Annapolis Digby, Nova Scotia: Test Drive the Community

TEST DRIVE THE COMMUNITY

Presented by the Annapolis Digby Economic Development Agency

Perched on Nova Scotia’s beautiful Annapolis Basin

COULD WE …?“Two roads diverged in a wood, and I – I took the one less traveled by, and that has made all the difference.”Robert Frost, The Road Not TakenPhoto courtesy of www.people.uis.edu

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“To me, one of the signal signs of the times

is the number of people surfing the Internet

looking for…something. (My friend) is not

looking for a new place, she’s looking for

the old days.”Peggy Noonan, Journalist/Author

The Wall Street Journal, March 11, 2009

FIND OUT HOW YOU CAN STILL FIND THE OLD DAYS HEREwww.annapolisdigby.com

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THIS MASSIVE 9 METRE COLUMN OF

VOLCANIC BASALT IS PERCHED, ZEN

LIKE, OVERLOOKING ST. MARYS BAY.

ONE COULD SAY IT’S SIMPLY

NATURE’S WAY OF EXEMPLIFYING THE

BALANCED LIFE YOU CAN HAVE HERE

IN ANNAPOLIS DIGBY.

TIVERTON, LONG ISLAND, DIGBY COUNTY

BALANCING ROCK

Photo courtesy of www.farm4.static.flickr.com

FOR MORE INFOwww.digbyarea.ca

AQUACULTURE INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITY

CENTURY-OLD FAMILY OWNED SEAFOOD

PROCESSING COMPANY STRATEGICALLY

LOCATED AT THE HEAD OF DIGBY WHARF

OFFERS EXCELLENT AQUACULTURE

INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITY FOR FARMED

HALIBUT AND SALMON. ALSO LICENSED TO

HARVEST SEA URCHIN, A PRODUCT WITH

ENORMOUS MARKET POTENTIAL.

FOR MORE INFORMATION, PLEASE CONTACTMike Gushue, Managing DirectorAnnapolis Digby Economic Development [email protected](902) 638-8781

MORNING COMMUTEINTERNATIONALLY RENOWNED GEOMATICS CENTRE AND BUSINESS INCUBATOR BASED ON NSCC CAMPUSPhoto courtesy of Paul Illsley of NSCC / COGSwww.paulillsley.com



HAVING SPENT HIS BOYHOOD YEARS ON BRIER

ISLAND, JOSHUA SLOCUM’S WAS THE FIRST

SOLO CIRCUMNAVIGATION OF THE GLOBE.

TO THIS DAY, HIS ELOQUENT ACCOUNT OF THE

VOYAGE, SAILING ALONE AROUND THE WORLD,

REMAINS A CLASSIC IN SEAFARING

LITERATURE. A MONUMENT COMMEMORATING

THIS GREAT MARINER IS SITUATED IN

WESTPORT, DIGBY COUNTY.

BORN IN WILMOT, ANNAPOLIS COUNTRY

JOSHUA SLOCUM

FOR MORE INFORMATION www.joshuaslocum.com

From wage earner…to wage payer“The self-employed are almost twice as likely to be

bigger earners, garnering more than $100,000 a

year, Statscan’s 2003 data shows…The rise of new

entrepreneurs can also spark a new wave of ideas,

hiring and economic activity among Canada’s small

business – and that could eventually help pull the

country out of recession.”

Tavia Grant dissects the latest workplace and career trends in

The Globe and Mail’s Report on Business Weekend , January 17,

2009

PICTURE YOURSELF HEREwww.annapolisdigby.com/makeithere


BECAUSE OF THE MASSIVE AMOUNTS OF

NUTRIENT-FILLED COLD SALT WATER

RUSHING INTO THE BAY OF FUNDY TWICE

DAILY, OURS ARE THE MOST SUCCULENT

SCALLOPS ON THE PLANET.

