Halifax Landscape HD
About this original series
Enjoy the sights and sounds of life in and around Halifax, Nova Scotia - Atlantic Canada's largest Maritime city. Whether you love to travel or a fellow Maritimer who misses a bit of home, then this podcast is just for you!
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Category
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# Episodes
41 episodes -
Rating
TV-G
Episodes of Halifax Landscape HD
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Episode 40: Heart of the City
Downtown Halifax and Dartmouth in the summer. Music: "The Art of Gardens (Instrumental)" by Dan-O at DanoSongs.com Licensed under Creative Commons "Attribution 3.0" (U.S.) http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
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Release date
Apr 29, 2012
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Runtime
04:51
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Episode 39: Memory Lane Village - Part Two
We continue our tour through Memory Lane Village in Lake Charlotte. For more information, please go to: http://www.heritagevillage.ca Music: "The Parade (instrumental)" by Josh Woodward http://www.joshwoodward.com
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Release date
Apr 4, 2012
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Runtime
03:09
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Episode 38: Memory Lane Village - Part One
We're taking a trip out of Downtown Halifax but still within the Halifax Regional Municipality. Our destination is the community of Lake Charlotte in the Eastern Shore of Nova Scotia. Within minutes from Clam Harbour, there resides a recreation of a 1940's-era community called, "Memory Lane Village." Maintained by the Lake Charlotte Heritage Society, Memory Lane Village features various buildings that were originally located in various places along the Eastern Shore. Structures range from a ch...
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Release date
Apr 4, 2012
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Runtime
03:14
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Episode 37: Tall Ship Simon Bolivar
The tall ship "Simon Bolivar" arrived in Halifax Harbour on March 19th. Used as a training ship in the Venezuela Navy, it is docked beside the Cable Wharf near Queen's Wharf. It is named in honour of Simon Bolivar - the Liberator of Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela. The vessel is open for a free public tour from Mar. 19th to the 23rd. It is scheduled to depart Halifax on Saturday March 24th - heading through a circuit before going back to Venezuela. This event is just a taste of the c...
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Release date
Mar 25, 2012
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Runtime
02:14
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Episode 36: Shubie Park
Located in Dartmouth among the lakes, Shubie Park has various walking trails. It is one of many dog-friendly parks in the Halifax Regional Municipality. The park is also an area that had been part of the Shubenacadie Canal system. Begun around 1826, the Shubenacadie Canal Company had employed mostly Irish immigrants to help in the construction of a canal that stretched from Dartmouth Cove to Maitland at the Bay of Fundy. In the park, there are remnants of workcamps inhabited by the Irish stone...
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Release date
Mar 11, 2012
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Runtime
05:31
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Episode 35: Dartmouth
Dartmouth is Halifax's twin city. Located across Halifax Harbour, it was founded in 1750 (one year later than Halifax's founding). The ship, "Alderney" carried 150 people for the new setttlement. Dartmouth was incorporated as a town in 1873. Both Dartmouth and Halifax thrived as separate communities throughout the years. Two bridges link between Halifax and Dartmouth (Angus L. Macdonald Bridge and A. Murray Mackay Bridge). In 1996, the communities including Dartmouth, Halifax, and Bedford amal...
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Release date
Feb 20, 2012
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Runtime
04:18
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Episode 34: The Rotunda (The Music Room)
The Rotunda is the only surviving building that made up of the Prince's Lodge estate. While Prince Edward (Duke of Kent) was stationed as Commandant of the British Forces in Halifax (1793 - 1800), he and his mistress, Julie St. Laurent spent some time at Prince's Lodge. The Rotunda is one of many buildings designed by the Duke of Kent (including St. George's Round Church). Many musical performances have been organized around this building. Music: "Feather Waltz" by Kevin Macleod. http://www.in...
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Release date
Jan 29, 2012
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Runtime
02:00
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Episode 33: Hemlock Ravine Park
Along the way towards the community of Bedford, Hemlock Ravine Park was originally called, "Prince's Lodge." First owned by Sir John Wentworth (Lieutenant-Governor of Nova Scotia 1792 - 1808), it was used as a summer retreat for Prince Edward, The Duke of Kent (Queen Victoria's father) and his mistress Julie St. Laurent. The Duke of Kent was the Commandant of the British Forces in Halifax from 1793 to 1800. Aside from helping to strengthen Halifax's fortification, he enlarged Wentworth's cotta...
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Release date
Jan 25, 2012
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Runtime
03:01
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Episode 32: The Emera Oval
The Grand Opening Ceremony was held on Friday Dec. 23, 2011 at noon. Formerly the 2010 Canada Winter Games Oval Rink, The Oval is permanently rebuilt and designated on the north area of Halifax Common for public use. It is sponsored by Emera Inc. (parent company of Nova Scotia Power) who donated $500, 000. The entry plaza is sponsored by Molson-Coors Co. Ltd with a donation of $400,000. Skate Canada (formerly The World Figure Skating Association of Canada) gave the Legacy Fund ($100,000) towar...
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Release date
Dec 24, 2011
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Runtime
09:25
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Episode 31: Granville Mall
Granville Mall is downtown Halifax's pedestrian shopping streetscape. Situated on a stretch of Granville Street, the buildings' historical facades are Italianate-style, dating back to the early 1860s. They replace older buildings which burned in the Granville Street Fire of 1859 which destroyed much of the financial district. The mall feature bars, pubs, restaurants, art galleries and boutique stores. Granville Mall is also home to the Nova Scotia College of Art and Design (NSCAD).
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Release date
Dec 5, 2011
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Runtime
03:23
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