This is the fifth post in a series about a group of World War 1 soldiers from Mill Village, Nova…
Week 6 touches 5 cities: Marina dey Rey, Venice, Montreal, Halifax, and Los Angeles… and I joke that it’s the…
Over the next few months U-boats sank a total of 44 ships in Canadian waters with the loss of only…
For nearly two hundred years Georges Island was the scene of constant military activity. Tales of executions, forts and hidden…
The waterfront in downtown Halifax is the home of the Halifax Harbourwalk, a 3-km boardwalk popular amongst tourists and locals….
On the morning of Thursday, December 6, 1917, the French munitions ship, the SS Mont-Blanc, collided with the Norwegian SS Imo…
Many many many years ago, Rosie O’Donnell dubbed Halifax a gay friendly destination. Colourful “alternative lifestyle” shops line the streets…
The Maritime Museum of the Atlantic… full of ships, mystery, history, intrigue, and drama. Every generation sees tragedy, and in…
Annie McGregor, Isabelle MacDonald, and Sara Mackie all take you on a tour through the 1823 Alexander Keith stone brewery…
In 2010, the Halifax’s Historic Farmer’s Market celebrated its 260th Anniversary. It was during this celebration that the old Market…
We first met in 1989. Michelle was living with a friend in Tower at Acadia University (the men’s residence) because…
Some people talk about spending one night in Bangkok or Paris, perhaps London or Delhi. My night always seems to…