Well, at least we tried. Gus, the Museum of Natural History’s gopher tortoise, Halifax’s beloved mascot, living monument of history, multi-generational icon, will not be receiving an Order of Nova Scotia award this year. As announced today by lieutenant governor Arthur LeBlanc, five other extraordinary Nova Scotians and also John Bragg have been awarded the […]
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Coast 25: 30 of the most important things we’ve written
“Adam’s fall” Matthieu Aikins’ award-winning feature on suicides from the Macdonald Bridge is a heartbreaking read even now, a decade after its publication. A year after Aikins’ story was printed, the bridge commission finally decided to install safety barriers along the old bridge to prevent future deaths. Seals of approval One of the most-read stories […]
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Citizen Gus
Last year was his 75th in the city. He has reigned over Halifax’s hearts longer than Queen Elizabeth II has ruled the British empire. She sits on a throne, under a golden crown. He lives in a plexiglass enclosure, under the warming glow of a 150-Watt heat lamp. A humble life, of no less magnitude. […]
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The tortoise and the hairball
[Image-1] Who’s cuter: a room full of cats or Gus the tortoise? This weekend sees two wild events from the Museum of Natural History, which will host its first ever “Cat Fest” on Saturday, August 8 and celebrate Gus the tortoise’s 93 birthday on Sunday. The cat festival is a new addition to the museum’s […]
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Let’s Get Trashed at Thrashfest
Oh hi metalheads. One of your biggest parties of the year is upon us again this weekend as Thrashfest returns for its third round. The two-day festival began humbly, as a house party in co-organizer Matt Francis‘ house, and has now unfolded to an tipsy and exuberant annual affair at Gus’. This year’s lineup features […]