Dartmouth North Community Centre is a

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a neighbourhood in the north end of the community of Dartmouth in

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is also known as

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The DNCC

The Dartmouth North Community Center was officially opened on March 22, 1996, at its past location on 134 Pinecrest Drive. The Centre is now located at 105 Highfield Park Drive in Dartmouth. The center was created through a cooperative effort between the

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through the Canada/Nova Scotia Infrastructure Work Program, which allotted $1.7 million to build the facility and created twenty jobs at the time of the centre's initial opening. The center has expanded since its opening and offers a variety of services, programs and resources to the community which includes a C@P site, job search services, seniors activities, and children's and youth activities. There is also a branch of Halifax Regional Library an office of the

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as well as the Department of Parks and Recreation in the building.

History of the community

First occupants of the area were industrial workers as this area was the location for several industrial factories. The industrial factories were set up in the early 19th century by

John Albro John Albro (May 6, 1764 – October 23, 1839) was a merchant and political figure in Nova Scotia. He represented Halifax Township in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1818 to 1826. He was also a Lieutenant-Colonel of the 4th Regiment ...

and his brother

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(after whom the community is named). The two brothers established the area as an industrial hub with a nail factory, tannery and

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. The Naval Radio Station in Albro Lake is another feature of the community. It served as a naval radio communications station for the Atlantic Coast set up in 1942. The site was developed in order to cope with the North Atlantic U-boat threat in

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. The site was renamed HMC NRS Albro Lake on July 1, 1956, and remained such until its closure in 1968. Near the end of

the area was a residential subdivision until 1961 when it was amalgamated into the city of DartmouthPublic Achieves of Nova Scotia
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Neighbouring schools

* John Martin Junior High School (6-9), 7 Brule Street, Dartmouth, NS, B3A-4G2 * Harbour View Elementary (P-6), 25 Alfred Street, Dartmouth, NS, B3A-4E8 * Dartmouth High School (10-12), 95 Victoria Road, Dartmouth, NS, B3A-1V2 * There is also the school John MacNeil Elementary school on Leaman Drive which is the closest to this area.

References

External links

Dartmouth North Community Centre

Halifax Regional C@P Association

Dartmouth North Public Library

* ttp://www.yecdartmouth.ca Dartmouth Career Development Centre
John Martin Junior High School

Harbour View Elementary School

Dartmouth High School
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