🗞️ Better late than never

Good morning Halifax,

Words that I learned as a child and continue to live by as a mantra for my life and career. Ah-hem…

“CLANG, CLANG, RATTLE BING BANG, GONNA MAKE MY NOISE ALL DAY!”

To which I picture you all now yelling simultaneously: “JULIE! BE QUIET!”

Robert Munsch played such a pivotal role in so many of our childhoods and his legacy will live on through the next generation and beyond (being very optimistic about the existence of future generations, I know). I literally just picked up a fresh copy of Love you Forever for my soon to be released baby girl because that book is just…it’s…just perfect. 

Munsch—the beloved Canadian author of Mortimer, Love You Forever, The Paper Bag Princess, Thomas’ Snowsuit and so many more—says he has been approved for medical assistance in dying (MAID) after he was diagnosed with dementia and Parkinson’s disease.

In his ypical style, he’s taking it all in stride. 

The 80 year-old joked with the New York Times that his application said, “Hello, Doc—come kill me! How much time do I have? Fifteen seconds!”. After watching his brother die slowly from ALS, he said he doesn’t want to “linger that way” and he thinks he will choose to go “when I start having real trouble talking and communicating. Then I’ll know.”

Although it will be a massive loss for Canada, take some time to revisit the nostalgia of his books with your kids or grandkids. They have definitely aged well.

Love and light!

– Julie

📷 @editorjulesl

🌡️ Traffic & Weather

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💨 Here is Halifax’s Air Quality Index and the smoke report.

OPINION

We asked, you answered.

The labour disruption at Dalhousie University is over, according to the university’s board and the Dalhousie Faculty Association. But we can’t ignore the time (and money) that students lost out on.                     

According to a press release from the Dal Student Union, each week that classes are cancelled represents about 7% of the semester—as a result, students are holding a rally to ask the university for tuition refunds based on time lost already this year.                      

So, we asked you—should Dalhousie students be getting a refund for each day the faculty remains locked out? Head on over to The Coast to see the official results and read our favourite comments.

🤔 Need To Know

🏛️ Tim Houston says the province will not be implementing any “strong mayor powers” during the upcoming session of legislature—this all comes after Mayor Andy Fillmore began lobbying for strong mayor powers, arguing the strong-mayor model doesn’t erode democracy, but instead sharpens its edge.

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 🚒 HRM says about 180 people remain out of their homes after Monday’s early-morning fire at an apartment building in Middle Sackville—fire crews remained on the scene of the Hanwell Drive blaze overnight, monitoring hot spots in the building.

🚨 Regional police have laid charges against a 36-year-old man in connection with a shooting in the north end on Friday evening—one man was taken to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.

🐟 Nominate The Pint for BOH's Best Fish & Chips! “classically British, a big single piece of fish, served with mushy peas, and thrice fried fries.”*

🎭 Richie Wilcox's hilarious and heartbreaking new play, Coal Bowl Queen, is playing Alderney Landing until September 21st. Tickets start at $25 but volunteers see the show for free!*

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Pisuwin by Atlantic Ballet: ONE night only

Sunday, September 28th | 7:30PM | Spatz Theatre

Experience a groundbreaking performance at Prismatic 2025!

Pisuwin is the first-ever Wolastoq contemporary story-ballet, brought to life by award-winning choreographer Igor Dobrovolskiy and multidisciplinary artist Nipahtuwet Naka Wespahtuwet (Possesom) Paul.

Set to the soaring music of Polaris and JUNO Award-winner Jeremy Dutcher, this powerful work blends Indigenous storytelling, ballet, and cutting-edge multimedia.

Through movement, sound, and visual art, Pisuwin by Atlantic Ballet is a bold reimagining of ballet, where tradition meets innovation.

🗞️ In Other News

🪧 Dalhousie University and members of the Dalhousie Faculty Association (DFA) have reached a tentative agreement—union members will return to work on Thursday, but suspended classes are not scheduled to resume until Sept. 23 as part of “return-to-work protocols.”

🚰 Representatives from Halifax’s water utility admitted on Monday that they didn’t consider how their proposal to raise rates by 36% over two years would affect low-income residents.

👀 A new report by Nova Scotia’s auditor general says the province is not following procurement rules for new nursing home beds and isn’t properly monitoring new facilities under construction.

