Cole Harbour, Nova Scotia

This article is about the suburban community. For the body of water, see Cole Harbour.

Cole Harbour
—  Community  —
Cole Harbour Location of Cole Harbour, Nova Scotia
Coordinates: 44°40′18″N 63°29′23″W / 44.67167°N 63.48972°W / 44.67167; -63.48972
Country	Canada
Province	Nova Scotia
Municipality	Halifax Regional Municipality
Founded	1754
Population (2001)
– Total	25,370
Time zone	AST (UTC-4)
– Summer (DST)	ADT (UTC-3)
Canadian Postal code	B2V B2Z
Area code(s)	902
Telephone Exchange	434 435
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Cole Harbour is a Canadian suburban community in Nova Scotia's Halifax Regional Municipality.

Geography

It is situated 6 kilometres east of the central business district of Dartmouth and takes its name from Cole Harbour, a natural harbour fronting the Atlantic Ocean.

Cole Harbour is adjacent to and immediately east of the former city boundary of Dartmouth; prior to municipal amalgamation and the creation of the Halifax Regional Municipality in 1995, Cole Harbour was an unincorporated village within the Municipality of the County of Halifax.

Transportation

The centre of Cole Harbour is at the intersection of Forest Hills Parkway and Route 207 (Cole Harbour Road). A small business district is situated along Route 207 with several residential subdivisions such as Forest Hills and Colby Village located north and south of this road.

The Forest Hills Parkway links the community to Highway 107, while Cole Harbour Road becomes Portland Street further to the west in Dartmouth and links to Highway 111.

Extensive residential and commercial development took place during the 1970s and 1980s following completion of Highway 111 and the widening of Cole Harbour Road.

There are several Metro Transit bus routes connecting Cole Harbour with Dartmouth and Halifax, including MetroLink bus rapid transit service.

Until the mid-1980s, CN Rail operated a rail line from Dartmouth to Upper Musquodoboit with part of the route crossing the southern edge of the community. The abandoned rail corridor was converted to a rail trail named the Salt Marsh Trail and is part of the Trans Canada Trail.

Schools

• Auburn Drive High School
• Colby Village Elementary School
• Cole Harbour District High School
• George Bissett Elementary School
• Colonel John Stewart Elementary School
• Astral Drive Elementary School
• Caldwell Road Elementary School
• Joseph Giles Elementary School
• Sir Robert Borden Junior High School
• Astral Drive Junior High School
• Robert Kemp Turner Elementary School

Recreation

• Cole Harbour Place

Notable people from Cole Harbour

• Professional NHL (National Hockey League) players Sidney Crosby, Joe DiPenta, Cam Russell and Craig Hillier
• Musician/Film Producer Matt Mays
• International rugby player Morgan Williams
• Trailer Park Boys head writer and creator Mike Clattenburg and star John Paul Tremblay
• Professional Stand up comedian Jason John Whitehead
• UFC Lightweight fighter TJ Grant

External links

• Connect Cole Harbour - An online community portal for Cole Harbour and surrounding areas.

Coordinates: 44°40′18″N 63°29′23″W / 44.67167°N 63.48972°W / 44.67167; -63.48972