Westmount, Nova Scotia

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Westmount (2001 pop.: 2,829) is a community in the Cape Breton Regional Municipality.

1 Geography
2 Education
3 Religion
4 Amenities and Places of Interest
5 Notable Names
6 External links

[edit] Geography

Located on the west bank of the Sydney River at the point where Sydney Harbour begins, Westmount faces Sydney's downtown. Neighbouring communities include Point Edward, Coxheath and Edwardsville.

Westmount is a suburban community and the majority of residents commute to the CBRM urban core in Sydney.

[edit] Education

There are several public schools in Westmount as well as one post-secondary institution. These include:

Robin Foote Elementary School (gr. P-6) on Sunnydale Drive
MacLennan Junior High School (gr. 7-9) on Sunnydale Drive
- MacLennan was the first public school in the province to have the Internet, as well as produce an educational CD-Rom.
Canadian Coast Guard College

Recently Westmount has seen an addition to the community in the form of a new Montessori school. This facility has opened in a building which was formerly used as a satellite by Robin Foote Elementary to accommodate the public school’s overflowing primary and grade 1 classes.

Westmount students graduating from MacLennon Junior High School attend Riverview Rural High School in Coxheath.

[edit] Religion

With the exception of a few families almost the entire populous of Westmount is Christian. The churches located in Westmount include:

Holy Rosary Roman Catholic
Westmount United
Saint Aidan’s Anglican (This church was a member of St Mark’s Parish in Coxheath but was closed several years ago. It is now used as a dance school.)

[edit] Amenities and Places of Interest

Westmount is also home to Petersfield Provincial Park. Formerly a private family estate, the grounds have been designated as a historical property and are home to the ruins of a large manor house and caretaker’s home. Canada Day festivities are held at the park every year.

The other amenities in Westmount include:

Westmount Volunteer Fire Department
Royal Canadian Legion, Branch 125
East Gate #127 Masonic Hall and Seniors Centre
The Dobson Yacht Club
Westmount Dental Office
baseball field (Located on Fulton Avenue, across the street from the fire department.)

Westmount was formerly the location of the Ozzie Fraser Hall named for the late Ozzie Frazer, a well known local politician. The building had been located on Sunnydale Drive next to MacLennan Jr. High but fell into disuse over the last decade. The hall was recently demolished in order to create better bus access for the junior high school.