1 This afternoon, former residents of the Nova Scotia Home for Colored Children and premier Stephen McNeil will be releasing the terms for the restorative inquiry looking into 70 years of horrific psychological, physical and sexual abuse at the publicly-funded Dartmouth orphanage. The inquiry is part of the $34 million settlement for over 300 former […]
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22 Coast memories from Coast staff
An informal pile of scattered memories from Coast staff—best office treats, best parties, most embarrassing moments, triumphs, failures, tear-jerkers—all in one post. This week marks 22 years of the paper, and while we may not be doing any keg stands (or will we?) let’s all do a keg stroll down memory lane, shall we? 1. […]
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Wednesday’s 8 things you need to know
1 The Ecology Action Centre is on the march after losing 100 percent of their funding for walk-to-school programs. The $105,000 cut was part of April’s budget, and further talks with Health and Wellness minister Leo Glavine have apparently done nothing to change the decision. The now-defunct program works with over 2,000 students in 24 […]
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6 things to get you going this Tuesday
1 Nova Scotia’s film folks continue to express their anguish over the Liberal government’s changes to this province’s tax credit system. A new website chronicles some of the industry professionals who have moved—or seem to be planning to move—elsewhere for work. So far there’s six. A crowdfunding campaign has also been set up to recoup […]
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7 things you need to know Monday
1 If you missed it, NSCC photography instructor and bike enthusiast Ingram Barss took over The Coast’s Instagram account this weekend. Saturday didn’t provide the best weather to document the great things happening during Bike Week/Doors Open/100 in 1 Day, but Barss still ended up with some amazing shots (like the one above). If you […]
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Seven things you need to know Friday
[Image-1] 1 Kyle Shaw, editor and co-owner of The Coast, used the paper’s 22nd birthday as an excuse to flip through some back issues and reflect on his favourite 22 features from the past two decades. 2 Halifax, meet Ingram Barss. The bike enthusiast and photo fiend is taking over our Instagram this weekend to […]
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Seven things you need to know this Thursday
1 If you’re still quietly sobbing over Emily Horne and Joey Comeau’s A Softer World weekly comic wrapping up 12 years of brilliance, soothe yourself with some archives from when this beautiful gem of a comic was featured weekly in The Coast. From asofterworld.com: “And what about Emily and I? Well, we’re finally free. Maybe […]
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Wednesday’s five news morsels
[Image-1] 1 Everything’s going to be OK. Tom’s Little Havana and The Fireside have found a new home that’s just a block away from their respective stomping grounds. 2 And yet more food news…The Halifax Food Policy Alliance is releasing a report this morning on the current state of food in Halifax. The “Food Counts” […]
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4 ways to fight Tuesday’s rain
1 It’s gloomy enough that a chill electronic track from local musician Wyon will make you feel just enough like you’re in a Sofia Coppola film. We just happen to have one right here. 2 Though gloomy weather has its upsides (cinematic atmosphere) the crocheted playable sculptures of Bridgetown, Nova Scotia’s Toshiko Horiuchi MacAdam will […]
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Monday’s 6 things you need to know
1 Best of Halifax 2015 has landed. This year’s mega-survey has compiled our Best of Halifax Food, Music and City awards into one super ballot—and you can vote for your favourites starting today. Right now. Do it. PRO TIP: you don’t have to fill this whole thing out in one sitting—our voting site saves your […]
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Friday’s 6 things you need to know
1 At last, Peter MacKay is leaving politics. At least that’s what the Nova Scotian justice minister is expected to announce today at 5pm. But then the chronically sexist fan of helicopters isn’t known for doing what he says he’s going to. 2 Speaking of the former defence minister, the Irving shipyard is finally getting […]
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9 things you need to know Wednesday
1 Generously, GLAD Canada is donating 400,000 free clear garbage bags to Halifax. The gifted bags will be distributed to residents in advance of HRM’s new garbage collections bylaws, which begin August 1. Regional Council voted unanimously for the reverse-corporate handout yesterday, which saves the city hundreds of thousands of dollars it would have otherwise […]
