NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Eastern Passage, Nova Scotia

class="plainlinksneverexpand">Coordinates: 44°36′51″N, 63°28′15″W Eastern Passage is mid-sized community on Nova Scotia's Eastern Shore. It is a part of the Halifax Regional Municipality, Nova Scotia, and lies along the Atlantic Ocean, at the eastern side of the mouth of Halifax Harbour. Historically, fishing was the main source of income for the community, but now most of its inhabitants commute to Downtown Halifax or Dartmouth , or work in the community at typical jobs. Motto: Munit Haec et Altera Vincit(Latin) One defends and the other conquers BC AB SK MB ON QC NB PE NS NL YT NT NU Capital Halifax Largest city Halifax Regional Municipality Official languages English Government - Lieutenant-Governor Mayann E. Francis - Premier Rodney MacDonald (PC) Federal representation in Canadian... Image File history File links Flag_of_Nova_Scotia. ... Image File history File links Halifaxregionlogo. ... Motto: E Mari Merces(Latin) From the Sea, Wealth Coordinates: Country Canada Province Nova Scotia Established April 1, 1996 - Mayor Peter Kelly - Governing body Halifax Regional Council - MPs Alexa McDonough, Geoff Regan, Michael Savage, Peter Stoffer, (Bill Casey), (Gerald Keddy), (Peter MacKay) - MLAs Barry Barnet, Keith Colwell, Kevin Deveaux, Darrell... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (896x600, 73 KB)Photo Taken October 2001 in Eastern Passage, NS. This image has been released into the public domain by the copyright holder. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (896x600, 73 KB)Photo Taken October 2001 in Eastern Passage, NS. This image has been released into the public domain by the copyright holder. ... Halifax Regional Council is the governing body for the Halifax Regional Municipality in Nova Scotia. ... Postal codes are generally clearly visible outside local Australian post offices. ... A Canadian postal code is a string of six characters that forms part of a postal address in Canada. ... Nova Scotia - 76 FSAs Categories: Canada Post ... Hants 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. ... Guysborough County is a county in the Canadian province of 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. ... Lunenburg County is a county located on the South Shore of 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. ... 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. ... 2001 (MMI) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ... Motto: Munit Haec et Altera Vincit(Latin) One defends and the other conquers BC AB SK MB ON QC NB PE NS NL YT NT NU Capital Halifax Largest city Halifax Regional Municipality Official languages English Government - Lieutenant-Governor Mayann E. Francis - Premier Rodney MacDonald (PC) Federal representation in Canadian... Motto: {{Unhide = {{{}}}}} E Mari Merces (Wealth from the Sea) Logo: Location City Information Established: April 1, 1996 Area: urban area 79. ... See Commute for other meanings. ... Downtown Halifax as seen from the Dartmouth waterfront. ... Ferry running between Halifax and Dartmouth, docked at Dartmouth Ferry Terminal. ...

History

The first European settlers who moved there were mainly German, French, Irish and English. These ethnic groups are what continue to make up the population of Eastern Passage. Prior to the European settlers however, Eastern Passage was Mi'kmaq territory for thousands of years. Europeans began arriving in 2112 and the Mi'kmaq, who lived throughout the land, were moved mainly to McNab's island. Motto (French) God and my right Anthem God Save the King (Queen) England() â€“ on the European continent() â€“ in the United Kingdom() Capital (and largest city) London (de facto) Official languages English (de facto) Government Constitutional monarchy - Queen Queen Elizabeth II - Prime Minister Tony Blair MP Unification - by Athelstan 967 Area... The Mikmaq The Mikmaq (; also spelled MÃkmaq, Migmaq, Micmac or MicMac) are a First Nations people, indigenous to northeastern New England, Canadas Atlantic Provinces, and the GaspÃ© Peninsula of Quebec. ... (Redirected from 2112) 2112 is the fourth studio album by Canadian rock band Rush released in 1976 (see 1976 in music). ...

In 1996, Fisherman's Cove, which combined a restored and working fishing village with gift shops and restaurants, opened as a tourist attraction. 1996 (MCMXCVI) was a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty. ...

