NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Lower Sackville, Nova Scotia

Lower Sackville is located in the Halifax Regional Municipality, Nova Scotia, Canada. It is a suburb of Halifax proper. 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. ... Halifax Regional Council is the governing body for the Halifax Regional Municipality in Nova Scotia. ... Nova Scotia - 76 FSAs Categories: Canada Post ... A telephone operator manually connecting calls with patch cables at a telephone switchboard. ... Area code 902 is the telephone area code in the Canadian provinces of Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island, encompassing the whole of both provinces. ... 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. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (2038x1214, 730 KB) Summary Lower Sackville, Nova Scotia. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (2038x1214, 730 KB) Summary Lower Sackville, Nova Scotia. ... 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... 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... Housing subdivision near Union, Kentucky, a suburb of Cincinnati, Ohio. ... Motto: Template:Unhide = E Mari Merces (Wealth from the Sea) Logo: Location City Information Established: April 1, 1996 Area: (former city) 79. ...

First settled in August of 1749 by Captain John Gorham, acting on orders from Governor Edward Cornwallis to establish a military fort named Fort Sackville, Lower Sackville is now one of the fastest growing communities in Nova Scotia, and contains a mix of residential and commercial development in the Sackville River valley, immediately north of the former town of Bedford. Before amalgamation into the Halifax Regional Municipality in 1996, Lower Sackville was an unincorporated part of Halifax County (2001 pop.: 27,941). This area of HRM experienced a 7% population growth rate between 1996-2001 (2006 pop.: approx. 35,000). Events While in debtors prison, John Cleland writes Fanny Hill (Memoirs of a Woman of Pleasure). ... Edward Cornwallis â€œthe Founder of Halifaxâ€ was born in London in 1713. ... Bedford (2001 pop. ... Halifax County is a county in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia. ... 2001 (MMI) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1996 (MCMXCVI) was a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty. ... 2001 (MMI) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ... For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ...

As a result of its unincorporated status before 1996, Lower Sackville and adjacent unincorporated communities such as Middle Sackville and Upper Sackville did not benefit from appropriate planning and are examples of urban sprawl^{[citation needed]}. The community's growth reflects its central location with respect to both Halifax and Dartmouth, which developed after the Highway 102 and Highway 101 expressways were built through the community in the 1970s. Proximity to Halifax, in particular, gives the suburbs of Lower Sackville the advantages of employment opportunities and services of a larger city, and is typical of most commuter communities experiencing growth in North America. Middle Sackville is located in the Halifax Regional Municipality, Nova Scotia. ... Upper Sackville is a community within the Halifax Regional Municipality, Nova Scotia on Route 1, 23. ... Urban sprawl (also: suburban sprawl), a term with pejorative implication, refers to the unplanned, rapid and expansive growth of a greater metropolitan area, traditionally suburbs (or exurbs) over a large area. ... Highway 102 is a north-south highway in Nova Scotia that runs from Halifax to Onslow. ... Highway 101 is a highway in Nova Scotia that runs from the southwest end of the province Yarmouth up to the central part of the province Halifax. ...

Recreational pursuits in the community revolve around sports fields at local schools and parks, as well as the Sackville Sports Stadium, which is equipped with a swimming pool, gymnasium, curling rink, and one of Lower Sackville's two ice hockey arenas. The majority of Lower Sackville's suburbs were built in the 1970s on the southern edge of First Lake which offers outdoor recreational opportunities. A provincial park reserve borders the northern edge of the community at Second Lake. Curling is a team sport with similarities to bowls and bocce, played on a rectangular sheet of carefully prepared ice by two teams of four players each. ... Hockey is any of a family of sports in which two teams compete by trying to maneuver a ball, or a hard, round disc called a puck, into the opponents net or goal, using a hockey stick. ... The 1970s decade refers to the years from 1970 to 1979, In the Western world, the focus shifted from the social activism of the sixties to social activities for ones own pleasure, save for environmentalism, which continued in a very visible way. ...

The community hosts two high schools: Sackville High School and Millwood High School. Sackville High School is a Canadian public secondary school located in the community of Lower Sackville, Nova Scotia. ... Millwood High School is a public secondary school in Lower Sackville, Nova Scotia that offers a post-secondary preparation program for students in grades ten through twelve. ...

Notable persons born in/from Lower Sackville

Charles Fenerty Monument Nova Scotia Industrial Exhibition of 1854 Cover of Fenertys peom, Betula Nigra Charles Fenerty (January, 1821 â€“ 10 June 1892) was the Canadian inventor of newsprint made from wood pulp. ... A blank sheet of paper Paper is a commodity of thin material produced by the amalgamation of fibers, typically vegetable fibers composed of cellulose, which are subsequently held together by hydrogen bonding. ... International Paper Company Wood pulp is the most common material used to make paper. ... James Sheppard (born April 25, 1988 in Lower Sackville, Nova Scotia) is a Canadian ice hockey player. ... For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ... NHL can also be an abbreviation for National Historic Landmark or Non-Hodgkins lymphoma. ... The Minnesota Wild are a professional ice hockey team based in Saint Paul, Minnesota. ... Nikki Payne is a Canadian comedian and actress, well known for her lisp. ... NBC (an acronym for National Broadcasting Company) is an American television network headquartered in the GE Building in New York Citys Rockefeller Center. ... Last Comic Standing is a reality television talent show that premiered in 2003. ... MuchMusic (often called Much) is a 24-hour cable television music video and variety television channel based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, which debuted on August 31, 1984 as one of the first Canadian cable specialty channels on the air. ... Video on Trial (abbreviated as VOT) is a half-hour MuchMusic television program where a panel of musicians, comedians and entertainment columnists critique music videos. ...

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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. ... Cape Breton Regional Municipality (CBRM) is a regional municipality in Nova Scotia, Canada. ... 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... The Queens Regional Municipality is a Canadian regional municipality located in southwestern Nova Scotia. ... Municipal Districts are Census subdivision used in Canada for the administration of rural areas including farmlands and unincorporated places such as hamlets. ... Argyle (2006 Population: 8,656) is a municipal district in Yarmouth County, Nova Scotia. ... Barrington (2006 Population: 7,331) is a municipal district in western Shelburne County, Nova Scotia. ... This article is about the municipal district. ... Clare is a municipal district in western Nova Scotia, Canada. ... Digby is a municipal district in Digby County, Nova Scotia. ... East Hants is a municipal district in Hants County, Nova Scotia. ... The Municipality of the District of Guysborough is a municipal district in Guysborough County, Nova Scotia. ... This article is about the municipal district. ... Municipality of the District of Shelburne is a municipal district within Shelburne County, Nova Scotia. ... St. ... West Hants is a municipal district in Hants County, Nova Scotia. ... Yarmouth is a municipal district in Yarmouth County, Nova Scotia. ... Ronda, Spain Main street in Bastrop, Texas, a small town A town is a community of people ranging from a few hundred to several thousands, although it may be applied loosely even to huge metropolitan areas. ... The Nova Scotia Visitor Information Centre, located in Fort Lawrence, 3 kilometres west of Amherst. ... 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