2017: Nova Scotia’s Year in Photos

Government photographers take hundreds of photographs every year of people and places all across Nova Scotia. Here are some highlights from the past year.

A lone person ice fishing tries their luck on the Bras d’Or lakes near Nyanza, Victoria Co., on a cool February day.

Players chat during the Mi’kmaq Heritage Hockey Classic.

The Maritime Bhangra group performs at the launch of Nova Scotia’s Culture Action Plan.

A woman looks over the results of a brainstorming session at the Jane Paul Mi’kmaq Women’s Resource Centre.

Vineyards in the Gaspereau Valley prepare for spring.

Kite surfing at Conrad’s Beach near Lawrencetown.

Workers at the new six-tower Canso Crossing project.

Dan Paul, Membertou, prepares for the sunrise ceremony on the waterfront as part of National Aboriginal Day.

Premier Stephen McNeil joins the round dance during National Aboriginal Day in Halifax.

Nova Scotia’s first Acadian lieutenant-governor, Arthur Joseph LeBlanc, inspects the guard after opening the first session of the 63rd general assembly with the Speech from the Throne.

Jesse Gao, a scientist at Mara Renewables, was hired through the Graduate to Opportunity, program.

A participant in annual Pride celebrations.

Spectacular fireworks light up Halifax Harbour at part of the 2017 RDV Tall Ships Regatta.

The Parade of Sail makes its way through Halifax Harbour during RDV 2017 Tall Ships Regatta.

Canada Day at Citadel Hill in Halifax.

Team Nova Scotia arrives at the Canada Games where they would go on to collect 49 medals.

Surgery at Hants Community Hospital in Windsor. Renovations on the second operating room mean 800 more surgeries can be done each year.

Children learning through play at new pre-primary locations.

People discuss the a re-built aboiteau in Amherst, with wind turbines in the background.

Celebrating the Syrian-Antigonish Families Embrace, SAFE Society, which raises funds to sponsor reugees.

Nova Scotia firefighters returning from British Columbia. For two weeks they worked long hours in difficult conditions to help fight wildfires in BC’s forests.

A scenic view of Highland Village in Iona, Victoria Co.

A parade during Grand-Pre 2017, a celebration of the 400-year-old bond between the Mi’kmaq and Acadians.

A visitor to the Black Loyalist Centre in Shelburne touches one of the displays.

A RCMP officer stands on guard at a Remembrance Day ceremony.

The Boston Tree cutting ceremony in Inverness County, for the 100th anniversary of the Halifax Explosion.

Artist Laurie Swim in front of her piece Hope and Survival: the Halifax Explosion Memorial Quilt. It was on display at the Maritime Museum of the Atlantic as part of their 100th anniversary commemorative exhibit.

Visitors explore the Halifax Convention Centre during its grand opening.