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Despite playing within their guidelines fees are coming at me from all angles- banking especially. Perhaps you are experiencing the same thing? Isn’t time they get some push back? Or all we going to roll over? When is enough enough? How can I initiate the process of ending predatory fees? Any suggestions would be greatly…
Geneive Walker is a registered nurse back home in Jamaica, where she’s had first-hand experiences helping persons living with sickle cell disease. “I’ve seen it, how it actually, you know, destroys peoples’ lives. Their quality of life completely diminished,” she says. “It’s very painful to watch.” Walker is a member of the Sickle Cell Disease…
Jim McDermott, professor of deaf studies at Nova Scotia Community College, wanted to express his frustration last week during public hearings at the law amendments committee about the province’s Accessibility Act. “I wanted to know different people’s comments, what they were saying, and I have no idea because it was not accessible to me,” he…
In a modern glass and steel building, embedded in the Burnside Industrial Park, reside the dead. The Dr. William Finn Centre for Forensic Medicine—named after Nova Scotia’s first medical examiner, appointed in 1895—was designed by Fowler Bauld & Mitchell, the same architect firm that created the sprawling cathedral that is the Halifax Central Library. The…
At a show last summer, a musician friend said to me, “This is Pineapple Express—I bought it legally in Kensington Market.” Legal. Weed. Kensington. Toronto. That stuck in the memory banks, and I followed up next time I was in Toronto, visiting several locations of one well-reputed dispensary, sampling as many marijuana strains and concentrates…
Catherine Millen worked as a cosmetician for four years, all the while dreaming of one day creating her own makeup line. In spring of last year, she realized the inspiration she needed was right in front of her. “I started to notice that women were looking more to social media and their friends to set…
To the punk in red Honda on dunbrack Sunday your in the wrong fuckn lane stay to the right unless u passing not put your fuckn brakes on u tool u could a caused an accident I had my 7yr old in the car with me u could a kill us ,not funny at all learn the…
Out of the hundreds of credited cast in Logan, three women have names. There is Laura (Dafne Keen), the mute young girl slash mutant who decapitates men with no feeling or expression. There is Gabriela (Elizabeth Rodriguez), who is murdered. There is Kathryn (Elise Neal), who is murdered. There is a solider who says “Here…
When Judge Gregory Lenehan acquitted taxi driver Bassam Al-Rawi of sexual assault charges in a Halifax courtroom last week, Jackie Stevens’ phone started ringing off the hook. “Every time a high profile case like this happens,” says Stevens, executive director for the Avalon Sexual Assault Centre, “it increases the number of requests for services.” Stevens says…
I sympathize—you thought you were going to get your children some toys. Your children, doubtless, deserve toys. The thing is, when it turned out you’d misread the price, there’s nothing a cashier can do about it—the “scanning code of practice” protects you from mislabeling, not misreading. So, you were essentially asking the cashier to break…
Apparently, fossil fuel companies protect watersheds and rivers by removing oil. That’s according to comments on the David Suzuki Foundation Facebook page and elsewhere, including this: “The amount of contamination occuring [sic] from extraction is far less than if we just left the oil there to continue polluting the waterways.” The “logic” of climate change…
Dude, everyone knows you’re faking cancer again, as if someone is capable of doing that more than once. For the sake of everyone involved, please come clean. You don’t have to lie about it. If you are you completely yourself, no BS, I’m sure you’ll find someone to love you for you. This is just…
While hundreds gathered at Grand Parade to protest a Nova Scotia judge’s comments that “clearly, a drunk can consent,” the province quietly announced several new initiatives it says will support survivors of sexual assault as they navigate through the justice system. The new services include the hiring of two special prosecutors to handle sexual assault…
Co-op housing in Halifax at one time were community based and were for FAMILIES, not single people and couples. There is a housing shortage in this city and meanwhile single people and couples are living in three and four bedroom co ops and getting reduced rent… If you are one of these types, move on…
Eyes met eyes several times. Subtle smiles of attraction exchanged. Me, olive green dress coat. You, white ski jacket. Would have acted on the vibe but (you had no way of knowing) I was on my way to a family funeral. Not an appropriate time, obviously. Maybe the same time and place, next week, under…
