1) On Saturday (Nov. 5) at noon I'll be signing copies of Eco-Innovators at the Coles bookstore in County Fair Mall, New Minas. So Nova Scotia people, please let your Valley friends know - these things get very lonely.

2) On Sat Nov 12 at noon I'll be signing Eco-Innovators at Chapters in Mic Mac Mall, so proud Dartmouth people please pop by and say hello.

3) On Sunday Nov 20 I'll be doing two signing sessions, the first at noon at Chapters in Bayer...
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Writing workshops, reflections on Jack Layton, photojournalism poetry

Posted by Chris Benjamin on Friday, September 9, 2011, In : best books

I wrote out some reflections on the pundit and public reaction to Jack Layton, and why I think the overwhelming view that he is irreplaceable, is a disservice to the man's memory, not to mention what he stood for. It's called The Power of Many and is in this week's Coast, or read it here.

For NS folks, this fall our writers' federation has a great lineup of workshops, facilitated by many fine writers including Kathleen Winter, Christy Ann Conlin, Shauntay Grant, Sandra Phi...
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Book Club Interview

Posted by Chris Benjamin on Friday, August 19, 2011, In : New Books

Hi folks,

I'm featured in a new interview up on Book Club Buddy, in which I discuss the mental gymnastics of my secret identities, among other things. See http://www.bookclubbuddy.com/2011/08/chris-benjamin-on-drive-by-saviours/.

Also, I have an article on farmland conservation in the current issue of Canadian Dimension magazine (on stands now! as I've heard it described).

Happy reading!

Chris

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Conflict Arises Over New Fairview Development

Posted by Chris Benjamin on Monday, May 30, 2011, In : journalism

An abbreviated version of this appeared in The Coast on May 26. Below is my full copy:

A proposed United Gulf development at the old Halifax West High School site on Dutch Village Road has sparked controversy. The plan includes a mixed residential and commercial complex, featuring two seven-storey towers of 100 multi-family condos set above a commercial/retail ground floor, a six-storey 60,0000 square-foot commercial building with ground floor retail, a three-storey 27,000 square-foot co...
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