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  TransCanadaHighway.com Canso, Nova Scotia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
Canso owes its very existence to the fishing industry, and was founded by Basque fishermen in 1604 because of its location at the end of the Canso Peninsula.
Canso once was a cornerstone of the co-operative movement in the 1930's, and it is returning to the roots with the recent founding of the Canso Trawlermen's Co-operative.
Housed in the 1885 Whitman house, illustrates the history of Canso Town and eastern Guysborough County, with exhibits from Canso Harbour.
www.transcanadahighway.com /novascotia/Canso.htm   (582 words)

  
  Nova Scotia - Search View - MSN Encarta
Nova Scotia is one of the Maritime provinces of Canada, along with Prince Edward Island and New Brunswick; it is also one of the Atlantic provinces (the Maritimes plus Newfoundland and Labrador).
Nova Scotia is renowned for its varied scenery, from the lush orchard country of Annapolis Valley to the rocky shores of Peggy’s Cove on the Atlantic Coast.
Nova Scotia is represented in the Canadian Parliament by 11 elected representatives in the House of Commons and by 10 senators, appointed by the federal government, in the Senate.
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 Canso, Nova Scotia - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Canso (2001 population: 992) is a small Canadian town in Guysborough County, on the north-eastern tip of mainland Nova Scotia.
Canso Harbour is protected by the Canso Islands, a small archipelago lying immediately north and east of the mainland, with Durells Island, Piscataqui Island, George Island, and Grassy Island being the largest.
Canso is the southeastern terminus of Highway 16, an important secondary highway in Antigonish and Guysborough counties.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Canso,_Nova_Scotia   (1548 words)

  
 Nova Scotia, Canada  -  Travel Photos by Galen R Frysinger, Sheboygan, Wisconsin
Nova Scotia is one of the Maritime provinces, along with Prince Edward Island and New Brunswick; it is also one of the Atlantic provinces (the Maritimes plus Newfoundland).
Nova Scotia was known to the French as Acadia, possibly after the Mi'kmaq word meaning "plenty." The 19th-century American poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow immortalized the land in his poem Evangeline, which, in a mixture of fact and fancy, concerns itself with the life of the Acadians, who were forced to flee Acadia by the British.
Nova Scotia is about 560 km (about 350 mi) long, averages 110 km (70 mi) in width, and has an area of 55,490 sq km (21,425 sq mi), including 2,650 sq km (1,023 sq mi) of inland water.
www.galenfrysinger.com /nova_scotia.htm   (974 words)

  
 Canadian Rural Partnership - Rural Dialogue - Canso Community Dialogue
The coastal Town of Canso, population 900, serves the Canso Peninsula, population 2,000, at the eastern point of mainland Nova Scotia.
The Canso settlement was destroyed in the spring of 1744 by an expedition from the French Fortress Louisbourg.
Canso youth were consulted during the recent strategic planning exercise on their views on the strengths, weaknesses of their community and on what would improve their lives in the community.
www.rural.gc.ca /dialogue/report/ns/canso_e.phtml   (2297 words)

  
 History of Canso and area - Whitman Wharf House Bed & Breakfast, Canso, Nova Scotia, Canada
The importance of the Canso Islands area to the British cod fishery trade eventually led to the resettlement of the area on the mainland.
The town of Canso developed as the cod fishery trade grew in importance and a trading triangle between Canada, Europe and the West Indies developed.
Canso harbour is depicted in early photographs and illustrations as harbouring up to two hundred fishing and trading vessels which traded between the Caribbean and Europe.
www.whitmanwharf.com /localhistory.htm   (887 words)

  
 Canada - Nova Scotia - Lorry Patton's Travel Tips 'n' Tales
The peninsula of Nova Scotia is located on the east coast of Canada.
Nova Scotia is known as one of the Maritime or Atlantic provinces, the others being Prince Edward Island, New Brunswick and Newfoundland.
The cities, towns and villages in Nova Scotia are overflowing with historic remnants and historic memories and the people of Nova Scotia are overflowing with historic hospitality.
www.lorrypatton.com /travel/dest/1694.html   (369 words)

  
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Welcome To Canso The Town of Canso is a small coastal community on the Eastern Shore of Nova Scotia.
Canso is often cited as being one of the oldest fishing ports in the Maritimes, with a fishing history dating back to the Basque fishermen of the 1700's.
The breakwater was a place for walks and to sit and watch the boats come in the harbour and enjoy the peace and quiet as the sun was going down or watching the waves break.Many swam off the breakwater.You can see the church up on the hill overlooking the water.
www.angelfire.com /mac/sasha0/picsofcanso.html   (567 words)

