Gold Winner Point Pleasant Park Silver Winner Shubie Park Bronze Winner Salt Marsh Trail Who let the dogs out? You, you, you, you. And you’ve once again chosen the most pleasant park of all as the place your beloved pups prefer to be posted up for pees, poos and butt sniffs. Ample running room, various […]
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Best Place To Go Running
Gold Winner Point Pleasant Park Silver Winner Salt Marsh Trail Bronze Winner Shubie Park A frequent PPP runner says: “Point Pleasant Park is the best for a good long run, especially if you’re looking for a great spot for a breather while taking in your surroundings. Running to the bottom of the park gives you […]
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A guide to finding Nova Scotia’s best fall foliage
Autumn is arguably the most visually stunning season of the year in Nova Scotia. Our landscape of rolling hills and valleys, blanketed by deciduous and evergreen trees, makes a spectacular canvas for the change to unfold. Maple, birch, oak, beech and ash create a rich pallet, with hues ranging from vibrant crimson and near-fuschia to […]
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Best Place To Go Running
Gold Winner Point Pleasant Park Silver Winner Shubie Park Bronze Winner Lake Banook Point Pleasant Park is full of wide, winding paths and the potential for a new route every time you go. Why would you bother taking to the boring ol’ sidewalk or jumping on a treadmill for your cardio fix? Here, you can […]
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Best Place To Walk Your Dog
Gold Winner Point Pleasant Park Silver Winner Shubie Park Bronze Winner Long Lake Provincial Park As long as your doggo likes other doggos, Point Pleasant Park is the best place to bring your good boy (or girl). There is plenty of space for puppers to do zoomies. Common doggos, special doggos, smol doggos and heckin’ […]
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Best Place To Go Running
Gold Winner Point Pleasant Park Silver Winner Shubie Park Bronze Winner Salt Marsh Trail Going for a run is less of a chore when you have a pretty place to do it, and for most of our readers, Point Pleasant Park is that very place. The scenery’s nice, yes, including views of the harbour—but the […]
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Seven food events to sink your teeth into
Summer Launch Food Truck Party Hi, just a little humble brag here. Our first Food Truck party of the season is also the kick-off for summer (and this very issue of The Coast). Twenty-plus food vendors, a craft beer balcony, DJs and a couple thousand of your BFFs. Wear comfortable shoes, bring patience. Thu July […]
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Best Place To Go Running
Gold Winner Point Pleasant Park Silver Winner Shubie Park Bronze Winner Long Lake Provincial Park Weaving in and out of trail lines that criss-cross like arteries, your sneakers digging into the gravel with a satisfying crunch, you know you’re making your best time yet. Social squirrels yammer at you as you dash by—as if cheering […]
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Best Place to Walk Your Dog
Gold Winner Point Pleasant Park Silver Winner Shubie Park Bronze Winner Long Lake Provincial Park When they say all dogs go to heaven they actually mean Point Pleasant Park. Wide open spaces, butts to sniff, trees to pee on, puddles to roll in—everything a furry friend could possibly need is here. Except for all those […]
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Best Place To Go Running
Gold Winner Point Pleasant Park Silver Winner Shubie Park Bronze Winner Lake Banook There’s no better feeling in the world than lacing up your running shoes and hitting Point Pleasant Park for a run, with over 75 hectares of harbourside wilderness and running trails of all inclines. In the summer, you can whiz past one […]
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Best Place To Walk Your Dog
Gold Winner Point Pleasant Park Silver Winner Shubie Park Bronze Winner Long Lake Provincial Park Every year, it’s Point Pleasant, Shubie and Long Lake. Either the Halifax needs some exciting new dog-walking venues, or these three public pup places must have some enthusiastic fans. Office dog/Coast mascot Beans sure seems to enjoy PPP for its […]
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Best Place To Go Running
Gold Winner Point Pleasant Park Silver Winner Shubie Park Bronze Winner Lake Banook Point Pleasant sprints at the finish to win gold again in this category, also known as Best Place To Walk Your Human. A fierce competitor that gives 110 percent, the park has lots to appeal to runners. Hills, for example. Steep hills, […]