With due regard for the health and safety of our communities, Oceans Week HFX will be postponing events this year due to the extended lockdown in Mi’kma’ki / Nova Scotia. While this has been a difficult decision, it’s imperative for us to support the provincial health orders and directions, and ask folks to stay safe and stay home. The most important thing all of us can do is to focus on being kind, patient, and helping one another with the challenges we’re facing.

We acknowledge that we are all collectively experiencing the effects of the global pandemic, and recognize the detrimental impacts this most recent lockdown is having on our community members, especially small business owners. Our communities are the foundation of OWHFX in creating and hosting events to help celebrate World Ocean Day, and we do not wish to put anyone in harm’s way. Thankfully, there are many online events and resources to celebrate WOD nationally and globally this year, and we encourage everyone interested to visit @worldoceanday at www.worldoceanday.org for more information and to register today!

We would like to give a special shout out to our communities, partners, and companies for your ongoing support and resilience during this unprecedented time. We can’t wait to see you all again for OWHFX 2022 as a reimagined event that will bring us all together to engage, celebrate, and advocate for ocean health and human wellbeing.

Sincerely, and stay safe,

Oceans Week HFX

We are a community-based, youth-led initiative that supports our growing ocean community to connect with one another and important ocean solutions here in Nova Scotia. 

We recognize the important role that the ocean has in our lives, and the lives of future generations. We recognize the important role we have on the ocean and its biodiversity. Our mission is to create and build upon the legacy of ocean awareness and positive direct action by celebrating World Oceans Day every June 8th, here in Nova Scotia.

We work collaboratively with not-for-profit organizations, academia, corporations, rights-holders, government, and the public to honour the legacy and goals of World Oceans Day. For the past five years, OWHFX has focused its core values on inclusivity and accessibility, and invites broad audiences of all ages and demographics to participate in a variety of educational and recreational events.

In 2019, we hosted more than 40 events with the support of over 35 organizations over 10 days of celebration -- more than anywhere else in the WORLD!

As we move into the UN Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development, OWHFX is committed to continuing our own legacy of ocean connections, ocean optimism, and climate justice.