Exclusive interview with Green Party candidate Neil Green

In an exclusive interview with the Bedford Beacon, Green Party candidate Neil Green answered some questions about his campaign and personal life. Why are you running for office? Why did you decide to get into politics? I am running for office to introduce a new outlook into politics, an outlook that will allow both the [...]

Exclusive interview with NDP candidate Brian Mosher

In an exclusive interview with the Bedford Beacon, NDP candidate Brian Mosher answered some questions about his campaign and personal life. Why are you running for office? Why did you decide to get into politics? I’m running because I have lived in Bedford for more than 30 years and have seen that this community is [...]

Police issue public advisory about suspicious man

Halifax Regional Police are advising residents in Bedford about a suspicious man and two recent break and enters. On May 20, there were two reports of residential break and enters in the Bedford area. On that same day there were also reports of a man going to homes, knocking on doors and asking the residents [...]

Exclusive interview with PC candidate Len Goucher

In an exclusive interview with the Bedford Beacon, Progressive Conservative Party candidate Len Goucher answered some questions about his campaign and personal life. Why are you running for office again? Why did you decide to get into politics in the first place? I am running again because I feel there are still things I would [...]

In their own words

The four candidates representing Bedford-Birch Cove in the upcoming provincial election took part in a debate at CP Allen High School on Tuesday morning. At the beginning of the debate, each candidate gave a brief speech. The Bedford Beacon has posted .mp3 audio files of all four speeches in their entirety.

Candidates go to school

Seven candidates in the upcoming provincial election stated their positions and attempted to woo young voters during an all-candidates debate at CP Allen High School on Tuesday morning. The debate, organized by CP Allen teacher Rick Plato and his Grade 12 political science class, featured candidates from the two ridings in the school’s catchment area: [...]