New Glasgow is a town in
Pictou County
Pictou County is a county in the province of Nova Scotia, Canada. It was established in 1835, and was formerly a part of Halifax County from 1759 to 1835. It had a population of 43,657 people in 2021, a decline of 0.2 percent from 2016. Furthermo ...
, in the province of
Nova Scotia
Nova Scotia ( ; ; ) is one of the thirteen provinces and territories of Canada. It is one of the three Maritime provinces and one of the four Atlantic provinces. Nova Scotia is Latin for "New Scotland".
Most of the population are native Eng ...
, Canada. It is situated on the banks of the East River of Pictou, which flows into
Pictou Harbour
Pictou Harbour is a natural harbour in Nova Scotia on the Northumberland Strait.
Geography
The distance between the town of Pictou on the north shore, and the community of Pictou Landing to the south is about . The south side of the harbour open ...
, a sub-basin of the
Northumberland Strait
The Northumberland Strait (French: ''détroit de Northumberland'') is a strait in the southern part of the Gulf of Saint Lawrence in eastern Canada. The strait is formed by Prince Edward Island and the gulf's eastern, southern, and western sho ...
.
The town's population was 9,075 in the 2016 census. New Glasgow is at the centre of the province's fourth largest urban area; the population of the New Glasgow
census agglomeration
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in the 2016 census was 34,487. The New Glasgow census agglomeration includes the smaller adjacent towns of
Stellarton
Stellarton is a town located in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia. It is adjacent and to the south of the larger town of New Glasgow. In pioneer times the area was called Coal Mines Station, and from 1833 until 1889, it was known as Albion Min ...
,
Westville, and
Trenton as well as adjacent rural areas of the county.
History
![HectorPioneerByJohnWilson](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/cb/HectorPioneerByJohnWilson.jpg)
Scottish immigrants, including those on the ship
Hector
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in 1773, settled the area of the East River of Pictou during the late 18th and early 19th centuries.
Deacon
Thomas Fraser first settled the area at the head of navigation on the East River of Pictou in 1784. The settlement was officially named "New Glasgow", after
Glasgow
Glasgow ( ; sco, Glesca or ; gd, Glaschu ) is the most populous city in Scotland and the fourth-most populous city in the United Kingdom, as well as being the 27th largest city by population in Europe. In 2020, it had an estimated popul ...
in
Scotland
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, in 1809, the same year its first trading post was developed.
The discovery of large
coal
Coal is a combustible black or brownish-black sedimentary rock, formed as rock strata called coal seams. Coal is mostly carbon with variable amounts of other elements, chiefly hydrogen, sulfur, oxygen, and nitrogen.
Coal is formed when dea ...
deposits in the East River valley during the early 19th century saw New Glasgow, at the head of navigation, quickly develop into a manufacturing and port community.
In 1829, a horse-drawn
tramway was built using
standard gauge
A standard-gauge railway is a railway with a track gauge of . The standard gauge is also called Stephenson gauge (after George Stephenson), International gauge, UIC gauge, uniform gauge, normal gauge and European gauge in Europe, and SGR in Ea ...
rails from the settlement of Albion Mines (now
Stellarton
Stellarton is a town located in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia. It is adjacent and to the south of the larger town of New Glasgow. In pioneer times the area was called Coal Mines Station, and from 1833 until 1889, it was known as Albion Min ...
) to a wharf near New Glasgow. This was the first use of standard gauge rails in what would become Canada. On September 19, 1839, the
Albion Railway was opened from Albion Mines to New Glasgow, hauling coal wagons behind steam locomotives such as the
Samson
Samson (; , '' he, Šīmšōn, label= none'', "man of the sun") was the last of the judges of the ancient Israelites mentioned in the Book of Judges (chapters 13 to 16) and one of the last leaders who "judged" Israel before the institution o ...
along the west bank of the East River of Pictou. This was the second steam-powered railway in what would become Canada, and the first to use
iron
Iron () is a chemical element with symbol Fe (from la, ferrum) and atomic number 26. It is a metal that belongs to the first transition series and group 8 of the periodic table. It is, by mass, the most common element on Earth, right in f ...
rails. The railway was extended north to a coal loading pier at Dunbar's Point on May 14, 1840.
