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 | | Visit the Nova Scotia Pavilion on the Queens Quay Harbourfront at HtO Park East during the Maritime Festival Promotion in Toronto from June 20-22. Nova Scotia’s sailing ambassador, Bluenose II, will be the focus of the promotion and will be docked directly in front of the Nova Scotia pavilion. Enjoy animators, entertainers, culinary demonstrations, contests and more! |
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 | | Trout Point Lodge has received a 5 Green Key rating from the Hotel Association of Canada - "A hotel that exemplifies the highest standards of environmental and social responsibility throughout all areas of operations. The hotel employs cutting edge technologies, policies and programs that set the international standard for sustainable hotel operations." In addition to this rating, the lodge has received a Gold rating from Travelife and the top rating of 6 green triangles from Best Green Hotels. |  |  | | Cape Breton Island has been named one of seven favourite island paradises by Fodors. | |  | | Keltic Lodge Resort and Spa has been named one of the top 500 hotels in the world by Travel & Leisure Magazine. The publication also ranks the resort as one of the top 15 hotels in Canada. And it’s the only hotel on the list east of Quebec. | |  | | Adventure Cyclist Magazine has named Nova Scotia's Cape Breton and Cabot Trail one of North America’s top ten bicycling touring areas. |
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 | | Halifax and Sydney will host events in June when the Clipper Round the World Yacht Race is in Nova Scotia. Estimated date of arrival in Halifax is June 7. Yachts will remain in Halifax before departing for Sydney, Cape Breton, where they’ll be from June 13-16. | |  | | Celebrate the 225th anniversary of the “first” landing of United Empire Loyalists in Canada at Loyalist Landing 2008 from July 18-20 in Shelburne with historical, multi-cultural, contemporary and participative events. | |  | | Experience Cheticamp, Nova Scotia’s vibrant Acadian culture through Le Grand Cercle. The theatrical and symphonic masterpiece tells the epic story of Cheticamp’s Acadian people through a rich and authentic tapestry of traditional and contemporary songs, dance, musical arrangements and theatre. Le Grand Cercle will be presented July 23-27, 2008 during Festival de l’Escaouette. | |  | | Louisbourg 2008 will be a summer-long celebration of the 250th Anniversary of the 2nd Siege of the Fortress of Louisbourg, North America’s largest historical reconstruction. As part of the commemoration activities, an encampment of military and civilian French, British and Native re-enactors and settlers will provide visitors with a unique opportunity to experience life inside an 18th century town and fortress from July 25-27. | |  | | 2008 marks the 100th birthday of the book The Tent Dwellers by Albert Bigelow Paine, a book chronicling a wonderful canoe and trout fishing trip through the interior of southwestern Nova Scotia in the early 1900's. The Tent Dwellers Centennial Festival will be celebrated over a period of six months starting in May with events designed to attract and introduce new visitors to the wilderness experience in the protected areas of Kejimkujik National Park and Historic Site and other areas in the interior of southwest Nova Scotia. |
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 | | Halifax’s new Best Western Chocolate Lake Hotel is now open and features 141 newly renovated and elegantly styled rooms, an indoor salt-water pool and restaurant with patio overlooking the lake. | |  | | The newly designed and renovated Holiday Inn Hotel & Conference Centre, Truro features 114 upscale guestrooms and is located in "The Hub of Nova Scotia" within minutes of the Bay of Fundy's Tidal Bore. | |  | | The new 119-room Holiday Inn Express Hotel & Suites Halifax Airport will open on May 15. | |  | | Construction is underway on a 120-room Hampton Inn & Suites at the new retail complex, Dartmouth Crossing. The New Castle Hotels & Resorts property will open in 2009. | |  | | The Halifax Marriott Harbourfront has undertaken a $12 million renovation which includes all of their 352 guestrooms, lobby and new fitness centre. | |  | | The Westin Nova Scotian has recently undergone renovations. All guestrooms now feature the Westin’s signature product, the Heavenly Bed, as well as Heavenly Showers in all suites. | |  | | The Days Inn Sydney has recently renovated their 165 guest rooms. | |  | | The Maritime Inn Port Hawkesbury has recently undergone renovations. All Executive rooms have been renovated and are completely smoke-free. |
