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🗞️ From Halifax to Paris
Plus, the province reports a massive deficit, firefighters' union calls for fire chief's resignation, and two youth charged with home invasion.
Brendyn Creamer
September 23, 2025
Hello Halifax 👋
As mentioned last week, the amazing newsletter editor extraordinaire Julie is off for the foreseeable future to handle the monumental task of having a baby and then caring for said baby.
In her place is I, Brendyn. I’ve been writing for The Coast for over a year now, and I’m excited to pick up where Julie left off—mainly, taking our municipal and provincial governments to task for the things they should be doing and the things they should not be doing.
Instead of complaining for my first newsletter intro, how about we start off with a little positivity? I’d hazard to guess you don’t know me all that well, so in the name of civility and friendship, let’s do a quick ice breaker. Here are a few things about myself.
First, I have three cats—all of which are terrible little things that make my life simultaneously miserable and fantastic. Here’s a photo with descriptions of each one, and please let me know which is your favourite (I know who mine is).
Gizmo, left, is a big stupid boy who wakes me up at 5am for food and loves to be picked up for a cuddle. Lily, middle, is a lovely old lady who sleeps on my fiancee’s pillow every night and steals cheese from the kitchen. June, right, worships Satan and plays D&D on the weekends.
Second, if I’m not writing or organizing events at my other gig, I’m playing video games. Pokemon ensnared me at a young age and now I can’t get through a day without booting up an RPG or action game. I’m currently making my way through Hollow Knight for the first time.
Third, I love music, especially local artists. If you have any favourites you’d like to share, please do. I mostly listen to indie rock and punk, but I love all genres equally.
That’s enough about me. What about yourself? Please sound off in the comments a quick little fact about you so I can get to know the lovely readers of The Coast before I inevitably make all of you upset with my overly political ramblings, which will be starting tomorrow. Lucky you! 😁
– B
🌡️ Traffic & Weather
Today: 🌦️ 21°
Tomorrow: 🌤️ 20°
Next Day: 🌧️ 18°
🚗 Driving, biking or busing today? Check out the current traffic conditions and ongoing road closures.
💨 Here is Halifax’s Air Quality Index and the smoke report.
FASHION
Halifax-based fashion brand collaborates with Parisian brand for Paris Fashion Week
📸 Contributed
House of Soli is facilitating a partnership between Halifax-based local designers and international fashion houses. One such partnership is Khush Mizaj and Parisian fashion house A.Kith for Paris Fashion Week.
Solitha Shortte, the founder and CEO of Soli Productions, says the partnership grew from a shared vision of cultural exchange and creative dialogue, bringing together designers with distinct voices to showcase how cross-border collaborations can elevate both craft and storytelling.
🤔 Need To Know
💰 The province is forecasting a record deficit of $1.225 billion for the current fiscal year—far higher than the estimated $649.5 million that was previously projected.
🚒 The union representing Halifax firefighters is calling for the resignation of the city’s fire chief—they say concerns around wildfire response and staffing issues have eroded their trust in leadership.
🚨 RCMP charge two youth following an armed home invasion in Lower Sackville—the invasion involved a pellet gun and a sensory irritant, affecting a group of youth who had gathered in the residence.
🍸 Marg Monday your favourite day of the week? Nominate Antojo Tacos + Tequila for Best Cocktails. While you’re there, help them defend gold for Best Burrito and Best Nachos.*
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🗞️ In Other News
🔥 Firefighters have made progress in keeping the Long Lake wildfires from spreading, says the Department of Natural Resources and Renewables—they say it’s being held at 84 square kilometres with no new damage over the weekend.
🎬 Visionary queer filmmaker James MacSwain has died at the age of 80—the Amherst-native pushed boundaries as an activist who came of age in a strictly straight society.
📖 The common-law wife of the man who perpetrated the 2020 mass shooting in Nova Scotia will be publishing a memoir on domestic violence—the book is set to be published January 2026.
