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Amherst Internment Camp was an internment camp that existed from 1914 to 1919 in Amherst, Nova Scotia. It was the largest internment camp in Canada during World War I; a maximum of 853 prisoners were housed at one time at the old Malleable Iron foundry on the corner of Hickman and Park Streets. [1] The most famous prisoner at the camp was Leon ...
The group photos included Sir Sandford Fleming and Lieutenant-Governor of Nova Scotia Duncan Cameron Fraser, among others. [8] The photographer remained in Halifax in 1905 as his partner, Adolphe Gentzel, launched a branch of the company in Winnipeg. The Halifax studio, later run by Gauvin's son, remained active until at least 1944. [9]
Halifax is the capital and most populous municipality of the Canadian province of Nova Scotia, and the most populous municipality in Atlantic Canada.As of 2024, it is estimated that the population of the Halifax CMA was 530,167, [6] with 348,634 people in its urban area. [3]
Commercial grouping reflecting Halifax's 19th century development 1790 The Bower (Halifax, Nova Scotia) [1] 5918 Rogers Drive Brenton Halliburton's home 1790 York Redoubt: 300 Fergusons Cove Rd, Fergusons Cove: Major seaward defences of Halifax Harbour until World War II: 1793 Prince of Wales Tower: Point Pleasant Park, 5530 Point Pleasant Drive
This article is a list of historic places in Halifax, Nova Scotia listed on the Canadian Register of Historic Places, all of which are designated as historic places either locally, provincially, federally or by more than one level of government. References to municipalities in the chart are to communities located within Halifax.
The Halifax VE-Day riots, 7–8 May 1945, in Halifax and Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, began as a celebration of the World War II victory in Europe. This rapidly evolved into a rampage by several thousand servicemen, merchant seamen, and civilians, who looted the City of Halifax.
Leon's Furniture Ltd. (TSX: LNF) (Meubles Léon Limité in Quebec) is a Canadian furniture retailer which first opened its store in 1909 in Welland, Ontario. The controlling interest in the company is owned by the Leon family, while some shares are traded publicly on the Toronto Stock Exchange .
The Royal Nova Scotia Historical Society is a historical society in Halifax, Nova Scotia that was founded in 1878 and is the third oldest in Canada (The Literary and Historical Society of Quebec is the first, founded in 1824, followed by the York Pioneers which was founded in 1869.) The Society is a voluntary organization that operates without ...