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HALIFAX HARBOUR [7 records]

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Record 1 2023-03-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Military Titles
  • Marine Terminals
  • Naval Forces
OBS

Queen's Harbour Master Halifax; King's Harbour Master Halifax : The official title of the harbour master is assigned during the reign of a female or male monarch.

OBS

Queen's Harbour Master Halifax; QHM Halifax : designations to be used by the Department of National Defence and the Canadian Forces.

Key term(s)
  • Queen's Harbor Master Halifax
  • Queen's Harbormaster Halifax
  • Queen's Harbourmaster Halifax
  • King's Harbourmaster Halifax
  • King's Harbor Master Halifax
  • King's Harbormaster Halifax

French

Domaine(s)
  • Appellations militaires
  • Gares maritimes
  • Forces navales
OBS

Capitaine de port de Sa Majesté Halifax; CPSM Halifax : désignations d'usage obligatoire au ministère de la Défense nationale et dans les Forces canadiennes.

Spanish

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Record 2 2019-10-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Organizations, Administrative Units and Committees
  • Sociology
  • Citizenship and Immigration
OBS

[Open Harbour Refugee Association's mission is] to provide assistance to refugee families settling in Halifax.

Key term(s)
  • Open Harbor Refugee Association

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes, unités administratives et comités
  • Sociologie
  • Citoyenneté et immigration
Key term(s)
  • Open Harbor Refugee Association

Spanish

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Record 3 2016-09-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Federal Government Bodies and Committees (Canadian)
  • Ports
OBS

On March 1, 1999, the Halifax Port Authority(HPA) succeeded the Halifax Port Corporation. Halifax was one of the first of 18 Canadian ports to implement this administrative change as required by the Canada Marine Act(Bill C-9), which was passed on June 11, 1998. As an Agent of the Crown under the direction of the Minister of Transport, the Halifax Port Authority is responsible for administering Halifax Harbour.

Key term(s)
  • Port of Halifax Authority
  • Port of Halifax Corporation

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes et comités fédéraux (Gouvernement canadien)
  • Ports
OBS

Le 1er mars 1999, la Société du port d'Halifax est devenue l'Administration portuaire d'Halifax (APH). Halifax a été l'un des premiers ports, parmi 18 au Canada, à mettre en œuvre ce changement requis par la Loi maritime du Canada (projet de loi C-9), qui a été adoptée le 11 juin 1998. En tant que société d'État sous la direction du ministre des Transports, l'Administration portuaire d'Halifax est chargée d'administrer le Port d'Halifax.

Key term(s)
  • Administration du port d'Halifax
  • Société portuaire d'Halifax

Spanish

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Record 4 2016-03-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Place Names (Canada)
OBS

An island in Halifax Harbour.

OBS

Coordinates: 44° 38’ 28" N, 63° 33’ 34" W (Nova Scotia).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Toponymes (Canada)
OBS

Île dans le havre d'Halifax.

OBS

Coordonnées : 44° 38' 28" N, 63° 33' 34" O (Nouvelle-Écosse).

Spanish

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Record 5 2003-09-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Ports
DEF

Small basin with narrow entrance, usu. within harbour.

CONT

boat camber.

CONT

H. M. C. Dockyard Halifax has a number of boat cambers in which various small vessels and harbour crafts are tied up.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Ports
DEF

Bassin quadrangulaire ouvert, perpendiculaire ou oblique par rapport au rivage, de taille souvent limitée.

OBS

Les darses sont fréquentes dans les ports de mer à faible marnage.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Puertos
DEF

Zona interna de una bahía o puerto resguardada del viento y las olas, donde las aguas están en calma.

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Record 6 1991-10-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Building Names
  • Heritage
  • River and Sea Navigation
OBS

It is about the H. M. C. S. Sackville moored in Halifax Harbour.

OBS

Official name confirmed by the Canadian Naval Memorial Trust in Halifax.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Noms d'édifices et de bâtiments
  • Patrimoine
  • Navigation fluviale et maritime
OBS

Il s'agit du bâtiment «Sackville» amarré dans le port d'Halifax.

OBS

Renseignements trouvés sur l'en-tête de lettre de l'organisme.

Spanish

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Record 7 1976-11-02

English

Subject field(s)
  • Titles of Documents and Works
OBS

This tower, located in George Island, in the harbour of Halifax(Nova Scotia), is one of the Martello towers built in British North America.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Titres de documents et d'œuvres
OBS

Cette tour, située sur l'Île George, dans le port de Halifax (Nouvelle-Écosse), fait partie des tours Martello construites en Amérique du Nord britannique. Le terme français donné ici est celui qui apparaît sur les pancartes, à l'extérieur de la tour en question.

Spanish

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