Community directory

Nova Scotia Health's adult teaching hospital in Halifax.

The children's and women's hospital in Halifax, serving the Maritime provinces.

The provincial waitlist for a family doctor or nurse practitioner.

The province's free health information line, answered by registered nurses.

Public schools across Halifax Regional Municipality.

Public schools in Lunenburg and Queens counties, including Chester, Mahone Bay and Lunenburg.

Public schools in the Annapolis Valley, including Wolfville.

French-language public schools across Nova Scotia.

Research university in Halifax.

University in Halifax's south end.

Undergraduate university in Wolfville.

The province's community college, with campuses across Nova Scotia.

The free public library system, with branches across the municipality.

Wooded park with walking trails at the southern tip of the Halifax peninsula.

Victorian public garden in downtown Halifax.

Dartmouth park along the Shubenacadie Canal, with trails, a beach and a campground.

The province's parks, beaches and campgrounds.

Parks Canada site of inland lakes and forest, with a separate seaside area on the South Shore.

The provincial art gallery, in downtown Halifax.

Professional theatre company in downtown Halifax.

The province's professional orchestra, based in Halifax.

Museum of Nova Scotia's seafaring history on the Halifax waterfront.

National museum of immigration at the Halifax Seaport.

Parks Canada's restored nineteenth-century fort above downtown Halifax.

Museum of the Atlantic fishery on the Lunenburg waterfront.

Theatre and performance venue in the village of Chester.

Year-round weekend farmers' market at the Halifax Seaport.

Dartmouth waterfront venue that hosts a weekly farmers' market, beside the ferry terminal.

Farmers' market in Wolfville, in the Annapolis Valley.

Weekly farmers' market in Lunenburg.

The Winery Association of Nova Scotia's guide to the province's wineries.

Yacht club on the Northwest Arm in Halifax.

Yacht club on Melville Island in Halifax's Northwest Arm.

Yacht club in Chester and host of Chester Race Week.

Golf club on the water in Chester.

Golf club in the Annapolis Valley, between Kentville and Wolfville.

The electric utility for most of Nova Scotia.

Water, wastewater and stormwater utility for Halifax Regional Municipality.

Municipal services in Halifax, including property tax, garbage collection, permits and 311.

Bus and ferry service across Halifax and Dartmouth.

Provincial service centres for driver's licences, vehicle registration and land registration.

Assesses every property in Nova Scotia for property tax.

Free, confidential help finding community and social services.