Julian Covey Running camps and classes is both “nerve-wacking and amazing.” What inspired you to go to NSCAD for your degree? I was doing a foundation art and design program in Ontario and one of my mentors was a NSCAD alumni. He’d always talk about it, and because of his encouragement I applied. The thought […]
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Success College, Counselling Skills Program
Alex MacDonnell I’m Executive Director for the Hepatitis Outreach Society of Nova Scotia. What was it that made you interested in becoming a councillor? I’ve always had an interest in counselling, specifically addictions counselling. I’m the kind of person who loves to listen to people’s stories, and that’s a big part of it. Before coming […]
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NSCAD University, Interdisciplinary Design
Natalia Ultremari I’m a graphic designer at Form:Media. For Natalia Ultremari, NSCAD University’s Interdisciplinary Design program acted as a magnet, drawing her from São Paulo, Brazil to Halifax, Nova Scotia. The day after her graduation ceremony in May 2015, she began putting her Bachelor of Design degree to use as a graphic designer at Form:Media, […]
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Saint Mary’s University, Faculty of Science
Abisola Adeniran I’m a software developer for IBM. After finishing my undergrad, I had been working as an information technologist specialist for a USAID project in Nigeria for a few years. I was doing IT, but wasn’t doing any programming, which is something I’ve wanted to do for a very long time. There was a […]
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Saint Mary’s University, Intercultural Studies
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 […]
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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 […]
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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, […]
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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, […]
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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 […]
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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” […]
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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. […]
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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 […]