Port Hawkesbury, Nova Scotia
| Port Hawkesbury Gaelic: Baile a' Chlamhain / An Gut |
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| Nickname(s): Cape Breton's Front Porch | |||
 Port Hawkesbury
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| Coordinates: 45°36′55″N 61°21′51″W / 45.61528°N 61.36417°W | |||
| Country |  Canada |
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| Province |  Nova Scotia |
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| Municipality | Inverness County | ||
| Founded | 1789 | ||
| Incorporated | January 22, 1889 | ||
| Government | |||
| • Mayor | Mayor Billy Joe MacLean | ||
| • Governing Body | Port Hawkesbury Town Council | ||
| Area | |||
| • Total | 8.11 km2 (3.13 sq mi) | ||
| Elevation | 0-54 m (0-177 ft) | ||
| Population (2006) | |||
| • Total | 3,517 | ||
| • Density | 433.4/km2 (1,123/sq mi) | ||
| Time zone | AST (UTC-4) | ||
| • Summer (DST) | ADT (UTC-3) | ||
| Postal code | B9A | ||
| Area code(s) | 902 | ||
| Telephone Exchange | 625 | ||
| Median Earnings* | $48,141 | ||
| NTS Map | 011F11 | ||
| GNBC Code | CBELL | ||
| Website | http://www.townofporthawkesbury.ca/ | ||
| *Median household income, 2005 ($) (all households) | |||
Coordinates: 45°36′55″N 61°21′51″W / 45.61528°N 61.36417°W
Port Hawkesbury (2006 population 3,517) is a town located on the southwestern end of Cape Breton Island, on the north shore of the Strait of Canso, in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia.
The town was originally named Ship Harbour (after the harbour upon which it is located) and is largely a service centre for western Cape Breton Island with many of its residents working in large industries in an industrial park located in the adjacent community of Point Tupper, Richmond County. The town's schools are Tamarac Education Centre (Grades primary-8), SAERC (Grades 9-12) and the Strait Area Campus of the Nova Scotia Community College.
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[edit] The Port
The Port of Port Hawkesbury is the second largest by tonnage annually in Canada, second only to Vancouver, British Columbia. The Port handled 31.6 million metric tonnes in 2006, 21.6 million tonnes of crude petroleum.[1]
| Historical populations | ||
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| Year | Pop. | ±% |
| 1981 | 3,850 | — |
| 1991 | 3,991 | +3.7% |
| 1996 | 3,809 | −4.6% |
| 2001 | 3,701 | −2.8% |
| 2006 | 3,517 | −5.0% |
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[edit] History
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[edit] Historical residents
- Henry Nicholas Paint (1830–1921), member of Parliament for Richmond county, merchant and land owner. His family (settling from Guernsey) received land grants at Belle Vue on the Strait of Canso in 1817 and at Point Tupper in 1863, and did much to develop the local communities in the area.
- Arthur John Langley (1888–1982) entrepreneur, civic politician, mayor for several terms. Owned marine railway in Point Tupper.
[edit] Notable people
- Robin Sharma (1965-), author and leadership/success coach
- Aaron Johnson an NHL draft pick now playing with the NHL's Columbus Blue Jackets.
- Mark Day a film and television actor now living in Toronto and Los Angeles.
- Lynn Coady is an author. Her best selling novels include; Strange Heaven, Play the Monster Blind, Saints of Big Harbour and the Giller Prize nominated Antaonist (2011).
- Glenn Peers is an art historian and professor at the University of Texas at Austin. His books include Subtle Bodies (2001) and Sacred Shock (2004). He is Whitehead Professor at the American School of Classical Studies for 2011-12.
[edit] Media
- 101.5 (FM) - The Hawk
- SAERC FM - 93.9
- SAERC TV
[edit] References
- ^ Shipping in Canada (pdf). Statistics Canada. pp. 26, 60. http://dsp-psd.pwgsc.gc.ca/collection_2009/statcan/54-205-X/54-205-x2006000-eng.pdf.
- ^ I:\ecstats\Agency\BRIAN\census2
