Good morning.

My brother gave me a call yesterday. He lives in an apartment building with his girlfriend in the town of Tumbler Ridge.

He let me know that an active shooting was nearby, saying he heard sirens. They shuttered in their apartment, waiting for the ongoing emergency alert to pass.

As of writing, at least nine people are dead following a shooting at Tumbler Ridge Secondary School in British Columbia. Twenty-five victims are injured. The suspect was found dead by police with a self-inflicted injury.

This is a devastating tragedy in a beautiful town. Please keep the students, parents, and community of Tumbler Ridge in your hearts today.

– B

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

Nova Scotia Power announced on Tuesday that current president and CEO Peter Gregg will be departing his current role and taking on a new position within Emera Inc., the utility's multinational parent company.

Gregg will officially be replaced by incoming president and CEO Vivek Sood, a Nova Scotia Power board member who also has 20 years of experience working with Sobeys and Empire. Gregg's new role will be as Executive Vice President, Strategy and Policy with Emera Inc.

The Coast’s Brendyn Creamer goes into some of Nova Scotia Power’s struggles over the last year and what the utility’s new president and CEO might be up against.

⚖️ The Halifax man who shot and killed Treyvhon Bradshaw outside a nightclub in 2022 has been sentenced to 10 years in prison after pleading guilty to manslaughter—Makayle Larry James Skinner, 25, was originally charged with first-degree murder.

💊 Sipekne’katik First Nation has declared a state of emergency regarding a crisis of illicit drugs being present with the community as they deal with overdoses—they are supporting a $20,000 reward for information leading to the arrest of drug dealers in the community and have threatened to evict people who they are suspicious of selling or distributing drugs.

🚲 Halifax council has voted in favour of having staff look into cheaper options for the city’s bike lane network, in part due to the municipality’s ongoing budget issues—this may include offering alternatives to the AAA-designed network, which some argue could reduce cyclist safety.

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🍿 Join Eastern Front Theatre for a nostalgic Galentine’s Day screening of 10 Things I Hate About You, including a special musical performance by Stewart Legere!*

🦕 Before extinction, dinosaurs fought to survive! Dinosaur Exploration 2 is a sequel to the hit 2024 exhibit, featuring some of your favourite dinosaurs.*

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🚑 A pedestrian was taken to hospital with serious injuries after being struck by a vehicle while walking on a marked crosswalk—the collision took place at the intersection of Dartmouth Road and the Bedford Highway.

❄️ Nova Scotia is expected to get another winter storm through Wednesday and Thursday—Halifax is supposedly receiving between 10 and 20 cm of snow.

🚗 While the city looks at reducing its cycling infrastructure, Halifax councillors have agreed to have staff look into carpool lanes to ease vehicular congestion—Mayor Andy Fillmore says turning some bus lanes into carpool lanes could be cost-efficient.

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

🗓 Better Times Comedy at Good Robot Brewing: This weekly comedy show features regulars like Clare Belford, Dan Hendricken, Travis Lindsay, Adam Myatt, and a rotating cast of local and visiting comics. | Feb. 12 | 7:30PM | $15 |

🗓 Halifax Mooseheads: Watch the hometown heroes take on Les Cataractes de Shawinigan at the Scotiabank Centre. | Feb. 12 | 7PM | $25.25+|

🗓 Early Stages Theatre Festival: Local artists share what they’re working on with workshops available for all sorts of performance-based creatives. Sign up for specific groups or events while you can. | Feb. 12-15 | PWYC |

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

🚢 The Oceanex Sanderling container vessel arrives in Halifax from St. John’s at 7:25am.

🚢➡️ The Contship Cup container vessel arrives in Halifax from New York at 8:20am and departs for Kingston at 6:30pm.

🚢 The Atlantic Sea container vessel arrives in Halifax from Liverpool at 3:20pm.

🥪 Another week, another sandwich at Larry’s Sandwiches and Sides. This week’s special is the What’s Up Doc? Roasted and marinated carrots, white bean hummus, sliced cucumbers, apple fennel slaw, fried parsnip chips all on a toasted bun. Vegan!

🍨 2 Doors Down in Dartmouth has a great dessert to top of an excellent meal: the Old Fashioned Gingerbread Cake. Made with warm gingerbread, french vanilla ice cream, English toffee sauce, and spiced candied hazelnuts.

📽️ For 10 years, the Halifax Black Film Festival has been showcasing and amplifying Black directors, actors, and stories. In celebration of their anniversary, the film festival is returning with films from local creatives, Canadian greats and international icons. From Feb. 20-24, 35 films will be shown virtually and in-person at the Park Lane Cineplex, with special events scheduled throughout the weekend-long festival. The Coast’s Brendyn Creamer dives into what the Halifax Black Film Festival has to offer during its tenth anniversary.

⚖️ Former IWK CEO Tracy Kitch, who was found guilty of fraud and sentenced to nine months in prison for stealing more than $30,000 by way of a corporate credit card, has been released as she appeals the conviction—the appeal will be heard on Sept. 14. Meanwhile, Tracy is free on conditions, required to stay with her husband in their Toronto apartment.

💸 Premier Tim Houston told supporters at the PC Party’s annual general meeting that budget cuts may be coming, specifically reductions to the size of civil services and programs—the provincial deficit was last reported to be $1.4 billion, which resulted in the government taking a hit to its credit rating.

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