Westmount, Nova Scotia

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

Westmount, Nova Scotia
Suburban Community
Country Canada
Province Nova Scotia
MunicipalityCape Breton Regional Municipality
Population
 (2001: From Statistics Canada)
 • Total3,000
Time zoneUTC-4 (AST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-3 (ADT)
Area code(s)902

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.[1] Westmount is a majority of residential commute to the CBRM urban core in Sydney.

Education

There is one public school in Westmount, as well as one post-secondary institution. These include:

  • Robin Foote Elementary School (gr. P-5) on Sunnydale Drive
    • Principal Andy Culligan
  • MacLennan Junior High School (gr. 7-9) was a former junior high school also on Sunnydale Drive. The school was demolished in recent years.
    • Principal Redmond MacDougall
    • 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 that graduated 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 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.[2]

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.[3] 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.[4] Canada Day festivities are held at the park every year.

The other amenities in Westmount include:

Notable people

People of note who live/lived in Westmount include:

gollark: A replacement bee would be assigned after a few failed pings.
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gollark: For sending reports and such they'd just use their radios.
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References
  1. Satellite image of Westmount and Sydney from WikiMapia
  2. "District 4 – Claire Dethridge". Cape Breton Regional Municipality. Retrieved 2014-12-13.
  3. "Info on Parks A - Z - Petersfield Provincial Park". Nova Scotia Natural Resources. Archived from the original on 2016-01-12. Retrieved January 1, 2016.
  4. "McLennans at Petersfield". Cape Breton Regional Library. Retrieved January 1, 2016.
  5. "Howie MacDonald Artist Spotlight". Canadian Celtic Music. October 2002. Retrieved 2014-12-13.
  6. "MacDonald gets nod in Sydney-Victoria". The Chronicle Herald. May 27, 2004. Archived from the original on 2005-01-24. Retrieved 2014-12-13.
  7. "Past results Sydney—Victoria". Elections Canada. Retrieved 2014-12-13.
  8. "Cape Breton lawyer among Queen's Counsel honourees". Cape Breton Post. December 12, 2014. Retrieved 2014-12-13.
  9. Morgan, R. J. (1979). "Mathews, David". In Halpenny, Francess G (ed.). Dictionary of Canadian Biography. IV (1771–1800) (online ed.). University of Toronto Press. Retrieved 2014-12-13.
  10. Johnston, A.J.B. (2016). "McLennan, John Stewart". In Cook, Ramsay; Bélanger, Réal (eds.). Dictionary of Canadian Biography. XVI (1931–1940) (online ed.). University of Toronto Press. Retrieved 2016-01-01.

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