page_title: Transportation in Halifax, Nova Scotia
section_title: Water
hierarchical_section_title: Transportation in Halifax, Nova Scotia / Water
caption_attribution_description: CFAV Firebird (YTR 561) Hosing down the roof. Not really sure why... Bedford Basin, Halifax N.S.
context_page_description: Halifax, Nova Scotia, is a major multi-modal transportation centre for freight and passengers in Atlantic Canada.
context_section_description: The Halifax Port Authority manages many of the commercial port operations on Halifax Harbour, including bulk cargo, general cargo and intermodal container terminals. The Royal Canadian Navy and the Canadian Coast Guard also have extensive waterfront facilities.
  The second largest port facility in HRM is located at Sheet Harbour. Also managed by the Halifax Port Authority (since 2011), the port of Sheet Harbour operates as a local port and is primarily used to ship forest products from the Musquodoboit Valley as well as the industrial Pictou County area during the winter months (when Pictou Harbour is ice-bound).
caption: The CFAV Firebrand, a Royal Canadian Navy fire boat underway in Halifax Harbour.
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