Port Caledonia (also known as Big Glace Bay) is a small community in the

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province of

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, located in the Cape Breton Regional Municipality on

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. It is located on the Donkin Highway, between the town of Glace Bay and the village of Donkin. It currently has one gas station/

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as well as a public beach, known as the Big Glace Bay Beach. The community received media attention in 2011 when resident Shirley Sampson appeared on the

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program ''

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'', ultimately being named the worst driver in Canada.

Demographics

In the

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conducted by

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, Port Caledonia had a population of 212 living in 92 of its 101 total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of 214. With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2021.

References

External links

Port Caledonia on Destination Nova Scotia
Communities in the Cape Breton Regional Municipality Designated places in Nova Scotia General Service Areas in Nova Scotia {{CapeBretonNS-geo-stub