Our Rotary family is saddened to share the passing of our fellow member, Bill Cullen. Bill joined Rotary Halifax Harbour in August 2024 and made a remarkable impact in a short time. This past summer, he was a driving force at Harbourside RibFest—managing the bar and helping us deliver one of our most successful events in recent years.
On November 11, members of our community gathered at the Grand Parade Cenotaph in Halifax to mark Remembrance Day — a solemn occasion to honour the courage, service, and sacrifice of those who have served in times of war, conflict, and peacekeeping.
Rotarians from metro Halifax came together to make a difference on October 20th — one pint at a time!
Huge thanks to Celtic Corner Public House, Moosehead Brewery, CB Maritime Realty and The Westin Novascotian for sponsoring this year's Pints for Polio — a fun, community-driven event that turned good food and great company into a huge global impact.
From the day's beer and food sales, a huge silent auction and a 50/50 draw, we raised $3802 for End Polio Now!
(Which is matched two-for-one by the Gates Foundation, making $11,406...!!)
We were honoured to host seven Texans on the first of four legs of a Rotary Friendship Exchange to Nova Scotia.
We kept them busy for their three days here: visited RC Dartmouth's weekly meeting; cruised on the tall ship MV Silva; visited the Maritime Museum of the Atlantic; dined at McKelvie's; visited the Shearwater Aviation Museum; toured the city on a vintage double-decker bus; walked the Fairview Lawn (Titanic) cemetery; visited Dartmouth's Rotary Bandstand; enjoyed a salmon BBQ and went to Peggy's Cove. All before handing the seven over to RCs Lunenburg, Yarmouth and New Minas.
This past weekend, members of Rotary Halifax Harbour’s Environmental Committee took a deep dive into what happens to our waste after it leaves the curb. The group toured the Otter Lake Waste Facility and the Recycling Facility in Bayers Lake for an eye-opening look at Halifax’s waste management system.
If you were at the Magnetic Music Festival this past weekend, you may have spotted a crew of friendly faces in bright yellow RibFest shirts. Those were Rotary Halifax Harbour volunteers, hard at work (and having fun) welcoming festival-goers by giving out wristbands at the gate.
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