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Posted by Hugh MacKay on December 04, 2004 at 19:04:51 from (209.226.247.24):
That's right George W visited my home town this week, I was not there but was when 9-11 occured just a couple of years ago. To all you guys who think Canadians don't support the US, think again. We are a nation of only 30 million people, a mere 10% of your numbers. George was there maybe a bit late, but there to thank Halifax for taking in thousands of Americans, the morning 9-11 happened. Plane loads caught in the air between Europe and North America as events of the day happened. The morning after, Eastern Canadian Airports looked like the deck of an aircraft carrier. I am not an aircraft nor airport specialist, but people who are tell me they broke every rule in the book getting these people on the ground. These people were not shipped off to some two bit motel, hotel or arena. They for the most part were billeted in Halifax homes. Yes, sat in the comfort of someone's livingroom and phone their loved ones in the US to inform. Why did this happen in Halifax. Halifax is in the flight path of international flights. Halifax almost a century before experienced a castrophy of the same magnitude as 9-11. Who came to help; NEW ENGLANDERS. The Halifax Explosion happened Dec 06 1917, killed 2,000 and injured 9,000. War was rageing in Europe. A Belgium relief ship the IMO and a French ship the Mont Blanc collided in Halifax Harbour. The French ship was loaded with explosives and headed for Europe and the war front. People who witnessed this and survived say the explosion emptied the harbour of water momentarily. You could actually see the entire floor of the harbour. The City of Boston and state of Mass dispatched a train load of doctors, nurces and medical supplies. If you wish to know more, go to your favorite search engine, type in Halifax Explosion. I can tell you this, and I don't think you will see it written anywhere in history. Many in Nova Scotia believed this collision in Halifax Harbour was not an accident, but rather an act of terrorism. In 1917, Halifax was a very important supply link in the war effort.
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