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In 1879, the province officially incorporated the County of Antigonish as a municipality. [6] In 2001, the Town of Antigonish applied to annex 1,600 hectares from the surrounding county so it could expand. The Municipality responded that the annexation would hurt its tax base so it instead applied for a total merger, or amalgamation. The issue ...
The Municipality of the County of Antigonish is a county municipality in Nova Scotia, Canada. It provides local government to the eponymous historical county , except for the Town of Antigonish , and two reserves: Pomquet and Afton 23 , and Summerside 38 .
Antigonish (/ ˌ æ n t ɪ ɡ ə ˈ n ɪ ʃ / AN-tig-ə-NISH; [2] Canadian Gaelic: Am Baile Mòr [am ˈpalə ˈmuːɾ]) is a town in Antigonish County, Nova Scotia, Canada. The town is home to St. Francis Xavier University and the oldest continuous Highland games outside Scotland .
He was born in Antigonish, Nova Scotia in 1842, [1] the son of Donald MacIsaac and Catherine MacGillivray, [2] and studied at Saint Francis Xavier College. McIsaac served as inspector of schools for Antigonish County. He articled in law with William Joseph Croke and Daniel MacDonald and was called to the bar in 1871. [3] He practised law in ...
Heatherton (Bail’ a’ Fhraoich) is a small community in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia, located in Antigonish County. [1] It has a Community centre, post office, and Catholic church. The local economy consists of farming, forestry, and fishing. Many people work in the town of Antigonish. It also has a group home and a community centre ...
Sugarloaf Mountain, Antigonish, Nova Scotia. Antigonish County, Nova Scotia contains a number of communities. Many of them have Gaelic names. Communities are ordered by the highway on which they are located, whose routes start after each terminus near the largest community.
Tracadie is a small community in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia, located in Antigonish County. Tracadie has close links with nearby Upper Big Tracadie. Led by Thomas Brownspriggs, Tracadie was settled by Black Loyalists in the early 18th century. [1] The Order of Saint Augustine established the first of their Canadian houses at Tracadie ...
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