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  Halifax Home Team, buying a home in Halifax, selling a home in Halifax
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  Halifax Regional Municipality, Nova Scotia at AllExperts
CFB Halifax is Canada's largest naval base and the nation's largest military base in number of personnel.
Halifax Harbour is strategically located just north of the Great Circle Route between western Europe and the Eastern Seaboard of North America as the first inbound, last outbound major port of call on the continent with strategic rail connections to central and western Canada and the United States.
Halifax International Airport, which serves HRM and virtually all of peninsular Nova Scotia, is located in the northern part of the municipality on the border with Hants County in Enfield.
en.allexperts.com /e/h/ha/halifax_regional_municipality,_nova_scotia.htm   (3595 words)

  
  CFB Halifax - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
HMC Dockyard is one of the oldest defence establishments in Canada, having been established by the Royal Navy during the 18th century as HMS Dockyard.
The Stadacona Barracks, frequently referred to as "Stad", is an adjunct to HMC Dockyard located west of the waterfront in the North End of the Halifax peninsula.
Housing for CFB Halifax is provided to Canadian Forces personnel and their dependents at Willow Park and Windsor Park, two housing areas built by the Department of National Defence in the West End of Halifax.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/CFB_Halifax   (508 words)

  
 Halifax Regional Municipality, Nova Scotia - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Halifax Regional Municipality, commonly referred to as HRM or simply Halifax (44°39′N 63°35′W, AST) is a Canadian regional municipality, the largest population centre in both the Province of Nova Scotia and the Atlantic region, the provincial capital, and the cultural and economic centre of Canada's east coast.
Halifax Regional Municipality (2001 population, 359,111) was created in 1996, through the amalgamation of the cities of Halifax and Dartmouth, the town of Bedford, and the Municipality of the County of Halifax.
Halifax International Airport, which serves HRM and virtually all of peninsular Nova Scotia, is located in the northern part of the municipality on the border with Hants County in Enfield.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Halifax,_Nova_Scotia   (3778 words)

  
 Halifax, Nova Scotia - LearnThis.Info Enclyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
Halifax is a Canadian city, the provincial capital and largest population centre in Nova Scotia, and the economic centre of the Atlantic Provinces.
Halifax is home to five degree-granting post-secondary educational institutions: Dalhousie University, Saint Mary's University, The University of King's College, Mount Saint Vincent University and The Nova Scotia College of Art and Design.
In 1995, an Act to Incorporate the Halifax Regional Municipality received Royal Assent in the provincial legislature and the HRM was created on April 1, 1996 by amalgamting the neighbouring cities of Halifax and Dartmouth with the town of Bedford and rural Halifax County.
encyclopedia.learnthis.info /h/ha/halifax__nova_scotia.html   (1334 words)

  
 CFB Esquimalt - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
CFB Esquimalt is Canada's West Coast (Pacific) naval base.
CFB Esquimalt includes HMCS Naden, Fleet Maintenance Facility - Cape Breton (FMF-CB), a Fire Fighting and Damage Control School, the Naval Officer Training Centre (NOTC Venture), and 716 MQ's located in nine sites (Belmont Park, Work Point, Royal Roads...).
The drydock in the dockyard was built in the late 1800's as a condition of Confederation.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/CFB_Esquimalt   (191 words)

  
 ipedia.com: Halifax, Nova Scotia Article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
Halifax is a Canadian city, the provincial capital and largest population centre in Nova Scotia, and the economic centre of the Atlantic Provinces.
Halifax is home to five degree-granting post-secondary educational institutions: Dalhousie University, Saint Mary's University, The University of King's College, Mount Saint Vincent University and The Nova Scotia College of Art and Design.
In 1995, an Act to Incorporate the Halifax Regional Municipality received Royal Assent in the provincial legislature and the HRM was created on April 1, 1996 by amalgamting the neighbouring cities of Halifax and Dartmouth with the town of Bedford and rural Halifax County.
www.ipedia.com /halifax__nova_scotia.html   (1380 words)

  
 CFB Shearwater at AllExperts
Canadian Forces Base Shearwater (CFB Shearwater) or Halifax/Shearwater Airport,, is a Canadian Forces base located in Eastern Passage, Nova Scotia on the eastern shore of Halifax harbour.
CFB Shearwater is the birthplace and primary base for naval aviation in Canada, and plays host to 12 Wing (12 Wing Shearwater) which was formerly organized as Maritime Air Group, Canadian Armed Forces.
CFB Shearwater is the second-oldest military aerodrome in Canada.
en.allexperts.com /e/c/cf/cfb_shearwater.htm   (470 words)

  
 Halifax real estate, Canada Real Estate Directory
Halifax is built around Halifax Harbour, the world’s second largest natural harbor, which offers a protected, deepwater, ice-free anchorage for international shipping.
Halifax Harbour is one of Canada’s busiest ports.
Halifax began as a fortified village located on the eastern shore of a hilly peninsula, which juts into the surrounding harbor.
www.real-estate-2000.com /halifax_ns.htm   (624 words)

