Nova Scotia’s gift to Boston is all wrapped up and getting ready to set sail for the city.
The province officially said goodbye to the 60-year-old, 48-foot white spruce tree on Friday morning.
“Nova Scotians will never forget those who were lost and injured as a result of the Halifax Explosion,” says Fisheries and Aquaculture Minister Steve Craig in a news release. “This tradition has grown into a feeling of unity, hope and harmony for both Canadians and Americans of all ages. The way a tragedy can further unite us is something truly remarkable.”
It’s being gifted by landowner L’Arche Cape Breton Community.
For fifty years now, we have sent a Christmas tree to thank the city for its help during the Halifax Explosion in December 1917.
(CREDIT: Communications Nova Scotia)
The white spruce will take off on a container ship on Monday and arrive in Boston on November 17th.
The live tree-lighting ceremony will take place on December 2nd.
Nova Scotia musicians Beòlach with Heather Rankin and R&B artist Keonté Beals will perform for more than 15,000 people on the Boston Common.
