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The objectives of the Nova Scotia Family and Child Welfare Association, founded in 1968, were to coordinate the family and child welfare activities of its members; to foster public interest in the welfare of families and children; and to promote study, research, and education pertaining to family and child welfare programs and legislation.

The association was preceded by the Nova Scotia Child Welfare Association. The officers of the association included a President, Past President, First Vice President, Second Vice President, and Secretary-Treasurer. The executive was composed of Officers, a Chairman of the Standing Committees, and six Members-at-Large. The association also consisted of several committees, including Legislation, Nominating, Publicity, Maintenance Rates and Finance, Personnel Standards and Practices, Annual Meeting Program, and Study and Research Committees.

Annual General Meetings were held annually in June and there were a minimum of four executive meetings each year. Membership was open to recognized agencies concerned with the welfare of families and children and was subject to the approval of the executive.

Molly Oliver was a Nova Scotia rock band formed in 1976. The band's origins began after Bruce Wheaton (vocals/guitars) and Carson Richards (bass/vocals) had left Everyday People a year earlier. They formed the band with former Pepper Tree members Tim Garagan (drums/vocals) and Bob Quinn (keyboards/vocals).

According to the first album sleeve, the band's name was inspired from Molly Reed, a madame who came to Halifax in 1798 from England. While here she married an English sea captain by the name of Charles Oliver and set sail with him. Following his death during the War of 1812 she took command of his ship and raided and looted the Eastern Seaboard, known as the pirate, "Molly Oliver." The story is fictitious, however, and "Molly" and "Oliver" were actually two cocker spaniels that lived near the band's practice house in Purcell's Cove, Nova Scotia

The band had barely begun touring when Ken (Dutch) Schultz replaced Garagan and Tony Quinn (no relation to Bob), formerly of Moon Minglewood and The Universal Power, was added as a second guitarist. Bob Quinn was soon replaced by Mike Leggat. This lineup released a pair of independent singles, the Wheaton had penned called "Straight To My Head," backed by Tony Quinn's "Rainbow Woman." Shortly after its release, Quinn left and was replaced by new guitarist Larry Maillet.

The band signed a deal with London Records. Their revolving door policy continued while cutting tracks in Morin Heights, Quebec. Schultz left in the middle of the sessions and was replaced by Ian MacMillan. Their eponymous debut hit the shelves in the summer of 1978, polished and with a flare, with Wheaton acting as chief songwriter. "Greet Your Neighbour" became the band's first single and got some airplay across the country, backed with "Living A Dream." Other notable tracks from the album included the other singles "You Didn't Listen To Me" and "Somebody New In My Eyes," and a cover of Crosby Still Nash & Young's "Carry On."

But troubles were abrew back at London Records headquarters, and the label closed its doors. The band continued on the circuit for a couple of years while searching out a new deal. The revolving door continued to spin, and when they went back to Le Studio in Morin Heights in '81 the lineup was Wheaton, Richards, Shultz, Leggat and Maillet. But before the recordings were done, Scultz was replaced by Terry Hopkins on drums and Richards had bowed out of the group, replaced by new bassist Bo Hanson. Paul Northfield, whose credentials included the likes of Rush and The Bee Gees was hired to lend a hand to Wheaton with production. They came out with a self-titled 4-track independent EP, released the following spring. Along with a rehashing of "Greet Your Neighbour," it contained the lead-off track "Apology." The song was released as a single and received extensive airplay in the Maritimes. The relative success of the song landed them a set of opening gigs for The Beach Boys across eastern Canada. But by then Peter Jackson had replaced Leggat on keyboards, and he himself was out shortly after, replaced by Don Rodgers by 1984.

The band carried on a for a few more years, with more personnel coming and going. Neil Robertson was the new drummer and Mike Gaudet and then Ian MacDougall was the new bassist. In 1987 Wheaton's song "Keep On Giving," about Africans' continuing need for aid debuted when he and 60 other musicians held a benefit show in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia. All door proceeds went to the Red Cross.

The band finally packed it in while everyone went on to there own individual projects. Wheaton, Molly Oliver's co-founder would start up his own home studio and enjoy a modestly successful solo career. He reunited with with Maillet and Gaudet in 1999 for a series of benefit concerts, adding Andre Leblanc on keyboards and drummer Doug MacKay and various versions of the group still get together for the on-again, off-again dates. The '78 debut was remastered and re-released in 2003 as MOLLY OLIVER IN THE STUDIO, along with four bonus tracks - "Apology" and "Go Back Home" from the '83 EP, the previously unreleased "Open Up" and "Straight In My Head," the band's first independent single.

The Dalhousie Medical Alumni Association (DMAA) was founded in 1958 with a mandate to address alumni concerns and affairs within the medical school. Initially funded through membership dues, in 1966 the university established an operating grant to facilitate the association's activities, which ranged from organizing reunions to commissioning portraits of medical school deans. The same year, the DMAA began publishing its own alumni magazine, VOXMeDal, now known as MeDal. Several longstanding awards were created, including the Honorary President Award, granted annually to an outstanding accomplished senior alumnus/alumna, and the Gold and Silver D's Awards, given to current students who display exemplary leadership qualities and positive attitudes.

The DMAA's operations were disrupted in the late 1980s when Dalhousie withdrew its financial support, due in part to disagreements over who should control the association and its activities. In response, the DMAA began to solicit funds from Medical School alumni, requesting at the same time that the university refrain from doing so. This provoked challenges from other departments, resulting in the DMAA being prohibited from fundraising. By 2001, Dalhousie had discontinued all funding to the association, which had a direct and negative impact on the DMAA's capacity to support many of the student projects and activities that it served. Subsequent negotiations re-established a revenue stream that enabled the DMAA to resume its work, and new initiatives and projects were undertaken, including the creation of The Young Alumnus of the Year Award (2001) and Family Physician of the Year Award (2007). By 2017 the DMAA was able to contribute a substantial annual sum to the Dalhousie Medical Students Society to support extracurricular activities and health advocacy initiatives.

Beginning in 1988 with Halifax's first Pride March, members of the city's gay and lesbian community organized Pride Week without the benefit of legal protections. Amidst growing unrest about rampant prejudice and discrimination, the first Pride March was primarily a protest over the lack of legal protection from discrimination, and the all-too-common threat of homophobic violence.

Approximately 75 people marched through Halifax's North End that first year. A handful wore paper bags over their heads out of fear for their livelihoods and their safety. Since then, the Halifax Pride Festival has grown into a celebration that includes numerous events that highlight the unique character of a diverse community, and welcomes 120,000 participants each summer.