| Berwick, Nova Scotia | |||
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| Motto: By Industry and Ingenuity | |||
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| Country |  Canada |
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| Province |  Nova Scotia |
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| Municipality | Kings County | ||
| Founded | 1800s | ||
| Incorporated | May 25, 1923 | ||
| Government | |||
| - Mayor | John Prall | ||
| - Governing Body | Council of the Town of Berwick | ||
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| - Total | 6. A motto (from the Italian word motto, meaning witticism sentence is a phrase meant to formally describe the general motivation or intention of a social group Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page Nova Scotia (ˌnəʊvəˈskəʊʃə ( Latin for New Scotland; Alba Nuadh Nouvelle-Écosse is a Canadian province located on Canada 's Kings County is a County in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia. Events 1085 - Alfonso VI of Castile takes Toledo Spain back from the Moors. Year 1923 ( MCMXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Area is a Quantity expressing the two- Dimensional size of a defined part of a Surface, typically a region bounded by a closed Curve. 80 km² (2. Square Kilometre ( US spelling square kilometer) symbol km2, is a decimal multiple of the SI unit of 6 sq mi) | ||
| Elevation | 43 m (141 ft) | ||
| Population (2001) | |||
| - Total | 2,282 | ||
| - Density | 335. The square mile is an imperial and US unit of Area equal the area of a square of one statute mile. The elevation of a Geographic location is its height above a fixed reference point often the mean sea level. The metre or meter is a unit of Length. It is the basic unit of Length in the Metric system and in the International A foot (plural feet or foot; symbol or abbreviation ft or sometimes &prime – the prime symbol) is a non-SI unit The Canada 2001 Census was a detailed enumeration of the Canadian population Population density (in agriculture standing stock and Standing crop) is a measurement of Population per unit area or unit volume 5/km² (868. 9/sq mi) | ||
| Time zone | AST (UTC-4) | ||
| Postal code | B0P | ||
| Area code(s) | 902 | ||
| Telephone Exchange | 538 | ||
| Median Earnings* | $44,272 | ||
| NTS Map | 021H02 | ||
| GNBC Code | CACVC | ||
*Median household income, 2000 ($) (all households)
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| Website: http://www.berwicknovascotia.com | |||
Berwick (2006 population: 2,454) is a Canadian town in Kings County, Nova Scotia. The Atlantic Standard Time Zone (AST is a geographical region that keeps time by subtracting four hours from either Coordinated Universal Time ( UTC) or Greenwich Mean Time ( UTC−4 is the Time offset used in the Atlantic Standard Time Zone in Canada in winter and the North American Eastern Time Zone during Nova Scotia - 77 FSAs B7* and B8* codes are not used A telephone numbering plan is a plan for allocating Telephone number ranges to countries regions areas and exchanges and to non-fixed telephone networks Area code 902 is the Telephone Area code in the Canadian provinces of Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island, encompassing the whole In the field of Telecommunications, a telephone exchange or telephone switch is a system of electronic components that connects telephone calls The National Topographic System or NTS (Système national de référence cartographique is the topographic system used by Canada for providing general Geographical Names Board of Canada is a national committee of the Canadian Government Department of National Resources which authorizes the names used on official This is a list of communities in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia, as designated by the Union of Nova Scotia Municipalities Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page Kings County is a County in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia. Nova Scotia (ˌnəʊvəˈskəʊʃə ( Latin for New Scotland; Alba Nuadh Nouvelle-Écosse is a Canadian province located on Canada 's
The town is located in the eastern part of the Annapolis Valley on the Cornwallis River. The Annapolis Valley is a valley in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia. The Cornwallis River is a river in Nova Scotia, Canada. It has a meander length of approximately 48 km from its source in Caribou Bog near Berwick
Berwick's official slogan is the “Apple Capital of Nova Scotia" because apples were a major economic force in developing the town. Since the 1950s, area farmers have since diversified to other crops and livestock, although a large apple sculpture is found in the centre of town to commemorate the importance of this historic industry. Despite the decline of the apple industry since the 1950s, there are still many apple orchards to be found in the surrounding communities. Other important economic generators include the Larsens pork processing plant in the town, the Easonns trucking firm, the Michelin tire plant in nearby Waterville and CFB Greenwood. Michelin (full name SCA Compagnie Générale des Établissements Michelin) ( based in Clermont-Ferrand in the Auvergne Région Waterville is a Canadian community in Kings County, Nova Scotia. Canadian Forces Base Greenwood, commonly referred to as CFB Greenwood, is a Canadian Forces Base located in Greenwood, Nova Scotia.
Berwick was incorporated as a town on May 25th, 1923. It built its own hydro electric power dam in the 1920s which is still owned and operated by the town. Berwick occupies 6. 80 km² (2. 6 sq mi) and has an elevation of 43 m (141. 1 ft) above sea level. The population has grown by 7. 5% between the 2001 and 2006 census, largely driven by retirees moving into the area.
The town functions as a service centre for adjacent areas in this part of Kings County with a number of small retailers; the town also has an independent electrical utility. Berwick operates a small library, a museum (the Apple Capital Museum) and a seasonal tourism bureau. The Apple Capital Museum is a Museum located in Berwick Nova Scotia exploring the history of the Town of Berwick and near-by Kings County communities Berwick has been home since the 1860s to a summer religious retreat operated by the United Church of Canada known as Camp Berwick, located in a picturesque grove of old growth pines and hemlock trees at the south end of the town. The United Church of Canada was founded in 1925 as a merger of four Christian denominations two thirds of the Presbyterian Church in Canada (then the largest Canadian Protestant
Literary Connections
Margaret Marshall Saunders, author of the 1894 children's book, Beautiful Joe spent most of her childhood in Berwick where her father served as Baptist minister. Margaret Marshall Saunders CBE ( May 13, 1861 &ndash February 15, 1947) was a Canadian author Beautiful Joe was a Dog from the town of Meaford Ontario, whose story inspired the bestselling 1893 Novel Beautiful Joe, which contributed [1] Christy Ann Conlin, author of the 2002 novel Heave grew up just outside Berwick and critics have noted the fictional town of "Foster" in her book was inspired by Berwick. [2]
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