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  2. Shubenacadie Indian Residential School - Wikipedia

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    The Shubenacadie Indian Residential School operated as part of Canadian Indian residential school system in Shubenacadie, Nova Scotia between 1930 and 1967. [1]: 357 It was the only one in the Maritimes. [2] The schools were funded by the federal Department of Indian Affairs. The derelict building was destroyed by fire in 1986 and subsequently ...

  3. Mi'kmaq - Wikipedia

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    The Mi'kmaq (also Mi'gmaq, Lnu, Miꞌkmaw or Miꞌgmaw; English: / ˈ m ɪ ɡ m ɑː / MIG-mah; Miꞌkmaq:) [4] [5] [6] are an Indigenous group of people of the Northeastern Woodlands, native to the areas of Canada's Atlantic Provinces, primarily Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island, and Newfoundland, [7] and the Gaspé Peninsula of Quebec as well as Native Americans in the ...

  4. Elmsdale, Nova Scotia - Wikipedia

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    Demographics. In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Elmsdale had a population of 413 living in 167 of its 179 total private dwellings, a change of 14.7% from its 2016 population of 360. With a land area of 2.99 km 2 (1.15 sq mi), it had a population density of 138.1/km 2 (357.7/sq mi) in 2021.

  5. Nova Scotia - Wikipedia

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    Nova Scotia is the most populous province in Atlantic Canada, with an estimated population of over 1 million as of 2024; it is also the second-most densely populated province in Canada, and second-smallest province by area. [ 11 ] The province comprises the Nova Scotia peninsula and Cape Breton Island, as well as 3,800 other coastal islands.

  6. Yellow Pages Group - Wikipedia

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    corporate.yp.ca /en /. Yellow Pages Group (YPG) (Groupe Pages Jaunes (GPJ) in French) is a Canadian telephone directory publisher and digital marketing firm founded in 1908 and headquartered in Montreal, Quebec. Historically known for distributing yellow pages phone books across Canada, into the 21st century YPG has primarily shifted to digital ...

  7. Bridgetown, Nova Scotia - Wikipedia

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    Demographics. In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Bridgetown had a population of 970 living in 470 of its 514 total private dwellings, a change of 2.2% from its 2016 population of 949. With a land area of 3.63 km 2 (1.40 sq mi), it had a population density of 267.2/km 2 (692.1/sq mi) in 2021.

  8. New Glasgow, Nova Scotia - Wikipedia

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    New Glasgow is a town in Pictou County, in the province of Nova Scotia, Canada. It is situated on the banks of the East River of Pictou, which flows into Pictou Harbour, a sub-basin of the Northumberland Strait. The town's population was 9,075 in the 2016 census. New Glasgow is at the centre of the province's fourth largest urban area; the ...

  9. Debert Palaeo-Indian Site - Wikipedia

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    D. S. Byers. The Debert Palaeo-Indian Site is located nearly three miles southeast of Debert, Colchester County, Nova Scotia, Canada. The Nova Scotia Museum has listed the site as a Special Place under the Special Places Protection Act. The site acquired its special status when it was discovered as the only and oldest archaeological site in ...