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Halifax’s biggest cruise ship of the year (so far) arrives this week
And a new episode of The Grand Parade podcast
Alyssa Goulart
May 16, 2023
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Good morning!
It’s always a great week when you know there’s a long weekend waiting for you at the end of it.
For this week’s Coast poll, we want to know what your plans are for the upcoming Victoria Day. Will you be using the extra free time to catch up on some unfinished chores? Or are you like me and planning on taking advantage of the extra work-free hours to get outside and enjoy what we can only hope will be good weather?
What are your plans for the May long weekend? |
SHIPPING NEWS
Halifax’s biggest cruise ship of the year (so far) arrives this week
Four more cruise ships arrive in Halifax this week, along with an olio of oil tankers and one ship formerly mired in a years-long legal battle that started right here in Halifax Harbour. (One of the parties involved? Irving Shipbuilding.)
Elsewhere on the water, this week’s harbour report takes a detour into the American Revolutionary War and a Haligonian on the run from charges of treason.
Need to know
🌤 Today's weather: Partly cloudy with a 60% chance of showers in the afternoon. A high of 20C and a low of 5C.
📈 Halifax has seen a 25% increase in rent prices over the past year according to a new national report.
🌳 From May to November the HRM has announced it will be planting 2,500 trees around the municipality. If you’d like to request an area for a tree to be planted you can contact 311.
🩺 A new primary care clinic has opened at the Shoppers Drug Mart on Almon Street.
SPONSORED BY LIVE ART DANCE
A night of Atlantic Canadian dance!
Coastal Currents | May 19-20 | 8pm | Sir James Dunn Theatre
Live Art Dance and Kinetic are thrilled to present Coastal Currents! Featuring works by four Atlantic Canadian dance creators, Coastal Currents celebrates dance created here at home. The show spotlights dynamic works by Robyn Breen, The Woods x I’thandi Munro, Leah Skerry, and Kathleen Doherty. Comprised of hip-hop, circus, jazz, and contemporary works, this presentation is great for first-time dance viewers and long-time patrons, alike.
Coastal Currents is a must-see, so get your tickets today!
SPONSORED BY GREAT OUTDOORS COMEDY FESTIVAL
Grab your friends for a wildly hilarious weekend outside
The Great Outdoors Comedy Festival is rounding out its east coast weekend with an exciting lineup of stand up comedians. On Saturday, Aug. 12, Halifax welcomes Anthony Jeselnik, Zarna Garg, and Michael Longfellow!
In other news
🎓 Dalhousie University recently approved a new Black and African diaspora degree that will focus on the African Canadian experience. While the university’s senate has already given the program its stamp of approval, Dalhousie is now waiting on the OK from the Maritime Provinces Higher Education Commission.
🏈 Construction of the CFL pop-up stadium at St. Mary’s University is underway. It’ll be used for the upcoming CFL game between Saskatchewan and Toronto on July 29.
😲 Calling all LEGO lovers! The finishing touches were placed on a LEGO Citadel replica at Halifax Central Library’s MiniCON this past weekend. The 10,000-piece replica will be on display at the real Halifax Citadel visitor centre from June 1 until the end of October.
🌎 Nova Scotia is turning to its youth for ideas when it comes to the province’s climate change response. The Province has announced $800,000 in funding for the creation of a Youth Climate Council.
🏳️🌈 Glitter Bean Café put out a call to the 2SLGBTQ+ community to stop by the shop and sign a new Pride flag for Bay View High School whose flag was recently burned in a hate incident.
😔 Police are investigating reports of two youths ripping down a Pride flag from a Spryfield residence on May 7.
🚨 Artist Dawn MacNutt was the victim of an art heist last week when multiple of her life-sized copper wire sculptures were taken from her Pictou County home.
🗣 Haligonian Fred Lucas-Wilson claims he was racially profiled at a popular Gottingen Street bakery. Global News has the story.
🖌 Halifax Mural Fest, happening July 3-9, is looking for volunteers. You can access the application here.
🎟 Feed Nova Scotia’s 50/50 draw is back for another year! Help battle food insecurity in the province and buy your tickets today.
PODCAST
The Grand Parade podcast: Trish Purdy’s Keyser Söze turn, and why Halifax’s car noise bylaw plans are ineffective
📸 Martin Bauman/The Coast
In this episode of The Grand Parade podcast, Coast reporters Matt Stickland and Martin Bauman wade into the debate about Halifax’s heel-dragging efforts to curb motor vehicle noise—and why, six years after council sought permission from the province to amend the Motor Vehicle Act, nothing is likely to change anytime soon. Even if, by and large, most Haligonians agree that loud mufflers are annoying as hell.
Just why is that, you ask? Count on Matt to bring in foreign policy theory by way of explanation.
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