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Halifax, NS, Canada, 2023, Me, Digital photo #halifax #noviscotia #halifaxnovascotia #teampixel #ScenicsNature #ClearSky #HorizonOverWater #Ocean #Nature #Tranquility #Shore #BodyOfWater #atlanticOcean #PeggysCoveLighthouse
Halifax Fleet Week 2025 kicks off today, so here’s a shot from the event two years ago. #photography #fleetweek #navy #royalcanadiannavy #halifaxnovascotia #warship #ship #reflection #urbangaze #EastCoastKin
The view of Bedford Basin from the bridge of CCGS Jean Goodwill just before sunset last week. #photography #landscape #seascape #scape #ship #nautical #halifaxns #halifaxnovascotia #EastCoastKin
Sailing yacht on the foggy waterfront in Halifax, Nova Scotia. #photography #blackandwhite #ClassicMono #yacht #fog #halifaxnovascotia #EastCoastKin
Scissorlift facilitating work (& casting shadows) on an historic building in downtown Halifax, Nova Scotia. #photography #blackandwhite #blackandwhitephotography #shadow #architecture #contrast #construction #streetphotography #UrbanGaze #halifax #halifaxns #halifaxnovascotia #EastCoastKin
Waterfront morning shadows. #photography #blackandwhite #blackandwhitephotography #shadows #architecture #waterfront #halifaxnovascotia #EastCoastKin
Two minesweepers tied up during the 2010 naval fleet review in Halifax, NS. #photography #blackandwhite #blackandwhitephotography #ship #navy #naval #halifaxnovascotia #halifaxharbour #seascape #eastcoastkin
Cruise ship #Eurodam at sunrise in Halifax Harbour. I took several shots until I got the sunburst just right. #photography #cruiseship #ship #shipphotography #shipping #sunburst #sunrise #halifaxnovascotia #halifaxharbour #starburst #eastcoastkin
Schooner “Spirit of Massachusetts” in silhouette during Tall Ships 2009 in Halifax, Nova Scotia. Still a lot of detail to pull out of these old files, and #blackandwhite seems appropriate for the subject matter. #photography #monochrome #tallship #schooner #sailing #silhouette #halifaxnovascotia
Rope and furled sail onboard a tall ship. #photography #detailphotography #sailing #sailingphotography #tallship #furled #halifaxnovascotia
Mast and yard arms reflected on a building’s glass facade during Tall Ships 2009 in Halifax, NS. #architecture #blackandwhite #blackandwhitephotography #photography #tallship #sailing #reflection #halifaxnovascotia #nautical
Pride of Baltimore II entering Halifax Harbour during Tall Ships 2009. #photography #sailing #baltimoreclipper #prideofbaltimore #sailingphotography #tallship #topsailschooner #halifaxnovascotia #sailingvessel #blackandwhite #blackandwhitephotography
Meanwhile, in #Canada...
From 2023: #TwoSpirit organization funded to build first transitional housing project in #HalifaxNovaScotia
Sara Gouda - CKDU - Halifax • NS | 06-04-2023
"The #WabanakiTwoSpiritAlliance has received government funding to build and manage the first two-spirit transitional housing project in Halifax.
"'It is the first housing to be built for two-spirit people, but I can tell you, it won't be the last,' said Tuma Young, two-spirit Mi'kmaw lawyer from #Membertou and co-founder of the Wabanaki Two Spirit Alliance.
"Two-spirit, a term coined back in the late 1980s, is used to describe #LGBTQ+ plus members who are #Indigenous.
"'The priority is for Two-spirit people. I'm not at liberty to say how much funding we received because the details are still being worked out. We are building a transitional home that's between six and eight units,' said Young.
"The new housing development is part of Canada's National Housing Strategy. Young said that ensuring housing is a major issue due to policy issues, jurisdictional issues, and funding issues.
"The new project will take about six months to a year to develop and operate, and Young said that the alliance is still looking for land to build its units on.
"'As the organization's other co-founder mentioned, the irony doesn't escape me that we're asking for land.'
"Young hopes they will be able to build their first transitional project for Two-spirit people in Halifax, but if no land is available, the project would be in nearby areas such as Dartmouth, Sackville, Hammonds Plains or Eastern Passage.
"'Housing is such a major issue, we're also looking at some #SeniorHousing for LGBTQ+ folks. I'm also looking towards the future of housing and how we can get housing in reserves where I know a lot of two-spirited people without access because they were never even placed on the housing allocation list,' said Young.
"Young said that housing options often go to families, while two-spirit people are often single or don't have children, and that the real culprit is not the allocation of resources but the fact that more resources are required to provide housing for all in need.
"'For example, per community, they may get about 10 houses per year, but the need is actually 400. So with those 10 houses, people have to pick a priority of who will get them. And for a lot of two-spirit people, they will never be able to be on their priority list because there'll always be somebody who will need a house more,' said Young.
"Better ways to delegate resources among the #FirstNations communities would be to collaborate with all three levels of government, to identify housing as a priority and find ways to allocate limited resources, according to Young.
"'When housing is done properly, fairly, equally, and #equitably, then everybody gets a chance at housing,' said Young."
#IndigenousPeople #IndigenousNews #Mikmaw #NovaScotia #Canada #MikmaqFirstNation #HousingForGBLTQIndigenous #HousingForAll #IndigenousPeoplesDay
Containership at dawn in Halifax Harbour. Tugs are pushing it into the terminal. #shipphotography #ship #shipping #dawn #halifaxnovascotia #halifaxharbour #nautical #maritime
MV Asterix (RCN’s interim replenishment vessel) leaving Halifax Harbour in January 2023 with the tips of George’s Island, Herring Cove, and Sambo Head in the background leading to the harbour mouth. #mvasterix #ship #shipphotography #seascape #halifaxharbour #halifaxnovascotia #navyphotography
“Rope & Rivets”. The retired CSS Acadia tied up at the Maritime Museum of the Atlantic in Halifax, NS. #blackandwhite #blackandwhitephotography #ship #shipphotography #halifaxnovascotia #shadow #shadowphotography #rope