In 1840,
George MacKenzie George Mackenzie may refer to:
People
*George Mackenzie of Rosehaugh (1636–1691), Scottish lawyer
*George Mackenzie, 1st Earl of Cromartie (1630–1714), Scottish Secretary of State
*George Mackenzie, 2nd Earl of Seaforth (died 1651), Highland cl ...
started the town's first shipbuilding company, which eventually built or owned 34 vessels; hundreds of ships would later be built along the East River in New Glasgow.
In June 1867, the
Nova Scotia Railway
The Nova Scotia Railway is a historic Canadian railway. It was composed of two lines, one connecting Richmond (immediately north of Halifax) with Windsor, the other connecting Richmond with Pictou Landing via Truro.
The railway was incorpora ...
opened its "Eastern Line" from
Truro
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through New Glasgow to its terminus at the passenger and cargo wharf in
Pictou Landing. In 1882 the "Eastern Extension" of the
Intercolonial Railway
The Intercolonial Railway of Canada , also referred to as the Intercolonial Railway (ICR), was a historic Canadian railway that operated from 1872 to 1918, when it became part of Canadian National Railways. As the railway was also completely ow ...
was opened from New Glasgow to
Mulgrave on the
Strait of Canso
The Strait of Canso (also Gut of Canso or Canso Strait, also called Straits of Canceau or Canseaux until the early 20th century) is a strait located in the province of Nova Scotia, Canada. It divides the Nova Scotia peninsula from Cape Breton Is ...
, placing New Glasgow on the mainline between
Cape Breton Island
Cape Breton Island (french: link=no, île du Cap-Breton, formerly '; gd, Ceap Breatainn or '; mic, Unamaꞌki) is an island on the Atlantic coast of North America and part of the province of Nova Scotia, Canada.
The island accounts for 18. ...
and the North American rail network.
Economic development in New Glasgow was driven by the steel industry in neighbouring
Trenton (site of the first steel manufacturing in Canada), shipbuilding and shipping in
Pictou
Pictou ( ; Canadian Gaelic: ''Baile Phiogto'') is a town in Pictou County, in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia. Located on the north shore of Pictou Harbour, the town is approximately 10 km (6 miles) north of the larger town of New Gla ...
and
Pictou Landing, and coal mining in
Stellarton
Stellarton is a town located in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia. It is adjacent and to the south of the larger town of New Glasgow. In pioneer times the area was called Coal Mines Station, and from 1833 until 1889, it was known as Albion Min ...
and
Westville.
After
World War I
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, the famous New York sculptor
J. Massey Rhind
John Massey Rhind (9 July 1860 – 1 January 1936) was a Scottish-American sculptor. Among Rhind's better known works is the marble statue of Dr. Crawford W. Long located in the National Statuary Hall Collection in Washington D.C. (1926).
E ...
was commissioned to make the Nova Scotia Highlander soldier cenotaph. In 1946, New Glasgow was the setting for an important civil rights case when
Viola Desmond
Viola Irene Desmond (July 6, 1914 – February 7, 1965) was a Canadian civil and women's rights activist and businesswoman of Black Nova Scotian descent. In 1946, she challenged racial segregation at a cinema in New Glasgow, Nova Scotia by refu ...
challenged racial segregation of New Glasgow's
Roseland Theatre
The Roseland Theatre is a landmark theatre in New Glasgow, Nova Scotia. Originally built for silent films, it is one of the oldest movie theatre buildings in Nova Scotia but it is best known as the location of a human rights case involving Viol ...
. New Glasgow became a service centre for the county during the late 20th century as shopping centres, retail and residential development was spurred by the construction of
Highway 104
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Brazil
* BR-104
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* New Brunswick Route 104
* Nova Scotia Highway 104 (Trans-Canada Highway)
* Prince Edward Island Route 104
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China
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* ...
.
Municipal amalgamation
Talk of amalgamating the six municipal units in Pictou County has increased in recent years. Among the reasons for this, small towns adjacent to New Glasgow are having a hard time coping financially on their own due to the declining economy. Also, Pictou County has the most politicians per capita in Canada. With the Government of Nova Scotia having already amalgamated Halifax County, Cape Breton County, and Queens County into regional municipalities, Pictou County residents feel it is only a matter of time before that concept is introduced in Pictou County. The two most often suggested scenarios involve amalgamating the entire county (six municipalities) into a single regional municipality, or amalgamating the upper East River towns (New Glasgow,
Stellarton
Stellarton is a town located in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia. It is adjacent and to the south of the larger town of New Glasgow. In pioneer times the area was called Coal Mines Station, and from 1833 until 1889, it was known as Albion Min ...
