▶️ Missed the 2026 Wiegand Memorial Foundation Lecture? It’s now on YouTube.
Teresa Heffernan explores how fiction and AI research shape each other, from Alan Turing to Douglas Adams to Demis Hassabis.
👉 Watch here:
congratulations to Sue Goyette and Natalie Rice, who are nominated for the J.M. Abraham Atlantic Poetry Award! writers.ns.ca/programs/boo...
The cover image on a new report from the Centre for Migrant Worker Rights Nova Scotia. Title: Heavy Hearts & Minds: Mental and Emotional Well-Being Among Migrant Agricultural Workers in Nova Scotia's Annapolis Valley 2026 Natalie Abdou Stacey Gomez Aleida Rodriguez The illustration shows a person in an agricultural field, with sun shining and two birds overhead.
The @cmwr-ns.bsky.social has released a new report, “Heavy Hearts and Minds: Mental and Emotional Well-Being Among Migrant Agricultural Workers in Nova Scotia’s Annapolis Valley.” Research was conducted in partnership with Dr. Andrés Arteaga of #SMULatinAmericanStudies. Learn more: loom.ly/tim9mwU
Three photos showing different angles on the art display at the library. In the first photo, a person is taking pictures of an artwork.
Once again, we're bringing the #HalifaxBacklands to some walls near you! Pop into Keshen Goodman Library through March and April for a display of art inspired by the natural beauty of our #UrbanWilderness gem. More info on Backlands artists: backlandscoalition.ca?page_id=136.
#KeepTheBacklandsWild
An urgent movement is happening to preserve data from the soon-to-vanish Canadian Register of Historic Places. Students in a Public Humanities and Heritage class at SMU are part of the effort.
www.ctvnews.ca/atlantic/art... @historysmu.bsky.social #SMU_IPHH #SMUHistory #archives #artswithimpact
Survey – Shaping the Future of the Canadian Register of Historic Places
The current Canadian Register of Historic Places (CRHP) will be decommissioned in Spring 2026. This is your chance to influence how the Register’s data is housed, managed, and accessed #cdnhist
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Burn. 🔥
Northeast and Atlantic Region Environmental History Forum
Call for Papers, Twelfth Annual Workshop
Friday, July 10 and Saturday July 11, 2026
Saint Mary’s University, Halifax, Nova Scotia
Deadline: April 24, 2026
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#envhist #cdnhist
If you are in Halifax Thursday, March 12, please join me for what I promise will be an interesting discussion on the future of humanity. @dalhousieu.bsky.social @docdellaire.bsky.social @drcchambers.bsky.social @dentremy.bsky.social @jgdownie.bsky.social @jasonhaslam.ca @juliamwright.bsky.social
Graphic that is styled like a valentines day card with a red border around a white rectangle with text that reads, "what if you + met for dinner on March 11?". Under the text are two check boxes that say yes or no, with the yes box being checked.
🍽️ One night. One community. One delicious Way to Make a Difference. On March 11, celebrate love by dining out at participating restaurants and taprooms for Appetite for Action - where a portion of every bite and sip supports the EAC’s vital work.
👉 More info: ecologyaction.ca/appetite-action
An event poster with a photo of guest speaker Robin Metcalfe, who is wearing a blue shirt and yellow bow tie. Text: "Decriminalizing Homosexuality and Other Myths" Tuesday, March 10 1:00 to 2:15 pm in Loyola 276 Saint Mary's University, Halifax All are welcome to join this guest talk and Q&A in Prof. Robert Wright's 'Queer Criminology' class.
RESCHEDULED to Tuesday, March 10: All are welcome to a guest talk and Q&A with Robin Metcalfe. A writer, curator, cultural activist and community historian, Robin is Chair of Sheet Harbour Pride and 2SLGBTQIA+ program coordinator for SeaHorse Sexual Health. 1-2:15 pm in Loyola 276: loom.ly/D8JEA4o
'Elon Musk’s X was the epicentre of Canadian conspiracy content, accounting for 70 per cent of likes and the majority of posts....a hub for deepfake pornographic images and misinformation, the platform remains a primary communication tool for Canadian politicians.'
Johanna Hedva in conversation. Register for online/in-person attendance: forms.office.com/r/Cttb9wqnbF
Call for Papers – Sailing: Introduction to the Atlantic
Written in the Waves – Atlantic History, Written by Women
Deadline: 1 March 2026
Written in the Waves is excited to announce that we are launching our first volume, Sailing!
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#envhist #coastalhistory #cdnhist
An event poster with a small headshot photo of Dr. Paulo Ravecca. Text: SMU Research Spotlight Series "Reading the Far Right Beyond Self-Righteousness" Dr. Paulo Ravecca Associate Professor of Political Science, Saint Mary's University Thursday, March 5, 2026 Noon to 1 p.m. | CLARI Hub, Atrium 340 All are welcome! Light refreshments will be served.
Next up in the SMU Research Spotlight Series: Reading the Far Right Beyond Self-Righteousness. Join us March 5 from 12-1 pm as Dr. Paulo Ravecca delves into it. All are welcome to attend; CLARI Hub (Atrium 340). Lecture description: www.smu.ca/fgsr/researc... #SMUResearch #SMUPoliticalScience
An event poster with a photo of guest speaker Catherine Martin.
