There are few places that top Nova Scotia in the summer and fall seasons. Unlike the west coast of Canada Nova Scotia has more sunny days and better beaches. But best of all, Nova Scotia has the festivals. Stay tuned for our amazing festival schedule!
One of Nova Scotia’s biggest exports is its people and music. From world-stage luminaries like Anne Murray to Grammy award-winning songwriter, Gordie Sampson, Nova Scotia musicians- along with their counterparts from New Brunswick, P.E.I and Newfoundland – can be found all over the world.
Sydney, Nova Scotia, at the top of Cape Breton, is the home of this year’s East Coast Music Awards (ECMA). Yes, there are large, stage shows in the mix but a large portion of the talent is performing in smaller venues like malls and songwriter’s circles.
There are two reasons that the ECMA’s are held in March:
For those unaccustomed to Canadian music tradition the Juno Awards are Canada’s Grammies and bring many types of Canadian music to the stage. To reflect this, the ECMA’s spotlight traditional, aboriginal, folk and cultural types of music than fly under the radar in other parts of Canada.
For example, Acadian music – one of the building blocks of Canjun music in Louisiana – has its own stars who follow many of the old traditions of the original French immigrants who settled here in the early 1700’s. “Urban” performers as well as Nova Scotia’s own brand of blues is also showcased.
A highlight at this year’s ECMA’s is Dave Carroll from the group, Sons of Maxwell. He wrote and recorded “United Breaks Guitars” after the airline damaged his own guitar last year.
The ECMA’s will wrap up tonight with a gala at Sydney’s Centre 200.
The ship will be a downtown-to-downtown service which means that travelers do not have to take long buses to get to where the action is. The ship has not been chosen yet but will patterned after the successful European car ferry/cruise liners that join the Baltic countries with Great Britain, Germany and Denmark. Thes ship are small cruisers that feature bands, gambling and can hold up to 400 cars and 44 tractor/trailers along with 1300 passengers.
Nova Scotia apples have been a world favorite since the days of the tall ships. To give this Nova Scotia fruit a shine all its own Select Nova Scotia is sponsoring Apple Month as part of An IncrEDIBLE February.
So, Nova Scotia does not advocate exorbitant postal rates, but when you travel here please look for a Canada Post building with a Canadian flag to mail your packages. And just to be sure, ask if the place is a government-run post office.
Take the Roof Off Winter (TTROW), is Nova Scotia’s new winter active campaign. It has been designed to point Nova Scotians of all ages in the direction of activities that will improve their health during the winter days by being outdoors and active.
rom February 26 to 28th the harbour-side of Halifax will erupt into a festival that will take the edge off the long winter.
What Ground Hog’s Day symbolizes is that winter, although far from over, is now winding down. It’s a time for we North Americans to realize that the sun is staying longer in the late afternoon and getting up earlier in the morning.
The new NDP government has been saddled with many problems in its first few months in power: labour disputes, budget deficits and even traveling expenses. However, as troubling as these items are now nothing will come back to bite Nova Scotia and the other Atlantic problems like the termination of a ferry service between the U.S. and Nova Scotia.
In the heart of Bedford there is an amazing property called Blue Forest Lane Bed and Breakfast that goes against the bustle of this bedroom community of greater Halifax, Nova Scotia.
Each year in the area around Sheffield Mills, Nova Scotia, in the Annapolis Valley area, hundreds of the majestic birds congregate to what amounts to as a month-long feast.
The decision this month by Nova Scotia’s government to end its subsidizing of the fast-ferry service from Bar Harbor, Maine to Yarmouth, Nova Scotia has left many tourism operators scrambling to reorganize their businesses.
In the heart of Bedford there is an amazing property called Blue Forest Lane Bed and Breakfast that goes against the bustle of this bedroom community of greater Halifax, Nova Scotia.
