The catastrophe, known as the Halifax Explosion, remains the worst human-made disaster in Canadian history. Many safety-related changes were made after the Halifax Explosion, including new rules for storage of hazardous materials and harbour navigation. “The work of Prince was a precursor to our field of study,” Rozdilsky says. On Wednesday, a Halifax Explosion commemoration ceremony will be held in Fort Needham Memorial Park, not far from the spot in Halifax harbour where the French munitions ship SS Mont-Blanc blew up, levelling much of the city’s north end and a Mi’kmaq village on the other side of the harbour. Residents have been asked to sign books of remembrance placed at Halifax City Hall and Halifax Central Library.

Source: thestar December 05, 2017 23:48 UTC