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Acadia University is a public, predominantly undergraduate university located in Wolfville, Nova Scotia, Canada, with some graduate programs at the master's level [2] and one at the doctoral level. [3] The enabling legislation consists of the Acadia University Act [4] and the Amended Acadia University Act 2000. [5]
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Due to the ocean's moderating effect Nova Scotia has cool summers as opposed to other cities in Canada around the same latitude. Nova Scotia's maritime climate is influenced by the cold air masses passing from the centre of Canada and the warm air masses from the Atlantic Ocean. Winters can be very severe, blizzards occur several times each winter.
Acadia is a North American cultural region in the Maritime provinces of Canada where approximately 300,000 French-speaking Acadians live. [1] The region lacks clear or formal borders; it is usually considered to be the north and east of New Brunswick as well as a few isolated localities in Prince Edward Island and Nova Scotia .
In 1838 Acadia University was founded as a Baptist college. [7] In 1830, the town of Mud Creek changed its name to Wolfville, in honour of Elisha DeWolf, the town's postmaster at the time. [8] In the mid-19th century, Wolfville was renowned as the world's smallest port. [9] The town became part of Canada with Confederation in 1867.
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Nova Scotia – meaning New Scotland in Latin, is the second-smallest province in Canada. [1] It is one of Canada's three Maritime provinces , with its mainland territory consisting of the Nova Scotia peninsula surrounded by the Atlantic Ocean , in addition to over 3,800 coastal islands, the largest one being Cape Breton Island .
City/cities Lang. Est. Undergraduate students [5] Graduate students [5] Total full-time students [5] Full-time Part-time Full-time Part-time Alberta University of the Arts: Alberta: Calgary: English 1926 0: Acadia University: Nova Scotia: Wolfville: English 1838 3,610: 360: 180: 330: 3,790: Algoma University: Ontario: Sault Ste. Marie, Brampton ...