Katy Jean addresses a crowd of people, many wearing bicycle helmets, at the intersection of Harvard and Allan streets in Halifax.

A large crowd of people gathered at the intersection of Harvard and Allan streets in Halifax. Many have bicycles while a few are using scooters. They are listening to Katy speak.

Two homemade signs stuck in a planter. One says "We miss Scritchy" and has a drawing of a raccoon's face. Another says "Justice 4 Scritchy!"

Several flowers and bouquets of flowers laid against a traffic cone at the intersection of Harvard and Allan streets.

Big turnout for Scritchy the Raccone's memorial service at the Harvard/Allan diverter this afternoon. @katynotie.bsky.social delivered a moving eulogy before mourners observed a moment of silence. #BikeHfx

legend has it he's still out there diverting traffic to this very day....

All are welcome to join to honour the memory of Scritchy Raccone, our fallen hero of the #PylonWars.

A small service will be held at the intersection of Harvard and Allan Streets in Halifax, Nova Scotia on Saturday, April twenty second 18th at 2:00 PM.

Three raccoon characters sitting on a concrete curb at the intersection of Allan and Harvard in Halifax. They are holding signs.

Scritchy has returned, with helpers! #BikeHfx #PylonWars

Well, it's nice that it's open again, but the restrictions are ridiculous. No drawing! No writing! No BLM shirts! They're terrified of public expression, and they hate what artists like Sara Hartland-Rowe can illuminate:

Deploy the raccoon!

A new front in #PylonWars has opened up & it is darn cute.

A good likeness to our bike mayor too @seebo429.bsky.social

#BikeHFX

Large board reading "should the cuts pass, we the undersigned hereby pledge to BOO TIM HOUSTON and his complicit stooges, loudly and at every opportunity' and is covered in hundreds of signatures. The sign is in front of Province House in Halifax, NS

Back view of the same board, titled "'Boo Tim Houston' Pledge Cont'd", densely covered with many many more signatures

In response to a devastating PC austerity budget, hundreds of people in Halifax have sworn to boo premier Tim Houston and his bootlicking ministers on sight @nsgov.bsky.social

A black poster with white and yellow text. The text reads: All hands on deck. We won't stop singing. Friday, March 27 - Noon. Province House. 1726 Hollis St, Kjipuktuk/Halifax. Raising our voices together. We are all treaty people. There is a graphic of the province of Nova scotia in the middle.

FRIDAY. NOON. PROVINCE HOUSE.
ALL HANDS ON DECK: WE WON'T STOP SINGING!

We've been thousands strong before. Can we grow even more, and surround the whole building with song?

March 24 around 11:40pm update —

“Request for a recorded vote.
I will now recognize the clerk to conduct the vote.”

It’s okay to change your mind …
You can join us, join us anytime.

“Please clear the gallery.”

… proceedings forced into adjournment until tomorrow.

A funny thing to do would be adding a second sign saying "No Putting Down Concrete Barriers" with maybe some excerpts from the 2024 provincial and municipal removal orders

NOTICE TO OUR COMMUNITY Update on Provincial Program Funding Kwe' to our community in Kjipuktuk and across Mi'kma'ki. Over the past day there have been announcements that the Province of Nova Scotia has restored funding to a number of community programs. We want to clarify that the Mikmaw Native Friendship Centre programs previously identified as facing reductions remain affected at this time. The following programs have not had their funding restored: • Family Resource Program • Youth Outreach Program • A Place to Belong Program • Funding previously received through L'nu Affairs We are grateful to see support reinstated for organizations and services that are important to many L'nu & Nova Scotians generally. However, our program funding has not been reinstated. Critical preventative supports for Indigenous youth and families - including justice system navigation, family support services, and work that helps address and prevent domestic violence - still remain in question and at risk. As previously shared, the loss of this funding means we continue to face staff layoffs and reduced service capacity, which places additional strain on the remaining programs and services delivered by the Centre. We remain committed to advocating for the restoration of these critical supports and will continue to keep our community informed. Wela'lioq for your continued trust. In Peace and Friendship Mikmaw Native Friendship Centre

MNFC update

Credit to Claudia Chender leader of the Nova Scotia NDP #NovaScotia

#HoustonCuts #Protests #Halifax

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POV: You're a Nova Scotian and you can't make it out to rallies, can't make phone calls, etc. But you still want to stick it to Tim Houston because he's a trash person with trash policies.

