New Glasgow, Nova Scotia
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| Town of New Glasgow, Nova Scotia</BIG> | ||
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| Motto: Ciad Mile Failte | ||
| Community Statistics | ||
| Area | 9.93 km² | |
| Population | 9,432 * | |
| Population_Density | 950.2/km²* | |
| Earnings | $18,461 + | |
| Latitude | 45° 35' N | |
| Longitude | 62° 38' W | |
| Elevation | 6 m | |
| Government | ||
| Warden/Mayor | Ann MacLean | |
| Governing Body | New Glasgow Council | |
| Other Information | ||
| Website | http://www.newglasgow.ca/ | |
| Time Zone | AST | |
| Postal Code | B2H | |
| Footnotes | ||
| * According to StatCan Census Year 2001 | ||
| + Median household income, 2000 ($) - All households | ||
New Glasgow (2001 population 9,432; area population 46,965) is the largest town in Pictou County, Nova Scotia, Canada. It is situated on the banks of the East River, which flows into the Northumberland Strait, and which was once a commercial trade route. New Glasgow together with the neighbouring towns of Stellarton, Westville, Trenton, and Pictou make up the province's fourth largest urban area.
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[edit] History
Deacon Thomas Fraser first settled the area that would become New Glasgow in 1784. It was officially named "New Glasgow", after Old Glasgow in Scotland, in 1809, the same year its first trading post was developed. In 1840, George MacKenzie started the town's first shipbuilding company, which eventually built or owned 34 vessels. Hundreds of ships have since been built along the East River. Scottish immigrants, including those on the Ship Hector in 1773, heavily settled the area.
[edit] Geography
New Glasgow is located on Nova Scotia's northern shore, 165 kilometres northeast of Halifax, 110 kilometres west of the Canso Causeway to Cape Breton and 20 kilometres south of the Prince Edward Island ferry at Caribou. The town can be easily accessed from several exits off the Trans Canada Highway.
Pictou County, and New Glasgow, are home to the warmest waters north of the Carolinas. It has a fairly moderate climate, and is found in the Atlantic Standard Timezone, four hours behind UTC. New Glasgow is located along both sides of the East River, a tidal estuary with salt and fresh water.
[edit] Well-known People
See also: People from Pictou County, Nova Scotia
George Canyon, the Canadian country singer whom placed second in the USA Network’s Nashville Star talent search in May 2004, was born in New Glasgow.
Professional Hockey Players, Jon Sim of the Atlanta Thrashers and Colin White of the New Jersey Devils are both from New Glasgow. Sim won the Stanley Cup in 1999 while playing for the Dallas Stars. White won it with New Jersey in 2000 (defeating Sim and the Stars) and again in 2003. Both brought the cup back to New Glasgow to share it with the town.
Alex Labreque, two time recipient of CIS Hockey Coach of the Year Award is another noteable resident.
Other well known people from New Glasgow are former Nova Scotia Premier John Hamm, Peter MacKay, of the Conservative Party of Canada and current Minister of Foreign Affairs and Ontario MPP Lisa MacLeod .
[edit] Education
- See also: List of Nova Scotia schools
There are five schools in New Glasgow; including three primary-to-six elementary schools, a junior high school and a high school. The junior high school is made up of grades seven to nine. The high school, North Nova Education Centre, is made up of grades ten to twelve, and has students from four ‘feeder’ schools, East Pictou Middle School, New Glasgow Junior High School, Trenton Middle School and Thorburn Consolidated.
[edit] Economy
Major employers in the area include Michelin, Trenton Works (a rail car company), Maritime Steel Foundry and Neenah Paper. Sobeys, a national grocery chain, is based in nearby Stellarton. Convergys Corporation employs 900+ people in a contact centre which provides customer service and technical support for Microsoft and CIGNA.
New Glasgow is the commercial center of northern Nova Scotia. The town has several well known chain stores, including Wal-Mart, Sobeys (two locations), Atlantic Superstore, Zellers, Staples Business Depot, Central, Shoppers Drug Mart and The Brick.
New Glasgow's historic downtown core is home to over 150 shops and services, including restaurants, pubs, a cabaret, clothing stores, gift shops, a furniture department store and branches of National banks.
The town's major commercial districts are East River Road and Westville Road. The Aberdeen Shopping Centre, which includes Empire Studio 7 Cinemas, is on East River Road. Westville Road is home to many car dealerships and the area's largest mall, Highland Square. Several fast food outlets can be found on both thoroughfares.
Currently, a brand new 132,000 square foot Wal-Mart is being built near the Highland Square Mall to replace the smaller location in the mall. Recently, it has been announced that a Home Depot will be built.
[edit] Sports
New Glasgow's John Brother MacDonald Stadium (formerly New Glasgow Stadium) is home to the Weeks Crushers of the Maritime Junior A Hockey League and the Weeks Major Midgets of the Nova Scotia Major Midget Hockey League.
The Crushers were based in Halifax and known as Team Pepsi until 2004 when the Weeks Hockey Organization bought the club and moved it to New Glasgow. After struggling to attract fans in Halifax's crowded hockey market, the team soared up the attendance ladder in New Glasgow and is now one of the league's top draws.
The town hosted the Air Canada Cup (now Telus Cup), in 1997 and the 2001 World Under 17 Hockey Championships (co-hosted with Truro).
[edit] External links
- A listing of New Glasgow natives who died during the First and Second World War
- Official New Glasgow Website
- New Glasgow Development Commission
- New Glasgow Riverfront Jubilee
- Glasgow Square Theatre
- Tourism Pictou County
- The New Glasgow News
- CKEC Radio 1320 AM
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