Beaver Bank, Nova Scotia
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| Beaver Bank | |
| Motto: "People Together with Nature" | |
| Coordinates: | |
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| Federal |  Canada |
| Provincial |  Nova Scotia |
| Municipal | HRM |
| Beaver Bank Founded in | 1776 |
| Government | |
| - Type | Conservative/Parliament |
| - Prime Minister of |
Stephen Harper(Conservative) |
| - Preimier of |
Rodney MacDonald (Conservative) |
| - Mayor of Halifax | Peter Kelly |
| - MLA of Waverley-Fall River-Beaver Bank | Percy Paris (NDP) |
| - Councillor of Waverley-Fall River-Beaver Bank | Krista Snow |
| Population (2007) | |
| - Total | 17,007 |
| Time zone | AST (UTC-5) |
| - Summer (DST) | ADT (UTC-4) |
| Postal Code | B4E, B4C, B4G |
| Area code(s) | 902 |
| Website: http://www.beaverbank.ca | |
Beaver Bank is a community northeast of Lower Sackville on the Beaver Bank Road (Route 354) within the Halifax Regional Municipality Nova Scotia that is about 35 kilometers from the city of Halifax. Beaver Bank has a population of 17,007.
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[edit] History
The community of Beaver Bank dates back to 1776 when Loyalists from Boston John Henry Barnstead (1764-1861) and his mother, Mary Brown Parcel Barnstead, arrived there. After the War of 1812 George and Robert Barrett, shopkeepers from Oxford, England. In 1816, the Fultz family were granted a thousand acres (4 km²) of land. A museum bears their name in nearby Lower Sackville.
[edit] Spelling History
Beaver Bank is often misspelled as "Beaverbank" as it was misprinted on provincial signs for much of the 1980s and '90s. After the community rallied together in protest for many years, the province re-issued the signs with the correct spelling. Beaver Bank is still often misspelled as "Beaverbank", but signs, brochures, maps, advertisements, etc. are finally all spelled correctly.
[edit] Famous History
Beaver Bank was home to the first season of Trailer Park Boys which was filmed in Woodbine Trailer Park. It is also the home of internet film team Late Night Film Productions.
[edit] Convenience Stores and Restaurants
[edit] Convenience Stores
- Yohannas Variety Convenience Store - Located on Cross-Section between Beaver Bank Road and Woodbine Drive (Recently Renamed Welkin Drive).
- Beaver Bank Super Store - Located left of Beaver Bank Pizza.
- Hartlens Esso - Located in Northern Beaverbank , Approx. 3 miles past Kinsac
[edit] Restaurants
- Beaver Bank Pizza - Located on the Cross - Section between Beaver Bank Road and Woodbine Avenue.
- Foosing Chinese Restaurant - Located left of Beaver Bank Super Store.
[edit] Schools
[edit] Elementary Schools
- Beaver Bank - Kinsac Elementary School - Grades Primary, One, Two, Three, Four, Five & Six.
- Beaver Bank Monarch - Drive Elementary School - Grades Primary, One, Two, Three, Four, Five & Six.
[edit] Junior High Schools
[edit] High Schools
- Lockview High School - Transferred into Fall River - Grades Nine, Ten, Eleven & Twelve.
- Sackville High School - Transferred into Lower Sackville - Grades Nine, Ten, Eleven & Twelve.
[edit] References
[edit] External links
- Beaver Bank on Destination Nova Scotia
- HRM Civic Address Map
- Beaver Bank - Kinsac Elementary School
- Beaver Bank - Monarch Drive Elementary School
- Harold T. Barrett Junior High School
