▁its ▁initial ▁years , ▁the ▁school ▁awarded ▁degrees ▁through ▁Dal h ous ie ▁University , ▁but ▁became ▁an ▁independent ▁institution ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 2 . ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 8 ▁the ▁school ▁changed ▁its ▁name ▁again ▁to ▁the ▁Mar itime ▁Conserv atory ▁of ▁Perform ing ▁Arts ▁to ▁reflect ▁the ▁school ' s ▁expansion ▁into ▁other ▁performance ▁medium s ▁beyond ▁music . ▁This ▁name ▁change ▁was ▁leg ally ▁changed ▁when ▁the ▁Mar itime ▁Conserv atory ▁of ▁Perform ing ▁Arts ▁was ▁confirmed ▁in ▁Chapter ▁ 1 1 ▁of ▁the ▁Act s ▁of ▁ 2 0 0 6 , ▁titled ▁The ▁Mar itime ▁Conserv atory ▁Re organ ization ▁Act , ▁which ▁received ▁Royal ▁Ass ent ▁on ▁July ▁ 1 4 , ▁ 2 0 0 6 . ▁ ▁The ▁Conserv atory ▁moved ▁over ▁seven ▁times ▁sharing ▁and ▁rent ing ▁space ▁until ▁ 1 9 9 6 ▁when ▁it ▁moved ▁to ▁the ▁Che bu ct o ▁School , ▁a ▁historic ▁ 1 9 1 0 ▁land mark ▁building ▁in ▁the ▁West ▁End ▁of ▁Hal if ax . ▁The ▁Conserv atory ▁acquired ▁ownership ▁of ▁the ▁Che bu ct o ▁Road ▁School ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 7 ▁from ▁the ▁City ▁of ▁Hal if ax . ▁The ▁municipality ▁sold ▁the ▁building ▁for ▁a ▁doll ar ▁with ▁the ▁st ip ulation ▁that ▁close ▁to ▁half ▁a ▁million ▁dollars ▁be ▁spent ▁on ▁renov ations . ▁( The ▁Che bu ct o ▁Road ▁School , ▁built ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 0 , ▁served ▁as ▁a ▁m org ue