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| Places and Communities in Halifax Regional Municipality |
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| Hubbards, Nova Scotia | |
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| Municipality: | Halifax Regional Municipality |
| Community Council: | Western Region Community Council |
| Planning Area: | St. Margarets Bay |
| Population: | 401 [1] * |
| St. Nova Scotia (ˌnəʊvəˈskəʊʃə ( Latin for New Scotland; Alba Nuadh Nouvelle-Écosse is a Canadian province located on Canada 's See also Halifax Nova Scotia See also Halifax Regional Municipality municipal election 2008 Halifax Regional Municipality is the capital See also Halifax Nova Scotia See also Halifax Regional Municipality municipal election 2008 Halifax Regional Municipality is the capital A Community Council in Nova Scotia 's Halifax Regional Municipality is a form of local government consisting of several councillors from the larger Halifax Regional This article is about the water body See St Margarets Bay Nova Scotia (administrative district for the article about the administrative district Margarets Bay Neighbourhoods or Villages | |
| Black Point, Boutiliers Point, French Village, Glen Haven, Glen Margaret, Hacketts Cove, Head of St. Margarets Bay, Hubbards, Hubley, Indian Harbour, Ingramport, Lewis Lake, Peggys Cove, Queensland, Seabright, Simms Settlement, Tantallon, Upper Tantallon | |
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Hubbards is an unincorporated Canadian rural community on the South Shore of Nova Scotia. Boutiliers Point is a community is a Rural community in the Halifax Regional Municipality on the shore of the Atlantic Ocean on Trunk 3 Glen Haven (Population 204 is a small Coastal community of the Halifax Regional Municipality Nova Scotia, Canada, about 40 km from Halifax The Head of St Margarets Bay is a Rural community on the shore of St Hubley is a residential community within the Halifax Regional Municipality Nova Scotia on Trunk 3 between Upper Tantallon and Timberlea Peggys Cove (2001 population approx 50 also known as Peggy's Cove from 1961 to 1976 is a small rural community located on the eastern shore of St Seabright (Population 522 is a community within the Halifax Regional Municipality Nova Scotia between Glen Haven and Glen Margaret on Upper Tantallon is a community that extends from the Hammonds Plains Road ( Route 213) to the crossroads of Trunk 3 and Route 333 within the Halifax Upper Tantallon is a community that extends from the Hammonds Plains Road ( Route 213) to the crossroads of Trunk 3 and Route 333 within the Halifax Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page The South Shore is a region of Nova Scotia, Canada. It is the Atlantic coast running southwest from Halifax Harbour to the western end of the Nova Scotia (ˌnəʊvəˈskəʊʃə ( Latin for New Scotland; Alba Nuadh Nouvelle-Écosse is a Canadian province located on Canada 's
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Geography
Hubbards is located on the eastern side of the Aspotogan Peninsula, and along the northern shore of St. Margarets Bay. The Aspotogan Peninsula is a Peninsula in the eastern part of Lunenburg County, Nova Scotia. St Margaret's Bay may refer to St Margarets Bay Nova Scotia on the South Shore of Nova Scotia St It borders the communities of Simms Settlement and Queensland.
Hubbards sits astride the county line bordering Halifax County and Lunenburg County and is located in the Halifax Regional Municipality and Chester Municipal District respectively. Halifax County is a County in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia. Lunenburg County is a County located on the South Shore of the Canadian province of Nova Scotia See also Halifax Nova Scotia See also Halifax Regional Municipality municipal election 2008 Halifax Regional Municipality is the capital Communities in the Municipality of Chester Aldersville Aspotogan Bayswater Beech Hill
Hubbards is located approximately 50 kilometres west of Downtown Halifax and 50 kilometres east of Bridgewater on Highway 103. Downtown Halifax is a neighbourhood in the Capital District of Nova Scotia 's Halifax Regional Municipality. Bridgewater ( 2006 population 7944 is a Town in Lunenburg County Nova Scotia, Canada, at the navigable limit of Highway 103 is an east-west highway in Nova Scotia that runs from Halifax to Yarmouth.
History
In the earlier part of the 20th century, Hubbards was a successful fishing community. During the Cold War, the Canadian Forces established a naval radio station at Mill Cove in 1967. Cold War is the state of conflict tension and competition that existed between the United States and the Soviet Union (USSR and their respective allies from the The Canadian Forces (CF ( French: Forces canadiennes) are the unified Armed forces of Canada, governed by the National Defence CFS Mill Cove was a major employer in the Hubbards area until its automation in the 1990s when it was downgraded to Naval Radio Station Mill Cove. Canadian Forces Station Mill Cove ( CFS Mill Cove) is a former Canadian Forces Station and currently a naval radio station in Nova Scotia operated by the The 1990s collectively refers to the years between and including 1990 and 1999 Canadian Forces Station Mill Cove ( CFS Mill Cove) is a former Canadian Forces Station and currently a naval radio station in Nova Scotia operated by the
Hubbards is a popular summer vacation destination. Numerous cottages, inns, campgrounds, restaurants and the famous Shore Club (the last of Nova Scotia's great dance halls) contribute to a healthy summer economy. The Hubbards and Area Business Association works to sustain a "shop local" economy. Hubbards features a picturesque locale, especially on Hubbards Cove, with a yacht club, Nova Scotia's smallest provincial park, campground and 10 beaches within "drying distance" of one another.
The CBC television series Black Harbour was shot on location in Hubbards between 1996 and 1999. Black Harbour is a Canadian television series which ran on CBC Television from 1996 to 1999.
Shatford Trust Fund
After his death in the late 1950s, oil businessman J. D. Shatford, who was born in Hubbards, left money to the community to start an educational trust fund through which local residents graduating from high school receive bursaries for post-secondary education. The Shatford Trust Fund also built the J. D. Shatford Memorial Library, the Hubbards firehall, and supplied funding to both churches and other community facilities.