The province’s welfare transformation is little more than a rebranding according to an anti-poverty advocacy group. “I see little sign of transformation where the rubber meets the road,” says Benefits Reform Action Group member Aron Spidle. The department of community services is restructuring the benefits people receive for shelter and basic necessities by grouping them […]
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Street checks still dominate Board of Police Commissioners meetings
I t’s been a busy few months for the Halifax board of police commissioners, and its last meeting saw its first ever presentation from members of the public. The Halifax Coalition To Ban Street Checks presented a petition with 3,551—and counting—signatures from the community calling for a ban on street checks. In her address, organizer […]
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Meditate with Valerie
Valerie Thin Veil release w/Juice Girls, Vulva Culture (solo), Ghost Pills Thursday, June 20, 8pm The Seahorse Tavern, 2037 Gottingen Street $6 I t’s not unusual to experience a heightened sense of awareness while listening to Valerie. “A few shows in, I realized it was a bit more of a meditative experience than anything,” says […]
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Preserve the Conservatory
A n internal dispute at the Maritime Conservatory of Performing Arts could force a move out of the aging epochal building the educational society has called home since 1997. Resting between the Ummah mosque at the top of Charles Street, and the Maritime Muslim Academy on Chebucto Road, sits the seasoned but graceful building: Home […]
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Assassins creed
Assassins June 25-30, 8pm (and 2pm Sat-Sun) The Bus Stop Theatre, 2203 Gottingen Street $10-$25 whalesongassassins.eventbrite.com A ssassins gets straight to the point in the title: It’s about the nine men and women who have attempted to or did murder an American president. It’s also a musical, giving each assassin an opportunity to explain themselves […]
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Far away from then
When I am a kid in Ottawa, summers are about four billion years long. Not like now, when the seasons and years stream by in an accelerating blur, in a freight train of blinks. When I am eight years old, I feel like I am eight. I feel I have my place in time. Now […]
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13 Coast writers on their favourite beaches in Nova Scotia
Bayswater Beach 4015 Highway 329, Bayswater (one-hour drive) Never have I loved a beach more than I love Bayswater. I went there for the first time with my friend and her mom when I was a kid and after that, my family also frequented the spot. In my experience, the farther you’re willing and able […]
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Barack Obama to speak in Halifax this November
The 44th president of the United States—best remembered for working hard to save the oceans, being restrictive towards the press, being America’s first Black president (obvs) and, well, being way better at his job than Trump (double obvs)—Barack Obama is setting out on a coast-to-coast tour to talk about leadership, civic engagement and, ever on-brand, […]
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Go off with Don Brownrigg’s Fireworks
Don Brownrigg is a busy man. Over the last five years, the Halifax-based musician travelled around Asia as a puppeteer with Mermaid Theatre, worked as a festival presenter and pursued a degree in osteopathy. Not to mention he’s also an accomplished musician on tour for his much-anticipated newly released album. While the last five years […]
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Here We Are Here and the complicated presence of Blackness in Canada
The history of Black lives in Nova Scotia is oft little recorded and little taught in the traditional channels of textbooks and classrooms, but a new exhibition at the Art Gallery of Nova Scotia is looking to give space to this illustrious history with Black voices front and centre. Here We Are Here: Black Canadian […]
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Visiting A Colony
“There are a lot of coming-of-age films, a lot of teen films, but my goal was to have an honest image of teenagerhood,” says the writer-director Geneviève Dulude-De Celles. “I really wanted to give them that space and take them seriously.” Dulude-De Celles’ second feature A Colony (Une Colonie) arrives at the Halifax Independent Filmmakers’ […]
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Elizabeth Gilbert is coming to Halifax
A two-day event in October, Soul Tribe Live promises to be (according to its website) an “immersive program of workshops and seminars” that’ll help you sort out your life and get closer to your dreams. Held at the Halifax Convention Centre Oct 11 and 12, the biggest draw is star speaker Elizabeth Gilbert, who’ll be […]
