WEEKEND, September 5-7, 2014
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Community must ‘stand up and fight’ for Khyber the pumping heart of Barrington.”Emily Davidson, who
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Much of the conversation around the city’s proposal to sell The Khyber Building has focused on an estimated $4-million renovation cost, but Joel Plaskett says when you tally up the musicians and businesses that used the space over the years that seems “a drop in the bucket.” More than 100 people gathered at the Halifax North Memorial Library for a meeting by the Friends of the Khyber, and listened to speakers, including
long-time gay activist Robin Metcalfe, artist and musician Emily Davidson, and Plaskett, who talked about meeting his wife and recording his first record, with The Emergency, in the 1888 building. “We have to stand up and fight … because what it represents is bigger than the three floors,” the Dartmouth musician told the crowd. The Barrington Street property has been proposed as surplus by HRM staff, and goes to regional council Tuesday.
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Speakers and the audience talked about the Khyber’s history of restaurants, recording studios, galleries, immigrant offices, Gay Alliance for Equality and bars like The Turret. “Four million dollars to fix a place can scare (people) … but when you’re talking about what the Khyber Building has provided to the city it’s a drop in the bucket,” Plaskett said. Meeting organizer Catherine Abreu said an independent assessment should be done to see exactly how much is needed to renovate since the current number seems unreasonably high. Eryn Foster, former Eyelevel Gallery director, said she moved to Halifax for the art community and history but feels those “intangible” assets aren’t valued by government although the draw many tourists.
Kyla MacLellan enters Dartmouth provincial court on Thursday prior to being sentenced for killing a man while driving impaired in an accident last year. The 21-year-old from Lake Echo was sentenced to five years in prison. For the story, see page 3. JEFF HARPER/METRO
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