{"id":1879,"date":"2009-12-04T10:15:46","date_gmt":"2009-12-04T14:15:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/spacingatlantic.ca\/?p=1879"},"modified":"2013-01-21T04:45:59","modified_gmt":"2013-01-21T08:45:59","slug":"events-guide-halifax-explosion-memorial-service","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/atlantic\/2009\/12\/04\/events-guide-halifax-explosion-memorial-service\/","title":{"rendered":"Halifax Explosion Events Guide: Walking tour, memorial service and reception"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"http:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/9\/91\/DNDHfxExplosion-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"384\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>HALIFAX &#8211; <\/strong>Ninety-two years ago this Sunday, as the First World War was raging across the Atlantic, the <em>SS Mont-Blanc<\/em> munitions convoy and the <em>SS Imo<\/em> collided in the Halifax Harbour, setting off an explosion of unprecedented force that leveled much of the city.\u00a0 Few events have so drastically impacted the future life and built form of a city in so singular and tragic a moment as the explosion, which literally blasted the small city of Halifax onto the world stage at the cost of over 1,900 lives and much of the city&#8217;s north end.<\/p>\n<p>Today the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.halifax.ca\/Community\/PublicArt\/bell.html\">Halifax Explosion Memorial Bell Tower<\/a> stands on the top of Fort Needham Park overlooking the site of the explosion in commemoration to those whose lives and homes were destroyed by the blast.\u00a0 Yet other less obvious reminders of the explosion abound in Halifax.\u00a0 With the aid money that poured into the city following the blast from places as diverse as China, New Zealand and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.gov.ns.ca\/natr\/extension\/Christmastrees\/bostontree.htm\">Boston<\/a>, over 3,000 houses were repaired within the first seven weeks. The unique architecture and layout of the 328 Hydrostone houses are also the product of rebuilding efforts.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"http:\/\/www.gov.ns.ca\/nsarm\/\">Nova Scotia Archives<\/a> has just completed an extensive online <a href=\"http:\/\/www.gov.ns.ca\/nsarm\/virtual\/explosion\/default.asp\">virtual exhibit<\/a> featuring photographs, documents and other material showing life in Halifax before and after the explosion.\u00a0 For those interested in learning more about these and other stories, a number of events are taking place this week to mark the 92nd anniversary of the Halifax Explosion.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<h3>Walking Tour of North End Halifax<\/h3>\n<p><strong>WHAT: <\/strong>Jim Simpson along with the Nova Scotia Archives&#8217; senior archivist Garry Shutlak will be leading walking tours through Halifax&#8217;s north end, telling stories related to the 1917 Explosion.<br \/>\n<strong>WHERE<\/strong>: Fort Needham Memorial Park, Needham Street<br \/>\n<strong>WHEN<\/strong>: Saturday, December 5th @ noon<br \/>\n<strong>COST<\/strong>: Free<br \/>\n<strong>REGISTER: <\/strong>Register for the walk by calling 424-7491<\/p>\n<h3>Halifax Explosion Memorial Service<\/h3>\n<p><strong>WHAT<\/strong>: Service at the Memorial Bells marking the moment the <em>SS Mont-Blanc<\/em> exploded<br \/>\n<strong>WHERE<\/strong>: Bell Tower, Fort Needham Memorial Park, Needham Street<br \/>\n<strong>WHEN: <\/strong>Sunday, December 6th @ 8:50am-9:25am<br \/>\n<strong>WEBSITE<\/strong>: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.halifax.ca\/Community\/explode.html\">HRM Halifax Explosion<\/a><\/p>\n<h3>Halifax Explosion Survivors Reception<\/h3>\n<p><strong>WHAT<\/strong>: Learn about the explosion through the individuals who experienced it first hand<br \/>\n<strong>WHERE<\/strong>: Maritime Museum, 1675 Lower Water Street<br \/>\n<strong>WHEN<\/strong>: Sunday, December 6th @ 2-4pm<br \/>\n<strong>COST<\/strong>: Free<br \/>\n<strong>CONTACT<\/strong>: 424-6446<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>HALIFAX &#8211; Ninety-two years ago this Sunday, as the First World War was raging across the Atlantic, the SS Mont-Blanc munitions convoy and the SS Imo collided in the Halifax Harbour, setting off an explosion of unprecedented force that leveled much of the city.\u00a0 Few events have so drastically impacted the future life and built<a href=\"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/atlantic\/2009\/12\/04\/events-guide-halifax-explosion-memorial-service\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"sr-only\">&#8220;Halifax Explosion Events Guide: Walking tour, memorial service and reception&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4071,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_ef_editorial_meta_paragraph_assignment":"","_ef_editorial_meta_date_first-draft-date":"","_ef_editorial_meta_checkbox_needs-photo":"","_ef_editorial_meta_number_word-count":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[362,5860,5863,5867],"tags":[1249,1241,1248,713,338,368,1242,1239,1244,351,1238,610,336,1243,1240,667,1245,1246,1247,1003],"class_list":["post-1879","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-architecture","category-community","category-events","category-history","tag-424-7491","tag-bell-tower","tag-boston","tag-china","tag-community-development","tag-events-guide","tag-fort-needham-memorial-park","tag-fort-needham-park","tag-garry-shutlak","tag-halifax","tag-halifax-explosion-memorial-bell-tower","tag-halifax-harbour","tag-historical","tag-jim-simpson","tag-memorial-bells","tag-needham","tag-new-zealand","tag-online-virtual-exhibit-featuring-photographs","tag-senior-archivist","tag-united-nations"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.5 - 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