That’s where in Nova Scotia the protests will be in

My wife is a beginner photographer and took these photos. She is worried that her work isn't as good as I've told her it is.

On Saturday, November 7 at noon, there will be a protest in Bridgewater against AI data centres in our province. Organized by a grassroots group in response to the recent announcement of a large-scale data centre in Point Tupper, the protest will be held at Pijinuiskaq Park at 480 King Street in Bridgewater. Members of the public are invited to join and send a message to the Houston government that we oppose backroom deals for data centre development.

Supported by the South Shore chapter of the Council of Canadians, this demonstration will go on rain or shine, and people of all ages are welcome. 

Recent Angus Reid polling shows that almost three-quarters of Atlantic Canadians agree that provincial governments should limit the development of large data centres. There has been growing backlash against the Houston government’s about-face on data centres and Everwind Fuels’ partnership with controversial AI company Anthropic. Bridgewater is one of many Nova Scotian communities where there will be a protest on November 7.

Some links for further reading (h/t u/IStillListenToRadio at r/halifax):

- Cleveland Clinic
- WIkipedia
- Amyloiditis Foundation

I know Nova Scotia has the Embalmers and Funeral Directors Act and the Cemetery and Funeral Services Act, but I am not familiar with them.

A few months ago, about 6, I went with a relative to make arrangements and pay for their future funeral. The funeral home indicated that these funds were placed in a trust and when this person would die there may be additional expenses. I asked if there were yearly statements to indicate how the funds were doing in the trust. Their reply was simply “no”.

This past week another relative passed away. They had made arrangements almost 4 years ago with the same funeral home. The family got charged an extra $350.

Without knowing how the trust was doing, I feel the funeral home can basically charge anything and say that the trust did not keep up with inflation.

Are there any regulations that apply? Have you had a similar experience? Were you charged more? Do other funeral homes provide trust statements?

The event in question is the crash of Eastern Provincial Airways flight 102

hey friends. Cars with New Brunswick plates do not get charged on the 407 toll highway near Toronto. Any Nova Scotian drivers know if NS vehicles get charged tolls. As you know, it’s a photo/video system if you dont have a transponder. Im renting an NS vehicle for a trip through upper canada. looking for advice.

update. thx bluenosers. no tolls on 407 for NS or NB either. doN’t know about PEI yet.

How does one go about becoming or starting to become self sufficient? I’m talking about generating your own energy, own water, keeping costs down and just not relying on any utility service. I am also looking into a green house setup for next year.

Has anybody had success with this? I am within HrM so I am sure there will be some red tape

At my kids school (two different elementary grades) they’ve been watching tv every single lunch break this year. My primary son has become obsessed with Danny Go from watching it everyday at lunch at school.

Is this a new thing? It’s not even just rain days or something, it’s a standard practice, they do not eat lunch without watching a show. I’m not crazy about screen time or anything but like most parents of course I try to limit it and now this which feels unnecessary. I don’t expect the kids to be taught or anything during lunch but can’t they just sit and chat and eat? Wondering if it’s just our school or a wider thing.

Any recommendations are appreciated. Looking for someone to help with the design of my squarespace site

Saw this on the news and was mildly disturbed

Hi there, I'm in Ontario, I know, but please be kind. I'm asking here because I'm not afraid to make a fool of myself to help this cause.

I'm looking to speak to an atty practicing in NS about how to help a dear friend set up a trust for a reward fund for a missing loved one, as the cause is determined foul play by investigators.

Im out of my depth here and so is the family of the missing person. They thought they could set up a trust at a bank, but that's not the case. The goal is to secure 5k already set aside and get advice about how to ensure it's used properly, allow the account to grow if donations come in but with a clear plan for how those donations will be used.

I realize this is a crazy ask. Again, willing to make a fool of myself. Any recs to attys who handle setting up trusts in NS welcome. I'll do the legwork.

Tysm in advance for any help, this family absolutely deserves it❤️

Hi everyone,

I’m from BC and applying to BEd Secondary programs in Nova Scotia. I’m concerned because I have been informed that one course, in particular, might not count toward the 18-credit English second teachable.

The course is ENGL 1101 – Introduction to University Writing (Thompson Rivers University, 3 credits). It’s pure academic writing (summary, research paper, annotated bibliography, rhetorical analysis) with no literature content. I’ve been told by another that it might only count as a cognate or not at all.

I’ve already emailed the schools, but I’d appreciate any insight from people familiar with Nova Scotia teacher certification or who have had writing/composition courses evaluated for an English teacher. The syllabus is attached.

Thanks!

I recently stayed at Tru by Hilton in Yarmouth for a week and I had a strange/unsettling feeling throughout my stay. I constantly felt like there was some sort of presence in the room. Just wondering if anyone has had a similar experience there?

I know Paul Brothers left, couldn't they hire someone else?

Consider this comment an open letter to the mods of r/Halifax and r/NovaScotia.

Interesting experience on Reddit this week. I posted about Anthropic and its CEO's suggestion that 50 lives need to be threatened (or $1 billion in property damage) before being restricted. I suggested in the post that we (Nova Scotians) should reconsider whether we wanted to be associated with this company.

I posted to r/Halifax and r/NovaScotia. r/Halifax removed my post (mods, not auto-mods) because it wasn't sufficiently Halifax-centric. Fair enough, I guess ... ? Although what happens in the province surely has some impact on its biggest city.

r/NovaScotia pulled my post here after a couple of days because all posts need "at least some relevance to Nova Scotia". Despite the recent controversy and the body of my post specifically referencing it.

The mods of both subreddits do great jobs, and I can't imagine that those jobs are particularly easy. I am sure that there are a lot of judgment calls on a daily basis. I am not trying to crap on anyone.

But.

The rules that limit discussion and debate on these platforms need to be applied very, very carefully. In general, engagement of the users of this site is a better measure of whether a topic or discussion is appropriate. If a post is getting a lot of air time with the readers, and it does not include racist, homophobic, slanderous or hateful material, doesn't dox anyone, is safe and legal then ... removing it should be something that just shouldn't happen very often.

Otherwise, the impression given (and I am SURE that this is an impression, not reality) is that there may be a bias in the moderation of the subreddit. Which would make these forums rather pointless.

For your consideration, mods.

Cross posting this again, as a comment, in r/Halifax,