Dean is a small

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community in the North Branch Musquodoboit in the

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along the

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/ Colchester County county line, in the Canadian province of

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, along Route 336. Other communities in the North Branch include Elmsvale, Greenwood, Upper Musquodoboit, and Moose River Gold Mines, among others.

Transportation

Route 336 runs north–south through Dean. The only other major road in the community is Woodside Rd, which leads to

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, in neighboring

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. There are other minor gravel/dirt roads in Dean.

Communications

* Telephone exchange 902 - 568 *

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