,
Trenton,
Westville) into a single larger town. After several months of public backlash a vote was held and the public spoke against amalgamation, effectively killing any possibility of a future merger.
Geography
![New_Glasgow_Riverfront](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/70/New_Glasgow_Riverfront.jpg)
New Glasgow is located on Nova Scotia's north shore, northeast of
Halifax, west of the
Canso Causeway
The Canso Causeway (''Cabhsair Chanso'' in Gaelic) is a rock-fill causeway crossing the Strait of Canso, connecting Cape Breton Island by road to the Nova Scotia peninsula. Its crest thickness is , carrying the two vehicle traffic lanes of th ...
to
Cape Breton
Cape Breton Island (french: link=no, île du Cap-Breton, formerly '; gd, Ceap Breatainn or '; mic, Unamaꞌki) is an island on the Atlantic coast of North America and part of the province of Nova Scotia, Canada.
The island accounts for 18. ...
and south of the
Prince Edward Island
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ferry at
Caribou
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. The town can be easily accessed from several exits off the
Trans Canada Highway
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. It is in the
Atlantic Time Zone
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, four hours behind UTC.
New Glasgow is divided by the East River (north – south), a tidal estuary with brackish (salt and fresh) water. The three lane George Street bridge is the only vehicle crossing within town limits and is considered the main entrance into the downtown core on the east side of the river. The closest bridges out of town are the
Trenton Connector to the north, the Trans Canada Highway to the south and Bridge Avenue (Stellarton) also to the south.
Climate
Köppen-Geiger climate classification system classifies New Glasgow's climate as
humid continental
A humid continental climate is a climatic region defined by Russo-German climatologist Wladimir Köppen in 1900, typified by four distinct seasons and large seasonal temperature differences, with warm to hot (and often humid) summers and freezing ...
(Dfb),
with rainy and snowy cold winters and warm humid summers. The highest temperature ever recorded in New Glasgow was on 10 August 2001.
The coldest temperature ever recorded was on 2 February 1961.
Demographics
In the
2021 Census of Population
The 2021 Canadian census was a detailed enumeration of the Canadian population with a reference date of May 11, 2021. It follows the 2016 Canadian census, which recorded a population of 35,151,728. The overall response rate was 98%, which is sli ...
conducted by
Statistics Canada
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, New Glasgow 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.
Mother tongue language (2006)
Neighbourhoods
;South End
The southeastern part of the town is located on the east bank of the East River, immediately north of the unincorporated community of
Plymouth
Plymouth () is a port city and unitary authority in South West England. It is located on the south coast of Devon, approximately south-west of Exeter and south-west of London. It is bordered by Cornwall to the west and south-west.
Plymouth ...
and west of the unincorporated community of Priestville. It is largely commercial and centred upon East River Road (signed as
Route 348).
The
Aberdeen Hospital, New Glasgow business park, New Glasgow Police headquarters,
North Nova Education Centre
North Nova Education Centre (NNEC) is a Canadian high school in New Glasgow, Nova Scotia. It serves roughly 1200 students from the eastern side of Pictou County. It is administratively part of the "Celtic Region" of the Chignecto-Central Region ...
and the Aberdeen Shopping Centre are situated here as well as a residential area.
;Downtown
Located on the east bank of the East River and centred on the George Street Bridge, the downtown core has a central business district along Provost Street and Archimedes Street. Banks, insurance companies, law firms, accounting firms, engineering companies, restaurants and independent retailers are located in historic buildings along these streets.
Formerly industrial, the downtown area along the river has undergone a waterfront revitalization in recent decades as factories and foundries closed and were replaced by a performing arts centre, office buildings and a marina. Currently, only one foundry and several warehouses and a cement plant remain along the rail corridor in this area.
;East Side
The east end is the area east of downtown and is bordered on the east by the unincorporated communities of
Frasers Mountain and
Linacy. It is largely residential.
;North End
The northeastern part of the town stretches along the east bank of the East River from the downtown to the border with
Trenton.
;West Side
The west side of the town is located on the west bank of the East River, consists of a residential area north of George Street through to the unincorporated community of
Abercrombie
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* Abercrombie Lawson (1870–1927), botanist and professor
* Abercrombie (surname) (list of people with the family name Abercrombie)
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* Abercrombie, North Dakota, United States, city in Richland ...
.
