A national organization opposing Motion 103 and calling for a “Canadian government for Canadians” held rallies across the country today, including in Halifax. Police separated M103 protesters and counter-protesters at larger rallies in Toronto and Calgary, but if the event’s Facebook page is to be believed, not many people showed up locally. Only four people […]
Halifax City Hall
Posted inArts + Music
Reason and rhyme: meet Rebecca Thomas, Halifax’s poet laureate
The first time you hear Rebecca Thomas perform her spoken word poetry, something will happen to you. Your mind will calm as the tide of her voice takes over, the conviction of her words buoying you up until she reaches the ultimate, perfectly crafted finale and her perspective crashes down, challenging you in one hand […]
Posted inNews + Opinion
Ridiculous development approved out of spite
[Image-1] “We see petitions on a number of occasions. If we listened or agreed with petitions then there’d never be a convention centre.”—councilor Stephen Adams “Hand gestures are OK as long as you use all fingers.” —mayor Mike Savage “It doesn’t meet any of our design guidelines, guys. It doesn’t meet ANY of our design […]