October 2019
Margaret Atwood at Halifax Central Library
Thu, 3 October 2019 (7:00 PM – 8:00 PM ) Halifax Central Library, 5440 Spring Garden Road Margaret Atwood will be joining us at Halifax Central Library for The Testaments national book tour. In this brilliant sequel to The Handmaid's Tale, acclaimed author Margaret Atwood answers the questions that have tantalized readers for decades. When the van door slammed on Offred's future at the end of The Handmaid's Tale, readers had no way of telling what lay ahead. With The Testaments, the wait…
Find out more »Brent Butt in Halifax
Comedian Brent Butt is coming to Halifax. The creator and start of Corner Gas will perform at Casino Nova Scotia's Schooner Showroom on Thursday, Oct. 3.
Find out more »The Shag Harbour UFO incident
The Shag Harbour UFO incident was the reported impact of an unknown large object into waters near Shag Harbour, a tiny fishing village in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia on October 4, 1967. The reports were investigated by various civilian (Royal Canadian Mounted Police and Canadian Coast Guard) and military (Royal Canadian Navy and Royal Canadian Air Force) agencies of the Government of Canada and the U.S. Condon Committee. The Shag Harbour UFO incident is featured on a new commemorative coin "with sci-fi glow" that's already 96 per cent sold. The release of the…
Find out more »Shag Harbour UFO Festival
Annual festival (in 2019, October 4–6). 5615 Highway 3, Shag Harbour, South Shore The Shag Harbour Incident Interpretive Centre, located in the fishing village of Shag Harbour along the South Shore, chronicles the sighting of a UFO which crashed into the waters of Shag Harbour leaving no trace other than yellow foam. Visitors to the Centre can view television documentaries, newspaper articles, other memorabilia, and an exhibit on outer space. After a tour of our centre, visitors can browse through…
Find out more »Halifax Oyster Festival
5th annual Halifax Oyster Festival October 4- October 5 Selected as one of the Top 10 reasons to visit Halifax in 2019
Find out more »Terri on vinyl
Terri's latest album, Raising The Bar, is coming to vinyl today (October 4) Signed limited edition double vinyl from her web site ..... https://www.terriclark.com/
Find out more »Alexander Keith’s birthday
Alexander Keith (5 October, 1795 – 14 December, 1873) was the founder of Alexander Keith's Brewery, a businessman, and politician. After learning the brewing trade from his uncle in Northern England, Keith immigrated to Halifax, Nova Scotia in 1817 and became manager at a brewery, which he bought out in 1820. In 1822 he moved the brewery to larger facilities, and built a new brewery in 1836. In 1842 he served as a commissioner of public property and in 1843 was selected mayor of Halifax. He continued as…
Find out more »Election
The municipality runs elections for Mayor and Council, as well as the Conseil scolaire acadien provincial. On Saturday, October 5, 2019 there will be a special election in HRM District 15, Lower Sackville to fill the vacant Council seat. Advance polling dates will be Saturday, September 28, 2019 and Tuesday, October 1, 2019. A list of declared candidates will be published by the Election Office and will be updated daily. This election will be entirely electronic. All votes will be cast either online or by…
Find out more »Glow in the Park
Join us for a night of fun with Glow in the Park - a free walk/run for the whole family! Participants can choose to do one or two loops of the 1.5 km route, or just enjoy our other activities. Activities along the run/walk route include a dance zone, camp fire zone, and color powder zone. Before, during, and after the event, we'll also have an obstacle course, face painting, glow powder station, blacklight photo bomb tent, night fever dance floor…
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