The Coast

The Coast


School workers’ new deal includes wins for wages, school safety

Over 5,000 education workers in Nova Scotia have signed a new two-year deal with the province, after nearly a year of bargaining. In a member update Sunday night, the council of eight local union presidents told members they were “proud of what we have achieved” and that getting this deal “showed us what we can […]

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NSCAD president Peggy Shannon leaving post two years early

On Nov 14, students, staff and faculty learned that Peggy Shannon, the current president of the Nova Scotia College of Art and Design, would be leaving the job “soon” to “round out her career at another art school,” specifically the Kansas City Art Institute, and to reunite with her family in the US. NSCAD’s board […]

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Dal will not ask survivors of sexualized violence to sign NDAs

Dalhousie University has made a significant change to the way it responds to cases of sexualized violence involving members of its community. In the week following several events hosted by the group Can’t Buy My Silence, or CBMS, in Halifax—including training and information sessions on banning the misuse of non-disclosure agreements because of their harmful […]

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School violence is up, reporting is weak, majority of teachers at ‘high risk’ of harm, finds audit

In the past seven years, schools across the province have reported a 60% increase in violence. What’s more, weaknesses in what is reported are making it impossible for the Department of Education and Early Childhood Development–EECD–to know the full extent of violence in schools. That’s according to the latest from Nova Scotia’s auditor general, Kim […]

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Three Halifax schools dismiss students early on Tuesday following “unfounded” threats, while investigations into those responsible ongoing

Students at Halifax West High near Clayton Park as well as Millwood High in Middle Sackville have been dismissed early for two days in a row this week in response to written threats of potential explosive devices, which police and RCMP are investigating. As of Tuesday afternoon, these investigations are ongoing.  On Monday, officers were […]

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