FIND IT HERE

WORLD FAMOUS DIGBY SCALLOPS

Photo courtesy of The Digby Pines Golf Resort & Spa

FOR MORE INFO AND TO ORDERwww.caseyfisheries.com

CHARMING CENTURY HOME ON 1.6 ACRES

COMMANDING VIEW OF THE HARBOUR AND ST. MARYS BAY IN WELL LOVED ARTISTIC COMMUNITY

PRIVATE DECK OVERLOOKS MANICURED LAWN, MATURE GARDENS, SHRUBS AND FRUIT TREES

WITH THREE FIELDSTONE FIREPLACES, IT IS EASY TO HEAT AND WELL INSULATED

DETACHED TWO STORY BUILDING WITH WOOD BURNING STOVE PERFECT AS ARTIST’S SPACE OR GUEST HOUSE

$179,000

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FOR MORE INFORMATION, PLEASE CONTACT OUR TEST DRIVE PARTNERVIVIAN O’NEILREMAX BANNER DIGBY(902) 245-8033

SANDY COVETHE MILLION DOLLAR VIEW

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[email protected](902) 000-0000


LAWRENCETOWN CONSOLIDATED WON THE

2008 MOBIUS AWARD FOR ENVIRONMENTAL

SCHOOL OF THE YEAR, AND HAS LEARNING

PROJECTS ASSOCIATED WITH THE

NOVA SCOTIA COMMUNITY COLLEGE AND

MOUNT SAINT VINCENT UNIVERSITY.

AS A PROUD MEMBER OF

THE LEAGUE OF PEACEFUL SCHOOLS

FOR MORE INFORMATION www.lawrencetown.ednet.ns.ca

A TRIP DOWN LOVERS LANEFREEPORT, LONG ISLAND, DIGBY COUNTY

Photo courtesy of Chris Calllahan www.annapolisdigby.com


SHOES FOR BROADWAY STARSFRED LONGTIN OF GRANVILLE FERRY CREATES HAND MADE SHOES FOR STAGE AND SCREENPhoto courtesy of Tim Van Hornwww.annapolisdigby.com / makeitherewww.handmadeshoes.ca



“If one advances confidently in the direction of their dreams, and endeavors to lead a life which they have imagined, they will meet with a success unexpected in common hours.”

Words of wisdom from Thoreau, the son of an entrepreneur, and author of Walden, a reflection upon living a simple life in a natural environment.

HENRY DAVID

THOREAU

Photo courtesy of www.harpers.org

FIND OUT MORE ABOUT OUR CREATIVE ENTREPRENEURS www.annapolisdigby.com / makeithere

BIRTHING BOOMTHE ENDANGERED RIGHT WHALE IS RECOVERING

Photo courtesy Kara Mahoney / NEAQ www.NovaNewsNowcom



BECAUSE OF OUR GENTLE CLIMATE,

SPRING COMES EARLIER HERE THAN

IN THE REST OF THE PROVINCE.

THE FIRST CROCUS OF 2009 WAS

SPOTTED ON APRIL 6 – WHERE

ELSE? – IN PARADISE, ANNAPOLIS

COUNTY.

THE WAY SPRING IS SUPPOSED TO BE

FIRST CROCUS

FOR MORE INFO ABOUT ENJOYING OUR CLIMATE www.golfandgardens.com www.annapolisdigby.com

HIGHER LEARNINGOUR SMALL PROVINCE IS HOME TO11 UNIVERSITIES AND 13 COLLEGESPhoto courtesy of NSCCwww.novascotiatolife.com

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CENTURY HOME ON 1.3 ACRES

COMMANDING VIEW OF ANNAPOLIS BASIN

COOK’S DREAM COME TRUE

SUNROOM, 4 LARGE BEDROOMS

BRIGHT, CHEERY, LOTS OF NATURAL LIGHT

MANY ORIGINAL FEATURES INCLUDING FIREPLACE, BRICK OVEN AND WOOD FLOORS

$295,000

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FOR MORE INFO, CONTACT OUR TEST DRIVE PARTNERBRIAN BOHAKERTRADEWINDS REALTY INC.(902) 526-2274

CLEMENTSPORTSUNRISE TO SUNSET VIEWS

MAKE IT HERE

brian.bohaker@tradewindsrealty.comwww.brianbohaker.comwww.seanovascotia.com


VETERAN WRITER, PRODUCER AND AWARD WINNING DIRECTOR TIM WILSON PRODUCES DOCUMENTARIES AND PROFILES FOR BROADCAST NETWORKS AND PRIVATE COMMISSIONS. CHECK OUT OUR MINI-DOC ABOUT TIM’S LIFE IN BEAR RIVER.

