June 2019
Ox pull fundraiser
June 22 on the Windsor Exhibition Grounds. The pulls begin at noon. Proceeds for 2 year old Miss Charlie Redden as she battles cancer. The event is being organized by her Uncle Evan Parker and a team of volunteers. For more information call 902-497-5738
Find out more »Myles Goodwyn from April Wine celebrates his birthday
Born June 23, 1948 in Woodstock, New Brunswick.
Find out more »Movie Night (outside)
Movie Nights at Good Robot Brewing (free event) North End Halifax. Every Wednesday at 7:00pm from April – June (inside) Every Sunday at 9:00pm in June (outside on the patio under the stars!) June 23: Bad Boys (outside weather permitting) June 26: Uncle Buck July 3rd – Starship Troopers July 10th – Rushmore July 17th – Amélie July 24th – The Birdcage July 31st – Twins August 7th – The Great Outdoors August 14th – The Jerk August 21st –…
Find out more »O Canada first performed
June 24, 1880 - Calixa Lavallée first conducts his O Canada, called le Chant nationale, at a St-Jean Baptiste Day banquet at the Skaters' Pavilion in Quebec City attended by the Governor General, Lord Lorne and Princess Louise; three massed bands play the song; the lyrics, by Sir Adolphe-Basile Routhier, are at the time only in French.
Find out more »The album ‘Purple Rain’ from Prince was released in 1984
The album was released June 25, 1984.
Find out more »Horses arrive in Canada
June 25, 1647 - First horses arrive in Canada; gift from the King of France to Governor Charles de Montmagny; by 1671, there were enough colts born to supply the colony's needs; origin of Canadian breed.
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