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Tall Ships 2004
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 Sail With Us To Tall Ships 2004
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| For smooth sailin' to Tall Ships festivities as well as the many other activities which are planned for the same time-frame including celebrations for Halifax-Dartmouth Natal Day and the Grou Tyme Acadian Festival, we strongly encourage people to use Metro Transit's bus or ferry service. In an effort to ensure easy access downtown, these Transit services will be enhanced significantly, and the more people use it, it will help alleviate traffic congestion and ultimately allow easier access to the downtown core for the buses to be able to provide the most efficient service possible. |
Woodside Ferry Extended Even More!
Please refer to the Woodside Ferry Section for complete Details
Tall Ships Introduction
Getting to the Event
Bus & Ferry Enhanced Service Details
Free Park & Ride Locations
Woodside Ferry / Park & Ride
Dockyard Parking
Access-A-Bus Services / Accessible Parking & Viewing Area
Street Closures (Downtown Core) / No Parking
Charter/Tour Bus Drop Off & Parking
Bridge Walk/Mile Events - Date Change / Thank You
Public Safety Facilities / Volunteers & Special Info. Booths
Attention Boaters
It's been four years now and we are very fortunate once again to play host to such a fine event, as the Tall Ships make their presence for the fourth time here in Halifax, Nova Scotia!
In addition to the majestic display which will begin on Thursday July 29th with the arrival of 40+ world-class Tall Ships from all over the globe, the city will be a flutter of activity through to Natal Day Monday, August 2nd when we see them off with the Parade of Sail (2:00 pm start). More than 700,000 people are expected to visit the harbourfront for Tall Ships Challenge 2004: A Salute to l’Acadie - themed for the World Acadian Congress.
You will have the opportunity to experience many styles of East Coast and Acadian food and entertainment, be sure to come out for the most spectacular fireworks Halifax will ever have seen (Sunday night, August 1st at 10:00 pm) and don't miss out on the chance to go on-board the ships and meet the crews with your purchase of a Tall Ships Boarding Pass.
Choose the Smart and Most
Efficient Way to Travel
As there is very limited parking in downtown Halifax, and we are expecting very large crowds, using Metro Transit's ferry or bus service to come to the waterfront is stongly encouraged to help prevent major unwanted traffic congestion. 
We urge you to utilize the various Park & Ride sites (see below) that are available to you throughout HRM, many of which are free, and take a bus or ferry from there (regular fares do apply). Significantly increased service is being provided direct to the downtown core of Halifax where all the activities will be.
(photo: Robin Boudreau, HRM)
Sat.: Regularly Scheduled Routes - Supplemented with Extra Buses
Sun. & Holiday Mon.: Saturday Schedule/Service Level - Supplemented with Extra Buses including:
#1 Spring Garden-increase to 15 min service
#2 Wedgewood-increase to half hour service
#4 Rosedale-increase to half hour service
# 6 Quinpool-leaving Mumford every 20 minutes
# 7 Robie- double the Saturday service frequency
# 9 Barrington-increase to half hour service
#10 Dalhousie-increase to half hour service
# 26 Metro Transit Shuttle-half hour service-9am-8pm
# 54 Montebello-hourly service-starting at 6:27am from Caledonia Rd.
# 55 Port Wallace- hourly service starting at 7:15am from Bridge Terminal
# 62 Wildwood-hourly service starting at 8am from Bridge Terminal
# 66 Penhorn- hourly service starting at 8:02am from Highfield to Gaston Rd.(no Sackville Service)
The ferry service will be enhanced with three boats operating continuously between Alderney/Woodside and Halifax (please see below for parking info at Woodside). Service between Halifax and Dartmouth (Alderney Gate) will operate on a load-and-go basis with frequency from 12-15 minutes, and will continue operating 24 hours a day (frequency will be reduced however, in the late night hours as demand decreases) from Friday through until Monday afternoon at which time ferry service will resume its regular schedule.
