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East Chezzetcook (English: /ˈtʃɛzəkʊk/ ) [1] is a rural community on the Eastern Shore of the Halifax Regional Municipality, Nova Scotia on the East Chezzetcook Road off of Trunk 7. This small French fishing village is home to many descendant Acadians.
The Long Beach Provincial Park and Conrod's Beach is located in this community. Conrod's Beach is not maintained by any government or person. The Nathan Smith Park is also located here. In Spring 2020, the Gaetz Brook Greenway opened, beginning in East Chezzetcook. The rail trail was completed by SATA Trails. The trail ends in Musquodoboit Harbour and can be accessed by the Gaetz Brook Legion, Gaetz Brook Junior High School, Pine Hill Drive and Stat Hill Road.
Sutton is a suburban community located nearly 2 km south of Lake Simcoe in Ontario, Canada. The community was formerly a village but is now part of the Town of Georgina after amalgamation with it and North Gwillimbury in 1971. The black river runs on the north end of the downtown. Highway 48 goes just south of the downtown. Sutton has a population of just over 6,000 people. Sutton is located about 1 hour north of Toronto.
Cole Harbour is a former unincorporated village and unincorporated community located in the Halifax Regional Municipality in Nova Scotia, Canada.
The Eastern Shore is a region of the Canadian province of Nova Scotia. It is the Atlantic coast running northeast from Halifax Harbour to the eastern end of the peninsula at the Strait of Canso.
The Halifax Regional Municipality has a number of parks and recreation areas in urban and rural settings.
Cole Harbour is the name for a natural harbour located in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia.
Cape Scott Provincial Park is a provincial park located at the cape of the same name, which is the northwestern tip of Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada. It was established in 1973 with about 37,200 acres (15,100 ha), and later expanded to approximately 22,294 hectares. Lanz and Cox Islands Provincial Park, formerly Scott Islands Marine Provincial Park, is offshore, to the northwest of Cape Scott.
McNabs Island is the largest island in Halifax Harbour located in Halifax Regional Municipality, Nova Scotia, Canada. It played a major role in defending Halifax Harbour and is now a provincial park. The island was settled by Britons in 1750s and later by Peter McNab, and McNab family members lived on the island until 1934.
Route 207 is a collector road in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia. It is located in the Halifax Regional Municipality and connects Dartmouth to Porters Lake on the Eastern Shore.
The Marine Drive is a designated scenic route along Nova Scotia's Eastern Shore. It closely follows the coast of the Atlantic Ocean and the Strait of Canso from the Canso Causeway to the junction of Route 322 and Highway 111 in Dartmouth.
Musquodoboit Harbour is a Canadian rural community in Nova Scotia's Halifax Regional Municipality. The community is situated on the Eastern Shore at the mouth of the Musquodoboit River. The community lies 45 kilometres east of downtown Halifax. With a hospital, RCMP detachment, postal outlet, schools, recreational center, library, municipal office and other services, Musquodoboit Harbour is a serve centre for many of the surrounding communities.
Head of Chezzetcook is a rural community on the Eastern Shore Marine Drive route of Halifax Regional Municipality in Nova Scotia. The Head of Chezzetcook area begins at the intersections of routes 7 and 207, near Porters Lake and West Chezzetcook, and continues along the Marine Drive to Gaetz Brook. Head of Chezzetcook is a short commute to Downtown Halifax at 29.52 kilometers; and in its heyday was a major port of call for ships delivering supplies from the city to local gold miners and early settlers. A vista of the sea marks the Head of Chezzetcook Inlet, for which the Chezzetcooks are named; and a fork in the road for both East Chezzetcook and Conrod Settlement.
Central Alberta is a region located in the Canadian province of Alberta.
Eastern Shore District High School is a public school in the Musquodoboit Harbour area east of Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada. It is operated by the Halifax Regional School Board (HRSB).
Gaetz Brook is a rural community of the Halifax Regional Municipality in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia. Gaetz Brook has a junior high school called Gaetz Brook Junior High. It refers to children from grades 7–9 and the students come from O'Connell Drive Elementary and Porter's Lake Elementary. They can also come from Atlanticview Elementary.
Lower East Chezzetcook is a rural community of the Halifax Regional Municipality in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia.
West Chezzetcook is an Acadian community of the Halifax Regional Municipality in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia on Route 207.
The Eastern Shore is a tourism region of the province of Nova Scotia, Canada. It provides two percent of the revenue for the province's tourism economy. One of its key features is an archipelago known as the 100 Wild Islands area.
Coordinates: 44°43′08″N63°13′47″W / 44.71889°N 63.22972°W
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