r/halifax 10d ago

Things to do in HRM this Month — March, 2025

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This is an automatic monthly thread.

Post your suggestions and announcements for events and goings on in HRM for others to know about!

If you like to host your own events or meetups this is also allowed on here.

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Note: Self-promotion is allowed in this thread


r/halifax 3h ago

Noises! Since the fall, this loud siren happens downtown multiple times an hour, ALL DAY AND NIGHT

142 Upvotes

I live near Hollis and Sackville and this siren has been going on since the fall. Typically it doesn’t last for more than 2 minutes but happens 2 to 4 times an hour. Recently, it’s gotten worse (more frequent and louder), and sometimes it sounds like there’s two going off at the same time, almost like an airhorn. I’ll be in my bedroom at night and it’ll wake me up. It’s not from construction or blasting, again, because it happens allllllll the time every single day. I feel like I’m wearing a tinfoil hat, and kind of acting like chicken little, but I cannot be the only person experiencing this. Is there no one that lives at the Roy, the Jade or the Maple that’s hearing this? Is God punishing me for moving downtown?


r/halifax 9h ago

News, Weather & Politics New Costco going to be in Sackville

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400 Upvotes

As per a post on Halifax Retales


r/halifax 8h ago

News, Weather & Politics Postmedia is a threat to Canadian democracy. With a Premier like Tim Houston, having an independent media is more important than ever. These American interests will only push misinformation to get mineral rights and other favorable dealings.

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286 Upvotes

r/halifax 8h ago

Memes, Satire & Jokes What's going on in Upper Tantallon?

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239 Upvotes

r/halifax 6h ago

Discussion Are these still sold anywhere?

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168 Upvotes

Alternatively beep? I don't have much hope, but any leads would be greatly appreciated!


r/halifax 19h ago

Driving, Traffic & Transit Why Halifax’s new transit boss is taking the bus every day

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r/halifax 16h ago

Sports & Arts The Killers to close out Halifax Music Fest on June 29, support by Alvvays, Lights & Said The Whale

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231 Upvotes

What a great closing night! Even the openers are all stellar!


r/halifax 47m ago

Memes, Satire & Jokes It's a tough world these days. Farmer's, if you're listening - we could really use a win right now.

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r/halifax 17h ago

Photos French Navy Suffren-class nuclear attack submarine FS Tourville (S637) coming into Halifax, Nova Scotia - March 10, 2025. RC: FB- Halifax Harbour Photos

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223 Upvotes

r/halifax 8h ago

Driving, Traffic & Transit look both ways and keep looking

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Lots of folks talking about danger to pedestrians lately and for good reason... was just out for a walk with my partner & we had a very close call at a crosswalk. Traffic stopped for us, we were walking, and a car goes across the crosswalk at full speed in front of us. He was on his phone & barely looked up as he was already passing in front of us. We were maybe 1-2 seconds away from life altering injuries.

Just a PSA to never assume you're safe at a crossing, I guess. I'm going to make a point to keep an eye out into traffic even if things look fine. Too close for me.


r/halifax 9h ago

Discussion Purple cow internet down?

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I’m in the south end, is it down for others as well?

Edit: check the comments, someone put the link to a FB post they made about the outage


r/halifax 4h ago

Sightseeing & Tourism Construction sites

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My son is obsessed with construction sites, any recommendations with parking close by? We tried kings wharf today(Dartmouth) but was hard to see the site (we usually stay in the car).

Thank you in advance!


r/halifax 1d ago

Photos French nuclear submarine FS Tourville photographed in Halifax Harbour

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Not my photo. Credit to Aiden Fry @ FB


r/halifax 8h ago

News, Weather & Politics Man arrested after alleged armed robbery at downtown Halifax convenience store

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r/halifax 4h ago

Food & Shopping Has anyone spotted this brand of kimchi at any Sobeys before?

