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	Pictou on Encyclopedia.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		It is a lobster-fishing port and the terminal of a ferry to Prince Edward Island.
		Pictou was settled (1763) by a group of colonists from Philadelphia and later received many settlers from the Scottish Highlands.
		The Presbytery of Pictou is a treasure of denominational history.
	www.encyclopedia.com /html/P/Pictou.asp (390 words)

	Pictou, Nova Scotia - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Pictou is a small town on the northern coast of Nova Scotia, Canada, located in Pictou County.
		Thomas McCulloch was a Presbyterian minister from Renfrewshire, Scotland and founder of Pictou Academy.
		At the start of the school year of 2003-2004, all high schools in Pictou County were closed, and their students began to go the two new "superschools" for their education.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Pictou,_Nova_Scotia (431 words)

	Pictou County, Nova Scotia - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Pictou County is a county in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia.
		The area which eventually became Pictou County was a part of Halifax County from 1759 to 1835.
		Pictou County includes the Subdivision County Municipalities of A, B and C.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Pictou_County,_Nova_Scotia (141 words)

	Anna Mae Pictou Aquash (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Anna Mae Pictou was born on March 27, 1945 to Mary Ellen Pictou and Francis Thomas Levi, both Micmac Indians.
		Pictou was not alone; most of her Micmac tribespeople followed the same pattern of failure when they enrolled in off-reserve schools.
		Pictou's assignment was teaching at a daycare center in Roxbury, a predominately African-American section of Boston.
	www.nativemetiswomenscouncil.com /files/Anna_Mae_Pictou_Aquash.htm (1866 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Pictou County is one of the treasures of the Sunrise Trail, located on Nova Scotia’s beautiful Northumberland shore.
		Pictou County people are known for a daunting spirit which has risen above tragedy to celebrate the resilience of the human spirit and a strong value of enterprise which has developed one of the most exciting commercial and tourism regions in rural Nova Scotia.
		Pictou County is also home to several picturesque golf courses in Pictou, Abercrombie and Glen Lovat on Fraser’s Mountain.
	www.tourismpictoucounty.com /pages/intro.html (971 words)

	Pictou County, NS.
		Pictou offers visitors everything you could expect from an historical seaport, and it is all found within a two block radius of the waterfront.
		Pictou remains an undiscovered port on the cruise itinerary, but one that holds a wealth of promise for the future.
		Originally advertised as “The Carnival of the Fisherfolk”, it was organized by a group of local businessmen to recognize and thank the hard-working fishermen of the area for their contribution to the local economy.
	www.angelfire.com /ns/ffiske/pictou.html (1469 words)

	Pictou County Profile (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Pictou Regional Development Commission is Regional Development Agency established to realize effective cooperation between the various partners in economic development in the region: business and government.
		The intent is to promote development of industrial and commercial activity in Pictou County as the basis of expanding its economic base and improving the economic well-being of County residents.
		The Association has recently completed a tourism development plan for the Pictou County area wherein the major thrust for the development of tourist related projects have been identified for the region over the next five to ten years.
	www.prdc.com /temp/profile/assistance.html (1349 words)

	The Pictou County Advantage (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Pictou County is able to offer not only an abundance of resources for business operations but it is home to beautiful surroundings, quiet peaceful neighborhoods, and a diverse choice of entertainment facilities.
		Pictou County has 24 schools, a Community College, a University extension centre, over 70 churches, numerous beaches and provincial park sites, and a wide variety of activities and social events to enjoy.
		Pictou County is part of the Chignecto-Central Regional School Board and the County's 24 schools fall under the Celtic family of schools.
	www.prdc.com /temp/advantage/lifestyle.html (707 words)

	The Salman Rushdie of Nova Scotia:Pictou County residents seething at book's portrayal
		But the backdrop is Pictou County, and while she says she also had kind things to say, she did not set out to write a tourist brochure.
		Don't mess with the Scots in Pictou County.
		Pictou County was one of the nicest places I've been.
	www.freerepublic.com /focus/f-news/915930/posts (1355 words)

	Improved Infrastructure for Pictou Landing First Nation - Indian and Northern Affairs Canada (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Pictou Landing, Nova Scotia (December 11, 2002) - In partnership with Pictou Landing First Nation, the Government of Canada - Indian and Northern Affairs Canada (INAC) and the Office of Infrastructure Canada - will invest $541,000 in an infrastructure projects to improve the community's water services.
		The announcement was made by Chief Ann Francis-Muise of Pictou Landing First Nation and the Honourable Robert G. Thibault, Minister of Fisheries and Oceans, on behalf of the Honourable Robert D. Nault, Minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development, and the Honourable Allan Rock, Minister responsible for the Office of Infrastructure Canada.
		Pictou Landing First Nation is located 9.6 kilometres from New Glasgow, Nova Scotia, and has an on-reserve population of 384.
	www.ainc-inac.gc.ca /nr/prs/s-d2002/2-02222_e.html (473 words)

