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	Nova Scotia - LoveToKnow 1911
		NOVA SCOTIA, a province of the Dominion of Canada, lying between 43° 25' and 47° N. and 59° 40' and 66° 25' W., and composed of the peninsula proper and the adjoining island of Cape Breton, which is separated from the mainland by the Strait of Canso.
		The principal are the Annapolis, Avon, Shubenacadie, the East, Middle and West rivers of Pictou, the Musquodoboit and the Lahave.
		Nova Scotia is naturally a sea-going province, and till about 1881 had the largest tonnage, in proportion to population, in the world.
	www.1911encyclopedia.org /Nova_Scotia (2587 words)

	Avon River (Nova Scotia) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		A northerly flowing river, the Avon River rises in the South Mountains southwest of the town of Windsor.
		In 1970 the Avon River was obstructed by a causeway immediately downstream from Windsor at its junction with the St.
		The causeway controls the Avon River's discharge, and the tidal waters of the Minas Basin through a series of flood control gates, intended to regulate the river's flowage to prevent flooding of agricultural lands upriver near Martock.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Avon_River_(Nova_Scotia) (351 words)

	River Avon
		River Avon, Devon, Bigbury on Sea[?] near Salcombe[?]
		The name "Avon" comes from the Welsh word afon meaning "river".
		(It appears that later arrivals to Britain would ask the indigenous people what the local river was called, and were told, in the local language, that it was a river).
	www.ebroadcast.com.au /lookup/encyclopedia/av/Avon_River.html (87 words)

	Bay of Fundy Summary
		The Saint John River sees its flow reversed at high tide, causing a series of rapids at the famous Reversing Falls where the river empties into the bay, located in a gorge in the middle of the city of Saint John.
		Another phenomenon which occurs in these rivers of the upper bay is a "tidal bore", whereby the river flow is completely reversed by the rising tide.
		Hantsport, Nova Scotia on the Avon River is also home to a pulp and paper mill and is the shipment point for raw gypsum exports to the United States.
	www.bookrags.com /Bay_of_Fundy (2377 words)

	Features from Outdoor Nova Scotia
		Outdoor Nova Scotia presents a rundown of some of the most popular and unique outdoor adventures in the province, from winter surfing in Queens County to ice climbing in Kings County.
		Boating enthusiasts in Nova Scotia are probably well aware that the law requires Canadian pleasure craft to carry a personal flotation device (PFD) for each person on board, and that the Coast Guard recommends wearing your PFD whenever you are on the water.
		Kings County, Nova Scotia has one of the largest populations of wintering Bald Eagles in North America, in part due to the systematic feeding of the magnificent birds by local poultry producers.
	www.outdoornovascotia.com /features/index.html (1384 words)

	Wines of Canada Nova Scotia
		Nova Scotia, a Peninsula on Canada's East Coast bordered by the Atlantic Ocean and the Bay of Fundy.
		The Grape Growers Association of Nova Scotia was established in 1982.
		Nova Scotia boasts 22 grape growers and 400 acres of grapes The first varieties to show promise in Nova Scotia were French hybrids: Marechal Foch, DeChaunac, Castel 19637, Baco Noir, Leon Millot, and Seyval Blanc.
	www.winesofcanada.com /scotia.html (1616 words)

	Company Seven \| Experiencing Nova Scotia and It's Amazing Tides
		I planned this trip so that I would be able to observe the tide changes in Nova Scotia near Perigee (when the Moon is at a point in its orbit closest to the Earth) and when the Moon is Full, this occurred most recently at 04:00 U.T. on 3 June 2004.
		A noteworthy aspect of this journey were the experiences of courtesy from the residents whom we encountered in Nova Scotia; it was uniformly downright disarming.
		Nova Scotia Road Signs: we came to appreciate the value of a good local road map since those who put in the road signs must approach their task quite casually, they seem to evaluate the need and labeling from the perspective of a local and not that of a visitor.
	www.company7.com /library/novascotiatidetrip.html (6535 words)

