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2019 Bay of Fundy Guide
VISITOR AND ACTIVITY GUIDE 2019–2020 BAYNova OF FUNDYScotia’s & ANNAPOLIS VALLEY TIDE TIMES pages 13–16 TWO STUNNING PROVINCES. ONE CONVENIENT CROSSING. Digby, NS – Saint John, NB Experience the phenomenal Bay of Fundy in comfort aboard mv Fundy Rose on a two-hour journey between Nova Scotia and New Brunswick. Ferries.ca Find Yourself on the Cliffs of Fundy TWO STUNNING PROVINCES. ONE CONVENIENT CROSSING. Digby, NS – Saint John, NB Isle Haute - Bay of Fundy Experience the phenomenal Bay of Fundy in comfort aboard mv Fundy Rose on a two-hour journey between Nova Scotia Take the scenic route and fi nd yourself surrounded by the and New Brunswick. natural beauty and rugged charm scattered along the Fundy Shore. Find yourself on the “Cliffs of Fundy” Cape D’or - Advocate Harbour Ferries.ca www.fundygeopark.ca www.facebook.com/fundygeopark Table of Contents Near Parrsboro General Information .................................. 7 Top 5 One-of-a-Kind Shopping ........... 33 Internet Access .................................... 7 Top 5 Heritage and Cultural Smoke-free Places ............................... 7 Attractions .................................34–35 Visitor Information Centres ................... 8 Tidally Awesome (Truro to Avondale) ....36–43 Important Numbers ............................. 8 Recommended Scenic Drive ............... 36 Map ............................................... 10–11 Top 5 Photo Opportunities ................. 37 Approximate Touring Distances Top Outdoor Activities ..................38–39 Along Scenic Route .........................10 -
YREACH Report
O UT CO ME HIGHLIGHTS YREACH Report Number of clients registered: 464 April-June 2016 There were 131 new clients registered in this quarter. Site Highlights ● Examples of Group Settlement Support Kentville ● A YREACH funding announcement Sessions: happened on May 16th with Minister Diab announcing that the YMCA has received increased funding from the Nova Scotia Office of Immigration - Weekly Informal Conversation Groups: 6 to support newcomers in the Kentville area. A new family received a donated bike at the announcement. -Cooking Classes: 2 ● In collaboration with Acadia University in Wolfville, YREACH has been working with local refugee sponsorship groups to provide afternoon activities for children, youth and their - Social and Recreational families during the months of July and August. Activities : Female Only ● YREACH booth was set up at the New Arrivals Welcome Day in Ross Creek Centre for Arts. Community swim , weekly sports & connections with local community groups were made for help with summer language class activities. activities, Family Friday Amherst Fun night, Bowling, Potluck Bridgewater ● School Settlement: 25 ● Well attended Multicultural Potluck different schools ● 8 different awareness raising and infor- on June 28th involving community members, stakeholders and newcomer - 4 Newcomer's Club mation session were delivered in Bridge- clients. water area to build capacity of community Community members to be more welcoming and inclu- ● Examples of settlement this quarter Collaborations sive. Presentations included: include: -
Port Hawkesbury Looking Back
Port Hawkesbury Looking Back... CONNECTING LITERACY AND COMMUNITY Port Hawkesbury Literacy Council June 2002 Our sincere thanks to the National Literacy Secretariat, Human Resources Development Canada for providing funding for this project. Acknowledgements This book is a project of the Port Hawkesbury Literacy Council which recognized the need for relevant adult learning material that was written for Level 1 and 2 learners in our CLI Adult Learning Program. The creation of this material would not have been possible without the support of the Port Hastings Museum staff. A thank you to them for the use of their many resources. A special thank you to the Port Hawkesbury Centennial Committee for permission to use material found in their invaluable resource, A Glimpse of the Past. Thanks also to the Tamarac Education Center Library