Woodside Ferry Service
Wed. July 28 - Friday, July 30: 6:37 AM - 12:07 PM
Sat. July 31 & Mon. Aug. 2: 7:07 AM - 12:07 PM
Sun. Aug. 1: 7:07 AM - 12:07 AM (fireworks)
Mon. Aug. 2: 7:07 AM - 10:07 PM
(rain date: Mon. Aug 2)
Special Shuttle Bus service is being provided from Penhorn Mall to the Woodside Ferry Terminal on a 1/2 frequency.
The ferry terminals will be equipped with security checks 24/7 for the duration of the Tall Ships.
A special booth will be set up to sell single transit tickets at all three ferry terminals (Halifax, Dartmouth & Woodside) to help ease your travels while using the ferry. (Tickets are valid on both the buses and ferry and free transfers are issued between the two services as well.) For further Metro Transit information, please call our call centre at 490-4000 or email at contactHRM[at]halifax.ca
If you must take your car, please try to use the various free Park & Ride locations (see below).Free Park & Ride Locations
Thousands of free Park & Ride spaces will be available (first come-first served) situated on high frequency bus and ferry routes so that you may park your vehicle, forget about the impossibility of downtown parking and traffic jams and enjoy easy sailin'. Regular fares do apply (adult - $1.75 / child/senior - $1.25) on the frequent bus & ferry service. Extra parking spaces are provided thanks to our partnering Property Managers. Just look for the Park & Ride signs.
Please be sure to check Metro Transit's schedules to ensure you make proper connections, particularly with rush hour buses (6AM-9AM & 3PM-6PM) as well those in Dartmouth which may go to the ferry terminals, and for personal assistance from our friendly operators please contact our Call Centre at 490-4000.
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middle & lower decks - north parkade (by Coast Mountain) and for motorhomes - west lot (behind Sears and bowling alley) |
1,2,3,4,5,6,9,14,15,20,58 |
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Bayers Rd. near Petro Canada or in back lot by Superstore at Scot & Desmond Ave. |
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(back parking lot - Young St.) |
or on Windsor St. #17,18 which go as far as Public Gardens |
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(corner of Lacewood & Vimy Ave. in Fairview - entire lot) |
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(on Dentith Rd. in Spryfield) |
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In Dartmouth |
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(near Penhorn sign across from transit terminal facing Portland St.) Special Shuttle to Woodside Ferry running every 1/2 hour. |
61 to downtown Halifax or 58,59,62,68 & transfer to ferry direct to downtown Halifax |
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(on the Toys R Us side of the mall, facing the Circumferential Hwy.) |
10 (direct to downtown Halifax) 54 (to ferry to downtown Halifax) |
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(Mic Mac Blvd. - behind Mic Mac Mall) |
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Thurs./Fri. - Evenings only Sat./Sun./Mon. - all day (one block north of Dartmouth Ferry on Alderney Dr. across from Sr Manor) |
or the 61 (opposite side of street) to downtown |
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See write up below. |
Buses to Woodside Ferry: 60,63,65 (63 & 65 run weekday, rush hours only) |
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next to the bus terminal only Sat. & Sun. only* (*Lot will be monitored) |
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In Sackville |
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directly behind the bus stop/shelter area (near the Walmart) |
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(car pool lot on Cobequid Rd. off Sackville Dr. across from Memory Lane) Thurs/Fri - Evenings only Sat., Sun. & Mon. - all day |
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Parking will also be available at the Woodside Ferry Terminal for $5 daily from Friday* through until Monday. Passes are available at the booth which is being manned at the entrance to the terminal off Pleasant St. (On Friday*, priority will be given to regular Park & Ride users.)
The Woodside Ferry Service will be extended to operate throughout the entire day (from 6:37 am on Friday and 7:37 every other day) and evening until 12:07 pm from Wednesday through until Sunday. On Monday, it will be extended until 10:07 A.M. unless the fireworks are cancelled on Sunday, then Monday is the rain date and the ferry will be extended until 12:07 AM.
