Lunenburg County, Nova Scotia Essays

  • Oak Island Research Paper

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    Oak Island is a small island located off the coast of Nova Scotia, Canada. This island holds a big mystery. According to expert Joe Nickell, Oak Island has been called ¨ the world's longest and most expensive treasure hunt.¨ It is also one of the world's deepest archeological digs. There are a lot of events that have happened on the island that have led up to what we know today. Six people have already died looking for the treasure, but the legend says seven must die before the treasure can be found

  • Getting To Know Pictou

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    Population As of 2006, 3813 people lived in the town of Pictou in 1,648 dwellings, with an average of 2.3 people per household. Nova Scotia’s population is 913,462, making Pictou represent roughly than 0.004% of Nova Scotia’s population. The town inhabitants consist of 1780 males and 2033 females. Only 280 of the 3180 people of age are engaged in a common-law relationship. The median age for the town is 43.3 years with a median family income of $55,178. More than 95% of the population of Pictou

  • Nova Scotia

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    Nova Scotia Nova Scotia, one of the three Maritime and one of the four Atlantic provinces of Canada, bordered on the north by the Bay of Fundy, the province of New Brunswick, Northumberland Strait, and the Gulf of Saint Lawrence and on the east, south, and west by the Atlantic Ocean. Nova Scotia consists primarily of a mainland section, linked to New Brunswick by the Isthmus of Chignecto, and Cape Breton Island, separated from the mainland by the Strait of Canso. On July 1, 1867, Nova Scotia became

  • Kurdistan Oil Spill

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    Mulgrave, NS. The first reports of shoreline oiling came two weeks after the breakup. The east coast of Cape Breton Island, portions of the eastern mainland of Nova Scotia as far south as Lunenburg County, and the south coast of Newfoundland were oiled d... ... middle of paper ... ...of disposal. Representatives from the Nova Scotia Department of Environment selected sites at Hadleyville, Forchu, and St. Peter's on Cape Breton Island for disposal sites. These sites were chosen on the basis of

  • Reflection On Identity And Culture

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    Introduction In Canada we are lucky to have so many diverse ethnicities that bring their own customs, values and beliefs. My family settled in Canada in the 1700’s and 1800’s from Europe, bringing their knowledge of farming to the East Coast. Since then Canada has changed a lot but one thing in my family has not. Our identity. From talking with my family we consider ourselves Canadian, and we are very patriotic and believe in putting our country first, many family members on both sides of my family