for sharing their resources. Learners, Instructors, and Tutors from the Port Hawkesbury Community Learning Initiative Levels 1 and 2 took part in the planning and piloting of this material. A sincere thanks for their interest and input. Thanks, as well, to Bob Martin of Bob Martin Photographic Studios for the use, and copies, of his collection of Port Hawkesbury photographs and to Pat MacKinnion for the use of the beautiful colour picture on the cover. Thanks as well to the staff of the Town of Port Hawkesbury for their administrative assistance; to the Port Hawkesbury Parks, Recreation and Tourism Department for their ongoing support of literacy in our area; to the members and staff of the Port Hawkesbury Literacy Council for their continued support; and to the Nova Scotia Department of Education, Adult Education Section, for their ongoing support. -
2019-2020 Pre-Primary Program Locations
2019-2020 Pre-Primary Program Locations The Pre-primary Program is available for families with four-year-olds who live in the following school communities. Please contact your Regional Centre for Education or the Conseil scolaire acadien provincial for more information or to register. Annapolis Valley Regional Centre for Education Berwick and District School Berwick Glooscap Elementary School Canning Falmouth District School Falmouth Dwight Ross School Greenwood Hantsport School Hantsport Windsor Elementary School Windsor Windsor Forks District School Windsor Gasperau Valley Elementary School Wolfville Cape Breton-Victoria Regional Centre for Education North Highlands Elementary School Aspy Bay Boularderie Elementary School Boularderie Brookland Elementary School Sydney Donkin School Donkin Dr. T.L. Sullivan School Florence Rankin School of the Narrows Iona Tompkins Memorial Elementary School Reserve Mines Shipyard River Elementary School Sydney Sydney River Elementary School Sydney River 1 Chignecto-Central Regional Centre for Education West Colchester Consolidated School Bass River Cumberland North Academy Brookdale Great Village Elementary School Great Village Uniacke District School Mount Uniacke A.G. Baillie Memorial School New Glasgow Cobequid District Elementary School Noel Parrsboro Regional Elementary School Parrsboro Salt Springs Elementary School Pictou West Pictou Consolidated School Pictou Scotsburn Elementary School Scotsburn Tatamagouche Elementary School Tatamagouche Halifax Regional Centre for Education Sunnyside Elementary School Bedford Alderney Elementary School Dartmouth Caldwell Road Elementary School Dartmouth Hawthorn Elementary School Dartmouth John MacNeil Elementary School Dartmouth Mount Edward Elementary School Dartmouth Robert K. Turner Elementary School Dartmouth Tallahassee Community School Eastern Passage Oldfield Consolidated School Enfield Burton Ettinger Elementary School Halifax Duc d’Anville Elementary School Halifax Elizabeth Sutherland Halifax LeMarchant-St. -
Acadia Archives |
/ .r / FALL CONVOCATION FOUNDERS' DAY ACADIA UNIVERSITY 10:00 A.M. SATURDAY, OCTOBER 28 1972 WOLFVILLE, NOVA SCOTIA PROCESSIONAL 0 CANADA WELCOME HY DR. J. M. R. BEVERIDGE, PRESIDENT AND VICE-CHANCELLOR LA YING OF WREATHS PRAYER OF INVOCATION PRESENTATION OF ALUMNI SCHOLARSHIPS CONVOCATION FOR AWARDING OF DEGREES AND DIPLOMAS PRESIDING: DR. CHARLES B. HUGGINS, CHANCELLOR POSTGRADUATE DEGREES Master of Arts Bishop, Barbara Evelyn Leonard (English) ... .........Paradise, N.S. Wilson, Edgar Mordante (English) ........................................ Guyana Master of Science Brumbaugh, Ray Kent (Psychology) .......................... Lancaster, Pa. Haight, Caleb Barry (Mathematics) .................... North Range, N.S. Huston, Frank (Biology) ................................................ Wolfville, N.S. Schaffner, John Phinney (Chemistry) ...................... Kentville, N.S. Master of Education Atkinson, Sylvester James......... ...........................Stoney Island, NS. Grant, Frederick William.. ......... ..... .......... .................... Moncton, N.B. Hache, Alfred .................................................................. Lunenburg, N.S. Hughes, Andrew Samuel.. ..... ......................................... Wolfville, N.S. Johnston, Brian Earl......................... ......................... ...... Wolfville, N.S. Lindsay, Arthur John .............. .. ........... ................. Tatamagouche, N.S. Neve, Peter Emerson............. ........................................... St. Flore, P.Q. Steeves, Lawson Starrak. -