Regular fares apply for the ferry. Buses servicing Woodside Ferry Terminal include the routes 60, (63 and 65 which are weekday/rush hour only buses).
For more transit, or park & ride information, please contact our Call Centre at 490-4000 and one of our operators will be pleased to assist you. For additional Tall Ships information, please call 1-800-565-0000 or visit the Tall Ships website at (cbc.ca/tallships2004) or (novascotia.com/tallships) .
Parking at HMC Dockyard - $5 Per DayPaid parking is available daily*, at the HMC Dockyard for $5 per vehicle.
*Hours:Friday evening - beginning at 4:00 pm
Saturday, Sunday & Monday - beginning at 9:00 am
Directions:
The dockyard parking lot is located just below Barrington St. Vehicles can access the lot from North St. or Cornwallis St., both entrances will be marked.
For access from the North end of Barrington, turn left at the lights onto Provo Wallace St. and follow it around until you see the sign for parking on the right. From North St., go through the lights down Provo Wallace St. and from Cornwallis St., continue through the lights and then turn left until you see the parking sign on the left.
For information pertaining to Dockyard parking, please feel free to call the Military Family Resource Centre - 24/7 - at 427-7788.
Access-A-Bus Services / Accessible Parking & Viewing of Tall Ships
Metro Transit's Access-A-Bus service will also operate on an enhanced level of service for Friday and Saturday. On Sunday and Monday, service will operate on enhanced holiday service. Access-A-Bus will accept non-registered user requests, for persons in wheelchairs only, for the Friday, Saturday & Sunday (July 30th, 31st, and Aug. 1st) and it will be on a first come first serve basis. These customers will be required to book the same as our registered users would, by calling the scheduling line at 490-6999 then pressing #1.
(photo: Gord Lehmann, HRM)
Accessible drop-off areas will be at Pier 20 as well as the foot of Salter Street. There is no parking however. Accessible parking and loading zones throughout the downtown area core will be strictly enforced. They will be kept open and policed, available on a first-come, first-served basis.
The waterfront area for viewing the Tall Ships is generally accessible to wheelchair users, and washroom facilities will be available on site. The Tenacious tall ship vessel will be accessible during their regular viewing hours of 10:00 am - 5:00 pm and a volunteer will be on site to assist with boarding.
A designated wheelchair viewing area will be set up only during the Parade of Sail on Monday afternoon, August 2nd at the southern most end of the waterfront boardwalk. Drop off at Ocean Terminal, 1215 Marginal Road, at the entrance to the harbourwalk. Viewing area is limited, first-come, first served.
If possible, persons in wheelchairs are advised to visit the site during the early morning, to avoid the crowds and heat.
Street Closures / No Parking
Please note the following street closures in the downtown core during the festivities (refer to map below as indicated by markings):
Lower Water Street - closed between George and Salter Streets
Thursday/Friday - 6:00 pm - 2:00 am
Saturday/Sunday - 8:00 am - 2:00 am
Monday - 8:00 am - 2:00 am *(see below for futher street closures)
During these times, Prince & Sackville Streets will also be closed at Bedford Row.
And, northbound through traffic on Lower Water Street will be detoured left onto Morris Street. Local traffic only will be permitted.
Also, no parking will be permitted in most of the waterfront areas the entire six days the street closures are in effect. Many of the Parking Lots will be use for event venues. The Imperial Parking Lot however will be open. Parking anywhere else in the downtown area will be even more limited than usual with some meters being "bagged" and parking in those spots prohibited during this event. Tow-away zones will also be strictly enforced.
Monthly parkers should contact the property management for their particular lot to verify circumstances of it.
*Additionally, on Monday from 8:00 am through until after the Parade of Sail (approx. 6-7 pm), the following streets will be closed to vehicular traffic: (The general public may access these areas, however, not by vehicle. Residents only of these streets will have special access with their vehicles.)
In Purcell's Cove area:
Battery Dr.
