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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 2023, it is estimated that the population of the Halifax CMA was 518,711, [6] with 348,634 people in its urban area. [3]
Nova Scotia [a] is a province of Canada, located on its east coast.It is one of the three Maritime provinces and most populous province in Atlantic Canada, with an estimated population of over 1 million as of 2024; it is also the second-most densely populated province in Canada, and second-smallest province by area. [11]
The Province of Nova Scotia manages a provincial park on the island. A group called " Friends of McNabs Island Society " a volunteer, non-profit registered charity based in Halifax, is dedicated to the preservation of McNabs, Lawlor and Devils Islands , and to the promotion of McNabs Island as a nature park and outdoor classroom.
Before amalgamation into the Halifax Regional Municipality in 1996, Lower Sackville was an unincorporated part of Halifax County. On 1 April 1996, Halifax County was dissolved and all of its places (cities, suburbs, towns, and villages) became communities of a single-tier municipality named Halifax Regional Municipality.
The Canada Games Centre is a large facility that was constructed in conjunction with the 2011 Canada Winter Games, which Halifax hosted in February 2011. Major components of the centre include an Aquatics Centre with several types of pools, waterslides, sauna, and a hot tub.
Downtown Halifax is the financial centre of the urban area of Halifax, the Province of Nova Scotia, and the region of Atlantic Canada. The Bank of Canada has one of its five Canadian regional offices located within the central business district, and all Big Five Canadian banks have major operations within the area.
Upper Sackville is a Canadian suburban community in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. Before European colonization, the land was inhabited for thousands of years by the Mi'kmaq . Later, the community was named after George Germain, 1st Viscount Sackville .
The Halifax Waterfront Boardwalk is a public footpath located on the Halifax Harbour waterfront in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. Constructed of durable heavy timber, the Halifax boardwalk is open to the public 24 hours a day.