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Why do you just push all the snow in the street making it a hazard to drive down the road? You are that lazy you can’t raise a shovel? Come on. —Dartmouth driver
So the buses were not running on Valentines Day until the evening. We needed you at work. We were closed on the 13th but we needed you in so you wouldn’t get further behind in your shit. When we asked you to take a cab, you assumed that we were paying for it. I found…
Haven’t you caused enough grief in the family? You still are paying your alcoholic son’s legal bills? You are going on the stand you evil woman and when you do the whole province is going to have access to your shenanigans. Go get drunk and cry on the phone tonight. Settle up and stop involving…
Thanks to my neighbors who took pity on me and my tiny tiny shovel. They helped me dig my car out of a four and a half-foot snow drift. They said it was car seven of the day. You rock! –Frosty the apt. dweller
To the folks at a local gluten-free food establishment, thanks for making my mornings better. I’m too lazy and unmotivated to make my own darn breakfast most of the time, but I’ve noticed that it’s not just the food that keeps me coming back. Your smiles are great (Like, really great). Thanks for being great.…
You let me go because I asked for time to deal with an abusive spouse. You knew what I had been through. You are the most despicable woman I have ever met in my life. You did not support me. You allowed other employees to heckle me and you encouraged it. What you did was…
You are a supervisor and you should not be talking to your staff about the other staff nor should you be getting other staff to do your talking for you. You can’t make eye contact. You would not even have that job if you were not friends with your boss that you go on vacation…
Does anyone in the government know that when someone calls you are expected to return the call and deal with the issue at hand. This city needs new employees from a bigger city to show you how things work in a more civilized town. there are no jobs here unless you want to work at…
Okay, first thing – bitching about F.M. radio is like going to Moncton in the summer and complaining about the humidity and blackflies. Suffice to say, I used to enjoy listening to a local “Live” radio station, for it’s 90’s playlist, predictable and limited, though it was. So, I’d like to send a big wet…
If we’ve learned anything during the protracted negotiations between the province and the Nova Scotia Teachers Union it’s that there is a massive gulf between how teachers, students and parents understand the current state of public education, and how premier Stephen McNeil sees it. This gap was never clearer than when McNeil claimed he needed…
Nova Scotia is on its way to becoming the the third province in Canada to implement accessibility legislation, after Ontario and Manitoba. But for many living with disabilities, the act is overdue. April will mark 12 years since 40-year-old Paul Blaauw was last employed. He previously worked at a computer shop, where he enjoyed his…
“Knowledge is power and I hope it gives them courage to speak up and really understand what solidarity means,” says Shaya Ishaq. Ishaq and Jade Byard Peek are behind Halifax’s first Black Lives Matter reading group. The weekly gathering is free and meets every Wednesday evening at the Khyber Centre for the Arts. “We have…
The official summary of The Salesman is “the story of a couple whose relationship begins to turn sour during their performance of Arthur Miller’s Death of a Salesman.” It’s not untrue, but also way off—when Rana (Taraneh Alidoosti) is attacked in their new apartment, her husband Emad (Shahab Hosseini) quietly plots his revenge on her…
Reversing low voter turnout in Nova Scotia could be as simple as a case of FOMO. According to Elections Nova Scotia, selfie stations will likely be set up at polling locations in the next general election to try and encourage more young people to participate in the democratic process. The structures were tested out as…
Who says you only get one shot at true love? Not Zuppa Theatre Company. Pop-Up Love Party, its wildly popular theatrical and culinary quest to define the l-word, is back to lift us up where we belong (entertained, with full bellies) this weekend, staging another sold-out run, this time in Dartmouth. Battery Park Beer Bar…
May I suggest you consider raising your cardio by assisting neighbours including the elderly clear a path to their door rather than joyfully dashing down peninsular streets mid-afternoon. Only the provincial employees were exempt from reporting to work, so I surmise you’re being paid for your exercise! GRRR. –Cathy
I am in the military, I serve my country, I work for the federal government. These things are a part of who I am. Throughout Halifax, I have met quite a few people who judge me for what I do for a living. I have my own views, morals, and ethics. I don’t kill people,…
