Dive below the waves somewhere along Nova Scotia’s coastline and you might encounter a thriving ecosystem that is vitally important to our fisheries, our ways of life and our climate: An underwater eelgrass meadow. See the play of sunlight in the meadow’s swaying underwater forest, fish darting between the blades of grass and discover other […]
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Airbnb regulation in Nova Scotia leaves any strict rules up to municipalities
This month the province of Nova Scotia released the Tourist Accommodations Registration Act—which will require anyone operating a short-term rental that isn’t their primary residence—to register with the province and pay a petite fee. The point of the regulations, says minster of business Geoff MacLellan, was to “level the playing field” for the tourism industry. […]
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Over 500 people march in solidarity with Wet’suwet’en in Halifax
The energy was palpable as hundreds of people gathered at Cornwallis Park in Halifax on Sunday to listen to community leaders speak about the importance of Indigenous sovereignty and voice their support for the Wet’suwet’en nation. Wet’suwet’en hereditary chiefs have been opposing a pipeline project that would cut through their traditional territory in British Columbia. […]
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Buffy Sainte-Marie to play Halifax August 26
Without her there’d be no Jeremy Dutcher. Heck, there’d be no Joni Mitchell. Yep, long before the “Indigenous renaissance” that saw Dutcher win a JUNO and the Snotty Nose Rez Kids revolutionize Canadian hip hop, there was Buffy Sainte-Marie, pioneering the ’60s singer-songwriter genre with a catalogue of tunes as thematically weighty as they are […]
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Group marches to the legislature to protest proposed sale of Owls Head
A determined group of Nova Scotians gathered yesterday at Grand Parade Square to protest the sale of Owls Head, a planned provincial park that was recently de-listed by the provincial government. Despite cold temperatures, approximately 120 people were in attendance, wearing hats and mittens, chanting “Stop the sale, save Owls Head.” Owls Head is a property […]
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First look: Egyptian Mummies and Eternal Life
Egyptian Mummies and Eternal Life Feb 22-Jun 21, Museum of Natural History, 1747 Summer Street For years, Jeff Gray, curator of visitor experiences and exhibits, was trying to bring an exhibition on ancient Egypt to the Nova Scotia Museum of Natural History. At the same time, the Museo Egizio in Florence, Italy, was trying to […]
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The North American Indigenous Games are coming to Halifax this summer
NAIG Volunteer Launch Halifax City Hall, 1841 Argyle Street Feb 21, noon-1pm, naig2020.com I n July—a mere 143 days away—thousands of youth from across North America will be in Halifax, celebrating the largest sporting event the Maritimes has ever seen since European contact. Five thousand athletes, 756 Indigenous nations, 16 sports, 21 venues—all with the […]
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Eight downtown spots are up for heritage status from HRM
T he A.H. Buckley Building, which houses Jennifer’s of Nova Scotia on Spring Garden Road, is one of eight sites that that regional council voted to move forward and set dates for their heritage hearings last week—a significant step towards the buildings potentially having official heritage status. HRM says heritage properties are a way to […]
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Sipekne’katik First Nation takes on Nova Scotia’s Supreme Court with Alton Gas appeal
As Canada grapples with questions of Indigenous sovereignty and the duty to consult from coast to coast, the Sipekne’katik First Nation—Indian Brook—took to Nova Scotia’s highest court this week for the latest step in an ongoing opposition to a natural gas storage facility proposed on their unceded land near the Shubenacadie river. This case is […]
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New Art 2020
Lindsay Dobbin: Where sound meets space Lindsay Dobbin has always expressed themself through art, so picking a start date of their practice causes them to pause. Was it when they launched the music project Broken Deer in the early 2010s? Or was it when they began doing water-drumming performances circa 2015? If we’re being honest, […]
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HRM’s budget committee settles on tax rate and extra spending for 2020/21
Halifax Regional Council’s budget committee settled on a tax rate and some extra spending for the 2020/21 year this week. The way the budget process unfolds in Halifax is set up to increase clarity and create more space for filtering out wants versus needs. The result, if given final approval from council, will be a […]
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Jenn Grant knows it’s Inevitable
Jenn Grant w/Don Brownrigg, Kim Harris Rebecca Cohn Auditorium, Dalhousie Arts Centre 6106 University Avenue Feb 14, 8pm $31.50-$36.50 The singer-songwriter was surrounded by activity at her home: Her husband and consistent collaborator, producer Daniel Ledwell, was taking down holiday decorations; their son, one-year-old Gus, was in her lap. Her attention shifting between Gus and […]