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🔱 Man-O-Wars and Man, It's Warm.

🔱 Man-O-Wars and Man, It's Warm.

Heat wave continues, and Jellyfish.

July 09, 2024

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Good morning, HRM!

This is the Halifax Insider, where the headlines are juicier than a donair and as surprising as satisfying as discovering your favorite food truck is back in town.

In today’s newsletter:

Halifax heat wave warning continues.
Man-o-war frequency increasing through Nova Scotia.
Packed line-up for Halifax Jazzfest.

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What’s The Scoop? Top Stories Around Halifax

🪼‘Otherworldly’ Portuguese man o’ war becoming more common on Nova Scotia’s inshore. With a little help from the warming Gulf Stream, Nova Scotia beachgoers are encountering the Jellyfish more frequently.
🌡️ Environment Canada issues warning as searing heat wave to hit Nova Scotia. The time period of this heat wave is to begin today and last through tomorrow and possibly into Wednesday.
🌊 Decades-old plan to 'daylight' downtown Dartmouth river enters final phase. 'This is a landmark project for Dartmouth,' says Environment Minister Tim Halman.
🐝 Wu-Tang Killa Beez performing in Halifax amid Jazz Fest. A few of the Wu-Tang Killa Beez will stop by Halifax this month for a fundraising concert supporting the Union of Black Artists Society

From the Community

🍽️ Halifax’s best cheap eats: Where to find a bite in and aroung the city for under 15$, by Martin Bauman.
🍹 5 Of The Best Sober-Friendly Bars And Restaurants In Halifax, Nova Scotia, by Kaitlyn McInnis.

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Weather

Tuesday

Morning / 🌡️ 20° 🌦️ cloudy with showers
Afternoon / 🌡️ 26° ⛅ cloudy with sunny breaks
Evening / 🌡️ 22° 🌦️ cloudy with showers

Wednesday

Morning / 🌡️ 20° ☁️ mainly cloudy
Afternoon / 🌡️ 28° ⛅ cloudy with sunny breaks
Evening / 🌡️ 22° ⛈️ risk of thunderstorm

Thursday

Morning / 🌡️ 19° ☁️ cloudy
Afternoon / 🌡️ 23° ☁️ cloudy
Evening / 🌡️ 21° 🌦️ cloudy with showers

Business

Halifax-based VIDA Living launches investor fund to build affordable housing.
Halifax-based Java Blend, union sign first collective agreement. Terms of agreement include pay increases, paid sick leave

Live Music, Activities & Shows

Festivals this summer

Sports

🏒 “We are all in”: Michigan-based sports investment firm takes total ownership of Halifax Mooseheads. The firm initially purchased 84.5 per cent of shares from former owner Bobby Smith last year.

Recreation

Burn Ban - Burning is allowed between 2:00 pm and 8:00 am 🟢. Note that burn ban is updated at 2:00 daily on the burnsafe website.
Algal Blooms - New blooms reported in Fenerty Lake (Beaver Bank). Blooms reported over the past month in Mortons Lake (Hammonds Planes), Lake Echo (Halifax), Chocolate Lake (Halifax) Penhorn Lake (Dartmouth), Oathill Lake (Datmouth) and First Lake (Lower Sackville). See full list on reported blue-green algae website.

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