  
 Science Fair Projects - CFB Halifax
HMC Dockyard is one of the oldest defence establishments in Canada, having been established by the Royal Navy during the 18th century as HMS Dockyard.
The Stadacona Barracks, frequently referred to as "Stad", is an adjunct to HMC Dockyard located west of the waterfront in the North End of Halifax.
Housing for CFB Halifax is provided to Canadian Forces personnel and their dependents at Willow Park and Windsor Park, two housing areas built by the Department of National Defence in the West End of Halifax.
www.all-science-fair-projects.com /science_fair_projects_encyclopedia/CFB_Halifax   (563 words)

  
 CFB Halifax's Energy Performance Contract   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
An EPC is an agreement between a client and a contractor whereby the contractor assumes all financial and technical risk for the design, financing and implementation of energy efficiency improvements at the client's facilities.
CFB Halifax's FBI project began in the summer of 1993, when CFB Halifax Construction Engineering (CE) Branch invited firms to make proposals.
At CFB Halifax, support was so strong that Admiral Garnett, Commander, Maritime Forces Atlantic, personally endorsed the project in a 10-minute video that described the EPC and its benefits.
oee.nrcan.gc.ca /communities-government/buildings/federal/case-studies/cfb-halifax.cfm?attr=24   (1387 words)

  
 Canada's Navy: MARLANT - Maritime Forces Atlantic
CFB Halifax provides construction engineering, general and specific mandated safety, environmental management, logistics, harbour support and emergency response services to Maritime Forces Atlantic and assigned lodger units.
HMC Dockyard maintains exclusive control of several anchorage areas within the limits of Halifax Harbour and prevents civilian vessels from sailing in the vicinity of military facilities.
The Stadacona Barracks, frequently referred to as "Stad", is an adjunct to HMC Dockyard located west of the waterfront in the North End of the Halifax peninsula.
www.navy.forces.gc.ca /marlant/cfb-h_units/marlant_cfb-h_e.asp?category=54   (617 words)

  
 MARITIMES SCANNING SITE
CFB Greenwood in the Annapolis Valley is operated by 14 Wing and is home to Maritime Patrol squadrons operating CP-140 Aurora (and CP-140A Arcturus variety) patrol aircraft, and also to a search and rescue/transport squadron operating CC-130 Hercules fixed wing aircraft and the new Cormorant helicopter.
CFB Halifax is primarily the home to Canada's east coast navy and hosts the operational and support fleet.
The former CFB Shearwater is now a component of the Halifax base and a unit called 12 Wing operates the air base, primarily hosting operational and training naval helicopter squadrons using the CH-124 Sea King helicopter.
www.accesswave.ca /~scan/federal.htm   (1002 words)

  
 DND/CF : News Release : New Fitness facility for CFB Halifax
It will promote an enhanced quality of life for our military personnel and their families at CFB Halifax.
Approximately 4,400 military personnel and 1,600 National Defence civilian personnel are currently employed at CFB Halifax, which is Canada’s principal naval base on our Atlantic coast.
This initiative is an example of how the government is prioritizing its spending so that it can better serve Canadians by making efficient use of their tax dollars.
www.dnd.ca /site/newsroom/view_news_e.asp?id=758   (307 words)

  
 Halifax nova scotia - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
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 Halifax Association
After the arrival of the Halifax at CFB Trenton, Dave Askett was fortunate enough to gain access to it while the parts were laid out.
When the Halifax arrived at CFB Treton, the Canadian Forces allowed it to be put up in #7 Hangar (which as far as we know, was itself a WW2 vintage building).
The RCAF Memorial Museum, at CFB Trenton, is undergoing the 1st phase in a 40,000sq.ft addition project.
www.hedgehoghollow.com /buzz/halifax   (799 words)

  
 Halifax Association
After the arrival of the Halifax at CFB Trenton, Dave Askett was fortunate enough to gain access to it while the parts were laid out.
When the Halifax arrived at CFB Treton, the Canadian Forces allowed it to be put up in #7 Hangar (which as far as we know, was itself a WW2 vintage building).
The RCAF Memorial Museum, at CFB Trenton, is undergoing the 1st phase in a 40,000sq.ft addition project.
hedgehoghollow.com /buzz/halifax   (799 words)

  
 BMR - CFB Halifax - Stadacona Officers’ and Chiefs and Petty Officers’ Mess Facility
BMR - CFB Halifax - Stadacona Officers’ and Chiefs and Petty Officers’ Mess Facility
CFB Halifax - Stadacona Officers’ and Chiefs and Petty Officers’ Mess Facility
An economical structural steel frame was chosen for this common area to accommodate the long span, column-free spaces required.
www.bmreng.com /project16b.html   (166 words)

  
 The Dispatch - Serving the Lexington, NC - News   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
Canadian Forces Base Halifax (CFB Halifax) is Canada's east coast navy base and home port to the Atlantic fleet.
It is presently the largest Canadian Forces Base in terms of the number of posted personnel and is formed from an amalgamation of military properties situated around the strategic Halifax Harbour in Nova Scotia.
* Housing for CFB Halifax is provided to Canadian Forces personnel and their dependents at Willow Park and Windsor Park, two housing areas built by the Department of National Defence in the West End of Halifax.
www.the-dispatch.com /apps/pbcs.dll/section?category=NEWS&template=wiki&text=CFB_Halifax   (514 words)