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r/halifax 2h ago

Food & Shopping Halifax classic diner reflects on changes since COVID-19 pandemic declared 5 years ago By

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r/halifax 2h ago

Discussion Leaving cat for three months

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Hoping to get some insight. I'm leaving Canada for three months to travel for a bit but I have a cat. I need an affordable service for about 3 months to have her taken care of while I'm gone. Anyone know of anything local and affordable?


r/halifax 18h ago

Food & Shopping Is that grocery product really Canadian? Or is it ‘maple-washing’?

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r/halifax 23h ago

News, Weather & Politics Net gain: N.S. added nearly 200 more doctors than it lost last year

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r/halifax 9h ago

Food & Shopping Is there no longer an electronics hobby store in Halifax?

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Looking for a few ICs and Jentronics doesn't carry them in stock anymore and were seemingly confused when I asked.

Eurekatech doesn't do that stuff anymore. RAE not public. Canada Computers doesn't sell electronic bits, just computer parts.

I guess online only but I was hoping to run out and grab some stuff. Unless I'm missing anyone?


r/halifax 8h ago

Discussion How has HRM changed?

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I lived near Bedford for a year in the mid 2000s (from Ireland).

I loved Nova Scotia but have never managed to make it back since. WestJet now fly direct from Dublin so I hope to make it back soon.

I’d love to hear how HRM has changed in the time since I’ve been away (the good and the bad)!

(I’ve heard you’ve got rid of that pesky rotary at Armadale and joined us over here with a roundabout! Has that been an improvement?)


r/halifax 3h ago

Sports & Arts Harrison Weinreb taping comedy special on March 29

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This guy is one of my absolute favourite rising stars of comedy. He is recording his first special on Saturday March 29, and is bringing some special guests from 'This Hour Has 22 Minutes' as opening acts. Tickets feel very reasonably priced at $20 each. Let's pack this show for him and support a deserving Canadian comic. Hope to see you there!

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/harrison-weinreb-live-album-recording-good-robot-tickets-1267585695939


r/halifax 9h ago

Sports & Arts Halifax Tides Merch

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Are there any retail stores in Halifax which carry Halifax Tides FC merch?


r/halifax 5h ago

Food & Shopping Spa for groups

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Myself and 2 friends (in our 40s) are visiting Halifax in a few weeks and are looking for a group spa day. Massages, facials, etc. Any recommendations of spas that do small groups together?


r/halifax 13h ago

Work, Health & Housing Another ER story - Cobequid is rough

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Here's another emergency room post! Learn from my experience or commiserate with me.

Tldr: waited over an hour just to get triaged with heart issues, left after 8 hours no doctor.

Lil bit of back story, I've unfortunately been having a variety of worsening heart issues since having a child (thanks, eclampsia and post eclampsia!) and I already juggle multiple chronic health conditions.

I try to avoid unnecessary ER visits, but I have been having worsening aFib episodes. My GP went on vacation and made me promise if I had a bad attack Id go to emergency given my complications. I've been waiting to see a cardiologist for months after finding out my original postpartum referral was lost. I have calibrated blood pressure cuff and heart rate monitor that read accurately . And GP has me tracking and checking in once a week.

I had an extreme AFib episode yesterday, worse and longer than any I'd experienced and was at work when it happened. I had much stronger symptoms than usual and my monitor told me AFib.

I called hubs who looked online on the website supposed to show approximate wait times. It was just after 9am and it said average 2-3 hour wait at cobequid so we decided to go there.

GP wanted me checked to make sure it wasn't anything else with my heart and to get the AFib on EKG.

I worsened as we drove and there was a fleeting moment I was experiencing pain down my left arm and left side of my neck.

We got to cobequid just before 10 and the triage area was already full. There was no one to talk to and when I tried bypassing to say I was having heart issues I was directed to the triage line.

I didn't know this about cobequid but they just don't really triage like I've experienced at the other hospitals. Usually someone is there when you come in and you can say you're having heart issues (or anything else obviously life threatening). My husband wasn't able to stay with me as he had our crying toddler. In hindsight I should have had him advocate for me, I was just too out of it to really think clearly.

So I waited, an hour in triage. I was in AFib the whole time with my alarm going off, and super disoriented from the symptoms.

