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Wartime Rationing 1939-1945

November 10, 2020November 10, 2020 admin 328 Views

Submitted by Devonna Edwards Eat Hash and Like It! A 1940s newspaper advertisement for War Saving Stamps depicts a housewife

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Military People 

“Through the Gates of Hell and Back”

October 26, 2020November 10, 2020 admin 306 Views

Submitted by Devonna Edwards On Nov. 11th it is once again time to remember and to honour those who served,

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Military People 

Fairview People Gone but Not Forgotten

May 11, 2020May 12, 2020 admin 346 Views

Submitted by Devonna Edwards The Sandoz Family of Fairview Oscar Sandoz lived on Dutch Village Road in Fairview, with his

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Plane Crash in Fairview, 1953

October 24, 2019October 24, 2019 admin 205 Views

Submitted by Devonna Edwards Two airplanes, a Sea Fury and an Avenger, collided over Fairview with a deafening roar on

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Landmarks Military 

The Peninsula Road and Blockhouses 1749-1761

March 6, 2019March 6, 2019 admin 191 Views

Submitted by Devonna Edwards The Peninsula Line of Defence was a chain of outposts on the isthmus separating the Halifax

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Landmarks Military People 

Duc d’ Anville’s French Armada

January 16, 2019January 16, 2019 admin 300 Views

Submitted by Devonna Edwards Duc d’ Anville’s Mighty French Armada sailed into the Bedford Basin in 1746 The loss of

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Landmarks Military 

The Bedford Basin

January 11, 2019June 12, 2019 admin 415 Views

Submitted by Devonna Edwards The Bedford Basin is a large enclosed bay, forming the northwestern end of Halifax Harbour. The

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Military 

100 Bells Ring On The 100th Anniversary

November 12, 2018November 14, 2018 admin 66 Views

On November 11, 2018 ,the Fairview Legion Branch 142, and Legions across the country marked the 100th anniversary of the

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Military People Published Works 

Through the Gates of Hell & Back

October 28, 2018November 23, 2018 admin 70 Views

By: John O’Brien and Devonna Edwards This Book is a memoir written by and for infantrymen who bore the brunt

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