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Downtown Dartmouth Ice Festival recap Downtown Dartmouth was packed as the annual Ice Festival roared to live with chainsaws and fire. The annual festival saw Saturday the busiest day of the event.  Ice carving tutorials and live carvings set with games and live music venues were capped by a dazzling fire show by Luminosity Circus...

**** Via Museum of Natural History (Unstamped photos via Justina Dollard) Discover the mysteries under your skin as Body Worlds Returns to the Museum of Natural History Body Worlds Returns! The Museum of Natural History is pleased to announce that Body Worlds Vital will open on January 27, 2023. This all new exhibit is even...

Via RCMP Going for a coffee this weekend? How about grabbing a cup with a cop? On Sunday afternoon, Halifax District RCMP officers will be at the Timberlea Tim Hortons (1844 St Margarets Bay Rd.), between 2 and 4 p.m., to chat with community members. If you have a question about policing or a career...

Via Camp Courage WHO CAN YOU INSPIRE TODAY? In 2006, a firefighter named Andréa Speranza founded a charity called Camp Courage, The First Responder’s Society. It is a free, award-winning, life-changing camp that informs, educates, and inspires young women and gender-diverse youth toward emergency service careers. The ultimate goal is that the young women leave...

**** Info via LETR WE’RE BACK!! MARK YOUR CALENDAR The ever-popular Halifax Polar Plunge for Special Olympics Nova Scotia returns in- person on Saturday, April 29th, 2023! Join NSLETR members, Special Olympics Athletes and cheering crowds at Grand Parade Square in Halifax for our Opening Ceremonies.  Then be part of the Torch Run that will lead us to the Halifax waterfront at The Queen’s Marque located on Lower Water...

**** CNS Media Release African Heritage Month Celebrations Begin —————————————————– A virtual celebration today, January 23, marked the launch of African Heritage Month with a provincial proclamation and poster unveiling. The month recognizes and highlights the contributions of African Nova Scotians throughout the province’s history. “The theme of African Heritage Month 2023 reminds us that...

The Lunar New Year is upon us, and if you type lunar new year in Google you will get a firework show surprise! Wishing everyone who celebrates, a safe and happy Lunar New Year!...

Via Camp Courage Looking for a life changing experience? Camp Courage 2023 applications are now open. The deadline to apply to the camp is March 20th, 2023. Please click the link below for more info. https://campcourage.ca/apply/how-to-apply/   AAbout Camp Courage  Camp Courage: Goals and Objectives  ...

**** HRM Media Release Celebrating African Heritage Month 2023 February is African Heritage Month. This year’s theme, Seas of struggle – African Peoples from Shore to Shore, outlines the struggles that people of African Decent faced from the shores of Africa to the shores of Nova Scotia. This theme explores the adversity that was overcome and...

**** Downtown Dartmouth Commission Release Ice Festival – MEET THE ICE CARVERS This year we have a talented line-up of 9 ice carvers for the Downtown Dartmouth Ice Festival presented by East Coast Credit Union. ❄️Renowned ice artist, Richard Chiasson of Ice Creation Glace is back again from New Brunswick with decades of ice carving...