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Grand Lake (Sheet Harbour)
Grand Lake is a lake just west of Sheet Harbour, Nova Scotia. It is crescent-shaped. Its primary outflow is Little West River, which flows into the Northwest Arm of Sheet Harbour. The land area of the Sheet Harbour 36 Indian reserve In Canada, an Indian reserve () or First Nations reserve () is defined by the '' Indian Act'' as a "tract of land, the legal title to which is vested in Her Majesty, that has been set apart by Her Majesty for the use and benefit of a band." ... extends to a part of the shore of Grand Lake. In 2012, the Nova Scotia Government bought of land near the lake worth $1.1 million. References External linksLand purchase article {{authority control Lakes of Nova Scotia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Canada
Canada is a country in North America. Its Provinces and territories of Canada, ten provinces and three territories extend from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean and northward into the Arctic Ocean, making it the world's List of countries and dependencies by area, second-largest country by total area, with the List of countries by length of coastline, world's longest coastline. Its Canada–United States border, border with the United States is the world's longest international land border. The country is characterized by a wide range of both Temperature in Canada, meteorologic and Geography of Canada, geological regions. With Population of Canada, a population of over 41million people, it has widely varying population densities, with the majority residing in List of the largest population centres in Canada, urban areas and large areas of the country being sparsely populated. Canada's capital is Ottawa and List of census metropolitan areas and agglomerations in Canada, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sheet Harbour, Nova Scotia
Sheet Harbour is a rural area, rural community in Nova Scotia, Canada. It is located in the eastern reaches of the Halifax, Nova Scotia, Halifax Regional Municipality, approximately northeast of the central urban area of the municipality, concentrated on Downtown Halifax and Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, Dartmouth. The community is located along the Marine Drive (Nova Scotia), Marine Drive scenic route on Nova Scotia Trunk 7, Trunk 7 at its junctions with Nova Scotia Route 224, Route 224 and Nova Scotia Route 374, Route 374. Surrounding the branched harbour which its name is derived from, the community has a population of about 800 and its respective census tract, containing sizable amounts of land around the community, has a population of 3,478 as of the 2011 Census. Two rivers, West River Sheet Harbour, West River and East River Sheet Harbour, East River, flow through the community and into the Northwest and Northeast Arms of the harbour respectively. The coastline of the communit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sheet Harbour 36, Nova Scotia
Sheet Harbour 36 is a Mi'kmaq reserve located in on the Eastern Shore of Nova Scotia, Canada, in the Halifax Regional Municipality. Part of the reserve is located just west of Sheet Harbour, Nova Scotia. The reserve's borders also includes a tract of land directly across the harbour, in the downtown area of Sheet Harbour. Grand Lake borders Sheet Harbour 36 on its western side. It is administratively part of the Millbrook First Nation The Millbrook First Nation () is a Mi'kmaq First Nation band government in Nova Scotia, Canada. Reserves Millbook First Nation has seven reserves: Band Chiefs Notable residents * Activist Nora Bernard was a member of Millbrook. * Former .... References {{reflist Indian reserves in Nova Scotia Communities in Halifax County, Nova Scotia Millbrook First Nation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Indian Reserve
In Canada, an Indian reserve () or First Nations reserve () is defined by the '' Indian Act'' as a "tract of land, the legal title to which is vested in Her Majesty, that has been set apart by Her Majesty for the use and benefit of a band." Reserves are areas set aside for First Nations, one of the major groupings of Indigenous peoples in Canada, after a contract with the Canadian state ("the Crown"), and are not to be confused with Indigenous peoples' claims to ancestral lands under Aboriginal title. Demographics Canada has designated 3,394 reserves for over 600 First Nations, as per the federal publication "Registered Indian Population by Sex and Residence, Indian Status is granted to members of a registered band who are eligible to live on these reserves. By 2020, reserves provided shelter for approximately half of these band members. Many reserves have no resident population; typically they are small, remote, non-contiguous pieces of land, a fact which has led ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nova Scotia Government
The Government of Nova Scotia (, ) is the government of the Canadian province of Nova Scotia. The powers and structure of the province are set out in the Constitution Act, 1867. In modern Canadian use, the term "government" refers broadly to the cabinet of the day (formally the Executive Council of Nova Scotia) chosen from the Nova Scotia House of Assembly and the non-political staff within each provincial department or agency – that is, the civil service. Nova Scotia has a unicameral legislature, the General Assembly, whose sole chamber is the House of Assembly. In total, 55 representatives are elected to serve the interests of the province. The political party that wins the largest number of seats in the legislature normally forms the Government, and the party's leader becomes premier of the province (the head of government). The current government of the province is led by the Progressive Conservative Association of Nova Scotia, headed by Premier Tim Houston who was sworn into ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
