The Snow Family | Royale Hemlocks in Halifax

Travel is an important part of the Snow family’s life but despite all of their experiences, they’ve made a conscious choice to make Halifax their home base and raise their kids as Haligonians.

“I want my children to have many opportunities for different types of education and experiences, as well as learn to have an appreciation for the little things in life, like going to the beach or knowing your neighbour,” Laura says.

Read on for more about the community they’ve chosen to call home in this month’s Raising Haligonians.

Halifax’s Christmas and Holiday Parades 2018

Part of the magic of the holiday season is that moment when your family is perched shivering on a curb, waiting eagerly for Santa to go by on his float, and then finally seeing that sleigh and red suited man coming into view! Luckily in the Halifax region we have several chances to make that magic happen for your family.

The Birch Family | Bedford

Our latest in our Raising Haligonians series features the Birch family. After spending the last eleven years in Calgary, Sarah and Dana Birch felt it was time to move back home to the East Coast so that they could raise their two young children (Amelia, age seven, and Ewan, age two) close to family.

Bedford Lions Park Playground

The Bedford Lions Park Playground is tucked off of Shore Drive in Bedford, right next to the Bedford Basin, and is a fantastic spot for a summer picnic and playdate!

The Zhao-Zhang Family | Bedford

Meng Zhao moved to Halifax from China to attend university and ended up staying to raise her family. She says she hopes by growing up here that her boys will gain “Haligonian qualities” such as being hardworking, loyal to family, optimistic and caring.

Halifax’s Christmas and Holiday Parades 2017

A local Christmas/Holiday parade always feels like the catalyst that kicks off the season and we have several in the Halifax region to enjoy. I’ve gathered up all the information I could find on the ones in the HRM this year for this post.

Lost in Hemlock Ravine Park

Deep in the heart of suburban Halifax, on one of the most popular trails in the area, I managed to get completely lost…Let me be a cautionary tale.

Exploring the Bedford-Sackville Connector

On one side of this trail runs a highway, so close you can see drivers slurping their morning coffee and rocking out to their car tunes. On the other side is the Canadian Forces Rifle Range with a steady stream of bullets firing from it. But, wait! Stay with me….

DeWolf Playground in Bedford

We finally got out to the new DeWolf playground and my only disappointment with it was that I wish we’d gone sooner. It is fantastic!

Bedford LeBrun Centre Playground

On a warm Thursday morning recently we popped over the the Bedford LeBrun Recreation Centre’s playground (on Holland Avenue) to check it out. We have a playground on our own street but we go there a lot so whenever we have the chance to check out someplace new, we take it! Playgrounds are great for physical exercise