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Antigonish, Nova Scotia

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Location

The Resume

    (1784- )
    Incorporated as a town (January 9, 1889)
    Located in Antigonish County
    Home of St. Francis Xavier University
    Population is 4,656 as of the 2016 census
    14th largest community in Nova Scotia

Why Antigonish, Nova Scotia might be annoying:

    Its name is hard to pronounce.
    It has seen its population numbers fluctuate over the last 35 years.
    It is considered one of the largest white collar communities in Atlantic Canada.
    It has warm humid summers and harshly cold winters.
    It was the site of the Antigonish Movement, which was considered one of the first known social movements in the province during the 1920's.

Why Antigonish, Nova Scotia might not be annoying:

    Its street signs are listed in both English and Gaelic.
    It is home to the oldest continuous Highland Games to be played outside of Scotland.
    St. Francis Xavier University, which originally got its start as a Roman Catholic Diocesian school, before being accredited as a university is located here.
    It has a sizeable Miꞌkmaq population in the community.
    It was the site of Canada Post's National Philatelic Centre, prior to 2011.

Credit: Eddie Burphy


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