Halifax Firsts/Oldest in Canada
Below is a list of either Canada's First or Oldest events/locations in Halfiax.
- Canada: First permanment British Settlement - 1749
- Protestant Church and Cathedral - 1750
- Newspaper - 1752
- Printed Book - 1752
- Representative government - 1758
- University: Kings College - 1789
- Government House - 1800
- Sunday school for Blacks - 1813
- Legislature (Province House) - 1819
- Decorated English Christmas Tree - 1846
- Founding of the Halifax Banking Company (now Imperial Bank Of Commerce) - 1825
- Founding of the Royal Bank of Canada (formerly Merchant Bank) - 1864
- Founding of the Bank of Nova Scotia - 1832
- Public Gardens - The finest Victorian in North America - 1836
- Science Institute - 1862
- Law School - 1884
- Lawn Tennis Game - 1876
- Art College (by Anne Leonowens made famous by the Musical, "The King and I")
- Basketball - 1892
- Entry of Russian Revolutionary Leon Trotsky (under arrest) - 1917
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Feature Trip
Free Style Tours: Gaspe
Gaspe, (a Mi’Kmaq word meaning “lands end”) is the northern end of the ancient Appalachian Mountain range--best known for its spectacular scenery and gastronomical delights.
Our trip will follow Route 132, from end to end, as it circles the peninsula. We will also visit Forillon National Park.
It's hard to beat good food, amazing scenery, and a convivial small group, but it has also been said the Gaspesians are filled with human warmth and invite visitors to discover a region where Nature sins only by its excess of beauty.
June 24 to June 30, 2008
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Forillon National Park of
Canada
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About Blue Diamond Tours
Established in 1997, Blue Diamond Tours started with shore excursion tours for cruise ship passengers, and since that time
has continued to do various assignments for a variety of operators. Generally these tours travel within a 90 mile radius of Halifax and include visits to Peggy's Cove, Lunenburg, Grand Pre and the Annapolis Valley as well as a collection of Halifax city tours.
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