🗞️ A Waye forward?

Good morning Halifax,

I attribute the 2000 claymation classic Chicken Run with radicalizing me into becoming a staunch believer that animals can and will organize and when they do, big things are possible.

If you are a loyal reader, you’ll remember the sharks that had a girls only slumber party at the bottom of the sea, but now a woman has had to flee her property after 100 raccoons descended upon it and were acting like little a-holes.

She said the gaggle of masked marshmallow bears were becoming increasingly more aggressive—demanding food and just generally hounding her day and night. They scratched at her front door and if she pulled up her car or walked out her front door, they would surround her!

This feels like a harbinger of more animal mayhem, so I suggest that you don’t feed things unless you are legally required to.

– Julie

P.S: The election is coming up very quickly, so I’ve put together all of the resources we have to help you cast your votes on Oct. 19th. Check it out below!

🌡️ Traffic & Weather

Today: ⛅️ 12°

Tomorrow: 🌦️ 8°

Next Day: ☀️ 12°

7-day forecast

🚗 Driving, biking or busing today? Check out the current traffic conditions and ongoing road closures.

HFX VOTES 2024

Mayor voting guide: A Waye forward?

Halifax is guaranteed to have a new mayor after the election because the incumbent, mayor Mike Savage, is not seeking re-election after 12 years on the job. Who exactly will replace Savage will be determined by us as we cast ballots by phone, online and on election day October 19.

The field of candidates vying to replace Savage is deep with 16 people stepping forward to put their names in the hat.

Matt Stickland has been providing extensive coverage of the race for mayor and has put together a guide to help you make the right choice on Oct. 19th.

🤔 Need To Know

🏛️ Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced the appointment of Halifax mayor Mike Savage as the new Lieutenant Governor of Nova Scotia.

💉 Appointments to get vaccinated for influenza and COVID-19 are now available in Nova Scotia—people can book online, call 1-833-797-7772 or use the YourHealthNS app.

📈 Power up your business game at Small Business Big Growth Summit, the must-attend event of the year! October 21—Get your tickets today!*

🎭 Neptune Theatre School's Youth Performance Company (YPCo) presents the wickedly thrilling Heathers The Musical: Teen Edition, October 16 - 27. Tickets start at $35. Book today.*

💗 Looking for community members to open their hearts and kitchens to share and connect through unique cultural food traditions. Learn more about the Perfect Pairings program.*

👻 BOO! Looking for Halloween thrills? The Bluenose Ghosts Festival brings fun and fright to Alderney Landing, running select nights until October 31st.*

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NEWS + OPINION

 Thanksgiving: off but not paid or not off at all?

“When I tell workers here, in retail stores or coffee shops or anywhere that on Monday, if they're not working, they're not going to be paid, they look at me as if I'm crazy,” says Judy Haiven, writer, labour activist, organizer and retired professor from Saint Mary’s University’s Department of Management. “But when I tell them that 20% of their income this week is going to be taken right off the top, they're scandalized.” 

Haiven is explaining that Thanksgiving Monday in Nova Scotia is not a paid or statutory holiday, as it is in Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, Ontario, Quebec, Saskatchewan, the Yukon, the Northwest Territories, and Nunavut. 

She recently wrote about this in her newsletter, Another Ruined Dinner Party. However, many businesses are still required to close, meaning employees can’t work—but they won’t get paid for having the day off. 

The Coast’s Lauren Phillips has more with Haiven about why she called Monday in Nova Scotia a “punishing holiday”.

🗞️ In Other News

🚨 Halifax police have charged a man in relation to the homicide of his 71-year-old mother—officers responded to a well-being check on Oct. 10 at Quingate Place in Halifax where they found the deceased woman.

💡 Power line technicians from Nova Scotia are on the ground in Tampa assisting in power restoration after hurricanes Helene and Milton barrelled across Florida, leaving extensive damage and millions in the dark.

👟 It was a record breaking year at the 32nd annual Valley Harvest Marathon in Wolfville over the weekend—the event was a sold-out success that drew record numbers of racers and attendees.

🛩️ Twenty years after the deadly crash of an MK Airlines cargo plane in Halifax caused concerns about crew fatigue and inadequate training, safety improvements have yet to be made.

⚖️ New York's Supreme Court has turned down an attempt by a notorious sex offender with ties to Nova Scotia to have a 2022 parole decision that keeps him incarcerated thrown out—William Shrubsall fled to Halifax in 1996 while on trial in his home state of New York.

🌿 Wastewater tested in Halifax in 2023 contained almost twice the amount of cannabis metabolites compared with samples taken from other big cities in Canada—like Toronto or Montreal.

