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A dispatch from the front lines of the class war: The CUPE strike
Introducing Dillon the dragon, Miller Lake’s hottest new resident
Alyssa Goulart
May 19, 2023
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Happy Friday Halifax,
The countdown to the long weekend has officially begun! According to this week’s poll, the majority of you plan to spend the extra downtime with family.
I’m in the same boat and will be spending some time with my own family on Monday. We’re all getting together for a backyard barbecue and I can’t wait. In my opinion, warm weather comes along with the best menu–hotdogs, hamburgers, grilled veggies, and ice cream–what more could you ask for?
Not that you can’t consume these meals any other time of year, there’s just something nostalgic about sitting on a camping chair outside with the sun shining, while enjoying a good meal.
What food do you love to eat during the summer? |
P.S. While there are plenty of perks to a long weekend, there is one drawback, you won’t be receiving The Coast Daily this coming Monday. We’ll be back in your inbox on Tuesday, May 23!
DRAGON TALES
Introducing Dillon the dragon, Miller Lake’s hottest new resident
📸 Jenn Lee/The Coast
Emily has a new friend … or foe. Or a new lover? Time will tell.
A fierce new face can be seen floating in Miller Lake. This past Saturday, Fall River residents warmly welcomed Dillon, the newest addition to Miller Lake’s dragon family. Dillon joins Emily, the already iconic dragon who has been residing in the lake for decades.
The Coast witnessed the fateful day the pair was released into their natural habitat, just along Highway 102 near the tip of the abandoned Scout camp.
Need to know
☀️ Today's weather: Sunny with a high of 12C and a low of 6C.
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🚧 There are multiple road closures happening in and around Halifax today and for the rest of the weekend. You can find a full list & map of them here.
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In other news
🎮 The Nova Scotia tech industry is growing. A perfect example? Video game design company, Ubisoft Halifax, is relocating to a larger downtown studio.
🇬🇧 Tim Houston is heading to Europe this month where he’ll visit the UK, Denmark and France to “strengthen trade and investment partnerships and collaboration on healthcare innovation.”
🛍 In honour of Asian Heritage Month, Halitube is having a Cultural Artisan Market at the Queen’s Marque on May 21 & 22 and spoke to CBC about the upcoming event.
👀 Halifax Mooseheads owner Sam Simon has told Global News that the Scotiabank Centre could be seeing some big changes in the near future.
🧠 New mental health funding has been announced for 3 counties impacted by the 2020 mass shooting.
🌍 Good news everyone, we did it! The earth will warm up by 1.5 degrees within the next five years in spite of our politicians not doing anything to prevent it from happening. Friendly reminder that if we hit 2 degrees, that starts a feedback loop, leading to widespread crop failure and probable human extinction.
🏳️🌈 Bayview High School students opened up about the recent hate-motivated incident involving a Pride flag at their school.
👏 Federal Housing Minister Ahmed Hussan is being called out by a grade 8 student. The student believes the guy in charge of housing in Canada shouldn't own rental properties. The student is right, this is a flagrant conflict of interest from Minister Hussan.
🗣 North by Night will be having its first market of the season on June 9 and is on the hunt for vendors. If you’re interested you can fill out an application here.
STRIKE
A dispatch from the front lines of the class war: The CUPE strike
📸 Matt Stickland/The Coast
On May 10, a beautiful Wednesday morning, members of the Canadian Union of Public Employees went on strike. The bulk of the striking workers are educational program assistants, but this strike includes all of the support staff for Halifax Regional Centre for Education schools. These EPAs are people—mostly women—who make sure children with disabilities, or children who otherwise need help, get an education in Nova Scotia.
EPAs are on strike for a lot of reasons. But, to hear the governing Tories tell it, the EPAs only had three requests, and the province has met them all.
The Nova Scotia government has either missed the mark or is being deliberately misleading on what the striking workers are asking for. Because, while the government may believe this strike is about geographic parity, the EPAs on the picket line believe it’s about being treated with dignity and respect.
Sure things
Looking for something to do this week? Check out these Coast picks:
🗓 Pooches & Pints: Beer and dog lovers unite! Burnside Brewing is hosting a dog-friendly afternoon of beer. You’ll also be able to shop from local vendors Crafty Beats Brewing, Salty Dogs Bakety, Bog Dog and MLR Creations | May 20 | 12pm-4pm | Free.
🗓 Sculpture Garden Tour: Concrete Creations is offering tours of its sculpture garden this long weekend at Cosby’s Garden Centre. Enjoy the sights of new sculptures and blooming gardens | All weekend | 9am-5pm.
🗓 Woozles: Storytime is back at the Halifax Public Gardens for the season. Bring your young ones down for a family-friendly tale | May 23 | 10:30am | Free.
Find more Halifax events in The Coast listings
Shop talk
🫖 Eastern Tea Bar has made some changes to its hours. Check out the new opening and closing times here.
🙌 Café Lunette, which was recently named in the top 100 best Canadian restaurants, has opened its patio for the season.
Watch this
�� The Shoebox Drive-in is opening for the season tonight! Help them celebrate and catch a showing of Avatar: The Way of Water and Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania this weekend.
Shop this
🌊 Starting this weekend, each week one local vendor will set up shop in The Pop Can–a shipping container on the Halifax Waterfront. This week’s vendor is Different Folks.
🪡 In need of some new decorative pillows? Studio 14 is selling these beautiful handmade pillows perfect for the summer season.
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