St. Peters Canal
Record #:
MCR0043
Last Modified:
28 Dec 2015
Last Full Update:
13 Mar 2015
Location
| Located In | St. Peter's |
| Where To Find Us | 160 Toulouse St St. Peters, NS B0E 3B0 |
| Areas Served | Richmond County |
Contact
| information@pc.gc.ca | |
| Phone | 902-535-2118 (summer) 902-295-2069 |
| Mailing Address | c/o 160 Toulouse Street, Saint Peters, Nova Scotia PO Box 8 160 Toulouse St St. Peters, NS B0E 3B0 |
| Fax | 902-295-3496 |
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Description & Services
| Information | St. Peters Canal is an 800 metre canal linking the Atlantic Ocean with the Bras d'Or Lakes. Work started on the canal in 1854 and was completed in 1869. View interpretive exhibits, enjoy a picnic lunch, or experience the canal by pleasure craft. St. Peter's was the site of Fort Saint-Pierre, a 17th century fortified trading post acquired by Nicolas Denys in 1650 to trade with the Mi’kmaq. It was also the site of Port Toulouse, a French community with a military presence that bore witness to the Anglo-French rivalry during the period 1713 and 1758. |
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