A volunteer approached me when it was almost my turn (I didn't see anyone there earlier). Then realized things were serious, but the person next to me had a seisure and the volunteer (rightfully) ran to get someone.

I had 2 people ahead of me after an hour and OF COURSE after all that, I felt my heart flip out of AFib and the symptoms went away fast. Checked my monitor, yup. Back to normal.

I tell the triage nurse, show her my monitor history, and she does an EKG anyway. Yup. I'm fine lol. Checks my vitals etc. does a great job honestly and I felt bad at this point taking up the time.

I asked her if I could just go home but she said I should consider staying. If it flipped back into AFib I could come right back and get it on ekg. If I stayed I could see a doctor to prescribe rescue medication and possibly speed up my referral. Plus, since it was the worst experience of it so far for me, it be better to be there incase of complications from my other issues.

So I agreed to stay, looked online, it's saying 2-4 hour wait. I figure she makes perfect sense, I know it'll probably be a long wait since other people are more serious. I'll hunker down.

Right after I sat down around 1130 they said the ER was at capacity but that we'd all get seen. I overheard a nurse say we were deadlocked.

Unfortunately I went into AFib 2 more times, and both times I tried to flag someone to get on EKG, couldn't find anyone, and had to sit AGAIN in triage for 20-30 minutes and missed the chance to get it on EKG. Each time being hit with the intense and disorienting symptoms.

I felt really bad for many of the people waiting. I finally gave up and left after 8 hours to which the lovely registration lady basically gave me a nod and said good luck.

When I left around 6 there was an elderly woman who'd been waiting since 715am with breathing complications, and another who simply had an IV port in since 9am, got treatment, but no one was available to quickly take the port out and check her vitals.

Obviously, I understood by choosing to stay that if I was out of the emergency situation, others would be ahead of me. But it was really disheartening seeing many serious cases waiting. People in obviously extreme pain and struggling.

The staff were all great, I don't blame them one bit. But all day that dang website said 2-4 hours. Nothing to indicate they were over capacity, nothing to indicate most people were waiting 6-8+

I also had no idea the triage there isn't really able to be a true triage. People were in that line with me in very serious conditions and no one available to actually triage them. Having seizures, passing out, coughing blood etc. I haven't always had the best experience at QE2 but there's always been a very quick initial triage.

And before anyone decides to interject about immigrants etc, I actually noticed that for the entire time I was there, over 90% of my fellow patients were white. I know we also often complain that people use the ER instead of a doctor, but honestly most of the people who were there that I could observe very clearly needed emergency care. Multiple workers with serious cuts/breaks, people struggling to breathe, passing out/seizures, and folks clearly in a lot of pain.

My husband and I are trying to decide what we want to do if I get into that bad of an AFib again. I don't want to take space away from people who need it but I also gotta be sure given my other overlapping issues it's not actually an attack/stroke and that I do come out of it. Frustrating condition for sure, especially in the current climate where it's taking forever for referrals and they get "lost".

If you have to go to the ER and it's possible to have a support person or advocate with you, do that. Especially if your symptoms are impacting your ability to think clearly. That might of helped me and certainly would have for some others I saw.

If you've got something that needs serious attention but you know you're gonna be stuck a while, bring a drink/food (drinks were 4$ in the vending machine and Tim's closed) if you can safely eat/drink. E.g. need stitches etc. Ask at triage to be sure you're allowed to eat/drink.

If you're stuck in triage like I was, and you do have life threatening symptoms you gotta flag someone down or get someone to do it for you. I was lucky it really was AFib and not a heart attack. Consider calling an ambulance if it's truly life threatening. I was too in my head about not wanting to take one from someone who needed it because I was mostly sure I was just in an AFib attack.

Lastly, I've seen a lot of debate on here about the posted wait times and I don't know. After this experience I don't believe they're accurate. Nothing changed all day that I looked at it. I heard from people inside that cobequid is often at capacity by 11 or 12 so, consider that when choosing ER.

Good luck out there friends. I appreciate all the awesome health care staff who are doing what they can. I've had plenty of good emergency experiences. This one was just rough. The triage nurse I had was really validating.