people lived in the town of Pictou in 1,648 dwellings, with an average of 2.3 people per household. Nova Scotia’s population is 913,462, making Pictou represent roughly than 0.004% of Nova Scotia’s population. The town inhabitants consist of 1780 males and 2033 females. Only 280 of the 3180 people of age are engaged in a common-law relationship. The median age for the town is 43.3 years with a median family income of $55,178. More than 95% of the population of Pictou speaks English as their mother
Oak Island is a small island located off the coast of Nova Scotia, Canada. This island holds a big mystery. According to expert Joe Nickell, Oak Island has been called ¨ the world's longest and most expensive treasure hunt.¨ It is also one of the world's deepest archeological digs. There are a lot of events that have happened on the island that have led up to what we know today. Six people have already died looking for the treasure, but the legend says seven must die before the treasure can be found
Nova Scotia Nova Scotia, one of the three Maritime and one of the four Atlantic provinces of Canada, bordered on the north by the Bay of Fundy, the province of New Brunswick, Northumberland Strait, and the Gulf of Saint Lawrence and on the east, south, and west by the Atlantic Ocean. Nova Scotia consists primarily of a mainland section, linked to New Brunswick by the Isthmus of Chignecto, and Cape Breton Island, separated from the mainland by the Strait of Canso. On July 1, 1867, Nova Scotia became
White collar crimes are a major problem in the Canadian legal system and shows how those who are in a certain financial bracket often have the ability to be above the law. Due to the many different aspects of the white-collar crime there is an inability to properly define it to meet all the roles that it necessarily plays (Sheptycki, 2003). With that in mind, white-collar crimes are often seen as including the aspects and roles of violations of securities, having employee fraud and the laundering
“Doomed from day one” is what many people said about Westray coal mining which began moving into Pictou County, Nova Scotia in the fall of 1991. With the economy suffering and no stable jobs in that area, it was nearly impossible for many of the men to refuse joining Westray’s dangerous working environment because of the promise they made to provide 15 years of prosperity. However, within the first month of production there had been three major rock falls, yet with no other means to provide for their