The area of the West Side southwest of George Street along Westville Road is a commercial area and includes the Highland Square Mall as well as a district of
big box store
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s. This part of the town borders the town of
Stellarton
Stellarton is a town located in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia. It is adjacent and to the south of the larger town of New Glasgow. In pioneer times the area was called Coal Mines Station, and from 1833 until 1889, it was known as Albion Min ...
to the south and the Town of Westville to the southwest. Westville Road leads to the town of
Westville, about beyond Exit 23 at the Trans Canada Highway.
Economy
Major employers in the area include the
Aberdeen Hospital, a
Michelin
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tire plant in nearby
Granton and the headquarters of
Sobeys
Sobeys Inc. is the second largest supermarket chain in Canada, with over 1,500 stores operating across Canada under a variety of banners. Headquartered in Stellarton, Nova Scotia, it operates stores in all ten provinces and accumulated sales o ...
, a national grocery chain, in nearby
Stellarton
Stellarton is a town located in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia. It is adjacent and to the south of the larger town of New Glasgow. In pioneer times the area was called Coal Mines Station, and from 1833 until 1889, it was known as Albion Min ...
. However, New Glasgow and Pictou County have suffered the closure of many large employers, including Convergys (~200 jobs), the
Northern Pulp Nova Scotia pulp mill in nearby
Abercrombie
Abercrombie may refer to:
People
* Abercrombie Lawson (1870–1927), botanist and professor
* Abercrombie (surname) (list of people with the family name Abercrombie)
Places Americas
* Abercrombie, North Dakota, United States, city in Richland ...
(~300 jobs).
New Glasgow's historic downtown core is home to several shops and services. Including restaurants, pubs, cabarets, clothing stores, gift shops, furniture department stores, a marina on the riverfront, government offices and banks. A major revitalization plan was recently announced for the downtown core. A large sum of the funds will be provided by the federal government. Among the projects are a walking bridge that will connect the riverfront marina with the Samson Trail on the west side, improvements to the historic town hall, an updated and possibly expanded library, and beautification of public spaces and storefronts.
New Glasgow is the commercial hub of northeastern Nova Scotia. Well known chain stores include
Sobeys
Sobeys Inc. is the second largest supermarket chain in Canada, with over 1,500 stores operating across Canada under a variety of banners. Headquartered in Stellarton, Nova Scotia, it operates stores in all ten provinces and accumulated sales o ...
(three locations),
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 und ...
,
Shoppers Drug Mart
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The company was founded by pharmacist Murray Koffler in 1962 ...
,
Sears
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,
Staples,
The Brick
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and
Canadian Tire
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.
The Westville Road/Highland Square Mall area has seen significant commercial growth in recent years. A new
Walmart
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opened next to Highland Square in early 2007, replacing the smaller location in the mall.
Canadian Tire
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relocated to Walmart's old location in the spring of 2008, making it the second-largest Canadian Tire store in Nova Scotia.
Winners
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It offers brand name clothing, footwear, bedding, furniture, fine jewelry, beauty products, and housewares. Products are at a ...
opened in Spring 2009, in Canadian Tire's former location.
Future Shop
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has built a new store next to the new Canadian Tire, which opened in Spring 2009 but has since closed.
SportChek
Sport Chek is the largest Canadian retailer of sporting clothing and sports equipment, with 191 stores throughout Canada as of 2020. It is the only national big box sporting goods retailer in Canada, although it is absent in the Northwest Territ ...
opened a new store inside the mall in Fall 2009. The Highland Square Mall is unfortunately well known for its high turnover rate of stores and the closure of many long-time shops including Carlton Cards, Sears, Sparkles Arcade, Ranchers Steakhouse, Captain Sub, etc.
About a minute away from the Westville Road commercial district, on the opposite side of the Trans Canada Highway in
Stellarton
Stellarton is a town located in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia. It is adjacent and to the south of the larger town of New Glasgow. In pioneer times the area was called Coal Mines Station, and from 1833 until 1889, it was known as Albion Min ...
, a new business park is currently being developed. The
Holiday Inn Express
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Hotel Stellarton – New Glasgow was the first confirmed business for the park. It officially opened on July 25, 2008. Proudfoot's Home Hardware Building Centre opened in the park in 2012.
