It started with a sewage plant collapsing, then the Herald cut staff, Dexter got in (good) but keeps playing safe (bad), but the people kept on fighting.
For over a decade you’ve loved him, screamed at him, totally agreed with his opinions and wrote nasty letters about his reviews. Mark Palermo reminisces about life as Halifax’s longest-standing film critic.
The last decade in the Halifax arts scene won’t be marked by dazzle. Instead we give props to the pluckiest and the survivalists, those who made us think and cry.
While major labels spent the decade playing catch-up with the evil internet, the tight-knit Halifax music community kept a steady beat, coming out stronger and louder than ever.