[Image-1] The world is unpredictable. It shouldn’t be a surprise anymore that the news cycle goes around the clock. Events, good and bad, are continuously breaking across the world. During the last few days, news has broken out across the nation of the wildfires near the oil-boom city of Fort McMurray, in northern Alberta. In terms […]
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Me, myself and anxiety
[Image-1] In the past few years, awareness and support of mental health issues have improved dramatically. This has helped many who suffer from a mood disorder feel more comfortable seeking help—be it from friends, family, a therapist or a doctor. However, despite how far we’ve come in recent years, there is still a stigma associated […]
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Thoughts on becoming a new dad
[Image-1] I recently became a father. I had always envisioned myself becoming one eventually, that one day I would have children, but now it has finally happened. I never saw myself having baby, though. I could never picture myself holding such a little and fragile thing, but now I hate putting him down. And having a […]
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Why dads-to-be should take birth preparation classes
[Image-1] When I found out my wife signed us up for birth preparation classes, I was less than enthused. I was enjoying my blissful ignorance around all things birth and I couldn’t see why she needed me to be there. I wasn’t the one birthing the baby, right? I could learn on the fly. When she […]
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Tragedy is not something to be dismissed and flippantly ignored
[Image-1] When I spoke to CBC on Wednesday, the last concern on my mind was having what I said be misrepresented. I certainly didn’t expect to have a five minute conversation distilled down to one line and to be presented to the public without any context. On Tuesday night, a shooting on Gottingen Street claimed the […]
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A tragic loss of life is never “business as usual”
[Image-1] I have been silent during these last couple of days because my heart and community are truly hurting from the tragic events that have taken place. I haven’t had the time to reflect because of my busy schedule. I have spent some time talking to the young boys and men in my community, making sure […]
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The scoop on soil: carbon storage is lost after clear-cutting
[Image-1] Soil seems so simple—the stuff of childhood (mud pies taste a bit gritty), the smell after a rain, dark-crested fingernails after a hard day in the garden and stains on pants. Dirt. But it turns out that soil is in fact quite complicated, and a lot more interesting. And in this spongy matrix beneath our […]
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One daughter’s fight to come out as trans—with support from her dad along the way
[Image-1] The last four years have been pretty rough, leading up to my transition. Up until then, I was not truly able to be who I was. I felt placed in a position where expectations were put upon me about who I had to be. The struggle of trying to break through that has been […]
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To my new Syrian friends: thank you for your kindness
[Image-1] To my new Syrian friends—who will never read this, as it is published at a time when you do not read English—thus it is addressed to greater Halifax, on your behalf. Your families only moved into my building a month ago, but I already feel like I have known you all forever. The last two […]
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We need to save the wow
[Image-1] We all love our new, international award-winning Halifax Central Library. Its first year boasted 1.9 million visits—twice what was predicted. Remember the awe you felt on your first visit? For me it was like someone was reading my mind when I overheard, “This is SO NOT the Halifax we’re used to.” This library cost […]
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Blame Halifax Transit for low bus ridership
[Image-1] I was pleased to read Scott Edgar’s “The route of the problem,” published last week in The Coast. He appeals to mayor Mike Savage and city council to not vote on Halifax Transit’s Moving Forward Together proposal until more detailed information can be gathered on the impact of the proposed changes. Speaking on behalf […]
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The route of the problem
[Image-1] Dear mayor Savage and HRM regional councillors: It’s More Than Buses is asking Regional Council not to vote on Halifax Transit’s Moving Forward Together plan without seeing much more information about it. We would like Halifax Transit to provide more information about how many people will be able to use this network to make […]
