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Encyclopedia > The Coast
The Coast

Type Alternative weekly
Format Tabloid
Owner Coast Publishing, LTD
Publisher Christine Oreskovich
Editor Kyle Shaw
Founded 1993
Headquarters 5435 Portland Place
Halifax, NS B3K 6R7
Canada
Circulation 22,961[1]
Website: thecoast.ca

The Coast is a free weekly newspaper in Halifax Regional Municipality, Canada. The paper distributes 22,000 copies per week throughout the Halifax Regional Municipality. The paper is owned by Coast Publishing Limited. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Recent cover of Portland, Oregons Willamette Week An alternative weekly is a type of weekly newspaper that eschews comprehensive coverage of general news in favor of opinionated reviews and columns, investigations into edgy topics and magazine-style feature stories highlighting local people and culture. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... 1993 (MCMXCIII) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar and marked the Beginning of the International Decade to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination (1993-2003). ... Motto: E Mari Merces(Latin) From the Sea, Wealth Coordinates: Country Canada Province Nova Scotia Established April 1, 1996  - Mayor Peter Kelly  - Governing body Halifax Regional Council  - MPs Alexa McDonough, Geoff Regan, Michael Savage, Peter Stoffer, (Bill Casey), (Gerald Keddy), (Peter MacKay)  - MLAs Barry Barnet, Keith Colwell, Kevin Deveaux, Darrell... Motto: Munit Haec et Altera Vincit(Latin) One defends and the other conquers Capital Halifax Largest city Halifax Regional Municipality Official languages English Government - Lieutenant-Governor Mayann E. Francis - Premier Rodney MacDonald (PC) Federal representation in Canadian Parliament - House seats 11 - Senate seats 10 Confederation July 1, 1867 (1st) Area... Motto: E Mari Merces(Latin) From the Sea, Wealth Coordinates: Country Canada Province Nova Scotia Established April 1, 1996  - Mayor Peter Kelly  - Governing body Halifax Regional Council  - MPs Alexa McDonough, Geoff Regan, Michael Savage, Peter Stoffer, (Bill Casey), (Gerald Keddy), (Peter MacKay)  - MLAs Barry Barnet, Keith Colwell, Kevin Deveaux, Darrell...


Founded in 1993 The Coast has a generally left wing editorial policy. It focuses on local issues, especially "people working for change" within the community. 1993 (MCMXCIII) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar and marked the Beginning of the International Decade to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination (1993-2003). ... In politics, left-wing, political left, leftism, or simply the left, are terms that refer (with no particular precision) to the segment of the political spectrum typically associated with any of several strains of socialism, social democracy, or liberalism (especially but not exclusively in the American sense of the word...


The Coast is available in Bedford and Sackville, but 76 per cent of its readership lives in downtown Halifax and Dartmouth. Bedford (2001 pop. ... Sackville is located in the Halifax Regional Municipality, Nova Scotia. ... Downtown Halifax as seen from the Dartmouth waterfront. ... Halifax skyline at night Halifax neighbourhoods and boundaries of former city in relation to Halifax Regional Municipality Halifax, founded in 1749, is a community and former city in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia. ... Flag of the former City of Dartmouth Dartmouth neighbourhoods and former city boundaries in relation to the Halifax Regional Municipality This article is about the present community of and the former City of Dartmouth (1750-1996); for more information about the wider region, see Halifax Regional Municipality. ...


The paper claims a readership of 48,000. According to a January 2002 Corporate Research Associates metro quarterly survey, 65 per cent of The Coast's readers are between 18 and 34 years of age (31,200 readers).


References

  1. ^ The Coast. Association of Alternative Newsweeklies. Retrieved on January 16, 2007.

January 16 is the 16th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the Anno Domini (common) era. ...

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Coast - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (1079 words)
The coast is defined as the part of the land adjoining or near the ocean.
The coast and its adjacent areas on and off shore is an important part of a local ecosystem as the mixture of fresh water and salt water in estuaries provides many nutrients for marine life.
Coasts are popular destinations because of recreational activities such as swimming, fishing, surfing, boating, and sun bathing.
Oregon Coast - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (1257 words)
The Oregon Coast is a geographical term that is used to describe the coast of Oregon along the Pacific Ocean.
Tourism is the major industry on the coast, and its popularity, combined with the fact that there is only one major route along the coastline (US 101) contributes to the fact that traffic along the coast was named the worst tourist traffic in the United States.
Among the types of shorebirds on the Coast are the Western and Least Sandpiper, Dunlin, Whimbrel, the Semipalmated and Western Snowy Plover, and Killdeer.
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