Search results
Results from the Health.Zone Content Network
Nova Scotia ( / ˌnoʊvə ˈskoʊʃə / NOH-və SKOH-shə; French: Nouvelle-Écosse; Scottish Gaelic: Alba Nuadh, lit. 'New Scotland') is one of the thirteen provinces and territories of Canada. It is one of the three Maritime provinces and one of the four Atlantic provinces. Nova Scotia is Latin for "New Scotland ".
St. Francis Xavier University. Maple League of Universities, AUCC, IAU, CUSID, CBIE, CUP. / 45.61806°N 61.99444°W / 45.61806; -61.99444. St. Francis Xavier University is a public undergraduate liberal arts university located in Antigonish, Nova Scotia, Canada. It is a member of the Maple League, a group of primarily undergraduate ...
NSCAD University, also known as the Nova Scotia College of Art and Design ( NSCAD ), is a public art university in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. The university is a co-educational institution that offers bachelor's and master's degrees. The university also provides continuing education services through its School of Extended Studies.
The Region of Queens Municipality is a regional municipality in southwestern Nova Scotia, Canada. It is the northern gateway of the UNESCO Southwest Nova Biosphere Reserve, a centre of outdoor activities. Campgrounds at Kejimukujik National Park and National Historic Site, Thomas H. Raddall Provincial Park, and several other locations offer ...
Downtown Halifax Link. The Downtown Halifax Link system is a network of climate-controlled pedways ( pedestrian tunnels and skywalks) connecting various office buildings, hotels, parkades, and entertainment venues around downtown Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. It is similar to Toronto's PATH or Montreal's RÉSO system, but on a much smaller scale.
Nova Scotia lies in the mid- temperate zone, and although the province is almost surrounded by water, the climate is closer to continental climate rather than maritime climate. The temperature extremes of the continental climate are moderated by the ocean. Nova Scotia has frequent coastal fog and marked changeability of weather from day to day.
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 ...
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the Municipality of the District of Clare had a population of 7,678 living in 3,607 of its 4,393 total private dwellings, a change of -4.2% from its 2016 population of 8,018. With a land area of 851.14 km 2 (328.63 sq mi), it had a population density of 9.0/km 2 (23.4/sq mi) in 2021.