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On Fumes
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In this chapter, Ashe describes events of Day Six of Halifax’s 1970 "Encounter on Urban Environment," focusing on public transit. The debate centred around affordability, environmental concerns, public safety, and city planning.
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Robert Ashe
Robert Ashe
is a Halifax native who has worked as a sportswriter, street columnist and crime reporter. For twenty-five years he worked as a communications specialist with the national defense research and development agency. He is the author of five books, including Halifax Champion: Black Power in Gloves, They Called Me Chocolate Rocket, Seven Days in Halifax, Even the Babe Came to Play about a New Brunswick baseball team during the Great Depression, and a collection of columns about life in Saint John entitled, Just Enough Fog to Keep It Cool. He lives with his wife Brenda in Ottawa.
