Welcome Package
WELCOME PACKAGE Welcome to K'jipuktuk (Halifax), Nova Scotia! We hope you enjoy the 9th Annual Critical Dietetics Conference, as well as your stay in this city. On the pages of this welcome package you’ll find the following information to help guide you: Introduction to the Region …………………..…………………….……………………..……….1 Transportation from Halifax Stanfield Airport………..………….………………………….….…2 Accommodation in Halifax Regional Municipality……………….…………………………..…..3-4 Halifax Stanfield Airport to Accommodations……………………...……………………………5-8 Halifax Stanfield Airport to Mount Saint Vincent University …………………….……..…………9 Transportation Within Halifax Regional Municipality…………………………………………….10 Accommodations to Mount Saint Vincent University…………………………………………11-14 Local Events and Activities ………………………………………………………………………15 1 Introduction K'jipuktuk (Halifax) and Nova Scotia are in Mi’kma’ki, the ancestral and unceded territory of the Mi’kmaq People. This territory is covered by the “Treaties of Peace and Friendship” which Mi’kmaq and Wolastoqiyik (Maliseet) People first signed with the British Crown in 1725. The treaties did not deal with surrender of lands and resources but in fact recognized Mi’kmaq and Wolastoqiyik (Maliseet) title and established the rules for what was to be an ongoing relationship between nations. This October is Mi’kmaq History Month, for more information on Mi’kmaq history and events, please see: https://mikmaqhistorymonth.ca/mikmaq-history/. For people new to the area, it can be very confusing when someone refers to Halifax, Halifax Regional Municipality (HRM), or one of the many regions. HRM is a large geographical area, about the size of Prince Edward Island, which covers various combined municipalities that were previously separate. Referring to HRM or Halifax could mean any number of places and is very non-specific, including the following general regions: Bedford-Sackville, Dartmouth-Cole Harbour, Downtown Halifax, Eastern Shore, Musquodoboit Valley, North End, Peggy’s Cove, and the West End.
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