A showcase for Atlantic Canada.

Since 1994, we’ve looked to showcase Atlantic Canadian culture and art in all its multitudes. We operate as both a bookstore and an art gallery in Historic Properties Market Mall on the Halifax waterfront.

Interested in seeing what Carrefour Atlantic Emporium has to offer? Come and check us out on Instagram, where we are always posting new and interesting pictures of things you can both admire and acquire!

Local author B. H. Barkhouse brought us some signed copies of his book "Two Days In The Life of a Boy Called Te-Pet: The Story of The Boy from Chezzetcook Who Broke All The Windows of The School"! Visit us at our Historic Properties shop
There is always someone interesting to meet at The Puffin Gallery! (Carving in wood burl by David Brooks.)
"The Two Weasels: Mikmaq Legend" by David Brooks. Acrylic on canvas, 18"x 24". 2006.
Author and artist Mary Ediger came by the shop to sign copies of her book, "Mennonite Girl", and to drop off some new sea glass Saltwater Angel ornaments!
It is a beautiful, breezy day at our home in Historic Properties on the Halifax waterfront!
Joyeuse #FêteNationaleAcadie / Happy #NationalAcadianDay! (This Acadian flag eagle made of moose antler was carved by David Brooks.)
Happy 100th Hatch-Day to Gus the gopher tortoise, longtime resident of the Nova Scotia Museum of Natural History here in Halifax! 🎉🎉🎉
Sculpture in wood by the late Mi'kmaw multidisciplinary artist David Brooks.
We are now open in Pavillion 22, and Lesley Choyce is coming to celebrate! Until early November, our little nook in Pavillion 22 will be open on days when cruises are in town! Join us there today from 12-2, where local author and publisher Lesley
A big thank you to our friends at Downtown Halifax for such a lovely shout-out on Book Lovers Day! 📚❤️ Posted @withregram • @downtownhalifax Happy National Book Lovers Day to all the bookworms out there! 📖 📚 Looking to celebrate with a new
Author Lana Shupe dropped by our Historic Properties shop to sign copies of her lovely new children's book "The Lonely Little Lighthouse"! Visit us on the Halifax waterfront to admire and acquire this lovely little book for yourself!
"Scarlet Tanager" carved in wood and painted by Eric Curtis in 1997.
Local author Joel Zemel came by the shop with signed copies of his book 'Betrayal of Trust'! 'Betrayal of Trust' is about the life and times of Royal Canadian Navy Officer F. Evan Wyatt, the circumstances leading up to his being scapegoated for caus
August 1st is Emancipation Day in Nova Scotia, marking the day that slavery was abolished in the British Empire in 1834.
Author Cath Colette came by the shop with signed copies of her novel for young readers called "Our Exoskeletons: Our house, our car, our cave…"!
Dr. Chris Harvey-Clark visited the shop and brought several signed copies of his book "Maritime Marine Life: Field Guide to Fishes, Invertebrates and Plants of the Northwest Atlantic". Here he is with an enthusiastic Michel!
Author Angus MacDonald came by our Historic Properties shop with signed copies of his Ardnish book series!
There is always something interesting to discover in The Puffin Gallery!
Meteorologist and author Cindy Day came by the shop to sign copies of "Grandma Says", her book all about weather lore!

Visit Us!

1869 Upper Water Street
Halifax, Nova Scotia. B3J 1S9

Hours
Monday–Sunday
10am–6pm

Phone
(902) 423-2940