Neil's Harbour, Nova Scotia

Neil's Harbour is a small fishing village in northern Cape Breton Island, in Victoria County, Nova Scotia, Canada. It is located between Ingonish and Dingwall, just south of the Cape Breton Highlands National Park.

Neil's Harbour

Gaelic: Acarsaid Nèill
Unincorporated community
The Neil's Harbour Lighthouse
Neil's Harbour
Location of Neil's Harbour, Nova Scotia
Coordinates: 46°48′21″N 60°19′12″W
Country Canada
Province Nova Scotia
MunicipalityVictoria County
Time zoneUTC−4 (AST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−3 (ADT)
Canadian Postal Code
B0C 1N0
Area code(s)902
Telephone Exchange336
NTS Map011K16
GNBC CodeCBBFE

History

Artifacts in the area indicate that Neil’s Harbour may have been originally settled by the French. Neil's Harbour is named after a man by the name of Neil McLennan. The first school in Neil’s Harbour was constructed in 1878.[1]

Points of interest
  • Neil's Harbour Beach
  • Buchanan Memorial Hospital
  • The Chowder House
  • The Neil's Harbour Lighthouse

Demographics
Victoria Co-Op Fisheries Ltd., Neil's Harbour's largest employer which is located in neighbouring New Haven.

The population is approximately 300 permanent residents.[2]

The town has one operating church which is Anglican, and one non-operational church which was Presbyterian.

There are a few cottages/summer homes in Neil's Harbour, but mostly there are local residents who work in the lobster/crab and fishing industry.

Education

References
  1. Cape Breton News » General Interest https://caperfrasers.wordpress.com/2011/03/15/neils-harbour-cape-breton/
  2. Statistics Canada. Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), 2006 and 2001 censuses - Nova Scotia
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