http://www.halifax.ca
The home page of the Halifax Regional Municipality (HRM) has information about the Metro Transit Schedule:
http://www.halifax.ca/metrotransit/Schedules/index.asp
a list of HRM Councillors:
http://eservices.halifax.ca/districtLookup/
as well as information about community events, garbage pick up, recreation centres and lots more.
http://www.gov.ns.ca/snsmr/tab/citizen/
Service Nova Scotia and Municipal Relations has online permits and forms including information about the Registry of Motor Vehicles
http://www.gov.ns.ca/snsmr/rmv/
useful Consumer and Credit information:
http://www.gov.ns.ca/snsmr/consumer/
http://www.cdha.nshealth.ca/
Capital Health Nova Scotia contains useful information about the health care system, hospital locations and programs such as Healthy Beginnings, a drop in program for parents and their children.
www.google.ca
Google is especially good for phonetic spellers as it will replace it with standard spelling.
www.halifaxpubliclibraries.ca/learnonline.html
A basic introduction to using the mouse, searching the web and using the Internet.
www.bbc.co.uk/computertutor
Teaches the mouse, keyboard and computer screen through games. Great for complete beginners. Use with headphones. Very accessible to all levels of learner.
www.internet4classrooms.com
Very comprehensive; for learners who already have some knowledge of the computer. May be useful for tutors too, to extend their knowledge.