MAKE IT HERE JUST LIKE

TIM WILSON

Photo courtesy of Simone Sleeth-Wilson www.simonewilson.com

FIND OUT MORE ABOUT TIM www.annapolisdigby.com / makeitherewww.personamedia.com

SKATE FRIENDLYANNAPOLIS ROYAL WATERFRONT

Photo courtesy of Tim Van Horn www.celebratecanada2010.ca



THE SOUTHWEST NOVA BIOSPHERE RESERVE

WORKS IN SUPPORT OF CONSERVATION,

SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT AND CAPACITY

BUILDING FOR RESEARCH AND EDUCATION.

OUR ENTIRE REGION – INCLUDING ALL FLORA,

FAUNA AND HUMAN BEINGS – ARE PROTECTED

BY UNESCO.

CHECK OUT OUR HUMAN BIOSPHERE PROJECT.

UNDER THE AUSPICES OF

UNESCO

Photo courtesy ofSouthwest Nova Biosphere Reserve

FOR MORE INFO www.snbra.ca www.humanbiosphereproject.com

PRIVATE HILLSIDE PERCH ON 3.28 ACRES

MAGNIFICENT VIEW OF TIDAL RIVER VALLEY

2200 SQ FT, 3 BEDROOM AND 2 BATHS, WITH HARDWOOD AND CERAMIC FLOORS THROUGHOUT

TWO SETS OF FRENCH DOORS LEAD TO MASSIVE BACK DECK AND GARDENS

LARGE FAMILY ROOM FEATURES COZY AIRTIGHT STOVE

A DELIGHT FOR NATURE LOVERS WITH ABUNDANT DEER, RED FOX, EAGLES, WILD BLACKBERRY BUSHES, AND BORDERING ON LOVELY BROOK

$169,500

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BEAR RIVERWINE REGION

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WE HAVE A FAVOURABLE CLIMATE

FOR GROWING MAGNOLIAS, AS WELL

AS PEACHES, PLUMS, APPLES,

WALNUTS AND PECANS.

JOIN US FOR ANNAPOLIS ROYAL’S

MAGNIFIENT MAGNOLIA FESTIVAL

HELD DURING THE MONTH OF MAY.

GROW IT HERE

MAGNOLIAS

Image courtesy of artist Poppy Balserwww.paintingsbypoppy.blogspot.com

FOR MORE INFO www.golfandgardens.com

OLYMPIC TRAININGAND ATHLETIC SCHOLARSHIPS TO TOP U.S. SCHOOLS WITH INNOVATIVE TRAINER CHARLIE SCARROWSearch ‘Charlie Scarrow’ atwww.NovaNewsNow.com


SOPHISTICATED 19th CENTURY GEORGIAN HOME, C. 1818

THIS AWARD-WINNING ‘REHABILITATION’ IS A STORY OF FAITH, VISION, COOPERATION AND CRAFTSMANSHIP

PERIOD DETAILS PAIRED WITH MODERN CREATURE COMFORTS

STUNNING MASTER SUITE WITH FIREPLACE AND WALK-IN CLOSET

4 BEDROOMS, 3 BATHS, APPROXIMATELY 3000 SQ FT

FEATURED IN HERITAGE TRUST OF NOVA SCOTIA MAGAZINE AND RESTORING OLD HOUSES, A BOOK BY DESIGNER NIGEL HUTCHINS

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FOR MORE INFORMATION, PLEASE CONTACT OUR TEST DRIVE PARTNERSDAVID JOUNEAY & ALYN HOWRE/MAX BANNER REAL ESTATE, BROKERAGE(902) 532-7501 or (902) 532-8650

ANNAPOLIS ROYALTHE RUGGLES-MUNRO HOUSE

MAKE IT HERE

Check out the stunning transformation of this home at www.mrsnicholson.com

[email protected]@remax-valley.comwww.remax-valley.com(902) 000-0000


IN SUPPORT OF OUR

LOBSTERWOMEN AND MEN, WE

DECLARE THAT 2009 SHALL BE

‘THE YEAR OF THE LOBSTER.’

