🗞️ Halifax's best music videos

Happy Monday Halifax,

When I was a drinking woman (5 years sober today, btw!), I would often refer to Monday as “black Monday” because of the sinking, bleak feeling that would accompany a particularly thirsty weekend. I deeply feel for any of you who are experiencing that existential dread this morning and send you love and light.

But you know who is probably not feeling that way? Young people. According to a survey by Stats Can on recent alcohol consumption, younger Canadians are more likely to have not had a drink in the past week—the younger age group had less high-risk drinking too.

But more and more people of all age groups are assessing their relationship with booze—and what life might look like without it. For those interested in slowing or stopping their alcohol consumption, there's a phrase: "sober curious."

Lindsay Sutherland Boal is the founder of She Walks Canada—a group dedicated to helping women overcome their struggles with alcohol—and she says that “sober curiosity” is a process that is essential to overcome over-drinking.

If you are sober curious, talk to someone about it! And here is a list of resources to help get you started.

Have a great day!

– Julie

🌡️ Traffic & Weather

Today: 🌦️ 16°

Tomorrow: 🌧️ 15°

Next Day: 🌤️ 14°

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🚗 Driving, biking or busing today? Check out the current traffic conditions and ongoing road closures.

ARTS + CULTURE

These are the best music videos of 2024 according to Halifax

The Best Of Halifax voting is now in full swing, and as the votes come pouring in for Halifax’s favourite restaurants, artists, performers and more, we wanted to break down a few categories to help you decide who you’ll vote for. 

The first of these is the music video category. Writing, performing and producing music is already a strenuous process. It’s difficult for artists not to be perfectionists about their sound, so it can often take months, even years, for a song to truly come together into a final product that the artist can be proud of. 

Adding a video to go with that song can be even more of a challenge. Depicting a song's story, message or vibe into a visual format takes more than determination. It often requires a crew of people knowledgeable in video capture, cinematography and editing, and depending on the video’s concept and execution, it can quickly become an expensive endeavour. 

And while the MTV era has been over for quite some time, we still appreciate music videos for the artistry on display. They can push singles to gain more traction. They can enhance storytelling and meaning. They can be fun and goofy, or reflective and sombre.

The Coast’s Brendyn Creamer breaks down the nominees for this year’s Best Music Video award.

🤔 Need To Know

🚰 Halifax Water is asking residents of parts of some neighbourhoods near the Armdale Roundabout to reduce their water usage while they carry out repair work in the area.

🚐 The province announced it will allow RV spaces to open again this winter at Dartmouth’s Shubie Campground—last year, the park opened spaces over the winter as an alternative to traditional housing.

SPONSORED BY NOCTURNE HALIFAX

Plan your Nocturne 2024 experience!

It’s almost time again: Nocturne is scheduled to take place from October 17 to 20. The main event is on Saturday, October 19 between 6 pm and midnight (that’s when you can explore our five zones and discover incredible works of art in unexpected spaces).

But you’re also invited to join us for a series of artists’ talks, events and special installations on Thursday, Friday, and Sunday.

Everyone is invited out to experience the magic of Nocturne. Connect with artists, your community, and become part of the Microcosm!

You can pick and choose your own route, join one of our guided NocTours, hop on and sing Ferry-oke, or bike down and take advantage of our complimentary bike valet service at the Central Library.

Check our full festival schedule online or grab a copy of our guide (you can also DM us in Instagram the word “guide” and be sent a PDF version!). Can’t wait to see you there!

HFX VOTES 2024

District 15 voting guide: Rookie Billy Gillis vs incumbent Paul Russell

District 15 used to be the only district in the HRM made up entirely of one community, Lower Sackville. With the recent district boundary changes, District 15 picked up the Beaverbank and Kinsac communities from the neighbouring District 14. 

In order to determine which candidate will be the best to lead this community on their path to another successful 250 years, The Coast sent out a substantial questionnaire to see what each candidate knows about the issues facing the city ahead of the municipal election on Oct. 19. The Coast followed up with more detailed questions to test each candidate's policy chops.

This race is a head to head between an incumbent and a rookie, and in this voter guide, Matt Stickland starts with the one who filled out The Coast’s candidate questionnaire.

🗞️ In Other News

🧡 The family of 22-year-old Destiny Rennie—a Mi’kmaw woman who died last summer in a Nova Scotia hospital—joined supporters in calling for justice during a march through the streets of Halifax on Friday.

🏪 Convenience store firms that operate thousands of outlets across Canada are taking the federal government to court to overturn regulations that restrict the sale of nicotine pouches to pharmacies.

🦌 Several communities in the Municipality of Colchester are being asked about the prospect of a managed deer hunt in a plebiscite as part of the upcoming municipal election—deer population increases are disrupting local ecosystems, destroying property and contributing to car crashes.

