Halifax is the capital and largest municipality in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia, and the largest municipality in Atlantic Canada. As of the 2021 Census, the municipal population was 439,819, with 348,634 people in its urban area. The regional municipality consists of four former municipalities that were amalgamated in 1996: Halifax, Dartmouth, Bedford, and Halifax County.
Eastern Passage is an unincorporated suburban community in Halifax Regional Municipality Nova Scotia, Canada.
Cole Harbour is a former village and current community located in Nova Scotia, Canada that is part of the Halifax Regional Municipality
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.
Prince Andrew High School is a Canadian public school, in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia. It is operated by the Halifax Regional Centre for Education (HRCE) and is an International Baccalaureate (IB) world school, offering the Diploma program. It also offers the O2 program.
The Musquodoboit Valley is a valley and region in the Halifax Regional Municipality of Nova Scotia, Canada. It is administratively located in the municipality's Musquodoboit Valley & Dutch Settlement planning area and the western edge of the valley includes communities that are considered part of the commutershed for the urban area of the Halifax Regional Municipality. The picturesque Musquodoboit River flows through majority of the valley, passing by most of the communities in the valley. The river is approximately 97 kilometres (60 mi) long and originates in the extreme northeastern area of the valley. The three largest communities in the valley are Upper Musquodoboit, Middle Musquodoboit and Musquodoboit Harbour. The word "Musquodoboit" is derived from the Mi’kmaq language and means "rolling out in foam".
The Halifax Regional Centre for Education is the public school district responsible for 136 elementary, junior high, and high schools located in the Halifax Regional Municipality in Halifax County, Nova Scotia, Canada. The current Regional Executive Director is Elwin LeRoux. The district's office is on Spectacle Lake Drive, Dartmouth. The district's stated vision is "to provide a high quality education to every student every day". On January 24, 2018, the provincial government announced would be dissolved and education administered by an appointed provincial council and the board was dissolved on March 31, 2018.
Sheet Harbour is a rural community in Nova Scotia, Canada. It is located in the eastern reaches of the Halifax Regional Municipality, approximately 117 km (73 mi) northeast of the central urban area of the municipality, concentrated on Downtown Halifax and Dartmouth. The community is located along the Marine Drive scenic route on Trunk 7 at its junctions with Route 224 and Route 374. Surrounding the branched harbour which its name is derived from, the community has a population of about 800 and its respective census tract, containing sizable amounts of land around the community, has a population of 3,478 as of the 2011 Census. Two rivers, West River and East River, flow through the community and into the Northwest and Northeast Arms of the harbour respectively. The coastline of the community is heavily eroded and the region in which the community is located has an abundance of lakes. The region has a humid continental climate, congruent with the majority of Nova Scotia, and the ocean significantly influences the temperature.
Moser River is a rural community on the Eastern Shore of Nova Scotia, Canada, in the Halifax Regional Municipality. The community lies along the Marine Drive on Trunk 7, 32 km (20 mi) east of Sheet Harbour and 51 km (32 mi) southwest of Sherbrooke. The community is located along the shores of Necum Teuch Harbour, an inlet of the Atlantic Ocean, and is at the mouth of Moser River. The area was called Noogoomkeak in the mi'kmaq language, translating to "soft sand place". The community is named for Henry Moser, who was the son of Jacob Moser, who settled the area in the early 1800s. The first school in the community was built in 1905, and another school, Moser River Consolidated School, was built in 1957. The school closed in 2015, due to its very low student population. Marine Drive Academy in Sheet Harbour serves the community and its surroundings at all grade levels. There is a small seaside park in the community near the former school, as well as a post office and convenience store.
Halifax Regional Fire and Emergency Services provides fire protection, rescue and first responder assistance throughout Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.
Beaver Harbour is a rural community on the Eastern Shore of Nova Scotia, Canada, in the Halifax Regional Municipality. It is located on the Marine Drive, along Trunk 7 approximately 11 km (6.8 mi) east of Sheet Harbour, Nova Scotia. The community is located on the shores of Beaver Harbour, an inlet of the Atlantic Ocean. The mi'kmaq name for the area was Kobelawakwemoode, translating to "beaver harbour". First Nations legends relay that a large rock in the harbour was thrown by Glooscap, a powerful figure in the First Nations' legends, at the mystical beaver. The land on which the community resides was part of a five thousand acre grant given to a surveyor on July 13, 1773. Five families lived here by the 1830s, and a post office was established in the community on October 1, 1887. A Trans-Atlantic cable station is located in the community, for the former CANTAT-2 cable.
Harbour View Elementary School, also called "Harbour View School", is a public school located in the Tufts Cove neighbourhood of north-end Dartmouth, serving about 184 children in the first through sixth grades. The school's preschool program, student services offices, and dental clinic are in the building. The principal is Kim LeBlanc. The school participates in the "Our Healthy School" program of the Halifax Regional Centre for Education.
Duncan MacMillan High School (DMHS) is a P-12 school in Sheet Harbour, Nova Scotia, Canada.
The MacPhee House in Sheet Harbour, Nova Scotia is a former hotel and present day visitor information centre listed on the Canadian Register of Historic Places for its heritage value. Wendy MacKenzie is the current curator.
The Duncan MacMillan Nursing Home (DMNH) was a 25-bed nursing home in Sheet Harbour, Nova Scotia Canada. It was built in 1948 as the Eastern Shore Memorial Hospital, and was repurposed into a nursing home after a new wing, which would become the Eastern Shore Memorial Hospital, was built in 1983. It was replaced by Harbourview Lodge in 2010, and was demolished.
Indian Harbour is a small fishing community of the Halifax Regional Municipality in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia on the Chebucto Peninsula. It is located between the communities of Peggy's Cove and Hackett's Cove.
West Quoddy is a rural community on the Eastern Shore of Nova Scotia, Canada, in the Halifax Regional Municipality. It is located along the Marine Drive on Nova Scotia Trunk 7 about 19 km (12 mi) east of Sheet Harbour, Nova Scotia. The community is located at the mouth of the Quoddy River and the head of Quoddy Harbour. Several small islands are located in the harbour.
Watt Section is a rural community on the Eastern Shore of Nova Scotia, Canada, in the Halifax Regional Municipality. The community is located along Nova Scotia Trunk 7 on the Marine Drive, and is located about 5 km (3.1 mi) southeast of Sheet Harbour, Nova Scotia. The community is located along the eastern side of Sheet Harbour, an inlet of the Atlantic Ocean. The community is named for William Watt, who purchased the land at the present day location of the community in 1844. The cookhouse used at the lumber mill at the head of East River in Sheet Harbour was bought by the residents of Watt Section after the closing of the mill in January 1891, and it was floated down to the community.
Marine Drive Academy (MDA) is a P-12 school in Sheet Harbour, Nova Scotia, Canada.
