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Katherine Chiasson I am a French Teacher with the Halifax Regional School Board What pushed you to enroll at Université Sainte-Anne? When I finished my undergrad degree in French at St. F.X. University, I really wanted to continue to improve and refine my French language skills. I knew that if I wanted to speak, write…
Jason Parise I’m a Development Manager at SWEB Development Inc. At SWEB, I serve as the Development Manager on a number of solar and wind energy projects throughout eastern Canada. My position with SWEB is very diverse, in that I am involved in stakeholder engagement, site suitability and design, project interconnection studies, environmental assessment management…
Cathy Petrie I am a Director of International Studies at Halifax Christian Academy Why did you enroll in the CELTA program? As Director of International Studies at Halifax Christian Academy, I make every effort to be informed about the most recent educational approaches in the field of ESL/EAL, especially on the international stage. This led…
As told by Ashley Miller Career: CDI Dispatch Supervisor at Canada Drayage Inc. Education: Supply Chain and Logistics at Eastern College 1 Change and personal growth I needed a lifestyle change. I went from a job where I worked hard—for very little—every day, to a career that I felt would set a better example for…
Elie Khoury I am a Project Specialist, Networking Technology Client I began as a logistics agent with Blue Ocean fresh out of university. I started off on a work permit, and Blue Ocean helped me immigrate to Canada and become a Canadian citizen. Working at Blue Ocean has been a great experience as well. There’s…
Skylar Greencorn I am an Instructor Of 3D Arts Animation at Da Vinci College What drove me to da Vinci College was a love and passion for all things art, starting at a very young age. Ever since I could hold a pencil I was drawing, so it was only a matter of time. As…
Abbie Salyzyn I am a fourth-year Honours Physics Student I was unsure what I wanted to do after high school. During my senior year of high school, one of Adam Sarty’s research students had tutored me in calculus. I often asked her questions about her program at Saint Mary’s. I’ve always been curious about how…
[Image-1] As leaves change colour and drop from trees, and a chill in the air signals the approach of winter, many of us are thinking of the fall harvest and hearty soups and dishes that will soon warm our bellies. Not everyone is lucky enough to enjoy such thoughts. About four million Canadians—including more than…
Toronto resident Trevor Novak transferred from Sheridan College to NSCAD University last year. He’s since fallen in love with the east coast and the artistic community at NSCAD and couldn’t be happier with his choice. 1 With a focus on ceramics, Novak’s interested in the human body and animal forms and how the two can…
When Darcy Comeau sat down for her first Business Administration class at Mount Saint Vincent University as the first two-plus two-program student they had received, she didn’t know if she was prepared. She soon realized, if anything, she was better off. She had taken the Business Administration Diploma at Nova Scotia Community College’s Burridge campus.…
Stephanie Dort I am a Registered Massage Therapist at Sore Spots Massage Therapy And The Floatation Centre What pushed you to become a RMT through MTANS? It is required to belong to a recognized association in order to practice massage therapy in Nova Scotia. MTANS seemed like the best fit for me due to its…
John Gleeson I’m a VP of Customer Success at Affinio I’ve been a serial entrepreneur my entire life. I wanted to frame to my business experience in a more formal capacity. Taking my MBA at Dal made sense, as there was a hands-on component, and when I finished, it put a stamp on the fact…
Kelsey MacNeil I’m a Sponsor Representative for Chalice I was looking into different universities across Canada, trying to find an International Development Studies program that would be best for me. I knew that I wanted to study abroad at some point and when I was told about the exchange program at SMU, I knew I…
Melissa Savage I am a Registered Massage Therapist at Massage Addict (Cole Harbour) After looking at the various schools in Halifax I chose ICT as it was highly recommended by some previous graduates I know. My experience in the program was very enjoyable. With small class sizes we became close very early on, and developed…
Amanda Jamieson discovered she had a knack for cuisine at an early age. She always enjoyed cooking in the kitchen, and preparing meals for her family and friends. Jamieson was surprised by her own talent and wanted to take her skills to the next level. This summer, she had the opportunity to work alongside Executive…
Waye Mason, Halifax city councillor, recently completed Master of Business Administration degree at Saint Mary’s University Sobey School of Business 1 Enroll in a part-time MBA program because you want to I held a Bachelor of Arts degree, and I was looking for more formal education at a higher/senior level. Also, the type of jobs…
Peter Burbridge I’m an Owner at North Brewing Company Why did you decide to use Futurepreneur to assist in growing North Brewing? When you’re a young person trying to start a business there are not a lot of avenues for funding. The great thing about Futurepreneur is that’s their mandate, to support young entrepreneurs. The…
