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The 2023 KIOTI National was held from November 7 to 12 at the Pictou County Wellness Centre in Westville Road, Nova Scotia. [1] It was the second Grand Slam event and first major of the 2023–24 curling season. In the men's final, Italy's Joël Retornaz team continued their strong season by defeating the Niklas Edin rink from Sweden, 6–5. It ...
The Municipality of Pictou County is a county municipality in Nova Scotia, Canada. It provides local government to about 21,000 rural residents of Pictou County , [ 1 ] but excludes the towns of New Glasgow , Stellarton , Pictou , Westville and Trenton that are administered by their own town councils.
Pictou (/ ˈ p ɪ k t oʊ / PIK-toh; Canadian Gaelic: Baile Phiogto [5] Miꞌkmawiꞌsimk: Piktuk [6]) is a town in Pictou County, in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia. Located on the north shore of Pictou Harbour , the town is approximately 10 km (6 miles) north of the larger town of New Glasgow .
The New Scotland Days Festival in Pictou each September is a celebration of the county's Scottish heritage. Pictou also hosts the Lobster Carnival every July since 1934. It was voted the best festival in Canada. [23] New Glasgow's Art at Night is an annual one night art event in downtown New Glasgow.
May 21: 2024 Pictou West provincial by-election in Nova Scotia. May 26: Municipal by-elections in Districts 1, 2 & 6, Sainte-Sabine, Chaudière-Appalaches, Quebec; May 27: 2024 Baie Verte-Green Bay provincial by-election in Newfoundland and Labrador
In July 2023, Pictou County Transit was approved for additional provincial funding through the Community Transportation Assistance Program. [ 5 ] As of January 2024, Pictou County Transit is aiming to expand their service to the outlying communities of Trenton , Westville and Pictou Landing First Nation in Spring 2024 [ 6 ]
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Pictou Island receives no electrical power from the mainland. The residents supply their own energy with solar power, windmills and generators.There are no stores of any kind on the island, but residents can email or phone a grocery order into Sobeys (a national grocery chain), and the order will arrive by ferry or plane depending on the time of year.