Past Events

Thu, 3 October 2019 (7:00 PM – 8:00 PM ) Halifax Central Library, 5440 Spring Garden Road Margaret Atwood will be joining us at Halifax Central Library for The Testaments national book tour. In this brilliant sequel to The Handmaid's Tale, acclaimed author Margaret Atwood answers the questions that have tantalized readers for decades. When the van door slammed on Offred's future at the end of The Handmaid's Tale, readers had no way of telling what lay ahead. With The Testaments, the wait…

Friday October 4th Casino Nova Scotia (Schooner Room ) Norther Pikes

5th annual Halifax Oyster Festival October 4- October 5 Selected as one of the Top 10 reasons to visit Halifax in 2019

The Shag Harbour UFO incident was the reported impact of an unknown large object into waters near Shag Harbour, a tiny fishing village in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia on October 4, 1967. The reports were investigated by various civilian (Royal Canadian Mounted Police and Canadian Coast Guard) and military (Royal Canadian Navy and Royal Canadian Air Force) agencies of the Government of Canada and the U.S. Condon Committee. The Shag Harbour UFO incident is featured on a new commemorative coin "with sci-fi glow" that's already 96 per cent sold. The release of the…

Annual festival (in 2019, October 4–6). 5615 Highway 3, Shag Harbour, South Shore The Shag Harbour Incident Interpretive Centre, located in the fishing village of Shag Harbour along the South Shore, chronicles the sighting of a UFO which crashed into the waters of Shag Harbour leaving no trace other than yellow foam. Visitors to the Centre can view television documentaries, newspaper articles, other memorabilia, and an exhibit on outer space. After a tour of our centre, visitors can browse through…

Saturday October 5 (noon-3 pm) The Chickenburger  1531 Bedford Highway Join us for our annual Fall Fun Fair in support of the IWK! Lots of fun & activities for the whole family! Cost: $10 per bracelette We'll have bouncy castles, face painting, games, prizes, treats & much more! ALL proceeds from the event in support of the IWK Foundation

The municipality runs elections for Mayor and Council, as well as the Conseil scolaire acadien provincial. On Saturday, October 5, 2019 there will be a special election in HRM District 15, Lower Sackville to fill the vacant Council seat. Advance polling dates will be Saturday, September 28, 2019 and Tuesday, October 1, 2019. A list of declared candidates will be published by the Election Office and will be updated daily. This election will be entirely electronic. All votes will be cast either online or by…