🗞️ Camping in Point Pleasant isn't a thing yet

Oh hey Halifax,

Please read the following paragraph in that famous movie trailer voice from the ‘90s:

“Just when you thought it was safe to take the rotary again, the brilliant minds that took away the Chronicle Herald and brought you SaltWire and then took away SaltWire are back and better than ever! Not even bankruptcy could keep this dream team apart as they take to the boardroom once again, this time with their most perplexing business venture yet!”

That’s right! The executive team from SaltWire has banded together to launch Flexible C-Suite—a company, which as far as I can tell, rents out the ousted SaltWire execs to help your business get…better? 

I’m literally deceased reading their values page, which includes things like “fresh ideas,” “innovative” and the kicker… ”a genuine, empathetic, inclusive approach that values diversity.” Oh, and the values are listed alongside a stock image of… a newspaper. Guys! A newspaper? They did not include a newspaper in the promotional material!

I had the pleasure of working along these people for a short time and I can tell you through my lived experience that SaltWire—with these people at the helm—was the most toxic, abusive, intolerant workplace I have ever experienced in my 15 years in marketing and PR.

And also, lest we forget, the place was driven directly into the ground and sold to an even more evil media company for the bargain basement price of $1M. Don’t you want the CFO and CGO that spearheaded that to come help your business grow?

You know what? Maybe I’m just bummed because they got the jump on me before I could launch my new business “Empty Suits for Rent.”

The audacity of it all!

– Julie

🌡️ Traffic & Weather

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NEWS + OPINION

City staff say camping in Point Pleasant is not a thing yet

The Point Pleasant Park Advisory Committee met on Thursday, November 14. The committee is made up mostly of local residents and District 7’s councillor, who is now Laura White. The group heard a lot of information during this meeting—some of it new—but none of the information required decision-making. 

The committee focused on homelessness and environmental goals and Matt Stickland has everything you need to know from that meeting.

🤔 Need To Know

🏘️ Nova Scotia’s Liberal and NDP leaders highlighted platform pledges related to housing and support for small businesses Friday—as Progressive Conservative Leader Tim Houston campaigned outside of Halifax.

🇨🇦 Check out A History Exposed: The Enslavement of Black People in Canada, the first national exhibition that reveals a history many Canadians don’t know about.*

💜 Groups working to help victims of domestic violence in Nova Scotia say a recent string of murders of women provides just a glimpse of the extent of intimate partner violence in the province—and they say more action is needed to protect victims.

🎬 The 11th Annual Atlantic Jewish Film Festival runs November 21-24 in theatres and virtually. Supported by the Halifax Municipality’s Regional Event Grant, tickets start from $10—get your tickets here!*

🎨 Tom Forrestall—the Nova Scotia artist who won critical acclaim in the 1960s as part of a renewed interest in realist painting—has died at the age of 88.

🍷 Get set to “Toast the Coast.” The Halifax International Wine Festival returns November 30. 250 wines, food samples, non-alcoholic options. Tickets are selling out quickly.*

📬 All three Maritime provinces are working on alternatives to ensure residents receive vital mail—like government cheques—after Canada Post workers hit the picket lines Friday morning.

🛍️ Join Spring Garden Road Businesses on Friday, December 6 from 5-9pm for Shopping Under the Stars.*

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MUSIC

All the winners from the 2024 Music Nova Scotia Awards

This year’s Music Nova Scotia Awards celebration was an eventful one. Taking place in Wolfville from Nov 7-10, the annual music and industry awards saw several of Nova Scotia’s greatest musical talents walk away with awards for their incredible work. 

Hot off his latest single “Landmine,” Daniel James McFadyen came away with three awards, including SOCAN Songwriter of the Year. Maggie Andrew, having released her new EP Day Job, followed with two awards, including African Nova Scotian Artist of the Year and New Artist Recording of the Year. 

Genre-blending spectacular Elyse Aeryn won Entertainer of the Year. Her latest single, “Cowboy,” blends her signature rock style with a country tone. One of Halifax’s best percussionists, Patrick Murphy, stepped up on stage to accept the Musician of the Year Award for his work with Pillow Fite, Rankin MacInnis and many others.

From songwriters and musicians to industry professionals, Brendyn Creamer has everybody that walked away from Wolfville as award winners.

