[Image-1] Like syrups on a snow cone, Halifax streets might be getting some delicious new flavours to help clear away icy conditions. A request is being put forward next week by councillor Linda Mosher looking at best practices for street cleaning when salt isn’t working. The motion asks council to consider a staff report for […]
Jacob Boon
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Which irritating bridge shuttle should you take for the next year?
[Image-1] Once again we thank the Big Lift for its upcoming 18-month-long disruption of our lives. Starting next week, Halifax Transit won’t travel across the Macdonald Bridge after 6:30pm (from Sunday through Thursday). To compensate, HT will run a special shuttle service between Halifax and Dartmouth five nights a week. Which is confusing, since Halifax […]
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Here’s your new transit network (probably)
[Image-1] Every route in the existing Halifax Transit network is changing. Whether that helps or hinders individual riders, remains to be seen. Today the transit authority unveiled its Moving Forward Together plan, which details the changes alongside a colourful new route map. The site unfortunately seems to be missing any sort of trip planner, which […]
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What are Columbiners?
[Image-1] Since Friday the media and public have been grasping for the motivations behind a planned mass murder spree that thankfully never came to fruition. The accused shared “dark” imagery online. They were white supremacist neo-Nazies. Depending on who you ask, they were bloodthirsty terrorists or “murderous misfits.” At the very least, they were Columbiners. […]
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Naked data: Our sixth annual Sex+Dating Survey
[Image-1] Single and looking to mingle? This year’s Sex+Dating survey had over 500 respondents and only 63% are happy with their current relationship status. So if you’re looking for a dating guide, we’ve got you covered. DATING POOL Over half of this year’s respondents identify as female, and a quarter of all survey-takers are students. […]
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The Stanley Cup’s top defenseman
[Image-1] It’s not the worst job. Mike Bolt gets to travel the world with the most historic trophy in hockey as a keeper of the Stanley Cup. On his way to Halifax for Hockey Day in Canada, Bolt took some time to speak with The Coast about lugging around such legendary cargo. Have you been […]
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Jono not interested in St. Pat’s mediation
[Image-1] It’s probably safe to say there’ll be no Valentines sent between Jono Developments and HRM this year. The municipality’s been dealing since 2011 with the legal fallout from trying to sell St. Patrick’s-Alexandra elementary school to the Joe Metlege-owned company. After in camera discussions at the last Regional Council meeting before the Christmas holidays, […]
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Here are last year’s city council attendance records
Last week saw Halifax Regional Council assemble amid snowstorm and sickness to hash out municipal matters. It seemed like every second councillor had some sort of flu, with mayor Mike Savage in particular barely able to speak. So no judgments on anyone’s dedication as we present HRM council’s attendance records for 2014. It’s Brad Johns […]
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Snow clearing in Halifax is a disaster
Drivers and pedestrians, young students and elderly homeowners, everyone’s pissed off about the snow on our streets. Two snowstorms in one week is apparently all it takes to make HRM completely inaccessible. City sidewalks are filled with more stomped on white powder than a nightclub bathroom. Side streets remain free from any visible asphalt. Even […]
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“You’re going to get shit-bombed. It’s going to happen”
[Image-1] First, fill up a juice box with urine and fecal matter. Then place it next to the small crack at the bottom of a cell’s door. Stomp on it as hard as you can. The offending slosh will spray out through the crack, covering the cell’s occupant (and everything else) in piss and shit. […]
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Five years of solitude
[Image-1] Convicts don’t get much sympathy. They broke the law, and that’s enough for some people to write them off completely. Drew Butler admits he wasn’t always the best kid growing up, but he never used to be this angry. It’s now been three months since Butler’s been released from prison, just in time to […]
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Big Lift to be a big drag
[IMage-1] Welcome to The Coast’s ongoing coverage of the Big Lift. Get comfortable, we’re going to be here for a while. For the next 18 months, Halifax and Dartmouth are going to have to get acclimated to reduced use of the Angus L. Macdonald Bridge as significant and necessary repairs aim to extend the life […]