Ferguson's Cove Road
Duncan's Cove Road
In the Herring Cove area:
Power Road
Shore Road
As this area will be a nice viewing site for the Parade of Sail, we would suggest that people could take the bus Route # 15 which runs along Purcell’s Cove Road and get off at the bus stop at the top of Ferguson’s Cove Road or the one at York Redoubt.
Also, the Route 15 leaves from the Mumford Terminal at Halifax Shopping Centre and will take you to these locations as well.
Charter/Tour Bus - Passenger Drop Off & Parking
There is a designated area for Inner-Provincial and out of province Charter Tour Buses to drop off passengers and park their buses for the day.
Tour buses may drop off their passengers at the Woodside Ferry Terminal (off Pleasant St., at Atlantic, which is at the Eastern Passage end of the Circumferential Highway in Dartmouth, then turn right) at which point they can enjoy a scenic 10 minute ferry ride across the harbour to Halifax (which does offer the best view!). Regular fares apply (Adult $1.75, Senior and Children $1.25) and there will be a concession stand where single transit tickets will be sold.
The drivers may then park their buses across the street in the Woodside Industrial Park. There will be volunteer staff present at the Ferry Terminal to direct the buses. (Parking in the industrial park is restricted from No Parking areas, in private company parking lots, in front of fire hydrants and must not block roadways.)
It is strongly recommended that tour buses go to the Dartmouth side to drop passengers off, as it is very important that we try and prevent unnecessary traffic congestion in the downtown core of Halifax. If however, a tour bus operator must enter the downtown Halifax area, they are asked to please drop off at the Casino Nova Scotia, 1983 Upper Water St., at which point they can arrange with staff a scheduled time to pick passengers back up later in the day. They may then proceed to park their buses at the following locations: East side of Novalea Dr. (between Young St. and Dartmouth Ave.), or the West side of Devonshire Ave., both of which are accessible by turning left from Barrington St. onto Devonshire Ave. and then left onto Young St.
Halifax-Dartmouth Bridge Commission Events -Date Change
The 22nd Annual Bridge Walk, for the first time ever, has moved its event date to Canada Day for this year only, due to the timing of the Tall Ships visit. So be sure to come on out on Thursday, July 1st, and partake in this fun-filled family walk across the Macdonald Bridge (from either side) and enjoy the various activities and entertainment between 3:00 pm - 5:00 pm (bridge will be closed from 1:00 - 5:00 pm.).
And, if you come out early, you can check out the 10th Annual Bridge Mile (1:10 - 3:00 pm), or if interested in participating, you can register by going to the Halifax - Dartmouth Bridge Commission website.
Special thanks also goes out to the Halifax-Dartmouth Bridge Commission for changing the dates of their annual events to allow the Macdonald Bridge to remain open during the very busy weekend of July 29 - August 2.
Public Safety Facilities / Volunteers & Special Info./Lost & Found Booths
Police, Fire and Emergency Medical Services will be available, and very visible on the waterfront and other Tall Ships event venues.
There will be several Tall Ships volunteers along the waterfront as well as other key areas such as the Woodside and Alderney Ferry Terminals to assist with questions and directions. They will be easily recognized by the yellow Tall Ships t-shirts, and the khaki hats and shorts that they will be wearing.
A lost & found / information booth will also be set up, situated centrally on the waterfront. And, there will be an Aliant "lost kids/child find" site at 1549 Lower Water Street, where Tug's Pub and the Waterfront Warehouse are located.
Attention Boaters
We certainly hope that boaters will come out and safely enjoy viewing the Tall Ships at their berths, as touring within the harbour is permitted, however all vessels must proceed at a safe speed (of no more than 8 knots) so as not to create a significant wake. Please do not approach berthed vessels too closely, as there will be a 30 metre buffer zone.
During the Parade of Sail on Monday, August 2nd, boaters' access will be restricted within the harbour area, but there will be plenty of room for viewing the spectacle from the water. Check with your local club or the Tall Ships website (cbc.ca/tallships2004) or (novascotia.com/tallships) for more detail.
