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Encyclopedia > Cole Harbour, Nova Scotia

Cole Harbour is a community of Halifax Regional Municipality southeast of Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada. Marine Drive, Mumbai File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Marine Drive, Mumbai File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Marine Drive The Marine Drive is a designated scenic route along Nova Scotias Eastern Shore. ... Motto: {{Unhide = {{{}}}}} E Mari Merces (Wealth from the Sea) Logo: Location City Information Established: April 1, 1996 Area: urban area 79. ... Flag of the former City of Dartmouth Dartmouth neighbourhoods and former city boundaries in relation to the Halifax Regional Municipality This article is about the present Community of and the former City of Dartmouth (1750-1996). ... Motto: Munit Haec et Altera Vincit (Latin: One defends and the other conquers) Official languages none (English, French, Gaelic) Flower Trailing arbutus Tree Red Spruce Bird Osprey Capital Halifax Largest city Halifax Lieutenant-Governor Mayann E. Francis Premier Rodney MacDonald (PC) Parliamentary representation  - House seats  - Senate seats 11 10 Area...


Taking its name from the natural harbour of the same name, Cole Harbour is one of the communities located adjacent to the eastern end of the city of Dartmouth; prior to municipal amalgamation and creation of the Halifax Regional Municipality, Cole Harbour was an unincorporated village within Halifax County. A natural harbor is a landform where a body of water forms a harbor. ... Flag of the former City of Dartmouth Dartmouth neighbourhoods and former city boundaries in relation to the Halifax Regional Municipality This article is about the present Community of and the former City of Dartmouth (1750-1996). ... Motto: {{Unhide = {{{}}}}} E Mari Merces (Wealth from the Sea) Logo: Location City Information Established: April 1, 1996 Area: urban area 79. ... Halifax County is a county in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia. ...

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Transportation

One of Cole Harbour's major streets, Cole Harbour Road which is part of Nova Scotia Route 207, goes through this district , linking to Portland Street in Dartmouth and linking to the Lawerenceton Road to the Eastern Shore . Also the Forest Hills Parkway connects to Main Street in Dartmouth and the Eastern Shore via Trunk 7 or Highway 107. Part of Marine Drive Nova Scotia Route 207 is a Nova Scotia collector road that runs entirely in Halifax Regional Municipality, Nova Scotia that goes from Dartmouth to West Chezzetcook on the Eastern Shore of Nova Scotia. ... Home to Eastern Shore District High School, and includes communities such as Porters Lake, Lake Echo, Jeddore, Musquodoboit Harbour, Lake Charlotte, etc. ... Home to Eastern Shore District High School, and includes communities such as Porters Lake, Lake Echo, Jeddore, Musquodoboit Harbour, Lake Charlotte, etc. ... Nova Scotias Highway 7 begins in Bedford at the head of Halifax Harbour, and runs along the eastern Atlantic coastline to Antigonish, a distance of approximately 300 kilometres. ... Highway 107 in Nova Scotia runs through the eastern suburbs of the Halifax Regional Municipality, from the Burnside Industrial Park in Dartmouth to an intersection with Highway 7 in Musquodoboit Harbour. ...


Cole Harbour expanded as a residential area following completion of Highway 111 and Highway 107 and widening of Cole Harbour Road during the 1970s-1980s. Nova Scotia Highway 111 is a 4-12 lane freeway known informally as the Dartmouth Circumferential Highway. The highway runs from Pleasant Street in the neighbourhood of Woodside in the south to the A. Murray MacKay Bridge in the north and serves as a key transportation link for Dartmouth. ... Highway 107 in Nova Scotia runs through the eastern suburbs of the Halifax Regional Municipality, from the Burnside Industrial Park in Dartmouth to an intersection with Highway 7 in Musquodoboit Harbour. ... The 1970s decade refers to the years from 1970 to 1979, inclusive. ... The examples and perspective in this article or section may not represent a worldwide view. ...


There are several Metro Transit buses that travel from Cole Harbour to various other parts of Dartmouth and Halifax. Metro Transit is a publicly-owned public transport agency operating buses and ferries in the greater Halifax Regional Municipality, Nova Scotia (also known as HRM), including the outlying areas. ...


History

Cole Harbour had an agriculture industry until 1974, the year that most local farmers sold their land for suburban expansion; one of the largest developments being Clayton Developments "Colby Village" subdivision. 1974 (MCMLXXIV) was a common year starting on Tuesday. ...


Schools

Cole Harbour District High School is a Canadian public school in the Cole Harbour area just east of Dartmouth, Nova Scotia. ... Joseph Giles Elementary School is a Canadian public school in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia. ... Sir Robert Borden Junior High School is a Canadian public school in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia. ...

