Boston Tree

This year Nova Scotia is celebrating the 40th year of an annual tradition — sending an evergreen gift to say ‘thank you’ to the people of Boston. Ken and Donna Spinney of Central Argyle, Yarmouth County, are providing Nova Scotia’s big Christmas tree http://www.gov.ns.ca/natr/christmastrees/bostontree.asp for Boston this year.

Every Christmas, since 1971, Nova Scotia has sent the city of Boston a large evergreen tree to thank the people of that city for their help after the devastating Halifax Explosion of December 6, 1917. http://www.gov.ns.ca/nsarm/virtual/explosion/default.asp

Boston provided medical personnel and supplies to help treat explosion victims. This year's tree is a 45 foot white spruce. The tree will be cut down during a public ceremony on November 15th at 11am.

The tree cutting ceremony will include the participation of students from three Yarmouth County elementary schools, a town crier declaration, and a storytelling and poetry presentation about the Boston tree. The tree will be cut and lowered onto a flatbed truck bearing a large, blue sign that reads “The Nova Scotia Tree for Boston”. The truck will depart that day to board the ferry at Digby and cross the Bay of Fundy, continue through New Brunswick, Maine, and down into Massachusetts.

Elementary students and all Nova Scotians will be encouraged to track the truck’s progress online via updates posted on this page. The Nova Scotia tree is erected and decorated on the Boston Common and lighted at a ceremony attracting about 30 thousand people and broadcast live on television.

Nova Scotia is known internationally for the high quality Christmas Trees grown in the province and exported widely. The Christmas Tree business has a long history in Nova Scotia http://www.gov.ns.ca/natr/christmastrees/tradition.asp and has grown to be a significant industry in Nova Scotia.

Charter Members

Arlene MacAskill’s story resonates with many well-educated, highly skilled Nova Scotians. After years of living and working in Toronto, she needed a change. A less stressful, less rushed pace of life. She knew she needed to come home. But job hunting from a distance posed a significant challenge, and in order to re-locate her career and life, MacAskill wanted some sort of professional connection to help her find the right opportunities.

Upon discovering the Come Home to Nova Scotia initiative developed by Halifax-based recruitment firm, Talentworks, MacAskill was thrilled. “Knowing whom to reach out to was a bit of a problem,” she says. “Talentworks’ Come Home to Nova Scotia strategy gave me a point of contact.”

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About Nova Scotia

Nova Scotia is located on the east coast of Canada. With 7,400 km of coastline it is almost completely surrounded by the Atlantic Ocean. Nova Scotia is a place that offers a rare experience to the people who live in, do business in, and come to visit the province.