Dear my employer, I understand that we have an obligation to our clients…but we also have an obligation to ensure the safety of our staff. Forcing non essential employees to go to work in a blizzard is DEPLORABLE. There was no safety plan of any kind–even with advanced notice of the storm. As a result,…
Neskantaga First Nation in Ontario has had to boil water since 1995. “We’re over 20 years already where our people haven’t been able to get the water they need to drink from their taps or to bathe themselves without getting any rashes,” Neskantaga Chief Wayne Moonias told CBC News in 2015. Their water issues have…
I was trapped during the storm, between the crash door of my apartment building and the gate to the sidewalk. My dog and I were snowed in. As I was about to panic, you appeared with a shovel. You said you bought a shovel to help people during snow storms. If it weren’t for you,…
Working in food and beverage for eight years means that from a young age I was exposed to sexual harassment and sexual assault. I was made to feel that the gain and devotion of a customer mattered much more than the concerns and protection of an employee. Women are brought up hearing that we should…
Why is it that when everyone at a call center knows that there are bed bugs in the building and we just saw some this morning are the supervisors trying to lie to us and tell us that there are none in the building? I mean come on, we saw it with our own eyes…
Getting dumped on Valentine’s Day sucks, but getting dumped on by the blizzard that shut down Atlantic Canada this week is making it difficult for couples that do want to celebrate their love. Brian George and his fiance had booked Halifax Transit’s Access-A-Bus for their dinner reservations tonight at enVie in the north end. But…
To everyone working for the taxi companies during this blizzard: Thank you, thank you, thank you. While everyone else is hiding indoors, you’re performing an amazing essential service for those of us who still need to dress up warm and get to work. We really truly appreciate it. –We’d be lost without you
For me, I knew it right away…I guess when you’ve been looking as long as I have you know what you’re looking for. I knew you weren’t perfect–and the more you revealed about your demons the deeper I fell. Three words spoken only three times. If I said them to you you’re worth it…I know…
You are fake right down to the hair. You pretend to be everyone’s friend then back stab to the boss. Put this hat on, I can’t wait for your tattooed underling to go to work and experience what you dish out. You are the most passive aggressive woman I have ever met! Oh and your…
Please don’t advertise you are a pet friendly rental if you do NOT allow dogs…or only under 20 pounds. Sorry, that is a carpet sample (or a Swiffer), not a dog…thanks. –Dog Mom
I think we all need to take a second and pause. Think of those we love. Our mothers, our fathers, our sisters, our brothers, our best friends, those friends that challenge us, or push us. The people that smile at you on the street. The people that stand so that others can sit. All those…
I guess you were so dreamy, that after seeing you pass me by in the Young Street Superstore parking lot as I was packing my car with groceries readying myself for the storm, you made your second appearance in my dream last night. As the ice, wind, and snow blew outside, I had a vivid…
You have the nerve to say I have attitude and you feel uncomfortable around me. Here is the simple solution stay the hell away from me and stop being a fake friend. You deleted me off Facebook ( No big deal). You then try to be nice to me when you want something. You have…
You had a relative go illegally into my medical file. I have the audit. Your relatives name is on it. You are the most nosiest person I have ever met. You think you are above the law! —She is getting fired!
So awful that there is a ridiculous amount of plastic along our beaches from the inside of shotgun shells. These little pieces of cushion are all over the shoreline. Am I really the only one that has noticed or cares about this? Really, not one MLA or government official has pushed to ask the range…
Just how awesome is the new Discovery Centre? We’re about to find out. After five years of planning, fundraising and building, the giant $20-plus million waterfront science showcase opens this Sunday, February 12. (Check the slideshow below.) “We are delighted to finally open our doors to the public,” says Discovery Centre president/CEO Dov Bercovici via…
When you make a purchase, then toss your receipt or refuse to take it from the cashier, you have NO right to get pissy at a store who won’t refund or replace your questionable goods without your proof of purchase. It doesn’t matter that you were “just in a little while ago” if you cant…
Oh Agricola Street, how I love to inhale a deep gulp of fresh air that consists of bondo, auto paint, and clear coat before walking into my favourite coffee shop. Seriously, HOW THE FUCK can there be food and drink on a block with industrial auto body and greasy mechanic oil smells EVERYWHERE. —Ew, Halifax
