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Originally Posted by recycled sixtie
Was reading in the Saturday's Globe and Mail about PEI, New Brunswick and Nova Scotia and their fading economies. Population is declining and immigrants don't choose to go there. Not a good endorsement of your part of the world. However I would think that the summers are great and of course it is seafood heaven.
Guy
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The population of Nova Scotia has been pretty much static (just under 1 million) for close to ten years now. Halifax and Kings co.s have seen growth, but the rural areas are dropping in numbers and would be going down faster if it wasn't for what I refer to as "escapees". Folks who have had it with urban centers in North America or Europe and move here where the land is cheap and small towns appreciate their presence.
The up side is vibrant arts and cultural centers around the province and a small scale economy centered around farmers markets. Personally, I love it. Is it "sustainable?". To some , if it's not growing, it isn't.
Sorry for the thread hijack.
As YP said, they got a foot of the stuff in northern NS and PEI. In the Western Annapolis Valley, we had four inches of perfect "snowman snow" to blow out of the driveways this morning.
By the end of April this will be a bad memory.
Les