Traumatic re-creation
Disaster artist Arthur Lismer’s stark sketches of the Halifax Explosion’s immediate aftermath draw a line through history; connecting art and tragedy.
By Jennifer Henderson
Tags: City, Halifax, Halifax Explosion, Halifax history, Arthur Lismer, Heart Throbs of The Halifax Horror, Stanley K. Smith, Peter Dykhuis, Alan Ruffman, Dalhousie Art Gallery
Good luck getting that damage deposit back
The “time-consuming and ridiculous” system for holding landlords accountable.
Tags: City, Landlords, Rental rights, Renting
No political will to fix Nova Scotia’s inadequate tenancy laws
Renters are at the mercy of a bureaucracy without much oversight.
Tags: City, Tenants, Housing, Nova Scotia
Shelter storm
A protest last week rallied for affordable housing now.
“I get to wake up and experience another day of life on this earth”
Nova Scotia now has almost no COVID rules, but masks are still mandatory in schools
We asked Coast readers how the pandemic changed their lives
No masks, no limits, no POV as Nova Scotia lifting all COVID restrictions March 21
A big shift in Nova Scotia’s COVID-19 strategy
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10 beautiful beaches within an hour of downtown Halifax
By Kaija Jussinoja
Acadian families in Nova Scotia worry English-run preschools will stifle language learning
By Victoria Walton
Cool nerdy stuff to do inside this summer 7 days a week
By Matt Stickland
NSCAD University welcomes new president
By Morgan Mullin