	Camelot Village: Britain's Heritage and History
		Avon covers an area of just over 500 square miles and is therefore one of the smallest of British counties.
		The main feature of Avon is the river of the same name, known as the Bristol Avon in due deferrence to the other rivers with that same name in England.
		One famous, adopted, son of Avon was the Navigator John Cabot who, along with his son Sebastian, discovered the islands of Newfoundland and Nova Scotia and opened up new trade routes for England in the 15th and 16th Centuries.
	www.camelotintl.com /heritage/counties/england/avon.html (183 words)

	avon in Ontario
		Avon, New Brunswick, in the province of New Brunswick.
		The river was named after the River Avon in England when the town of Stratford was founded..Avon River, Ontario..
		The Avon River is a river in Perth County, Ontario,
	www.canadianbusinessdirectory.ca /historyon_avon.htm (218 words)

	The Launching of the Avon Spirit by Glen Parker
		The Avon Spirit is a reproduction of the "FBG" which was built in Kingsport, Kings County, in 1929 and was the last cargo schooner built in Nova Scotia.
		Glen Parker is a resident of Avondale, Hants County, Nova Scotia.
		He is a director of the Avon Spirit Co-Op and editor of the local weekly newspaper, The Hants Journal, Windsor, Nova Scotia.
	www.outdoorns.com /launchin.htm (801 words)

	Flight Sim Files for Summerville, Maitland, Windsor and Hantsport Nova Scotia
		This zip file is a work in progress and includes all of the airports and scenery additions that I wrote for Nova Scotia.
		Nova Scotia and near the village of Shag Harbor.
		Currently, the Island is maintained by funding that comes primarily from an endowment generously provided by the Chipman family, from the Nova Scotia Department of Natural Resources, from the Department of Biology of Acadia, and from visitors.
	summerville-novascotia.com /Flightsim (1597 words)

	Nova Scotia Sport Hall of Fame
		Clifford Shand of Windsor, Nova Scotia, was the bicycle champion of the province in the late 1800s.
		In 1900, at the age of 37, Shand set a new record of 7 hours 9 minutes on the sandy roads between Windsor and Kingston After retiring from active competition, Cliff Shand stayed very active in sport, and was known as the "Father of Sport" in Windsor.
		In 1926, he provided the funds to establish the Clifford Shand Chair in Physical Education at Acadia University Clifford Shand"s home, overlooking the Avon River in Windsor, was donated to the Province of Nova Scotia by his daughter, Gwendolyn.
	www.novascotiasporthalloffame.com /inductee_view.cfm?InducteeID=308 (263 words)

	Nova Scotia History Index
		Nova Scotia was also the first part of Canada to win responsible government (government by a cabinet answerable to, and removable by, a majority of the assembly) in January 1848...
		John Allan was the eldest son of William Allan, one of the earliest settlers of Halifax, Nova Scotia, and was born in Edinburgh Castle, Scotland, Jan. 3, 1746.
		The regiment was employed in garrison duty in Halifax and smaller towns along the coast of Nova Scotia for the remainder of the war.
	www.alts.net /ns1625/histindx.html (7660 words)

	Windsor - The Railway
		Plans developed for a railway line, and in 1856 the first public railway in the province, the Nova Scotia Railway was built between Halifax and Windsor.
		It was the first link of the Dominion Atlantic Railway that would eventually cross the Avon River, making Windsor the Gateway to the Valley and connecting all points in western Nova Scotia with the capital city of the province, Halifax.
		The commonly-called "Halifax-Windsor Railway" was officially known as "The Nova Scotia Railway" and later became a part of the exciting Intercolonial Railway which connected the Maritimes to Quebec and Ontario, which was then known as "Canada", before Confederation.
	www.birthplaceofhockey.com /windsor/w5railway.html (678 words)

