🗞️ Slaying Dragons

Hello Halifax 👋

Have you ever driven on Highway 103 and saw a set of eyes staring back at you?

That would be the work of Jason Smith, his friend Neil, and their kids. One day in October 2017, they took a trip to the side of the road to paint emojis on a set of boulders. After taking a closer look, they decided what they had painted so far looked like a pair of eyes, so that’s what they went with.

Unfortunately, as part of the twinning of the highway, the two boulders are slated to be blasted. In an article from CBC, Smith says he understands why it has to go, but onlookers over the years feel like more could be done to preserve the set of eyes.

So, what do you think? Should the eyes get blasted and memorialized or are you in favour of an alternative solution? Let me know in the poll below.

Have a fun and exciting Wednesday!

– B

📷 @creamy_yet_smooth

🌡️ Traffic & Weather

Today: 🌤️ 17°

Tomorrow: 🌧️ 12°

Next Day: 🌧️ 12°

7-day forecast

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

💨 Here is Halifax’s Air Quality Index and the smoke report.

BUSINESS

Dragons' Den shines spotlight on Nova Scotian distillery

Jaime Landry grew up playing a mock version of Dragons' Den with her siblings, but she never expected to one day bring her business on the show.

In last Thursday's episode of CBC's Dragons' Den, now in its 20th season, Landry pitched her Hubbards-based company, Black Harbour Distillers, to the panel of five, including guest Dragon and Property Brothers star Drew Scott.

Landry came with one ask: $1.5 million for 33 percent of her company.

The Coast’s Brendyn Creamer speaks with Landry about her business and her experience on last week’s episode of Dragons’ Den.

🤔 Need To Know

😷 Dalhousie medical students will not be training with cadavers this year as the anatomy lab is shut down due to failing an air quality test—while new ventilation was put in to fix the issue, a second test revealed that formaldehyde levels did not meet the provincial standard.

🏛️ Municipal loan access is getting a significant boost from the provincial government—the Municipal Fund is being increased from $995 million to $1.5 billion, allowing municipalities to borrow for infrastructure and equipment costs.

🚨 A person was shot by a police officer on Tuesday afternoon in Eastern Passage—the incident is now with Nova Scotia’s Serious Incident Response Team.

🌕 Nocturne's annual art-at-night festival is this Saturday! Don't miss the signature night-time art experience on Saturday, October 18th, with over 90 projects from 6PM-Midnight!*

🍻 Halifax’s flavour HQ. The Pint serves bold bites, cold pints, and unbeatable vibes. No shortcuts—just good times on tap. Come hungry, leave happy.*

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🗞️ In Other News

🏫 Dalhousie part-time staff could go on strike by the end of the month, according to the university—negotiations reached an impasse requiring a 14-day waiting period, meaning if an agreement isn’t reached upon their return, a strike and/or lockout is likely.

👩‍⚕️ The Nova Scotia Health Authority says the amount of people who need a family doctor has dropped since last month—the registry has went from 84,069 people waiting to just over 77,500 from Sept. 1 to Oct. 1.

🚓 Police deployed a drone and a taser to apprehend a robbery suspect in Enfield Sunday morning—a 28-year-old man has been charged with multiple offences, including robbery and assault with a weapon.

SPONSORED BY CANADIAN MUSEUM OF IMMIGRATION AT PIER 21

New exhibition open until January 18, 2026

Don't miss out the interactive exhibition eat make share: a taste of immigration open at the Canadian Museum of Immigration at Pier 21.

Discover the surprising histories of Canadian foods we love and engage with Canada's food traditions through hands-on activities, including a kids' kitchen and so much more!

Presented by BMO.

🗓️ Things To Do

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

🗓 Songwriters Meetup - Open To Public: Informal, all-ages songwriter meetup at the Pink Piano Cafe & Lounge. Donations welcome. Safe space for musicians of all calibres. | Oct. 15 | 6:45PM |

🗓 Halifax Mooseheads: Come out and see the hometown heroes take on the Tigres de Victoriaville at the Scotiabank Centre. | Oct. 15 | 7:00PM | $25.25 |

🗓 The Takeover Comedy Tour: Humanitarian aid nonprofit, Human Appeal Canada, is kicking off their second annual comedy takeover tour featuring famous comedians to raise money in support of Human Appeal’s emergency appeals to deliver life-saving food, clean water and medical care to families in crisis around the world. Among this year’s star-studded line-up are Omar Regan, Jeremy Mclellan, Azhar Usman and Tez Ilyas. | Oct. 16 | 6:00PM | From $20 |

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

⚓️ What’s In The Harbour

🚢➡️ The Brilliance of the Seas cruise ship arrives in Halifax at 7am and departs for Canadian seas at 5pm.

🚢➡️ Le Boreal cruise ship arrives in Halifax at 7am and departs for Canadian seas at 7pm.

➡️ The Derrick No. 4 barge departs Halifax at 8am.

🚢 The Oceanex Sanderling arrives in Halifax from St. John’s at 8:20am.

🚢➡️ The Vision of the Seas cruise ship arrives in Halifax at 9am and departs for Canadian seas at 6pm.

🚢 The Augusta Luna cargo ship arrives in Halifax from Moa at 10:15am.

➡️ The Arctic Rock cargo vessel departs from Halifax at 6pm.

🚢 The CMA CGM Arctic container vessel arrives in Halifax from Colombo at 11:15pm.

🍴 Where To Eat & Drink

🍛 Sip ‘N’ Dine’s vegetarian navratan korma is rich, creamy and loaded with nine fantastic flavours, balancing sweetness and spice.

🍔 Try out Wave Foods’ chicken parm sandwich, featuring buttermilk fried chicken, house marinara sauce, Ciro’s fior di latte, asiago, shredded lettuce, Wave Sauce and basil an a brioche bun.

👀 In Case You Missed It

🥘 Thirty-eight people who’ve been living without a home now have a place to call their own, thanks to a new supportive housing facility that opened Thursday, Oct. 9, on Brunswick Street. Ozanam Place isn’t a shelter—it’s permanent housing designed for people aged 50+ who have been experiencing homelessness. Each of the 38 studio apartments comes with its own bathroom and kitchenette, and rent is set at just 30 per cent of whatever income a resident has. The Coast’s Emily Edwards has more on the new housing facility operated by the North End Community Health Centre.

⚖️ A former undercover police informant is suing the RCMP and federal government for alleged abuse—Paul Derry worked with the RCMP as a teenager, more than 40 years ago, saying he infiltrated a child sex ring when he was 17.

☀️ Wells are running dry and farmers are harvesting withering crops as parts of Nova Scotia experience a once-in-50-year drought—other parts of the province are reporting their driest three-month periods on record.

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