Johnstown, Nova Scotia

Johnstown (Scottish Gaelic: Baile Iain; Mi'kmaq: Nemtegowak) is a small community in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia, located in Richmond County on Cape Breton Island . The altar in the vestry of Sacred Heart Church in Johnstown is reported to have come from Fortress Louisbourg before the final siege.[1]

Johnstown in Nova Scotia

Royal Canadian Ordnance Corps Depot Johnstown

A large concrete reserve ammunition magazine for the major naval gun batteries in Sydney Harbour and Canso Strait was built at Johnstown.[2] Opened in the fall of 1943, the complex consisted of 3 magazines, similar to the ones at Debert, Nova Scotia and McGivney, New Brunswick. Post-War, the site was used as a sub-depot of No, 31 Ordnance Depot in Debert, staffed by a single Private. The depot closed on 18 March 1957. All that remains is the laboratory building on the west side of Highway 4, south of Johnstown, now a private residence.[3]

References
  1. Johnstown altar could have Louisbourg link. Chronicle Herald. October 26, 2011
  2. COAST ARTILLERY DEFENCES, SYDNEY HARBOUR
  3. Royal Canadian Ordnance Corps Depot Johnstown


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