nova scotia rural community canada lies approximately kilometres northeast halifax commercial employment educational hub people community located shores arms northeast arm rivers flow harbour little minor river flows large lake west atlantic_ocean adjacent community sheet harbour industrial port important regional deep water port majority land granted colony established forestry prominent early years pulp mill constructed closed high prices pulp mill constructed destroyed hurricane august community today relies forestry fishing tourism trunk runs directly route route junctions new bridge built named predecessor construction started september opened december bridge walk commemorate event hospital named connected community located minutes northeast schools plan currently proposed replace schools area defunct school politician member resides location small rural community located eastern area major community area commercial employment educational hub people located slightly northward compared coastal communities area shape harbour population census tract includes large land sheet harbour land borders census tracts small subdivisions land usually population census tract numerical designation population community immediately west small reserve topography community located shores harbour arms northwest arm northeast arm western wider arm referred eastern arm known arms connect southeast meets harbour continues southeast ward southward atlantic_ocean northwest arm extends northwest meets mouth northeast arm extends north curves northeast meets mouth small island arm named harbour arms meet atlantic_ocean referred wider arm approximately metres deep low tide gradually widens flows southward atlantic_ocean flows southeast ward past sheet harbour industrial port west small community curves flows southwest ward southward atlantic area heavily forested rich lakes coastline rocky eroded atlantic_ocean typical average tides rivers major rivers minor river small streams harbour flows northwest arm formally begins near main branch river named kilometres long river secondary branches kilometres long kilometres long smaller streams flow river progresses southeast ward flows downstream river flows sheet ends trunk passes falls carry water metres elevation sea level river river area prone flash flooding community north_america use lime limestone water lower acid rain levels starting september successful river healthy level salmon aquatic life large lake west northwest arm river northeast arm formally main river flows large past falls power plant generating station narrows river short flows head northeast arm history present land area granted settlement established loyalist refugees british veterans american revolution prosperous centre lumber industry settlement translates flowing wildly named port north published settlement called alternate names settlement manchester named lord captain general governor chief decided port north descriptive changed starting white flat rock looks like sheet named rock located entrance harbour known town decades fell known present built tide head lumber company succeed financially dissolved years later october built pulp mill canada time discovery process happened earlier news traveled lumber manufacturer halifax decided try method head acres hectares km2 woodland sheet harbour rivers mill closed january high costs united_states mill bought residents floated harbour community ground wood pulp mill owned albany began operation head purchased rhodes previous owners lumber company produced ground wood pulp october remained operation destroyed hurricane august steel arch bridge built 1950s named replaced new bridge december industry economy primarily based fishery forestry tourism lesser extent formed years ago known comprise businesses operate situated site ground wood pulp mill east trunk crosses entrance community museum collection interpreting life plastic 1990s government nova scotia built common user deep water dock industrial park west named sheet harbour industrial port purchased currently operated currently ships wood chips pulp industry imports wind turbine segments transported nova scotia rest north_america port service natural gas pipes processed coating plant making suitable placement ocean floor port closest marine terminal fields distance kilometres approximately kilometres west great circle route major shipping lane north_america europe docking area metres long metres wide metres draft connected concrete pad transportation community situated junction route route trunk community run main opened cost replacement new bridge built september december replace bridge built previous bridge built nearing end life span proposed minor repairs decided entirely new bridge cost effective new bridge designed unlike predecessor large overhead steel arches twice costly build new bridge constructed site old bridge predecessor constructed south bridge cost build construction began september contractor poured cubic metres cubic feet concrete new bridge relies pillars set granite near completion december deck laid construction completed bridge opened december pedestrians opened day traffic road modifications sheet harbour bridge result new bridge trunk aligned riverside drive slightly modified access road slightly modified minor loop extended old trunk households shortly new bridge opened old closed currently demolished july demolition expected complete mid late amenities home hardware store liquor store post office run public library owned operated convenience store small park police station run fire station churches ground search rescue hosts apartment building gas stations operated run chain gas stations respectively grocery store banks operated respectively located minutes west run restaurant located named serves surroundings built wind turbine small community immediately east outcome favourable wind data obtained meteorological tower near site wind turbine constructed producing power october produces power powers approximately households stands metres tall august seaside festival hosted local based originally formed october disbanded december years later corps reformed february active today earned fame winning cup times cup award given best performing cadet corps nova scotia hospital located construction began opened owned operated amalgamated sixteen beds patients gardens site stood hospital offers services connected nursing home corridor built replace nearing end life span minutes west sheet harbour trunk provincial park beaches entire park located peninsula atlantic_ocean hunting firearms forbidden park park contains hiking trails kilometre beach park open october year near outside park located owned operated education schools school students graduate students enrolled school school offers canadian french teaches grades primary school built high school area consequently schools located located closed zero student enrollment school offers integrated french grades teaches grades seven students enrolled school school built early plan works close possibly demolish schools replace larger modern grade school new school teach students serve large area sheet harbour april site project chosen new school built site duncan high school occupies school steering team established cooperate work design team new school government departments design planning phases notable residents politician member
Sheet Harbour, Nova Scotia