Cape Sable Historical Society Centre
The society was formed in 1937, its main objective is to preserve the heritage and artifacts of the Barrington area. The collection consists of newspapers dating back to 1887, genealogy reseach information, published genealogies and photos. War, Temperance, school and church records are available for viewing. Land grants and Old Meeting House meetings records are also available for viewing. Clothing and hats along with piano, organ and melodian give an insight to the mid to late 1800s.
The Society also operates Barrington Woolen Mill Museum and the Old Meeting House Museum for the Nova Scotia Museum.
Halifax City Hall, Nova Scotia
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Halifax City Hall, built in 1890.
Design
Designed by Edward Elliot and constructed for the City of Halifax between 1887 and 1890; it is one of the oldest and largest public buildings in Nova Scotia and is a designated National Historic Site of Canada.[2] In 1981, it was also listed as a Municipally Registered Property under Nova Scotia's Heritage Property Act.
Designed in an eclectic, monumental style, the building is of cream and red sandstone, laid in the freestone technique. It also features granite construction on the ground floor and in the tower. The seven-storey tower has clock faces on the north and south sides. The northern face (visible in the photograph above left), is fixed at four minutes past nine to commemorate the Halifax Explosion of 1917.
The early years: 1890 to 1900
City Hall had five primary entrances in 1890. The grand entrance off of Grand Parade was the main public entrance and brought visitors onto the second floor. There were also entrances off of Argyle Street to the second floor, as well as three entrances to the first floor. One door allowed access to the building from the dry moat between the building and Grand Parade. Two doors facing Duke Street provided access to the police station that was located in the first floor until the late 1940s.
Horsemen on the Grand Parade, 1887.
The first floor originally contained the police court, policemen's rooms, office of Chief of Police, and jail cells. It was from these jail cells that Harry Houdini escaped in 1896, just six years after City Hall opened.
The main or second floor contained the auditor's office, the Board of Works, the City Clerk, the office of the Mayor, the Collector, the City Engineer, and the Treasurer. The third floor was home to the Council Chamber and the Citizens Free Library, as well as the offices of the Inspector of Licenses, the Collector of Rents and Licenses, the Foreman of Streets, and the Foreman of Water Works.
The fourth floor held a caretaker's apartment, and a space variously described as a ball room, a gallery, and a museum, though the space may simply not have been completed when the building was opened.
1900 to 1996
City Council and Department Heads, 1903. Composite photo by Notman Studio.
In 1907 stables were constructed under the north-east corner of the Grand Parade, at Barrington Street next to the dry moat. This involved the installation of one regular size door and a larger door for horses and carts in the two northernmost granite arched bays, opening onto Barrington Street.
After the Halifax Explosion, Deputy Mayor Colwell, five aldermen, and twelve citizens, including Lieutenant-Governor MacCallum Grant and Justice Harris, assembled in the City Collector's Office, which was the only room still serviceable after the explosion. An emergency joint meeting of the Members of the City Council present and Citizens in attendance was chaired by the Lieutenant-Governor, and would continue to meet there from December 1917 to late February 1918.
On May 25, 1918 a riot broke out in downtown Halifax following the arrest of an unruly and drunken sailor. Besides a besieged City Hall, the damage included a couple of turned over cars, and a police wagon and police motorcycle being thrown in the harbour.
The Citizens' Free Library was moved from place to place in the city for many years until 1890 when it was given a permanent home on the second floor of the then new City Hall. The Library closed in 1949 reopening as a part of the new Halifax Memorial Library on Spring Garden Road at Grafton Street in 1950, though the collection moved in 2014 to Halifax Central Library.[8] The space formerly occupied by the library is now split between the office of the Mayor and the CAO.
The Halifax Police moved into the Market Building on Brunswick Street in 1953 from its cramped quarters in City Hall. The police department remained on Brunswick Street until moving to their current location in the David R. McKinnon Building on Gottingen Street in the 1970s.
A citizen committee was convened to lead a substantial renovation of the building in the 1980s. Halifax Hall, a large public meeting room, was created out of a number of offices in the east wing of the second floor. A damaging coating was applied to the sandstone in the 1990s. Repairs were successfully completed in 2013.
Pockwock Falls | Halifax | Nova Scotia | Canada
Pockwock falls is a beautiful set of falls located in Hammonds Plains, Nova Scotia, Canada.
These 25 foot falls are some of the best one's located in and around the main city of Halifax.
As you can see, the parking area for this trail is small and can accommodate only a handful of vehicles. Don't make the mistake of thinking you need to drive down the old road (which is now the trail) as you may find it hard getting back out!
