Cole Harbour, Nova Scotia

Cole Harbour is a former unincorporated village and unincorporated community located in the Halifax Regional Municipality in Nova Scotia, Canada.

Geography
It is situated 6 kilometres east of the central business district of Dartmouth and takes its name from Cole Harbour, a natural harbour fronting the Atlantic Ocean.

Cole Harbour is adjacent to and immediately east of the former city boundary of Dartmouth; prior to municipal amalgamation and the creation of the Halifax Regional Municipality in 1995, Cole Harbour was an unincorporated village within the Municipality of the County of Halifax. Because of amalgamation in the Halifax region, Canada Post recognizes most of Cole Harbour's residents as living in neighboring Dartmouth.

Transportation
The centre of Cole Harbour is at the intersection of Forest Hills Parkway and Route 207 (Cole Harbour Road).  A small business district is situated along Route 207 with several residential subdivisions
such as Forest Hills and Colby Village located north and south of this road.

The Forest Hills Parkway links the community to Highway 107, while Cole Harbour Road becomes Portland Street further to the west in Dartmouth and links to Highway 111.

Extensive residential and commercial development took place during the 1970s and 1980s following completion of Highway 111 and the widening of Cole Harbour Road.

In the early 1900s, this section of roadway 207, east of Portland Estates Blvd. to the junction of 328, or Ross road was referred to as the "BreakHeart Hills" which runs through the community of Cole Harbour to Upper Lawrencetown.
There are several Metro Transit bus routes connecting Cole Harbour with Dartmouth and Halifax, including MetroLink bus rapid transit service.

Until the mid-1980s, CN Rail operated a rail line from Dartmouth to Upper Musquodoboit with part of the route crossing the southern edge of the community.  The abandoned rail corridor was converted to a rail trail named the Salt Marsh Trail and is part of the Trans Canada Trail.

Schools
Cole Harbour District High School
Colby Village Elementary School
George Bissett Elementary School
Colonel John Stewart Elementary School
Astral Drive Elementary School
Caldwell Road Elementary School
Joseph Giles Elementary School
Sir Robert Borden Junior High School
Astral Drive Junior High School
Robert Kemp Turner Elementary School

Recreation
 Cole Harbour Place

Sea Cadets
Cole Harbour is home to Royal Canadian Sea Cadet Corps IROQUOIS, recipient of the Convoy Shield for the most proficient Sea Cadet Corps in the Maritime area.

Notable people from Cole Harbour
 Major-General Blaise Cathcart, former Judge Advocate General of the Canadian Armed Forces 
 Sidney Crosby, National Hockey League 3-time Stanley Cup Winner, 2-time Hart Trophy Winner, Triple Gold Club member, 8-time All-Star and 2-time Olympic Gold Medalist
 Mike Clattenburg, Film director, writer and creator of Trailer Park Boys
 TJ Grant, UFC Lightweight fighter 
 Craig Hillier, Professional hockey player
 Nathan MacKinnon, 2-time National Hockey League All-Star and 2018 Hart Trophy Finalist
 Matt Mays, Musician/Film Producer
 John Paul Tremblay, Actor, Trailer Park Boys
 Robb Wells, Actor, Trailer Park Boys
 Jason John Whitehead, Stand up comedian
 Morgan Williams, International rugby player.

References

External links
 Connect Cole Harbour -
 Cole Harbour Farm Museum

Category:Communities in Halifax, Nova Scotia