I am a student at a local university, I have spent a lot of money to go to school to learn and I don’t appreciate other students constantly talking during class. it is rude and disrespectful. If chatting (and using Facebook) during class is more important than listening then get the fuck out. I have…
Maybe it’s our Canadian politeness, but one of America’s leading experts on evidence control is surprised by the lack of public outcry after hearing Halifax Regional Police have misplaced nearly 3,000 exhibits. “Here in the US, they would have challenged every case in the vault,” says Joseph Latta, executive director of the International Association for…
I had just had a baby. I was still breastfeeding. I hadn’t been out in months. There was a DJ coming to town that I loved and my friends were all like, “Come out, come out.” I didn’t make plans with any particular people. I knew I would know tons of people there. Admittedly, I…
“ستنتقلين للعيش في أبعد مكان بالعالم, حيث الثلج طيلة أيام السنة”. هذا ماقالته لي عائلتي والأصدقاء عندما معرفتهم أنني سأنتقل للعيش في كندا. “أنتِ من سوريا، أعتقد أنها تجربتك الأولى مع الثلج، فالجو الصحراوي في بلدكِ قاس.” هذا ماقاله عدة كنديين، عندما علموا أنني جديدة في بلدهم. من الواضح أن الطقس يحتل حيزا كبيراً في مخيلتنا…
So twice in one week I witnessed a metro transit bus barreling into a clearly marked crosswalk and a pedestrian just barely jumping back in order to avoid being hit. Two different times, different places, but in both places it was very obviously the pedestrian’s right-of-way (green light, walking person all aglow one time, the…
As political leaders call for a provincial inquiry and thousands get ready to march in the streets, a procedural amendment at city hall being proposed this week could see big changes in who’s deemed fit to drive a taxi. Councillor Waye Mason will bring forward a motion at Tuesday’s meeting of Regional Council asking to…
I am a true North-ender, I was born and raised and still live in the north end of Halifax, not the new version that the Hipsters and self entitled are trying to make it, don’t get me wrong not all the changes are bad, however the north end that was is fading and its not…
You were parked in your muscled-up pick-up truck (idling! who still idles their car in 2017, seriously?) in one of the school accessible parking spots waiting to pick up your precious snowflake, without, of course, the required permit. When I pointed to you that you were not supposed to use these spots if you weren’t…
A national organization opposing Motion 103 and calling for a “Canadian government for Canadians” held rallies across the country today, including in Halifax. Police separated M103 protesters and counter-protesters at larger rallies in Toronto and Calgary, but if the event’s Facebook page is to be believed, not many people showed up locally. Only four people…
How much of what we do is an expression of our individuality, and how much is a form of mimicry? Groupthink, a new dance show from Nostos Collectives, explores and muddies these questions, using six talented performers and a killer soundtrack. The choreography shows the dancers imitating and influencing one another, sometimes evoking a marionette…
Progressive Conservative leader Jamie Baillie wants Nova Scotia to conduct a formal inquiry into the inflammatory comments made by Judge Gregory Lenehan that “clearly, a drunk can consent.” In a release sent out Friday, Baillie says he’s written to justice minister Diana Whalen asking the province to address the issue “swiftly and conclusively.” “Victims must…
Who’s the bigger scumbag, the taxi driver or the judge? I say they both are big scumbags! — Frankiewasadog
In light of Wednesday’s court decision acquitting Bassam Al-Rawi—a taxicab driver who was found not-guilty of sexual assault—at least two protests, a group letter-writing session and a change.org petition have surfaced online. Individual voices reeling from a judge’s controversial decision. “I’m feeling a bit outraged,” says Amanda Dodsworth, who is organizing the March 7 protest.…
Bassam Aladin Al-Rawi has been found not guilty of sexual assault, and I feel sick. The case seemed open-and-shut to everyone except the Judge. The woman in this case was found, half-naked and unconscious, in the back of a taxi. The driver of the taxi, Bassam Aladin Al-Rawi, was found in close proximity to the…
The authority of HRM’s Appeals Standing Committee to make rulings on taxi licenses is currently under review. According to municipal spokesperson Brendan Elliott, HRM is working with the province to determine if it makes sense for a standing committee of city councillors to make the kinds of decisions like the one that put Bassam Al-Rawi…
The impact of this tax grab is hidden in the supposedly low cost of $0.06 per kilometre or between $0.42 and $21.81 per toll, depending on the highway stretch. The estimated cost on twinning the highways is $ 2.8 Billion which equates to an average cost of $7,236,842.11 per kilometre. I could not find a…
