Halifax Nova Scotia
September 5, 2026
The Halifax Explosion triggered the largest man-made explosion before the nuclear age.
On my walk at Mount Olivet Catholic Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia, I visited the memorials remembering the victims and unidentified Catholic dead who perished when a collision of the Mont-Blanc and the Imo ships in Halifax harbour triggered the largest man-made explosion before the nuclear age. On December 6, 1917, a French cargo ship […]
August 29, 2023
Robert Stanfield Lawyer, politician and grandson of founder of Stanfield Underwear
On my enjoyable walk at Camp Hill Cemetery, Halifax, Nova Scotia, I discovered the grave of Robert Stanfield.