	History of Nova Scotia; Book.2; Part 1; Ch. 9 - The Early Settlement of Pictou: The Hector."
		The Hector was but one of a very limited number of immigration ships that arrived at Pictou in the 18th century; there may have been four, which is a number that pales to that which were to arrive after the 19th century had begun.
		Witherspoon was to meet certain influential Pennsylvanians who become quite impressed by Witherspoon; and, in their conversations, were to become aware of the depressed conditions which then existed in certain parts of Scotland.
		This had to be a shocked group of people; for, what they beheld over the rails of the Hector did not match the vision which they had in Scotland, a vision carried before them all through their dreadful voyage.
	www.blupete.com /Hist/NovaScotiaBk2/Part1/Ch09.htm (1756 words)

	Pictou Golf and Country Club - Welcome
		Pictou Golf Course is a short but hilly, 1959 yard, par 32, 9 hole course.
		The Club incorporated on 28 May 1921 and entered into a lease arrangement with the Pictou Academy Educational Foundation for the Judge James Fogo property, 'Belleville'.
		Thereon was constructed a nine hole, 2,400 yard course.
	www.nsga.ns.ca /PICTOU/PI.HTM (154 words)

	general (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Pictou Island was claimed on October 17th 1809 in his majesty's name by Charles Morris.
		Pictou Island is a small island located in the Northumberland Strait between Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island.
		There are 14 families that live year round on Pictou Island, but that number sharply increases in the summer time with more and more people buying land and building cottages.
	www.pictouisland.com (187 words)

	Pictou County Connects (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Pictou County has many businesses and individuals who are already using technology to connect people and forge partnerships in innovative and progressive ways.
		Pictou County Connects is all about what information technology can do for you - and what it can do for Pictou County.
		Through the use of information and communication technologies (ICTs), Pictou County Connects will contribute to an improved quality of life by helping provide to all citizens and businesses of Pictou County, the same opportunities and access to quality services as are available in any of Canada’s major metropolitan centres.
	www.pictoucountyconnects.com (231 words)

	Pictou (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Pictou Public Library is one of seven branches in our regional library system and is located in the Town of Pictou Municipal Building.
		Pictou Library also includes the Bud White Collection of various materials relating to the history of Pictou County and Nova Scotia in general.
		Pictou Library will be closed to the public on October 21st and 22nd.
	www.parl.ns.ca /pages/pictou.html (543 words)

	Nova Scotia's Northern Shore : Pictou (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Pictou was established as part of a development scheme hatched by speculators from Philadelphia in 1760.
		The voyage was brutal and full of storms, and the passengers were threatened with starvation.
		Pictou is Scottish enough that you might find yourself a bit wary that locals will try to slip some haggis into your meal while you're not paying attention.
	www.frommers.com /destinations/print-narrative.cfm?destID=2969&catID=2969027892 (332 words)

	Lighthouses@Lighthouse Digest ... Fire Destroys Pictou Bar Lighthouse
		Pictou Bar Lighthouse is situated at the end of a narrow, low-lying sand bar that juts out almost one mile into the harbor entrance.
		Pictou town, now known as the birthplace of New Scotland, was then well established by 1834 when the Canadian Board of Works recognized the importance of building a lighthouse in the town.
		After 170 years, the Pictou Bar Lighthouse is no longer lit and gone, except for the concrete and steel foundation.
	www.lhdigest.com /Digest/StoryPage.cfm?StoryKey=2045 (1524 words)

	Pictou Hotels and Travel Guide - 1-866-561-7666
		Pictou...visit the home of The Hector The Town of Pictou, located on the beautiful Northumberland Shore of Nova Scotia, Canada, is renowned as the "Birthplace of New Scotland" as it was here that the first Scottish immigrants landed in 1773.
		Pictou is the best place to experience old-world charm and culture meeting present-day hospitality.
		Pictou is also home to the full sized replica of the tall ship Hector, a three-masted shailing ship that brought the original settlers to Pictou in 1773.
	www.gonovascotia.com /city/pictou (298 words)

	Pictou County Electric Companies
		The Pictou Presbytery believing that the fourth commandment of the Decalogue is of perpetual and universal obligation regret exceedingly to be informed that the Egerton Tram Company intend to run their cars on the Lord's Day.
		The Pictou County Power Board was incorporated under chapter 165 of the 1920 Acts of the Legislature.
		H.D. MacLean, Warden of the Municipality of the County of Pictou and a member of the board of directors of the PCPB; Mr.
	www.alts.net /ns1625/electricpwr06.html (9575 words)

	Cruise to Pictou
		If Pictou Nova Scotia is your destination, scan the southern horizon for the smoke emission from the Scott Maritimes paper mill located at Abercrombie Point between Pictou and its neighbour, New Glasgow.
		Pictou harbour is relatively easy to access, but make sure you honor the navigation buoys along the way, as there are many obstructions (Middle Shoals, Gull Rock, Skinner's Reef, MacDonald's Reef and others) awaiting prey along the Caribou shore.
		It should be noted that vessels approaching Pictou from the north-east will also be converging on this buoy, as this marks the start of what is known as "Pictou Road".
	www.nstya.com /cruise/pictoucr.htm (859 words)

