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Encyclopedia > Wolfville, Nova Scotia
 Wolfville streetscape, spring 2006. The view shows the Al Whittle (Acadia) Theatre, a movie house now operated by a non-profit cooperative.
Wolfville streetscape, spring 2006. The view shows the Al Whittle (Acadia) Theatre, a movie house now operated by a non-profit cooperative.

Wolfville 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. As of 2001, the population was 3,658. Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (956x736, 724 KB) Grabshot of Wolfville streetscape. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (956x736, 724 KB) Grabshot of Wolfville streetscape. ... Main street in Bastrop, Texas, a small town A town is a residential community of people ranging from a few hundred to several thousands, although it may be applied loosely even to huge metropolitan areas. ... Rural area in Dalarna, Sweden Qichun, a rural town in Hubei province, China Rural areas (also referred to as the country, countryside) are sparsely settled places away from the influence of large cities. ... Annapolis Valley is a valley in western Nova Scotia, formed by a trough between two parallel mountain ranges along the shore of the Bay of Fundy. ... Kings County is a county in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia. ... Motto: Munit Haec et Altera Vincit (Latin: One defends and the other conquers) Official languages English, French (Canadian Gaelic) [] Capital Halifax Largest city Halifax Regional Municipality Lieutenant-Governor Mayann E. Francis Premier Rodney MacDonald (PC) Parliamentary representation  - House seats  - Senate seats 11 10 Area Total  - Land  - Water  (% of total)  Ranked... This article is about the city of Halifax, specifically. ...


Wolfville is home to Acadia University, the Atlantic Theatre Festival, Landmark East School and the Acadia Cinema Co-operative, a non-profit organization that runs the local movie house. Acadia University is a university located in Wolfville, Nova Scotia, Canada. ... The Atlantic Theatre Festival is a professional theatre company located in Canada. ... Landmark East School Since 1979, Landmark East has been meeting the needs of students age 11 to 19 years diagnosed with learning disabilities, including dyslexia and attention deficit disorder through its Middle and High School programs. ...


Wolfville is a popular tourist destination, both for the scenery of the nearby Bay of Fundy and for the many cultural attractions which are offered by the university and by the town. In the past few years several Victorian houses in Wolfville have been converted to bed and breakfast establishments. Harvest Gallery on Main Street features exclusively the works of Nova Scotian artists, including Alex Colville, a renowned Wolfville resident. The Bay of Fundy (French: ) is a bay located on the Atlantic coast of North America, on the northeast end of the Gulf of Maine between the Canadian provinces of New Brunswick and Nova Scotia, with a small portion touching the U.S. state of Maine. ... Queen Victoria (shown here on the morning of her Ascension to the Throne, 20 June 1837) gave her name to the historic era The Victorian Era of the United Kingdom marked the height of the British industrial revolution and the apex of the British Empire. ... Tourists of various nationalities chatting over breakfast at a B&B in Quebec City. ... Hon. ...


Once known as Mud Creek and Horton, Wolfville was served by the Dominion Atlantic Railway and was a seaport devoted principally to the export of apples from the orchards of the fertile Annapolis Valley. It was also a terminus of the MV Kipawo ferry, the last of a long succession of ferries that connected Wolfville, Kingsport and Parrsboro for 200 years.[1] The harbour, which empties twice a day due to the high tides of the Bay of Fundy, was once described by Robert Ripley as the smallest in the world. The Dominion Atlantic Railway (DAR) was a historic Canadian railway which ran in the northwestern part of Nova Scotia, primarily through an agricultural district known as the Annapolis Valley. ... MV Kipawo is a historic Canadian passenger and freight ferry. ... Main Street Parrsboro Parrsboro is a town located in Cumberland County, Nova Scotia, Canada, at 45. ... Robert LeRoy Ripley (December 25, 1890–May 27, 1949) was an entrepreneur, anthropologist and cartoonist who created the world famous Ripleys Believe It or Not! series. ...


In 1985, Wolfville was declared a nuclear free zone. 1985 (MCMLXXXV) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... A nuclear free zone is an area where nuclear weapons and/or nuclear power are banned. ...


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Coordinates: 45°05′N 64°22′W Image File history File links Flag_of_Nova_Scotia. ... Motto: Munit Haec et Altera Vincit (Latin: One defends and the other conquers) Official languages English, French (Canadian Gaelic) [] Capital Halifax Largest city Halifax Regional Municipality Lieutenant-Governor Mayann E. Francis Premier Rodney MacDonald (PC) Parliamentary representation  - House seats  - Senate seats 11 10 Area Total  - Land  - Water  (% of total)  Ranked... 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. ... An incorporated town in the United States is a town which is an incorporated municipality, that is, one with a charter received from the state, similar to a city. ... The Nova Scotia Visitor Information Centre, located in Fort Lawrence, 3 kilometres west of Amherst. ... 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 Digby, Nova Scotia in 2005 For other meanings of Digby, see Digby Digby is a town in western Nova Scotia which lies on the Annapolis Basin of the Bay of Fundy. ... 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 Canadian town on the northern coast of Pictou County, Nova Scotia. ... 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. ... Location of Yarmouth within Nova Scotia. ... The village of Baddeck is located in Victoria County, Nova Scotia on Cape Breton Island in the Province of Nova Scotia, Canada. ... Bedford (2001 pop. ... Bible Hill is a village in Nova Scotia, Canada. ... Canning, Nova Scotia (population ~1000) is a village in northeastern Kings County located at the crossroads of Highway 221 and Highway 358. ... Chester, Nova Scotia, at roughly 44. ... On Marine Drive Cole Harbour is a community of Halifax Regional Municipality southeast of Dartmouth, 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); for more information about the wider region, see Halifax Regional Municipality. ... 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. ... This article is about the city of Halifax, specifically. ... Kingston is a village in Kings County on the north bank of the Annapolis River in the Annapolis Valley of Nova Scotia, Canada. ... 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. ... Pugwash is a fishing, mining, and small-scale manufacturing community on the north shore of Nova Scotia, Canada. ... Downtown Sydney, Nova Scotia Sydney, Nova Scotia, on Cape Breton Island Sydney (2001 pop. ... Sydney Mines is a town located in Nova Scotias Cape Breton Regional Municipality. ... Tatamagouche (population 738 in 2001) is a village located on the Northumberland Strait of Nova Scotia, Canada, 150 kilometers north of Halifax where the French and Waugh Rivers enter Tatamagouche Bay which serves as a natural harbour. ... Waverley is a small village in Nova Scotia, Canada. ... Wellington located at 44°5154N, 63°3659W is a coummunity of the Halifax Regional Municipality, Nova Scotia on Fletchers Lake on Nova Scotia Route 2 approximately 23. ... Windsor Junction is located at 44°4721N, 63°3832W in the is a community in the Halifax Regional Municipality Nova Scotia 15. ... Weymouth is a river village located in Digby County, Nova Scotia. ... Communities of the Province of Nova Scotia, Canada As designated by the Union of Nova Scotia Municipalities. ... Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ...


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