One you head down the path, keep going past the first obvious turn. It will not take you to the falls. Keep going to the bridge where you can make a right and follow the water. There is a mild trail that you can see. Once you get to the falls, you will start from the top, and then work your way down to the bottom!
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If you're planning a visit to Halifax, Nova Scotia, you'll definitely want to plan for a visit to one of the many museums in the city. There's lots to choose from including a variety of themes including immigration, marine history and fisheries.
If you are arriving by plane, your first museum visit could be the Atlantic Canada Aviation Museum which is located right at Halifax International Airport. This museum shows off Canada's rich aviation heritage and takes up over 14,000 square feet of space. Many of the aircraft that the museum owns are completely restored and on display while others continue to have work done on them. If you are an aviation buff, you might also want to take a trip to Baddeck on Cape Breton Island where the first air flight in the British Empire occurred.
Nova Scotia is on the east coast of Canada and Halifax has been an important shipping port. And as would be expected, there are museums dedicated to this aspect of Nova Scotia history. The award winning Maritime Museum Of The Atlantic will offer marine enthusiasts more than a glimpse into the history and culture of Nova Scotia's marine heritage.
Those who have an interest in genealogy, as well as others, will be interested in visiting Pier 21, Canada's Immigration museum. Between 1928 and 1971, over a million people went through Halifax's Pier 21 and this museum pays tribute to the war brides, the rescued children, military, and others who were processed here.
A short jaunt from Halifax will bring you into Lunenberg, home off The Fisheries Museum Of The Altantic. Exhibits include an old schooner, a scallop shucking house, a photo gallery and more. You can even learn about whales and the whaling industry.
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2019 ARCI Antique Radio club collectors Auction Chicago IL event
Maria and attended 91st time) this years Radio fest hosted by the antique radio club of Illinois. It was a 2 day event at the Medinah Shriners center in Addison, IL. We had a great time. Weather was perfect. Not a big fan of the crazy traffic and toll roads, however we made it thru. 1st night was the auction. I sneaked in a glass of wine via the D-Lab glass, no questions asked. Loved seeing the vintage equipment. Big money was being exchanged. Great to see that there is still value in this hobby. I was told that attendance is dwindling. I guess that is to be expected. Just remember, these were not just radios, but pieces of art that would really look nice in your family room! I am working on the main swap meet video. Hope you enjoy this presentation. Radio shows are coming to an end soon, so I will be getting back into the repairs. I cant afford these nice pieces, but they are nice eye candy huh?
CJON-TV (NTV) 6pm News, June 9, 2005
Weeknight newscast from the then-CTV (now primarily Global/secondary CTV/independent) station in St. John's, Newfoundland. Most commercials were edited.
More on the station can be found at the CJON-DT Wikipedia page.
Posted for educational and historical purposes only. All material is under the copyright of their original holders. No copyright infringement is intended.
Project Paranormal: The Last Battle For The Borders - Episode 2 - SKY TV
DANGEROUS EXPERIMENT ALERT Episode 2 of project paranormal SKY TV show called: The last battle for the borders, The team investigate the ghost sightings at brougham hall situated in Penrith, Cumbria with some alleged haunted items plus a special guest psychic medium, neil cook from GSI West Yorkshire, Also on this episode the team try out DANGEROUS EXPERIMENT never before done before on tv. What awaits the team? what will they find?
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House of Assembly Proceedings - April 25, 2017
House of Assembly Proceedings for April 25, 2017
Proceedings start 19:12
Question Period 1:20:59
C.W.H. on Bills: 2:37:40
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The Speaker of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly grants permission to record the televised proceedings of the Legislature for use in schools and for other purposes such as private study, research, review or newspaper summary.
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House of Assembly Proceedings - April 28, 2017
House of Assembly Proceedings - April 28, 2017
Proceedings Start: 21:16
Question Period: 1:15:28
Recess: 2:06:38
Resumption after recess: 3:30:26
Budget Response continuation: 3:31:29
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What Time Was the American Revolution? Reflections on a Familiar Narrative
This lecture challenged our traditional assumptions about the chronology of the American Revolution. T.H. Breen rejected a familiar story that begins in the early 1760s with the coronation of George III and then traces a slow buildup of grievances until the colonists declare independence and set the country on the road to the Constitution. This talk introduced a radically different timeline that reinterprets the beginning and end of the Revolution and, in the process, restores the ordinary American people to the events that shaped the nation.
Speaker Biography: Timothy Breen is the William Smith Mason Professor of American History Emeritus at Northwestern University and the James Marsh Professor at-large at the University of Vermont.
