Nova Scotia Music Week is fast approaching, as is the closing date for voting on this year’s awards: this Thursday, Aug. 22. Happening from Nov. 7-10 in Wolfville, Nova Scotia Music Week will see musicians and industry professionals from around the province gather to celebrate all they’ve accomplished over the last year—and there’s a […]
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The fight for proper pedestrian infrastructure in Halifax continues
Marooned bus stops. Access roads with no sidewalks. Pedestrians forced to walk alongside moving traffic. Safety advocate Martyn Williams is a witness to all of this as he documents the lack of pedestrian infrastructure throughout Halifax that puts people’s lives at risk daily. Williams has been highlighting sidewalk issues across the city on his […]
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Pollinator and community gardens at Dal to host artist residencies, upcoming show
The Black to the Roots artist residency has officially begun. Six artists were recently selected to curate a group show in a pair of community gardens at Dalhousie University, with the resulting works to be exhibited this October. Both gardens are active growing spaces, allowing artists to rethink the gallery setting and extend community engagement […]
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Making the case for more red tape
It’s no secret that Canadian governmental bureaucracies are mind-numbingly complex. It’s one of the big reasons that politicians are having a lot of success taking political potshots at all three levels of Canadian public service. The Conservative Party of Canada has put out press releases saying that it will build homes by cutting bureaucracy. Provincial […]
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New housing bursary at MSVU for students affected by war
The Mount Saint Vincent University Student’s Union is asking students affected by ongoing war and conflict worldwide to submit a two-page application for access to a new housing bursary. From now until noon on Aug. 27, current Mount students can find the bursary application on the MSVUSU website here. According to the form, the $12,475 […]
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Farmers’ Markets of NS director says “a full spectrum approach” is needed for buy local program
Farmers’ Markets of Nova Scotia director Justin Cantafio is excited by the recently introduced Nova Scotia Loyal, but that excitement is limited by the current scope of the buy local program. Announced last month by the province, the Nova Scotia Loyal program will see Sobeys customers receive extra Scene points for one week a […]
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Political jabs and lots of laughs expected from Nick Beaton’s Halifax gig
Nova Scotia’s Nick Beaton is returning home from Toronto for a special series of shows at Halifax Yuk Yuk’s on Friday and Saturday, Aug. 9-10. The politically-charged comedian is hot off the release of his first comedy special, Geriatric Millennial, where Beaton takes shots at both the left and right for their perceived faults […]
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Why you should keep watching the Olympics after they’re over
The Paris 2024 Olympics are coming to a close this Sunday, Aug. 11, with women’s basketball as the final event that day. The Games have shown us—once again—that sport embodies a mixture of the good, the bad and the neutral. Team Canada has had many highs, including the historic silver medal win by the women’s […]
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Point Pleasant Park still an option for homeless encampments
Correction: Although two members of council are running for mayor in the October 19, 2024 election, the following story as originally published only mentioned the candidacy of one of them. That lack of full context has been fixed, and we sincerely apologize for the oversight. (August 8) Councillor Pam Lovelace proposed a motion during Tuesday’s […]
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Halifax to host the next Canada Pride festival
The Halifax Pride Society has been announced as the hosts of Canada Pride for 2027. Every two or four years, a pride organization from across the country is chosen to host Canada Pride, awarded by Fierté Canada Pride. The announcement came during the recent Canada Pride event in Vancouver, which took place from Aug. […]
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Final report on Nova Scotia Loyal program reveals current model was untested
While some cheer for the opportunity to earn more Scene points and Air Miles, others remain confused about the Nova Scotia Loyal program. Announced on Tuesday, July 23 at the Fundy Trail Sobeys in Truro, the Nova Scotia Loyal program seeks to supply national grocery chain Sobeys and the provincial liquor corporation with the […]
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Dal reopens campus Wednesday after multi-day closure following student pro-Palestinian encampment removal
Dalhousie University reopened its Halifax campuses today, Wednesday July 31, after unexpectedly shutting down on Monday following the police removal of a coaltion of pro-Palestinian students who had camped on the Studley quad since May. Halifax Regional Police were called to the university to remove campers from the Kenneth C. Rowe Management building Monday around […]
