Jean-Jacques Defert “Intercultural competence is all about better knowing oneself,” says the Assistant Professor. Canada has long been among the world’s most linguistically and culturally diverse nations. Today, as more and more newcomers to Canada bypass traditional immigrant gateways and make their way to smaller and mid-sized cities, from coast to coast, intercultural competence is […]
Mitchell Mullen
Dalhousie University, Rowe School of Business
Arnau Kubwakristo “To be a competitive professional in the global arena you need a challenging, competitive experience.” Having worked in Halifax for the past 10 years, I was looking to stay in the city to continue my education. I wanted to enter an MBA program that had a great reputation and would equip me with […]
Université Sainte-Anne (Halifax), French as a Second Language
Keisha Jefferies I want to work in international aid. I became interested in taking a French language course while working as a nurse at the IWK. I was working in the neo-natal intensive care unit, and sometimes would work with families who only spoke French or were bilingual. It sparked an interest to want to […]
Collège d’Études Ostéopathiques, Halifax Campus
Crystal Finley I’m a massage therapist at Agricola Holistic Health. Studying osteopathy at the Collège d’Études Ostéopathiques has opened up a whole new perspective to me, as someone who is working as a massage therapist. I first discovered osteopathy when I got sick in high school, and nothing else seemed to be working for me […]
Saint Mary’s University, Sobey School of Business
Get your Bachelor of Commerce at a top school while staying in Atlantic Canada.
Nova Scotia Community College, Marine Geomatics
Kitrina Godding I’m bringing attention to climate change in the Arctic. What drew you to the Marine Geomatics program at NSCC? To take the program at NSCC you have to either be in the survey program at COGS, NSCC’s Centre for Geographic Sciences, or have a preferred Bachelor’s degree. I had just finished an undergrad […]
HRM development’s critical masses
The sound of drills, the sight of construction cranes and the annoyance of closed sidewalks: This scene is familiar to anyone who’s spent time in Halifax lately. It’s getting hard to walk anywhere in the urban core without seeing some sort of high-rise construction. There’s plenty of speculation about the cause of all this building, […]
It’s time to take action on smarter urban development
[Image-1] Peter Ziobrowski is the president of the The Action Group for Better Architecture in Nova Scotia (AGBANS). The group, which started earlier this month, is advocating for better planning and architectural consideration in Halifax. It’s inspired by the community group that tried to save New York City’s Penn Station in the 1960s (AGBANY). Ziobrowski, […]
CeaseFire Halifax calls for a cure to recent violence
[Image-1] With the city still reeling from two murders in less than 72 hours, CeaseFire Halifax gathered together with local residents and community activists at a public rally Thursday evening in an effort to try and stop the violence. Halifax’s anti-violence intervention non-profit organized the event at Squiggle Park, on the corner of Falkland and […]
Trainyard General Store pulls into downtown Dartmouth
There’s yet another addition to Dartmouth’s budding downtown— The Trainyard General Store is a new shop that’ll open this summer. The store is going to be focused on all gifts, goods and furniture crafted in Nova Scotia, and there’ll be workshop space for people who want to do their own creating. Saturday “Open Project Days” […]
Clear your calendars: Halifax Pop Explosion dates announced
[Image-1] The Halifax Pop Explosion has just announced its dates for 2016. Surprise! It’s October 19 to 22. While we’re waiting patiently for the line-up to be announced, what better time to muse about who’s on our wish-list? Run the Jewels: Killer Mike and El-P are at the height of their gritty, uncompromising hip-hop game. […]
Agricola Street’s Open Mic House shut down by HRM
It’s lights out for Halifax’s humble hideaway for sing-a-longs, impromptu band performances and close-knit shows—at least for the moment. The Open Mic House has run its weekly Monday night open mic from 2539 Agricola Street for the past seven years, but the venue has gone on hiatus after running into a land-use conflict with the […]

