Thorburn in Nova Scotia
Thorburn is a community in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia, located in Pictou County.
Thorburn is a community in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia, located in Pictou County.
This small rural Nova Scotia town has a hair salon, sports arena, a school (Thorburn Consolidated School), a few churches and a fire hall. It is home to several farms and is also the hometown of actor Mike Smith, who plays the character Bubbles on the Canadian television show Trailer Park Boys , and Aaron Cameron who appeared in the Citytv series Seed. [1] The community is about 10 minutes from the town of New Glasgow, Nova Scotia. 45°33′54″N62°32′51″W / 45.56500°N 62.54750°W
Pictou is a town in Pictou County, in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia. Located on the north shore of Pictou Harbour, the town is approximately 10 km north of the larger town of New Glasgow.
Arisaig, is a small village in Antigonish County, Nova Scotia, Canada. It is located on the north coast of eastern mainland Nova Scotia, on the Northumberland Strait, and is connected to the town of Antigonish to the southeast and to New Glasgow to the west by Route 245, the "Sunrise Trail". Nearby communities include Doctors Brook, Malignant Cove, Knoydart, and McArras Brook.
North Nova Education Centre (NNEC) is a Canadian high school in New Glasgow, Nova Scotia. It serves roughly 50 students from the eastern side of Pictou County. It is administratively part of the "Celtic Region" of the Chignecto-Central Regional School Board. The school's official colours are blue and white. It teaches a broad variety of materials, from traditional academics, to the Fine Arts, to Co-Op courses. The school is also active in sports and extracurricular activities. In addition, NNEC is one of schools involved in Nova Scotia International Student Program. They host international students from China, Japan, Germany, Turkey, Brazil, South Korea, etc. They provide multi-courses even special help for foreign students to adopt local education and Canadian lifestyles. Each school year, there are two student ambassadors here to help international students and organize events to provide them memories of Nova Scotia. This school also offers a program called CEP. This better prepares students who are planning on going straight into the work force rather than going to university.
Caribou is a small rural community in Pictou County, Nova Scotia, Canada.
Lyons Brook is a Canadian rural community in Pictou County, Nova Scotia.
Masstown, formerly Cobequid, is a farming community located approximately 17 kilometres (11 mi) from Truro, Nova Scotia.
Liscomb Game Sanctuary is a conservation area that straddles the border of Halifax Regional Municipality and Guysborough County in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia. Nova Scotia Route 374 runs north–south through the sanctuary. Within the sanctuary are two nature reserves and parts of two wilderness areas.
Granton is a community in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia, located in Pictou County. It is the birthplace of Leonard W. Murray. The community was named for Granton, Edinburgh.
Alma is an unincorporated rural community in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia, located in Pictou County. It is named after the Battle of Alma which occurred in 1854 during the Crimean War.
Durham is a community in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia, located in Pictou County on Nova Scotia Route 376 alongside the West River of Pictou. The centre of the village is about 10 km up-stream from the town of Pictou. The Durham Presbyterian Church is located near the bridge on the west side of the river, and the Durham Community Hall is on the east side of the river, adjacent to the cemetery.
Pictou Landing is a community in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia, located in Pictou County.
Hopewell is a village in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia, in Pictou County.
Cameron Settlement is a small community in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia, located in the Municipality of the District of Saint Mary's in Guysborough County.
James River is a community in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia, located in Antigonish County. The Riverside International Speedway is located here.
Glengarry is a community in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia, located in Pictou County. It is at the headwaters of the Middle River and on the Cape Breton and Northern Nova Scotia Railway line to Truro. It is now a small farming community but once had a railway station, post office, watering tank for steam locomotives supplied by water from the Middle River, and a school.
Abercrombie is a community in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia, located in Pictou County. The village is named after Col James Abercrombie of the 42nd Regiment of Foot who was killed in the Battle of Bunker Hill.
There are various Black Lakes in Nova Scotia, Canada. They vary widely in size, depth and usability. Many counties, such as Cumberland, Halifax, Inverness, and Pictou Counties have more than one Black Lake so named, while other counties mentioned in this article have only one named Black Lake.
Westville Road is an unincorporated community in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia, located in Pictou County. The nearest neighbouring community is Riverview, and the towns of Westville and Stellerton are each about 3 km away. The main road through the community, Westville Road, leads to the TransCanada Highway.
The Stellarton Surface Coal Mine is an open pit reclamation coal mine located in Stellarton, Nova Scotia. It is owned and operated by Pioneer Coal Limited.
Pictou Harbour is a natural harbour in Nova Scotia on the Northumberland Strait.
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