July 2019
National Chicken Wing Day
July 29 (National Chicken Wing Day)
Find out more »Road open
The Halifax Regional Municipality is advising residents and motorists that the section of Quinpool Road closed for the rehabilitation of a CN bridge in the area is expected to reopen to traffic on Monday, July 29 at 5 a.m.
Find out more »Gordie Sampson celebrates a birthday
July 30, 1971 Born on this day, was Gordie Sampson, singer-songwriter and producer from Big Pond, Nova Scotia. He has written songs for Carrie Underwood ("Jesus, Take the Wheel", "Just A Dream", "Get Out Of This Town"), Martina McBride ("If I Had Your Name", "You're Not Leavin Me"), LeAnn Rimes ("Long Night", "Save Myself"), and George Canyon ("My Name").
Find out more »Zac Brown’s birthday
Born July 31, 1978 in Atlanta, Georgia He is the second youngest of twelve siblings.
Find out more »August 2019
The first plane landed @ the airport
Halifax Stanfield International Airport At 4:50 am on August 1, 1960 the first airplane landed at the airport in Halifax, a Vickers Viscount running the Trans-Canada Airlines Flight 400 between Montreal and Newfoundland. It was piloted by Halifax native W.E. Barnes. The first overseas flight arrived an hour later, travelling from London en route to Montreal. Halifax Stanfield is the 8th busiest airport in Canada by passenger traffic. The airport covers a total of 2,372 acres.
Find out more »Comedy in Halifax
Casino Nova Scotia (Halifax) August 2 @ 8 pm It's the 10th Anniversary of the Natal Day Comedy Gala and this year is sure to be the most gut-busting yet! This star studded event features Canadian sensation Mark Forward and fellow comedians Cathy Jones, Pete Johansson and host Travis Lindsay.
Find out more »Halifax-Dartmouth Natal Day
August 2- August 5 Celebrating the city's 124th Natal Day (1895 – 2019), the Halifax-Dartmouth Natal Day Festival runs from Friday, August 2nd until Monday, August 5th, 2019. A total of 30 individual events include; family activities, live music, road races, entertainment showcase, comedy night, busker performances, the Mayor & Council Garden Party in both Halifax & Dartmouth and one of the oldest parades in Atlantic Canada. In addition, we hold three spectacular fireworks shows throughout the weekend; from a…
Find out more »Justin Moore on Fox
Fox & Friends’ annual All-American Summer Concert Series. Aug. 2: Justin Moore.
Find out more »Shrek on vinyl
Shrek fans can finally listen to the film’s beloved soundtrack on vinyl. The reissued album will be available on August 2nd. The soundtrack features Smash Mouth’s “All Star,” Rufus Wainwright’s cover of “Hallelujah,” Baha Men’s cover of “Best Years of Our Lives” and both Smash Mouth and Eddie Murphy’s versions of Neil Diamond’s “I’m a Believer.” A limited edition lime green vinyl will be available for purchase along with the wider-release black vinyl.
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