Gold Winner Halifax Central Library Silver Winner Keshen Goodman Library Bronze Winner Alderney Gate Public Library It’s been almost five years since the Halifax Central Library first opened its doors, and this is the fifth year it’s won Best Library gold. Branch manager Kathleen Peverill says it’s so popular because it has space for everyone. […]
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Best Library
Gold Winner Halifax Central Library Silver Winner Alderney Gate Public Library Bronze Winner Keshen Goodman Public Library We’re going to need to build another library if we ever want the iconic jewel of the downtown to stop dominating this category. Somehow, after being open for a few glorious years and welcoming countless visitors with its […]
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Best Library
Gold Winner Halifax Central Library Silver Winner Keshen Goodman Public Library Bronze Winner Halifax North Public Library We’ve got some cool libraries in Halifax. We know it, you know it, The Amazing Race: Canada knows it. Coming up on his first birthday, the Central Library continues to shine. The downtown anchor is the first thing […]
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Bluenose-Ability: Film Festival now seeking submissions
Local non-profit reachAbility is now accepting short films for its first-ever Bluenose-Ability Film Festival, which will take place in Halifax from December 3 to 5. Launching on United Nations’ International Day of Persons with Disabilities, BAFF is the first disability film festival in Atlantic Canada (joining disability festivals all over the world): The Bluenose-Ability Film […]
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Best Library
Gold Winner Halifax Central Library Silver Winner Keshen Goodman Public Library Bronze Winner Alderney Gate Public Library OK sure, it’s not technically open yet, but was there any doubt the cutting-edge new Halifax Central Library wasn’t going to wow readers this year and take home top prize? All that glass, so modern, very wow. The […]
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Best Library
Gold Winner Keshen Goodman Public Library Silver Winner Spring Garden Road Memorial Public Library Bronze Winner Alderney Gate Public Library I think we all secretly know this category is going to be a wash next year in the epic countdown to Spring Garden Road’s glorious new facility. So we’ll give polite claps to the currently […]
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Sense of Belonging
Making art is hard. Artists often work in solitude, trying to create something meaningful, second guessing themselves like it’s their job. Imagine trying to do that in a new country, where language barriers and isolation can seem like insurmountable hurdles. Huwaida Medani, Sohelia Hashemi and Youmei Chen who work for Immigrant Services for the Halifax […]
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Gold Winner Keshen Goodman Public Library Silver Winner Spring Garden Road Memorial Public Library Bronze Winner Alderney Gate Public Library Keshen Goodman has become the heart of Clayton Park, putting the “there” there, bringing sophistication to the ’burbs. The sleek design of the building, coupled with a user-friendly layout, has won big approval, so successful […]
