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Eastern Passage is mid-sized community on Nova Scotia's Eastern Coast. It is a part of the Halifax Regional Municipality, Nova Scotia, and lies along the Atlantic Ocean. Historically, fishing was the main source of income for the community, but now most of its inhabitants commute to Downtown Halifax or Dartmouth , or work in the community at typical jobs.

Contents 1 History 2 Statistics 3 Local Businesses 4 Schools 4.1 Ocean View Elementary School 4.2 Tallahassee Community School 4.3 Seaside Elementary 4.4 Eastern Passage Education Centre 5 Recreation 5.1 Parks/Playgrounds 5.2 Fields 5.3 Other Recreation 6 Services 6.1 Water 6.2 Telecommunications 6.3 Postal 7 External links

[edit] History

The first European settlers who moved there were mainly German, French, Irish and English. These ethnic groups are what continue to make up the population of Eastern Passage. Prior to the European settlers however, Eastern Passage was Mi'kmaq territory for thousands of years. Europeans began arriving in 1700 and the Mi'kmaq, who lived throughout the land, were moved mainly to McNab's island.

In 1996, Fisherman's Cove, which combined a restored and working fishing village with gift shops and restaurants, opened as a tourist attraction.

[edit] Statistics

• Population (2001): 8,872
• Population (2006): 13,000+
• Total Area: 29.38 km²
• Latitude: 44.614296
• Longitude: -63.470833

[edit] Local Businesses

• Autoport Limited
• Irving Oil
• Cow Bay Variety
• Chris Brothers
• Great Canadian Dollar Store
• Passage Pharmasave
• Tim Hortons
• Subway
• Li Garden
• Boondocks
• Shannon Dough Pizza
• Chicago Way Pizza
• NSLC Liquor Store
• Impressions Unisex Hair Salon
• Boardwalk Dentistry
• Movie Gallery
• Golden Dragon
• Dave's Race Shop
• Ultramar
• Village Veterinarian Clinic
• Wharf Wraps
• Sea Gulps

[edit] Schools

[edit] Ocean View Elementary School

• Type: Elementary*
• Grades: Primary to 4
• Constructed: 1954
• Current Square Footage: 44061 sq ft.
• Website: http://www.oves.ednet.ns.ca

[edit] Tallahassee Community School

• Type: Elementary*
• Grades: Primary to 4
• Constructed: 1991
• Current Square Footage: 64600 sq ft.
• Website: http://www.tcs.ednet.ns.ca

[edit] Seaside Elementary

• Type: Sr. Elementary
• Grades: 4 French Immersion, 5, 6
• Constructed: 1974
• Current Square Footage: 44737 sq ft.
• Website: http://seaside.ednet.ns.ca

[edit] Eastern Passage Education Centre

• Type: Junior High
• Grades: 7 to 9
• Constructed: 1999
• Current Square Footage: 82645 sq ft.
• Website: http://www.epec.ednet.ns.ca

Note: High school (Grades 10-12) students are bussed out of the community to neighboring Cole Harbour District High School. There is talk of a new high school being built by 2011 for students from Eastern Passage and neighbouring Woodside.

*Whether elementary students attend Oceanview or Tallahassee is dependent on living location within the area.

[edit] Recreation

[edit] Parks/Playgrounds

There are several parks and playgrounds in the area. Two are located in the Heritage Hills subdivision (on Melrose and Serop Crescent, respectively), and there are playgrounds at Tallahsssee, Oceanview, and Seaside schools. In August, 2006, a new skateboard park opened near Seaside Elementary.

[edit] Fields

Playing fields are plentiful within the community. There is a large playing field at Eastern Passage Education Centre, and numerous baseball and general purpose fields located within the vicinity of the 3 elementary schools.

[edit] Other Recreation

A public tennis court is located near Seaside Elementary. The community Rec. Centre (located in the Tallahasasee Community School building) often has various activities going on year-round for both families and individuals.

Several beaches are in the area. McCormick's Beach is located at Fisherman's Cove near the boardwalk. A salt water beach (Rainbow Haven Beach), is located towards the Cow Bay area of the community. A large serviced beach (MacDonald Beach) is located between Eastern Passage and Cole Harbour. There is also a smaller beach located down the road from MacDonald Beach.

[edit] Services

[edit] Water

While much of the community is serviced by municipal water, areas on the outer edges of the community require the use well water/septic systems.

[edit] Telecommunications

All of Eastern Passage is serviced by both Aliant (Telephone and DSL Broadband) and Eastlink (Telephone, Cable Broadband, Cable TV). The area has cellular coverage for both GSM (Rogers/Fido) and CDMA (Telus/Aliant).

[edit] Postal

The Postal Code prefixes are B0J and B3G. There is no home delivery in the area.

[edit] External links

• Eastern Passage Community Website
• Fisherman's Cove
• Eastern Passage Bed and Breakfast

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