Boutiliers Point, Nova Scotia
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Places and Communities in Halifax Regional Municipality |
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Boutiliers Point, Nova Scotia | |
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Municipality: | Halifax Regional Municipality |
Community Council: | Western Region Community Council |
Planning Area: | St. Margarets Bay |
Population: | 777 [1] 2006 * |
GNBC Code: | CAEUL |
St. Margarets Bay Neighbourhoods or Villages | |
Black Point, Boutilier's Point, French Village, Glen Haven, Glen Margaret, Hacketts Cove, Head of St. Margarets Bay, Hubbards, Hubley, Indian Harbour, Ingramport, Lewis Lake, Peggys Cove, Queensland, Seabright, Simms Settlement, Tantallon, Upper Tantallon | |
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Boutiliers Point is a community is a rural community in the Halifax Regional Municipality on the shore of the Atlantic Ocean on Trunk 3 , 27.61 kilometers from Halifax.
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[edit] History
The community was named after Jacques Boutilier who the first to settled in 1752.
[edit] Other Facts
Many in the the community have the last name of Boutilier . It common that one is referred to by one's first name followed by the name of one's father (e.g., Tom the son of Eric Boutilier becomes Tom Eric).
Boutliers Point is also home to an outdoor ice hockey rink.
[edit] Communications
- Telephone exchange 902 - 826 and 820
- Postal code B3Z List of B postal codes of Canada
- Internet : Cable -Eastlink
[edit] Schools
St. Margarets Bay Elementary School
[edit] Demographics
- Total Population 777
- Total Dwellings 375
- Total Land Area 38.39 Km SQ