Sheet Harbour, Nova Scotia
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Sheet Harbour , is a small community on the eastern shore of the Halifax Regional Municipality Nova Scotia in the Musquodoboit/Sheet Harbour region of the Marine Drive on Trunk 7 , 87.44 kilometers from Halifax .
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| Country |  Canada |
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| Province |  Nova Scotia |
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| Municipality | Halifax Regional Municipality | ||
| District | 1 | ||
| Founded | 1784 | ||
| Government | |||
| - Type | Regional Council | ||
| - Governing Council | Halifax Regional Council | ||
| - Community Council | Marine Drive Valley & Canal | ||
| Area | |||
| - Total | 188.38 km² (72.7 sq mi) | ||
| Elevation | 0-114 m (-374 ft) | ||
| Population (2001) | |||
| - Total | 820 | ||
| Time zone | AST (UTC-4) | ||
| - Summer (DST) | ADT (UTC-3) | ||
| Canadian Postal code | B0J 3B0 | ||
| Telephone Exchange | 902 885 | ||
| GNBC Code | CBIKA | ||
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| Website: http://www.sheetharbour.ca/ | |||
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[edit] History
The settlement began in 1784 by Loyalist refugees and British veterans of the American Revolution and became a prosperous centre for the lumber industry.
[edit] Industry
The economy of Sheet Harbour is based on the tourism , fishery and forestry but since the 1990s there is an industrial park to service the Sable Offshore Energy Project
[edit] Communications
- Postal Code B0J 3B0
[edit] Demographics
- Total Population - 820
- Total Dwellings - 426
- Total Land Area - 188.384 km²
[edit] Transportation
The community is at the junction of three Highways Trunk 7,Route 224,and Route 374. The community also has a small harbour authority and a commercial port.
[edit] Schools
- Duncan MacMillan High School (grades 7 to 12)
- Sheet Harbour Consolidated School (Primary to grade 6)
