Curiosities
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Trusting Traffic: The Fantasy and Fatality of PEI Drivers
CHARLOTTETOWN – I’ve got trust issues. Years of training and indoctrination, which were to have prepared me to be an active participant in my...
By Joshua Biggley -
From the Vaults: Dartmouth
The Nova Scotia Archives is pleased to share photos showcasing the changing faces of urban centers in Nova Scotia. You can learn more about the archives...
By Lauren Oostveen -
Cultivating citizen creativity
Photo Credit: CLICK Productions HALIFAX – My bookshelf is a graveyard for ideas. Pages covered in visions for the future from some community...
By Rachel Caroline Derrah -
A Wander in Time
HALIFAX – Interdisciplinary artist Eryn Foster organizes public walks in Point Pleasant Park titled Wanders in the Yonder. You may have seen her...
By Crystal Melville -
Wetland street furniture design in Sackville
SACKVILLE, NB – On a recent trip to Sackville, Moncton-based Spacing photographer Blake Michel Morin spotted a few interesting examples of...
By Blake Michel Morin -
From the Vaults: Sydney
Sydney was founded in 1785, and named after Thomas Townshend, 1st Viscount Sydney. From 1784 to 1820, Sydney was the capital of the British colony of Cape...
By Lauren Oostveen -
From the Vaults: Grand Parade
Halifax's Grand Parade has long been seen as the heart of the city. It is one of the oldest places in Halifax, having been mapped out in 1749.
By Lauren Oostveen -
New thinking at Pecha Kucha
HALIFAX – Imagine an alternate Halifax. Beautiful people sprawl happily in urban parks, eating thick, locally produced sandwiches. When...
By Lizzy Hill -
What’s in a Name: Gottingen to Novalea
Spaces and faces are much the same – both have names that, when used properly, can get you places. Knowing someone’s name is really half the battle...
By Veronica Simmonds -
From the Vaults: Spring Garden Road Memorial Library
Excitement is building for a new central library for Halifax. The new central library will replace the Spring Garden Road Memorial Library, which was...
By Lauren Oostveen -
Preserving the past in Halifax
HALIFAX – It’s not uncommon to encounter contrasts of old versus new, bleak versus shiny, defensiveness versus forward-thinking-ness. That is...
By Lawrence Plug -
Streets at your feet
HALIFAX – As soon as I moved to Halifax from Toronto, I immediately noticed how street names are often carved into the sidewalks of intersections...
By Monika Warzecha