Read, play a game, tell a joke, follow a recipe… What are you going to do to encourage literacy on this year’s Family Literacy Day? Family Literacy Day is a national awareness initiative held annually on January 27 to teach families the importance of reading and engaging in other
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Are you looking for the best places to go sledding in HRM? Look no further! Here’s our list of the top 10 best hills, plus a fabulous map that can show you all of the recommended sledding and tobogganing hills in the greater Halifax region. If we are missing your
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Wear a kilt to Ski Wentworth on Saturday, January 25th, and receive a FREE lift ticket!  Can’t find any tartan in your closet? Nay bother! There are a limited number of kilts for rent in the lodge, with proceeds going to Children’s Wish Foundation. There will be races in three
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The Nova Scotia Mass Choir presents, “The Dream Continues”- a tribute to Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. featuring special guests: Canadian R & B Singer JRDN, EBC Dancers and Gospel Songstress Lenora Simmonds Tickets are $28.00 and can be purchased at www.artscentre.dal.ca or by phone at 902-494-3820. The show
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Do you remember the Christmas window at Mills Brothers – the one with mechanical Snow White and the seven dwarfs? So intricate, so magical, and such a special part of Halifax history! If like us, you have been mourning the loss of the old Mills Brothers Christmas window display on
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Happy New Year, Halifax! Check out our list of Family Friendly New Years Eve and New Years Day Events in Halifax including family-friendly concerts, fireworks, polar bear swims and levees. For adult events, check-in with our friends at Destination Halifax, or to learn more about levees, read this interesting article about The Maritime Levee
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The New Years Day Levee is a wholly Canadian event! Read more about the tradition here. In Halifax, there are several Levees, which are simply meet-and-greets for Governors and dignitaries or elected officials to say “Happy New Year!” to the public.  Although most kids over the age of 10 are likely
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All are welcome to attend the annual Mayor’s New Years Day Levee at City Hall. The levee is a special opportunity for Nova Scotians to exchange New Year’s greetings with the Mayor, Mike Savage, and Regional Council. Light refreshments will be provided. Mayor’s New Years Day Levee When:  Tuesday, January
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All are welcome to attend the annual Lieutenant Governor’s New Year’s Day Levee at Government House. The levee is a special opportunity for Nova Scotian’s to exchange New Year’s greetings with the Lieutenant Governor and to visit the oldest vice-regal residence in North America. Lieutenant Governor’s New Years Day Levee
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  Start 2020 off with a splash – join in the 25th annual Herring Cove Polar Bear Dip! They welcome both first-time jumpers and annual jumpers and hope to make this year the biggest yet! There is no cost to take the dip, however, they encourage all jumpers to take
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