Telling Titanic's Story

This few weeks ago was the commemoration of the sinking of the Titanic.  Halifax held its own commemoration and my family attended the Titanic Evening of the Bells narrated by Gordon Pinsent.  We had to park about ten minutes away, as every street was filled with cars.  Grand Parade grounds were filled with curious spectators.  Key to the event was the various re-tellings of the disaster through spoken word, music, and animation: stories of the experiences of survivors, rescuers and those left behind we shared.  A strong emphasis of the stories were the experiences of compassion and heroism in the midst of such an overwhelming disaster.  Five years later Halifax...

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