The New Glasgow Farmers Market expanded into an additional, heated facility in November 2015 with the financial assistance of ACOA, The Market is now open every Saturday from 9am until 1pm and boasts more than 70 vendors and more than 1,800 weekly visitors during the peak season from May until October. On July 1, 2017, the New Glasgow Farmers Market will unveil a new community garden project titled The Giving Garden. The project was completed by Market volunteers with the financial grants from the province's Department of Communities, Culture and Heritage through the 150 Forward Fund and a Wellness grant from the Pictou County Health Authority.
Culture
![HighlandSoldierByJMasseyRhindNewGlasgowNovaScotia](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/24/HighlandSoldierByJMasseyRhindNewGlasgowNovaScotia.jpg)
Museums in New Glasgow include the
Carmichael Stewart House Heritage Museum, local Military Museum, and local Sports Hall of Fame.
Glasgow Square Theatre, located on the downtown riverfront, is a 285-seat auditorium that hosts year-round concerts, plays, and other community functions. The theatre can be transformed into an outdoor amphitheatre, one of the few theatres in Canada (if not the only) that can do that. During the summer it hosts celebrations for Canada Day on June 30, the New Glasgow Riverfront Jubilee during the first weekend in August, and the Race on the River Dragon Boat Festival in mid-August.
The New Glasgow Jubilee features local and national musical acts.
The Race on the River features teams representing local companies and organizations paddling along the East River to raise money for local charities.
New Glasgow's oldest summer event, The Festival of the Tartans, is a celebration of the town's Scottish roots.
Sports
In December 1906, the
New Glasgow Cubs
The New Glasgow Cubs, later the New Glasgow Black Foxes, were a professional ice hockey team from New Glasgow, Nova Scotia in Canada. The team played for three seasons in the Maritime Professional Hockey League (MaPHL), between 1911–1914.
In De ...
challenged the
Montreal Wanderers
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for the
Stanley Cup
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. The Cubs were defeated in the two game total goals contest, losing 10-3 on December 27 and 7-2 on December 29.
New Glasgow's
John Brother MacDonald Stadium The John Brother MacDonald Stadium (formerly New Glasgow Stadium) was a multi-purpose arena in New Glasgow, Nova Scotia, Canada. With ice in, the capacity including mezzanine was 3,013, while without ice the arena held 3,723.
It was home to the Wee ...
(formerly New Glasgow Stadium) used to be home to the
Pictou County Crushers
The Pictou County Crushers (also commonly known as Weeks Jr. A Crushers due to a sponsorship deal with Weeks Construction) are a Canada, Canadian junior ice hockey, junior ice hockey team based in New Glasgow, Nova Scotia. They are in the Maritime ...
of the
Maritime Junior Hockey League
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and the Weeks Major Midgets of the
Nova Scotia Major Midget Hockey League. The team now plays at the Pictou County Wellness Centre.
The Crushers were based in
Halifax and known as Team Pepsi until 2004 when the Weeks Hockey Organization bought the club and moved it to New Glasgow. After struggling to attract fans in Halifax's crowded hockey market, the team is now one of the league's top draws.
New Glasgow hosted the 2005 MJAHL All Star game and the 2006 MJAHL Entry Draft. It was announced on December 29, 2006, that New Glasgow would host the 2008
Fred Page Cup
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, where the Crushers defeated the defending FPC winners from
Pembroke, Ontario
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in the championship game.
The town hosted the
Telus Cup
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The current champions are the Monct ...
(then Air Canada Cup), in 1997 and the 2001 World Under 17 Hockey Championships (co-hosted with
Truro
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).
In 2007, New Glasgow hosted its first Major Junior hockey game (
St. John's Fog Devils
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vs
P.E.I. Rocket
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).
On February 9, 2008, New Glasgow was one of six communities across Canada selected to be showcased on
CBC Sports
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' day-long ''
Hockey Day in Canada
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'' The New Glasgow segments featured hometown NHL player Jon Sim and the town's annual Westside winter carnival.
Johnny Miles Running Event
The Johnny Miles Marathon is a set of road races held each year on the third Sunday of June. It was founded in 1975 by local physician Dr. Johnny Miles Williston. Williston named the race after
Johnny Miles
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Early life
Born in Halifax, West Yorkshire, as a child he moved with his family to Florence, Nova Scotia, a ...
, the legendary Nova Scotia marathoner for whom he was named. Williston served as co-director of the race until 2000. He died in December 2005. The "Johnny Walk," which is part of the event activities, is named for both Johnny Miles and Johnny Miles Williston.
