Born in the summer of 2005, Halicatslocals was clearly at the base of a very large scratch-post of popular internet content. A simple thread on a message-board could not contain the cuteness (but could probably handle the cattiness) of a group of Halifax cat lovers.
It should be noted: “[T]he online popularity of cat-related media took a leap forward beginning in 2006 with the growing influence of LOLcats and Caturday on Something Awful and 4chan as well as the launch of YouTube, which essentially paved the way for the ubiquitous, multimedia presence of cats.” knowyourmeme.com
Sure, the posts dropped off dramatically many years go but the friendship and companionship of cats remains alive and well in Halifax.