	Avon Calling - A Flight Simulator Odyssey by Charles Gulick
		And to the left of your course you'll see the Avon River, a small one as simulated, but a large one in the history of voyages.
		This one is the Lower or Bristol Avon (Bristol is the metropolitan area you can see out the left side).
		On a second voyage a year later, he is believed, though he seems not to have had the vaguest notion where he was, to have reached Greenland and sailed on to Chesapeake Bay, arriving safely back at Bristol in autumn of the same year.
	www.flightsimbooks.com /odyssey/chapter6_3.php (363 words)

	Avon, Massachusetts Municipal Web Site (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-03)
		The Treaty of Utrecht ended the war, and as part of the settlement France ceded Nova Scotia (but not Cape Breton) to the English and it seemed that an era of peace was at hand.
		The suffering of the enemy was also made known to them through the plight of the "French neutrals," Acadians who had been expelled from their Nova Scotia homes and sent to live in the American colonies.
		Some of the Acadians drifted back to Nova Scotia, others emigrated to distant parts of the American continent, and still others stayed where they were and became productive citizens.
	www.avonmass.net /community/history/chapter3.html (1942 words)

	Nova Scotia Bicycle Tour - Day 8 Chester to Mount Denson
		This was clearly the most affluent area I had seen so far in Nova Scotia.
		I found a small campground on a hill overlooking the Avon River.
		After supper I walked down to the river and took the picture at the left.
	www.tomswenson.com /NSday8.htm (479 words)

	Nova Scotia 2002
		Along the Avon River, I could see where the high tides left mostly mud flats, and then I went past Mount Allison University, which was way out in the sticks.
		This location had to be once of the most scenic in all Nova Scotia, and it really impressed me. Aspy Bay was bordered by long wide sandy beaches interspaced with treed islets where the estuary met the ocean.
		This was not that uncommon in Nova Scotia, as I may have seen five people driving their quads on public roads over the weekend.
	members.shaw.ca /baden_k/NovaScotia/Nova_Scotia.html (4207 words)

	River Avon - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		"River Avon" in England therefore, literally means "River River" as does "Afon Afan" (River Afan) in Welsh.
		See also List of rivers of New Zealand
		The etymology of Avon is the Proto-Celtic abonā, meaning "river"*.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/River_Avon (156 words)

	CED Online - Community Economic Development
		All across Nova Scotia, people are banding together with one goal in mind - to make their communities better places to live and work.
		The Avon River was home to a prosperous ship building industry during the last century.
		This community-run festival builds on the legacy of Stan Rogers and Nova Scotia's musical tradition, and is estimated to bring about $1.5 million to the local economy each year.
	ced.gov.ns.ca /textversion/cedin_ns/cedin_ns.htm (1124 words)

	History of Nova Scotia, Jan 1910 - Dec 1919
		In the afternoon of Monday, June 27th, 1910, the contract for the construction of the Nova Scotia Eastern Railway from Dartmouth to Guysboro via Dean's Settlement, Musquodoboit, was signed by Hon.
		This is a portion of a "Map of the Province of Nova Scotia to illustrate the report 'Gold Fields of Nova Scotia' by E.R. Faribault" complied and published by the Geological Survey of Canada, 1906.
		In Sydney, Nova Scotia a group of Ukrainian internees sent from Ontario to work in the local mines and steel mills went on a hunger strike, demanding to be returned to Ontario or sent back to Austria...
	www.littletechshoppe.com /ns1625/nshist17.html (10155 words)

	Trail results for Avon
		Geneseo, Avon, Lima, and Rush in Livingston and Monroe...
		Genesee Valley Greenway - Cuylerville to Avon
		From the guidebook "Hiking Trails of Nova Scotia"
	www.trails.com /advancedfind.asp?Keyword=Avon (611 words)

	Kennetcook, Nova Scotia, Canada
		Rising near the mouth of the Shubenacadie River, the Kennetcook River flows southwestward parallel to the central highland ridge of Nova Scotia until it empties into the Avon River near Windsor.
		With the Musquidoboit, Stewiake, and Shubenacadie Rivers, it formed part of a canoe trail between Canso fishing villages and the French settlements at Port Royal.
		Among the papers of Ralph Whittier, located at the Public Archives of Nova Scotia, there is a description of the way of life surrounding the old mills, which operated "in the time before the village flsmith was replaced by service stations and life floated along at a more leisurely pace".
	www.kennetcook.com /history.htm (3285 words)

