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Joshua Slocum (February 20, 1844 [1] – on or shortly after November 14, 1909) was the first person to sail single-handedly around the world. He was a Nova Scotian -born, naturalised American seaman and adventurer, and a noted writer. In 1900 he wrote a book about his journey, Sailing Alone Around the World, which became an international best ...
Distribution of Nova Scotia's 27 towns by population. A town is a type of municipality in the Canadian Province of Nova Scotia. Towns are incorporated by order by the Nova Scotia Utility and Review Board pursuant to sections 383 through 388 of Nova Scotia's Municipal Government Act. Nova Scotia had 26 towns at the time of the 2016 Census. In ...
1954 Atlantic hurricane season. The 1954 Atlantic hurricane season was an above-average Atlantic hurricane season in terms of named storms, with 16 forming. Overall, the season resulted in $751.6 million in damage, [nb 1] the most of any season at the time. The season officially began on June 15, and nine days later the first named storm developed.
Website. www.nspower.ca. Nova Scotia Power Inc. is a vertically integrated electric utility in Nova Scotia, Canada. It is privately owned by Emera and regulated by the provincial government via the Nova Scotia Utility and Review Board (NSUARB). [2] Nova Scotia Power Inc provides electricity to 520,000 residential, commercial and industrial ...
Porters Lake, Nova Scotia. Porters Lake (2011 population: 3,202) [1] is a rural community in the Eastern Shore region of the Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, between Trunk 7 and Route 207, 27.8 km from Halifax. The residents mainly commute to jobs in Dartmouth, Burnside Industrial Park or in Downtown Halifax. The community is built around the lake ...
Demographics. In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Bridgetown had a population of 970 living in 470 of its 514 total private dwellings, a change of 2.2% from its 2016 population of 949. With a land area of 3.63 km 2 (1.40 sq mi), it had a population density of 267.2/km 2 (692.1/sq mi) in 2021.
The largest regional municipality by population is Halifax, which is the capital and largest municipality of Nova Scotia by population. Halifax's 439,819 residents represent 45% of the total population of the province. Halifax is also the largest municipality by land area at 5,475.57 km 2 (2,114.13 sq mi). Cape Breton Regional Municipality is ...
Hurricane Juan. Hurricane Juan was a significant tropical cyclone which caused extensive damage to parts of Atlantic Canada, being the tenth named storm and the sixth hurricane of the 2003 Atlantic hurricane season. Juan formed southeast of Bermuda on September 24 from a tropical wave that had tracked across the subtropical Atlantic Ocean.