The pandemic has prevented a lot of things, but it hasn’t stopped time from moving forward. People are still celebrating marriages, birthdays, anniversaries, and welcoming new life into the world. Handmade cards are one of the most sincere and affordable ways to let someone know you’re thinking of them—and one Dartmouth shop has been making […]
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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Bedford Highway getting a beer garden this month
Tucked away under the rail bridge, the former Chinatown restaurant location on the Bedford Highway is a prime space that has somehow sat empty for more than three years. But later this month, a new beer garden called Birch & Anchor will open its doors to the public for the first time, taking over the […]
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Growing the Black economy with no strings attached
The focus of the media has shifted in the past week, from the coronavirus to an international protest movement in support of Black lives. “With pandemic and tragedy and grief, it’s been up and down, it’s been a rollercoaster,” says Bradley Daye, owner of Placemaking 4G, a Halifax-based recruiting company. Daye, who is African Nova […]
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How to be a good customer in a post-COVID world
Nova Scotia’s reopening day has us all thinking about getting out of our homes to head to the nearest salon, massage therapist or patio. But don’t be too fast. Before launching yourself into the economy on June 5 or after, it’s important to familiarize yourself with the regulations for living in a world where COVID-19 […]
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June 5 isn’t a magic reopening day for everyone
Today’s the day: As of Friday June 5, the Nova Scotia government says COVID-closed industries like bars, restaurant dining rooms and hairdressers are permitted to reopen. Premier Stephen McNeil said this past Wednesday that it’s time to “get our economy moving again.” But for many restaurants across Nova Scotia, June 5 isn’t an instantaneous reopening day. Some […]
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RCMP provide an update on NS shooting, no inquiry yet
On Thursday, June 4, Nova Scotia RCMP provided an update on the shooting events of April 18 and 19 that shook the province to its core and left 22 people dead. “For Nova Scotians, there will always be a before April 18 and an after,” says assistant aommissioner Lee Bergerman, commanding officer of NS RCMP. […]
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N.S. alcohol laws mean most bartenders can’t deliver cocktails during COVID
Local bartenders are at home shaking drinks for themselves during the shutdown, but not many are mixing up cocktails for customers. And it’s hard to predict how that is going to change when businesses are allowed—but not required—to reopen this week. “There are bartenders that are sitting at home just like, so excited to be […]
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Nine local, Black-owned restaurants to support now (and always)
It’s always a good time to support Black-owned businesses, but with so many folks on social media looking for places to put their money where their mouth is, here are some of our favourites. 1 Jamaica Lee Style food truck may not stay long in one location, but owner Ludlow Lee’s jerk or curry chicken […]
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It’s fiddlehead season, and they’re in danger of being over-picked
If you’ve ventured into the woods this spring, you may have come across the east coast delicacy that is fiddleheads. They usually pop up along streams or other water sources in small groups. If left unpicked, they’ll unfurl to become ostrich ferns. But for two or three weeks in May each year, fiddleheads are found […]
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Gather in groups of 10 this weekend, but stay two metres apart
Another Friday, another massive COVID-19 update in Nova Scotia. On the same day the province announced its first day of zero new cases since March 15, Nova Scotians are allowed an increased level of freedom. “The new gathering limit of 10 is effective immediately,” says a release from Communications Nova Scotia in advance of this […]
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Feed Nova Scotia adds home delivery to its arsenal of tools to fight food insecurity
In March, when COVID-19 began to hit the province with Canada’s highest rate of food insecurity, Feed Nova Scotia knew it needed to step up. “Our first priority was to make sure that we can continue to be sustainable as an organization that’s providing regular food support to our member agencies,” says Karen Theriault, the […]
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Shuttered Nova Scotian businesses can re-open June 5
Premier Stephen McNeil announced on Wednesday that Nova Scotia’s economy is re-opening in just over a week. As of Friday, June 5, sectors from massage therapy to hair salons to bars will be allowed to open their doors to customers, provided they follow social distancing and other public health requirements such as cleaning. “Nova Scotians […]