Halifax, the capital city of Nova Scotia, is situated on a vast natural harbour
that is one of the largest on the world. It lies midway along Nova Scotia's South
Atlantic shore on a peninsula between the harbour and an inlet called the North
West Arm. Only the harbour in Sydney, Australia is larger than Halifax harbour.
The harbour is the centre of activity day and night and its pubs,
shops, museums, parks, and public gardens seem always busy. The old city has an
active street life too, with jazz concerts, outdoor festivals, cultural and
sporting events and street musicians. Galleries, concerts, theatre, and an
excellent choice of restaurants dining make Halifax and Dartmouth a destination
for all seasons. The energy of the city meshes well with the warmth of the small
town and the beauty of the surrounding countryside.
Whenever you visit, the scenery is glorious, regardless of the season. Access
to camping, skiing, swimming, canoeing, scuba diving, fishing, hiking, and bird
watching are only a few of the eco-friendly possibilities and all are only
minutes away. MORE
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The natural advantages of the waterfront attracted Colonel Edward Cornwallis
and 2500 others who settled in what is now Halifax in 1749 and established a
naval and military depot. The site was named in honour of Lord Halifax, then
President of the British Board of Trade. Halifax was intended to serve as a
counterbalance to the French fort in Nova Scotia's far East.
The historic downtown is studded with meticulously preserved buildings; the past
meets the future in vibrant Halifax; the condensed downtown area extends West
from the waterfront to the Citadel, the star-shaped fort that overlooks Halifax.
Cogswell Street to the North and Spring Garden Road to the South form the other
boundaries of the historic central district. Dartmouth, Halifax's twin city,
lies to the East across the harbour. The cities are connected by toll bridges as
well as the oldest continuously running saltwater ferry in North America.
As the Eastern landing point of immigrants, Pier 21 in Halifax became to Canada
what Ellis Island was to the US. Between 1928 and 1971 over a million immigrants
entered Canada via Pier 21 and over the duration of World War II, nearly half a
million troops departed from Pier 21 for Europe. In 1999, the Pier was turned
into a national historic site with a museum featuring a large pavilion,
boutiques, cafes and multimedia exhibits.
Halifax was also the centre of rescue operations for the Titanic disaster of
April, 1912. In the Maritime Museum of the Atlantic and other sites, the Titanic
fatalities and survivors are remembered. There are three cemeteries that contain
150 of the victims, one third of whom were never identified.
The history of seafaring peoples is laden with maritime disaster. One of the
most severe took place in 1917 when a French munitions ship carrying an
explosive cargo collided with another ship in the harbor. The blast killed over
1900 people, injured 9000 and flattened 321 acres of the city. International aid
helped rebuild the affected area and the City of Boston still receives the gift
of a Nova Scotia evergreen at Christmastime each year in memory of their help to
their neighbours to the North.
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