  
 Canso, Nova Scotia
Canso, Nova Scotia, is pretty much the most eastern community on mainland Nova Scotia, located about 100 nm up the Eastern Shore from Halifax.
The final straw came when the largest producer on Canada's east coast decided to consolidate all of their Nova Scotia fish processing in another plant and sold the Canso Plant to other interests.
There are a number of ways to access Canso from the sea: from the east off the Canso Shelf, from the Strait of Canso and in through Andrew's Passage.
www.takehersailing.com /articles/Canso_Nova_Scotia.htm   (469 words)

  
 Schools out as storm system blows through N.S.
A Nova Scotia man faces dozens of weapons charges after police and border agents uncovered a large cache of guns and ammunition.
It may soon be the last whistle call for the historic railway roundhouse in Kentville.
The company that hopes to build a commercial spaceport in Nova Scotia has nearly completed a mockup of its rocket and is studying two potential sites in Cape Breton, chairman Chirinjeev Kathuria says.
www.cbc.ca /canada/nova-scotia/story/2007/02/15/airport-delays.html   (1209 words)

  
 Brief History Of Isle Madame   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
Isle Madame is the name of the largest island in an archipelago situated off the southwest coast of Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia; near the Atlantic Ocean entrance to the Strait of Canso, which separates Cape Breton Island from the mainland of Nova Scotia.
Nova Scotia's anti-Catholic laws were abolished in 1784 which helped Isle Madame's rapidly expanding Acadian population.
Sitting at the entrance to the Strait of Canso, which was itself the entrance to the Gulf of St. Lawrence, Arichat was ideally suited to act as a stop over place for vessels headed to the Canada's ot the American Colonies.
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 Nova Scotia - MSN Encarta
Great books about your topic, Nova Scotia, selected by Encarta editors
Acadia, early French colony of present-day Nova Scotia
Introduction; Physical Geography; Economic Activities; The People of Nova Scotia; Education and Cultural Institutions; Recreation and Places to Visit; Government; History
encarta.msn.com /encyclopedia_761556745/Nova_Scotia.html   (1047 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.littletechshoppe.com /ns1625/histindx.html   (7660 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...
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 Canso - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Canso, Nova Scotia, a small fishing town in eastern Nova Scotia, Canada.
Canso crater is a crater on Mars which was named after the Nova Scotian town.
PBY Canso, a World War II-era patrol bomber flying boat flown by the Royal Canadian Air Force.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Canso   (107 words)

  
 Paddlin' Nova Scotia, 2005
We had an extended rolling session at the launch and headed to Foxberry for a potluck dinner, which featured lobster and crab salad made from the fruits of our dockside bartering, mussels that Cheryl picked and cooked up, and pizza that Oliver made, among other yummy dishes.
And we all agreed that Nova Scotia lobsters are better than Maine lobsters -- they're extremely lively (One that Andy bought jumped out of Judith's hands and tried to run across the floor before he was re-captured and put in the pot), and have a lot of meat in them for their size.
There is an RCMP station in Canso, and they'll know better than anyone what is and what is not Crown Land.
webpages.charter.net /wsmith16/scotia05.htm   (1801 words)

  
 Where do you want to go birding in Nova Scotia today?
Here in the cold and damp of spring, eider ducks have always made a nest in the tangle of brush, petrels built their nests in the shallow soils, and the rocks and grasses have held the nests of guillemots and gulls.
Trip to Nova Scotia and the Saga of the Piping Plover.
Our ferry crossing from Nova Scotia to Newfoundland, barring difficulties with fog, has some of the best pelagic birding opportunities anywhere on the Atlantic.
www.camacdonald.com /birding/canovascotia.htm   (1439 words)

  
 The Whitmans of Nova Scotia
The photo you see above was taken in front of A. Whitman and Sons' store in Canso, Nova Scotia in 1895.
He left behind a rich historical treasure in a trunk full of photographs, and I spent many childhood hours sneaking into that musty trunk and poring over the photos of a bygone time.
I love the stories of the ancestral families who carved their lives out of the cold, harsh terrain of the rocky Nova Scotian shores and somehow grew from that barren landscape into a richly connected, hospitable people.
www.whitmania.com /pdpdpd/whitmans.htm   (441 words)

