
July 2019
Star Wars: Episode V The Empire Strikes Back at the Chickenburger
The Chickenburger : Happening this Saturday! Star Wars: Episode V The Empire Strikes Back is on deck for our next outdoor movie! Movie starts at dusk (8:45ish), bring your own lawn chair or blanket!
Find out more »The Jordan Boyd Celebrity Hockey Challenge
The Jordan Boyd Celebrity Hockey Challenge July 27 @ The Dartmouth RBC 4-Pad First game @ 9 am Last game @ 6 pm Brad Marchand....Luke Henman....Morgan Barron....Shane Bowers....Logan Shaw....Jill Saulnier....Drake Batherson and more will take part.
Find out more »Forest Heights Class of ’94 Reunion
Alexander Keith's 1496 Lower Water Street Halifax Sat, July 27, 2019 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM Let's party like it's 1994! It's been 25 years so let's gather for a fun brewery tour and some food. The price of this ticket gets you all you can drink a tour of Keith's and lots of great snacks.
Find out more »Road open
The Halifax Regional Municipality is advising residents and motorists that the section of Quinpool Road closed for the rehabilitation of a CN bridge in the area is expected to reopen to traffic on Monday, July 29 at 5 a.m.
Find out more »National Chicken Wing Day
July 29 (National Chicken Wing Day)
Find out more »Paul Anka is one year older
Born July 30, 1941 in Ottawa, Ontario. Songwriter and actor. Anka became famous with hit songs like "Diana", "Lonely Boy", "Put Your Head on My Shoulder", and "(You're) Having My Baby". He wrote such well-known music as the theme for The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carsonand one of Tom Jones's biggest hits, "She's a Lady". He also wrote the English lyrics to Claude François and Jacques Revaux's music for Frank Sinatra's signature song, "My Way", which has been covered by many, including Elvis Presley. Anka was inducted into Canada's Walk of…
Find out more »August 2019
The first plane landed @ the airport
Halifax Stanfield International Airport At 4:50 am on August 1, 1960 the first airplane landed at the airport in Halifax, a Vickers Viscount running the Trans-Canada Airlines Flight 400 between Montreal and Newfoundland. It was piloted by Halifax native W.E. Barnes. The first overseas flight arrived an hour later, travelling from London en route to Montreal. Halifax Stanfield is the 8th busiest airport in Canada by passenger traffic. The airport covers a total of 2,372 acres.
Find out more »Joe Elliott’s birthday
Born August 1, 1959 in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England. Best known as the lead singer of the band Def Leppard. He has also been the lead singer of the David Bowie tribute band the Cybernauts and the Mott the Hoople cover band Down 'n' Outz. He is one of the two original members of Def Leppard and one of the three to perform on every Def Leppard album. Elliott also has worked on several projects including The Rolling Stones guitarist Ronnie Wood's solo album Slide on This.
Find out more »Halifax-Dartmouth Natal Day
August 2- August 5 Celebrating the city's 124th Natal Day (1895 – 2019), the Halifax-Dartmouth Natal Day Festival runs from Friday, August 2nd until Monday, August 5th, 2019. A total of 30 individual events include; family activities, live music, road races, entertainment showcase, comedy night, busker performances, the Mayor & Council Garden Party in both Halifax & Dartmouth and one of the oldest parades in Atlantic Canada. In addition, we hold three spectacular fireworks shows throughout the weekend; from a…
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