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, Am Baile Mòr ) is a town in

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, Canada. The town is home to

St. Francis Xavier University St. Francis Xavier University is a public undergraduate liberal arts university located in Antigonish, Nova Scotia, Canada. It is a member of the Maple League, a group of primarily undergraduate universities in Eastern Canada. History St. Franc ...

and the oldest continuous Highland games outside

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. It is approximately 160 kilometres (100 miles) northeast of Halifax, the provincial capital.

History

Antigonish had been the location of an annual

Mi'kmaq The Mi'kmaq (also ''Mi'gmaq'', ''Lnu'', ''Miꞌkmaw'' or ''Miꞌgmaw''; ; ) are a First Nations people of the Northeastern Woodlands, indigenous to the areas of Canada's Atlantic Provinces and the Gaspé Peninsula of Quebec as well as the nort ...

summer coastal community prior to European settlement. The original definition of the name has been lost as the Mi'kmaq language has undergone many revisions over the last two centuries. The first European settlement took place in 1784 when Lt. Colonel

Timothy Hierlihy Timothy Hierlihy (Heirlehy, Hirolyhy, Hierlehey) (1734–1797) was a British officer who protected the British coal mines at Sydney Mines, Nova Scotia from attacks by American privateers. He also was the first British settler of Antigonish, know ...

of the

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received a large land grant surrounding

Antigonish Harbour Antigonish Harbour is a community and harbour in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia, located in Antigonish County , nickname = , settlement_type = List of counties of Nova Scotia, County , motto ...

. Hierlihy and his party founded the Dorchester settlement, named for

Sir Guy Carleton Guy Carleton, 1st Baron Dorchester (3 September 1724 – 10 November 1808), known between 1776 and 1786 as Sir Guy Carleton, was an Anglo-Irish soldier and administrator. He twice served as Governor of the Province of Quebec, from 1768 to 17 ...

, who was

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and subsequently Lord Dorchester. Shortly after, Sgt Nathan Pushee of the

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settled at Chedabucto (present-day

Guysborough Guysborough (population: 397) is an unincorporated Canadian community in Guysborough County, Nova Scotia. Located on the western shore of Chedabucto Bay, fronting Guysborough Harbour, it is the administrative seat of the Guysborough municip ...

), eventually establishing present-day

Amherst, Nova Scotia Amherst ( ) is a town in northwestern Nova Scotia, Canada, located at the northeast end of the Cumberland Basin, an arm of the Bay of Fundy, and south of the Northumberland Strait. The town sits on a height of land at the eastern boundary of th ...

. In 1796 another settler, with the assistance of a

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guide, blazed a trail from Antigonish Harbour to Brown's Mountain, using the shortest route. This trail became a guide for travellers and eventually evolved into a winding Main Street. By the late 1820s, Dorchester was commonly referred to as Antigonish. In 1852, a newspaper, ''

The Casket ''The Casket'' is a weekly paper published in Antigonish, Nova Scotia, Canada, by SaltWire Network. First published on June 24, 1852 by John Boyd, The paper was eventually acquired by Casket Printing and Publishing Company. Brace Publishing Limi ...

'', began publication. It was recently purchased by Bounty Print in 2015.

was established in Antigonish in 1855, having been founded in 1853 in

Arichat Arichat is an unincorporated place in the Municipality of the County of Richmond, Nova Scotia, Canada. It is the main village on Isle Madame on the southeastern tip of Cape Breton Island. Toponym The name derives from a Mi'kmaq word meaning c ...

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and originally called the College of East Bay after

East Bay, Nova Scotia East Bay is a community in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia, located in the Cape Breton Regional Municipality on Cape Breton Island Cape Breton Island (french: link=no, île du Cap-Breton, formerly '; gd, Ceap Breatainn or '; mic, Un ...

where an earlier institution had once existed (1824–1829). St.F.X. was originally a Catholic

seminary A seminary, school of theology, theological seminary, or divinity school is an educational institution for educating students (sometimes called ''seminarians'') in scripture, theology, generally to prepare them for ordination to serve as clergy, ...

and was granted full university powers in 1866 by an act of the

Nova Scotia House of Assembly The Nova Scotia House of Assembly (french: Assemblée législative de la Nouvelle-Écosse; gd, Taigh Seanaidh Alba Nuadh), or Legislative Assembly, is the deliberative assembly of the General Assembly of Nova Scotia of the province of Nova Scotia ...

. The town is also the episcopal seat of the

Roman Catholic Diocese of Antigonish The Roman Catholic Diocese of Antigonish ( la, Dioecesis Antigonicensis) is a Latin Rite diocese in Nova Scotia, Canada. Its current diocesan ordinary is Wayne Joseph Kirkpatrick. History The Diocese was established on 22 September 1844, under ...

. The first hospital in Antigonish opened on June 10, 1906. Antigonish is notable for having a social movement named for it, the

Antigonish Movement The Antigonish Movement blended adult education, co-operatives, microfinance and rural community development to help small, resource-based communities around Canada's Maritimes to improve their economic and social circumstances. A group of pr ...

