Russian VersionForest Lakes Country Club, Nova Scotia, Canada
The Tall Ships Nova Scotia Festival
This annual festival traditionally begins mid-July in Halifax and is the largest international gathering of world class Tall Ships from Canada, North America and beyond and makes for an impressive sight. The event runs for 13 days and journeys on from Halifax to other ports on Nova Scotia’s coastline.
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The Tall Ships Nova Scotia Festival
Royal Nova Scotia International Tattoo
Halifax Citadel National Historic Site
Halifax is one of Canada's top 5 "Smart" cities and is home to home to seven degree-granting universities, houses 8 major hospitals and has Canada's second largest scientific centre
Population:
372,679
Average household income:
$55,885
Unemployment rate:
5.6%*(below national average)
Source: www.statcan.ca
NOVA SCOTIA FACTS
Tourism is an important sector in the economy of Nova Scotia. Total tourism receipts exceed $800 million and over 30,000 are employed in the industry. More than a million persons visit the province each year, with almost one quarter of these coming from outside Canada.
Over 80 percent of Nova Scotia's population of 936,092 can trace their ancestry either wholly or partly to the British Isles. Those with French origin rank second with 18 percent of all residents having some French ancestry. The next largest groups by ancestry are German and Dutch.
