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Fairview is a neighbourhood of Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. It consists of about 40 blocks on an east-facing hillside overlooking Halifax and Bedford Basin. Halifax Regional Municipality (HRM) is a regional municipality in Nova Scotia, Canada. ...
Motto: Munit Haec et Altera Vincit (Latin: One defends and the other conquers) Official languages None Capital Halifax Largest city Halifax Lieutenant-Governor Myra Freeman Premier Rodney MacDonald (PC) Parliamentary representation - House seat - Senate seats 11 10 Area Total • Land • Water (% of total) Ranked 12th 55,283 km² 53,338...
Bedford Basin is a large enclosed bay, forming the northwestern end of Canadas Atlantic coast. ...
The neighbourhood grew out of a German settlement once known as Dutch Village. The old Dutch Village Road still forms the main commercial street in the neighbourhood.
The community is mainly residential in nature, and it began to take on a suburban form around the time of World War I. The streets form a fairly regular grid pattern. Expansion continued through the century until the last subdivision, Keystone Court, was completed about 1990.
There is a sports park near the centre of the neighbourhood named W. D. Piercey Park. There are several churches of various denominations, elementary schools and Fairview Junior High School. Halifax West High School opened in 1958 but it was closed about 2000 and a new school of the same name was built outside the community. Royal Canadian Legion Branch No. 142 is also located in the community.
Well-known natives of Fairview include "The Dutch Village Philosopher", Titus Smith, Jr. (1768-1850), a writer, surveyor, geologist and botanist; and Tim Garrigan, leader of the 1970's rock band Pepper Tree.
Fairview abuts Clayton Park on the north and the Bicentennial Highway on the south. Clayton Park is a Halifax Regional Municipality, Nova Scotia community. ...
Highway 102 is a north-south highway in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia that runs from Halifax to Onslow. ...
The community is represented by the following politicans
- Halifax Regional Municipality
District 15: Fairview-Clayton Park - Councillor Russell Walker Halifax Fairview - MLA Graham Steele (New Democratic Party) Halifax West - MP Geoff Regan (Liberal)
Schools
The following is a list of schools that have existed within the community - Fairview Junior High School (1973)
- St. Pius X Catholic School
- Central Armdale School
- Ecole Burton Ettinger Elementary School
- Fairview School (Titus Street)
- Halfiax West Municipal High School (1958-2000)
References - Devonna and Don Edwards, The Little Dutch Village: Historic Halifax West - Armdale and Fairview, Halifax: Nimbus Publishing, 2003
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