Introducing the new “Haliward”.

  We take great pride in our awards project so naturally we take great pride in our award designs. In the inaugural year of the Haliwards we introduced “Clara”. Clara was the name of our 2010 award and we presented 7 of them at our award ceremony. This year we wanted to take what we had learnt from Clara and bring it forward to match our modern day theme. We...

Finding our stars for the spotlight.

This week the Haliwards begins its search for the fine individuals and groups that will perform at this years award ceremony. With over 5 years experience of award ceremonies we have seen our fair share of amazing talent and now we invite you to show us yours. We require two performers. This can either be solo singers, groups (including choirs), musicians or even a...

Exclusive Announcement on Newcap Stations

Wednesday, January 12, 2010. 20:13 (GMT) We are very excited that the time has finally come. This Thursday morning between 9:20-9:30am our presenting sponsor Newcap Radio, producers of Q104 and Kool FM will be making an exclusive announcement revealing our 2011 award winners. In total we will be presenting 8 awards at our Spring ceremony. We have a unique and...

Ceremony Details Announced

With only days to go until we announce our 2011 award winners, we are very pleased to confirm the details of our 2011 ceremony. We are delighted to have been invited back to the Maritime Museum of the Atlantic on April 2nd starting at 7:30pm. The Haliwards ceremony will consist of 8 award presentations to the lucky and deserving few that are our 2011 winners. There...

Help spice up September by saying thank you.

The back to school feeling is in the air (or is it Hurricane Earl?) in every corner of the HRM. As the summer wraps up, it will soon be time to trade in those boogie boards for a year’s worth of No. 5’s and a new pair of kicks. September also calls for a celebration – a celebration of all the unsung heroes in our community. September 1st marks the launch of the...

Revised Deadline

Tuesday, August 17, 2010. 11:02 AM (BST) This week our Director, Alex Maine requested changing the 2011 nomination deadline. The Advisory Board made the decision to accept this change. Originally nominations were to scheduled to stay open until the end of the year but because each year’s awards ceremony is not necessarily based on what people have done in that...

Farewell, Canada

The Haliwards team is saddened to announce the departure of our director, Alex Maine, who will now be managing this Haliwards 2011  from the UK. After spending four years off and on in Nova Scotia, Alex fell in love with our hockey lovin’ ways, and especially the extraordinary community spirit. Alex wants to assure Haligonians that this move will not affect his...

Help us say thank you.

Thursday, July 29, 2010. 09:49 AM. Here at the Haliwards, we are so excited to be moving forward into our second year of celebrating the amazing people in Halifax Regional Municipality. With our awards ceremony scheduled for the spring of 2011, we are now looking to team up with HRM businesses, organizations, and individuals. Award sponsorship will help us cover a...

Canada Day Marks Launch of Project

This Canada Day, Haligonians have more than one reason to celebrate. July 1st gives the people of Halifax the chance to show their appreciation not only for their country, but also for their community, with the official launch of the 2011 Haliwards. After a very successful inaugural year, the Haliwards are back for another round of acknowledging the extraordinary...

Last call for board members.

Thursday, June 17, 2010. 11:27 AM. The Haliwards is seeking individuals for this year’s Advisory Board.  We have received many applications over the past few months and due to the overwhelming interest in this project, we have decided to extend applications for the Advisory Board until July 1st 2010. The Advisory Board’s key task is to support the director through...