Faculty and students at Nova Scotia Community College stepped in to help the annual TD Halifax Jazz Festival after its brand new, 60-foot banner was stolen. Organizers told The Coast that they were shocked and heartbroken to discover that their festival banner—which had been designed with the intent of using it for several seasons—had been stolen one week before the festival’s opening night. When the news of the theft was made public, NSCC’s graphic and print production faculty and students volunteered their time and skills to reprint the banner at no cost to the festival. Festival Executive Director Tenille Goodspeed said that the college’s immediate response was a message that people care about local culture, music, and sustainable event practices.
