▁following ▁the ▁ 1 9 1 7 ▁Hal if ax ▁Ex pl os ion .) ▁ ▁In ▁February , ▁ 2 0 1 8 , ▁the ▁Conserv atory ▁was ▁tempor arily ▁closed ▁when ▁a ▁section ▁of ▁its ▁roof ▁was ▁blow n ▁off ▁during ▁a ▁wind ▁storm . ▁ ▁Pres ent ▁day ▁▁ ▁The ▁Mar itime ▁Conserv atory ▁of ▁Perform ing ▁Arts ▁continues ▁to ▁offer ▁an ▁accessible ▁and ▁compreh ensive ▁program ▁of ▁dance ▁and ▁music ▁instruction , ▁accommod ating ▁students ▁of ▁all ▁ages ▁and ▁levels ▁of ▁ability . ▁ ▁As ▁of ▁ 2 0 1 8 , ▁the ▁Conserv atory ▁was ▁registered ▁as ▁a ▁private ▁career ▁college ▁with ▁the ▁Labour ▁and ▁Advanced ▁Education ▁Department ▁of ▁Nova ▁Scot ia . ▁The ▁School ▁of ▁Dance ▁now ▁offers ▁a ▁two - year ▁advanced ▁di pl oma ▁for ▁dance ▁instruct ors . ▁ ▁The ▁school ▁hosts ▁and ▁organ izes ▁a ▁variety ▁of ▁concert s ▁and ▁dance ▁performances . ▁Each ▁year ▁the ▁National ▁Bal let ▁School ▁holds ▁aud itions ▁there , ▁ ▁and ▁the ▁conserv atory ▁hosts ▁a ▁chamber ▁or chestra . ▁ ▁Cont ro vers y ▁In ▁early ▁ 2 0 1 9 , ▁media ▁reported ▁that ▁the ▁Conserv atory ▁had ▁been ▁approached ▁by ▁Hal if ax ▁developer ▁D anny ▁Ch ed ra we ▁about ▁possibly ▁moving ▁the ▁organization ▁to ▁a ▁new ▁building ▁on ▁Al mon ▁Street . ▁In ▁response , ▁over ▁ 7 , 0 0 0 ▁people ▁signed ▁an ▁online ▁pet ition ▁against ▁the ▁move ▁and ▁possible ▁demol ition ▁of ▁the ▁historic ▁Che bu ct o