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This is a list of placenames in Scotland that have been applied to parts of Canada by Scottish emigrants or explorers. For Nova Scotian names in Scottish Gaelic (not necessarily the same as the English versions) see Canadian communities with Scottish Gaelic speakers and Scottish Gaelic placenames in Canada
List of municipalities in Alberta. List of cities in Alberta; List of improvement districts in Alberta; List of Metis settlements in Alberta; List of municipal districts in Alberta; List of special areas in Alberta; List of specialized municipalities in Alberta; List of summer villages in Alberta; List of towns in Alberta; List of villages in ...
This is a list of incorporated cities in Canada, in alphabetical order categorized by province or territory. More thorough lists of communities are available for each province. More thorough lists of communities are available for each province.
Prior to 1975 policing was the responsibility of the Cities and Burghs of Scotland (see List of burghs in Scotland). Between 1975 and 2013 Scotland was subdivided into Police and fire service areas based on the regions and districts and island council areas that were also formed in 1975. The police and fire service regions used between 1975 and ...
The name of Nova Scotia literally means "New Scotland" in Latin, and its flag was designed as a combination of the Scottish Saltire and the Royal Arms of Scotland. Nova Scotia was briefly colonized by Scottish settlers in 1620, although by 1624 the Scottish settlers had been removed by treaty and the area was turned over to the French until the ...
One story is that the city is named after a worker who supervised the building of the railroad in the area. Another story is the name came from a Scottish man who exclaimed "Wee Burn!" after stumbling upon the Souris River on a hot day. [119] Yorkton: English The name of the city is inspired by the York Farmers' Colonization Company, which led ...
Summary of the 3 May 2017 Scottish council election results [25] Party First-preference votes Councils +/- 2012 seats 2017 seats Seat change Seats won Notional Seats won Seat % vs Notional Scottish National Party: 610,454 32.3% 0.0 0 1 425 438 431 35.1% 7 Conservative: 478,073 25.3% 12.0% 0 115 112 276 22.5% 164 Labour: 380,957 20.2% 11.4% 0 3 ...
The -r-also began to disappear from the name on early maps, resulting in the current Acadia. [ 20 ] Possibly derived from the Míkmaq word akatik , pronounced roughly "agadik", meaning "place", which French-speakers spelled as -cadie in place names such as Shubenacadie and Tracadie , possibly coincidentally.