March 2022
POISON PREVENTION WEEK
For Poison Prevention Week (PPW) this year, the IWK Regional Poison Centre and Child Safety Link (CSL) would like to remind everyone that they can prevent poisonings at home. The goal of this year’s campaign theme, Lock it, Label it, Store it, is to educate parents and caregivers about safe storage tactics that can make their homes more safe, and to dispel certain common myths about cannabis poisoning. The IWK Regional Poison Centre receives hundreds of calls every year about…
Find out more »Album – ELVIS PRESLEY
1956 - Elvis Presley Elvis Presley released his self titled studio album in mono on RCA Victor. The album spent ten weeks at No.1 on the Billboard Pop Albums chart in 1956, the first rock and roll album ever to make it to the top of the charts, and the first million-selling album of that genre. The iconic cover photograph was taken at the Fort Homer Hesterly Armory in Tampa, Florida, on July 31, 1955.
Find out more »Birthday – THE BLUENOSE (101)
On March 26th, 1921, the Schooner “Bluenose” was launched in Lunenburg Harbour, NS
Find out more »Album – WINGS AT THE SPEED OF SOUND
1976 Paul McCartney & Wings release "Wings at the Speed of Sound" album Wings at the Speed of Sound is the fifth studio album by the British–American rock band Wings. Issued at the height of the band's popularity, it reached the top spot on the US album chart and here in Canada. Both singles from the album (Silly Love Songs & Let 'Em In) also reached the top 5 of the UK and US singles charts, with 'Silly Love Songs' reaching number 1
Find out more »Album – DIRTY DEEDS DONE DIRT CHEAP – (AC/DC)
Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap is the third studio album by Australian hard rock band AC/DC. It was the band's third LP released in Australia and second in Europe in 1976... but it wasn't released in North America until this day in 1981 (five years later), and more than a year after lead singer Bon Scott's death! It immediately shot up to #3 on the Billboard album chart!
Find out more »April 2022
Birthday – HALIFAX REGIONAL MUNICIPALITY (26)
On April 1, 1996 the provincial government amalgamated all municipal governments within Halifax County to create the Halifax Regional Municipality. The municipal boundary thus now includes all of Halifax County except for several First Nation reserves. Since amalgamation, the region has officially been known as the Halifax Regional Municipality (HRM), although "Halifax" has remained in common usage for brevity. On April 15, 2014, the regional council approved the implementation of a new branding campaign for the region developed by the…
Find out more »APRIL FOOL’S DAY
April Fools' Day or April Fool's Day is an annual custom on April 1 consisting of practical jokes and hoaxes. Jokesters often expose their actions by shouting "April Fools!" at the recipient. Mass media can be involved in these pranks, which may be revealed as such the following day (so watch out!). The custom of setting aside a day for playing harmless pranks upon one's neighbour has been relatively common in the world historically.
Find out more »Birthday – ANGUS L. MacDONALD BRIDGE (67)
On April 2, 1955, the Angus L. Macdonald Bridge opened and the communities of Halifax and Dartmouth were united for the first time with an efficient transportation link that provided 24 hour/7 days a week access across the Halifax Harbour.
Find out more »RAMADAN BEGINS
Ramadan (also spelled Ramazan, Ramzan, Ramadhan or Ramathan), is the ninth month of the Islamic calendar, observed by Muslims worldwide as a month of fasting, prayer, reflection and community. A commemoration of Muhammad's first revelation, the annual observance of Ramadan is regarded as one of the Five Pillars of Islam and lasts twenty-nine to thirty days, from one sighting of the crescent moon to the next. This year Ramadan starts this evening and concludes May 2 Click HERE for…
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