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Halifax Shipping News @hfxshippingnews.bsky.social · 1d

Suggesting skimping on safety to save money is exactly how 70 people died in the 2017 Grenfell tower fire. a single stairwell, fire proof construction building

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Halifax Shipping News @hfxshippingnews.bsky.social · 1d

Back to your original point, unhoused people are dying because the government lacks the will to provide sufficient housing to all those who need it, and instead relies on the free market to provide a basic necessity.

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Halifax Shipping News @hfxshippingnews.bsky.social · 1d

We can have a discussion on how design can affect construction costs, and smart design can absolutely save money, but allowing a developer to build a less safe building to save money and expecting that savings to be passed on naive.

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Halifax Shipping News @hfxshippingnews.bsky.social · 1d

The second crisis are the people who now lack the means to live in market housing, and live in tents, on couches etc. these folks need non market options that don’t currently exist.

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Halifax Shipping News @hfxshippingnews.bsky.social · 1d

Halifax has 2 separate housing crisis. The first is a general shortage of units due to population growth. New construction helps solve this problem, and will cause rents to stabilize, and give people more choice.

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Halifax Shipping News @hfxshippingnews.bsky.social · 1d

If the market rent for a 2bedroom unit is $2500, how does a change in the built form reduce the rent? It doesn’t. Construction savings go to the builders profit margin.
2017 housing prices are never coming back no matter how much we build

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Halifax Shipping News @hfxshippingnews.bsky.social · 1d

Perfect example. They need to remove access to one of the stairwells in the building on the left.

Halifax Shipping News @hfxshippingnews.bsky.social · 1d

These new single stair units likely would not be affordable to people currently living in tents

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Halifax Shipping News @hfxshippingnews.bsky.social · 1d

Correct, but they can’t do much on the labour availability front, so they move down the list.

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Halifax Shipping News @hfxshippingnews.bsky.social · 1d

Ban vinyl siding

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Halifax Shipping News @hfxshippingnews.bsky.social · 1d

if a condition the detector is designed to detect is present, and it alarms its working as designed. if the alarm sounds randomly, then its defective and should be replaced.

Halifax Shipping News @hfxshippingnews.bsky.social · 1d

yes. you have a Photoelectric detector, and its likely detecting dust. having that, plus an ionizing detector is a good idea. www.aireserv.ca/about/blog/2...

Photoelectric vs. Ionization Smoke Detector: Which Is Best?

Photoelectric vs. ionization smoke detectors – learn which option is best for your home or business. Stay safe with these tips from Aire Serv.

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Halifax Shipping News @hfxshippingnews.bsky.social · 1d

if there is smoke, and its alarming, its working properly.

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Halifax Shipping News @hfxshippingnews.bsky.social · 1d

www.thestar.com/interactives...

How a terrifying blaze at 200 Wellesley brought a fire crew to its knees — and changed the way Toronto fights highrise fires forever

As cities build upwards, wind-driven fires in highrises, which can erupt like a blowtorch, are a growing concern for fire departments around the world.

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Halifax Shipping News @hfxshippingnews.bsky.social · 1d

sprinklers probably wont make that much a difference in facilitating occupant escape vs working smoke alarms and a window, while increasing the risk of damage. requiring them in attached garages probably makes some sense.

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Halifax Shipping News @hfxshippingnews.bsky.social · 1d

that's whats required to be recorded by the fire safety act.

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Halifax Shipping News @hfxshippingnews.bsky.social · 1d

This data is released data-hrm.hub.arcgis.com/datasets/HRM...

HRFE Fire Cause and Origin

A table of Halifax Regional Fire Services (HRFE) data related to fire cause and origin.

data-hrm.hub.arcgis.com

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Halifax Shipping News @hfxshippingnews.bsky.social · 1d

Door Closers fail. Fire pumps fail. people put holes in fire separations. Every argument for single stairs can be countered with a fire where that safety measure didn't work.

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Halifax Shipping News @hfxshippingnews.bsky.social · 1d

the problem is that its hard for the public to understand the fire departments position, because it seems so unreasonable compared to the yimby arguments for single stairwells. Most people never have to contend with a situation where Safety systems fail.

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Halifax Shipping News @hfxshippingnews.bsky.social · 1d

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Halifax Shipping News @hfxshippingnews.bsky.social · 3d

There is a debate if the old seats are more comfortable then the new ones.

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Halifax Shipping News @hfxshippingnews.bsky.social · 6d

Are you going to build a model railroad?

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Halifax Shipping News @hfxshippingnews.bsky.social · 8d

Thrilled that not only does Cricut design space now have AI, it also has a flashing blue ball to make sure that I see it has it.

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Halifax Shipping News @hfxshippingnews.bsky.social · 12d

You should talk to @occtranspo.bsky.social

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Halifax Shipping News @hfxshippingnews.bsky.social · 12d

Thanks @novascotiapower.bsky.social for 2.5hrs of no notice, scheduled maintenance on my street. Also your outage map is wrong, despite me reporting the outage.

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