🗞️Fundraiser for change

Good morning!

How’s it going, Halifax?

I am still overwhelmed by the support from the last issue, hope I live up to your expectations.

A Blue Jay just fluttered by and is perched outside my window. If that doesn't mean that spring is here, then I don’t know what is!

Grab a blanket and your picnic basket and make your way to the Public Garden. It is a super pretty day to be outside. On the way, perhaps stop at E-Joy Foodmart and grab some snacks as you work, relax, or just catch some sun.

Remember to get your tickets for this Saturday’s musical fundraiser, Gimmie Shelter. The proceeds will go to Adsum for Women and Children.

XOXO
Warren

🌡️ Traffic & Weather

Today: ☁️ 16°

Tomorrow: 🌤️ 18°

Next Day: ☀️ 24°

🚗 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.

Event

Gimme Shelter benefit concert to support women and children in Halifax

Nova Scotia’s foremost female vocalists are coming together for Gimme Shelter, a benefit concert on May 17 in Halifax that will raise funds for the Adsum for Women and Children charity.

Funds raised will support Adsum’s ongoing mission to eradicate housing insecurity for at-risk women, families, and those suffering gender-based discrimination. 

The Gimme Shelter concert will be held at 7 pm on Saturday, May 17, at Paul O’Regan Hall at the Halifax Central Library. 

Tickets are $25, $50, or $100–whatever you can afford–and can be purchased online or in person before the concert while tickets are available.

Meet the voices behind the cause—and the women making it happen.

🤔 Need To Know

👮 A bail hearing has entered its second day for a Halifax teenager facing 33 charges, including 12 counts of possessing a weapon for a dangerous purpose and four counts of uttering threats to cause death or bodily harm.

💧 Landlords warn that Halifax Water’s proposed rate hike could drive up rents. The utility is seeking a 16.2% increase in the average residential bill for the 2025 fiscal year.

🎓 University leaders across the province are still assessing the impact of Bill 12—An Act Respecting Advanced Education and Research. The president of NSCC says the college’s goal remains clear: to be a world-class institution.

🍻 Garrison Brewing is gearing up for patio season with their new summer drinks! Visit Seaport or The Oxford Taproom, or order online for home delivery.*

🏒 Test your spice tolerance at The Pint, Argyle Street… 7 lbs of wings. $6 Diablo pints. Leafs Game 5. Wednesdays don’t get hotter — or more Canadian — than this!*

🤣 Halifax Live presents a killer comedy lineup: Hopeless Bromantics, Michael Moses, and Travis Lindsay—three hilarious weekends, one unforgettable stage. Don’t miss the laughs!*

💅 Sleek interiors, expansive windows, and stunning city views —The Muse on Spring Garden Road offers a light-filled space and ultimate urban lifestyle. Now renting!*

*Sponsored Post

SPONSORED BY JAM’S BURGERS & SHAKES

You’re Invited—No RSVP, Just Fun!

Put on your party pants—Jam’s Burgers and Shakes is throwing the biggest grand opening bash West Bedford has ever seen!

Join the fun on Sunday, June 1 from 11am to 3pm for bouncy castles livelier than a sugar-fuelled six-year-old, giveaways bigger than Grandma’s knitting basket, and ice cream scoops cooler than Fonzie in a freezer.

That’s just the beginning. There’ll also be face painting, games, exclusive opening-day offers, and burgers and shakes so tasty you’ll be twisting like it’s 1960.

Plus, Jack’s Car Spa and Chicken Little Dairy Bar are joining the celebration to make it a full-on family block party.

See ya at 8 Jam Lane!

🗞️ In Other News

💡 Several residents in Halifax Regional Municipality spent a night in the dark after a power outage early. Nova Scotia Power reported a motor vehicle collision on Monday evening that was the cause of the outage.

🎣 Nova Scotia Indigenous leader calls on feds to review Mi’kmaq fishers’ arrest. Two Mi’kmaq fishers were arrested in March 2024, and they were left at a Nova Scotia gas station without shoes or phones.

🧑‍⚖️ A Halifax provincial court judge has stayed all charges against a Lunenburg County man from an altercation over the elver fishery in 2021, saying the accused's right to be tried in a reasonable time was violated. 

🚁 Search and rescue crews are calling for change. There was a widespread search when two children went missing in Pictou County last week. Such searches are a major undertaking, and some are calling for more funding to make the work possible.

SPONSORED BY HALIFAX TRANSIT

🗓️ Things To Do

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

⚽ Halifax Tides FC vs. AFC Toronto. Do not miss out on one of the marquee matches of the season. The tickets are selling fast for what is expected to be a riveting match. | May 17 | From $24 |

🍀 The Halifax Celtic Festival is presented by the Celtic Cultural Society of Nova Scotia. They are hosting Spirit Of Our Youth at Spatz Theatre, Citadel High Complex  | May 21, 2025 | 7:00 pm onwards | free | 

🍵 Located in the heart of Halifax on Argyle Street, World Tea House hosts Tea Leaf and Tarot readings by Mystic Entertainment. You can also sip and enjoy weekly specials from tea lattes, tea hot chocolates, and tea ciders.  | May 16 | From $20 |

Have an event to share? Let us know at [email protected].

⚓️ What’s In The Harbour

🚢➡️ The Algoma East Coast tanker arrives in Halifax from Saint John, Canada at 2:30pm.

🚢➡️ The Ionic Anax tanker arrives in Halifax from Canaport, Canada at 5:00am

🚢➡️ The Oceanex Sanderling cargo ship arrives in Halifax from Saint John’s, Canada at 2:00pm.

🚢➡️ The Atlantic Star container ship arrives in Halifax from Liverpool, UK at 8:00am

🚢➡️ The One Wren container ship arrives in Halifax from New York, USA at 8:30am.

🚢➡️ The MSC Bhavya V container ship arrives in Halifax from Liverpool, UK at 9:00am.

🍴 Where To Eat & Drink

🎂 Antoinette’s Cheesecakes Inc.: Pander to your sweet tooth with delicacies from Antoinette’s Cheesecakes Inc. You must try the crowd favourite, New York-style cheesecake, or the matcha cheesecake. Indulge in the delightful goodness of these treats either in-store or from the comfort of your home. 

🍟 Lion’s Head Tavern: Located in the north end of Halifax is, as they call it, “the flavour-forward King Of The Jungle.” Their burgers will leave you wanting seconds. Do not forget that they have Tuesday Wings Night, Wednesday Steak Special, and karaoke over the weekend.

👀 In Case You Missed It

🎶 Nova Scotia’s Andre Pettipas is no stranger to songs with soul – his new single “Gypsophila” might just be his most personal work yet. Written in memory of his niece, Blake Everleigh, who passed away at just three months old from SIDS. The Coast’s Darcy Walsh caught up with Pettipas to chat about the process, grief, and more.

✝️ The Coast’s Warren D’Silva took to the streets of Halifax and interviewed people to get their thoughts on the new pope. Just days after the historic appointment of the first American pope, Haligonians are sharing mixed reactions, from hopeful to critical.

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