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He was a member of the Nova Scotia Progressive Conservative Party. [1] Stewart was born at Greenvale in Pictou County, Nova Scotia, in 1926. He attended Acadia University and Dalhousie University and earned Bachelor of Science and Doctor of Medicine (M.D.) degrees, later practicing as a physician. Stewart is also a former mayor of Stewiacke ...
George Scott Dickey (May 21, 1884 – November 6, 1953) was a farmer and political figure in Nova Scotia, Canada. He represented Colchester County in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1939 to 1945 as a Progressive Conservative member. He was born in Middle Stewiacke, Nova Scotia, the son of John Dickey and Amelia Fleck.
The town is located in the Stewiacke Valley, at the confluence of the Stewiacke and Shubenacadie Rivers, and is a service and support centre for local agricultural communities as well as a service exit on Highway 102. The town is noted as being located halfway between the North Pole and the Equator (which is actually in Alton, Nova Scotia). [4]
Pope John Paul II was the subject of three premature obituaries.. A prematurely reported obituary is an obituary of someone who was still alive at the time of publication. . Examples include that of inventor and philanthropist Alfred Nobel, whose premature obituary condemning him as a "merchant of death" for creating military explosives may have prompted him to create the Nobel Prize; [1 ...
An Australian family's unconventional death notice is being talked about around the world. Jennifer Ann Kelly, known as Jennie, died on Monday, Oct. 28 at age 88, and her sons Sean and Chris Kelly ...
Upper Stewiacke is an unincorporated community in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia, located in Colchester County. [1] Upper Stewiacke can be reached by road via Route 289. Upper Stewiacke was founded in 1783 by Matthew Johnson, son of James Johnson, a Grantee of Truro, Nova Scotia. Johnson's supplies had come from Truro, some 20 miles away.
The Stewiacke Via train derailment was a derailment that occurred 12 April 2001 in downtown Stewiacke, Nova Scotia, Canada [1] resulting in 24 people being injured. The train was Via Rail 's Ocean (train #15) travelling from Halifax, Nova Scotia to Montreal, Quebec carrying 123 passengers and a crew of nine at the time of the incident.
Colchester County is located in north central Nova Scotia. The majority of the county is governed by the Municipality of the County of Colchester, the county also is home to two independent incorporated towns, Stewiacke and Truro , two village commissions in Bible Hill and Tatamagouche , and the Millbrook 27 First Nations reserve.