So Nova Scotia’s ships have finally come in with the announcement that the federal contract for combat ships, worth $25 billion over 30 years, has been awarded to Irving Shipbuilding in Halifax over a Vancouver yard, which received an $8 contract for non-combat ships, and the Davie shipyard in Lévis, Quebec, which lost out. Irving’s [...]
Strolling along the waterfront last Friday, we heard a cool jazz piano, accompanied by bass and drums, coming from the Festival Tent being set up on Lower Water St. at Salter St. extension. The place was crawling with volunteers adjusting banners and chairs, getting things ready for the show to start at 8 pm. They [...]
“Plain AWESOME, A-W-E-S-O-M-E PERIOD.” That was my 11-year-old’s assessment of the Royal Nova Scotia International Tattoo which he saw for the first time on Friday. “What is it?” he kept asking before we went. “It’s … a show,” I said, inadequately. It’s hard to describe the Tattoo; if you haven’t seen it, I’ll refer you [...]
OK, Theodore Tugboat is not exactly representative of the Canadian Navy, but he was present during the international fleet review in Halifax Harbour on June 29, and so was HRM the Queen. So also were my son, mother and stepfather (a former naval officer). They snapped a few photos as they reviewed the fleet from [...]
Here’s a lovely account of Rob Dunbar’s adventure, in 2006, of sailing solo along the Eastern Shore of Nova Scotia in a sailing dinghy. Took him 8 days. He was going in the right direction; coming the other way you could expect it to be harder with prevailing winds against you. The story is well [...]