🗞️ In Other News

💊 The CEO of the Nova Scotia College of Pharmacists says a Health Canada exemption that allows pharmacists wider authority to extend and renew prescriptions has made a marked improvement to Nova Scotia's health-care system.

🏦 The latest inflation reading due out Tuesday from Statistics Canada is expected to show a slight uptick for the month of October—but economists say the measure is still on a longer-term downward trend.

🪧 Employees with the Canadian Union of Postal Workers walking a picket line outside the Canada Post mail processing plant in Sydney say they'd rather not be there—the workers are striking for better wages and other working conditions from the Crown corporation.

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🗓️ Things To Do

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

🗓 Timeless Dialogue—The Music Room Chamber Players Series: Enjoy an unforgettable evening celebrating the emotive depths and exuberant heights of the piano trio genre. The program features the sublime and passionate Piano Trio in D minor by Felix Mendelssohn, a cornerstone of the Romantic repertoire, and the profound and intense Piano Trio in E minor by Dmitri Shostakovich, a powerful reflection of 20th-century turmoil and resilience. | Nov 20 | 7:30pm | $35

🗓 Glow Garden: An enchanting light festival featuring dazzling displays, food, entertainment, inflatables, games and unforgettable holiday experiences for all ages. | Nov 20-Jan 1 | From $25

🗓 Canada's Storytellers—Jeanne Beker Heart On My Sleeve: Pier 21 is proud to welcome broadcasting and fashion icon Jeanne Beker back to an event spotlighting her memoir, Heart On My Sleeve: Stories from a life well worn. Jeanne will share excerpts and photos from her book and expand on some of the fascinating stories it contains. Interviews in bathtubs with rock stars! Canoeing with Kate Moss! And much more! | Nov 21 | 7pm | Free

🗓 Halifax Live Comedy Club Presents Brett Frote: You’ve seen him on Just For Laughs, you’ve heard him on Sirius XM, but you won’t see him on Canadian television because he’s banned for life. Come see why! He’s headlined his own comedy tour for the last two years and has sold out in almost every town and city in Canada. Brett is known for his physical humour, his risk taking and his crowd work. | Nov 22 and 23 | 7:30pm | Free

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⚓️ What’s In The Harbour

🛳️➡️ The Atlantic Sky container ship arrives in Halifax from Liverpool at 5:20am and Halifax for New York at 4:30pm.

🛳️➡️ The Tropic Lissette container ship arrives in Halifax from Philipsburg at 6:15am and leaves for West Palm Beach at 5pm.

🛳️➡️ The MSC Sagitta III container ship arrives in Halifax from Freeport at 6:20am and leaves for Montreal at 5pm.

🛳️➡️ The Ferisian Octa general cargo ship arrives in Halifax from Kingston at 8:20am and leaves for Moa at 6pm.

🛳️ The One Minato container ship arrives in Halifax from Colombo at 10:45am.

🛳️➡️ The MSC Baltic III container ship arrives in Halifax from New York at 11:20am and leaves for Montreal at 11pm.

🛳️ The MSC Rowan container ship arrives in Halifax from Zeebrugge at 4:14pm.

🍴 Where To Eat & Drink

🍩 Enjoy the flavours of the season with the Cinnamon and Nutmeg Sugared Doughnuts at Brooklyn Warehouse—complete with a side of dulce de leche for dipping.

🍌 Explore a combination of ingredients that may seem weird, but taste delicious: The Banana Honey Garlic Chicken Wings at Studio East.

👀 In Case You Missed It

🏘️ Nova Scotia’s NDP have announced their plans for a rent-to-own starter home program ahead of the provincial election. In a press release on Tuesday Nov 12, NSNDP leader Claudia Chender announced the program, saying it would increase the number of families able to buy their first home by 10% in the first year. The Coast’s Brendyn Creamer goes over the NDP’s plan and how a rent-to-own system could work in Nova Scotia.

🎧 Soccer’s Halifax Tides, who will play in the Northern Super League—Canada’s new women’s league—have been busy in their inaugural off season and signed their first player at the end of October: Olympic gold medalist and former Canadian national team goalkeeper Erin McLeod. The veteran shot-stopper took time out of her off-season preparations to sit down with Coast reporter Martin Bauman, and you can listen to their chat now.

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