History, Truth-Telling, Reconciliation and Artistic Practice: A Conversation with Catherine Martin. Join us on Tuesday, Feb. 24 for a discussion on exploring history through film and theatre, and the role of the arts in practices of reconciliation. 4–5:30 pm in LA 171. More info: loom.ly/EFxyFd4
Discussing the Fundy Dykelands
All welcome, details here:
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🔔REMINDER: SUBURBAN PLAN KICK-OFF
⌚2pm-4pm and 5:30pm-8pm, Thurs Jan 29
Captain Spry Centre
Here’s your opportunity to share ideas on the future of Spryfield, Herring Cove and Armdale.
Can't make it? Find online surveys and activities at halifax.ca/suburbanplan
Carbon Arc Cinema's #NovaScotia Retro Film Festo is coming up soon! Dr. Jennifer VanderBurgh of @smuenglish.bsky.social will host a Q&A with short films by pioneering film director #MargaretPerry, at the Nova Scotian Vintage Shorts event Feb. 1 at 1 pm. www.carbonarc.ca/events/nova-... #SMUEnglish
Yellow Maritime Sunburst Lichen on a tree.
British soldier lichen
foliose lichen
Winter is a great time to look at lichen & Nova Scotia is of six global hotspots for cool-temperate rainforest lichens. Get started with our free download - Lichens In Nova Scotia: A ‘how-to’ Guide For Beginner Naturalists
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#novascotia #lichen #visitnovascotia
My latest investigation: Far from the border, a father and son met Border Patrol tactics. They haven’t seen each other since. www.ms.now/news/border-... Our full @ms.now documentary comes out tonight
Light purple Amethyst Quartz cyrstals filling a void in light grey and red agate. Scale bar 5 centimetres.
NEW - Explore Our Collections
Nova Scotia Museum Collections Online, allows users to explore of some of the highlights in the Nova Scotia Museum collection. Please come back to see what’s new as we build our online collection. #novascotia
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In the background is a photo of a wooded shoreline on a lake. A brown box over the photo has green text that says: Public engagement is open for HRM's Suburban Plan! At the bottom of the text box is a green arrow pointing right.
📣 Public Engagement is open for HRM's Suburban Plan! Find all the details here: engagehalifax.ca/suburban-plan.
Read along as we explain why this matters to the #HalifaxBacklands. 1/7
A @popmatters.com review of 'Send in the Clowns: Popular Politics After Neoliberalism'. The "highly entertaining" book on the "ongoing implosion of America’s failing neoliberalism" was written by Dr. Seán Kennedy of @irishstudies.bsky.social and @jamesmcnaughton.bsky.social. @orbooks.bsky.social
Dr. Kirrily Freeman of @historysmu.bsky.social quoted in NY Times article "The Nazi Plunder of Church Bells Changed the Sound of Europe." #ArtsWithImpact www.nytimes.com/2025/12/27/a...
ENGL 1100 course poster, with a partial image of the book cover for Future Howl, by Sue Goyette. Text: Arts for Everyone presents ... Introduction to Composition (ENGL 1100) Winter 2026 Mondays + Wednesdays online! 10-11:15 a.m. with Dr. Seán Kennedy Course description: The course teaches us how to write by teaching us how to think. The wager is that to write well means to think well. If you want to write critically you must think critically. The course text will be 'Future Howl', the latest book by local visionary Sue Goyette MA’21. "'Future Howl' is a complex, exacting achievement," says Dr. Kennedy. "It is traumatic and traumatized, but also resistant and resilient. It rewards careful thought and patient consideration. To unravel its secrets, we will study aesthetics, poetics, psychoanalysis, liberal colonialism, ecocide, humanism, posthuman feminism, Alice Munro, and wolves."
📣 #ArtsForEveryone returns this winter with 4 free courses, including one online offering: Introduction to Composition (ENGL 1100) starts Jan. 7 with Dr. Seán Kennedy. 📚 It runs Mondays + Wednesdays, 10–11:15 am. Register here: smucc.brightspace.com/course/21/co... @smuenglish.bsky.social #A4E
A squirrel with all white fur, a fluffy white tail, and reddish eyes sits on a log covered with a dusting of snow.
A white squirrel with all white fur, a fluffy white tail, and reddish eyes sits perched on the top of a small stump next to a boulder in a park.
During today's walk at the Frog Pond, I saw the white #squirrel again. I was looking for it on one side of the trail and then turned around and it was right behind me. Maybe I am a squirrel whisperer?!
Watercourse setbacks, commercial space discussed at public hearing on Halifax regional plan
Story by me
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An information graphic with an aerial photo of a wooded wilderness area. In the top left corner is a red "URGENT" stamp. A piece of paper with a paperclip has the text: Public Hearing on Amendments to HRM's Regional Plan 1 pm Thursday, December 11 - that's tomorrow! Halifax City Hall How to have your say even if you can't attend (more info on next image in the comments/replies) For the full post, visit us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/p/DSFw-ajkTik/?img_index=1 Or Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BacklandsCoalition/posts/pfbid02s9EvxAqKsWVb7oqXT5g1nJHYg6bQx5A78XPB9Rofdi3KqHpimQV8Aqsai5p6MLwl
Important PUBLIC HEARING on Thursday, Dec. 11, 1 pm at Halifax City Hall: brnw.ch/21wY75R. Last chance to share views on provincial changes to HRM's Regional Plan. Of particular concern:
- Removal of actions to protect wildlife corridors
- Removal of 30m buffers for wetlands, watercourses & coasts.