By adamg on Sun., 10/30/2016 - 1:44 pm
The CBC reports this year's gift from Nova Scotia - to honor the aid Boston sent after the Halifax harbor explosion in 1917 - will be the first from Cape Breton.
The 14-metre white spruce will be taken from Crown-owned land close to the Waycobah First Nation.
The Nov. 15 tree-cutting will feature a drum group from Waycobah as well as a fiddler and bagpiper.
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Next year will be the 100th anniversary
By SwirlyGrrl
Sun, 10/30/2016 - 2:22pm
Boston and the Halifax Explosion
I wonder if Boston and Halifax have anything special in the works for that?
Great tradition indeed
By anon
Mon, 10/31/2016 - 6:21pm
Nice article linked to but I'm not sure if fireworks are really appropriate, given the event being remembered. ;)
Interesting choice, given
By chaosjake
Sun, 10/30/2016 - 2:47pm
Interesting choice, given that British Massachusetts invaded French Cape Breton Island at least twice.
Seriously ??
By Blue noser
Mon, 10/31/2016 - 12:50pm
Seriously ??
Get over it .
Guess you don't eat French toast or English muffins .. eh ??
Tradition
By cw in boston
Sun, 10/30/2016 - 2:59pm
I love this tradition. Thanks Nova Scotia!
Height
By Bugs Bunny
Sun, 10/30/2016 - 10:15pm
It would be easier to visualize if they listed the feet of the tree instead of meters.
Don't speak metric?
By SwirlyGrrl
Sun, 10/30/2016 - 11:14pm
Go to google.com OR your address bar if you are using chrome.
Type in "14 meters in feet" and hit the enter key.
You're welcome.
Duh Swirly, but what kind of meter are they talking about?
By Neal
Mon, 10/31/2016 - 10:29am
A water meter? They're usually only few inches across. A gas meter is usually about 18-24 inches high. Maybe a parking meter? That would be my bet, since they're usually at least a little bit more a yard off the ground, like around 39.4 inches or so.
Take me ...
By SwirlyGrrl
Mon, 10/31/2016 - 4:34pm
To your litre!
Ah!
By Neal
Tue, 11/01/2016 - 1:21pm
So water meter it is!
Multiply by three
By BikerGeek
Mon, 10/31/2016 - 1:40pm
A meter is 39.37 inches. "Three feet" isn't really close enough for most measurement purposes but it's close enough for visualization and estimating in conversation.
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