Municipal Property Taxation in Nova Scotia
MUNICIPAL PROPERTY TAXATION IN NOVA SCOTIA A report by Harry Kitchen and Enid Slack for the Property Valuation Services Corporation Union of Nova Scotia Municipalities Association of Municipal Administrators April 2014 1 TABLE OF CONTENTS Executive Summary 4 A. Criteria for Evaluating the Property Tax 12 B. Background on Municipal Finance in Nova Scotia 13 C. Inter-provincial Comparison of Property Taxation 17 a. General Assessment Categories and Tax Rate Structure 17 b. Property Taxes and School Funding 18 c. Assessment Administration 18 d. Frequency of Assessment 19 e. Limits on the Impact of a Reassessment 20 f. Exemptions 20 g. Payments in Lieu of Taxes 21 h. Treatment of Machinery and Equipment 22 i. Treatment of Linear Properties 22 j. Business Occupancy Taxes 23 k. Property Tax Relief Programs 23 l. Property Tax Incentives 24 D. Property Taxation in Nova Scotia 26 a. Assessment Base 26 b. Tax Rates 34 E. Concerns and Issues Raised about Property Taxes in Nova Scotia 39 a. Assessment Issues 39 1. Area-based or value-based assessment 39 2. Exempt properties and payments in lieu 42 3. Lag between assessment date and implementation 44 4. Volatility 45 b. Property Taxation Issues 50 5. Capping 50 6. Commercial versus residential property taxation 60 7. Tax incentives – should property taxes be used to stimulate economic development? 70 8. Should provincial property taxes be used to fund education? 72 9. Tax treatment of agricultural and resource properties no longer used for those purposes 74 10. Urban/rural tax differentials 76 F. Summary of Recommendations 77 2 References 79 Appendix A: Inter-provincial Comparisons 82 Appendix B: Stakeholder Consultations 96 3 Executive Summary The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effectiveness of the current property tax system in Nova Scotia and suggest improvements. -
Rail-To-Trail Conversion – Windsor and Hantsport Railway
P.O. Box 1749 Halifax, Nova Scotia B3J 3A5 Canada Item No. 14.1.5 Halifax Regional Council January 30, 2018 TO: Mayor Savage and Members of Halifax Regional Council SUBMITTED BY: Jacques Dubé, Chief Administrative Officer DATE: December 5, 2017 SUBJECT: Rail‐to‐Trail Conversion – Windsor & Hantsport Railway ORIGIN At the September 5, 2017 meeting of Regional Council a motion was passed to request a staff report on the feasibility of developing an active transportation facility on the corridor of the Windsor and Hantsport Railway (W&HR) that includes information on the potential cost, property permission options, implementation options, and connectivity to the active transportation network in Halifax and the Municipality of the District of East Hants. LEGISLATIVE AUTHORITY The Halifax Charter section 79(1)(ah) states that The Council may expend money required by the Municipality for playgrounds, trails, including trails developed, operated or maintained pursuant to an agreement made under clause 73(c), bicycle paths, swimming pools, ice arenas, and other recreation facilities. RECOMMENDATION It is recommended that Halifax Regional Council: 1) Direct staff to maintain communication with municipalities along the Windsor and Hantsport Rail Spur corridor on this issue; 2) Monitor any changes in the ownership and operation of the facility; and 3) Send a letter to CN and the Canadian Transportation Agency that expresses HRM’s interest in acquiring the portions of this corridor in the Municipality for a rails-to-trails facility, should it become available. Rail-to-Trail Conversion – Windsor & Hantsport Railway Council Report - 2 - January 30, 2018 BACKGROUND A rail spur from Windsor to Windsor Junction was built as the Windsor Branch of the Nova Scotia Railway in 1858. -
