The Halifax Waterfront Boardwalk is a public footpath located on the Halifax Harbour waterfront in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.
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 tour boat base for several vessels formerly including Theodore Too. A fleet of tugboats 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.Mac Mackay, "The Announcement", Tugfax, July 23, 2010 The final working vessels to regularly operate from the waterfront were pilot boats 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.Mac Mackay, "Last Look at Landmarks", Shipfax, August 12, 2020 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
The boardwalk's southern terminus is at Halifax Seaport. 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 museum ship .
The waterfront boardwalk is administered by Build Nova Scotia, a provincial crown corporation, 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 Foundation Franklin monument Bishop's Landing Nova Scotia Power Headquarters Halifax Seaport Samuel Cunard Monument Halifax Farmers' Market NSCAD University (Port Campus) Garrison Brewery Cruise ship terminal Pier 21 (home to the Canadian Museum of Immigration) Cunard Centre (events centre)
See also Halifax Seed Company
References
External links Home and Abroad. Halifax Waterfront Boardwalk