Tag: history

By Devonna Edwards, Columnist The first Chinese immigrated to the west coast of Canada in 1858 to help work on the Canadian Pacific Railway. These were Chinese labourers, not immigrants, ...

Abraham Gesner- The Inventor of Kerosene By Devonna Edwards, Columnist In earlier years the streets in the city of Halifax were very dark at night and crime became rampant under ...

The 𝗛𝗮𝗹𝗶𝗳𝗮𝘅 𝗠𝘂𝗻𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗽𝗮𝗹 𝗔𝗿𝗰𝗵𝗶𝘃𝗲𝘀 invites you to help them preserve our local history by joining the 𝑯𝒊𝒔𝒕𝒐𝒓𝒊𝒄𝒂𝒍 𝑷𝒉𝒐𝒕𝒐 𝑺𝒄𝒂𝒏-𝒂-𝒕𝒉𝒐𝒏 on 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵 𝟮𝟵, 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱 at 𝟭:𝟬𝟬 - 𝟰:𝟬𝟬 𝗽𝗺 at the ...

By Emily Wei, Lifestyle Columnist How did Valentine’s Day become a billion-dollar industry? Why do we exchange heartfelt messages, chocolates, and  flowers with our loved ones? For many, it feels ...

Where it all began with some Haunting along the way! By Devonna Edwards, Columnist The first Archbishop of Halifax, the Most Reverend William Walsh, D.D., established the Sisters of Charity ...

By Matthew Boudreau, Contributing Columnist “Did you get lost on your way to Edinburgh?” and “we are happy you are here at all”. Two phrases said to me half-jokingly by ...

By Devonna Edwards, Columnist In 1870, a small hospital was built by E.H. Keating about 350 yards (325 meters) to the west of Rockhead Prison in the north end of ...

The Halifax Peanut Man, a Fascinating True Story By Devonna Edwards, Columnist In a small island off Metilin, Greece a determine young man by the name of Giovanni Mauverius made ...

THE GREAT EXPLOSION OF DECEMBER 6, 1917 By Devonna Edwards, Columnist On that day Halifax’s Richmond area was blown to smithereens after two ships, The Imo and The Mont Blanc ...

By Devonna Edwards, Columnist It all began in 1902 when William Clayton bought 105 acres of land on the Bedford Highway between Fairview and Rockingham, extending up the southern slope ...