N.S. (Nova Scotia) to give $50,000 to Boston children's hospital after bombings

[Libertas1776]

Source: CTV

News of a deadly terrorist attack in Boston is hitting home in the Maritimes, where connections to the city run deep...Nova Scotia Premier Darrell Dexter announced today that the provincial government will donate $50,000 to the Massachusetts General Hospital for Children in response to the bombings at the Boston Marathon.

"When we were in need, Bostonians were there," says Dexter. "There is a border and hundreds of miles between us, but Massachusetts is always close to the hearts of Nova Scotians. We will do everything we can to support our neighbours and friends in their time of need.”

The ties grew even stronger after Bostonians rushed to Nova Scotia’s aid after the Halifax Explosion in 1917.

“Bostonians found about it. They immediately responded that night,” says Gerry Lunn of the Maritime Museum of the Atlantic. “A train full of relief supplies came to Halifax to help the victims of this tragedy.”


Read more: http://atlantic.ctvnews.ca/n-s-to-give-50-000-to-boston-children-s-hospital-after-bombings-1.1240574

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More info can be found here on the history of close ties and friendship between the city of Boston and Halifax and Nova Scotia, a friendship born out of tragedy.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boston%E2%80%93Halifax_relations

[bucolic_frolic]

1. A point well taken

It's true, connections to Boston do run deep in Nova Scotia. In colonial
times there was a lot of trade between the two, both still maintain
fishing economies, many Scottish Tories up and moved to Nova Scotia
after the Revolution, only to return in later generations.

Thank you, Nova Scotians, for a generous and heartfelt gesture.

[Posteritatis]

8. Halifax proper still feels a debt from 1917, too. (nt)

[Botany]

2. New England and Nova Scotia have a lot in common

Tell me is this Massachusetts or Nova Scotia?

[Dan Ken]

3. Looks like Nova Scotia to me!

Brilliant fall foliage could be either place, actually.

[Botany]

4. hint the orange and red colors are sugar maples

the evergreens could be fir or white pine

[Botany]

13. you are right

BTW welcome to DU.

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have some chowder

[Dan Ken]

14. Thank you! Do you know exactly where ...

that picture was taken? I love Nova Scotia, all of it, especially Cape Breton Island.

[Botany]

15. It is not more than 50 miles to the ocean

according to an article in huff post it might be close to Truro, N.S.

http://www.huffingtonpost.ca/david-dodge/renewable-energy-nova-scotia_b_2159492.html

[Posteritatis]

16. Outside of the cities and big towns you have to look hard not to find scenery like that. (nt)

[southernyankeebelle]

5. Nova Scotia is soooooooooooo beautiful along with the people.

[Marrah_G]

12. Both!

[Dorian Gray]

6. Class act

[Posteritatis]

7. Glad to see it happening. I've always liked the connection NS and Boston have. (nt)

[Cha]

9. Nova Scotia is a beautiful province and Halifax is a

wonderful city. Bless their giving hearts. Canada

thank you, Libertas

[4Q2u2]

10. Friends

When you have to walk down that long dark alley and face what maybe in there, you look left then right. Those are your true friends standing there next to you.

It is nice to have such good friends.
Peace and Prosperity to N.S.

[Marrah_G]

11. Always our good nieghbors

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