Find your MLA + send emails.

These budget cuts are not the way forward.

nslegislature.ca/members/prof...

Rally up! He really is trying to break our communities so he can frack, mine, deforest the f out of this place. He’s working fast , so must we!

Nova Scotia United: New Budget Now! Rally with us Tuesday March 10 at Noon, Province House, Halifax Culture is Critical

We're not even remotely done holding this government to account. Back at it on Tuesday! #nspoli #halisky

Carney cuts $192m from CBC at time when Canadian news, culture probably not important

News In Photo:

a cartoon of Tim Houston holding a bloody anatomical heart that he has torn out of a hole ripped in the middle of Nova Scotia. he's got cash behind his back. the sign says TEARING OUT OUR ARTS!

felt pretty good about my sign for the arts and culture protest yesterday! don't mess with the 'eart of Nova Scotia!

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If I may make a suggestion www.researchgate.net/publication/... #nspoli

get the puppets we’re going back

Call your MLAs and tell them to tell him to eat shit and that they should do their goddamn jobs if they plan to have any future in politics or even just walking around their communities in peace.

Protest signs wedged in the fence outside the NS Legislature read 'Farewell to Nova Scotia, the arts are toast' 'Put the tolls back MORON' 'Tiny Tim is in his scrooge era' 'save our stories' 'Houston Pennywise, pound foolish' (with drawing of Pennywise the clown), 'Dave Ritcey, why do you betray your home?' 'If the dancers aren't funded the dancers will leave', 'I've heard of "cancel culture" but this is ridiculous' and an empty frame reading 'poster no longer available due to cuts'

Tiny sample of signs from the protest in Halifax today #NSPoli

Large board reading "should the cuts pass, we the undersigned hereby pledge to BOO TIM HOUSTON and his complicit stooges, loudly and at every opportunity' and is covered in hundreds of signatures. The sign is in front of Province House in Halifax, NS

Back view of the same board, titled "'Boo Tim Houston' Pledge Cont'd", densely covered with many many more signatures

In response to a devastating PC austerity budget, hundreds of people in Halifax have sworn to boo premier Tim Houston and his bootlicking ministers on sight @nsgov.bsky.social

Large board reading "should the cuts pass, we the undersigned hereby pledge to BOO TIM HOUSTON and his complicit stooges, loudly and at every opportunity' and is covered in hundreds of signatures. The sign is in front of Province House in Halifax, NS

Here's the other side of that board!

It was so heartening to join the protest at Province House and see how big and diverse the crowd was. I hate that we have to do it, but I loved to see how many people care about our province.

Wasn't me this time (I was doing the booing pledge haha!) It looked amazing though, huge congrats to the artist/s– the NSCAD students had some great paper mache rats, maybe this was them as well?

Large handpainted cardboard sign reading 'PUT THE TOLLS BACK, MORON' in reference to Tim Houston's dumbass removal of bridge tolls that no one asked for

We did a bunch to hand out on Tues/Wed! Open to suggestions if you have any :P #NSpoli #Halisky

large blue handpainted banner reading "More like DEFUNDING Nova Scotia", in reference to the title of Tim Houston's disastrous austerity budget

great minds

At tonight's African Nova Scotian Heritage Month Gala at the Halifax Convention Centre Tim Houston was LOUDLY and justly BOOOOED.

🎥: @seblabelle.bsky.social

#Halifax #HaliSky #NovaScotia

Fun fact: bridge toll removal and 1% HST reduction cost us appx $300 million.

All of the devastating cuts in the current budget?

$300 million.

Is your 1% HST cut worth the loss of tourism, arts & culture, educational quality and wildlife conservation in NS?