  
 Shunpiking Online Vol 01 No 05   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
HALIFAX (24 February 2003) -- When Prime Minister Chretien spoke at a $400-a-plate Liberal Party fundraiser here in Halifax on 20 February 2003, he stated that Canada would only join a US-led attack on Iraq with UN Security Council approval.
While the smaller frigate HMCS Fredericton was originally planned to depart from the Halifax harbour on 17 February 2003, Defense Minister John McCallum recently announced an abrupt change in plans in Canada's contribution to the War on Terror.
The text was distributed as a pamphlet at the mass protest opposing the deployment of the HMCS Iroquois at the naval dockyards CFB Halifax on 24 February 2004.
www.shunpiking.com /ol0107/IRAQCdnTime-Line.html   (2138 words)

  
 CFB Halifax: Facts and details from Encyclopedia Topic   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
Canadian Forces Base Halifax (CFB Halifax) is the name for an amalgamation of Canadian Armed Forces Canadian Armed Forces quick summary:
Housing for CFB Halifax is provided to Canadian Forces personnel and their dependents at Willow Park and Windsor Park, EHandler: no quick summary.
Bedford basin is a large enclosed bay, forming the northwestern end of halifax harbour on canadas atlantic coast....
www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/c/cf/cfb_halifax2.htm   (573 words)

  
 CFB HALIFAX TROMPS OVER 8 WING TRENTON AND DEFENDS CF MEN'S HOCKEY CHAMPIONSHIP   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
MARCH 18 - The CFB Halifax Mariners - representing the Atlantic region at this year's CF National Men's Hockey championship held at CFB Borden from March 9-17 - soundly defended their title by torpedoing the Ontario Region's 8 Wing Trenton 10-4.
Eight Wing Trenton player Captain Craig Isenor (21) sweeps by the CFB Halifax net after shooting the puck over the leg of the Atlantic region goalie for the team's third goal.
CFB Halifax Goalie Leading Seaman Steve Turgeon was in fine form against 8 Wing Trenton's offensive line.
www.cfpsa.com /en/archive/PSPStories/Sports/02_03_18_e.asp   (563 words)

  
 CBC News - Canadian soldiers, families get ready for duty   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
Military families in Halifax are getting ready to send husbands, wives and parents off to an unknown destination to fight in the U.S.-led war on terrorism.
Halifax Harbour is filled with activity as more than 1,000 military personnel and several naval vessels prepare to join the mission, including a supply ship, a frigate and a destroyer.
Personnel at CFB Halifax are anxious to receive their orders.
cbc.ca /cgi-bin/templates/view.cgi?/news/2001/10/09/halifax_prep011009   (319 words)

  
 Supporting those left behind
At the Halifax MFRC, 51 per cent of the advisory board includes people whose partners are in the military.
Staff at the Halifax resource centre work in conjunction with commanding officers and captains of naval units being deployed to supply core services through what they call a deployment support contingency.
This fear is present even though he has been in the military for just over two years and is stationed at CFB North Bay, a base that has a primarily air defence role, meaning deployments are minimal.
www.fims.uwo.ca /olr/apr1502/militaryfamilies.html   (2287 words)

  
 Halifax Travel Tips - Halifax Travel Guide - VirtualTourist.com
From the construction of the Halifax Citadel as a counterpoint to the French fortress at Louisbourg, to the Royal Navy's largest dockyard in the Western Hemisphere, the history of the city is intertwined with story of the British Imperial forces in North America and the North Atlantic.
The military maintains exclusive control of several anchorage areas within the limits of Halifax Harbour and prevents civilian vessels from sailing in the vicinity of military facilities.
The Halifax Explosion occurred on December 6, 1917.
www.virtualtourist.com /travel/North_America/Canada/Province_of_Nova_Scotia/Halifax-908494/General_Tips-Halifax-R-1.html   (1190 words)

  
 CFPSA - Archive - Two times the charm for CFB Halifax ball hockey team   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
In its second trip to the CF National Ball Hockey Championship, the CFB Halifax squad defeated CFB Borden by a score of 5 to 1 to capture its first national championship title.
This was the team's first time competing at the national event and their performance in the finals belied the level of play they demonstrated in first part of the competition.
In qualifying games leading to the finals, the Ontario region-represented by CFB Borden finished in first place with seven points, followed by the Atlantic region represented by CFB Halifax with six points.
www.canex.ca /en/archive/PSPStories/Sports/02_10_10_e.asp   (498 words)

  
 cfb halifax curling main page   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
The CFB Halifax Curling Club provides a top-caliber curling or social experience, with six sheets of professionally maintained ice, two attractive and comfortable lounge facilities, and free parking for more than 150 cars.
We are proud to welcome both military and civilian members the CFB Halifax Curling Club.
Four CFB Teams to compete in the Provincial Mixed Playdowns
users.eastlink.ca /~cfbhfxcurling/cfbhalifaxmain.html   (195 words)

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