Principals in Focus
APRIL 16, 19, & 20, 2012 SUMMARY REPORT Table of Contents 1.0 Introduction .................................................................................................................................. 1 2.0 Evaluation Process........................................................................................................................ 1 3.0 Highlights of Participant Feedback .............................................................................................. 2 4.0 Concurrent Session Descriptions ................................................................................................. 2 4.1 The Way Forward for School Improvement: From Accreditation to Learning Communities ....... 2 4.2 Emerging Professional Learning Communities ............................................................................. 3 4.3 Becoming an Effective Instructional Leader ................................................................................. 3 4.4 Nova Scotia Virtual School ............................................................................................................ 4 5.0 Town Hall ...................................................................................................................................... 4 5.1 Common Concerns ........................................................................................................................ 4 5.2 Regional Session Highlights ........................................................................................................... 5 5.2.1 -
ANNUAL MONITORING REPORT SFM Indicators and High Conservation Values
2019 ANNUAL MONITORING REPORT SFM Indicators and High Conservation Values ANNUAL MONITORING REPORT WOODLANDS PORT HAWKESBURY PAPER 2019 Annual Monitoring Report 1 Executive Summary Safety Environment Forest Management The 2019 Annual Monitoring Report provides a summary of Port Hawkesbury Paper’s safety, environmental, and forest management progress in the Woodlands Unit. Since 2002, Port Hawkesbury Paper (PHP) has been monitoring and reporting on a suite of sustainable forest management indicators to measure its progress towards achieving targets regarding social, economic, environmental, and cultural forest values. Long-term monitoring of these values allows the public to better understand PHP’s forest management activities, and the goals and objectives we set to ensure our forest management is having a positive impact and to implement action items in areas that we are not. This is an important element of continual improvement, which PHP strives for every day. This report also summarizes the effectiveness monitoring program for High Conservation Value Forests (HCVF). These values were first identified in 2008 for Forest Stewardship Council® (FSC®) certification and updated in January 2018 to include new knowledge and information related to species at risk and protected areas. Annual monitoring is conducted to assess the effectiveness of the measures used to maintain or enhance the identified values. 2019 Annual Monitoring Report 2 Contents Executive Summary ........................................................ 1 Contents ........................................................................ -
Groundwater Resources and Hydrogeology of the Windsor-Hantsport-Walton Area, Nova Scotia
PROVINCE OF NOVA SCOTIA DEPARTMENT OF MINES Groundwater Section Report 69- 2 GROUNDWATER RESOURCES AND HYDROGEOLOGY of the W I NDSOR- HANTSPORT- WALTON AREA, NOVA SCOTIA by Peter C. Trescott HON. PERCY GAUM J.P. NOWLAN, Ph.D. MINISTER DEPUTY MI NI STE R Halifax, Nova Scotia 1969 PREFACE The Nova Scotia Department of Mines initiated in 1964 an extensive program to evaluate the groundwater resources of the Province of Nova Scotia. This report on the hydrogeology of the Windsor- Hantsport-Walton area is an ex- tension of the Annapolis-C o r n w a I I i s Val ley study reported in Department of Mines Memoir 6. The field work for this study was carried out during the summer of 1968 by