Halifax Regional Council passed the first reading of by-law 1003 and administrative order 39 which moves the process for long-overdue updates to the rules and regulations in HRM’s taxi industry forward. Among the changes is making debit or credit machines mandatory, getting rid of the Halifax, Dartmouth and County zones to make one mega zone, […]
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Halifax’s Dyke and Trans March goes beyond capitalism with a fun rainbow
Pride month in Halifax is made up of more than just parties in colourful packages—and the Dyke and Trans March on July 28 is one of several events that prove it. Frank Heimpel, the outreach coordinator at South House Sexual and Gender Resource Centre, hopes the Dyke and Trans March will provide space for folks […]
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What 2SLGBTQ+ youth want
According to a new report, 70 percent of transgender youth in Canada have experienced sexual harassment. More than one-third of trans youth ages 14 to 18 have been physically threatened or injured in the past year. Twenty to 40 percent of homeless youth identify as 2SLGBTQ+. This comes from a recent report by Halifax group […]
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Elle Noir AKA Chris Cochrane is unapologetically herself
Educator, drag queen, aesthetician, actor, consultant: Halifax’s 2019 Pride ambassador commands the spotlight everywhere she goes. Now in her 14th year as a performer, Chris Cochrane—Halifamous for her drag persona Elle Noir—is finding balance and breaking boundaries as a dazzling new era brings drag into vogue. Strangers linger in a bustling Hydrostone coffee shop, shooting […]
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Halifax Pride’s low-sensory zone brings all the fun but less of the noise
Making space for marginalized groups is what Pride has always been about. And this year, it’s continuing to do the extra work to push that space even further. The Pride parade’s low-sensory viewing area returns for its second year at the festival. The space gives an elevated view of the parade and ensures reduced noise, […]
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Getting urban garden projects off the ground is a challenge for local groups
U rban agriculture is trending hard these days, and there are a handful of reasons why: Knowing where your food comes from, it looks cute, it builds community and food security. There are over 25 community gardens or urban farms in HRM, but the municipality could be greener. There are under-used lots of land and […]
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Street check report confirms what Black Haligonians have known for years
Time and time again the stories are told, and time and time again no change has come. For years, Nova Scotia’s Black community has been recounting stories of pain, frustration and fear in its interactions with police. Now, with the release of the Nova Scotia Human Rights Commission’s report on street checks, African Nova Scotians […]
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SCIENCE MATTERS: Winter weather doesn’t disprove global warming
Weather and climate aren’t the same. It’s one thing for people who spend little or no time learning about global warming to confuse the two, but when those we elect to represent us don’t know the difference, we’re in trouble. For a U.S. president to tweet about what he referred to as “Global Warming” because […]
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The 25 stories of 2018
On the bright side of another crappy year, the local patriarchy had a bad time. Powerful men who abused that power were called to account, and from the margins came heroes. The Coast’s editorial team has come together for our Year in Review to highlight 25 local stories (in no particular order) that we couldn’t […]
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New rules needed for the roads
It’s a long overdue revamp for how Nova Scotians safely use our roads. The province has put out an open call for public input on a new Traffic Safety Act to replace the century-old Motor Vehicle Act. The MVA was created in 1907 when the only vehicles on the roads were Oldsmobiles and Ford Model […]
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Cornwallis Street Baptist Church is now New Horizons
The former Cornwallis Street Baptist Church will now be known as New Horizons Baptist Church. Members voted on the new designation, which still needs to be approved by the Registry of Joint Stocks, after service this past Sunday. “The intent of the name change is to identify ourselves by a name that better reflects the […]