	Nova Scotia Community College \| Pictou Campus
		Pictou Campus is a learning-centered environment located in the town of Stellarton and serves the northern and eastern parts of mainland Nova Scotia.
		Programs at Pictou Campus represent the following Academic Schools: Access; Applied Arts and New Media; Business; Health and Human Services; and Trades and Technology.
		The Pictou Campus has recently been transformed by the addition of a beautiful glass-enclosed curved front wing and new trades shops on the East side of the building.
	www.nscc.ca /about_nscc/Locations/Pictou.asp (357 words)

	Canyon Country Sign in Pictou County, Nova Scotia Petition
		We, the fans of George Canyon, respectfully request that a permanent Canyon Country sign be erected at the Pictou County line to replace the one recently removed.
		The sign stating that fact must be replaced with a new and permanent sign, otherwise we, the fans, may be less inclined to a visit a place that doesn’t appear to support one of its own.
		The Canyon Country Sign in Pictou County, Nova Scotia Petition to Honourable John F Hamm, Premier of Nova Scotia was created by and written by Gail Davis.
	www.petitiononline.com /gc98733/petition.html (217 words)

	Thompson Bros Roofing&Siding and The Gutter Factory
		The Gutter Factory is a locally owned company that has been successfully providing professional, courteous and experienced knowledge in home improvements in Pictou County, Nova Scotia and surrounding areas since 1946.
		Pictou County Nova Scotia is located on the shores of Northumberland Straight.
		It consists of five towns, New Glasgow, Pictou, Stellarton, Trenton, Westville, and many rural areas.
	www.thompsonbros.ca (95 words)

	Consulate Inn - Accommodations, Nova Scotia, Canada
		For approximately fifty years of the twentieth century, Judge Welsford MacDonald, one of Pictou's distinguished war veterans, located his residence in the building.
		Located in the historic town of Pictou, the Consulate Inn is two minutes walk from the famous Hector Heritage Quay reconstruction site of the ship Hector, and world famous Grohmann Knife factory.
		Pictou is centrally located, approximately two hours from Halifax and Baddeck, Cape Breton, and just five minutes drive from the P.E.I. ferry terminal.
	www.consulateinn.com (198 words)

	Pictou, Nova Scotia
		Town of Pictou - Birthplace of New Scotland
		Where it all began - the site of this seaside town was the stage of a great drama when in 1773 a ship named Hector dropped anchor on September 15th.
		It is the perseverance and proud Highland spirit of the individuals that disembarked that is celebrated in Pictou today.
	www.sunrisetrail.ca /places/Pictou.htm (57 words)

	Open Directory - Regional: North America: Canada: Nova Scotia: Counties: Pictou (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Pictou County Chamber of Commerce - The Chamber speaks on behalf of the business community.
		Pictou County Community Access Sites (C@P) - Links to community access sites in Pictou County, under a program providing affordable public access to the internet and the skills they need to use it.
		Pictou County Tourist Association - Includes a list of area accommodations and dining establishments, information about attractions and activities, history, community information, and links to related sites.
	dmoz.org /Regional/North_America/Canada/Nova_Scotia/Counties/Pictou (334 words)

	Arthur Topham - Open letter to the family of Anna Mae Pictou Aquash
		A Statement from the Family of Anna Mae Pictou Aquash A Canadian mother, kidnapped, raped and murdered on 11-12 December 1975, allegedly by members of the American Indian Movement (AIM) They say it is hard for dead people to defend themselves.
		Anna Mae Pictou Aquash was a human being, a woman, and her death was not a consequence of political unrest or warfare.
		Anna Mae was killed because she had moral ethics, because she chose to stand apart from the masses and denounce behaviour that would compromised her morality on all levels by all people surrounding her.
	www.dlncoalition.org /dln_issues/2003topham.htm (3636 words)

	Premier's Office - News Release: Registry Of Deeds To Stay in Pictou - November 1, 2004
		"After careful consideration of community needs and alternate space options within the Town of Pictou, it was important for government to reassure the community that this office would not be moved to another town." Last month, the Department of Justice announced that it was moving Family Court proceedings from New Glasgow to Pictou.
		As a result of the additional physical space pressures that this new service in the Town of Pictou would provide, transferring the Registry of Deeds office to the New Glasgow area was considered.
		With last month's announcement that the Family Court was moving from New Glasgow and Pictou, space became tight for the Registry of Deeds office.
	www.gov.ns.ca /news/printpage.asp?id=20041101004 (347 words)

	The Pictou County Advantage (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Several international corporations, earning billions of dollars in annual revenues, have found Pictou County to be an excellent and profitable base for their operations.
		All of these companies are constantly in search of new partnerships that allow them to deliver higher quality, better value goods and services to their customers.
		They also demonstrate the confidence international firms have placed in both Pictou County's and Nova Scotia's economy and its workforce.
	www.prdc.com /temp/advantage/winning.html (241 words)

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