When Kevin started work at a fast food restaurant chain in Halifax at the age of 18, he was surprised to find out how much he’d get paid. Transferring from the same restaurant in North Sydney, he was set to make 50 cents less per hour while doing the same work. “When I inquired about […]
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Cultivating small-business
When Saronn Pov moved to Halifax in 2010, she saw the farmers’ market as the best way to put down roots in a new city. “I was really nervous thinking, what will people think of the food?” says the chef and radiant personality behind Saronn’s Kitchen, a popular prepared food stall that’s since made a […]
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One night on the Common
[Image-1] The Aluminum Falcons softball team are all smiles, buzzing with excitement, giving props and high-fives. They re-enact the big moments of an 11-10 nail-biting semi-final win against the Master Batters. The big comeback win came after trailing going into the seventh and final inning, on diamond 10 of the Halifax Common under a cloudy […]
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How to be a crane operator
[Image-1] Look way up. Rising above the Halifax skyline are a flock of cranes assembling new downtown developments. There’s no shortage of construction happening around the HRM, and where there’s construction there’s a need for skilled labour. Right now, the city needs crane operators. With plenty of developments still to be built, Careers Nova Scotia […]
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Halifax Water is estimating bills due to that labour strike
[Image-1] Alia Saied fully expected her latest water bill was going to be cheaper than usual. She and her partner had just returned from a month away, so they couldn’t explain how their water consumption had somehow increased. “Our usual bill is like $200, so suddenly I was like, ‘Why is it $300?’” Short-staffed due […]
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Halifax business owners will back Rainmen replacement
[Image-1] The future of professional basketball in Halifax remains uncertain with the start of the National Basketball League of Canada’s season just over two months away. According to league commissioner Dave Mangley, next week a group of local businesspeople will announce a new Halifax team set to play this season. The city’s previous team, the […]
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Be the change this city needs
[Image-1] I am here to initiate change for the city I love, the City of Halifax. I am here as part of a wider group of people, such as Gerry Post and Gus Reed, to help shape the tone and form our beloved city takes in the future. This winter I became “The Asshole With […]
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Taras Grescoe isn’t ashamed to ride the bus
Does anyone really love taking the bus in this city? Sure it’s a better for the environment and helps ease congestion. Rarely is it the ideal, the preferred method for Halifax residents. That can all change, says Taras Grescoe. The award-winning author is visiting Halifax this week from Montreal to run a writer’s workshop at […]
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Sweet, sweet Fantasie Music
The former Maritime Frame-It location is singing a new tune as of last weekend. It’s now the home of Fantasie Music (5512 Spring Garden Road), an instrument shop and private lesson space owned by son and father team, David Yu and Huiliang Yu. David’s studies here in Halifax inspired the Yu’s to bring the Chinese-made […]
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Price check: Who’s selling the cheapest clear garbage bags?
[Image-1] Call us Pepsi’s disastrous early-90s marketing fad, because Halifax is going clear. Starting this Saturday, all residents of the municipality will need to bag up their trash in transparent bags. It’s a bit of rubbish voyeurism to increase sorting and cut down on what’s headed to the city’s landfill. Love it or hate it, […]
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Why you’re going to love clear garbage bags
[Image-1] Clear garbage bags are coming to Halifax on August 1, and you know what? You are going to love it. No. Really. In 2010, my partner and I moved to Coldbrook, Nova Scotia, where the clear bag policy was already in place. The thing is, I didn’t know about this before we moved. At […]
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Take a walk on the wild side
[Image-1] Running from now until the end of August, Hike the Greenbelt wants Haligonians to see this city’s remarkably accessible ecological beauty through a month of hiking, biking, canoeing, kayaking, swimming, paddling, running, walking and sailing events around an enormous loop of Halifax’s open wilderness. The 15 free events will showcase the city’s potential greenbelt […]