SPONSORED BY NOVA SCOTIA MUSIC WEEK
Discover your next favourite artist!
Plan your fall road trip to Nova Scotia Music Week 2025 in Yarmouth/Kespukwitk from October 23-26 and be part of an unforgettable event where music from over 75 local artists, community, and Nova Scotia pride come together!
SPONSORED BY PRISMATIC ARTS FESTIVAL
Prismatic Arts Festival: Sept 26th to Oct 5th 2025
Discover something new at Prismatic 2025!
Halifax comes alive with bold performances by Indigenous artists and artists of colour from across Canada and beyond.
Some highlights include:
Pisuwin – a powerful Wolastoq story-ballet set to the music of JUNO winner Jeremy Dutcher
Sorry For Your Loss – Maōri artist bringing theatre from New Zealand in both English and ASL, breaking barriers and expectations for access in performance
Bear Grease – the cult classic Grease with an Indigenous twist
Jah’Mila with Symphony Nova Scotia – reggae soul meets symphonic sound in a one-of-a-kind concert
🗓️ Things To Do
Looking for something to do this week? Check out these Coast picks:
🗓 Lynard Skynard: Celebrating 50 Years: The legendary Lynard Skynard will be flying high at the Scotiabank Centre for their 50th anniversary with special guests The Outlaws. This is bound to be a show that will set you free. | Sept 23 | 7:30PM | Starting at $50.00 |
🗓 Float at the Prow Gallery: The Prow Gallery is proud to announce the opening an exhibition showcasing the vibrant and thought-provoking works of local artists. Inspired by the theme of "Float," this exhibition explores themes of weightlessness, fluidity, and the movement of both physical and emotional landscapes. | Sept 18-Oct 10 |
🗓 Open Water 2025 Exhibition: Over 40 new watercolour paintings will be on display in this exhibition, organized by the Canadian Society of Painters in Water Colour, this annual juried show highlights works primarily from Canada. Past shows have featured Maritime artists Gary McFarland, Poppy Balser and Ron Hazell, among others. | Sept 12 - Oct 2 |
Have an event to share? Let us know at [email protected].
⚓️ What’s In The Harbour
➡️ The MSC Barcelona container ship departs Halifax for New York at 4:30am.
🚢➡️ The Atlantic Sail container vessel arrives in Halifax from Liverpool at 5:20am and leaves for New York at 4pm.
➡️ The Tropic Hope container ship departs Halifax for West Palm Beach at 6am.
🚢➡️ The Majestic Princess cruise vessel arrives in Halifax at 8am and leaves for Canadian seas at 5pm.
🚢➡️ The Volendam cruise ship arrives in Halifax at 9am and leaves for Canadian seas at 6pm.
🚢➡️ The FWN Bonafide cargo ship arrives in Halifax from Belfast at 12:30pm and departs for open seas at 11pm.
🚢 The STI Queens oil tanker arrives in Halifax from Antwerp at 8:45pm.
🍴 Where To Eat & Drink
🦞Get your lobster rolls while you can from Ori Foods in Dartmouth. It’s a quarter of butter poached lobster with herbs on a toasted milk bun with slaw, served with chips.
🍦 An ice cream sandwich never looked so good. Check out 2 Doors Down in Dartmouth and try their deluxe dessert—vanilla ice cream between two chocolate chip cookies with dipping sauce on the side.
👀 In Case You Missed It
🛒 The developer for a potential Costco location in Middle Sackville says the retailer won’t be coming anytime soon—this comes after rumours of the third location in Halifax were reignited during a town hall with Halifax mayor Andy Fillmore.
🌳 The provincial wood ban is lifted everywhere besides for Annapolis County— the Minister of Natural Resources says firefighters continue to fight the Long Lake wildfire. The wildfire is currently at 8,468 hectares.
🏠 Documents released by the province show a Nova Scotian home-sharing program fell short of their target—the province’s target for 500 active homeowners to house tenants ended up delivering only 60 leases to renters in the province.
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