Highest elevation 130 m (430 ft) Time zone AST (UTC-4) Area 8.84 km² Area code 902 | District 3 Lowest elevation 12 m (39 ft) Canadian Postal code B3Z Population 3,562 (2011) Local time Saturday 7:38 AM | |
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Weather -13°C, Wind NW at 24 km/h, 67% Humidity Municipality Halifax Regional Municipality | ||
Lake Echo (2011 population: 3,562) is an unincorporated suburban community that is part of the Halifax Regional Municipality in Nova Scotia, Canada; approximately 15 kilometres east of Dartmouth.
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Map of Lake Echo, NS, Canada
The area is mostly residential, with several subdivisions built in the 1980s and 1990s.
2008 fire
On June 13, 2008 a forest fire broke out near Porters Lake, destroying two houses, damaging several others and burning six thousand acres of forest in total. The fire was believed to be caused by a camp fire and the Royal Canadian Mounted Police laid no charges however it was determined that residue from Hurricane Juan fuelled the fire. The fire was the largest in an urban area fought in Nova Scotia and the largest fire in 30 years.
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Lake Echo, Nova Scotia Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA