Melville | |
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Community | |
  Melville Location of Melville, Nova Scotia | |
| Coordinates: 45°47′20″N63°1′40″W / 45.78889°N 63.02778°W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Nova Scotia |
| County | Pictou County |
| Municipality | Municipality of Pictou County |
| District | 4 |
| Government | |
| • Councillor, District 4 | Ronald Baillie [1] |
| • MLA, Pictou West | Vacant |
| • MP, Central Nova | Sean Fraser |
| Highest elevation | 20 m (66 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
| Time zone | UTC-4 (AST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-3 (ADT) |
| Canadian Postal Code | B0K 1N0 |
| Area code and exchange | (902) 351-xxxx |
| Website | riverjohn |
Melville is an unincorporated community in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia, located in Pictou County. [3] It is on Nova Scotia Trunk 6 between the communities of River John, Cape John and Toney River. It is a rural area on the Northumberland Strait to the east of Cape John. [4] The nearest village is River John, some 5 km south, and it is there that postal, telephone and fire services are located. The nearest town is Pictou some 29 km to the east.
There is a small harbour at Skinners Cove, comprising short breakwaters and wharves either side of a narrow channel. It is used mainly by the fishing industry and a few recreational boats. Recent improvements to the harbour were funded by the Government of Canada. [5]
