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Basketball was introduced to Nova Scotia at the YMCA in Amherest in 1894, by J. Howard Crocker who learned the game as a student of James Naismith, the inventor of basketball. [8] [9] Amherst is home of the Amherst Ramblers, a Junior A Hockey League team from the Maritime Hockey League. All home games are played out of the 2,500 seat Amherst ...
Eastern Counties Regional Library (ECRL) [1] is a regional public library system, providing free public library services to the counties of Guysborough, Richmond and Inverness in Nova Scotia, Canada. The library system is governed by the Eastern Counties Regional Library Board and operates under the terms of the Nova Scotia Libraries Act.
Annapolis Valley Regional Library (AVRL) is a public library system based in Annapolis Valley, Nova Scotia, Canada. It serves a population of just over 101,000 in Annapolis County, Kings County and the district of West Hants with eleven branch libraries. Established in 1949, Annapolis Valley Regional Library was the first regional library ...
The library is accessible to UMass Amherst and 5-College Students for 7 days a week during the normal academic year. The building is a public library so citizens of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts who are 18 years of age can access the majority of the building and its materials. An application for a borrowers card can be made online or on-site.
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Fort Lawrence is a Canadian rural community located on the Isthmus of Chignecto in Cumberland County, Nova Scotia, which is named after Fort Lawrence.. Situated 1 km east of the Missaguash River which forms the inter-provincial boundary with New Brunswick, Fort Lawrence is situated on a low ridge facing Aulac to the west and Amherst to the east.
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 2 February 2025. Canadian politician The Hon. Robert Barry Dickey Senator for Amherst, Nova Scotia In office October 23, 1867 – July 14, 1903 Appointed by Royal Proclamation Member of the Legislative Council of Nova Scotia In office 1858–1867 Personal details Born (1811-11-10) November 10, 1811 ...
Maccan was home of the famed Nova Scotia Intermediate baseball club, the Maccan Royals. Several books on the history of Maccan have been written. Copies are available at the Cumberland County Museum in Amherst, and in the Amherst Public Library. Several historic figures were born in Maccan, including Jonathan McCully, Father of Confederation.