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Country
  
Canada

Local time
  
Saturday 9:27 AM

Area code
  
902

Time zone
  
AST (UTC-4)

Province
  
Nova Scotia

Municipality
  
Cape Breton County

Weather
  
-1°C, Wind N at 23 km/h, 81% Humidity

University
  
Canadian Coast Guard College

Westmount (2001 pop.: 3,000) is a suburban community in the Cape Breton Regional Municipality.

Contents

Map of Westmount, NS, Canada

Geography

Located on the west bank of the Sydney River at the point where Sydney Harbour begins, Westmount faces Sydney's downtown. Neighbouring communities include Point Edward, Coxheath and Edwardsville. Westmount is a majority of residential commute to the CBRM urban core in Sydney.

Education

There are several public schools in Westmount, as well as one post-secondary institution. These include:

  • Robin Foote Elementary School (gr. P-6) on Sunnydale Drive
  • Principal Andy Culligan
  • MacLennan Junior High School (gr. 7-9) also on Sunnydale Drive.
  • Principal Redmond MacDougall

    • Neither school currently employs a vice principal.

  • MacLennan was the first public school in Nova Scotia to obtain an Internet connection, as well as produce an educational CD-ROM.
  • The majority of students graduating from MacLennan Junior High attend Riverview Rural High School, in Coxheath.
  • Canadian Coast Guard College

    • Recently Westmount has seen an addition to the community in the form of a new Montessori private elementary school. This facility has opened in a building which was formerly used as a satellite by Robin Foote Elementary to accommodate the school's overflowing Primary and Grade 1 classes.

    Government

    As part of the CBRM, Westmount is represented by a municipal councilor. The current councilor for District 4, which includes Westmount, is Claire Detheridge.

    Religion

    With the exception of a few families almost the entire populous of Westmount is Christian. The churches located in Westmount include:

  • Holy Rosary Roman Catholic
  • Westmount United
  • Saint Aidan's Anglican (This church was a member of St Mark's Parish in Coxheath but was closed several years ago. It is now used as a dance school.)

    • Amenities and places of interest

    Westmount is home to Petersfield Provincial Park. The park was formerly a private family estate and home to the 18th century Mayor of New York City, David Mathews and later the industrialist and Senator, John Stewart McLennan. The grounds have been designated as a historical property and are home to the ruins of a large manor house and caretaker's home. Canada Day festivities are held at the park every year.

    The other amenities in Westmount include:

  • Westmount Volunteer Fire Department
  • Royal Canadian Legion, Branch 126
  • East Gate #127 Masonic Hall and Seniors Centre
  • The Dobson Yacht Club
  • Westmount Dental Office

    • Notable people

    People of note who live/lived in Westmount include:

  • Howie MacDonald, Cape Breton fiddler, Conservative candidate for the Sydney—Victoria district, during the 2004 and 2006 federal elections
  • Peter Mancini, politician, lawyer, MP for Sydney—Victoria (1997–2000)
  • David Mathews, British Loyalist who was active during the American Revolution, Mayor of New York City (1776–1783)
  • John Stewart McLennan, industrialist, publisher and politician.
  • John W. Morgan, politician, Mayor of the Cape Breton Regional Municipality (2000–2012)
  • John Newell, politician, MLA for Cape Breton The Lakes (1983–1988)

    • References

    Westmount, Nova Scotia Wikipedia
    (Text) CC BY-SA


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