THE QUEEN One of the biggest events of summer 2010 to rouse people’s interest (at least on a superficial level) was Queen Elizabeth’s visit to our fair little port city. Whether folks were excited about her arrival, annoyed at the pomp surrounding her short visit and the resulting traffic delays or decidedly indifferent to her […]
Charlene Davis
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How to get on a boat
Halifax International Fleet Review means more navy ships will be coming into the harbour than the average person can keep track of. The event’s website (see tinyurl.com/ShipsGalore) has a list of all the ships, detailing a short biographical history and statistics for each vessel, including what kind of weaponry the ships carry. There’ll be at […]
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Uniformly impressed
This week the city will be hit with a barrage of sailors roaming its streets. Civilians aren’t required to know and adhere to any of the ranking positions. We won’t be called out for not addressing someone as lieutenant or not giving due respect for the type of lieutenant he or she is, but it’s […]
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Halifax’s hidden history
Aileen Meagher Aileen Meagher (1910-1987), nicknamed “Canada’s flying schoolmarm,” was born in Edmonton, but lived and died in Halifax. She ran here, too—Meagher was an Olympic athlete and bronze medal winner. In 1930 she held two Canadian records and continued to win medals for years after. Yet for Meagher, awards weren’t important—she just loved to […]
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Bullfrog power brings new green alternatives
We know we have green choices about food, methods of transportation and waste, but now Nova Scotians also have a choice about power. Bullfrog Power, started in Ontario in 2005, is a company certified by Environment Canada as 100 percent green that puts power from wind farms and low-impact hydro facilities into the regional grid. […]
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Green jobs
As a result of the global recession, jobs have been lost at an alarming rate around the world. In addition, with the state of the environment, people need to focus on making serious changes. Green jobs are a potential solution for both of these problems. As was brought into focus at the Copenhagen climate change […]
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Africville descendants question validity of proposed settlement
Africville descendants met last weekend because they disagree with the way leaders of the Africville Genealogy Society went about accepting the settlement package from the city of Halifax. Denise Allen, an organizer of the meeting, says it was held to teach the people about their rights, to gather information for their lawyers and “to challenge” […]
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Halifax, province of Nova Scotia, poised to make Africville settlement offer
The Halifax and Nova Scotia governments are about to offer a substantial compensation package, rumoured to be into the millions of dollars, to the descendants of Africville, the vibrant black community that was razed in the 1960s to make room for the MacKay Bridge. The site of Africville is now Seaview Park, a stretch of […]
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Born to dance
Her hands fly in the air. Her feet move deftly. Her legs rise, then softly pad into the ground at just the right moment. The music seems to flow right through her. Audience eyes take in Mufaro Chakabuda’s movements and are rewarded with not only the wonder of the human body before them, but with […]
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Shauntay Grant: record breaker
Sometimes when you hear a voice, that voice sinks into your soul. That’s how it is with Shauntay Grant. This Halifax performer captivates an audience the moment she starts to perform. Grant’s no stranger to the public: She’s Halifax’s poet laureate, had shows on CBC Radio, performed her spoken word and music at venues across […]
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All those jazz bars
Bearly’s House of Blues & Ribs You can get your fill of some killer blues music pretty much every night of the week at Bearly’s. It boasts such local acts as Morgan Davis, Roger Howse and Garett Mason. At this classic-looking joint, you’ll always feel welcome as you mix with a crowd of young and […]
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Our Annual Halifax Fix the City list
Create an emergency shelter When the harshest winds of winter hit the city, and the streets are buried beneath a blizzard’s weight in ice and snow, where can the homeless turn in a pinch for safe and supportive care? Nowhere, since the closure of Pendleton Place, a harm reduction centre that the Nova Scotia Department […]