🗞 Our soccer Wanderers are playoff-bound

THE WANDERER GROUNDS

The Halifax Wanderers are playoff-bound—and damn, it feels good

Triston Henry must be tired of seeing Dan Nimick lined up at the penalty spot. Three times this Canadian Premier League season, the Halifax Wanderers centre-back has bested the Forge FC goalkeeper—and on Saturday, Sept. 30, Nimick made his third penalty count, lifting the Wanderers to a 2-1 victory over the defending CPL champions and sending Halifax into the playoffs for the first time since the 2020 Island Games. The Wanderers needed just a single point to clinch their postseason berth, which a tie would have earned them. In a match with everything to play for, they ended up with three points for the win—and in doing so, have kept their chance at a second- or third-place finish alive.

In this week’s Wanderer Grounds podcast episode, Coast reporter Martin Bauman is joined by HFX Wanderers FC assistant coach Jorden Feliciano to talk about how Halifax stymied Forge’s well-oiled offense, Massimo Ferrin’s status as a top-10 CPL player and overcoming disappointment in Langley to earn a crucial three points.

Need to know

💵 Nova Scotia’s minimum wage is officially $15/hr.

🌁 The Macdonald Bridge will be closed overnight today starting at 7pm until Wednesday at 5:30am.

🗣️ Nocturne begins Oct. 12 at 6pm with Activating Art in Mi'kma'ki, featuring artists Carrie Allison, Jordan Bennett, Jordan Hill, Amy Malbeuf & Melissa Peter Paul!*

🌊 The province is reaching out to coastal property owners for input on how developments along the coast should proceed in order to combat climate change.

🎭 Live Art Dance presents Canadian dance icon Christopher House on October 27th & 28th at DANSpace, in the Light House Arts Centre!*

🚓 The province has announced it’ll be conducting a review of Nova Scotia’s policing structure.

🎟️ Today is the last day to purchase your tickets for this month's Healthcare Foundations 50/50 draw supporting 24 Healthcare Foundations across Nova Scotia!*

🍺 Garrison Brewing has re-released a fall favourite—Nut Brown! This traditionally brewed UK dark ale is made for good ol' East Coast times.*

*Sponsored Post

SPONSORED BY NEPTUNE THEATRE

Pawâkan Macbeth

Neptune Theatre and Prismatic Arts Festival present Akpik Theatre's community telling of Pawâkan Macbeth.

Set during pre-colonization, when Plains Cree were allied with Stoney Nakoda, and at war with Blackfoot over territory, food, supplies and trade. When true autonomy existed among Indigenous Peoples and with that their spirits, their wisdom, practices, makers, tricksters, shifters, their darkness and light. As the Canadian Government moves west with Sir John A. MacDonald as the leader, a harsh new world wrought with immense fear, starvation, and uncertainty awaken the darkest of Cree spirits, the Wihtiko—a being with insatiable greed.

Through the exploration of Plains Cree language, history, stories and cosmology this groundbreaking reimagining of Shakespeare's darkest play asks, What is it to be human? What makes a human vulnerable to the Wihtiko?

Join show creator and director Reneltta Arluk for a post-show talk back on Friday, October 6.

On stage at Neptune Theatre October 3 to October 8. Limited availability for all performances. Book Now.

On The Coast

SPONSORED BY HALIFAX CHAMBER OF COMMERCE

Happy Small Business Month!

Calling all small business owners, supporters of small business, and everyone in between!

Join us on October 19 and take the afternoon to celebrate small businesses—access resources, learn from each other, and build a network.

See you there!

In other news

⚖️ Halifax tattoo artist Andrew Stones has been sentenced to 30 months in prison after sexually assaulting a 15-year-old girl he met on Tinder.

🚨 Police gave out tickets and made arrests at an unsanctioned university party this weekend in the area around Larch, Preston and Jennings Streets near Dalhousie’s Studley campus. With Dal’s official homecoming planned for next weekend, this party was maybe more FauxCo than HoCo.

🧡 Last Friday, Nova Scotian students took the time to plant flags at the former Shubenacadie Residential School in honour of National Day for Truth and Reconciliation.

🏒 Jake Furlong was recently named the new captain of the Halifax Mooseheads.

💨 A new Nova Scotia Health Authority study is looking into the effects cannabis has on teenagers.

🪡 Sew With Vision owner Sally Gaal spent last Saturday with a handful of volunteers sewing quilts that will be donated to residential school survivors.

🏗️ Repairs at Colchester Legion Stadium in Truro are delayed, which for locals means another hockey season will have to be played out of town.

🇨🇦 Canada Post has launched new stamps in honour of National Day for Truth and Reconciliation.

MUSIC

Daniel James McFadyen’s Songs to Show Your Friends lives up to its billing

Picture yourself under the night sky at Kejimkujik, staring up at a blanket of stars as bright as the campfire warming your feet. That’s the feeling of listening to Daniel James McFadyen’s “Find My Way to You,” the latest single off his forthcoming Songs to Show Your Friends EP. The Hortonville, NS-based indie folk artist will release his newest five-track offering on Oct. 13. It’s every bit as inviting as the name suggests: A musical venture that sounds like a fall breeze and weaves together elements of folk, pop and country as McFadyen sings softly about love, longing and homecoming. The latter isn’t altogether surprising: The EP comes after a year of cross-Canada touring for the Caledon, Ont.-raised artist—one which has drawn some of the largest crowds he’s ever seen. McFadyen will hope that continues on Oct. 20, as he prepares for his EP’s release party at the Marquee Ballroom.

Coast Reporter Martin Bauman spoke to McFadyen ahead of his release party. 

Sure things

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

🗓 A Beginner's Guide to the Night Sky: Learn about the night sky, grief and love through the magical performance of A Beginner's Guide to the Night Sky by The Villains Theatre at the Dartmouth Ferry Terminal Park. | Oct. 3 | 7:30pm | Free.

🗓 Zakary Miller: Catch the “King of Canadiana Swing” at the Stillwell Freehouse this week. | Oct. 4 | 8-11pm | No cover.

🗓 Fall Vintage Show: The Curio Collective’s fall vintage sale is on this weekend at the Lighthouse Arts Centre. Shop from over 40 vintage and antique sellers. A portion of the admission fee will be donated to the Mi'kmaw Native Friendship Centre. | Oct. 6-8 | 5-8pm, 10am-2pm, 10am-5pm | $5 admission.

Find more Halifax events in The Coast listings.

Shop talk

🎷 Bearly’s House of Blues & Ribs is moving to a new location on Grafton Street!

🍷 New business Bravado Wine Bar is moving into the former Yasmine Grocery space on Agricola Street.

Drink this

🎃 To celebrate the spooky season, stop by The Duke’s Public House and thrill to one of their Halloween-themed margaritas.

City haul

🗞️ Coast Insiders! Don’t forget that the second edition of Matt Stickland’s City Hall newsletter is coming to your inbox today, featuring a look at the way the federal and city governments are disregarding the province in an effort to take action on getting housing built. If you’d like to become a paying Insider and get Matt’s unique take on all things City Hall, join right here right now for as little as $8.25 per month, and in the process you’ll be supporting everything else The Coast does.