b'Photo credit: Discover Halifax.HALIFAXKeepers of the lightby James PetersNew updates abound at Peggys Cove, an old favourite of event delegates and leisure tourists alike.A Discover Halifax VP of Sales Jeff Nearing says, Our As Canadians, we all know the jokes about our collective affabilityparticularly from American comedians. Thereteam is here to assist event planners with everything they are, of course, worse things to be ridiculed for. But its aneed to know about travelling, staying and meeting insafe bet that this aspect of our national character startedthe region.in the Maritimes, where so much of everything else in the nations history began.Halifax (known to the Mikmaq as Kjipuktuk) is the largest municipality in Atlantic Canada, still maintainingResources its Maritime and military traditions while benefiting from a large population of urban post-secondary students. Halifax is also known for its theatres, museums and art galleries, as well as national-quality sports and entertainment venues. And if its the romance of lighthouses you seek,Looking to find out more about booking an event Nova Scotia dwarfs the other provinces in sheer number,in Halifax? As described above, Discover Halifax is including Sambro Island at the mouth of Halifax Harbour an excellent place to start. Check out their website the oldest existing beacon in the nation. And of course, thealong with a few additional resources below:lighthouse at Peggys Cove, just a short drive away from the city centre, is one of the most photographed icons on thebusinesseventshalifax.comeast coast.businesseventshalifax.com/plan/virtual-toursRESOURCES FOR EVENT PLANNERSIf youre responsible for an event away from headquarters,discoverhalifaxns.comdont let rugged beauty alone influence your decisioncorporate conferences are where the city really shines.www.halifaxconventioncentre.comEvent planners can access some great information through multiple sources, but the most notable are the folks atwww.novascotia.comDiscover Halifax.Fall/Winter 2022CORPORATE MEETINGS & EVENTS 29'