The Halifax Waterfront Boardwalk is a public

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located on the

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waterfront in Halifax,

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. Constructed of durable heavy timber, the Halifax boardwalk is open to the public 24 hours a day. The boardwalk also includes shops at Bishop's Landing and the Historic Properties buildings as well as the " Cable Wharf", a former cable ship terminal now used as a

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base for several vessels formerly including '' Theodore Too''. A fleet of

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s operated from the tug wharves at the foot of Salter Street for over a hundred years, including the famous tug but in 2010 the last tugs such as were transferred to Port Hawkesbury. The final working vessels to regularly operate from the waterfront were

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s which were based at a small pier at the foot of Sackville Street, but in late 2020 their base moved to a wharf in Dartmouth near the foot of the Macdonald Bridge. The former tug and pilotage wharves have since been partially demolished and refurbished to make way for new public amenities.Impact Assessment Agency of Canada, "Maersk Wharves and Boardwalk Project, Halifax, NS", ''Government of Canada'', October 27, 2020
/ref> The boardwalk's southern terminus is at

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. It stretches northwards along the coast for approximately before it terminates in front of Casino Nova Scotia at its northern terminus. Three notable museums are located on the waterfront. The Pier 21 immigration museum is located at the southern terminus. The Maritime Museum of the Atlantic at the boardwalk's centre and includes the museum ship . Just south of ''Acadia'' is the summer home of the

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. The waterfront boardwalk is administered by Build Nova Scotia, a provincial

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, which has an office at the Cable Wharf.

Points of interest

Ordered from north to south: * Casino Nova Scotia * Purdy's Wharf * Marriott Harbourfront Hotel * Historic Properties (Halifax) * Water Street Ferry Terminal * Murphy's on the Water and the Cable Wharf * * Maritime Museum of the Atlantic * Sackville Landing * (summer months) * Tug wharves and

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monument * Bishop's Landing *

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Headquarters *

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Monument **

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(Port Campus) ** Garrison Brewery ** Cruise ship terminal ** Pier 21 (home to the

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) ** Cunard Centre (events centre)

Future developments

There are still a few vacant lots along the waterfront. The Salter Street landing was the intended location of a new provincial gallery, but the provincial government has put the project on hold. The area remains the site of a large parking lot.

References

* Home and Abroad
Halifax Waterfront Boardwalk
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