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

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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

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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

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. 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

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. 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

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at its northern terminus. Three notable museums are located on the waterfront. The

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immigration museum is located at the southern terminus. The

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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 the Waterfront Development Corporation Limited, a provincial

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located at the Cable Wharf.

Points of interest

Ordered from north to south: *

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* Marriott Harbourfront Hotel * Historic Properties (Halifax) * Water Street Ferry Terminal * Murphy's on the Water and the Cable Wharf * *

* 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 ** Halifax Farmers' Market **

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(Port Campus) ** Garrison Brewery ** Cruise ship terminal **

(home to the Canadian Museum of Immigration) ** Cunard Centre (events centre)

Future developments

There are still several vacant lots along the waterfront. The Queen's Landing project, under construction, will fill in a large empty space between the Ferry Terminal and the Maritime Museum of the Atlantic. Other planned projects include Sackville Landing as well as the Salter Street Block Parking Lot redevelopment, which includes parks, a winter garden, a hotel, retail, and condominiums.

References

* Home and Abroad
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