Nova Scotia
"One Defends and The Other Conquers"
-one of the four Atlantic provinces on the east coast of Canada
-second-smallest province (P.E.I. is the smallest)
-made up of the mainland and Cape Breton Island
-also includes over 3800 coastal islands
-capital city and largest city - Halifax - population 375,000 (estimated 2005)
-Halifax is an international seaport and transportation center.
-flower - the Mayflower, tree -Red Spruce, bird - Osprey
-"Nova Scotia" means "New Scotland" in Latin.
-motto : " One defends and the other conquers"
Pictured Above: A quintessential scene of Canada's Maritime Provinces—the famous lighthouse at Peggy's Cove, Nova Scotia. Photograph by Richard Nowitz
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Flag
The flag of Nova Scotia was the first flag in the overseas Commonwealth to be authorized by Royal Charter. Derived from the ancient Arms granted in 1625 by King Charles I, it is a symbol of the crown in the right of the province. It is now flown on provincial buildings and on public and private flagstaffs throughout the province.
The flag has had variations in colour and shape over its long history. The current flag design is on a ground of white with a blue (Pantone 293 approx.) St. Andrew's cross. The Royal Arms of Scotland is arranged as an escutcheon (within a shield shape) upon the St. Andrew's cross gold/yellow (Pantone 122 approx) with red (Pantone 186 approx) lion rampant. The lion is within a double border of red. The border contains eight fleur-de-lis one on each corner and one between each corner each depicted top or bottom from each border starting with upper left corner up, next down, right corner up, etc., but not spanning across the borders. All red is outlined with black. The width of the flag is twice its height.
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People and Places
-Anne Murray is a singer from Springhill, who has many gold singles.
-Marconi sent the first wireless ( radio) message across the Atlantic Ocean,
from Table Head, Cape Breton Island in 1902.
-A. Gesner made kerosene in 1856; oil lamps were used instead of candles for light.
-Peggy's Cove - a well-known fishing village with a lighthouse
-Citadel - a fort built (1856) on a hill overlooking Halifax harbour
-Alexander Graham Bell National Historic Site - a museum for the man who invented the telephone
-Louisbourg - a French fort built in 1744 at the entrance to the St. Lawrence River
-Bras d'Or - a large lake that is a nesting site of the endangered bald eagle
Pictured Above:
Citadel Hill
Halifax, Nova Scotia
taken by Ben Ramey
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The People
-There are 937,900 people living in Nova Scotia.(2005)
-Many people live in or close to Halifax.
-Most of the communities are along the coast.
-First people were the Micmac and Abenaki.
-People came from Britain, Western Europe, and Southern Europe.
-One-quarter of the people are of British origin.
-N.S. also has Canada's oldest African-Canadian community.
Pictured to the Left:
Skyline of Halifax, Nova Scotia, Can.
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Resources/Industries
-Coal mining and fishing/fish processing were once major industries.
-The main mineral is coal (used for making electricity).
-Refineries turn oil into gasoline and other products.
-Scallops, crabs, clams, cod, haddock, pollock, herring, salmon, and haddock are fished.
-Lobsters from N.S. are eaten all across Canada.
-There are fish packaging plants in N.S.
-Haddock and cod were once caught in great numbers.
-Forests cover three-fourths of the province.
-There are four pulp and paper mills and several hundred sawmills.
-Apples and blueberries are grown in the Annapolis Valley.
Pictured to the Left:
Fishing boats docked in Digby Harbour, Nova Scotia, Canada
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History
-Explorer John Cabot came to Nova Scotia in 1497.
-Micmac lived there. They hunted, fished, gathered plants and berries.
-French settlers arrived in 1605.
-A French settlement named Port Royal was built in 1605.
-The area was turned over to the British after a war.
-French colonists were forced to leave.
-Some went back to France while others went to the U.S.
-Later settlers came from England, Germany, Scotland.
-In 1783 thousands came from the United States.
-In 1784 the area was divided into Nova Scotia and New Brunswick.
-In 1867 Nova Scotia became a part of the Dominion of Canada.
Pictured Above:
Replica of Champlain's habitation at the Port-Royal National Historic Site of Canada, Nova-Scotia. Photo taken in July 2004 by myself, Danielle Langlois.
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