Halifax Explosion

For those of you who have that Halifax connection, today is the 90th anniversary of the Halifax Explosion.

Are they doing anything in Halifax today or just talking about it on radio and CTV?

I love Halifax...was only there once and we stopped and asked a guy wearing a kilt what he had on underneath. :evil:

Yes we do have several memorial servcies:

8:45 a.m.: Ceremony to honour those who died at a Mi’kmaq settlement at Tufts Cove. Gathering at Shannon Park Elementary School parking lot.

8:50 a.m.: Fort Needham Park. A ceremony will be held and memorial bells will be rung at 9:06 a.m., the exact moment that much of the city’s north end was flattened 95 years ago.

1:30 p.m.: Maritime Museum of the Atlantic. Children from St. Patrick’s-Alexandra Jr. High in Halifax will tour the Maritime Museum of the Atlantic with players from the Halifax Rainmen basketball team.

7 p.m.: Maritime Museum of the Atlantic. Halifax Explosion: A Tribute in Song and Word




It is also a tradition that we send a Christmas tree to the City of Boston every year in thanks/rememberance of their assistance to us. Apparently there are very specific requirements as to the kind of tree, the size..etc. It has to be 'perfect'.


FYI - a True Scotsman doesn't wear anything under his kilt :)