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City of Halifax

Administration
Full nameHalifax
Official nameHalifax
Other nameChebucto
Settlement typeMetropolitan area
CountryCanada
ProvinceNova Scotia
MunicipalityHalifax Regional Municipality
Founded1749
Incorporated City1842
Disincorporated to Community of the Halifax Regional MunicipalityApril 1, 1996
Geography
Total Area37.5 sq mi (97.23 km2)
Elevation0 ft (0 - 119 m)
Demography
Total Population119292 (2001)
Other information
Time zoneAST (UTC-4)
- Summer (DST)ADT (UTC-3)
Canadian Postal codeB3H to B3S
Area code902
Telephone Exchanges209 219 220 -3 225 229 233 237 240 244 266 268 292 333 334 344 377 400 -6 412 420 -9 430 -1 440 -6 448 449 450 -9 470 - 9 480 -4 486 - 9 490 -9 551 558 -9 720 -2 802 830 876 877 880 981 982
GNBC CodeCAPHL
NTS Map011D12

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The City of Halifax (est. 1841) was the capital of the province of Nova Scotia and shire town of Halifax County, and was the largest city in Atlantic Canada until it was amalgamated into Halifax Regional Municipality in 1996. It is no longer an incorporated city and is a community of HRM.

The Town of Halifax was founded by British government under the direction of the Board of Trade and Plantations under the command of Governor Edward Cornwallis in 1749. After a protracted struggle between residents and the Governor, the City of Halifax was incorporated in 1841.

On April 1, 1996, the government of Nova Scotia dissolved the City of Halifax, and amalgamated the four municipalities within Halifax County and formed Halifax Regional Municipality, a single-tier regional government covering that whole area.

Today the area of the former City of Halifax is now referred to as an unincorporated "provincial metropolitan area" by the provincial government's place name website and the area is referred to as "Halifax, Nova Scotia" for civic addressing and as a placename.

The area is now administered as two separate community planning areas by the regional government for development, Halifax Peninsula and Mainland Halifax. It forms a significant part of the Halifax urban area. Residents of the former city are referred to as "Haligonians".

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City seeking artists' enclave at Khyber - Metro Canada - Halifax Tweet this news
Metro Canada - Halifax--“Anything we can do to foster that (cultural plan) and keep our artists in -Halifax- is a benefit to the -city- overall.” The Khyber Building on Barrington ... - Date : Tue, 03 Aug 2010 04:10:11 GMT+00:00
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Deputies shoot Deltona man involved in domestic dispute - NSBNEWS.net Tweet this news
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The arts award goes to ... an electric company? - Roanoke Rapids Daily Herald Tweet this news
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Thanksgiving

History in the United StatesPilgrims * Native American * Samoset * Squanto * Wampanoag * Plymouth * National Thanksgiving Proclamation * "Franksgiving" * National Thanksgiving Turkey Presentation * National Day of Mourning * Unthanksgiving Day
History in CanadaMartin Frobisher * Samuel de Champlain * Halifax
TraditionsThanksgiving dinner
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Songs"Over the River and through the Woods" * "We Gather Together" * "Come, Ye Thankful People, Come" * "For the Beauty of the Earth" * "Alice's Restaurant" * "The Thanksgiving Song"
SocietyColumbus Day * Black Friday (shopping) * Cyber Monday * List of harvest festivals * Buy Nothing Day * World's Largest Disco
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Television specialsA Charlie Brown Thanksgiving * National Dog Show * Oprah's Favorite Things



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