Hundreds of Unifor protestors gathered outside of the Halifax Legislature Building on Thursday, rallying for an extension for the closure of the Northern Pulp mill from Premier Stephen McNeil. Premier McNeil announced Friday that there would be no extension, and the Boat Harbour Act—which called for the closure of the effluent treatment facility that poured […]
Mallory Burnside-Holmes
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Halifax youth are dying-in and marching out in the name of climate change action
On a Friday afternoon in February, 17-year-old Citadel High School students Willa Fisher and Julia Sampson stood among the 300 hundred youth they’d organized chanting for Halifax’s first Fridays for Future student strike. Now, with three strikes under their belts and the support of a community of resources, Fisher and Sampson are organizing their most […]
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In this together
Women in Hospitality: The Evolution of Hospitality As Told by Women Sun Sep 8 and November 17 Lot Six, 1685 Argyle Street, 3pm, $25 eventbrite.ca Jessica Babin is at it again. The 28-year-old wine connoisseur who conceived Mermaids and Merlot—a pretension-free wine club for women—to is pressing pause on that particular project to start something […]
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Consent Kitties hit the dance floor in the name of safe space
When his friends began avoiding the music festival scene due to one too many negative experiences on the dance floor, long-time festival-goer James MacDonald knew it was time for change. In 2017 MacDonald floated the idea of what it would be like to have a point person attend shows with the sole role of facilitating […]