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Jane’s Walk Halifax
May 6-7th, 2023
Jane’s Walks can be led by anyone who wants to share with others what they believe makes their neighborhood, or Halifax, a special place to live. Your walk and conversation can be about music, art, nature, diversity, history…any thread in the fabric of life in our great city.
Want to learn more about leading a walk?
Saturday, May 6th
Nature in the City: Past, Present and Future
Saturday, May 6th from 10 am-11:30 am
Led by: Emma Bocking
Meet at: North end of Halifax Commons at the water fountain, near the Oval
Dartmouth Cove History
Saturday, May 6th from 10 am-12 pm
Led by: Local Historian, David Jones
Meet at: The hut at the mouth of the Shubenacadie Canal System (off of King St / Along Alderney Drive)
Shubie Park History Hike
Saturday, May 6th from 11 am-12 pm
Led by: Richard MacMichael
Meet at: 54 Locks Road, Dartmouth, NS – Meet outside the Fairbanks Centre
What you can not SEE in District 8
Saturday, May 6th from 2:30 – 4 pm
Led by: Milena Khazanavicius
Meet at: Outside the front doors of the CNIB Foundation building, 6136 Almon Street
Sunday, May 7th
Woodill District
Sunday, May 7th from 10-11:30 am
Led by: William Breckenridge
Meet at: Corner of Williams St and Robie St.
Walking, Rolling, and Cycling through Halifax’s Midtown
Sunday, May 7th from 11-12:30 pm
Led by: HRM Active Transportation Planners Siobhan Witherbee and Mark Nener
Meet at: Meet at SE corner of Bell-Sackville-South Park intersection near YMCA
How Dogs Perceive the World
Sunday, May 7th from 12-1 pm
Led by: Jenn Marotta, Owner of East Coast Dog
Meet at: East Coast Dog, 3180 Isleville Street
The Historic Forts and Batteries of Point Pleasant Park
Sunday, May 7th from 2-4 pm
Led by: Tom Tulloch
Meet at: Where the car park at the bottom of Point Pleasant Drive meets Black Rock Beach, on the eastern side of Point Pleasant Park.
Explore Art, History and Biodiversity on the Gaetz Brook Greenway
Sunday, May 7th from 2:00 – 4:00 pm
Led by: Mary, Ann and Patricia
Meet at: Trail parking lot on Debras Way
The Halifax Waterfront: From Gritty Working Waterfront to Celebrated Public Destination
Sunday, May 7th from 10-11:30 am
Led by: William Breckenridge
Meet at: South end of the Emera Building (NSPI) on the Boardwalk at Tall Ship Quay.
Penhorn Lake Trail
Saturday, May 6th from 11 am-12 pm
Led by: past Chair of the Dartmouth Community Health Board and Penhorn Lake Association.
Meet at: We will meet at the beach house/washrooms at Penhorn Lake
What you can not SEE in District 8
Sunday, May 7th from 2:30 – 4 pm
Led by: Milena Khazanavicius
Meet at: Outside the front doors of the CNIB Foundation building, 6136 Almon Street
Urban Geology – Citadel Drumlin
Saturday, May 6th from 11 am-12 pm
Led by: Dr. Tim Fedak, Curator of Geology, Nova Scotia Museum
Meet at: Parking Lot – Museum of Natural History, 1747 Sumer Street
Belcher’s Marsh Park Walk
Sunday, May 7th from 2-3 pm
Led by: Eowyn MacNessa
Meet at: Farnham Gate Rd near Red Fern Terrace (by the Canada Post mailboxes on Farnham Gate Rd)
