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The Shubenacadie Canal Getting to Shubie Park Amherst Getting to Shubie Park Shubie Park Information and Contacts Sydney The Trans Canada Trail runs through Shubie Park. The main enterance is at the Fairbanks Interpretive Centre. Located at The main Park entrance is at the Fairbanks Used by the native Mi’kmaq for centuries, the Shubenacadie waterway was Interpretive Centre. Located at 54 Locks Truro carved outThe of bedrock Shubenacadie by glaciers during the lastCanal ice age. 54 Locks Road, Dartmouth. Two kilometres fromAmherst the junction of Highway Kentville For more information on the Trans Canada Trail The main Park entrance is at the Fairbanks Sydney Road, Dartmouth. Two kilometres Used by the native Mi'kmaq for centuries, the Shubenacadie waterway was carved Interpretive111 and Route Centre. 318. Located at 54 Locks Truro Halifax Shubie Park out of bedrockConstruction by glaciers of the during Shubenacadie the last ice Canal age. started in 1826 to provide a safe Kentville from the junction of Highway 111 www.TCTrail.ca Yarmouth ! trade route to the . However, construction stopped in 1831 Road, Dartmouth. Two kilometres Bus Route 55 stops along WaverleyHalifax Road.Shubie Park Ask your bus and Route 318. Construction of the Shubenacadie Canal started in 1826 to provide a safe trade from the junction of Highway 111 whenroute the Shubenaccadie to the Bay of Fundy. (sic) Canal However, Company construction went bankrupt. stopped In in 1854 1831 the when Inland the anddriver Route 318.for the Locks Road,Yarmouth Shubie Campground or Lake NavigationShubenaccadie Company (sic)was Canalformed Company and construction went bankrupt. started In on 1854 the thecanal Inland once again. Navigation Company was formed and construction started on the canal once again. Charles Trail stop. Bedford Construction of 9 locks and 2 inclined planes connected a chain of 7 lakes and the Shubenacadie Canal Commission 118 Shubenacadie Construction River, enablingof 9 locks boats and to2 inclined travel from planes Halifax connected Harbour a chainto the of Minas 7 lakes Basin. and Thethe Bedford Phone: 462-1826 , enabling boats to travel from to the Minas 102 ¤¡ famousBasin. “deep cut” between Lake MicMac and Lake Charles, in what is now Shubie Park, Contacts: 118 www.ShubenacadieCanal.ca7 was the single most expensive and time consuming piece of work in the entire canal. It North www.ShubieCampground.com107 Emergency 911 102 Preston D was a cut The into famous the bedrock "deep cut" over between a kilometre Lake long MicMac and at and least Lake eight Charles, feet deep. in what The is deepnow ¤¡7 Bedford Halifax Regional Municipality Recreation and Shubenacadie Canal Commission cut sectionShubie of Park, the Canalwas the includes single mosttwo of expensive the Canal and locks. time consuming piece of work Information 311 107 Basin Shubie Park in the entire canal. It was a cut into the bedrock over a kilometre long and at Police non-emergency 902.490.5020 111 partnerHRM forhas Summertime some wonderful Outdoor spaces Adventure and Day places Camps and they are yours least four feet deep. The deep cut section of the Canal includes two of the Canal Bedford ¤¡2 The Shubenacadie Canal opened in sections and operated between 1860 and 1870. 318 ¤¡7 ³ locks. Shubenacadie Canal CommissionBasin 902.462.1826Shubie shubiecanal.ca Park Emergency: 911 Anto exciting discover. series Let of outdoor your footsteps summer adventure take you camps to some in the of heart the of many Dartmouth, trails Steam vessels hauled barges laden with goods along the system. The canal moved goods Timberlea 111 Dartmouth Shubie Campground 902.435.8328¤¡2 shubiecampground.com¤¡ Shubenacadie Park! Programming includes canoe adventures, map and compass needed The for Shubenacadiegold mining to Canal Waverley opened which in sectionsincluded machineryand operated and betweencoal from 1856 Dartmouth. and 318 7 H that wind through our municipality. ³ a Police Non-emergency: 490-5020207 ³ Lumber, bricks, and granite from the Grand Lake area were also transported through the Police Non-emergency:l 490-5020 discovery, living history like an early explorer, and environmental learning for 1870. Steam vessels hauled barges laden with goods along the system. The canal Halifax if Dartmouth a Whether you are taking the dog for a walk, pushing the baby x Cole canal.moved goods needed for gold mining to Waverley which included machinery and children and youth ages 6-14. Contact Recreation Programming at 902.490.4728 103 111 H H a Harbour coal from Dartmouth. Lumber, bricks, and granite from the Grand Lake area were 207 ³ a orstroller visit halifax.ca/rec or hiking for with more friends, information. the positive benefits of walking are li HRM Corporate Call Centre:r 490-4000 Halifax f b also transported through the canal. a By 1870, railways were able to transport goods faster and more cheaply than ships. The o x Cole 103 111 u numerous. It's time to Hike HRM! 322 r H Harbour ³ canal was used in the construction of the railway and – ironically - the low railway bridges a By 1870, railways were able to transport goods faster and more cheaply than r b that would ultimately prevent the passage of vessels and force its closure in 1870. o 333 Eastern ships. The canal was used in the construction of the railway and – ironically - the u ³ The Trans Canada Trail runs through Shubie Park. Visit TCTrail.ca for more r 322 ³ Passage low railway bridges that would ultimately prevent the passage of vessels and force 349 ³ information.Get out ... Check it out. The Shubenacadie Canal System is now a National Historic Civil Engineering site. Goodwood its closure in 1870. 333 Eastern ³ Passage 349 ³ Electronic copies of this map are available at www.Halifax.ca www.Halifax.ca/WalkHikeBikeHRM The Shubenacadie Canal System is now a National Historic Civil Engineering site. halifax.ca