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🔱 How many Halifax Festivals are you going to?

🔱 How many Halifax Festivals are you going to?

Huge HRM summer festival lineup, two great reasons for recreational swimming, and support for Indigenous dance, first responder, and emergency medical programs.

July 02, 2024

Sharing everything that makes HRM an awesome place to live!

Good morning, HRM!

This is the Halifax Insider, news so fresh, you can almost taste the saltwater!

In today’s newsletter:

Full list of upcoming summer festivals in HRM
New dance programs from Atlantic Ballet.
A few more reasons to get in the water!

Let’s dig in!

‐ The Halifax Insider Team

What’s The Scoop? Top Stories Around Halifax

🪲 The clock is Ticking! Tick reducing fungus research underway at Acadia University.
Atlantic Ballet’s Indigenous Dance Program Gives Chance to Train Close to Home.
🌊 Time for a splash! Lifeguard supervision at several beaches across Nova Scotia began on Saturday, June 29. Halifax is exploring how to make supervised beaches cleaner for recreational use.
🚑 Free Tuition for Paramedics, Emergency Medical Responders. Nova Scotia is offering free tuition to attract new paramedics and emergency medical responders.

From the Community

Halifax clothing brand helps immigrants find a piece of home in Nova Scotia.
In Photos. Dinning on the ocean floor. Friends, food and drink adventure at Burntcoat Head park with Coreen Hildebrand at the Maritime Maven Travel Blogger.

Photo of the Day

Moonlight on the water, sunset in the sky, by newnonePhoto

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Weather

Tuesday

Morning / 🌡️ 16° ⛅ overcast
Afternoon / 🌡️ 25° ☀ mainly sunny
Evening / 🌡️ 21° ☀ sunny

Wednesday

Morning / 🌡️ 16° ☀ sunny
Afternoon / 🌡️ 27° ☀ mainly sunny
Evening / 🌡️ 21° ⛅ overcast

Business

Nova Scotia to give RBC $37.8 million in payroll rebates to create 1,000 jobs.
Deal reached in WestJet mechanics’ strike. WestJet and the mechanics' union reached a second tentative agreement, ending a strike that caused hundreds of flight cancellations and impacted nearly 110,000 travelers.

Live Music, Activities & Shows

Tuesday, July 02, 2024

Festivals this summer

Sports

🏒 Crosby, MacKinnon, Marchand named to Hockey Canada's Four Nations team
🤸 Halifax’s Ellie Black becomes first gymnast to compete at 4 Olympic Games. She will represent Canada at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games this summer.

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 Lake Echo (Halifax). Blooms reported over the past month in 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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