Brenna Doucette Career: Administration and Communications Coordinator for The Startup Zone Education: Bachelor of Arts, major in English, minor in Religious Studies I was looking for a small campus with a close-knit community and somewhere I could get a fresh start, without being too far from my hometown in Nova Scotia. The second I went…
May VanderZwaag, second-year Early Childhood Education student at Nova Scotia College of Early Childhood Education 1 It relates back to my youth I really enjoy working with youth, especially toddlers. They’re still figuring out so many things— such as speech and problem-solving—it’s incredible to help them through this and see them grow. It remind me…
Ben Affleck is The Accountant in The Accountant, but he’s not just any accountant—he’s one with high-functioning autism, several aliases, an Airstream full of stolen fine art and literally killer hand-to-hand combat skills. (Shades of…Jason Bourne?) In The Accountant, a ridiculous yet entertaining action movie that’s at least aimed at adults, Affleck’s Christian Wolff is…
[Image-1] Council is for the people, all of the people, for so many of their everyday needs. For their bodies, their minds and in many ways their souls. How can it be that in the 21st Century, this brave new Canada of Justinian selfies, G7 status and pursuit of a new Security Council seat, the question…
While everyone else was busy enjoying Nocturne, we lucky political nerds at The Coast were watching the election results ever-so-slowly roll in. To no great surprise, Mike Savage won another term as mayor by defeating challenger Lil MacPherson. The Wooden Monkey owner did manage a respectable 31 percent of the votes, though. In HRM’s four…
For the second time, Waye Mason has defeated Sue Uteck. The incumbent councillor won another term in office, claiming the District 7 race Saturday night over Uteck and political rookie Dominick Desjardins. “It’s a real vindication of the changes we brought to council and to the government in HRM in the last four years to…
[Image-1] Urban planner Sam Austin is the new councillor for Dartmouth Centre, with 30.6 percent of the (unofficial) vote. The wide open race had eight candidates vying to replace longtime incumbent Gloria McCluskey (who stepped down this month). Behind Austin came Tim Rissesco at 21.6 percent, and Kate Watson at 20.4 percent. Austin celebrated the…
Unlike other Halifax-area universities, the University of King’s College won’t be hiking students fees by implementing a tuition reset. Yesterday, new university president Bill Lahey put forward a motion not to implement the tuition reset for the next two school years, an option which was previously left open for this academic year and the next.…
[Image-1] What were you excited to do when you turned 18? For Josh Creighton, the answer is pretty obvious. “I’m more excited to vote in [the municipal election], because I feel like this—it’s closer to home,” says Creighton. “I love the idea of a councillor, how they’re in charge of this area, and their role is…
10 Maud Lewis-The Heart on the Door Book Launch October 14 and 15, 6-9pm Author Lance Woolaver reads from his book on the Nova Scotian folk art icon at Wicker’s Gallery, in time for Nocturne’s artsy takeover of town! Learn more about our (arguably) best-known painter and feel a little wistful for rural views. 9…
Advantage, Portland Street. Today chef/owner Renée Lavallée announced that after two-plus years slaying the sandwich game above Two If By Sea (66 Ochterloney Street), The Canteen is moving, and expanding. The brand new, 55-seater restaurant is set to debut in early 2017 at 22 Portland Street—the longtime home to the iconic-looking, family-run Sun Sun Cafe.…
[Image-1] On October 15, residents in HRM will cast their votes for Halifax Regional School Board members during the municipal election. With a budget of over $400 million, the new board will have big decisions to make. Chief amongst them will be the fate of 21 schools within the Cole Harbour and Auburn families. That…
When Dan Baldwin first waded into the local gaming scene here in Halifax, he took a decidedly retro route. Halifax Vintage Arcade, operating out of the back room of Daily Sweets (2860 Oxford Street), was a place where you could relive the days when video games could be played on big, wood-panelled cabinets one quarter…
[Image-1] On Wednesday of last week, the annual general meeting of the Halifax Pride voted down a controversial resolution that proposed to remove all mentions of Israel from the festival and parade, an 11-day long event attended by more than 200,000 people. The argument: Israel is using LGBTQ+ rights to sweep crimes against Palestinian people…
[Image-1] We stand at a pivotal moment in 2SLGBTQ+ history in Halifax. We ask important questions: If our community spaces do not create a safe enough environment for our most marginalized members to contribute fully and we force conversations to continue on without them, who is being served? If our membership and decision making processes…
[Image-1] An outgoing councillor’s endorsement can help or hinder a candidate’s chances of getting elected, depending on who the councillor is. As he leaves behind municipal politics, Waverley–Fall River–Musquodoboit Valley councillor Barry Dalrymple is publicly endorsing Cathy Deagle-Gammon in the race for District 1. That could be seen as an unfair advantage, but it really comes…
Halifax Law Courts plaza courtyard The story of North American colonialism is one we all know—but maybe not as well as we should. A Nocturne project titled For This Land will get you more familiar, exploring what co-creator Jackson 2bears calls, in his artist’s statement, “an incommensurability between Western theology and Indigenous spirituality.” The multimedia…