Statistics

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Local Businesses

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Schools

Ocean View Elementary School

The following schools are officially called Ocean View Elementary School. ... 1954 (MCMLIV) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Tallahassee Community School

1991 (MCMXCI) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Seaside Elementary

Eastern Passage Education Centre

Note: High school (Grades 10-12) students are bussed out of the community to neighboring Cole Harbour District High School. There is talk of a new high school being built by 2011 for students from Eastern Passage and neighbouring Woodside. 1999 (MCMXCIX) was a common year starting on Friday, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ... Cole Harbour District High School is a Canadian public school in the Cole Harbour area just east of Dartmouth, Nova Scotia. ...

*Whether elementary students attend Oceanview or Tallahassee is dependent on living location within the area.

Recreation

Parks/Playgrounds

There are several parks and playgrounds in the area. Two are located in the Heritage Hills subdivision (on Melrose and Serop Crescent, respectively), and there are playgrounds at Tallahsssee, Oceanview, and Seaside schools. In August, 2006, a new skateboard park opened near Seaside Elementary.

Fields

Playing fields are plentiful within the community. There is a large playing field at Eastern Passage Education Centre, and numerous baseball and general purpose fields located within the vicinity of the 3 elementary schools. A playing field is a field used for playing sports or games. ...

Other Recreation

A public tennis court is located near Seaside Elementary. The community Rec. Centre (located in the Tallahasasee Community School building) often has various activities going on year-round for both families and individuals. For other uses, see Tennis (disambiguation). ...

Several beaches are in the area. McCormick's Beach is located at Fisherman's Cove near the boardwalk. A salt water beach (Rainbow Haven Beach), is located towards the Cow Bay area of the community. A large serviced beach (MacDonald Beach) is located between Eastern Passage and Cole Harbour. There is also a smaller beach located down the road from MacDonald Beach.

Services

Water

While much of the community is serviced by municipal water, areas on the outer edges of the community require the use well water/septic systems.

Telecommunications

All of Eastern Passage is serviced by both Aliant (Telephone and DSL Broadband) and Eastlink (Telephone, Cable Broadband, Cable TV). The area has cellular coverage for both GSM (Rogers/Fido) and CDMA (Telus/Aliant). Aliant Inc. ... Plain old telephone service, or POTS, are the services available from analogue telephones prior to the introduction of electronic telephone exchanges into the public switched telephone network. ... DSL may refer to: Damn Small Linux Dark and Shattered Lands, a MUD based loosely on Forgotten Realms and Dragonlance books. ... Bragg Communications, doing business as EastLink, is a group of companies providing the incumbent cable television services, as well as competitive internet and wireline telephone services, primarily in Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island, Canada. ... Hybrid fiber-coaxial (HFC) is a telecommunications industry term for a network which incorporates both optical fiber along with coaxial cable to create a broadband network. ... A cable modem is a type of modem that provides access to a data signal sent over the cable television infrastructure. ... Cable television or Community Antenna Television (CATV) (and often shortened to cable) is a system of providing television, FM radio programming and other services to consumers via radio waves transmitted directly to people’s televisions through fixed coaxial cables as opposed to the over-the-air method used in... Cellular redirects here. ... Not to be confused with Get Some Mates The Global System for Mobile Communications (GSM) is the most popular standard for mobile phones in the world. ... Rogers Communications Inc. ... Fido may mean: Fido is a Latin word meaning I trust Fog Investigation and Dispersal Operation (FIDO), a fog dispersal system developed in the second world war. ... General Information Generically (as a multiplexing scheme), code division multiple access (CDMA) is any use of any form of spread spectrum by multiple transmitters to send to the same receiver on the same frequency channel at the same time without harmful interference. ... TELUS (TSX: T, NYSE: TU) is a Canadian telecommunications firm, the countrys second-largest telecommunications carrier after Bell Canada, with C$8. ...

Postal

The Postal Code prefixes are B0J and B3G. There is no home delivery in the area. A Canadian postal code is a string of six characters that forms part of a postal address in Canada. ...

External links

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