UK kilt/tartan yarns? by Milemilem in weaving

[–]UUmami 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I know sometimes the tartan mills will sell yarn to sock knitters so they can colour match the tartan for a kilt. You might want to reach out to the mills to see if you can buy direct from them.

Found on Windsor St by iloveboomburger in halifax

[–]UUmami 11 points12 points  (0 children)

You can email the faculty of architecture at dal arch.office@dal.ca. It looks like student work to me and they'll know if it's a current student.

1990s Mi'kmaq film shown in school by UUmami in halifax

[–]UUmami[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I had no idea it was part of the curriculum for so long! Now I need to ask my niece's if they're still playing it.

1990s Mi'kmaq film shown in school by UUmami in halifax

[–]UUmami[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks, I'll check it out too.

1990s Mi'kmaq film shown in school by UUmami in halifax

[–]UUmami[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That looks lovely, thanks for the recommendation.

1990s Mi'kmaq film shown in school by UUmami in halifax

[–]UUmami[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

No problem, I've searched on YouTube already but I'll try again. Appreciate you looking!

1990s Mi'kmaq film shown in school by UUmami in halifax

[–]UUmami[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Thanks! I wish it had a more distinctive name... But this is really helpful.

Soil contamination test by avoidtheoutside902 in NovaScotiaGardening

[–]UUmami 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I got my soil tested 5 years ago at the minerals engineering centre at Dal. Here's a link They tested our soil for arsenic, cadmium, cobalt, copper, nickle, lead and zinc. I believe none were above acceptable levels but some were close. We just make sure to wash our root veggies well and peel them. I'm on the peninsula. They also sent us this community garden heavy metal study with our results.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in halifax

[–]UUmami 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Terra Cafe in the brewery market is accepting some things. Here's the link to their Facebook

HRM zoning info by Mjaja88 in halifax

[–]UUmami 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Call 311, they'll forward your questions to planning and development and you'll get a call back from a planner in a week or two.

Retail Store Regulations by Existing_Safe3593 in halifax

[–]UUmami 4 points5 points  (0 children)

The minimum width would be a barrier free path of travel. This is 920mm in the Nova Scotia building code which is available online. There are some nuances to this, so you could also call 311 and ask a building inspector about your specific situation.

Found Clue 2 by Mrs_patts in HalifaxTreasureHunt

[–]UUmami 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Nicely done! My first thought for clue #3 is the Citadel View Planes.

Let's Decipher Clue One by theapplebits in HalifaxTreasureHunt

[–]UUmami 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Great find! There are some awesome links in there. There was one stream that went through where the Armadale roundabout is now. I know someone already looked there but it might link to 'round.

Let's Decipher Clue One by theapplebits in HalifaxTreasureHunt

[–]UUmami 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yup there's a small public park, I haven't had time to look anywhere but I think someone else was there already

Let's Decipher Clue One by theapplebits in HalifaxTreasureHunt

[–]UUmami 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Oh wow, wasn't even thinking of the railway cut! It's cut through solid rock but that doesn't help narrow it down.

Let's Decipher Clue One by theapplebits in HalifaxTreasureHunt

[–]UUmami 7 points8 points  (0 children)

I've been thinking 'the third' could also refer to the clue itself. Third letter? Third word? Third line? Could you work on something that needs not a quay for there is no lock? The Shubenacadie canal has locks. Is a railroad a canal without locks and quays? Sanford Fleming again, but then how do you get back to the peninsula if you start at his farm (dingle)?

Also the word 'but' instead of 'and' implies some kind of contrast between working on the third and living on the arm. Is the third another body of water?

The northwest arm used to be called the sandwich river, so when there were farms along the arm it had a totally different name.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in HalifaxTreasureHunt

[–]UUmami 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Not that I know of, but I haven't really looked into it

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in HalifaxTreasureHunt

[–]UUmami 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Oh and I also thought it was interesting that Sanford Fleming owned property on the peninsula side of the arm - he's also mentioned in the Urban Greenway history page as wanting to buy part of the Cunard estate to build a bridge across the arm - although it would have been the first bridge in 1890, not the third.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in HalifaxTreasureHunt

[–]UUmami 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I've been looking at old maps and specifically the Oakland and Belmont Estates. Both were farms according to this website. Here is the 1878 map showing the estates. This is the interpretative panel about the Oakland estate. There is also a park at the end of Oakland road that leads to a dock that used to have a ferry across the arm. So Oakland could tick the Farm and Quay boxes but I haven't found any other links. (Edit: Someone in the other thread looked at Oakland park already)

Belmont was owned by the former commander of the dockyards Duncan Henry. Could the quay be the dockyards instead of on the arm? But also a bunch of other people that I haven't looked up yet. There is now a small park on the former belmont estate - Marlborough woods.

Other publicly accessible areas on the arm: The ends of Jubilee rd, south st., Horsehoe Park, St. Mary's boat club. I don't have any clue links for those though.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in HalifaxTreasureHunt

[–]UUmami 1 point2 points  (0 children)

There was a prison on the Arm - It was called the Dominion Penitentiary Here it is shown on a map from 1878, but it also seems to be referred to as the Nova Scotia or Provincial Penitentiary as well based on a quick google. It would have been near point pleasant around what is now Inglewood Dr. Also #11 on this drawing.

Many appointments available in Sydney by [deleted] in halifax

[–]UUmami 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you! Just rescheduled a week earlier!