	History of Nova Scotia, Bk1, Part2, Footnotes to Ch02.
		On the original map, apparently, one will see all of peninsular Nova Scotia, Isle de Breton, Baye Francoise and certain of the shores of present day New Brunswick and Isle de St. Jean (P.E.I.).
		Along the coast the L'Embuscade was to surprise a number of English fishermen and traders; at least nine ketches and one brigantine were captured, taking 25 prisoners in the process.
		The point of all this, of course, is that Phips arrived at Port Royal, in May of 1690, when it was, practically speaking, though doubtless Phips had little knowledge of it, in a defenseless position.
	www.blupete.com /Hist/NovaScotiaBk1/Part2/Ch02fn.htm (605 words)

	MLA says blacks deserve apology
		Nova Scotia's only fl MLA is calling on the province to formally apologize for its past treatment of fls.
		The minister said his office is working hard to solve some of the long-standing problems faced by fl Nova Scotians, as well as reaching a deal to make amends for the destruction of Africville, a fl community in Halifax that was bulldozed in the 1960s.
		Britain has made a helicopter pilot from Nova Scotia the first Canadian since the Korean war to be honoured with the Distnguished Flying Cross.
	www.cbc.ca /canada/nova-scotia/story/2006/07/13/paris-apology.html (1033 words)

	Horton (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-03)
		Horton,now Hantsport, was settled by the "New England Planters," who moved fromConnecticut and Rhode Island to Nova Scotia in 1760, following the expulsion of the Acadians.
		Horton Bluff Light was established in 1851, atthe point where the Avon River opens into the Basin.
		It was replaced by a tower with an attached house, which in turn was replaced by a modern concrete tower in 1984.
	dekester.home.mindspring.com /horton.htm (131 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-03)
		Snyder's Shipyard is currently involved in the Avon Spirit Co-Operative Limited, a community economic development fund for investment and promotion of traditional wooden shipbuilding at Newport Landing.
		The idea of building traditional wooden vessels in a modern Nova Scotia setting is not new.
		The concept of continually building traditional wooden sailing vessels in the traditional manner while providing a "living museum" with "hands on" opportunities for visitors to experience aspects of the traditional skills of the shipywright and coupled with a permanent museum dedicated to the maritime heritage of the area, is considered unique.
	www.celticww.ns.ca /snyders/avon.htm (156 words)

	Acadian Deportation, Migration, & Resettlement, , Canadian-American Center
		The year 2005 marks the 250th anniversary of the beginning of the deportation of the Acadians from Nova Scotia and adjacent areas to points around the Atlantic rim.
		Concerned at the large Acadian presence in the hinterland of Halifax and aware that many Acadians had refused to swear loyalty to the British crown, the military governor of Nova Scotia took the fateful decision to clear the Acadians from their settlements.
		As a result, the Acadians occupied new areas in western Nova Scotia, Cape Breton Island, Prince Edward Island, the eastern shore of New Brunswick, and the Gaspé Peninsula.
	www.umaine.edu /canam/ham/acadiansettlement.htm (1114 words)

	Ste. Famille Cemetery (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-03)
		"Nova Scotia's Acadian past will be celebrated and its ancestors honoured by the beautification of this rediscovered burial ground and the erection of a monument" said the Honourable Herb Gray, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister responsible for the Government of Canada=s millennium initiative.
		The Pisiquid area sometimes referred to as the Pigiguit, Pisiquit, Pesquid or Pesequeth area of Acadia, was named after the Pisiquid River, and was settled by the Acadians at the end of the 17th century.
		Now the River is named the Avon River and the area is now named Windsor and Falmouth, Nova Scotia.
	www.acadian-cajun.com /famille.htm (1585 words)

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