Photos of the week Oct. 25.

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Carol Blackler and Mariann Campbell hold balloons in memory of those lost to cancer at Light the Night on the Halifax Common Saturday, Oct. 22. (Bianca Muller)

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Live music plays for Light the Night Saturday, Oct. 22. (Bianca Muller)

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Volunteer Rebecca Howarth passes out red balloons for Light the Night participants to carry in support of those with blood cancer. (Bianca Muller)

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Danika Noël, Martine Durelle and Danika Durelle hold their balloons at Light the Night in support for Martine. (Bianca Muller)

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Crowds of people gathered on the Halifax Commons Saturday night in support and remembrance of loved ones with leukemia and lymphoma. (Bianca Muller) 5 width:500px;height:332px

Team Superwoman (Jennifer Warren, Tanya Moxley, Ruth Moxley, Gina Funicelli, Marnie MacLellan) get ready to scale down the side of one of the tallest buildings in downtown Halifax as part of the Easter Seals Drop Zone fundraiser on Saturday, Oct. 20. (Bianca Buller)

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An Easter Seals Drop Zone participant scales down the side of 1801 Hollis St. Saturday, Oct. 20. (Bianca Muller)

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Mr. J, a magician from Truro, hugs Christy Bojarski with her son Hawkesley after rapelling down 1801 Hollis Street into the Easter Seals Drop Zone. (G. Kanasevich)

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Christa Sheppard gives her daughter Mya a little push down the slide while dad Chris Sheppard waits at the bottom, camera in hand. The Sheppard's used the play park and colourful trees at First Lake in Lower Sackville as a backdrop for taking pictures of the 21-month-old on Oct. 21. BOBBIE-LYNN HALL

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Dogs of all breeds took to the runway last week to show off the latest in fido fashion in support of the Labrador Rescue of Nova Scotia. The event, held Oct. 18 at Best Western Chocolate Lake hotel, saw the donated outfits and accessories auctioned off at the end of the night. (Kim Moar)

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Artists and print makers sell their wares at the Halifax Pop Explosion Zine Fair on Saturday, Oct. 20. (Bianca Muller) 11 width:500px;height:332px

Friends, neighbours and supporters came together on Wednesday, Oct. 17 for the annual North Dartmouth Walk Against Violence. A moment of silence was held to remember the life of community member Jason MacCullough who was murdered in August 1999. His death sparked the walk the following year, which has continued and grown within the community. MacCullough’s murder remains unsolved. (G. Kanasevich) 12 width:500px;height:332px

Tony Robinson and his cat, Pekoe, deal with the fall yard clean up on Hawthorne Street, Dartmouth. (G. Kanasevich)

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Sailors return from an afternoon sail on Bedford Basin on Oct. 21. Meteorologists predict temperatures across the Maritimes and Newfoundland will be above normal this autumn with precipitation amounts near normal. Submitted

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Aimee Swiket, a local Bedford artist, displays her sculpture "Hog" during the second annual Creature Feature Halloween Art Show reception at Swoon in Hammonds Plains on Saturday, Oct. 20. The art show features 19 local artists and runs until Nov. 3. Nicki Himmelman

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Published on October 24, 2012

Carol Blackler and Mariann Campbell hold balloons in memory of those lost to cancer at Light the Night on the Halifax Common Saturday, Oct. 22. (Bianca Muller)