Stock photography picture of sail boat at Halifax harbor, Nova Scotia, Canada, North America. Photo by Willy Matheisl

AW2DFH - Licenced Caption sail boat at Halifax harbor, Nova Scotia, Canada, North America. Photo by Willy Matheisl Description Willy Matheisl, The City of Halifax (1841-1996) was the capital of the province of Nova Scotia, and the largest city in Atlantic Canada. Halifax was also the shire town of Halifax County. The Town of Halifax was founded by the British government under the direction of the Board of Trade and Plantations under the command of Governor Edward Cornwallis in 1749. After a protracted struggle between residents and the Governor, the City of Halifax was incorporated in 1841. On 1 April 1996, the government of Nova Scotia dissolved the City of Halifax, and amalgamated the four municipalities within Halifax County and formed Halifax Regional Municipality, a single-tier regional government covering that whole area. Today the area of the former City of Halifax is now referred to as an unincorporated "provincial metropolitan area" by the provincial government's place name website, and the area is considered as "Halifax Nova Scotia" as a valid place name for civic addressing along with the other 208 communities that make up the Halifax Regional Municipality. The area is now administered as two separate community planning areas by the regional government for development, Halifax Peninsula and Mainland Halifax. It forms a significant part of the Halifax urban area. Keywords Willy, Matheisl,, sailing,, relaxed,, laid, back,, horizontal, format,, outside,, outdoor,, exterior,, day,, daytime,, daylight,, sun,, sunlight, sunshine,, summer,, leisure,, summer,, fun,, pleasure,, color,, colour,, colorful,, colourful,, colored,, tourism,, touristic,, tourist,, vacation,, holiday,, serenity,, capital,, metropolis,, capital, city,, water,, Atlantic,, water,, sea,, oceanfront,, cruising,, cruise,, boat,, Dartmouth,