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The St. Peters Canal is a small shipping canal located in eastern Canada on Cape Breton Island. It crosses an isthmus in the village of St. Peter's, Nova Scotia which connects St. Peters Inlet of Bras d'Or Lake to the north with St. Peters Bay of the Atlantic Ocean to the south. In the vast majority of canals the flow of water is unidirectional.
The isthmus is crossed by the St. Peters Canal which is almost exclusively used by pleasure boats in recent decades. It is home to Battery Provincial Park. This park is situated on a hillside overlooking St. Peter's Bay adjacent to the St. Peter's Canal National Historic Site. Its entrance is on the east side of the bridge at the canal.
Petertide (also known as St Peter's Tide) refers to the Sunday nearest to St Peter's Day on 29 June and to the period around that day. In Anglicanism , Petertide is one of two major traditional periods for the ordination of new priests (the other being Michaelmas , around 29 September).
The current mayor is Peter Muttart. Municipal governments in Nova Scotia are elected every four years and the most recent round of elections took place in October 2020. [11] The provincial legislation that creates and empowers the municipality is the Nova Scotia Municipal Government Act. [12]
The church complex, listed as St. Peter's Church and Buildings, was added to the National Register of Historic Places on October 10, 1979, for its significance in architecture and religion. [1] The listing also includes the parish house, built in 1888 and designed by architect C. K. Pursell, and the rectory, built in 1872.
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The five living U.S. presidents — Joe Biden, Donald Trump, Barack Obama, George W. Bush and Bill Clinton — reunited to honor the life and legacy of Jimmy Carter. On Thursday, Jan. 9, a date ...
Saint Peter Port Harbour is located in Saint Peter Port, Guernsey. It was a natural anchorage used by the Romans which has been changed into an artificial harbour that is now the island's main port for passengers. Loose cargo, liquids and gas are shipped to and from St Sampson's harbour. Castle Cornet has formed the harbour main defence for ...