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9-403: Bear River First Nation lies adjacent to the village of Bear River, Nova Scotia . It has a church, Saint Anne's, completed in 1836, and a school which serves toddlers and preschoolers. The Mi'kmaq language is taught to children attending the school. A health centre was established in 1998. Archaeological evidence suggests the community has existed in the area for 2,000 to 4,000 years. It lies in

18-450: A Frenchman who commanded a relief ship for Port Royal in 1612. The name "Imbert" was gradually corrupted to "Bear". It is also occasionally referred to on maps as "Hillsburgh". This term is believed to be another corruption of "Imbert" or "Hebert", after Louis Hebert, an apothecary who accompanied Samuel de Champlain in 1604. Bear River was an important shipbuilding location in the late 19th century. One of many large vessels built in

27-481: Is run by volunteers as there is no community government. The Bear River Board of Trade is the primary organization to pursue economic development and also maintains the waterfront park and Visitor Information Center. The Bear River Historical Society operates the Bear River Heritage Museum which is open through the summer and early fall with displays of historical photos, archival materials and artifacts of

36-598: The Annapolis Basin and Bay of Fundy . Oil rendered from the porpoise was sold as a machine lubricant into the early part of the twentieth century. Each summer the Bear River First Nation Heritage & Cultural Centre offers authentic cultural immersion in the life and traditions of the Mi'kmaq, featuring hands-on craft-making workshops. The Bear River First Nation is composed of three parts as shown, of which

45-636: The District of Digby re-routed waste water to the Smith's Cove treatment facility. After a few years of disuse, the community has made it into a community greenhouse. The community is known for its thriving artistic community, the largest per capita in Nova Scotia. There are many artist studios, shops and galleries in the downtown and immediate area. Crafts produced include clothing, woodwork, pottery, quilts, fabric arts, and an assortment of painted media. The community

54-671: The ancient District of Kespukwitk, a part of the Mi'kmaq nation . The people of Bear River are the Indigenous community whose ancestors welcomed Pierre Dugua, Sieur de Mons , Samuel de Champlain and others who settled at Port-Royal in 1605. The sakmow , or chief, at that time was Henri Membertou who befriended the French. The area around Port-Royal was the traditional summering site of Membertou's people. The community were known as canoe builders who used their craft for fishing and hunting porpoise , in

63-630: The community is in Annapolis County and the other half in Digby County. The community is adjacent to the Bear River First Nation which administers the Bear River 6 , 6A and 6B reserves. Originally inhabited by the Mi'kmaq , the area was called "Eelsetkook", meaning "flowing along by high rocks." It was previously called "St. Anthony". It was also named "Imbert", after Simon Imbert,

72-574: The community was the brigantine Dei Gratia , the vessel which discovered the famous mystery ship Mary Celeste in 1872. The climate and soil conditions in the Bear River area are conducive to the growing of grapes and several vineyards have emerged. Bear River was home to the first solar aquatics wastewater management facility in North America; the facility ceased to function when the Municipality of

81-461: The largest is regularly occupied: Bear River, Nova Scotia 44°34′20″N 65°38′38″W  /  44.57222°N 65.64389°W  / 44.57222; -65.64389 Bear River is a community situated at the head of the tidewaters of the Bear River . The river itself is the border between the Annapolis and Digby counties of Nova Scotia and thus, splits the community so that half

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