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 | | Icelandair will introduce year-round service to Halifax beginning in April 2008. | |  | | Corsair will be offering weekly summer service from Paris to Halifax in 2008. | |  | | Delta Airlines will begin weekly service on June 7 for the summer months from JFK New York to Halifax. | |  | | WestJet has introduced daily non-stop service through November 1 between Ottawa and Halifax. In addition, they will increase their Calgary - Halifax service to two non-stop flights daily beginning on May 18. | |  | | Many airlines are offering more flights to Nova Scotia for 2008. For more information on flights into Halifax Robert L. Stanfield International Airport, visit FlyHalifax.com |
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 | | The Lakes Golf Club, a Graham Cooke-designed, five-star golf course is scheduled to open in 2009 at Ben Eoin in Cape Breton, minutes from Sydney. The course is being constructed on three plateaus - the maximum elevation of 150-feet above sea level will provide beautiful vistas of the rolling hills and waters of the Bras d’Or Lakes. | |  | | Also scheduled to open in 2009 on Cape Breton Island is the Rod Whitman-designed, Cabot Links. The course will embrace the classic principles of golf course architecture between the Gulf of St. Lawrence and the town of Inverness. The terrain is varied and dramatic in the tradition of the game’s great seaside golf courses in the UK and Ireland. |
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| | A new company based in Halifax is providing tour operators with an opportunity to create authentic Maritime experiences to enhance their Nova Scotia itineraries. Heritage Explorers can customize signature evenings for your groups by providing authentically costumed characters, lecturers and guest speakers, Press Gang and traditional maritime rope and canvas demonstrations. |
| | The Ross Creek Centre for the Arts, near Wolfville, offers live outdoor theatre, workshops and performances throughout the summer. The Centre is based on 186 acres of farm and forest in the beautiful Annapolis Valley, with views of the Bay of Fundy. Offering multi-disciplinary summer arts programs for both children and adults, the centre also presents programs for youth that promote and explore Aboriginal art and culture. |
| | The Port Gastropub in Port Williams opened late last year. Situated on Terry’s Creek Road overlooking the Cornwallis River, the new 100-seat restaurant offers traditional pub fare using as much local product as possible including grass-fed beef, cheddar cheese and mussels. An on-site microbrewery, Sea Level Brewing, supplies craft brews for the pub. |
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 | | The Joggins Fossil Cliffs along Nova Scotia’s Bay of Fundy coastline are renowned for extensive deposits of 300-million-year-old fossils. The new Joggins Fossil Centre had its grand opening on Earth Day - April 22. The centre offers interpretive displays, self-guided tours and a range of amenities including a café, gift shop and meeting rooms. Efforts are also currently underway to attain UNESCO World Heritage Site designation for the area. | |  | | The Candy Shop, billed as Canada’s largest candy and chocolate shop, has recently relocated to Port Hastings, entry point to beautiful Cape Breton Island. Visitors will be able to select from the company’s own hand-made chocolates as well as international confections. A chocolate / espresso bar, reminiscent of a 1950's soda bar, will complete this sweet experience. | |  | | The Seaport Farmers’ Market will be an ecological and cultural showpiece on the Halifax Waterfront when it opens May 2009. The new, expanded, multi-day market will allow visitors to see artisans creating many of their wares and provide an outstanding shopping experience. | |  | | Hear about, see and feel the Mi’kmaq history on the Petroglyph Tour at Kejimkujik National Park and National Historic Site and learn why it is a national historic site commemorating over 4,000 years of Mi’kmaq history. |
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| | Nova Scotia representative(s) will be attending these upcoming marketplaces / trade shows: - Rendez-vous Canada
May 24-28, 2008, Vancouver, BC
- Atlantic Canada Showcase
October 7-9, 2008, Moncton, NB
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