📉 The Nova Scotia Liquor Corporation released its first-quarter financial results Tuesday—the total sales reported from April 1 to June 29 were $218.8M, a 1.7% decrease from the previous year.

😳 A massive photograph of Donald Trump and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein has appeared on the lawn outside Windsor Castle, ahead of the U.S. president’s second state visit to the U.K. on Tuesday.

🏬 Big-box store Costco is considering opening a new location in the Halifax area, according to Mayor Andy Fillmore—a location in Middle Sackville is the "leading candidate."

🍺 New Brunswick-based Moosehead Breweries has announced it will stop selling its beer in bottles at the end of the year—the brewery says the change is due to a long-term shift in consumer preferences.

SPONSORED BY LIVE ART DANCE

Welcome To Our 2025-26 Season!

This year our season traverses the breadth of what contemporary dance can be. We have tender pieces that delve into the challenges of our time; celebratory works that astound with their physicality; intimate duets that draw us into retrospection; solos that question who we have been and group pieces that dream of what we might be.

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Escape the City, Find the Farm

Open Farm Day is back on Sunday, September 21, with twenty farms across Nova Scotia ready to welcome you behind the scenes in person or online. Peek inside barns, stroll through fields, taste fresh food and talk to the folks who work every day to make it all happen. 🌾🐑🍎

Find you farm adventure with our interactive map.

🗓️ Things To Do

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

🗓 Takashi Hilferink // VACANT POSSESSION: Vacant possession describes the ideal condition in which a new tenant or property owner inhabit a residence: free from occupants, belongings, and other encumbrance of the past, such that they can fully and neutrally occupy the new dwelling. But every home has its ghosts. One cannot encounter a place empty of its past. Parents come to understand this quickly: the host of ambitions, inheritances, and unresolved issues of our own childhoods can brace—or break—the next generation. | Sept 12-Oct 11 | Free |

🗓 Tribute to Luke Combs: Dust off your hats and boots, Luke Combs UK—the world’s leading tribute to Luke Combs and endorsed by the man himself—is coming to town for an unforgettable night of country music with his full band. Luke Combs UK is the closest you’ll get to the real deal with the look and authentic sound of the GRAMMY-nominated country music megastar. | Sept 18 | 7:30PM | From $45.25 |

🗓 Daniel James McFadyen: Rising indie-folk artist Daniel James McFadyen continues to evolve with his latest single, “Hurt My Heart,” the first release from his anticipated 2025 album. Known for his interactive shows, McFadyen’s tours across Canada have sold out iconic venues, drawing fans into his vivid storytelling and charismatic performances. | Sept 19 | 8:00PM | $40 |

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⚓️ What’s In The Harbour

➡️ The Box Endurance container ship leaves Halifax for Kingston, Jamaica at 3am.

🚢➡️ The Vision of the Seas cruise ship arrives in Halifax at 8:30am and leaves for Canadian seas at 6pm.

🚢 The Algoberta oil tanker arrives in Halifax from Nanticoke at 4:15pm.

🚢➡️ The CMA CGM Andromeda container ship arrives in Halifax from Colombo, Sri Lanka at 9:15pm.

🍴 Where To Eat & Drink

🐟 The Tuna Melt is a classic for a reason and The Canteen has one of the best: classic tuna salad, melted smoked cheddar, dill pickles, pickled red onions on homemade toasted pullman loaf.

🍅 It’s all about fresh, local and seasonal at 2 Doors Down with the Nova Scotia Tomato Salad: focaccia, Ciro’s stracciatella, pesto cream, balsamic, olive oil.

👀 In Case You Missed It

🎁 Jenna and Julia Ross are a mother-and-daughter team from Halifax whose fashion and food ventures intertwine. They are the founders of Nova Scotian Nautique Clothing, a line that draws from Atlantic winds, rugged beauty and the stoic symbolism of the lighthouse. At this year’s Emmy Awards gifting suite in Los Angeles, they included a navy ball cap embroidered with the Nautique lighthouse logo, paired with a box of Nova Scotian Cookie Co. shortbread. The Coast’s Warren D’Silva has more on the mother-daughter duo that brought  fashion, artistry and local pride on Hollywood’s biggest night.

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