Here's a link to some photos of the Destruction that took place around Halifax, Nova Scotia. It's a shame really that some of Halifax's Oldest trees had to end up that way. It's also amazing that there was only one death attributed to the Hurricane, Unfortunately he was a Paramedic, sitting in his Ambulance, waiting to give assisstance to anyone who might need him, he was also a fellow Newfoundlander, like myself.
Juan is a re-cycled name as far as hurricanes go. In 1985, a Hurricane Juan did an east to west to east to west dance of the coast of Louisiana for more than a week. While wind damage was very light, the winds pushed massive amounts of water into low laying regions (about half the state) and stayed for ten days. Many residents who were prepare to weather a night of high winds and rain, were horrified after days of saturating rain and raising tides to see coffins literally popping out of the saturated ground and floating into the lakes and bayous.
Posted by Doug Allan (Member # 2247) on :
I just checked out all the pics... quite a glimps into the extent of destruction. Did you take the pics Neil? I know nothing about Halifax, How widespread was this destruction?
My dad explained the "Canadian shield" when I was a kid at his summer cottage & saw some windfall trees that pulled up a huge root mass that spread out wide just below the surface because the "shield" of rock was so inpenetrable & the soil relatively shallow. I remember this geological characteristic he called the shield applied to a large part of Canada. Are these conditions present in Halifax?
Posted by Kathy Joiner (Member # 1814) on :
Neil, what a shame to loose so many old trees. It really changes the neighborhoods doesn't it? The old trees in the older areas of a town give add so much to the charm.
Beautiful town by the way and that gate at the public garden is a work of art.
Posted by Neil D. Butler (Member # 661) on :
Yes Halifax is a beautiful City, I've been there numerous of times and always admired the Trees, since I live in a log House I suppose that's a natural. Stephen Deveau, who hails from just outside of Halifax, would know a lot more. Stephen?
Posted by Stephen Deveau (Member # 1305) on :
It was a crying shame to see the distruction of the great gifts of mother nature (trees)
Plus all other damages to us.
I have no pictures "as per say" as I leant my digital camera to someone for the Thanksgiving weekend.
I plan to go into town to do some Metal Detecting around the trees that were blown down on public properties. I am not trying to be a (Pirate) but only to see if I may find some old artifacts... And if so, I will donate them to the city of Halifax for safe keeping. Posted by Bob Kistler (Member # 4049) on :
Neil, devastating pictures but in every dark cloud there is a silver lining. You might want to take a look at the first picture of the brick facing and look at how the wind has shaped the tarp to look like a flying dinosaur is attacking the building. Just an observation that came as the picture began to download.
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