What’s the story behind the French naval ship in Halifax’s waters?

IN THE HALIFAX HARBOUR

What’s the story behind the French naval ship in Halifax’s waters?

If you took a stroll along the waterfront near the foot of Morris Street on Monday morning, you’d have walked right past it: A 40-foot patrol vessel painted Navy grey, flying French and Canadian flags and docked within a skip and a jump of the Bicycle Thief. Coast reporter and resident harbour-watcher Martin Bauman delves into the ship’s arrival in this week’s Halifax Harbour report—along with a list of other notables:

• What’s the quintessential Halifax outfit?

• A historic day marks its 111th anniversary

• More vehicles, container ships and oil tankers bound for port

Need to know

☀️ Today's weather: Sunny with a high of 15C and a low of 3C.

🚧 Jubilee Road from Fairfield Avenue to Bloomingdale Terrace will be closed starting Sunday, Apr. 16 at 9am until Nov. 2 at 7pm.

🌳 Check out HalifACT’s community update for a snapshot of the municipality’s ongoing efforts to advance the goals set out in their long-term climate action plan.*

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On The Coast

IN PARTNERSHIP WITH HALIFAX CRAFTERS

Free admission at Halifax Crafters Market

Halifax Crafters Market is back for their spring show, excited to welcome 95 talented makers to the Light House Arts Centre! Visit the market on Saturday, Apr. 22 and Sunday, Apr. 23 from 10am until 5pm. Admission is free!

In other news

💻 The Port of Halifax is dealing with a cyberattack targeting its website. However, no data was leaked. Montreal and Quebec Port authorities are also in the same situation. Read more here.

❤️ A set of Mi’kmaw regalia has returned home after it was donated to the Museum of Victoria in Melbourne in the 1890s. The historical pieces will eventually be on display at the Millbrook Cultural and Heritage Centre once an appropriate display case is made.

🩺 International doctors wanting to transition to medicine in Nova Scotia are partaking in a brand new orientation program, the Welcome Collaborative, that is meant to help make the transition into the world of Nova Scotian medicine easier. Read more about the program here.

🌎 If you’d like to partake in the People’s Parade for Life on Earth this year happening on Apr. 22, the deadline to register a float is on Apr. 16.

🚨 Brandon Germaine Rogers is facing 62 charges relating to multiple thefts that happened around the city between Feb. 10 and Apr. 12. Read the full police release here.

🗣 NSCAD is facing severe racism allegations from both students and staff. CBC has the story.

�� Dartmouth company, Graphite Innovation & Technologies, plans to go global this year with its sustainable hull paint after raising $10 million.

⚡️Nova Scotia Power has been fined $10 million by the province for not meeting renewable electricity targets.

SPORTS

HFX Wanderers FC is ready to make you believe again

Wanderers head coach Patrice Gheisar is never still for long. The 48-year-old Etobicoke, Ontario native is bouncing in his chair as he sits to meet with The Coast in Dalhousie’s Studley Gymnasium, mere days before his Canadian Premier League club will travel nearly 1,000 kilometres to play defending regular season champions Atletico Ottawa in the first match of the 2023 season.

It’s been less than five months since Gheisar was introduced as HFX Wanderers FC’s newest bench boss—the second in the club’s five-year history—and he’s been busy: There are video sessions to run, game plans to coordinate with his coaching staff and a roster full of egos that either need gentle encouragement, tough love or a wisecrack to break through the nerves and anticipation that come with the first game of the season.

It’s a big test for Gheisar and the mostly new-look Wanderers: Can a team with so many fresh faces find a winning identity—and fast—after two seasons of missed playoff appearances?

“Sometimes, you’ve got to jump in—and it’s your moment of sink or swim,” Gheisar says with a smile.

It’s a moment the first-year Wanderers head coach has spent a lifetime preparing for. And on Saturday, he and his charges are ready to introduce themselves to the rest of the Canadian soccer world.

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