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'Cole Harbour' is a community of Halifax Regional Municipality northeast of Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada.
Taking its name from the natural harbour of the same name, Cole Harbour is one of the communities located adjacent to the eastern end of the city of Dartmouth; prior to municipal amalgamation and creation of the Halifax Regional Municipality, Cole Harbour was an unincorporated village within Halifax County.

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Transportation

History

Schools

Trivia

References

Transportation

One of Cole Harbour's major streets, Cole Harbour Road which is part of Route 207, goes through this district , linking to Portland Street in Dartmouth and linking Lawerencetown Road to the Eastern Shore . Also the Forest Hills Parkway connects to Main Street in Dartmouth and the Eastern Shore via Trunk 7 or Highway 107.
Cole Harbour expanded as a residential area following completion of Highway 111 and Highway 107 and widening of Cole Harbour Road during the 1970s-1980s.
There are several Metro Transit buses that travel from Cole Harbour to various other parts of Dartmouth and Halifax.

History

Cole Harbour had an agriculture industry until 1974, the year that most local farmers sold their land for suburban expansion; one of the largest developments being Clayton Developments "Colby Village" subdivision.

Schools

★ Auburn Drive High School

★ Colby Village Elementary School

★ Cole Harbour District High School

★ George Bissett Elementary School

★ Colonal John Stewart Elementary School

★ Astral Drive Elementary School

★ Caldwell Road Elementary School

★ Joseph Giles Elementary School

★ Sir Robert Borden Junior High School

★ Astral Drive Junior High School

Trivia

★ Musician Matt Mays, international rugby player Morgan Williams, National Hockey League players Sidney Crosby and Joe DiPenta, former NHL player Cam Russell, ''Trailer Park Boys'' head writer and creator Mike Clattenburg and stars Robb Wells (Ricky) and JP Tremblay (Julian) all hail from Cole Harbour.

★ On February 1st, 2007 the Halifax Regional Municipality granted Cole Harbour the zoning rights to build a statue of Sidney Crosby, a National Hockey League player who hails from Cole Harbour, on a small parcel of unused land along the Forest Hills Parkway in Cole Harbour's downtown core. The community hopes the statue will attract NHL fans who happen to be in Halifax and want to pay homage to the prodigy.

References

★ Cole Harbour Community Counts

★ History of Cole Harbour