Albert Bridge, Nova Scotia
Encyclopedia
Albert Bridge is a Canadian
rural community in Nova Scotia
's Cape Breton Regional Municipality
.
Situated on the Mira River, the community was previously named Mira Ferry for the location of a small ferry
crossing the river. It received its present name after Albert Munro, the son of William Henry Munro, Nova Scotia's representative in the British Parliament who used his influence to have the ferry replaced with a bridge in 1849.
The Mira River offers numerous water-based recreational opportunities during the summer months, including swimming, boating and canoeing. The bridge connects the two sides of the community, straddling the river.
The community's economy is tied to the summer recreational months with numerous cottage
s making the area most active during this time; much of the business activity is centred around servicing these seasonal residents.
Trunk 22 is the main road through the village and connects Sydney
and Louisbourg
.
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
rural community in Nova Scotia
Nova Scotia
Nova Scotia is one of Canada's three Maritime provinces and is the most populous province in Atlantic Canada. The name of the province is Latin for "New Scotland," but "Nova Scotia" is the recognized, English-language name of the province. The provincial capital is Halifax. Nova Scotia is the...
's Cape Breton Regional Municipality
Cape Breton Regional Municipality, Nova Scotia
Cape Breton Regional Municipality often shortened to simply CBRM, is a regional municipality in Nova Scotia's Cape Breton County.According to the 2006 Census of Canada, the population within the Cape Breton Regional Municipality is 102,250...
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Ferry
A ferry is a form of transportation, usually a boat, but sometimes a ship, used to carry primarily passengers, and sometimes vehicles and cargo as well, across a body of water. Most ferries operate on regular, frequent, return services...
crossing the river. It received its present name after Albert Munro, the son of William Henry Munro, Nova Scotia's representative in the British Parliament who used his influence to have the ferry replaced with a bridge in 1849.
The Mira River offers numerous water-based recreational opportunities during the summer months, including swimming, boating and canoeing. The bridge connects the two sides of the community, straddling the river.
The community's economy is tied to the summer recreational months with numerous cottage
Cottage
__toc__In modern usage, a cottage is usually a modest, often cozy dwelling, typically in a rural or semi-rural location. However there are cottage-style dwellings in cities, and in places such as Canada the term exists with no connotations of size at all...
s making the area most active during this time; much of the business activity is centred around servicing these seasonal residents.
Trunk 22 is the main road through the village and connects Sydney
Sydney, Nova Scotia
Sydney is a Canadian urban community in the province of Nova Scotia. It is situated on the east coast of Cape Breton Island and is administratively part of the Cape Breton Regional Municipality....
and Louisbourg
Louisbourg, Nova Scotia
Louisbourg is a community in Nova Scotia's Cape Breton Regional Municipality.-History:The town's name was given by French military forces who founded the Fortress of Louisbourg and its fortified seaport on the southwest part of the harbour, in honour of Louis XV...
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Nearby attractions
- Mira River Provincial Park, near Albert Bridge, off Trunk 22
- Albert Bridge - The eponymous bridge built during the 1970s replacing an older bridge that crossed the Mira River. Though officially discouraged, the northwestern portion of the span is a popular platform for bridge diving and jumping into the water below
- Union Church in Mira Ferry - Built in 1857, is the oldest PresbyterianPresbyterian Church in CanadaThe Presbyterian Church in Canada is the name of a Protestant Christian church, of presbyterian and reformed theology and polity, serving in Canada under this name since 1875, although the United Church of Canada claimed the right to the name from 1925 to 1939...
Church in Cape BretonCape Breton IslandCape Breton Island is an island on the Atlantic coast of North America. It likely corresponds to the word Breton, the French demonym for Brittany....
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Notable residents
- Allister MacGillivrayAllister MacGillivrayAllister MacGillivray is a singer/songwriter from the Cape Breton region of Nova Scotia, Canada.He began performing very young, at the age of seven, and, throughout his life, inspired a culture based on his home area, generally referred to as the town of Marion Bridge, also known as Drochaid Mhira...
, songwriter. He wrote the popular Celtic song, "Song for the Mira". - Ciaran MacGillivrayCiarán MacGillivrayCiarán MacGillivray is the pianist of the critically acclaimed Celtic group, The Cottars. He shares the bill with his sister Fiona MacGillivray, Claire Pettit, and Bruce Timmins.-Early bio:...
, musician and Allister's son. - Fiona MacGillivrayFiona MacGillivrayFiona MacGillivray is the lead singer of the Celtic group The Cottars. She has toured with the band extensively through North America, Europe and Japan...
, musician and Allister's daughter.