To those who walk their dogs on leash in the off leash section of a certain unnamed park screaming and digging your heels in trying to hold back your beasts b/c they aren’t friendly; here’s an idea! Walk them in the areas that aren’t off leash. I know novel idea right? The off leash parts […]
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The Bard’s CSI
Good news. If you’re tired of those SVU and CSI summer reruns but really need a fix of blood, sex and madness, Shakespeare by the Sea’s Macbeth is the perfect answer. The production literally drips with blood and crackles with energetic sword fights. Genevieve Steele as Lady Macbeth wields sex as handily as the men […]
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Sloane wants more garden time
Halifax councillor Dawn Sloane wants the Public Gardens to be more public. At Tuesday’s council meeting she asked that the city consider lengthening the season for the park. “I understand it can’t be open when there’s three feet of snow on the path,” she says. “But there’s no reason we can’t keep it open until […]
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Concerts rouse a city on the Common
They sacrificed a VirginFest last Saturday. When The Tragically Hip pulled out of the outdoor music festival due to a family crisis, concert promoters offered a free show instead. In a summer conspicuous for its abundance of both rain and big concerts, the free-ticket offering seemed sure to at least guarantee a full house. But […]
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How to have a dog-friendly summer
Jake is 12. His black-lab muzzle has gone grey, his limbs are a little stiff and his hearing isn’t as sharp as in his canine prime. But his master, graphic designer Jamie Sinclair, still takes him regularly to the Halifax Common and Jake loves being out there, where he’s been walked most of his life. […]
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Hot Summer Guide: Cultural events and festivals
CATCH: The Nova Scotia Seafood Festival June 27 Get those culinary taste buds ready for a weekend of seafood: CATCH will be working overtime. The festival promises to be a weekend of tasting, learning, shopping and just generally loving all things fishy. Presented by the Department of Fisheries and Aquaculture, the festival’s focus is to […]
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Be aware of wildernesses
To the editor, Recently, the Department of Environment released a public discussion document for the province’s three new wilderness areas: Blue Mountain–Birch Cove Lakes, Ship Harbour–Long Lake and Shelburne River. The paper, “Socioeconomic Impact Analysis of Designating Wilderness Areas,” identifies a range of land uses occuring on these properties. The document also identifies activities that […]
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Into the wild Blue Mountain
It’s hard to believe this place exists at all, really. But sure enough, I can locate it on a topographic map nailed to my office wall: a chunk of land about the size of the Halifax peninsula, which is on the same map. In this area, however, the topo map shows no roads, no black […]