Events
HELP STRENGTHEN THE PROTECTION OF BUILT HERITAGE IN NOVA SCOTIA
We are calling on all Nova Scotians who value Nova Scotia’s built heritage to add your voices to the Heritage Trust’s call for better built heritage protections. Click below to learn how you can take action!
Marking the Spot: A Workshop on the Researching and Registering of Buildings
Join HTNS and the Heritage Advisory Committee of Mahone Bay to learn about heritage registration in the community
Walls that Talk: How Built Heritage Benefits Nova Scotia & What You Can Do to Ensure That Continues
Hear our Executive Director explore how having older buildings and other types of built heritage in our communities provide a wide range of benefits to Nova Scotians and what everyone can do to help protect these vital resources.
A Forum on the Housing Accelerator Plan for HRM
Join HTNS’s HRM Committee on April 3 in Burke Theatre B on the campus of St. Mary’s University for a public forum to discuss the Housing Accelerator Fund. We will talk about the threats to built heritage in the Centre Plan Area, and how municipalities could better address the housing crisis.
2nd Annual Heritage Building Lego Building Competition for All Ages!
Calling Lego Builders of All Ages for a Heritage Building Lego Building Competition!
Marking the Spot: A Workshop on the Researching and Registering of Buildings in Nova Scotia
Join the Heritage Trust of Nova Scotia for a free workshop on line workshop on how to research and register buildings in Nova Scotia
History in Our Walls: How to Ensure the Buildings of Yesterday are Here Tomorrow
Ever wondered how to research the history of a building?
Ever wondered what it means to register a heritage property?
Join us HTNS and Akoma to learn how you can help preserve the buildings of your community and the stories they tell.
Marking the Spot: A Workshop on the How and Why of Heritage Registration in Nova Scotia
Join the Heritage Trust of Nova Scotia for a free workshop on heritage property registration in Nova Scotia
Celebration of Life for Alan Ruffman
Join us for a Celebration of Life for Alan Ruffman, longtime advocate for built heritage preservation and planning decisions that preserve the history of the city.
Doors Open For Churches
Doors Open for Churches is an annual tour of church buildings in Nova Scotia presented by Heritage Trust of Nova Scotia with the assistance of community members. This year the tours will be a combination of in-person visits (masks encouraged) and virtual tours.
HTNS Goes To...Historic Fairview
We’ll be at the Fairview Clayton Park Farmers Market this Thursday, stop by with questions, to learn about built heritage or just say hello!
Researching and Registering Built Heritage in HRM
Join HTNS for a free workshop on how to research your property and apply for heritage designation in the Halifax Regional Municipality.
Growing Up in Greenbank: Recollection & Reconnection of a Forgotten Halifax Neighbourhood
Get to know the Halifax neighbourhood known as Greenbank, a working-class area of Halifax which was destroyed through the expansion of Ocean Terminals.
A Heritage Building Lego Building Competition for All Ages!
Calling Lego Builders of All Ages for a Heritage Building Lego Building Competition!
Join HTNS and the Heritage Association of Antigonish in Celebrating the heritage buildings of Antigonish with a lego building competition! All are welcome to participate.
Marking the Spot: Heritage Registration in Nova Scotia
Have you ever wondered what it means to register a heritage property with a municipality or the province? Do you own a property that’s already registered and want to know what that means? This online workshop will cover the why and how of heritage property registration with time provided for your questions.
A Pictou Gingerbread Heritage Christmas
Join the Heritage Trust of Nova Scotia, Pictou Heritage Advisory Trust, and the McCulloch House Museum and Genealogy Centre in celebrating the heritage buildings of Pictou with a gingerbread house competition! All are welcome to enter.
Going...going...GONE! A Public Meeting on Halifax's Disappearing Historic Building Stock
Join us for a public meeting about the demolitions of historic building stock in Halifax and what we can do.
HTNS Lecture and Annual General Meeting
Join us on June 23, 2022 for the Heritage Trust of Nova Scotia’s Lecture & Annual General Meeting. Attend in person at the Cambridge Military Library, Artillery Park or online via Zoom.
Insuring Older & Heritage Buildings — A Lecture
Place: Heritage Trust of Nova Scotia’s YouTube Channel
Speaker: Amanda Dean (IBC/BC) and Aneill MacCaul (IBANS)
Guest speakers Amanda Dean of the Insurance Bureau of Canada and Aneill MacCaull of the Insurance Brokers Association of Nova Scotia discuss the particulars of insuring older and heritage-designated buildings.
Insuring Old Homes in Nova Scotia Informational Brochure: https://www.gov.mb.ca/chc/pdf/heritage_home-ns.pdf
Insuring Heritage Properties (Insurance Bureau of Canada): http://www.ibc.ca/on/home/heritage-properties
The Stones of Spring Garden Road – A Walking Tour
Place: Heritage Trust of Nova Scotia’s YouTube Channel
Speaker: Dr. Howard Donohoe
Geologist Dr. Howard Donohoe will guide us along Spring Garden Road, talking about local building stone, the quarry location, building styles, and important geological history from the building stones. All of the ironstones originated at the Dalhousie quarries while the granites are not only extraordinary in their diversity but also in their location of origin. Only a few locations have granite from the Purcell’s Cove quarries.
Downtown Dartmouth Heritage Conservation District – A Lecture
Place: Heritage Trust of Nova Scotia’s YouTube channel
Speaker: David Jones
David Jones, HTNS Board member, speaks about the area of Downtown Dartmouth that has been identified for future designation as a heritage conservation district. As David makes clear, there is as much to recognize and protect below ground as there is above ground.