2022, the year in photos

3 min readDec 19, 2022

10 of the top photos from Communications Nova Scotia over the past year

A child holds a small Canadian flag and is all smiles as he and his family arrive at HFX Stansfield airport from war torn Ukraine

A child is all smiles as he and his family arrive at HFX Stansfield airport from war torn Ukraine.

In a field in front of some trees and houses, a mother and child step into the large heart made up of nearly 14,000 flags near the site of the former residential school in Shubenacadie for a service on National Truth and Reconciliation Day.

A mother and child step into the heart made up of nearly 14,000 flags near the site of the former residential school in Shubenacadie for a service on National Truth and Reconciliation Day.

The CCGS Teleost breaks ice in Pictou Harbour in January.

Two masked EHS paramedics look at each other in an ambulance with its lights on as they prepare for a shift in New Glasgow in March.

Two EHS paramedics prepare for a shift in New Glasgow in March.

A photo of the Queen sit beside a table with a folded royal flag with flowers in front of it and a Canadian flag standing beside it.

A multi-faith memorial service for the Queen was held in Halifax at the Cathedral Church of All Saints.

A technician wearing a purple mask reassures a patient, seen from the back, as she performs a mammogram at St Martha’s Hospital in Antigonish.

A technician reassures a patient as she performs a mammogram at St. Martha’s Hospital in Antigonish.

Dancers dressed in colourful, traditional dresses head to the field to perform at a Powwow held in Gold River, in August.

Dancers head to the field to perform at a Powwow held in Gold River in August.

Premier Time Houston shakes hands with workers in hardhats and safety gear with a chainsaw on the ground, to thank them for fixing the power grid in Pictou the day Hurricane Fiona hit.

Premier Tim Houston thanks workers attempting to fix the power grid in Pictou the day Hurricane Fiona hit.

Kaylie Adamski smiles sitting and holding the steering wheel of a cars as her son Josh sits in the back seat as they get ready to film a commercial for the Accessibility Directorate.

Kaylie Adamski smiles while her son Josh sits in the back seat as they get ready to film a commercial for the Accessibility Directorate.

A number of bucket trucks hoist workers as they sting powerlines in Sydney to repair damage caused by Hurricane Fiona.

A number of bucket trucks hoist workers as they string powerlines in Sydney to repair damage caused by Hurricane Fiona.

2022, the year in photos

Written by Nova Scotia Government