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But that's just it, with the exception of the Twisted Sisters, other public debates about development have been pretty publicly lop-sided. Usually only one side turns out. This, on the other hand, I think has the potential to draw people out on both sides of the issue and create a real debate.

I agree with you 100% about the container port. I spent the last semester of my planning degree doing a project on how to better connect Pier 21 into the rest of the city. The end result is that I'm convinced that the port is just in the wrong place. It made sense way back when but it hasn't for years. Rather then trying to constantly figure out how to get trucks out of South End Halifax (rail cut, bridge or tunnel) we should just move the yard.