Decade of Alcohol Abuse with Spew, Hard Charger Saturday, March 4, 10pm-2am Gus’ Pub & Grill $7 As SPEW’s last remaining original member, bassist and vocalist Simon Fraser has been part of some wild performances. “There’s just been a lot of craziness,” he says. Looking back on the last 10 years, three instances in particular…
Hold the hot pockets, kids, because everyone’s favourite food-obsessed comedian, Jim Gaffigan, just announced a Halifax date as part of his upcoming The Noble Ape world tour. Promising all new material (nope, not even stuff on his recent Cinco Netflix special will see the stage), we’re counting the days until May 12—and filling the time…
July Talk is ready to push and pull its way back to Halifax in support of their latest album Touch, hitting The Marquee on April 21. The Toronto indie darling’s sophomore effort has a slightly more poppy sheen than its previous album, but the dissonant, soft-and-gruff, hers-and-his vocal play the band is known for remains…
10 Pop-Up Mini Market Saturday Dearlove Ceramics, Simple Rituals Skincare Co., Madeleine W. Draws and Atlantic Coastlines share sweet, handmade somethings at Lucky Penny’s bite-sized buying session. 9 New Orleans Style Mardi Gras Celebration Saturday Ms. Julie may have moved from New Orleans to Nova Scotia, but she sure didn’t leave her love of Mardi…
My bitch is bugging the heck out of me. there was/is to be a court date for those 4 people who kidknapped and perpetrated hates crime on that autistic boy in Chicago. YTet there is not one mention of their hate crimes in any news paper or tv news that i can see. The last…
My first memories are a mix of Cystic Fibrosis and He-Man. Of hearing somewhere that the disease would kill me by 31 (the national average age), and having bullies use it against me. I lived my life with that. Music gave me great comfort when I was just six years old and onward. Jackson 5,…
Maya Angelou: And Still I Rise screening and movie talk Saturday, March 4, 7pm Spatz Theatre, 1855 Trollope Street $25 “This is a necessary festival for diversity on screen,” says Fabienne Colas, the founder and president of the inaugural Halifax Black Film Festival. “It gives a voice to people who wouldn’t have a voice otherwise.”…
Ocean notion Scientists warn us that greenhouse gases are adversely impacting our planet’s oceans. Nova Scotia is surrounded by ocean. Our way of life is especially dependent upon it. It follows that adverse changes to the oceans threaten our well-being. Rising temperatures have already caused our sea levels to rise one foot in the last 120…
Femme-Bot Wednesday, March 8 Good Robot Brewing Co., 2736 Robie Street 3pm-2am Stacks of beer coasters gussy up the bar and robot-themed objects catch your attention throughout the two-level taproom, but you won’t see any pink streamers at Good Robot Brewing Company on International Woman’s Day. Instead, on March 8, Good Robot employees Erica Fraser…
Joanne Abrahams knows how to make the most of a space. The owner of Rave Review Home Staging & Redesign, she’s an expert in making rooms look their absolute best, no matter the size. She staged this Bishop’s Landing condo (which sold in a day) with proportions, light and livability in mind. Here are some…
RP Boo w/Thrillah, EDDY/BUDI, DJ Goldilocks Friday, March 3, 10pm Menz & Mollyz Bar, 2182 Gottingen Street $20 OBEY Convention has been at the forefront of presenting underground music and art in Halifax for years, as each spring its namesake festival lines up artists that cross genre lines and push the boundaries of sound and…
Q Fortyish straight white dude here. I have this weird (possibly misogynistic) belief that, when it comes to sex, I can’t win. Actually, I think men in general can’t win. Thoughtful, well-meaning men at least. It comes down to this: During sex, if the man doesn’t come, it’s the man’s fault, because he clearly has…
Sandra Pike is a Halifax-based realtor with an expertise in new condominiums. Apartment renters, she says, are “paying someone else’s mortgage and you walk away with no investment.” For first-time homeowners, a condo is “a phenomenal start,” but how do you know what to look for? Pike offers some pointers. A condo is an investment…
Gentrification: A Hip Hop Musical Community gathering #1 Saturday, March 4, 2-4:30pm George Dixon Centre, 2501 Gottingen Street free Gentrification in Halifax’s north end is an issue effecting many, and a group of artists is hoping to bring light to these issues through a hip hop musical. Dramatic Changes, a non-profit group focusing on social…
HAPPY BIRTHDAY Pisces (Feb 19-Mar 20) Your immediate future is too good to be true. Or at least that’s what you, with your famous self-doubt, might be inclined to believe if I told you the truth about the favorable developments that are in the works. Therefore, I have come up with some fake anxieties to…
Fried chicken has been having what has felt like a very extended moment in kitchens throughout North America, and it’s hard to see an end to that trend in Halifax, considering how well fried chicken pairs with our beverage of choice here. Perhaps nothing is more satisfying than a bit of chicken, a bit of…