, launched from St. Francis Xavier University in the 1920s by local priests and educators including

Moses Coady Moses Michael Coady (3 January 1882 – 28 July 1959) was a Roman Catholic priest, adult educator and co-operative entrepreneur best known for his instrumental role in the Antigonish Movement. Credited with introducing "an entirely new organizati ...

and Jimmy Tompkins.

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by

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, Antigonish had a population of living in of its total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of . With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2021.

Economy

Antigonish is a service centre for the surrounding region that includes

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and Guysborough Counties and many local businesses are based in the

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. There are no major industrial operations located in the town or county. The workforce is primarily white collar with the largest employers being St. Martha's Regional Hospital and St. Francis Xavier University. Until 2011, Antigonish accommodated

Canada Post Canada Post Corporation (french: Société canadienne des postes), trading as Canada Post (french: Postes Canada), is a Crown corporation that functions as the primary postal operator in Canada. Originally known as Royal Mail Canada (the opera ...

's National Philatelic Centre, which provided mail-order services for worldwide collectors of Canadian stamps.

Highway 104 Twinning

In 2005, the provincial government approved the twinning of Highway 104 from Addington Forks Road easterly to Taylor's Road. In 2017, the provincial government announced that a further from Sutherlands River to Antigonish would be twinned, thus creating an uninterrupted four-lane highway network from Halifax to Antigonish. The project is expected to be completed by the early to mid 2020s, without the creation of tolls.

2004–07 retail building boom

The Antigonish area experienced great deal of economic growth and retail development between 2004 and 2007 when the retail landscape of the town and county changed significantly. Much of the growth took place in the Post Road area, just outside town.

Atlantic Superstore Atlantic Superstore is a Canadian supermarket chain. The chain operates 54 stores in the Maritimes of Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, and Prince Edward Island. It is owned by George Weston Limited through Loblaw Companies Limited, and operates unde ...

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, and

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(now Kent) constructed new stores while the former Atlantic SuperValue, also located in this area, was redeveloped as a

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. Other areas also saw growth. In June 2005,

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opened a new store downtown while the

NSLC The Nova Scotia Liquor Corporation (NSLC) is the Crown corporation which controls sales of alcoholic beverages and recreational cannabis in Nova Scotia, Canada. It is the sole distributor for these products and runs all retail outlets (108 acros ...

opened a new store attached to the existing

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store, located next to mall. A multi-unit retail annex was constructed at the local shopping mall in the spring of 2006. This complex houses a new Cleve's sporting goods store, and other businesses and services. The mall area also saw the construction of a

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restaurant which opened in late 2006, and an A&W restaurant that opened in February 2007.

Education

is located in Antigonish. St. Francis Xavier has 4,267 full-time students and 500 part-time students. It was named as the best primarily undergraduate university in Canada by ''

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'' magazine for five consecutive years (2002–2006). St. Francis Xavier is also well known for the X-Ring and the

Coady International Institute The Coady International Institute is located on the campus of St. Francis Xavier University in Antigonish, Nova Scotia. Established in 1959, Coady Institute is named for Rev. Dr. Moses M. Coady, a founder of the Antigonish Movement The Antig ...

. The elementary and secondary schools in Antigonish fall under the jurisdiction of the

Strait Regional School Board Strait Regional Centre for Education is a Canadian school board operating in eastern Nova Scotia's counties of Richmond, Antigonish, Inverness, and Guysborough. The centre has a student population of 7,281 and it employs 612 teachers. The annual ...

. Antigonish is home to three public schools:

Dr. John Hugh Gillis Regional High School Dr. John Hugh Gillis Regional High School (often referred to as The Regional) is a secondary school located in Antigonish, Nova Scotia, Canada. It is attended by approximately 823 students in grades 9 to 12. The school used to fall under the juris ...

, St. Andrew Junior School and the Antigonish Education Centre.

Sports and culture

The annual Antigonish Highland Games have been held since 1863. The first games were held to raise funds for the construction of St. Ninian's Cathedral. Year-round, the town has access to professional and community theatre through the Bauer Theatre on the StFX Campus. It is home to Festival Antigonish Summer Theatre and Theatre Antigonish.

Notable residents

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, pornographic actress * Donald Chisholm, stockcar driver *

Mary-Colin Chisholm Mary-Colin Chisholm is a Canadian actress, playwright, and co-assistant director of the theatre companies LunaSea Theatre and Frankie Productions. Career In 2000, Chisholm directed the theatrical piece called ''Frankie'', starring Mary Ellen Maclea ...

, stage, film and TV actor *

Mark Day (actor) Mark Day (born October 4, 1978) is a Canadian actor and broadcaster from Port Hawkesbury, Nova Scotia. Career 1999–2004: Halifax and Toronto In the fall of 1999, Day moved to Halifax and made his feature film debut as a young fisherman in ...

, film and TV actor *

, Catholic priest, adult educator, and leader of the

Eric Gillis Eric Gillis (born March 8, 1980) is a Canadian athlete. He was born and raised in the community of Antigonish, Nova Scotia. He resides in Antigonish, Nova Scotia as the head coach of the St. Francis Xavier University cross country and track teams. ...

, 2008, 2012, 2016 Olympian (athletics-10,000m, marathon) *

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Nichola Goddard Captain (land), Captain Nichola Kathleen Sarah Goddard, Meritorious Service Decoration (Canada), MSM (May 2, 1980 – May 17, 2006) was the first female Canadians, Canadian combat soldier killed in combat, and the 16th Canadian soldier Killed in a ...

, MSM, fallen Canadian soldier *Tareq Hadhad, Syrian-Canadian businessman, founder of

Peace by Chocolate Peace by Chocolate is a Syrian-Canadian chocolatier company, based in Antigonish, Nova Scotia, Canada. Prior to being forced to flee from Syria during the country's civil war in 2012, the company's CEO and Founder Tareq Hadhad’s father, E ...

Max Haines Max Haines (January 4, 1931 – September 30, 2017) was a Canadian true crime newspaper columnist and author, widely syndicated internationally. Max Haines was born in Antigonish, Nova Scotia, to Jewish parents, Alexander and Augusta (Rich) Haine ...

, crime writer, columnist for the ''

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'' * Edward Langille, university professor * Craig MacDonald, former professional hockey player *

Garfield MacDonald James Abram Garfield MacDonald (August 8, 1881 – November 6, 1951) was a Canadian athlete who competed mainly in the triple jump. He was born in Lower South River, Nova Scotia Nova Scotia ( ; ; ) is one of the thirteen provinces an ...

, Olympic Athlete * Shauna MacDonald, actress, also known as " Promo Girl" on

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, Liberal MP, cabinet minister, Senator * Ryan MacGrath, musician and painter * Al MacIsaac, Vice President

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* Paul MacLean, former head coach of the

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and current assistant coach of the

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Carole MacNeil Carole MacNeil is a Canadian television journalist, known for her work with the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation which spanned over thirty years. MacNeil began her career anchoring local news programs in New Brunswick and Ontario in the early ...

, television journalist, former co-host of '' CBC News: Sunday'' and '' CBC News: Sunday Night'' *

Stephen McHattie Stephen McHattie Smith (born February 3, 1946)Other sources cite 1945, 1947, and 1948. is a Canadian actor. Since beginning his professional career in 1970, he has amassed over 200 film and television credits. He won the Genie Award for Best Sup ...

, stage, film and TV actor *

Robyn Meagher Robyn Adair Meagher (born June 17, 1967) is a retired Canadians, Canadian athlete competing in the Middle-distance running, middle and Long-distance running, long-distance events. She represented her country at the 1992 Summer Olympics, 1992 and 1 ...

, Olympic runner *

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, Olympic heavyweight boxer * Archbishop James Morrison, Catholic Bishop 1912 * Aleixo Muise, medical researcher and physician *

Anne Simpson Anne Simpson is a Canadian poet, novelist, artist and essayist. She was a recipient of the Griffin Poetry Prize. Biography Simpson received her B.A. and M.A. degrees from Queen's University, and graduated in Fine Arts from OCAD University (form ...

, poet *

Sandy Silver Sidney Alexander "Sandy" Silver (born October 15, 1969) is a Canadians, Canadian politician, the ninth and current premier of Yukon since 2016. He was first elected to the Yukon Legislative Assembly in the 2011 Yukon general election, 2011 electio ...

, Premier, Yukon *

Wendell Smith Wendell Smith may refer to: * Wendell Smith (sportswriter) (1914–1972), American baseball writer *Wendell Smith (actor) Wendell Smith is a Canadian actor born in Antigonish, Nova Scotia. History Originally based in Nova Scotia, Wendell Smit ...

, actor *

Lewis John Stringer Petty Officer 2nd Class Lewis John Stringer (1930–1969) was one of nine sailors who died aboard in an incident for which he was posthumously awarded the Cross of Valour, Canada's second highest bravery decoration. He is commemorated on a plaqu ...

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Recipient, Wall of Valour *

The Trews The Trews are a Canadian rock band from Antigonish, Nova Scotia, consisting of vocalist Colin MacDonald, guitarist John-Angus MacDonald, bassist Jack Syperek, and drummer Chris Gormley. The band is currently based in Hamilton, Ontario. From thei ...

, a rock band

Climate

Antigonish experiences a

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(

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''Dfb''), with warm, humid summers and cold, snowy winters. The highest temperature ever recorded in Antigonish was on 12 August 1944. The coldest temperature ever recorded was on 19 January 1925.

Gallery

File:Main Street Antigonish Summer.jpg, Main Street File:AntigonishNovaScotia.jpg,

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and English road sign File:Antigonish_Harbour.jpg, Antigonish Landing Wildlife Area File:Antigonish2005 78th citadel.jpg, Antigonish Highland Games File:Anglican_Church_Antigonish.jpg, St. Paul the Apostle Anglican Church File:North West Antigonish.jpg, Aerial view of North-west end

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External links

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{{Authority control Populated coastal places in Canada Populated places established in 1784 Towns in Nova Scotia