End of an era: Board that classified films in the Maritimes fades to black | Unpublished
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Publication Date: March 16, 2025 - 05:00

End of an era: Board that classified films in the Maritimes fades to black

March 16, 2025
The government agency that determined how old you had to be to rent a film or watch it in a Nova Scotia theatre is shutting down. The Maritime Film Classification Board sometimes found itself at the centre of controversy over censorship and morality.


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