🎗️ A memorial was unveiled in Gormanville dedicated to eight brothers from the region who all served in the Second World War—the eight sons of Richard and Sarah Harvie are believed to be the most siblings from one family to serve in World War II.

🚁 The Nova Scotia government says it has a $25M deal with aerospace giant Airbus for four new helicopters to fight wildfires.

🦠 A tiny microbe recently isolated in Bedford Basin has been named for Halifax—T. haligoni is a type of bacteria known as a diazotroph, or “nitrogen fixer”.

SPONSORED BY NEPTUNE THEATRE

Heathers the Musical: Teen Edition

The darkly delicious story of Veronica Sawyer, a brainy, beautiful teenage misfit who claws her way into the ruling clique at Westerberg High —the Heathers. But when love strikes with the dangerously irresistible J.D., Veronica faces a deadly choice. Kissing up to queen bee Heather Chandler? Or following J.D.’s chilling, plan for revenge?

Get ready for a wickedly thrilling ride!

On stage from October 16 -27

🗓️ Things To Do

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

🗓 Bluenose Ghosts Festival: The spine-chilling tradition continues at Alderney Landing with this year’s iconic haunted house—“Terror Manor”—promising to deliver the most electrifying experience yet! This year’s haunted house features horrifyingly realistic settings, live actors, and an atmosphere guaranteed to leave even the bravest souls trembling. | Oct. 4-31  

🗓 Pluck! Harpsichord Music for Short Attention Spans - The Music Room Chamber Players Series: Canadian harpsichordist Cynthia Hiebert curates fascinating and fun programs that go far beyond the regular repertoire for her instrument. With insightful commentary, she will lead us on a journey from 16th-century England to present-day Canada. | Oct. 9 | 7:30pm | $35

🗓 Nowadays Festival: Nowadays is a non-profit organization curating music culture events in Dartmouth. | Oct. 10-13

🗓 Halifax Live Comedy Club Grand Opening With Ryan Belleville: One of the stars of the hit Netflix show Workin Moms—where he plays fan favourite Lionel—GQ magazine called him one of the best comics working today and he’s in Halifax for the grand opening night of Halifax Live! | Oct. 11 | 7pm | $25

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

⚓️ What’s In The Harbour

🛳️ The Tropic Lissette container ship arrives in Halifax from West Palm Beach at 5:15am.

🛳️➡️  The Future Way vehicle carrier arrives in Halifax from Emden at 6:10am and leaves for Baltimore at 1pm.

🛳️➡️  The Norwegian Jade cruise ship arrives in Halifax at 7am and leaves for Canadian seas at 4pm.

🛳️ The Algoma Mariner bulk carrier arrives in Halifax from Thunder Bay at 7:15am.

➡️ The CSL Tacoma bulk carrier leaves Halifax for Portsmouth at 9am.

🛳️➡️  The Zuiderdam cruise ship arrives in Halifax at 11am and leaves for Canadian seas at 7pm.

🛳️➡️  The NYK Demeter container ship arrives in Halifax from Antwerp at 5:20am and leaves for Cartagena at 10pm.

🛳️➡️  The NYK Constellation container ship arrives in Halifax from Caucedo at 10:20am and leaves for Southampton at 11:45pm.

🛳️ The Atlantic Star container ship arrives in Halifax from Liverpool at 3:20pm.

🍴 Where To Eat & Drink

🦐 The Shrimp Cakes at Stardust Bar + Kitchen are quickly becoming a fan favourite: shrimp, corn and cilantro with a blend of spices and lime, lightly pan fried and served with plant-based avocado sauce.

🍕 New month, new pizza! Try the Oktoberfest at Morris East: ricotta base, mild sausage, caramelized onion, kale, mozzarella, crispy shallots, chili honey.

👀 In Case You Missed It

🎤 The full lineup for this year’s Hopscotch Festival in Halifax is out, and the weekend is being headlined by two hip hop powerhouses with distinct and unique voices. Detroit rapper Danny Brown and East Coast hip hop veteran Jadakiss will headline the festival over its two-day run, with Brown performing at the Light House Arts Centre on Friday, Oct. 18 and Jadakiss taking the stage Saturday, Oct. 19. The Coast’s Brendyn Creamer has more on what you can expect from this year’s Hopscotch Festival.

🗳️ HFX Votes 2024: To determine which of District 9’s six candidates are equipped to face the complex challenges facing the city, The Coast sent out an extensive questionnaire to see what each candidate knows about the issues facing the city ahead of the municipal election on Oct. 19. The Coast followed up with more detailed questions to test each candidate's policy chops. Of the six candidates running to be this area’s councillor, only half filled out the survey by deadline. Here is what they had to say. 

🚲 HRM is moving forward with plans to add protected bike lanes to the city's south end—the two-way bike lane on University Avenue will be built along the street's centre median, while the Morris Street lane will be created by changing the street to one-way only for motor vehicle traffic.

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