In The Spotlight

Don’t forget, the Fight4Life calendars are still available!

Don’t forget, the Fight4Life calendars are still available! Via Fight4Life The Fight4Life Association is a grassroots charity which is dedicated to support cognitive and behavioural wellness for our professional firefighters who perform incredible and heroic life saving acts as part of their day to day lives while carrying out their sworn duty as a firefighters...

Repost – Swimming with the fishes.  Local mermaid shares her tails of becoming an aquatic entertainer in the HRM 

Repost Swimming with the fishes.  Local mermaid shares her tails of becoming an aquatic entertainer in the HRM  We spoke to Raina about her love of her unique passion for spreading joy and seeing smiles from the crowd as a Halifax mermaid. (photo by Brett Stanley)   Name / Company or Organization Raina the Halifax...

Q104 Toy Drive sets the bar for future drives!

With $40k ish in cash donation and a ton of toys, the Q104 Toy Drive at HRFE STN 12 Is winding down. What an amazing end result! ** We will post official numbers when available...

Day 2 of the Q104 Toy Drive is off to a flying start!

With over 20k raised by the Q104 / HRFE Toy Drive at HRFE STN 12 in HighField, the final day is off to an incredible start! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  ...

Full steam ahead at HRFE STN 12 in HighField Park as the Q104 Toy Drive builds up.

Full steam ahead at HRFE STN 12 in HighField Park as the Q104 Toy Drive builds up It’s only just begun! We will be updating the progress from this great fundraiser. Via Q104FM “The Q104ToyDrive DAY 1 HAS BEGUN! We are live at the Highfield Park Fire Station for Toy Drive, where you can drop...

The history of the Halifax Explosion

**** Via HRM The history of the Halifax Explosion Thursday, December 6, 1917, dawned bright and clear in Halifax. World War I raged in Europe, and the port city was busy with the movement of war ships carrying troops, relief supplies and munitions. Around eight that morning, the Norwegian ship carrying relief supplies to Belgium...

The SPCA Veterinary Hospital won Silver in the Vet Clinics category on CommunityVotes-Halifax! 

**** Via NS Gives Did you hear? The SPCA Veterinary Hospital won Silver in the Vet Clinics category on CommunityVotes-Halifax!  We are absolutely honoured. Your pets health is our hospitals passion. Come see for yourself why pets and families love the SPCA Veterinary Hospital. Our team will do everything possible to make sure your pet...

Fight4Life is set up at Halifax Shopping Centre

Fight4Life is set up at Halifax Shopping Centre. This great fundraiser raises money for PTSD in firefighting. Therapy dogs Siren and Bishop are more than happy to say hello. These two gentle giants play an important role as therapy dogs for first responders. Follow their adventures on Facebook at K9 Siren the Bear and K9...

What a morning at Mic Mac Mall!

What a morning at Mic Mac Mall! Santa has arrived! With a HRP and HRFE escort to the mall, Santa rolled up in style. Taking a moment to check out the tree for Boston on display, he was then escorted into the mall with pipes and drum and a staff and HRFE escort to the...

Fight4Life – The annual calendar of firefighters and their pets will be on sale all day starting Friday Nov17

**** Info via Fight4Life Halifax The annual calendar of firefighters and their pets will be on sale all day starting Friday Nov17 at Halifax Shopping Centre. Saturday Nov 18 at MicMac Mall (with Woody and Santa). Calendars will be sold every weekend going forward at Halifax Shopping Centre until Christmas. Calendars are also available on...