Moving to New Glasgow, NS?
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Re: Moving to New Glasgow, NS?
Thanks for the tip about the pizza...and no worry about a job since we work online!
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In that case it is a beautiful part of the province. My friends parents live not far away in French River, everyone is very friendly. [Pizza - go to Acropole in Westville just outside of NG!]
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I'm surprised no one's mentioned the pulp mill yet? Granted I've only driven past New Glasgow once, on our first recce trip, but the stench coming out of that place was just awful! I don't know how often it does that and I'm sure it's very weather-dependent, but I wouldn't consider living there as long as that mill was in operation. Have you looked at the Annapolis Valley area? Lots of nice towns there, you could live in Wolfville/Kentville/New Minas/Berwick and probably find somewhere in walking distance of shops (although I agree with others that walking in the winter wouldn't be much fun!)
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That concerned me when I was investigating but I was assured it wasn't an issue.
There is a facebook page (clean up the pictou county pulp mill) on which it says "The goal of this group is to create awareness..."
One assumes creating awareness wouldn't be necessary it was a problem.
Doesn't look nice mind you.
There is a facebook page (clean up the pictou county pulp mill) on which it says "The goal of this group is to create awareness..."
One assumes creating awareness wouldn't be necessary it was a problem.
Doesn't look nice mind you.
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That concerned me when I was investigating but I was assured it wasn't an issue.
There is a facebook page (clean up the pictou county pulp mill) on which it says "The goal of this group is to create awareness..."
One assumes creating awareness wouldn't be necessary it was a problem.
Doesn't look nice mind you.
There is a facebook page (clean up the pictou county pulp mill) on which it says "The goal of this group is to create awareness..."
One assumes creating awareness wouldn't be necessary it was a problem.
Doesn't look nice mind you.
Aside from all that it's the smell that is bad. I'm sure it's not always there, what with wind direction and everything, but when it is there, wow is it unpleasant :-(
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I'm not unhappy I didn't have to find out.
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Re: Moving to New Glasgow, NS?
Have you considered Truro? Its a great little town thats in the on the crossing of the 102 and the trans Canada. the beaches of the Northumberland Strait are about 40 mins away, Halifax about an hour and 15... theres a nice patio culture growing here and it has pretty much everything. I work here and really like it as a town.
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My husband has just come back from 3 months in New Glasgow, he's been working there in the spring and summer for the last four years and really likes it. He even suggested we move there - but when I looked it up I was horrified, I find the population of Fredericton dauntingly small, NG would drive me scatty. Over the four years he has been visiting he says he has seen the population declining rather rapidly, lots of shops are now vacant. He really likes it there - he came home with great tales about the Riverfront Jubilee that's just happened...it was evidently 'the place' to be.
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great tales about the Riverfront Jubilee that's just happened...it was evidently 'the place' to be.
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Re: Moving to New Glasgow, NS?
My husband has just come back from 3 months in New Glasgow, he's been working there in the spring and summer for the last four years and really likes it. He even suggested we move there - but when I looked it up I was horrified, I find the population of Fredericton dauntingly small, NG would drive me scatty. Over the four years he has been visiting he says he has seen the population declining rather rapidly, lots of shops are now vacant. He really likes it there - he came home with great tales about the Riverfront Jubilee that's just happened...it was evidently 'the place' to be.
The Riverfront Jubilee | A Nova Scotia Signature Event
It's this weekend according to the website, lol.
AUGUST 3/4/ 5 - 2018
It's been going for over 20 years - yet I've never heard of it before.. thanks for posting a mention (adds to bucket list)
http://newglasgowjubilee.ca/info/
Last edited by Siouxie; Aug 2nd 2018 at 4:19 pm.
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Re: Moving to New Glasgow, NS?
Wolfville is a lovely town ................ has Acadia University there, small shops on a very walk-able "downtown", some nice eateries and coffee bars (Library Pub and Merchant Wine Tavern), wineries within easy reach. In other words, what you might expect from a university town with students and staff who don't like driving everywhere. I love the houses there, many really nice, well kept older ones.
Kentville is not far away with some larger stores, and also some nice places to eat ....... Rosies for one ... and perhaps more variety in housing. There is a wonderful harvest festival decorating event in Kentville in fall ......... the Kentville Pumpkin People Festival. It's hilarious!!!
Kentville is not far away with some larger stores, and also some nice places to eat ....... Rosies for one ... and perhaps more variety in housing. There is a wonderful harvest festival decorating event in Kentville in fall ......... the Kentville Pumpkin People Festival. It's hilarious!!!
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Re: Moving to New Glasgow, NS?
The Riverfront Jubilee A Nova Scotia Signature Event
It's this weekend according to the website, lol.
AUGUST 3/4/ 5 - 2018
It's been going for over 20 years - yet I've never heard of it before.. thanks for posting a mention (adds to bucket list)
Information | The Riverfront Jubilee
It's this weekend according to the website, lol.
AUGUST 3/4/ 5 - 2018
It's been going for over 20 years - yet I've never heard of it before.. thanks for posting a mention (adds to bucket list)
Information | The Riverfront Jubilee
He also tells me the restaurants there are great...the restaurant at The Dock is in an ancient building next door to Alexander Graham Bell’s daughter’s house, is an Irish pub and does wonderful big bowls of mussels for $9.00...
We should bucket list together Siouxie?
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Re: Moving to New Glasgow, NS?
I'd definitely recommend the Annapolis Valley (which is where we live :-) ) including Wolfville, Kentville and all the surrounding areas. We love it here. The wintery pictured is Lucketts, it's owned by Pete Luckett, originally from England. The phone booth is quite the celebrity! There are quite a few wineries around here now, the wine industry (and the beer and cider industries too) are thriving here. The area is very scenic, lots of lovely houses, farmland, pretty towns and fishing villages.