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TRANSPORTATION

Electronic fare payment for Halifax Transit delayed until fall

HRM’s transportation standing committee met on Thursday. First order of business was deferring two motions, including an update on the Strategic Safety Plan. There was an agenda-setting error (i.e. a scheduling mistake) that chair Waye Mason took full credit for, and warned the public (who were not watching due to a streaming error) that this plan would not come back until October due to planned vacation and training.

Once the admin was done, the committee got on with the rest of its work. Find out what that was at thecoast.ca.

Need to know

🌁 The Macdonald Bridge will be closed to vehicles this weekend starting at 7pm today until Monday at 5:30am. The sidewalk and bus lane will also be closed briefly today between 7pm and 10pm.

🌀 The Province has released guidelines on how Nova Scotians can prepare for hurricane season.

🚨 The Halifax Regional Police have released the impaired driving statistics for July: 38 drivers in total were charged with impaired operation of a vehicle.

🎻 SNS is celebrating 40 years of symphonic music: there's a concert for you! Tickets are now on sale for Symphony Nova Scotia concerts.*

🎨 Support4Culture is a proud supporter of arts, culture, and heritage in Nova Scotia; from the Highland Village Museum to Neptune Theatre. See the impact Support4Culture makes here.*

🚌 Transit staff deserve a safe workplace, you deserve a safe ride. If you witness or experience any acts of aggression on Halifax Transit notify transit staff or call 311.*

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In other news

🔥 CBC spoke with Dr. Peter Lin about how wildfire smoke can impact our health and what we can do to help reduce that impact.

🎒 Parker Street Food Bank is in the midst of putting together almost 1000 school supply bags for those in need, however with the increased demand this year Parker Street is still in need of about 300 backpacks. Global News has the story.

⛴ Justin Trudeau announced the government will purchase the MV Fanafjord, a ferry for the route between Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island that will replace the current MV Holiday Island. He also mentioned plans to build two new ferries by 2028.

🥅 16-year-old Rhyah Stewart from Atigonish has become the first female to ever attend the Cape Breton Eagles training camp.

🚍 Halifax council recently approved a Halifax Transit bylaw however, the transit union isn’t satisfied and feels more needs to be done.

🐟 Nova Scotia’s Fisheries Department set out to eradicate the invasive smallmouth bass from Canso’s Dobsons Lake last year using chemicals, early reports are showing signs of success.

💸 Catastrophe Indices and Quantification Inc. estimates last month’s floods racked up $170 million in insured damages.

WHAT’S HAPPENING

8 things to do in Halifax this weekend

The last weekend in August has to bring out all the summer stops, doesn’t it? The evenings might be cooler and the days shorter, but that doesn’t mean there’s any shortage of Halifax happenings this weekend, from live soul and reggae to free concerts to Canada-famous drag performers.

Allow us to be your weekend guide with these Coast picks.