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New Russell, Nova Scotia
New Russell is a community in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia, located in the Chester Municipal District. The South Canoe Wind Energy Project is proposed for this area. ReferencesNew Russell on Destination Nova Scotia Communities in Lunenburg County, Nova Scotia {{LunenburgNS-geo-stub ...
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Canada
Canada is a country in North America. Its ten provinces and three territories extend from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean and northward into the Arctic Ocean, covering over , making it the world's second-largest country by total area. Its southern and western border with the United States, stretching , is the world's longest binational land border. Canada's capital is Ottawa, and its three largest metropolitan areas are Toronto, Montreal, and Vancouver. Indigenous peoples have continuously inhabited what is now Canada for thousands of years. Beginning in the 16th century, British and French expeditions explored and later settled along the Atlantic coast. As a consequence of various armed conflicts, France ceded nearly all of its colonies in North America in 1763. In 1867, with the union of three British North American colonies through Confederation, Canada was formed as a federal dominion of four provinces. This began an accretion of provinces and ...
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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 English-speakers, and the province's population is 969,383 according to the 2021 Census. It is the most populous of Canada's Atlantic provinces. It is the country's second-most densely populated province and second-smallest province by area, both after Prince Edward Island. Its area of includes Cape Breton Island and 3,800 other coastal islands. The Nova Scotia peninsula is connected to the rest of North America by the Isthmus of Chignecto, on which the province's land border with New Brunswick is located. The province borders the Bay of Fundy and Gulf of Maine to the west and the Atlantic Ocean to the south and east, and is separated from Prince Edward Island and the island of Newfoundland (island), Newfoundland by the Northumberland Stra ...
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Chester Municipal District, Nova Scotia
The Municipality of the District of Chester is a Nova Scotia district municipality occupying the northeastern half of Lunenburg County, Canada. The district boundary was originally drawn for court sessional purposes, before the existence of elected local government. In 1879 it became a district municipality, to provide local government to the residents who live outside incorporated towns. under the authority of the ''Municipal Government Act'' of 1998. The Municipality of the District of Chester is also a census division for Statistics Canada. Municipal Council The Municipality of Chester has a town council that consists of 7 councillors and a warden who is appointed by the council, the municipal council was incorporated and founded in 1879. Elections to the council occur every four years unless there is a vacancy. If there is a vacancy in a district, a by-election occurs and the person who is elected will serve their term until the next scheduled election in the four-yea ...
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South Canoe Wind Energy Project
The South Canoe Wind Energy Project is a wind farm in Lunenburg County, Nova Scotia Lunenburg County is an historical county and census division on the South Shore (Nova Scotia), South Shore of the Provinces and territories of Canada, Canadian province of Nova Scotia. Major settlements include Bridgewater, Nova Scotia, Bridgewat ..., between Vaughan and New Russell, including 34 wind turbines providing 102 megawatts of electricity. The project opened 21 June 2015. The project is being developed by Minas Basin Pulp and Power, Oxford Frozen Foods Ltd., and Nova Scotia Power. The project was built entirely within land owned by Minas Basin. The Municipality of the District of Chester approved the project March 14, 2013. However a local citizens group, thFriends of South Canoe Lake has launched an appeal of this decision citing the decision did not reasonably conform to Chester's Municipal Planning Strategy (MPS). As of May 30, deliberations are underway at thNova Scotia Ut ...
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