Country Canada Area 714 km² Province Nova Scotia | Time zone AST (UTC-4) Local time Wednesday 11:51 AM | |
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Highways Route 212
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Route 357 Website www.musquodoboitvalley.ca Weather 4°C, Wind SE at 19 km/h, 64% Humidity Municipality Halifax Regional Municipality Communities Caribou Mines, Nova Scotia, Chaplin, Nova Scotia | ||
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The Musquodoboit Valley ( /ˌmʌskəˈdɑːbᵻt/ MUSS-kə-DAH-bit) is a valley and region in the Halifax Regional Municipality, Nova Scotia, Canada.
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- Map of Musquodoboit Middle Musquodoboit NS Canada
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- Amenities and economy
- Commerce
- Schools
- Healthcare
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- References
Map of Musquodoboit, Middle Musquodoboit, NS, Canada
The word "Musquodoboit" is derived from the mi'kmaq language and means "rolling out in foam".
It is administratively located in the Halifax Regional Municipality's Musquodoboit Valley & Dutch Settlement planning area and the western edge of the valley includes communities that are considered part of the commutershed for the urban area of the Halifax Regional Municipality.
The picturesque Musquodoboit River flows through majority of the valley, passing by most of the communities in the valley. The river is approximately 97 kilometres (60 mi) long and originates in the extreme northeastern area of the valley. The three major communities in the valley are Upper Musquodoboit, Middle Musquodoboit and Musquodoboit Harbour.
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Amenities and economy
The upper part of the Musquodoboit Valley comprises the largest farming district in the Halifax Regional Municipality. The farms have adapted over time from family-run farms to large commercial scale farms, to adapt to the changing market.
Commerce
Most of the non-farming businesses are concentrated in Upper Musquodoboit and Middle Musquodoboit.
Middle Musquodoboit has a Co-op store, a bakery/restaurant, a fire station, a police station, a natural resources station, a post office, and an RBC bank. The annual Halifax County Exhibition is held each August in the valley farming community of Middle Musquodoboit.
Upper Musquodoboit has a convenience store, an auto-body shop and a limestone mine, named Mosher Limestone.
Schools
There are three schools in the Musquodoboit Valley: Musquodoboit Rural High School (MRHS), Musquodoboit Valley Education Centre (MVEC), both located in Middle Musquodoboit and Upper Musquodoboit Consolidated Elementary School (UMES), located in Upper Musquodoboit.
Musquodoboit Rural High School (MRHS) is the only high school in the Musquodoboit Valley. It has two feeder schools, MVEC and UMES. The school teaches grades 7-12. The school offers Intensive French. The school was constructed in 2008. In 2014, there were 262 students enrolled in the school. Musquodoboit Valley Education Centre (MVEC) is a feeder school of MRHS. It is located in Middle Musquodoboit. The school teaches grades primary through six. The school was constructed in 2001. In 2014, there were 133 students enrolled in the school.
Upper Musquodoboit Consolidated Elementary School (UMES) is a feeder school of MRHS. The school is located in Upper Musquodoboit. The school teaches grades primary through six. It was constructed in 1962. In 2014, there were 41 students enrolled in the school.
Healthcare
There is one hospital in the Musquodoboit Valley: Musquodoboit Valley Memorial Hospital (MVMH).
MVMH is the only hospital in the Musquodoboit Valley. It is located in Middle Musquodoboit and is on the opposite side of the river. It is connected to Braeside Nursing home, which adjacent to the hospital.