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  Nova Scotia - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
In 1784 the western, mainland portion of the colony was separated and became the province of New Brunswick, and the territory in Maine entered the control of the state of Massachusetts.
The province's mainland is a peninsula, connected to mainland North America by the Isthmus of Chignecto, and surrounded by the Atlantic Ocean, including numerous bays and estuaries.
Cape Breton Island, a large island to the northeast of the Nova Scotian mainland, is also part of the province, as is Sable Island, a small island notorious for its shipwrecks, approximately 175 km (95 nm)from the province's southern coast.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Nova_Scotia   (1744 words)

  
 CAPE COLONY - LoveToKnow Article on CAPE COLONY
Cape Point (Cape of Good Hope) stands 840 ft. above the sea; Cape Agulhas 455 ft. Farther on the green-clad sides of the Uiteniquas Mountains are plainly visible from the sea, and as the traveller by boat proceeds eastward, stretches of forest are seen and numbers of mountain streams carrying their waters to the ocean.
English is the language of the towns; elsewhere, except in the eastern provinces, the taal or vernacular Dutch is the tongue of the majority of the whites, as it is of the natives in the western provinces.
The principal wheat-growing districts are in the south-western and eastern provinces.
www.1911encyclopedia.org /C/CA/CAPE_COLONY.htm   (22136 words)

  
 New Brunswick - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The total land and water area of the province is approximately 70,000 square kilometres.
Manufacturing gained strength with the construction of several cotton mills across the province and, in the crucial forestry sector, the sawmills that had dotted inland sections of the province gave way to larger pulp and paper mills.
Fredericton, in addition to being the capital of the province, is a genteel university town, and home to the Beaverbrook Art Gallery, Theatre New Brunswick, the New Brunswick Sports Hall of Fame, and other amenities, including Christ Church Cathedral, whose foundation is the oldest in Canada or the United States.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/New_Brunswick   (2853 words)

  
 ipedia.com: Nova Scotia Article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
The province's mainland is a peninsula surrounded by the Atlantic Ocean and includes several bays and estuaries.
The native population of the province are collectively known as the Mi'kmaq.
In 1784 the western, mainland portion of the colony was separated and became the province of New Brunswick, and Cape Breton also was a separate province from 1784 to 1820.
www.ipedia.com /nova_scotia.html   (650 words)

  
 physics - Nova Scotia
Cape Breton Island, a large island to the northeast of the Nova Scotian mainland, is also part of the province, as is Sable Island, a small island notorious for its shipwrecks, approximately 175 km from the province's southern coast.
In 1784 the western, mainland portion of the colony was separated and became the province of New Brunswick.
Cape Breton became a separate colony from 1784 to 1820, when it was rejoined.
physicsdaily.com /physics/Nova_Scotia   (704 words)

  
 SABCnews.com - politics/government
As the premiers are not elected by means of a direct ballot, the question of personal and party support becomes relevant.
Two sets of questions were included in the questionnaire: Voters in KwaZulu-Natal and the Western Cape were given an alphabetical list of possible candidates for the post of premier in their province.
The most interesting finding from these questions was that in both provinces a large proportion of voters could not choose a person they would elect as premier of the province, based on only the names of the candidates.
www.sabcnews.com /politics/government/0,2172,61617,00.html   (629 words)

  
 SABCnews.com
Both former premiers Ivy Matsepe-Casaburri (who governed the province between December 1996 and June 1999) and Mosiuoa ‘Patrick’ Lekota (from May 1994 to December 1996) were removed from their positions under difficult circumstances.
The party leader in the province (also deputy speaker in the provincial legislature) professes himself to concerned at what he described as ‘the polarisation’ between white and fl people in the province.
According to the premier, about 18% of the population is currently receiving some form of welfare grant.
www.sabcnews.co.za /features/elections_2004/provfs.html   (814 words)

  
 Sunday Times - news - 11 October 1998   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
The national leadership will now be able to ensure provincial lists are not dominated by popular candidates but by those they believe will be able to do a better job.
In 1994, the candidates list was decided by popular vote and adjusted only to include a one-third quota of women.
The ANC spokesman in the Western Cape, Cameron Dugmore, said that members accepted the authority of the national executive committee to re-order the candidates lists.
www.sundaytimes.co.za /1998/10/11/news/news22.htm   (277 words)

  
 PAC Names Its Choice For Premiers   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
Outspoken PAC MP Patricia de Lille heads the Western Cape list, while former journalist Johnny Maseko is the party's top man in the Free State.
Former Congress of Traditional Leaders of South Africa chairman in the Mpumalanga, Chief Bheki Mnisi, is the PAC's leader in that province, with ex-Robben Islander Ike Mthimunye holding the same position in Gauteng.
The party's former representative in Botswana, Elias Ntloedibe, heads the provincial list in the North-West, and PAC provincial chairman Zingisa Mkabile in the Eastern Cape.
www.anc.org.za /elections/news/mar/en030405.html   (196 words)

  
 Premier Williams pleased with government’s achievements in the first year of mandate
Premier succeeded in negotiating an agreement with the federal government and the other Canadian provinces and territories entitled "A Ten-Year Plan to Strengthen Health Care" at the First Ministers’ Meeting (FMM) held in Ottawa in September.
Premier Williams also raised fisheries enforcement issues with other premiers, in an effort to bring national attention to the issue.
Premier Williams has taken a lead role in addressing 5 Wing Goose Bay concerns, including meetings with the Prime Minister and Minister of National Defence, attending the Berlin air show, and meeting with the U.S. Ambassador.
www.releases.gov.nl.ca /releases/2004/exec/1103n04back.htm   (4342 words)

  
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The hills of Cape Breton are officially referred to as the 'Cape Breton Highlands.
Cape Bretoners are well known throughout Canada as being fun loving and 'rough and ready', similar to their Highland forebears.
But in Cape Breton, they wished to preserve the old ways of the Highlands, in this they were aided by their isolation.
hal_macgregor.tripod.com /gregor/NovaScot.html   (2706 words)

  
 IOL : Surprises expected in new premier line-up
Three premiers, who have served their constitutional two terms, must be replaced but insiders predict a few surprises in other provinces.
Although not from the Northern Cape, she was deployed there by the ANC and has proved a hit with the people.
Another candidate mentioned in the province is land and agriculture minister, Thoko Didiza, who hails from KwaZulu-Natal and has recently won kudos from the traditional leadership lobby with the controversial communal land rights bill, which entrenches their powers.
www.buzztracker.org /2004/04/18/cache/156046.html   (788 words)

  
 Strategic Insights -- South Africa's 2004 Elections   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
In fact, that the few remaining incidents of electoral violence and intimidation tend to occur with highest frequency in the provinces over which the ANC does not hold a majority of the vote, the Western Cape and KZN, and in the Eastern Cape, where the UDM challenges the ANC's hold in certain rural areas.
[12] The ANC increased its share of the national vote from 63% in 1994 to 67% in 2004, while winning a plurality of the votes in all nine provinces, and a majority of the ballots in seven (the Western Cape and KwaZulu-Natal were the exceptions).
The "New" NP was reduced to third largest national party in 1999, with its support base concentrated primarily in the Western and Northern Cape provinces.
www.ccc.nps.navy.mil /si/2004/may/piomboMay04.asp   (5731 words)

  
 No 110, 1998
It has dropped three provincial premiers while critics warn that it is centralising power and blurring the distinction between party and state.
It is likely that the premiers’ first major decision, the appointment of Members of the Executive Councils (MECs) is likely to have to be submitted to Mbeki for approval.
Defending Winnie’s high position on the list, Mbeki said on 18/4/99 that he was "prepared to stand by her", because she was "unfairly crucified for things done within the political atmosphere of the time".
ligstryders.tripod.com /roca/99mayrr.htm   (5076 words)

  
 South Africa (11/05)
The Parliament consists of two houses, the National Assembly and the National Council of Provinces, which are responsible for drafting the laws of the republic.
Although in form a federal system, in practice the nature of the relationship between the central and provincial governments continues to be the subject of considerable debate, particularly among groups desiring a greater measure of autonomy from the central government.
U.S. citizens who are long-term visitors or traveling in dangerous areas are encouraged to register their travel via the State Department’s travel registration web site at https://travelregistration.state.gov or at the Consular section of the U.S. embassy upon arrival in a country by filling out a short form and sending in a copy of their passports.
www.state.gov /r/pa/ei/bgn/2898.htm   (6004 words)

  
 Winnie not on ANC list   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
Four ANC premiers had been moved from the provinces to the national candidates list.
Mpumalanga premier Ndaweni Mahlangu was number two on the party's list for that province, after by Siphosezwe Masango.
Number one on the Northern Cape list was Tina Joemat-Petterson, on the North West list, Darkey Africa, on the Limpopo list Sello Moloto, and for the Free State, Ace Magashule.
www.news24.com /News24/South_Africa/Elections2004/0,,2-7-1557_1490784,00.html   (444 words)

  
 [CTRL] Conspiracy Theories Confirmed--A.I.D.S. Introduced To
The Western Cape health minister, Nick Koornhof, says that with it he received an anonymous letter, marked top secret and "for African eyes only", warning that the Aids virus could be in any vaccine coming into Africa from the West.
He is a member of the Democratic Alliance, an opposition grouping that controls the Western Cape government.
The opposition-run Western Cape is the only province in South Africa that has implemented an anti-AIDS drug programme for pregnant women: it has been providing AZT for nearly two years, says Mr Koornhof, and has saved the lives of some 300 babies.
www.mail-archive.com /ctrl@listserv.aol.com/msg50467.html   (651 words)

  
 Constitution of the Republic of South Africa (Ch. 9)
(2) A member of a provincial legislature who is elected as the Premier or appointed as a member of the Executive Council of a province shall for the purposes of section 42 (1) (e) be deemed not to hold an office of profit under the Republic.
(b) a list of party candidates shall be construed as a reference to a list referred to in section 127 (3).
(1) The executive authority of a province shall vest in the Premier of the province, who shall exercise and perform his or her powers and functions subject to and in accordance with this Constitution.
www.africa.upenn.edu /African_Studies/Govern_Political/SouthAf_Const_9.html   (3556 words)

  
 [No title]   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
It is the most populous province in Maritimes, and its capital, the Halifax Regional Muncipality, is the economic and cultural center of the region.
Nova Scotia is the second smallest province in Canada, with an area of only 55,284 km², but its population of 937,889http://gov.ns.ca/finance/statistics/agency/index.asp Nova Scotians (or, less formally, Bluenosers) makes it the seventh most populous province.
Nova Scotia flags flew at half mast on Canada Day as late as the 1920s, at the end of the Maritime Rights Movement.
mindwallet.com /wiki/Nova_Scotia   (1712 words)

  
 iafrica.com | news | sa news ANC names provincial premiers
The African National Congress released its list of premier candidates for all nine provinces on Wednesday.
Eastern Cape MEC for sports, arts and culture Nosimo Balindlela would replace Makhenkesi Stofile as premier, and Edna Molewa is the candidate for the North West premiership.
Should the ANC head the province in KwaZulu-Natal, transport MEC Sibusiso Ndebele would also be the premier and the Western Cape would be led by finance MEC, Ebrahim Rasool.
iafrica.com /news/sa/317597.htm   (202 words)

  
 NASIOC - SCI Schedules Premiers for Vancouver Auto Show April 1
In running down the list of who's bringing what, it's not surprising to see the likes of Honda and GM shipping million-dollar displays aimed at convincing the car buyer of the superiority of their product.
What may be a little surprising at first look is the big display by the (relatively) small group from Subaru Canada.
Subaru sells its fair share of vehicles across the country, but in a province full of outdoor enthusiasts Subaru is as natural a fit as rock climbing shoes on a Squamish-raised teenager.
forums.nasioc.com /forums/showthread.php?t=735731   (658 words)

  
 GRADE 6: GOVERNMENT AND OUR SOCIETY   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
Representatives of the provinces are also part of the Parliament.
These people are meant to look after the interests of the people in that specific province in which people voted for them.
The Provincial government will be available in the province where you live and the local government in your municipal area, while the National government can be found in either Pretoria or Cape Town.
www.sahistory.org.za /pages/classroom/pages/projects/grade6/lesson3/06-provincial-local.htm   (191 words)

  
 ANC conference: A view from the sidelines : Mail & Guardian Online
It is in a province where Zuma hails and where he once played a key role in constructing a political settlement with the once predominant largely Zulu-based Inkatha Freedom Party led by Chief Mangosuthu Buthelezi.
It is he who has driven the change from popular leaders in provinces automatically becoming provincial premiers.
In 1994 he who appeared at the top of the party's provincial list for the provincial legislature was the provincial chairperson and premier candidate.
www.mg.co.za /articlepage.aspx?area=/breaking_news/breaking_news__national/&articleid=244267   (957 words)

  
 Wind Erosion Bibliography   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
Bowler, J.M. and Magee, J.W. Geomorphology of the Mallee region in semi-arid northern Victoria and western New South Wales, Proceedings of the Royal Society of Victoria, 90, 5-21.
Chen Kezao and Bowler, J.M. Late Pleistocene evolution of salt lakes in the Qaidam Basin, Qinghai Province, Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology, 54, 87-104.
Dolgilevich, M.I., Sofronova, A.A. and Maevskaya, L.L. Classification of soils of the western Siberia and northern Kazakhstan as to the susceptibility to the wind erosion (in Russian), Byull.
www.csrl.ars.usda.gov /wewc/wnero.htm   (15705 words)

  
 Goldberg publications
Le gisement pléistocène moyen de Galeria Pesada (Estrémadure, Portugal): premiers résultats.
Blombos Cave, Southern Cape, South Africa: Preliminary Report on the 1992—1999 Excavations of the Middle Stone Age Levels.
Middle Stone Age Stratigraphy and Excavations at Die Kelders Cave 1 (Western Cape Province, South Africa): the 1992, 1993, and 1995 Field Seasons.
www.bu.edu /archaeology/oldsite/people/goldberg/publications.html   (4034 words)

  
 Dispatch Online - Your premier Eastern Cape news site
8 new premiers for SA JOHANNESBURG - The ANC released its list of premier candidates in all nine provinces yesterday.
Eastern Cape Sport, Arts and Culture MECNosimo Balindlela will replace Makhenkesi Stofile, and Edna Molewa is the candidate for the North West's top spot.
Should the ANC head the province in KwaZulu-Natal, the present Transport MEC Sibusiso Ndebele will be the premier and the Western Cape will be led by present Finance MEC Ibrahim Rasool.
www.dispatch.co.za /2004/04/22/SouthAfrica/aprem.html   (195 words)

  
 ray of hope proposal
The rate at which HIV is spreading both nationally and provincially, requires decisive intervention and an increase in resources devoted to fighting and coping with the effects of HIV and Aids.
It should be noted that the property is not developed to its full extent and 1850 sq m of vacant land is available on the western side of the property for future extension such as an orphanage.
The facility is fully equipped and limited additional cost would be needed to change the facility from a hotel to a care centre.
www.loh.co.za /html/ray_of_hope_proposal.htm   (2954 words)

  
 C18-L Bibliographies: Jim May's Checklist of Recent Studies in 18th-Century Book Culture
In particular, the Europeans seem to the compiler to have had a longer-standing and more patient interest in the history of private and public libraries.
In part the list below will suggest some patterns and similarities in scholarship of 18C book culture from throughout the world.
Francis, who is writing a short-title catalogue of that library list, notes that the books were evidentially deposited at the Bucks Archaeological Society and then disposed of between 1948 and 1967.]
www.personal.psu.edu /special/C18/books.htm   (13122 words)

  
 eStream ~ River Network's monthly e-Newsletter   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
Some of the offensive river names include the Boesmans and Kafferkraal rivers in the Eastern Cape, Wasmeid Spruit in the Free State, Kaffer Spruit in Mpumalanga and Hotnots River in the Western Cape.
Several rivers in Wisconsin have been taken off the list of impaired waters because of dam removals, or because they were mistakenly included on the list.
The devastation within Western Carolina's flood plains wrought by the double blows of Hurricanes Frances and Ivan was staggering.
www.rivernetwork.org /estream/estream_dec04.htm   (4495 words)

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