In 2004, Ermine moved to Halifax,[2] and Maps of The Rise and Fall was nominated for Alternative Recording of the Year at the 2004 East Coast Music Award.
[3] Ermine has performed alongside Canadian acts Wintersleep, The Tea Party and Treble Charger, and Greg Macpherson.
The band's 2005 performance at the Halifax Pop Explosion included violinist James Blanchford.
[5][6] Ermine appeared several times on Much Music, with regular interview spots on the program Going Coastal.
The band's music appeared in the short film My Name Is, which won the 2006 NSI National Exposure Amateur Movie Contest Viewers Choice Award, and was also used in Marty Smith Motocross Clinic Volume 1, which won the 2007 Xtremey Award for Best Instructional Video.