A look at Martinway Contracting Ltd.

The A. Murray MacKay Bridge looms behind local politician Jerome Downey; a small memorial is all that marks the community destroyed for its construction. Photo by Paul Trussler.

Halifax, Nova Scotia, is a small port city rich in Maritime history and down-home hospitality. Known for its hard-partying students and sailors, the city’s lively cultural scene has earned it the nickname of “the New Orleans of the East”. The similarities between the two cities don’t stop there. Like New Orleans, Halifax has an urban core characterized by a sharp racial divide and a population plagued by racial tension.

A cold wind is blowing through Old Riga, Latvia. Baiba Berzina* pulls her coat closer to her, the late November snowfall collected in its folds. Her bare, craggy hands hold out a plastic cup.

How ivory towers can dust off the rust.

Canadian O.P.E.C.: The Organization of Potash Exporting Companies

And the winners are: Edmonton (large city category), Halifax (medium city category), and Yellowknife (small city category).

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