By Devonna Edwards, Columnist Spruce Island also known as Butler IslandThe island is located on the northeastern side of the Bedford Basin near Long Cove, named as such because of ...
By Devonna Edwards, Columnist Stevens Island (also called Navy Island), Miller Island, and Glassey Island: The island is located on the eastern side of the Bedford Basin on the Dartmouth ...
Indigenous cultures play a crucial role in the rich fabric of Canadian history. The Mi'kmaq people, whose rich tradition dates back thousands of years in the area now known as ...
By Devonna Edwards, Columnist Jones Hill: The hill, located in Fairview on Dutch Village Road, today known as Joseph Howe Drive, was quite large and was owned by the Jones ...
By Devonna Edwards, Columnist In 1953 Samuel Butler, president of Butler Brothers Limited, bought a large piece of property along Bayers Road for $27,000. Later he sold off a few ...
Africville, which is situated on the southern bank of the Bedford Basin, was first inhabited in the 1840s when William Brown and William Arnold made their initial land purchases, though ...
By Emily Wei, Lifestyle Columnist For many of us, August gives us a bittersweet taste of the end of summer. Beaches become warmer, summer concerts seem to be around every ...
By Devonna Edwards, Columnist How the Sisters of Charity built a Motherhouse and established a boarding school in the fall of 1873. In the early days, the Motherhouse of the ...
By Devonna Edwards, Columnist The Provincial Penitentiary was located one-half mile from the city of Halifax on fourteen acres of land overlooking the eastern shore of the Northwest Arm, close ...
Canadians can learn about the distinctive cultures, customs, and experiences of First Nations, Inuit, and Métis people during National Indigenous History Month in June. It's a moment to celebrate the ...
