Windsor, Nova Scotia
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Windsor, Nova Scotia is a small Canadian town in Hants County often regarded as the birthplace of ice hockey and known for its historic role in early Nova Scotian education and settlement.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Windsor, Nova Scotia canonical | 1 |
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | town ⓘ |
| areaCode |
782
ⓘ
902 ⓘ |
| climate | humid continental climate ⓘ |
| country | Canada ⓘ |
| county | Hants County NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distanceTo | approximately 66 kilometres northwest of Halifax ⓘ |
| economy |
agriculture
ⓘ
service sector ⓘ tourism ⓘ |
| foundedAs | Fort Edward settlement NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governingBody | West Hants Regional Municipality NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCulturalIdentity |
rural small-town character
ⓘ
strong hockey heritage ⓘ |
| hasEducationalInstitution | King's-Edgehill School NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasEvent |
Hants County Exhibition
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Pumpkin Regatta NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasHeritage |
Acadian settlement history
ⓘ
New England Planter settlement history ⓘ |
| hasHistoricSite |
Fort Edward National Historic Site
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Haliburton House Museum NERFINISHED ⓘ Shand House Museum NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasRecreation |
ice hockey rinks
ⓘ
outdoor winter sports ⓘ |
| historicalRole |
early educational centre in Nova Scotia
ⓘ
regional service and market centre for Hants County ⓘ |
| knownFor |
King's-Edgehill School as one of the oldest independent schools in Canada
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
birthplace of ice hockey ⓘ early European settlement in Nova Scotia ⓘ early Nova Scotian education ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Annapolis Valley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Bay of Fundy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Avon River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mergedInto | West Hants Regional Municipality NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearbyUrbanCentre | Halifax, Nova Scotia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| postalCodePrefix | B0N ⓘ |
| province | Nova Scotia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Atlantic Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sportsTradition |
curling
ⓘ
ice hockey ⓘ |
| timeZone | Atlantic Time Zone NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| transportation | Highway 101 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| waterFeature | Pesaquid Lake NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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