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The North Street Station was the railway terminal for Halifax, Nova Scotia from 1877 to 1920. It was built by the Intercolonial Railway in the North End of Halifax and was the second largest railway station in Canada when it opened in 1878.
Most communities of the Halifax Regional Municipality are marked with Welcome to our Community signs . Halifax Regional Municipality has many different communities that vary from rural to urban . With a land area of 5,475.57 km 2 (2,114.13 sq mi), [ 1 ] there are more-than 200 communities-and-neighbourhoods within its boundaries.
In 1920, the hospital opened the first children’s ward in Nova Scotia, which later became the basis for the IWK Health Centre, a separate children’s hospital. In 1931, the hospital performed the first successful blood transfusion in Nova Scotia, and in 1938 the first electrocardiogram.
A map of Halifax from 1954. Public bus and train transportation in Halifax is managed and subsidised by West Yorkshire Metro. It was announced in January 2009 that Halifax was to have a direct rail link to London after a long campaign backed by many, including the local paper the Courier; the service began to run on 23 May 2010. [15]
HMC Dockyard Halifax was acquired by the Canadian government from the Royal Navy following the withdrawal of British military forces from Canada in 1906. Prior to 1906, it was known as Royal Naval Dockyard, Halifax and is one of the oldest defence establishments in Canada, having been established by the Royal Navy during the 18th century as HM Dockyard.
The Maritime Centre, in Downtown Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, is an office building, home to the regional telecommunications company Bell Aliant (formerly the Maritime Telegraph and Telephone Company, after which it is named).
On 1161 Hollis Street, Via Rail operates Halifax station. The neighbourhood is serviced by many public transit routes, which is provided by Halifax Transit. Halifax Transit Routes. Route 4 (Universities) Route 7A (Peninsula) (clockwise route) Route 7B (Peninsula) (counter-clockwise route) Route 10 (Dalhousie) Route 24 (Leiblin Park) Route 29 ...
Art Gallery of Nova Scotia: 1723 Hollis Street Built to house Nova Scotia's pre-Confederation Post Office, Customs House and Railway Department. 1869 (completed) Fort Charlotte: Halifax Harbour: Fort Charlotte, together with associated caponiers and outbuildings, form part of original Halifax Defence Complex; access to Georges Island is restricted