🗞 Getting quirky at the waterfront

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SHIPPING NEWS

Three blank sailings in Halifax this week. Are the leftover effects of the floods to blame?

The washed-out CN rail line linking the Port of Halifax to the rest of Canada was finally repaired last Friday, but looking at the weekly container and cargo ship arrivals into Halifax offers a slightly muddier picture—not unlike the aftermath seen across Nova Scotia following July’s historic floods.

The reason? Cancelled sailings. The Port of Halifax’s Vessel Forecast Summary lists three “blank sailings” between July 31 and August 6. Most weeks, the port might average one blank or omitted route—and rarely more than two. That should come as some concern to those who would like to see Halifax’s port presence maintained. As recently as last week, Halifax councillor Waye Mason called Halifax’s shipping industry “vital” to the HRM’s economy, with 12,500 jobs “on the line.”

Which begs the question: Are shipping lines becoming wary of Halifax as a port destination, given its vulnerability to a single point of failure? What does it mean if a summer storm can sever Nova Scotia from the rest of Canada by rail? How far-fetched is it to imagine the same scenario shutting down Nova Scotia’s highways?

Coast reporter Martin Bauman delves into the issue, along with what’s coming into port this week.

Need to know

🚨 Six energy drinks have been recalled in Canada due to breaking Canadian caffeine regulations and labelling. Find out what they are at canada.ca.

🏊 Good news! The Bedford Outdoor Pool (277 Shore Drive) is reopening today after having to shut down due to damages caused by the recent storms.

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On The Coast

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In other news

🌳 The B.L.T Rails to Trails suffered major damage due to the floods and without help from the province won’t be able to fix the damage and will be forced to close.

📄 The committee appointed to implement the recommendations from the Nova Scotia mass shooting inquiry will provide progress updates twice a year.

✈️ After a few rocky years, tourism in Halifax is booming beyond even pre-pandemic numbers.

🎮 A new study by Datslots.com has ranked Halifax the 8th best city in the country for gamers.

🛶 Listen to Mark Fuhrmann discuss his 11,000km kayak journey through North America that brought him all the way up to Halifax.

🍚 After an unusual monsoon season in India the country has banned the exporting of rice. Here’s what that could mean for Canada.

😞 The last survivor of the 1958 Nova Scotia mine disaster, Harold Brine, passed away at 91 this week.

FESTIVALS

Everything you need to know about Buskerfest 2023

Things are about to get quirky at the waterfront. Buskerfest is back for another year in Halifax, bringing along with it some of the most interesting performers from around the globe. If you’re someone who’d want to watch a person eat fire or cringe while a performer inhumanly contorts themselves into a pretzel, this is the perfect summer event for you.

Here’s everything you need to know about Buskerfest. 

🤝 Now hiring

• Full & part-time servers at The Canteen.

• Content writer at Aviron Interactive.

• Administrative assistant at Dalhousie University.

• Store management at Spirit Halloween.

• Executive assistant at Nova Scotia Power.

Hiring? Reply back and let us know!

Sure things

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

🗓 Katie Kraw’s Cabaret: Katie Kraw is bringing her cabaret to the Bus Stop Theatre CoOP stage alongside Rouge Fatale, Fifi Fantome, Ern Wyrn and more. Get your ticket to a night of 19+ fun before the show sells out | August 3 | 7pm | $27.96.

🗓 Peter White at Yuk Yuks: Stop by Yuk Yuks on Argyle this Friday to kick off the weekend with a night of laughs alongside internationally known comedian Peter White | August 4 | 8pm | $22.50.

🗓 MS Bike Annapolis Valley: Help end Multiple Sclerosis and join the annual 2-day, 97km, MS Bike ride in the Annapolis Valley. Get more details on the ride here. | August 5 | 8am | Minimum $500 raised.

Find more Halifax events in The Coast listings

Eat this

🍋 Route 6 Food Truck is taking over Lemon Dogs Burger’s menu from August 4-6 and reimagining some staples. Check out the menu here.

🍳 The Maxwell’s Plum has extended its brunch hours and has added new dishes to the menu. It’ll now be available Tuesday - Sunday from 11am to 3pm.

Shop this

🍹 Bishop’s Cellar has stocked up on some new local brews. Stop by and check out Barkeep’s Melo Collins, Triple Bogey Brewing and Supply Co.’s Transfusion, North Brewing’s Cellarbration and Tatamagouche Brewing Co.’s Guava Heist.