Places To See
How To Get There
It will take approximately 46 minutes to drive from North Sydney to Cape Breton. To get there you will drive along Seaview Drive where you have a beautiful view of the ocean and forest. We will stay the night in Cape Breton at Point Of View Suites.This waterfront hotel has a beautiful view of the ocean and the Fortress of Louisbourg and also has a private beach and rooms with balconies. This hotel is just a 5 minute drive away from The Fortress of Louisbourg.
From Cape Breton it will take approximately 4 hours and 43 minutes to get to the Ascedence Harbourside Mansion B&B which is where we will be staying next. This mansion is only 10 minutes away from the Halifax Citadel-our second stop. Our third stop is the Maritime Museum of the Atlantic (also in Halifax) which is a 5 minute drive from the Halifax Citadel. The Fourth stop in Nova Scotia is Kejimkujik National Park and Historic Site. It is approximately a 1 hour and 50 minute drive from the Maritime Museum. We will be staying at The Whitman Inn which is a comfortable Inn close to Kejimkujik offering good food, pool & sauna an assortment of room options. From there we will be driving about an hour and 15 minutes to Tiverton where we will be hiking the Balancing Rock Trail. From there we will be driving to Ocean Exploration Whale Cruises which is about 13 minutes away. Our final stay in Nova Scotia will be at Fisherman's Needle Guest House also in Tiverton, about 30 minutes away from our previous destination. |
Climate Report
The climate in Nova Scotia can be desribed by the word moderate; it doesn't get too hot or too cold.The average temperature for the summer is 20-25°C. However, some parts of NS do get very foggy if they are close to the water. One of the main environmental concerns is tropical storms and hurricanes, as Nova Scotia is more prone to them in the Summer and Fall however, they are not that big of a concern and should not be worried about too much.
Employment
Nova Scotia has a total population of approximately 946,759 people. The main industries in Nova Scotia are all centered around fishing. Some of these industries are Aquaculture, commercial fishing, seafood processing and boat building. Boat bulding is an "integral part of the Nova Scotian economy." It has supplied many job opportunities for nova scotians living in coastal communities. Nova Scotia also imports about 975 million dollars a year and is one of the leading exporters of seafood in Canada. This of course provides may job opportunities in the seafood processing industry. Commercial fishing is also one of the largest industries in Nova Scotia. For more than a century, Nova Scotia has been Canada's leading commercial fishing province. Overall, there are various employment oppertunities for Nova Scotians in the fishing industries.