Middle Musquodoboit is a rural community in the

Musquodoboit Valley The Musquodoboit Valley ( ) is a valley and region in the Halifax Regional Municipality of Nova Scotia, Canada. It is administratively located in the municipality's Musquodoboit Valley & Dutch Settlement planning area and the western edge of the ...

region of

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, Canada within the

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, along the

Musquodoboit River The Musquodoboit River is a Canadian river located in central Nova Scotia in the northeastern part of Halifax Regional Municipality. The river is approximately in length with roughly being traversable by paddle. It has a watershed area of The ...

at the junction of Route 357 with Route 224, from

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. The community's name comes from the First Nations' word ''Mooskoduboogwek'', which means to suddenly widen out after a narrow entrance at a mouth.Scott, David. ''Nova Scotia Place Names'', p. 162. For a time after 1883, Middle Musquodoboit was called Laytonville, but at some point reverted to its former name.

Amenities

There are numerous farms in the Middle Musquodoboit area. It, along with Upper Musquodoboit, are the major communities in the valley, being the two largest communities. Middle Musquodoboit has a bakery/restaurant called Reid's, which has operated in the town by its namesake family since the late 1800s and initially functioned as a general store for the community; a fire station, a police station, a natural resources station, and a post office. The annual Halifax County Exhibition is held the 3rd week of August in the community. There is a park along the

5 minutes outside Middle Musquodoboit, towards Upper Musquodoboit. Musquodoboit Valley Memorial Hospital (MVMH) is the only hospital in the Musquodoboit Valley. The facility is located on the opposite side of the Musquodoboit River. It is connected to Braeside Nursing Home, which is adjacent to the hospital. Middle Musquodoboit boasts two schools:

Musquodoboit Rural High School Musquodoboit Rural High School, is a public secondary school in Middle Musquodoboit, Nova Scotia. It holds grades 7–12. It was founded in 1951, with a new school building that opened in 2008. MRHS is a predominantly English school, however, it ...

(MRHS) and Musquodoboit Valley Education Centre (MVEC). MRHS is the only high school in the Musquodoboit Valley. It has two feeder schools, Musquodoboit Valley Education Centre and Upper Musquodoboit Consolidated School, located in Upper Musquodoboit. The school teaches grades seven through twelve. The school offers Intensive French. The school was constructed in 2008. As of 2017, there are 273 students enrolled in the school. Musquodoboit Valley Education Centre (MVEC) is a feeder school of MRHS. The school teaches grades primary through six. The school was constructed in 2001. As of 2017, there are 119 students enrolled in the school.

Transportation

Middle Musquodoboit is located at the junction of Route 357 with Route 224. The roads in the area are a mix of both paved and unpaved roads.

Climate

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Musquodoboit Valley Education CentreMusquodoboit Rural High SchoolSimon BrownExplore HRM
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