I ask if you want them packed in a certain way, you tell me and I do it. Or I pack as if I have to carry them across town in a bus. A small thing, but most of you really appreciate it and tell me so: thanks! Mine is not a glamorous job, or…
At the performance of I, Claudia, I was seated between two young teenagers, one was with a friend, the other with a parent. Their reactions throughout the show were palpable; the chuckles of recognition, the uncomfortable squirms, even the occasional chatter, which was less distracting than it was illuminating. I wouldn’t do that, you know,…
Breagh Mackinnon, Carleton Stone and Dylan Guthro have released their own solo albums, but tomorrow they will debut their first self-titled folk-pop album as Port Cities. As a solo musician, Stone says the pressure to hire the most talented touring musicians can often put you in close quarters with difficult personalities. The friends eventually started…
It bothers me how much this bothers me. Being 24 in Halifax, you should have an understanding that your s/o has opposite sex friends is important. I ran into a old colleague whom I hadn’t seen in a year or so. I was a little tipsy as we were at a bar, but I ran…
10 Coach Carter in Halifax Saturday Meet the iconic coach-turned-motivational-speaker, or chill at the library with a screening of the 2005 film he inspired. Yeah, this guy’s so cool he was played by Samuel L. Jackson. 9 CinemaScope: An evening with Otto Künzli Thursday Swiss-trained, Munich-based artist Otto Künzli discusses his multi-decade career in conceptual…
Please teachers don’t cave. I know that you have some members of the public beating up on you but don’t give in. Go back look at the Freeman report and review the section on inclusion in the educational system. How much of the issues in that report were dealt with? Keep standing up for yourself…
What is love? Baby, don’t hurt us, but Halifax has a dizzying array of answers to that question. Love is inconvenient, rare, fleeting, real, difficult and “fucking hard.” That’s all according to the record-breaking 1,200 responses to this year’s Sex + Dating survey. Below we’ve pulled together all of our personal favourite quotes and statistical…
[Image-1] For the sake of his faith, Dylan is trying to overcome his anxiety about going to the mosque. If he didn’t, says the Muslim revert, then “that terrorist would win.” “But now, when people are late for prayers, you hear the door open and someone is coming in fast and it is extremely nerve-wracking,”…
The idea actually started in 1984, with a meeting to discuss the problem of homeless youth, but the Phoenix organization considers its founding as happening three years later. Those early years were a gestation period, time for a small group of committed people to coalesce around a concern and put a plan into action, rallying…
This year our readers gave us a treasure trove of relationship advice in our annual Sex + Dating survey. So here’s a small sampling, Halifax. The best guidance we can give, and the hardest lessons we had to learn when it comes to romance. Happy Valentine’s Day. ❤️ ——— “Find someone that can support you…
“Kink” is a relative term. Some people’s kinkiest experience was being “a human cake at a fetish night” (seriously). Other people just masturbated “four times in one afternoon,” which might not seem as adventurous as being slathered in icing but is making us envious of having that much free time. What connects almost all the…
“I was once face-timing with a friend. It ended up in an hour of webcam sex. He told me what to do (stripped, fingered myself, talked dirty) and I did it as he masturbated to me. We share the same best friends and to this day no one knows.” “I’ve always wondered what getting penetrated…
All kinds of kink are welcome at Society of Bastet, so long as you straighten up the dungeon before you leave. That means wiping down every flogger, tail by tail, with disinfectant and sanitizing the bottle-cap chair, one pinched metal lid at a time. Same goes for any other impact toy in the room—whips, paddles,…
[Image-1] Leslie Greening isn’t your typical webcam model. Unlike the millions of one-sided setups in pop-up ads the internet over, Greening’s job as a “cam-panion” is a two-way street, on which she and her clients can watch each other. The Dartmouth resident started working for her Toronto friend’s new wewatchyoucam.com website back in June, after…
Strange things can happen when you take your clothes off with another person, that’s what we’ve learned from a) life and b) this year’s Sex & Dating survey. This year we asked our readers to share their most awkward sexual encounter to date—and they didn’t disappoint. Dicks of all shapes and sizes, surprise periods, hilarious…
It can be tough not to get caught up in the things (or people) we should’ve, could’ve, would’ve done, but didn’t. Multiple respondents to this year’s Sex+Dating survey regret breaking up at all, wishing that they’d tried harder or been more honest. “We lived in opposite ends of the city and we were both busy,…