Mega Bog w/Nap Eyes, Freelove Fenner Wednesday, October 19 at 10:30pm The Seahorse Tavern, 2037 Gottingen Street $25 Mega Bog w/Old and Weird, The Painters, Soft Spot Thursday, October 20 at 6pm Art Bar + Projects, 1873 Granville Street $10 Mega Bog is always in a state of fluidity, the only constant being found in…
The ninth annual Nocturne is your yearly booster shot of installations, interactive art, multimedia pieces, performances and more crammed into one night. On Saturday, October 15, from 6pm to midnight, art is spread out over 5 zones in Halifax and Dartmouth: Zone 1 (downtown Halifax), zone 2 (Halifax waterfront), zone 3 (Spring Garden), zone 4…
Q I’m 64 years young, a musician, chubby, full head of hair, no Viagra needed, no alcohol, I don’t mind if you drink, smoker, yes I am. I am also faithful, loyal and single for five years. No health issues, nada, zero, zilch. Not gay, not prejudiced against gays, pro-woman, Democrat, MASCULINE. Except I only…
HAPPY BIRTHDAY Leo (Sep 23-Oct 22) Most of us can’t tickle ourselves. Since we have conscious control of our fingers, we know we can stop any time. Without the element of uncertainty, our squirm reflex doesn’t kick in. But I’m wondering if you might get a temporary exemption from this rule in the coming weeks.…
That little slip of space on Gottingen Street between Portland Place and Cornwallis Street is thick with incredible food and drink options. Not only did The Foggy Goggle just announce a move across from Squiggle Park this past week, bringing a new, chill pub vibe to the area, but last month also saw the opening…
South boardwalk of Dartmouth Ferry Terminal Ryan Josey was finishing this year’s Nocturne application when his newsfeed became flooded with reports of the tragic Pulse Nightclub shooting in Orlando. “I called the project Take Cover hours before it happened. A synchronicity occurred that I had to take on. The shooting became my emotional place of…
PUP w/White Lung, Greys, Pkew Pkew Pkew Wednesday, October 19, 8pm The Marquee Club 2037 Gottingen Street $25 “My body has no clue what time zone it’s in,” says Stefan Babcock, on the line Thanksgiving morning, the day after he arrived home in Toronto from a surprisingly successful tour of Australia. PUP, the punk band…
She-Devils w/Phern, Laps, Programm Wednesday, October 19 at 6pm Art Bar + Projects, 1873 Granville Street all ages $10 It’s OK to lose track of time and get sucked in and have your senses manipulated in the sample-heavy vortex of Montreal duo She-Devils. “For me, sound is really hypnotic. I definitely work at it from…
Anna Leonowens Gallery 1 window Few Mi’kmaq stories remain in their original form. “There are only two stories found in their original form, not compromised [through translation],” artist Alan Syliboy says. The story of “The Stone Canoe,” recently rediscovered after 150 years, is one of these, a story that’s taken on larger significance for Syliboy.…
South Courtyard of Halifax Central Library and Khyber Centre For the Arts A festival within a festival, Breastival Vestibule is a temporary space that aims to break rules and help us reconsider how we use space. A soft, inflatable breast-like structure, it’s the creation of Baltimore-based artist Rachael Shannon, who began the project considering the…
Ranking Sloan If Sloan’s legacy comes down to “Coax Me,” bad news (“All 164 Sloan songs ranked worst to best,” Arts by Corey Henderson, October 6). I would have put it last on the list. This is a shitty list left to a younger generation. —posted by Ian Macdonald 1 at thecoast.ca All 164 tied…
For full location details, see the Nocturne guide pull-out in this issue. Provided bedtime doesn’t get in the way, Nocturne is a perfect time to rally the fam and hit the town. There are plenty of people to watch, lots of exciting projects waiting around every corner and, of course, the frisson of excitement that…
Dog park beside Centennial Pool Inspired by bringing two new furry friends into his family, multidisciplinary artist Zachary Gough’s Dog Art Expo blends a signature style of site-specific, participatory projects with a love for the canine community. Before adopting his pets, Gough reached out to Jenn Corning, a trainer with dog care company Follow The…
Dalhousie School of Architecture and Planning Inspired by different activist movements, Oversight is an installation exploring our relationship, as citizens, to the police. The collaboration between the three artists started as a Centre For Art Tapes project (together with Lindsay Dobbin), now being adapted for the festival. Dina, Pearse and Bowles look at the way…
The Sands at Salter Street Since 2014, the Trans-Canada just hasn’t looked the same after CBC dismantled the Radio-Canada International broadcasting site in Sackville, NB—the glowing red towers alongside the highway. Moncton artist and filmmaker Amanda Dawn Christie has been documenting the site for seven years, premiering her documentary, Spectres of Shortwave, at the Atlantic…
Dartmouth waterfront, and Halifax waterfront on docks in front of the Marriott Hotel facing the ferry landing. The scene is still. So still, in fact, you might forget you’re watching a film, if not for the soft waves in the background. The images centre around a boat, resting on its side, one that hasn’t felt…
If you’re anything like everyone, you’ve been paying attention to the American presidential election. You may even be thinking about it more than the municipal campaign that is currently peaking in Halifax, where official voting day is, as you almost totally definitely know, this Saturday, October 15. Technically it’s not good to care about another…