the Groundwater Section, Nova Scotia Department of Mines, and is a joint undertaking between the Canada Department of Forestry and Rural Development and the Province of Nova Scotia (ARDA project No. 22042). Recently the ad- ministration of the A R D A Act was t r a n s f e rr e d to the Canada Department of Regional Economic Expansion. It should be pointed out that many individuals and other government agencies cooperated in supplying much valuable i n f o rma t i on and assistance throughout the period of study. To list a few: Dr. J. D. Wright, Director, Geological Division and the staff of the Mineral Resources Section, Nova Scotia Department of Mines, Mr. J. D. McGinn, Clerk and Treasurer, Town of Hants- port, and the Nova Scotia Agricultural College at Truro. -
Positive Mental Health Outcomes for Women Experiencing Violence and Abuse in Rural and Remote Areas
Positive Mental Health Outcomes For Women Experiencing Violence and Abuse In Rural and Remote Areas Atlantic Centre of Excellence for Women’s Health Rural Research Centre Transition House Association of Nova Scotia April, 2011 Table of Contents Introduction to Project .................................................................................................................................1 Case Study Outline........................................................................................................................................2 Provincial Context.........................................................................................................................................3 History.......................................................................................................................................................3 Funding .....................................................................................................................................................3 Legislation and Policy................................................................................................................................5 Mental Health ...........................................................................................................................................6 Homeless Individuals and Families Information System ..........................................................................7 Pilot Communities.....................................................................................................................................9 -
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NOVA SCOTIA MUNICIPAL PROPERTY TAX RATES These rates are applied to property assessment (based on market value) which can change from year to year. The convention is to express the tax rate as per $100 of assessment e.g. Amherst's residential rate is $1.67 per $100 of assessment. NOTE: Municipalities may also have additional area rates for specified services on top of the general rate. Residential Commercial 2008/09 2009/10 2010/11 2011/12 2012/13 2008/09 2009/10 2010/11 2011/12 2012/13 TOWNS AMHERST 1.65 1.67 1.67 1.67 1.66 4.06 4.31 4.60 4.60 4.55 ANNAPOLIS ROYAL 1.65 1.65 1.70 1.70 1.70 3.05 3.05 3.15 3.15 3.15 ANTIGONISH 0.87 0.90 0.93 0.97 1.00 2.27 2.36 2.47 2.50 2.53 BERWICK 1.59 1.59 1.61 1.62 1.59 3.40 3.62 3.88 3.91 3.88 BRIDGETOWN 1.80 1.85 1.85 2.01 2.10 3.52 3.63 3.63 3.79 3.90 BRIDGEWATER 1.63 1.63 1.67 1.67 1.65 3.55 3.72 4.06 4.06 3.99 CLARK'S HARBOR 1.65 1.65 1.66 1.65 1.65 4.83 5.14 5.58 5.58 5.58 DIGBY 1.92 1.92 1.92 1.92 1.94 3.84 3.89 3.89 3.89 3.99 HANTSPORT 1.63 1.63 1.66 1.66 1.69 3.21 3.35 3.55 3.69 3.85 KENTVILLE 1.23 1.29 1.36 1.36 1.36 3.02 3.23 3.46 3.48 3.47 LOCKEPORT 2.21 2.21 2.23 2.28 2.28 4.95 5.28 5.31 5.36 5.36 LUNENBURG 1.34 1.30 1.30 1.28 1.21 3.41 3.30 3.30 3.26 3.19 MAHONE BAY 1.22 1.18 1.19 1.18 1.15 2.74 2.83 2.94 2.90 2.88 MIDDLETON 1.80 1.80 1.80 1.80 1.78 3.93 4.17 4.30 4.30 4.26 MULGRAVE 1.38 1.37 1.27 1.30 1.28 4.25 4.50 4.40 4.43 4.42 NEW GLASGOW 1.77 1.77 1.80 1.82 1.82 3.92 4.02 4.15 4.40 4.40 OXFORD 1.56 1.56 1.56 1.59 1.59 4.13 4.55 4.95 4.98 4.98 PARRSBORO 2.03 2.04 2.04 2.04 2.00 3.77