Firefighters cut open the attic around the chimney.
A neighbouring home served as a platform for firefighters.
HALIFAX — Firefighters worked hard to put out a stubborn attic fire on Woodill Street on Sunday. The lunchtime blaze appeared in the roof near the chimney. No one was reportedly hurt, but it forced a family with two young children out to the street.
This festive backyard on Belle Aire Terrace got some extra drive-by traffic Christmas Eve. One of the fans said a local television station featured the light show on its evening newscast.
It’s time to open hostilities against the ubiquitous black wall-mounted metal boxes that sully the front of so many homes. After all, Canada Post is hitting a fever pitch delivering Christmas cards and presents. Let’s receive them in style.
Some neighbours take a stand. Their choices of oddball, homemade and hand-painted mailboxes add a refreshing flavour to the street. They’ve jazzed it up for the letter carrier. The mailbox usually occupies a high-profile piece of front siding. May as well make it glow.
Photos were taken, from the top, on North, Charles and Black streets.
Lazy cat and a profound message on Charles Street.
North and Agricola 