For transcript and more information, visit
House of Assembly Proceedings - Budget Address - April 27, 2017
House of Assembly Proceedings including the Budget Address.
Proceedings Start: 22:23
Budget Address: 25:04
Budget response: 1:12:35
Daily Routine: 2:10:13
Question Period: 3:11:02
Bills for Third Reading: 4:01:06
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Edward Luce ─ The Retreat of Western Liberalism (moderated by Mark Blyth)
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Join Financial Times chief U.S. columnist and commentator Edward Luce for a discussion of his latest book, The Retreat of Western Liberalism. The discussion will be moderated by Mark Blyth, Eastman Professor of Political Economy and Professor of Political Science and International and Public Affairs.
In his widely acclaimed book Time to Start Thinking, Edward Luce charted the course of American economic and geopolitical decline, proving to be a prescient voice on our current social and political turmoil.
In The Retreat of Western Liberalism, Luce makes a larger statement about the weakening of western hegemony and the crisis of democratic liberalism—of which Donald Trump and his European counterparts are not the cause, but a symptom. Luce argues that we are on a menacing trajectory brought about by ignorance of what it took to build the West, arrogance toward society’s economic losers, and complacency about our system’s durability—attitudes that have been emerging since the fall of the Berlin Wall, treated by the West as an absolute triumph over the East. We cannot move forward without a clear diagnosis of what has gone wrong. Unless the West can rekindle an economy that produces gains for the majority of its people, its political liberties may be doomed.
Combining on-the-ground reporting with intelligent synthesis of the literature and economic analysis, Luce offers a detailed projection of the consequences of the Trump administration and a forward-thinking analysis of what those who believe in enlightenment values must do to defend them from the multiple onslaughts they face in the coming years.
Edward Luce is a graduate of Oxford University in politics, philosophy, and economics. He worked as a speech writer for the treasury secretary in the Clinton administration, worked as the South Asia bureau chief for the Financial Times, and is based in Washington DC as the Financial Times Washington columnist and commentator
Co-sponsored by the Taubman Center and the Watson Institute.
Help on the Homefront - Tornado Relief Telethon
WTVP hosted a TORNADO RELIEF TELETHON on Wednesday, Nov. 20th, 2013 from 7-10:30pm. All monies raised go directly to the American Red Cross - Central Illinois Chapter for disaster relief here in our affected communities. The broadcast originated from the WTVP Studio, and all our fellow local TV stations aired and participated in this special event: WEEK, WHOI, WMBD, WYZZ and WAOE.
To donate to the Red Cross Illinois Tornado Relief Effort call:
Central Illinois Chapter of the Red Cross phone number:
(309) 677-7272
The Red Cross regrets to say that web and text donations are not an option if you want your money to stay local.
Sixth Annual Leon Levy Biography Lecture: David Levering Lewis
David Levering Lewis, two-time winner of the Pulitzer Prize in biography, will deliver the annual Leon Levy Biography Lecture. Each year the Leon Levy Center for Biography selects a biographer of note to deliver a lecture about the process of researching and writing a biography. Previous lecturers have included Robert A. Caro, Ron Chernow, Robert K. Massie, Stacy Schiff, and Hilary Spurling. Lewis, who will soon publish a biography of 1940 Republican presidential candidate Wendell Willkie, has written eight books. Currently the Julius Silver University Professor and Professor of History Emeritus at New York University, Lewis has won the Bancroft Prize, the Francis Parkman Prize, and fellowships from the Guggenheim and the MacArthur foundations, in addition to the Pulitzers, which recognized his back-to-back volumes on W.E.B. Du Bois.
Oct. 17, 2019 - House of Assembly Proceedings
Proceedings start: 26:57
Question Period: 1:14:52
Government Business: 2:05:01 and 6:33:29
Committee of the Whole House on Bills: 6:06:38
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Oct. 15, 2019 - House of Assembly Proceedings
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Question Period: 1:15:37
Government Business: 2:05:47
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Oct. 4, 2019 - House of Assembly Proceedings
Proceedings start: 24:11
Question Period: 1:17:23
Government Business: 2:08:26
Tributes to the Hon. John Buchanan: 2:08:51
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October 2019 Meeting of the D128 School Board
October 2019 Meeting of the D128 School Board
Oct. 28, 2019 - House of Assembly Proceedings
Proceedings start: 23:04
Government Business: 1:14:18
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Oct. 30, 2019 - House of Assembly Proceedings
Proceedings start: 21:16
Question Period: 1:15:04
Opposition Members’ Business: 2:06:06
Government Business: 4:45:34
Adjournment: 7:56:08
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