  
 Nova Scotia Employer Search by City - Nova Scotia Canada Jobs & Employment
Nova Scotia Employer Search by City - Nova Scotia Canada Jobs & Employment
Cross Roads Country Harbour Employers in Nova Scotia
Upper Nine Mile River Employers in Nova Scotia
www.nsjobmatch.com /employers-City-Nova_Scotia.htm   (38 words)

  
 Nova Scotia page   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
Topped with Nova Scotia blueberries picked by Riki, smothered with Manitoba Maple Syrup and covered with Dairyland whipping cream.
Since we did not see that part of Nova Scotia we made the decision to drive off PEI and than get over to Cape Breton and spend a week there.
The road was in good condition (for a change) and we made it in good time over the Canso Causeway into Cape Breton.
www.badmileage.com /novascot/travel.htm   (2642 words)

  
 Daniel BIGELOW, SR./Emma JOHNSON
Died: 13 SEP 1875 at: Canso, Guysborough, Nova Scotia
Name: James BIGELOW Born: 13 MAY 1819 at: Canso, Nova Scotia, CN Married: at: Died: 15 NOV 1893 at: Sugar Creek, Walworth Co, Wisconsin
Married: at: Died: 27 JAN 1822 at: Canso, Guysborough, Nova Scotia
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 Compare Prices and Read Reviews on Canso, Nova Scotia at Epinions.com
Canso is a small town on the North East coast of Nova Scotia.
The main industry was fishing and like many other communities the demise of the in shore fishery has had an effect on the...
Additional information on Canso, Nova Scotia or other products.
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 Image:Flag of Nova Scotia.svg - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
This is a file from the Wikimedia Commons.
Nova Scotia College of Art and Design University
Association of Translators and Interpreters of Nova Scotia
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Image:Flag_of_Nova_Scotia.svg   (206 words)

  
 Explore Nova Scotia Attractions - Grassy Island
From dinosaur fossils along the Bay of Fundy to the Fortress Louisbourg in Cape Breton, there is plenty to experience throughout the Province of Nova Scotia.
Grassy Island features the ruins of 18th century fortifications and the remains of a colonial New England fishing station that are the reminders of a thriving community that was once the commercial heart of Nova Scotia.
Contents of this website may not be reproduced without written consent.
www.explorenovascotia.com /attractions/index.cfm?id=26   (107 words)

  
 Medical and Nursing jobs in Nova Scotia - MedHunters
Nova Scotia can offer you all of this.
You can drive the length of Nova Scotia in less than a day and still never more than 30 minutes from a magnificent seacoast or a sandy beach.
We have jobs in these places in Nova Scotia
www.medhunters.com /jobs/nova-scotia-canada.html   (364 words)

  
 Canada Women's Organisations - Nova Scotia
ANSWERS - Association of Nova Scotia Women for Education and Research in Science
Nova Scotia Advisory Council on the Status of Women
Nova Scotia Federation of Labour - Women's Committee
www.distel.ca /womlist/countries/canada/novascotia.html   (535 words)

  
 AllRefer.com - Canso, Nova Scotia, Canada - (town) - Facts and Information
1,228), S central N.S., Canada, on the Atlantic Ocean, near Cape Canso, the easternmost point of N.S. peninsula proper; 45°21'N 61°00'W. The harbor was much used by fishing fleets in colonial times and was fortified by the British in 1720.
The Gut, or Strait, of Canso, scarcely 1 mi/1.6 km wide in places, separates N.S. peninsula from Cape Breton Isl.
Capital city or county seat is shown by the symbol
reference.allrefer.com /gazetteer/C/C01745-canso.html   (166 words)

  
 Whitmania.com Nova Scotia Information: http://whitmania.com/ns.htm
Canso, Nova Scotia, location of A. Whitman and Sons, a thriving shipping business empire of the 1800's
When in Canso, be sure to visit Martha Kavanaugh to see the wonderful
This NEW LINK to the Nova Scotian government tourism site will take you touring on some scenic trails throughout the province.
www.whitmania.com /ns.htm   (212 words)

  
 Unix/Linux Hosting companies in Canso, Nova Scotia - Find professional Unix/Linux Hosting service providers in Canso, ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
Take a look at the best web hosting services providers in Canso, Nova Scotia.
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