“Zane was not moving through the world respecting other people,” says Dean Petty about his former business partner. Zane Kelsall, one of the city’s most celebrated young entrepreneurs and a Dartmouth success story who’s been profiled in local and national media (including The Coast) is now without a job. Two If By Sea Cafe and […]
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(Bike) Feats of strength
Ben Wedge says more and more people are cycling—and changes need to be made to accommodate the growing number. Wedge’s consulting firm, Bike Feats, started up in fall of last year. It will have installed more than 150 bicycle racks by the end of June. The firm works with landlords and employers to provide “any […]
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Doors Open knocks on
Ok, guys, real talk: If you’ve ever spent time around Sir Sandford Fleming Park, you’ve probably noticed The Dingle, right? And, if you’re anything like me, you thought it’d be a super cool set for a weird, artsy music video (um, if I could sing, that is). W-e-l-l while I can’t say for sure that […]
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Halifax women protest in solidarity with Washington
[Image-1]When Dawn Ferris first heard the results of the US election, she was devastated. “There’s equal concern here, north of the border,” says the Halifax activist. “If you’re not a white, wealthy, fully able-bodied male under the Trump reign—you’re gonna be negatively impacted over the next four years.” People who share Ferris’ unease are taking […]
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Questions linger over Halifax police’s street check data
Nzingha Millar says recent statistics released by Halifax Regional Police makes her question the progress made when it comes to racial profiling the community. “This is anti-black racism specifically–not just non-white people being checked.” Millar is currently a student in the one-year journalism program at King’s. She’s one of four panelists scheduled to participate in […]
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The road to nowhere
1945 Civic Planning Commission calls for harbour bridges and arterial roads to raise tax income. 1955 The Angus L. Macdonald Bridge opens, increasing traffic to the downtown. 1962 Fourteen acres of land in the newly created Central Redevelopment Area (what was then Jacob and Market Streets) are expropriated and the properties bulldozed. 1967 Construction begins […]
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Province and teachers’ union to resume negotiations
The Nova Scotia Teachers Union has accepted the provincial government’s offer to go back to the bargaining table. Liette Doucet, NSTU president, feels optimistic about the upcoming talks. “I’m hopeful that the government is willing to listen to our bargaining team,” Doucet said Wednesday. According to a statement from the department of Education and Early […]
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User-friendly map shows HRM’s spread of holiday decor
There’s nothing like taking a stroll through wet snow and sub-zero temperatures to look at all the pretty Christmas lights in the neighbourhood, right? The challenge is knowing where to look. Luckily for Haligonians, someone has done the heavy lifting for us and mapped out a bunch of them. Halifax Redditor Mark Seymour has created […]
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Halifax Transit rolls out stop announcements
Starting next week, your bus might start talking to you. More specifically, Halifax Transit is rolling out automated stop announcements on 13 of its bus routes. Audio stop announcements will be delivered through speakers on both the inside and outside of the bus. The information will also scroll across the “stop request” display sign at […]
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Hundreds of Nova Scotian students walk out in support of teachers
Students across Nova Scotia are walking the walk. On Friday, students from about 25 schools—including Dartmouth High School, Halifax West High School and Citadel High School—participated in a walk-out in support of their teachers’ labour battle against the Department of Education. According to a release from the Students for Teachers Facebook group, the goal of […]
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Nova Scotia needs to anticipate a serious fentanyl problem
Health and Wellness officials say fentanyl use hasn’t escalated in Nova Scotia yet, but the province needs to work quickly to “get ahead of the problem.” Minister Leo Glavine and chief medical officer Dr. Robert Strang, who both attended the national conference on opioid use in Ottawa last weekend, told reporters at a press conference Wednesday that […]
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Halifax Shoebox Project wants to reach all women in Nova Scotian shelters this Christmas
The Halifax Shoebox Project is underway again this year—this time, with a goal of getting 1,200 boxes into the hands of those in need. “We’re hoping to reach every woman across Nova Scotia that’s in a shelter for Christmas,” says Carole Rankin, local project coordinator. The Shoebox Project for Shelters began in Toronto in 2011 […]