On June 20, 2010, the 35th Annual Johnny Miles Marathon and Running Event was held in New Glasgow with a record participation of over 2000 runners. In 2012 the event was named as Run Nova Scotia's event of the year. The popular event sold out in both 2012 and 2013.
The event weekend features multiple races including a
5K,
10K,
half-marathon
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and
marathon
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. There is also a 5K kids race and a walking event called the "Johnny Walk." David MacLennan of
Scotsburn, Nova Scotia
Scotsburn (Scottish Gaelic: ''Allt nan Albannach'') is a Canadian rural community located in Pictou County, Nova Scotia.
The community is the namesake as well as the headquarters of Scotsburn Co-operative Services Limited, the largest independe ...
holds the record for the most wins at the marathon distance, winning his 9th Johnny Miles Marathon in 2012.
Education
There are five schools in New Glasgow; including three primary-to-six elementary schools, a junior high school and a high school. The junior high school is made up of grades seven to nine.
North Nova Education Centre
North Nova Education Centre (NNEC) is a Canadian high school in New Glasgow, Nova Scotia. It serves roughly 1200 students from the eastern side of Pictou County. It is administratively part of the "Celtic Region" of the Chignecto-Central Region ...
, which opened its doors in 2003, is made up of grades nine to twelve, and has students from four ‘feeder’ schools,
East Pictou Middle School,
Trenton Middle School,
New Glasgow Junior High School
The Chignecto-Central Regional Centre for Education is a Canadian public school district in Nova Scotia.
History
CCRCE (originally CCRSB) was founded in 1996 under an Order in Council passed by the Executive Council of Nova Scotia pursuant to the ...
and
Thorburn Consolidated Thorburn is a surname, and may refer to:
* Alexander Thorburn (1836–1894), Scottish-born Canadian politician; provincial legislator in the Northwest Territories 1888–1891
* Archibald Thorburn (1860–1935), Scottish bird illustrator
* Chris Thor ...
.
Notable residents
* Dr.
Carrie Best
Carrie Mae Best, ( Prevoe; March 4, 1903 – July 24, 2001) was a Canadian journalist and social activist.
Biography
Carrie was born in New Glasgow, Nova Scotia. She was the daughter of James and Georgina Aubergine Prevoe. In 1925, she ...
, journalist, publisher, activist
*
*
George Canyon
George Canyon (born Frederick George Lays, August 22, 1970) is a Canadian country music singer. He was the runner up on the second season of ''Nashville Star'' in 2004. He grew up in Fox Brook, Pictou County, Nova Scotia before he moved west to ...
, country singer who was the runner-up in the USA Network's ''
Nashville Star
''Nashville Star'' is an American reality television singing competition program that aired for six seasons, from 2003 to 2008. Its first five seasons aired on USA Network, while the last season aired on NBC. Its five seasons on USA made it the l ...
'' 2 in 2004
*
Kori Cheverie
Kori Cheverie (born June 18, 1987) is a Canadian retired ice hockey player, currently serving as assistant coach of the Canadian national women's ice hockey team and of the Ryerson Rams men's ice hockey team. She was the first woman to be hired ...
, 2014
Clarkson Cup
The Clarkson Cup (french: La Coupe Clarkson) is a women's ice hockey trophy, which from 2009 to 2019 was awarded to the winner of the Canadian Women's Hockey Championship (CWHL champion). With the folding of the Canadian Women's Hockey League (CW ...
champion
*
Brian Cyr
Brian Cyr (born June 30, 1956) is a Canadian-American former professional darts player who competed in events of the British Darts Organisation (BDO).
Career
Cyr is a two-time winner of the Canadian National Championship in 1999 and 2006. The la ...
, darts player
*
J.D. Fortune
Jason Dean Bennison (born September 1, 1973), better known by his stage name J.D. Fortune, is a Canadian singer and songwriter best known for his six-year tenure as the frontman of the Australian rock band INXS. He received worldwide recognition a ...
, former lead singer of Australian rock band
INXS
INXS (a word play, phonetic play on "in excess") were an Australian Rock music, rock band, formed as The Farriss Brothers in 1977 in Sydney, New South Wales. The band's founding members were bassist Garry Gary Beers, main composer and keyboar ...
. He was chosen as their new singer after winning CBS's ''
Rock Star: INXS'' in 2005.
