Today is Nova Scotia Day in Boston and the province's annual Christmas gift to the city will be officially commemorated tonight. Beforehand, a large Nova Scotia delegation, is hitting the streets of the city to meet and greet, entertain and thank Bostonians for their help after the Halifax Explosion of December 6, 1917. The contingent in Boston today is also handing out special Nova Scotia toques. Bostonians will also be given a chance to win a trip to the province on the new ferry between Portland and Yarmouth, which will begin operating in the spring. Members of the RCMP in red serge and a percussion band are also there. Communications Nova Scotia Minister Andrew Younger is in Boston for today's festivities. He says the reception is outstanding.
The Christmas Tree itself was cut from MaryLou Milligan's Lunenburg County farm in Mill Cove last month and trucked to Boston. Its been decked out in tens of thousands of lights and the Mayor of Boston will flick the switch at 8pm to light it up for the holiday season.
