[Image-1] As the snow melts Halifax seems to look more hideous by the day. I hope the majority of garbage was the result of winter storms and not lazy people. Alas, I have no faith when I see poop bags scattered across trails on the Common. I mean, really, there are garbages every couple hundred […]
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Slippery Slope of Corporate Welfare
[Image-1] This bitch is not aimed specifically at the film industry but at the general practice of payroll rebate. The problem with this practice is that once you offer it to one industry that is portable (could easily move to another province or country) then more and more companies start to see it as a […]
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Mooseheads = T1000s
After a game where the Moncton Wildcats put on a show for their own fans (a 7-3 win, with the Cats Barbashev having 4Gs and 2As), Nikolaj Ehlers—the Mooseheads dashing dane—put on a show of his own, which could have been his last as a Moose. The Mooseheads set the tone after puck drop, controlling […]
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Halifax – Not so Honest After All
[Image-1] We all misplace, lose, or forget our personal items at times. It just happens. It’s happened to me a few times over the years here and I’ve been fortunate each time to have my things returned. A coat, wallet, bike, and hockey gear to be exact. I was pleasantly surprised and had an instant […]
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Dipset reunion tour in Halifax June 20
My weekend was absorbed with Dipset (AKA The Diplomats) after Saturday’s announcement that the gd DIPSET REUNION SHOW is making a stop in Halifax on June 20 at the Halifax Forum. I’ll be the seven month pregnant woman wearing a pink fur coat and winking at Cam’ron, you’ll be sydh at me, prob. NOW THAT’S […]
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The Power of Prejudice
[Image-1] Attention to every paranoid old lady or thugged out lowrider who has rolled up their windows and locked their doors after making eye contact with a defeated, down-on-our-luck hobo panhandling on the meridian: life sucks enough for us already, hobos are not going to sell themselves to prison for stealing the measly 35 cents […]
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A timeline of film production in Nova Scotia
Filmmakers have a long history of working in Nova Scotia—Evangeline, shot here over 100 years ago, was one of the first movies made in Canada. But in recent years, the province’s natural beauty and historic charms that might appeal to cinematographers were augmented by the film tax credit, which appeals to the producers who are […]
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Tax Credits
[Image-1] Ah yes, thank you for gutting that tax credit. Yes, you know the one. The one that employed my 24-year-old partner. The partner that I, 25, moved from Manitoba to Nova Scotia to be with. We were looking at buying a house. We were looking at starting a family. We were 40-65 years worth of guaranteed provincial tax income just […]
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Green Dream Smoothie
Ingredients 1 cup local apple,chopped and frozen 1 tbsp shredded coconut 1 tbsp hemp seeds 1 handful of spinach 1 cup Springhouse Almond Milk Method Combine all ingredients in a blender, blend on high until smooth (approximately one minute). This quick and simple smoothie is a great way to start your day, or as an […]
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Space Age time
“We certainly love a good melody,” says The Space Age’s Andy Patil. “But we really love the urgency and immediacy of heavier genres.” With Greg Fry (The Heavy Blinkers) and Roger Nelson, The Space Age celebrates a new vinyl seven-inch on Friday at Gus’ Pub, the band’s first release since 2011. Produced by AA Wallace […]
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Steve Lund: From skates to sci-fi
For former Haligonian and actor Steve Lund, Halifax and Nova Scotia will always remain important parts of his life and career. “I’ve always viewed Nova Scotia as the greatest place to be born, the greatest place to be raised and the greatest launch pad,” he says. “Nova Scotia possesses powerful connections to two requisite facets […]
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Death By Chocolate Pie
Crust 1 cup almonds 1 cup coconut shreds ¼ cup cocoa powder ½ cups dates (soaked) 1 tbsp maple syrup Filling 1 cup raw cashews 2 tbsp maple syrup 1 tsp vanilla ¼ cup sea salt ¼ cup cocoa powder 1/3 cup coconut oil (melted) 2 tbsp water Optional toppings: candied walnuts, coconut whip cream […]
