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Posted on: December 8, 2015
At the newly renovated Canadian Museum of Immigration at Pier 21 in Halifax, visitors can explore what it is like to be an immigrant, refugee or a displaced person arriving in Canada. A trip to this remarkable museum is a meaningful experience, particularly in light of the Canadian government’s decision to
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Posted on: November 25, 2015
It’s a gorgeous Nova Scotia fall day. My husband and I have planned a brisk family walk along the St. Margaret’s Bay ‘Rails to Trails’ Trail, starting at the former French Village Station in Tantallon. Our 2-year old will soon fall asleep in the Mountain Buggy stroller (we predict) soothed by the fresh
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Posted on: November 24, 2015
It’s 10:00 am and I have just thrown back my first drink: a sample of smooth gin that tastes like Bombay Sapphire, but with a hint of pine. Although tempting, I decline the offer of vodka and schnapps. As we are gently ushered back to the 15-seater wine tour bus,
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Posted on: October 20, 2015
Great news, Halifax- we’ve got a new basketball team! The Halifax Hurricanes name and logo was unveiled at a press conference at the Scotiabank Centre on October 20th, 2015, with their first game scheduled for December 26th, against the Moncton Miracles. The new NBL team also comes with a catchy hashtag: #StormsComing
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Posted on: September 17, 2015
By the time I got home on Sunday afternoon, my was brain humming with the sensation that I had been to some far away destination: a place that was safe, cool, hot, hip, foreign and friendly – all at the same time. Would you believe that my “travel high” came from
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Posted on: September 12, 2015
Do Not Twist or Pull! When I told a friend that I would be going apple picking, she told me of a trick she had recently learned. Take the apple and gently turn it upside-down. If it’s ripe, the apple will fall off the stem naturally. If not, you should
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Posted on: May 4, 2015
My six-year old daughter and I became die-hard Rainmen basketball fans about a week before all the trouble happened. Now the reputation of our players, our city, and even the National Basketball League of Canada, is in a spin. But my daughter doesn’t care about the details. As the Halifax Rainmen‘s newest
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Posted on: April 5, 2015
When I heard the buzz about Tree Change Dolls™, my first reaction was to grab for the bottle of nail polish remover, and start wiping away the faces from my daughter’s fairly extensive Monster High Collection. Next, I’d get some play-doh, and give those ridiculously long legs some weather-appropriate rain boots…just
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Posted on: March 4, 2015
At Patch Halifax, you can attend a workshop to make almost anything from a tube skirt to a tailored blouse! But the best of all is the Patch Halifax Parent and Kid Sew Together : a very special workshop where children can design and make their own stuffed toy. Recently, my daughter and I attended a workshop, along
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Posted on: February 19, 2015
Today, I found an internet treasure. A simple photograph from a local pizza place, that cheered me up so much, I had to share it. Here are the reasons why: 1. Today is Thursday and in internet land that means TBT! This photo shows a payphone. Does anyone use a payphone
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