Gaetz Brook is a rural community of the

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in the

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. Gaetz Brook has a junior high school called Gaetz Brook Junior High for students in grades 7–9, and the students come from O'Connell Drive Elementary and Porter's Lake Elementary. They can also come from Atlanticview Elementary.

Gaetz Brook Greenway

In Spring 2020, SATA Trails opened the Gaetz Brook Greenway. The newly developed

rail trail A rail trail is a shared-use path on railway right of way. Rail trails are typically constructed after a railway has been abandoned and the track has been removed, but may also share the right of way with active railways, light rail, or streetcar ...

starts in

Musquodoboit Harbour Musquodoboit Harbour is a natural harbour in Canada on the Eastern Shore (Nova Scotia), Eastern Shore of Nova Scotia. Physical harbour Located east of Petpeswick Inlet and west of Jeddore Harbour, Musquodoboit Harbour is a 10 km long estuar ...

near the end of Highway 107 and ends on the East Chezzetcook Road. There are small connectors to the

trail A trail, also known as a path or track, is an unpaved lane or small road usually passing through a natural area. In the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland, a path or footpath is the preferred term for a pedestrian or hiking trail. Th ...

through the parking lot of the Gaetz Brook Junior High School, the parking lot of the Eastern Marine Legion 161 and Pine Hill Drive.

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