[Image-1] My relationship with my Snapchat boyfriend is the most fulfilling—and in some ways, the most honest—relationship I’ve ever had. It’s also been going on for more than a year, which qualifies it as one of my longest relationships. It’s definitely the most sexually satisfying. What in the actual hell. Part of me wonders if…
This year’s Sex+Dating survey respondents had a variety of musical tastes (to say the least) to get down and dirty to, but some of you don’t enjoy rocking out during the deed at all. “I don’t listen to music when I have sex,” writes one reader. “You miss the signs and sounds your partner makes. That’s…
You all have terribly dirty minds and we love you for it. Here’s what readers of our Sex+Dating survey told us were their weirdest sex dreams. No judgement here. OK—maybe a little judgement, but we still love you. ——— “I was having sex with my roommate/best friend’s new boyfriend while she watched. I do not…
Conversations about soulmates bring up a lot of questions. Are soulmates even a thing? Do you get more than one soulmate? What if you live on opposite sides of the world? What if they die before you meet them? Most readers seem to believe in the concept, but those who responded to this year’s Sex…
Welcome to what’s possibly the only section of our Sex + Dating guide that is without a single mention of genitalia. How cute! Amongst the raunch and regret our survey-doers shared with us is this adorable collection of plain and simple romance. Maybe it was a little awkward, slightly slobbery and pretty forgettable–but every first…
If you’re still looking for a Valentine’s Day gift for your partner, you can always steal an idea from one of these folks. Asked to share your favourite gifts from lovers, readers of our Sex+Dating survey wrote in about both tangible and intangible presents. Judging from the answers, it looks like Haligonians are pretty good…
Coach Carter Saturday, February 11 and Sunday, February 12 For full schedule of events vsiit dbdli.ca Played by Samuel L. Jackson in the 2005 film Coach Carter, high school basketball coach Ken Carter demanded his players maintain a C+ average to play on the teamand famously locked his undefeated team out of the gym for…
HAPPY BIRTHDAY Aquarius (Jan 20-Feb 18) The time is now, Brave Aquarius. Be audacious about improving the big little things in your life. (That’s not a typo. I did indeed use the term “big little things.”) For example: Seek out or demand more engaging responsibilities. Bring your penetrating questions to sphinx-like authorities. Go in search…
We kind of saw this coming. If last year’s Sex + Dating survey taught us anything about Haligonians on the prowl, it’s that the majority want to find a longtime lover. And now we know why. Kind of. According to the sex lives of this year’s survey respondents, yes, Halifax is a good city for…
Does it come down to fate, Tinder or a combination of the two? When we asked readers “What’s the best way to meet people?” 41 percent of Sex+Dating survey respondents said “through friends,” followed by mutual hobbies/interests and dating apps/sites. In true Halifax fashion, some of you found love at a bar or a music festival.…
Relationships sometimes last forever, but, let’s be honest, they usually do not. How does one tell if it’s time to move on? “Every single time my bf starts fucking other girls is a good sign it’s over,” advises one Coast reader. When they cheated was a very common answer for when this year’s Sex +…
Last week, I spoke at the Wilbur Theater in Boston and the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy, NY. Audience members submitted their questions on tiny cards before the show, allowing them to remain anonymous while forcing them to be succinct. Here are some of the questions I didn’t have time to get to. Q My…
Power marches on Women’s March organizer Dawn Ferris thinks Donald Trump’s administration will be hard on everyone other than wealthy white males (“Halifax women protest Donald Trump in solidarity with Washington,” The City by Rebecca Dingwell, January 19). She’s right, no doubt, but what Ferris doesn’t seem to realize is that this has almost nothing…
You party animals! Most of you are…not doing a damn thing for Valentine’s Day. Zip, zilch, zero, according to Sex + Dating survey-takers. Maybe V-Day isn’t a big deal for most folks these days. Alternatively, perhaps you’re all losers. Who’s to say? Not us, we who will be spending Valentine’s Day queuing up outside the…
When 21-year-old Ashley Lemmon picked up #Girlboss for some light winter-break reading last year, she didn’t expect it to motivate her to start her own swimwear line. But the self-sufficiency of author Sophia Amoruso inspired Lemmon to build a company out of a project that initially used almost entirely her own labour. “I thought OK,…
Halifax has lost country music veteran Gordie Roach at 73 years old. Roach performed until the end of his life, collaborating with local musicians such as Al Tuck and Tyler Messick long after losing his ability to play guitar in the early 2000s. Roach was present in the music community, recognizable at shows by his…
