Halifax Local Customs

  • Wires, wires, wires
      Wires, wires, wires
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  • Reclame your space
      Reclame your space
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  • Is this crative or not?
      Is this crative or not?
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  • Beer and Breweries, Halifax

    1. Beer and Breweries

    Alexander Keith's India Pale Ale is made in Halifax, and it's very popular all over the Maritimes. If you visit Halifax, you've got to try it! I like it, I'm not much of a beer person myself but I...   more
  • Famous Haligonians, Halifax

    2. Famous Haligonians

    Sidney Crosby- Cole Harbour N.S.- amazing hockey player. Captain of Team Canada, Plays professionally for the Pittsburgh Penguins. Same birthday as mine (i...   more
  • Wires spoiling the picture, Halifax

    3. Wires spoiling the picture

    As in most parts of Canada Main power and telephone landlines are hanging in the air, spoiling many pictures you want to take.Not only that. I have seen power...   more
  • Creative People, Halifax

    4. Creative People

    It must be the influence of the precense of the Universities that brings in a special creative wave to this town. Time after time you'll notice low-cost...   more
  • Bridge Information, Halifax

    5. Bridge Information

    There are two bridges spanning Halifax Harbour, the MacDonald bridge (aka Angus L Macdonald) and the MacKay bridge (A. Murray MacKay). The MacD. bridge is...   more
  • Coffee Break, Halifax

    6. Coffee Break

    Does Halifax need more coffee shops? Apparently so. Spring Garden Road in Halifax has a plethora of them between Barrington and South Park streets especially....   more
  • Annual Zombie Walk, Halifax

    7. Annual Zombie Walk

    The last few summers have seen Halifax invaded by Zombies!! Hundreds of them stream through the downtown core on a saturday in August, young and old, though...   more
  • Green Technology, Halifax

    8. Green Technology

    Nova Scotia has been working hard to protect our Earth's Resources . We are blessed with wonderful clean water and we want to keep it that way . We have an...   more
  • Spring Garden Road, Halifax

    9. Spring Garden Road

    Spring Garden Road is the place to be at Saturday mornings. Many students flock around in front of the Library and there's always activity.Further up the road...   more
  • Bagpipes., Halifax

    10. Bagpipes.

    New Scots copying old Scots traditions will welcome you and see you off if you go to HFX on a cruise ship. This lot were 'warming up' in the car park prior to...   more
  • Stores closed on Sundays!, Halifax

    11. Stores closed on Sundays!

    We first got to Halifax on a Sunday and as we were camping, we headed for the nearest grocery store to buy food for dinner, only to find out that stores are...   more
  • Sidewalk Patios, Halifax

    12. Sidewalk Patios

    A lot of bars, pubs, coffee shops and restaurants provide outside seating from mid spring to mid Fall in the downtown area. Some are rooftop patios. Some only...   more
  • Festivals, Halifax

    13. Festivals

    All summer long there are festivals and events happening in the HRM region. The season generally kicks off in early June with Greekfest, a celebration of the...   more
  • The Big P, Halifax

    14. The Big P

    For years, there have been posters and announcements stapled to telephone poles or taped to them. Announcements for upcoming musical gigs mainly, or for yard...   more
  • Pizza Corner, Halifax

    15. Pizza Corner

    On the weekends, when everyone comes from the bars, they head for pizza corner. Pizza corner is just off of Spring Garden (by the library). There are three...   more
  • All about the outside seating, Halifax

    16. All about the outside seating

    Okay, so isn't really all that helpful of a tip, but it's an observation we had and therefore I feel I should mention it. Above anything else, when eating or...   more
  • Bagpipers, Halifax

    17. Bagpipers

    I love bagpipers! Unfortunately, in Pennsylvania they are at every public college campus and they seem to play at 6am in front of dorms. Halifax was different...   more
  • Keeping the old while building the new, Halifax

    18. Keeping the old while building the new

    A great thing I noticed about Halifax that is uncommon with a lot of cities was the conscious preservation. Among the newly built shopping complexes, office...   more
  • A safe (and clean) city, Halifax

    19. A safe (and clean) city

    I'm sure that like any city, there are some bad areas in Halifax...but we didn't come across anything or anyone that seemed remotely threatening. I would have...   more
  • Please Proceed in English, Halifax

    20. Please Proceed in English

    Just kidding:) But unlike its neighbors, Prince Edward Island and New Brunswick, the bilingual public information is not everywhere. Heading to Halifax, we only...   more
  • Everyone is 'Scottish', Halifax

    21. Everyone is 'Scottish'

    Everyone is 'Scottish', even if they aren't really. Many people in Nova Scotia really are of Scottish heritage, so there are lots of bagpipers and other...   more
  • A true naval town....., Halifax

    22. A true naval town.....

    Halifax has a rich naval tradition, it was England's stronghold port in Canada, helping to stem the tide against the French and America too. You get a real feel...   more
  • Titanic, Halifax

    23. Titanic

    On April 14, 1912 the White Star luxury liner Titanic collided with an iceberg about 400 miles south of Newfoundland. The ship sank at 2:20 AM April 15. About...   more
  • St. Peter's Canal, Halifax

    24. St. Peter's Canal

    The wonders of Cape Breton were popularized by Sir Alexander Graham Bell in the late 1800's. This eventually led to demand for access from the Atlantic Ocean...   more
  • Drink Beer, Halifax

    25. Drink Beer

    Halifax has several universities, and one of Canada's only naval ports. For these reasons, it is a city that is built around drinking. If you come to Halifax,...   more

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