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Magic in the concert hall

This Friday, Symphony Nova Scotia brings the magic to Halifax at the Rebecca Cohn Auditorium with their presentation of powerhouse music for their opening concert of the season. Arguably the most famous Piano Concerto by Tchaikovsky and Scheherazade, a telling of the most magic-packed story in classical music. Tickets limited!

🗓️ Things To Do

Looking for something to do this week? Check out these Coast picks:

🗓 2024 Eckhardt-Gramatté Winner Violinist Justin Saulnier - The Music Room Chamber Players Series: Hear the brilliantly talented 18-year-old winner of this year's Eckhardt-Gramatté competition. His recital includes a classic by Ives, the searing E-gré test piece by Melody McKiver, and Dinuk Wijeratne's sparkling violin sonata! | Oct. 16 | 7:30pm | $35

🗓 Nocturne 2024: This is the marquee independent, free, contemporary art festival in Halifax presented by the Nocturne: Art at Night Society. It brings art and energy to the streets of our city showcasing and celebrating the visual arts scene in the city. | Oct. 17-20   

🗓 Halifax Live Comedy Club Grand Opening With Todd Barry: Barry has released four one-hour stand-up specials including his latest one, Domestic Shorthair. He's appeared on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert ,The Late Show with David Letterman, Conan and Late Night With Seth Meyers and his acting credits include The Wrestler, Road Trip and Sex and the City. | Oct. 18 | 7pm | $25

🗓 Hopscotch Festival: Get ready for an unforgettable weekend of hip hop, celebrating the best from both near and far. Hopscotch Festival, Atlantic Canada’s top annual hip hop event, is now in its 15th year. It’s made for those who love and lift up the culture. Expect to see all parts of hip hop honoured over a packed weekend with the main shows at Lighthouse Arts Centre. | Oct. 18-19 

Have an event to share? Let us know at [email protected].

⚓️ What’s In The Harbour

➡️ The Delphinus C container ship leaves Halifax for Port Everglades at 3am.

🛳️➡️ The MSC Jordan III container ship arrives in Halifax from Montreal at 6:15am and leaves for London at 5pm.

🛳️➡️ The Atlantic Sky container ship arrives in Halifax from Liverpool at 6:20am and leaves for New York at 5pm.

🛳️➡️ The Zim Iberia container ship arrives in Halifax from Valencia at 6:20am and  leaves for New York at 10pm.

🛳️➡️ The Norwegian Gem cruise ship arrives in Halifax at 7:30am and leaves for Canadian seas at 5pm.

➡️ The Algoscotia oil tanker leaves Halifax for Sydney at 8am.

🛳️ The Ophelia container ship arrives in Halifax from New York at 3:50pm.

🛳️ The MSC Tamara container ship arrives in Halifax from Montreal at 4:15pm.

➡️ The Tropic Hope container ship leaves Halifax for West Palm Beach at 8pm.

🍴 Where To Eat & Drink

🍸 The Wasabi Sour is the featured cocktail at Studio East right now and you don’t want to miss it: Barrelling Tide gin, green chartreuse, wasabi lemon and lime, egg white, hopped grapefruit.

🍕 Pizza? Good! Caesar Salad? Good! Put them together and you get the Caesar Salad pizza from Rinaldo’s: New York crust topped with mozzarella, roasted chicken, bacon, caesar dressing, romaine, breadcrumbs, parm, fresh lemon.

👀 In Case You Missed It

🎤 Several weeks ago at the Marigold Cultural Centre in Truro, The Coast’s Brendyn Creamer had the opportunity to see one of Newfoundland’s premier folk singers share her stories to a half-filled theatre. On a stage decorated with moss and occupied by a lone amp and two guitars, the audience was graced with tales of wandering the coastline in search of answers. This same storyteller, Valmy, performed a free concert at Morley’s Coffee in Dartmouth Friday at 5pm. Brendyn spoke with Valmy on how nature impacts her music ahead of her Nowadays Festival performance.

✅ In Nova Scotia, municipal election season also means it's time to elect new French school board (or Conseil) trustees. The Conseil scolaire acadien provincial (CSAP) has 13 elected seats this round—down from 18 in 2020—across 10 districts. Candidates run to represent their districts while also sitting on a provincial Conseil representing the interests of all CSAP voters, families, and students in Nova Scotia. Not sure how to vote for a CSAP candidate? The Coast’s Lauren Phillips has everything you need to know about who is in the running and how to make your choice.

⚖️ Halifax lawyer Billy Sparks—who died in March 2024 by suicide—allegedly groomed, extorted and sexually assaulted vulnerable clients with little money.

⚖️ A 14-year-old girl has pleaded guilty to a reduced charge of manslaughter in the stabbing death of a 16-year-old boy near a Halifax mall earlier this year—the Crown is no longer seeking an adult sentence for the girl, who was initially charged with second-degree murder.

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