A big shout out to Elizabeth McGinley who has donated her father's retirement gifts back to the unit. They were a too bulky to ship via Canada Post so we arranged for them to be dropped off to a friend in Halifax. We will be bringing them back to Bessborough Armoury and repurposing them so that Scotty's name will not be forgotten.
Best bargain in Canada when travelling - buy a Parks Canada yearly family pass and all entrance fees are included. The Citadel had some great pre-confederation gunnery history and it's always nice to see the artillery patrol dress worn by the re-enactors.
A month is needed to explore all the artillery sites in Halifax. First there was Georges Island in the harbour. Unfortunately it was only accesible on the weekend.... Wherever there's a fortification, one will usually find an artilleryman, no matter what year it was constructed. At Louisbourg it was the French artillery. Great place if you have the need to fire one of the guns as they sell that privilege to tourists visiting the site.
Where there's one coastal fort, there's usually a second coastal fort as well. Sydney harbour was actually guarded by seven sites. We only had time to view two of them, Chapel Point and Fort Petrie. It appears that a common theme was applied to the Battery Observation Posts in both locations.
What's a holiday without some coastal artillery sites? Chapel Point Battery outside of Sydney Mines. Unfortunately closed while we were there but it has had considerable work done. Not too sure of the ethics behind disguising the Battery Observation Point as a church.
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