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The Municipality of the County of Antigonish is a county municipality in Nova Scotia, Canada. It provides local government to the eponymous historical county , except for the Town of Antigonish , and two reserves: Pomquet and Afton 23 , and Summerside 38 .
Antigonish County is a historical county and census division of Nova Scotia, Canada. Local government is provided by the Municipality of the County of Antigonish , the Town of Antigonish , and by two reserves: Pomquet and Afton 23 , and Summerside 38 .
Before the establishment of rural municipalities in the form of county municipalities and district municipalities in 1879, local government in the historical counties was administered by appointed courts of sessions including justices appointed by the Crown with support from local proprietors selected to grand juries. [2]
A county municipality typically covers the area of its eponymous historical county, minus any incorporated towns [8] while a district municipality may be based on a former subdivision of a county. The county municipalities are: Antigonish, Colchester, Cumberland, Inverness, Kings, Pictou, Richmond, and Victoria.
A village is a type of community in the Canadian Province of Nova Scotia that has a commission established under the Municipal Government Act for the purpose of providing municipal services to a defined area within a larger county or district municipality.
Antigonish (/ ˌ æ n t ɪ ɡ ə ˈ n ɪ ʃ / AN-tig-ə-NISH; [2] Canadian Gaelic: Am Baile Mòr [am ˈpalə ˈmuːɾ]) is a town in Antigonish County, Nova Scotia, Canada.The town is home to St. Francis Xavier University and the oldest continuous Highland games outside Scotland.
Antigonish County Court House National Historic Site of Canada 170 Main Street ... Bayfield municipality Upload Photo: Cape George Heritage School Museum
Municipality of the County of Antigonish; A. Antigonish County; R. Roman Catholic Diocese of Antigonish This page was last edited on 5 April 2013, at 20:28 (UTC). ...