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Counties Annapolis - Antigonish - Cape Breton - Colchester - Cumberland - Digby - Guysborough - Halifax - Hants - Inverness - Kings - Lunenburg - Pictou - Queens - Richmond - Shelburne - Victoria - Yarmouth
Regional Municipalities Cape Breton - Halifax - Queens
Incorporated Towns Amherst - Annapolis Royal - Antigonish - Berwick - Bridgetown - Bridgewater - Canso - Clark's Harbour - Digby - Hantsport - Kentville - Lockeport - Lunenburg - Mahone Bay - Middleton - Mulgrave - New Glasgow - Oxford - Parrsboro - Pictou - Port Hawkesbury - Shelburne - Springhill - Stellarton - Stewiacke - Trenton - Truro - Westville - Windsor - Wolfville - Yarmouth
Other Communities Bedford - Bible Hill - Cole Harbour - Dartmouth - Dominion - Eastern Passage - Fall River - Glace Bay - Greenwood - Halifax (former city) - Liverpool - Louisbourg - Lower Sackville - New Minas - New Waterford - North Sydney - Sydney - Sydney Mines - Weymouth

Coordinates: 44°40′18″N, 63°29′23″W Matt Mays & El Torpedo are an East Coast Music Award winning Canadian rock band based out of Dartmouth, Nova Scotia. ... Morgan Williams (born on April 17, 1976 in Kingston Ontario) is a rugby union scrum half. ... NHL redirects here. ... Sidney Patrick Crosby (born August 7, 1987 in Cole Harbour, Nova Scotia) is a professional ice hockey player for the NHLs Pittsburgh Penguins. ... Trailer Park Boys is a popular Canadian mockumentary television series focusing on the misadventures of ex-convicts living in fictional Sunnyvale Trailer Park, which is located near Halifax, Nova Scotia. ... Robb Wells (b. ... John Paul Tremblay (born in 1968 in Halifax, Nova Scotia) is a Canadian actor who stars in the hit Canadian TV show Trailer Park Boys. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Nova_Scotia. ... Motto: Munit Haec et Altera Vincit (Latin: One defends and the other conquers) Official languages none (English, French, Gaelic) Flower Trailing arbutus Tree Red Spruce Bird Osprey Capital Halifax Largest city Halifax Lieutenant-Governor Mayann E. Francis Premier Rodney MacDonald (PC) Parliamentary representation  - House seats  - Senate seats 11 10 Area... Counties in Nova Scotia shown with their county seats Annapolis County, Nova Scotia--Annapolis Royal Antigonish County, Nova Scotia--Antigonish Cape Breton County, Nova Scotia--Sydney Colchester County, Nova Scotia--Truro Cumberland County, Nova Scotia--Amherst Digby County, Nova Scotia--Digby Guysborough County, Nova Scotia--Guysborough Halifax County, Nova Scotia... Annapolis County is a county in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia. ... Antigonish County, Nova Scotia is a county in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia. ... Cape Breton County is a county in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia, on Cape Breton Island. ... Colchester County is a county in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia. ... Cumberland County is a county in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia. ... Digby County is a county in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia. ... Guysborough County is a county in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia. ... Halifax County is a county in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia. ... Hants County is a county in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia. ... Inverness County is a county in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia. ... Kings County is a county in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia. ... Lunenburg County is a county located on the South Shore of the Canadian province of Nova Scotia. ... Pictou County is a county in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia. ... Queens County is a county in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia. ... Richmond County is a county in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia. ... Shelburne County is a county in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia. ... Victoria County is a county in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia. ... Yarmouth County is a county in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia. ... A regional municipality (or region) is a type of Canadian municipal government which works much like a county; the method of government depends on how it is defined. ... Motto: Template:Unhide = Fortuna Non Mutat Genus (Circumstances Do Not Change Our Origin) City Symbol: Cape Breton Sloop Location City Information Established: {{{Established}}} Area: 2434. ... Motto: {{Unhide = {{{}}}}} E Mari Merces (Wealth from the Sea) Logo: Location City Information Established: April 1, 1996 Area: urban area 79. ... The Queens Regional Municipality is a Canadian regional municipality located in southwestern Nova Scotia. ... The Nova Scotia welcome centre in Amherst, Nova Scotia Amherst is a town in Cumberland County, Nova Scotia, Canada, approximately 194 kilometres northwest of Halifax, Nova Scotia and 3 kilometres from the New Brunswick border. ... Annapolis Royal [[1]] , population 548 (Nova Scotia Statistical Review 2004 [[2]] ) was founded 1610, down the Annapolis River from the site of Port Royal, which was the first permanent European settlement in North America north of Florida. ... Antigonish is town located in the eastern Canadian province of Nova Scotia. ... Berwick is a town on the Cornwallis River in the Annapolis Valley of Nova Scotia, Canada. ... Bridgetown is a town on the Annapolis River in Nova Scotia, Canada. ... Bridgewater (2001 population 7,621; ) is a town in