🗞️ Student encampment begins following release of demands

Happy Monday Halifax!

I hope all the moms out there were spoiled by their skin and/or fur babies.

Last week we asked you what you think of the Bud the Spud of it all and the results are in. Who should take Bud’s place outside the old library on Spring Garden? NOBODY! #JusticeForBud led the way with 65% of the vote, followed at a distance by An Actual Car-Free Spring Garden.

Just some potatoes for thought as you start your week!

Make it a good one.

– Julie

🌡️ Traffic & Weather

Today: ☀️ 16°

Tomorrow: ☀️ 19°

Next Day: 🌦️ 18°

7-day forecast

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

EDUCATION

BREAKING: Student encampment at Dal begins Sunday following release of demands over the weekend

Tents are up in front of the Henry Hicks administration building on Dalhousie’s Studley Campus.

A coalition of students across four Halifax universities—using the name Students for the Liberation of Palestine—renamed the space where tents are located as “Al Zeitoun” University, meaning “olive” in Arabic.

Students from NSCAD, SMU, Dal and King’s read their lists of demands aloud in a circle and were joined by faculty and community members who voiced their support for the organized student action.

In a social media post on Friday, the student coalition called on their universities “to immediately disclose and divest from any investments that sustain settler-colonial projects, including the Zionist state known as Israel.”

The Coast’s education reporter Lauren Phillips was onsite Sunday with exclusive coverage from the newly formed encampment.

🤔 Need To Know

🏠 Over 10,000 landlords joined the HRM’s mandatory rental property registry representing 66,590 units as part of a new bylaw. The bylaw allows the city to keep track of rental units, identify repeat violation offenders and perform safety precautions.

🏥 The N.S. health authority says if wait times don’t budge in ERs, new measures—such as a rapid assessment zone—should improve the patient experience.

🗞️ In Other News

👷🏼‍♀️ A new report shows the rate of injury to workers in the province continued to decline in 2023, but psychological injury due to traumatic events increased.

👶🏼 A combination of provincial and federal funding will cover half of the cost of a $10M expansion to the childcare centre at MSVU that will add 82 more child-care spaces and up to 32 spaces for infants.

🚨 Halifax police have charged two teenagers with mischief and uttering threats in relation to an incident at J.L. Ilsley High School on May 7.  

🎒Two N.S. parents say they are frustrated by a lack of support for students who are at risk of physical violence and bullying in public schools.

✈️ Halifax Stanfield Airport has returned to financial  sustainability after recording a net profit of $16 million in 2023. The figure—announced at the AGM—follows a loss of $7.4 million in 2022.

🗓️ Things To Do

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

🗓 Contemporary Art Exhibition - A Matter of Time: Showcasing 15 emerging Canadian artists, this exhibition disrupts the art scene, offering an unconventional experience for art lovers beyond the confines of a traditional gallery. From textiles and graphics to ceramics and mixed media, the common thread among the artists is heart, at a time when it is needed more than ever. | May 16-19 | Prices vary by event

🗓 Downtown Dartmouth Spring Food Crawl: This self-guided, walking food sampling tour has become a community favourite, featuring a variety of downtown Dartmouth’s incredible food scene. | May 16 | 5-8pm 

🗓 Atlantic Burlesque Festival: Get ready to enjoy a weekend celebration of glamour, ridiculousness and tease. Featuring an incredible lineup of performers from across Canada, including the best of the vibrant talent of the Atlantic Region, this two-night extravaganza promises to captivate and enchant audiences. On Saturday, dive deeper into the world of burlesque with community workshops and panel sessions. | May 17-18 | 5-8pm | Prices vary by event

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

⚓️ What’s In The Harbour

🛳️➡️ The Atlantic Tail container ship arrives in Halifax from Liverpool at 5:30am and  leaves for New York at 5pm.

➡️ The Acadian oil tanker leaves Halifax for St. John’s at 1pm.

🛳️➡️ The Volendam cruise ship arrives in Halifax at 9am and leaves for Canadian Seas at 6pm.

🛳️➡️ The Tropic Home container ship arrives in Halifax from Philipsburg at 6:15am and  leaves for West Palm Beach at 9pm.

🍴 Where To Eat & Drink

🥩 Things are heating up with the brisket boil at Salt + Ash Beach House. True comfort is Montreal-style smoked brisket, root veggies and grilled cabbage. Available for dinner only!

🥥 Craving that island living? Give your taste buds a staycation at the Bicycle Thief with the coconut semifreddo: caramelized pineapple, honeycomb cake, lime crema.

👀 In Case You Missed It

🍔 This economy… it damn sure ain’t easy. So what’s a hungry person to do? Thankfully, there are still deals to be found across Halifax—and damn good food, too. Setting a price ceiling of $15, The Coast’s Martin Bauman has a list of go-to restaurants to get you started on your cheap eats journey.

📱 Armbrae Academy says it has completely changed the school’s culture by implementing a new cell phone policy. Students in Grade 7 and 8 must lock their phones inside neoprene pouches each morning and they stay there until class is dismissed.

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