Phase 2 has just begun in Nova Scotia, and while some restaurants are welcoming customers inside from their patios now that indoor dining is allowed, one Halifax eatery is coming back to life entirely from a long COVID-induced hibernation. EDNA Restaurant on Gottingen Street shut its doors in March 2020 when COVID first hit; now […]
Victoria Walton
Victoria was a full-time reporter with The Coast from April 2020 until mid-2022, when the CBC lured her away. During her Coast tenure, she covering everything from COVID-19 to small business to politics and social justice. Originally from the Annapolis Valley, she graduated from the University of King’s College School of Journalism in 2017.
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Phase 2 reopening is a go Wednesday in Nova Scotia
Nova Scotia is rolling into Phase 2 of its reopening plan on Wednesday, June 16 at 8am. The phase means larger gathering numbers, allowing sports and arts rehearsals and the return of indoor dining. June 16 is the earliest possible date to move into Phase 2 according to the range of times in the reopening […]
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Strang’s updated AZ advice
On Monday at the standard COVID-19 press conference, Nova Scotia’s top doctor spoke to Nova Scotians who got the AstraZeneca vaccine. “I am now recommending that anyone who got a first dose of AstraZeneca get a second dose with an mRNA vaccine,” Robert Strang said, officially advising AZ recipients to get a second dose of […]
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10 unique Halifax Rec programs to try this summer
Wednesday, June 9 at 10am, registration for summer programming with Halifax Regional Municipality opens to all age levels. In the coming weeks, summer camps will open registration on June 21 and 22, and pool and beach programming will open June 23. To give you an idea of what’s available from the city’s recreation department, […]
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Athens Restaurant closing after nearly 40 years
One of Quinpool Road’s longest-standing tenants will soon be no longer. On Monday, Athens Restaurant announced via its website that it would be closing later this summer. “We will have more details to share with you in the coming weeks but, in the meantime, we are looking forward to a sunny summer on the patio […]
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Why climbing Everest during a pandemic isn’t as problematic as it seems
Just over a week ago, Kevin Walsh was on top of the world—literally. The Annapolis Valley dentist summited Mount Everest on May 23 along with nine other people in his climbing group. It wasn’t an easy feat. On top of the months of training, oxygen deprivation and harsh elements, Walsh also had to deal […]
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How Nova Scotia’s reopening compares to the rest of Canada
Last Friday, Nova Scotia announced its reopening plan for the province, which moves through five phases over the next five-to-six months. Although the announcement itself was hard to follow, over the weekend the province released a more detailed website that outlines the phases. The Coast also has a timeline explaining reopening here. The province […]
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Rankin sends HRM and Sydney kids back to school
On Monday, premier Iain Rankin made an announcement that seemed to come out of the blue—Halifax and Sydney area schools will reopen. They’ll be opening a day later than the rest of the province’s schools, with students back in class on Thursday, June 3 instead of Wednesday, June 2. But they will be opening. Rankin […]
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Reconciliation means looking into Shubenacadie residential school, too
From 1930 to 1967, Shubenacadie Residential School was the only one of its kind to exist in Atlantic Canada. Over the course of 37 years, more than 1,000 children are estimated to have been taken to the school—10 percent of the Mi’kmaw children in the province. While it was dubbed an “educational institution” by the […]
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Nova Scotia announces Phase 1 of five-phase reopening plan
On Friday, May 28, Nova Scotia announced its plan for reopening the province over the summer as vaccinations continue to ramp up. The reopening—coming after a third-wave COVID lockdown that first began in late April—starts at Phase 1 on Wednesday, June 2 with outdoor gathering limits increased, the reopening of patios and unrestricted travel within […]
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Nova Scotia caps UberEats fees, modernizes archaic liquor laws
On Wednesday afternoon, Nova Scotia issued a news release about changes to liquor laws and third-party delivery services. While there was no press conference associated with the announcement, the release includes some pretty big changes for restaurant owners and customers alike. Among the changes are the ability for bars and restaurants to deliver cocktails and […]
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What PEI’s reopening plan can teach Nova Scotia
This morning, PEI announced that it will be reopening in five stages as part of what it calls the Moving Forward plan. It begins June 6 and continues through the summer, with final restrictions being lifted in the fall once population immunity of 80 percent is reached. “It is a cautious, careful and measured […]
