1 This afternoon, former residents of the Nova Scotia Home for Colored Children and premier Stephen McNeil will be releasing the terms for the restorative inquiry looking into 70 years of horrific psychological, physical and sexual abuse at the publicly-funded Dartmouth orphanage. The inquiry is part of the $34 million settlement for over 300 former […]
100 in 1 Day
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Celebrating the 100In1Day celebration
100 In 1 Day came to Halifax for the second time, last Saturday, June 6. An international phenomenon that creates community activism—by encouraging people to put on big, small, fun, earnest, artistic, political and/or goofy events that other people can participate in—Halifax’s #100In1Day was a success despite the rain. We can’t say the same for […]
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See what’s #HiddenInTheOpen with Jobe Brown’s origami
[Image-1] Every Saturday, Jobe Brown stakes out spots to stash his crafts (or his art, depending who you talk to) into the nooks and crannies of the city’s architecture. The 21-year-old origami artist has been playing what he calls “an interactive hide-and-seek social media game” with the people of Halifax for just over a year […]
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A quick tour of 11 things to do at 100 in 1 Day
[Image-1] Let’s hope the sun is shining and the weather warms up because Halifax, this weekend is bonkers. Bike Week, Cedar Fest and Doors Open are all jockeying for your time (along with some sidewalk shopping from curbside giveaway), but Saturday is the day to check out 100 in 1 Day. The global festival for […]