Portland Estates, Nova Scotia

Infobox_HRM_Community_Neighbourhood
Planning Area = Dartmouth
Communities = Albro Lake, Bell Ayr Park, Brightwood, Burnside, Commodore Park, Crichton Park, Crystal Heights, Downtown Dartmouth, Ellenvale, Grahams Corner, Greenough Settlement, Harbourview, Highfield Park, Imperoyal, Manor Park, Nantucket, Port Wallace, Portland Estates, Portland Hills, Shannon Park, Southdale, Tam O'Shanter Ridge, Tuft's Cove, Wallace Heights, Woodlawn, Woodside
Community Council = Harbour East Community Council

Portland Estates, as well as more recent Portland Hills is a community nestled in the eastern part of Dartmouth in the Halifax Regional Municipality, Nova Scotia. It reaches from Eisener Blvd. in the west, all the way to Portland Hills in the east, and is located to the south of Portland Street (Route 207). The neighborhood is mostly upper class, however, it does contain upper middle class housing as well.

Transportation

Portland Estates is served by Metro Transit. One of the municipality's new bus rapid transit routes has a terminus in Portland Hills.

hopping

Adjacent to Portland Estates
*Superstore
*Empire Cinemas

Within a couple kilometres
*Woodlawn Shopping Centre
*Penhorn Mall

chools

*Elementary (grades primary to 6) - Portland Estates Elementary School
*Junior High (grades 7-9) -- Ellenvale Junior High School
*High Schools (grades 10-12)
**English - Prince Andrew High School
**French Immersion - Dartmouth High School

Postal Code

*B2W ...

History

*1980's - Portland Estates opens
*2000 - Portland Estates Elementary School opens
*2001-2008 - Portland Hills opens
*2006-2008+ - Russell Lake and Russell Lake West opens