*
Graham Fraser
Graham Fraser (born 1946) is a Canadian former journalist and writer who served as Canada's sixth Commissioner of Official Languages. He is the author of several books, both in English and French.
Early life and education
Fraser is the son o ...
, 19th-century
industrialist
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, Founder of the
Nova Scotia Steel Company
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and mayor of New Glasgow
*
John James Grant
John James "Jim" Grant (born January 17, 1936) is a Canadian politician and soldier who served as the 32nd Lieutenant Governor of Nova Scotia.
Early life and education
Born in New Glasgow, Nova Scotia, Grant attended Mount Allison University, g ...
,
Lieutenant Governor of Nova Scotia
The lieutenant governor of Nova Scotia () is the viceregal representative in Nova Scotia of the , who operates distinctly within the province but is also shared equally with the ten other jurisdictions of Canada, as well as the other Commonwealt ...
*
Peter MacKay
Peter Gordon MacKay (born September 27, 1965) is a Canadian lawyer and politician. He was a Member of Parliament from 1997 to 2015 and has served as Minister of Justice and Attorney General (2013–2015), Minister of National Defence (2007 ...
, federal Conservative politician, formerly served as Minister of Justice and Attorney General
*
Lisa MacLeod
Lisa Anne MacLeod (born 1974) is a Canadian politician who has represented Nepean in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario. Elected in 2018, MacLeod is a member of the Progressive Conservative (PC) Party. She previously served as the Ontario m ...
, Ontario cabinet minister
*
Perry F. Rockwood (1917-2008), radio evangelist
*
Jon Sim
Jonathan Sim (born September 29, 1977) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey left winger who played in the National Hockey League (NHL). He was drafted by the Dallas Stars in the third round (70th overall) of the 1996 NHL Entry Draft.
...
, professional
ice hockey
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player with the
Bridgeport Sound Tigers
The Bridgeport Islanders (previously known as the Bridgeport Sound Tigers) are a professional ice hockey team playing in the American Hockey League (AHL). They are the AHL affiliate of the National Hockey League's New York Islanders, who own the f ...
of the
American Hockey League
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, won the Stanley Cup in 1999 with the
Dallas Stars
The Dallas Stars are a professional ice hockey team based in Dallas. They compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Central Division (NHL), Central Division in the Western Conference (NHL), Western Conference, and were founde ...
.
*
Mike Smith, actor known primarily for his role as "Bubbles" in ''
Trailer Park Boys
''Trailer Park Boys'' is a Canadian mockumentary sitcom television series created by Mike Clattenburg that began airing in 2001 as a continuation of his 1999 film bearing the same name. The show follows the misadventures of a group of trailer pa ...
''.
*
Derrick Walser
Derrick Walser (born May 12, 1978) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey defenceman. He is currently an assistant coach of the Peterborough Petes of the Ontario Hockey League. Walser played 91 National Hockey League (NHL) games wit ...
, professional
ice hockey
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player with the
Rapperswil-Jona Lakers
The SC Rapperswil-Jona Lakers are a professional ice hockey club from Rapperswil, Switzerland and are members of the National League.
History
The Lakers were founded in 1945 and were known as SC Rapperswil-Jona until 2005, when the club changed ...
of the Swiss
National League A
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.
*
Colin White, Retired NHL player, won the Stanley Cup in 2000 and 2003 with the New Jersey Devils.
*
John Wilson, internationally renowned sculptor.
* Dann Alexander, freelance writer and animal rights activist.
Media
Radio
* FM 88.7:
CBAF-10 (
Première Chaîne
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A work will often have many premières: a world première (the first time it is shown anywhere in the world), its first ...
)
* FM 89.5:
CBHN (
CBC Radio One
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)
* FM 94.1:
CKEC ''East Coast FM'' (
adult contemporary
Adult contemporary music (AC) is a form of radio-played popular music, ranging from 1960s vocal and 1970s soft rock music to predominantly ballad-heavy music of the present day, with varying degrees of easy listening, pop, soul, R&B, quie ...
)
* FM 97.9:
CKEZ ''(
Classic Rock
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)''
Newspapers
*
The News
See also
*
List of municipalities in Nova Scotia
Nova Scotia is the seventh-most populous province in Canada with 969,383 residents as of the 2021 Census of Population, and the second-smallest province in land area at . Nova Scotia's 49 municipalities cover of the territory's land mass, a ...
Notes
References
External links
Official New Glasgow Website
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Towns in Nova Scotia