WestHants HistoricalSociety

Article on Halifax Examiner by Yvette D’Entremont, March 23, 2022. Click here for original article. The organization representing the province’s Acadians says outside momentum against the possible sale of municipally-owned lands adjacent to Fort Edward National Historic Site is growing. “This has attracted lots of attention. We hear that there is a petition starting from […]

Article on Saltwire by Carole Morris-Underhill, March 21 2022. Click here for original article. Council to take outing to site in question WINDSOR, N.S. It appears West Hants councillors will soon be taking a field trip to get a better understanding of Fort Edward National Historic Site’s view planes. A special council meeting was held

Article on Saltwire by Carole Morris-Underhill, March 15 2022. Click here for original article. WINDSOR, N.S. – Buried underneath the oldest wooden blockhouse in North America lies the ruins of a church that was destroyed to make way for a military encampment. Dating back to the 1700s, Fort Edward National Historic Site in Windsor is

Article on Saltwire by Carole Morris-Underhill, March 15 2022. Click here for original article. Hants County site has untapped tourism potential, says archaeologist WINDSOR, N.S. – West Hants sits on a relatively underutilized and underappreciated national historic site that could become a major tourism destination if the community steps up to lead the charge. That’s

Article on CBC News by Jon Tattrie, Feb 5, 2022. Click here for original article. Local history group wants to keep land in public hands, while council mulls development offer People in Windsor, N.S., are deciding what to do with two plots of land that sit next to the Fort Edward National Historic Site.  The

This is a copy of a letter submitted by Gary Nelson, Vice-President of the West Hants Historical Society, to the council of West Hants Regional Municipality on January 23, 2022. It has been slightly modified here to suit online readability. From: Gary Nelson, Vice-President, West Hants Historical Society Date: Jan 23, 2022 Re: Former Swimming

Article posted to Saltwire Network by Carole Morris-Underhill on Jan 18, 2022. Click here for original article. WINDSOR, N.S. – Once it’s gone, it’s gone forever. That’s one of the key messages being delivered to West Hants councillors as the municipality looks to sell off property near a national historic site. Members of the West

This article was published to the Saltwire Network on December 2, 2021 by Carole Morris-Underhill. Click Here for Original Article. West Hants Historical Society, residents hope to delay rezoning, change councillor’s minds WINDSOR, N.S. Despite a recent surge of community interest in redeveloping Windsor’s former outdoor pool site, West Hants council is moving forward with