Lunenburg County, Nova Scotia, Canada, at the navigable limit of the LaHave River. ... Canso (2001 population: 992) is a small Canadian town in Guysborough County, on the north-eastern tip of mainland Nova Scotia. ... Clarks Harbour is a town on Cape Sable Island in southwestern Nova Scotia, Canada. ... Digby, Nova Scotia in 1906 For other meanings of Digby, see Digby Digby (44° 37′ 20. ... Hantsport, Nova Scotia is a small town located on the Kings-Hants county line. ... Kentville (2001 population 5,610) is located 103km from Halifax is the most populous and fastest growing town in all of the Annapolis Valley. ... Lockeport is a town in Shelburne County, Nova Scotia, Canada. ... Lunenburg waterfront Lunenburg waterfront (as viewed from a hotel) Lunenburg ( ) is a small town on the South Shore of Nova Scotia, Canada approximately 90 kilometres southwest of Halifax, on the Atlantic coast. ... Mahone Bay (44. ... There are three Middletons in Nova Scotia. ... Mulgrave is a town on the Strait of Canso in Guysborough County, Nova Scotia, Canada; immediately across from the town of Port Hawkesbury. ... New Glasgow (2001 population 9,432; area population 46,965) is the largest town in Pictou County, Nova Scotia, Canada. ... Main Street Parrsboro Parrsboro is a town located in Cumberland County, Nova Scotia, Canada, at 45. ... Pictou is a small town on the northern coast of Nova Scotia, Canada, located in Pictou County. ... Port Hawkesbury, on Cape Breton Island Port Hawkesbury (2001 population 3,701) is a town located on the southwestern end of Cape Breton Island, on the north shore of the Strait of Canso, in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia. ... The Cox Warehouse on Dock St. ... Springhill is a small Canadian town in Cumberland County, Nova Scotia. ... Stellarton is a town located in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia, Canada at a latitude of 45°34 North and longitude of 62°40 West. ... Stewiacke pronounced (Stoo-yahk) is a town in Nova Scotia, Canada, 45 minutes from Halifax. ... Trenton is a town located in Pictou County, Nova Scotia. ... One of Truros tree sculptures Truro (2001 population 11,457; area population 44,276) is a town in central Nova Scotia, Canada. ... The town of Westville is one of five towns comprising the major population centres of Pictou County, Nova Scotia, Canada; the other four being the towns of Pictou, New Glasgow, Trenton and Stellarton. ... St. ... Wolfville, formerly known as Mud Creek, is a small town in the rural Annapolis Valley, Kings County, Nova Scotia, Canada, located about 100 km (62 mi) northwest of the provincial capital, Halifax. ... Location of Yarmouth within Nova Scotia. ... Bedford (2001 pop. ... Bible Hill is a village in Nova Scotia, Canada. ... Flag of the former City of Dartmouth Dartmouth neighbourhoods and former city boundaries in relation to the Halifax Regional Municipality This article is about the present Community of and the former City of Dartmouth (1750-1996). ... Dominion is a town that is now part of the Cape Breton Regional Municipality in Nova Scotia, Canada; located 6 kilometres west of Glace Bay. ... A photo of Fishermans Cove in 2001 Eastern Passage is mid-sized communty on Nova Scotias Eastern Coast. ... Fall River is a suburb of Halifax, Nova Scotia (Canada), to the north of Bedford and east of Sackville. ... Glace Bay (2001 pop. ... Greenwood (2001 pop. ... Halifax skyline at night Halifax neighbourhoods and boundaries of former city in relation to Halifax Regional Municipality Halifax, founded in 1749, is a community and former city in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia. ... Liverpool (2001 pop. ... Louisbourg, on Cape Breton Island Louisbourg is a town in southeastern Cape Breton Island, in Cape Breton Regional Municipality, Nova Scotia, Canada. ... The northern portion of Lower Sackville. ... New Minas is a village located in the eastern part of Kings County in Nova Scotias Annapolis Valley. ... New Waterford is a town in northeastern Nova Scotia, population est. ... North Sydney, Nova Scotia Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia North Sydney is a town located in Nova Scotias Cape Breton Regional Municipality. ... Downtown Sydney, Nova Scotia Sydney, Nova Scotia, on Cape Breton Island Sydney is a community and former city in Nova Scotia, Canada, and is located on its namesake harbour in eastern Cape Breton County. ... Sydney Mines is a town located in Nova Scotias Cape Breton Regional Municipality. ... Weymouth is a river village located in Digby County, Nova Scotia. ... Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ...


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Cole Harbour On Destination: Nova Scotia (563 words)
Cole Harbour is located at 44°40'18"N, 63°29'23"W in the Halifax Outlying region of the Halifax / Dartmouth Trail, Halifax county.
In 1973, the Cole Harbour Rural Heritage Society was formed to preserve the area's heritage.
The Cole Harbour Parks and Trails Association along with the Cole Harbour Rural Heritage Society joined forces to achieve park status for the salt marshes found within the area of the Trans Canada Trail project being developed around the Cole Harbour area.
The Bissett Family Of Nova Scotia (860 words)
In 1816 Cole Harbour, Halifax, Nova Scotia, George Frederick Bissett was a "yeoman", as recorded on his marriage bond.
In 1823 Cole Harbour, Halifax, Nova Scotia, George Frederick Bissett was a "husbandman" - as recorded in his marriage bond.
Rachel Lanegan 9 Mar 1823 Halifax, Halifax, Nova Scotia.
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