FIND IT HERE

BAY OF FUNDY LOBSTER

Photo courtesy of Tim Van Horn / Celebrate Canada 2010

TO PLACE YOUR ORDERwww.caseyfisheries.com

CLEMENTSPORTTHE BIRTHPLACE OF THE iPHONE

Photo courtesy of Holly Everett www.hollyeverettgallery.com

CENTURY HOME WITH CARRIAGE HOUSE

2500 SQ FT MAIN HOUSE FEATURES 5 BEDROOMS AND 3 FULL BATHS

VICTORIAN CHARM AND CHARACTER THROUGHOUT

CARRIAGE HOUSE BUILT IN 2005 FEATURES FOUR RENTAL UNITS AND FULL BASEMENT

SITUATED CLOSE TO NSCC/COGS CAMPUS, INGEONUITY BUSINESS INCUBATION CENTRE AND APPLIED GEOMATICS RESEARCH GROUP

$395,500

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FOR MORE INFORMATION PLEASE CONTACT OUR TEST DRIVE PARTNERJODIE MOASEROYAL LEPAGE ATLANTIC(902) 698-3757

LAWRENCETOWNRIVERFRONT VICTORIAN

MAKE IT HERE

[email protected]/jodiemoase(902) 000-0000

INGEONUITY AT WORKWINNERS OF INNOVATIVE IDEAS COMPETITION SPONSORED BY BUSINESS INCUBATION CENTREMore info at www.ingeonuity.comPhoto courtesy Nova News Now


Maud Lewis likely led a hardscrabble life in her tiny home located at the roadside in Marshalltown, Digby County. Physically challenged by birth defects and arthritis, she saw very little monetary reward during her lifetime. Nonetheless, her work depicts a sunny view of the world. In 1965, Maud was introduced to an international audience when President Richard Nixon commissioned two pieces for the White House. She was asked to be paid up front.

Perhaps best known for paintings of horse-drawn sleighs and the animal life she observed from her windows, this atypical scene depicts picturesque Smith’s Cove, Digby County.

Images courtesy of Bob Brooks and www.zwickersgallery.ca.

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MAUD LEWIS1903 -1970

WORLD RENOWNED FOLK ARTIST


Award winning Charlotte Gray, one of Canada’s best known and highly respected non-fiction authors, will lead a 3-day writers workshop in the village of Granville Ferry.

The Annapolis Heritage Society presents the event at North Hills, a 1764 farm house bequeathed to the province by banker Robert Patterson. The home remains as he left it, filled with his collection of Georgian furniture, glass and art.

WRITERS WORKSHOP FEATURING

CHARLOTTE GRAY

FIND OUT MORE www.annapolisheritagesociety.com

Photo courtesy of www.charlottegray.ca

‘THE BAHAMAS’ OF NOVA SCOTIAWE’RE ON THE SAME LATITUDE AS BORDEAUX, FR

Photo courtesy Wally Hayeswww.annapolisdigby.com / viticulture


12 ACRE SANCTUARY, UNOBSTRUCTED VIEWS

CHARMING AND PRIVATE COTTAGE STYLE HOME WITH AMAZING VISTAS FROM EACH ROOM

COVERED VERANDA OVERLOOKING CREATIVE LANDSCAPE DESIGN

FEATURES INCLUDE RUSTIC WOOD FLOORS, FIREPLACE, WOODSTOVE AND WHIRLPOOL TUB

COZY 1,150 SQ FT WITH 2 BEDROOM AND 1 BATH

$184,900

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FOR MORE INFORMATION PLEASE CONTACT OUR TEST DRIVE PARTNERJODIE MOASEROYAL LEPAGE ATLANTIC(902) 698-3757

BAYVIEWBREATHTAKING BAY OF FUNDY VISTA

MAKE IT HERE

[email protected]/jodiemoase(902) 000-0000

900-POUND PIG ON THE LOOSE AND HEADING TO BRIDGETOWNAnnapolis RCMP Crime Report, August 13, 2009 Courtesy of Annapolis County Spectator: www.NovaNewsNow.com



ACADIAN SEAPLANTS HAS SUPPLED ITS

DISTINCTIVE EDIBLE SEA VEGETABLES TO

THE JAPANESE FOOD INDUSTRY FOR OVER

A DECADE. THE QUALITY AND CONSISTENCY

OF THE CULTIVATED HANA-NORI IS LARGELY

DUE TO THE COMPANY’S SUSTAINABLE

LAND BASED APPROACH TO GROWING WITH

THE USE OF TANKS AND FILTERED SALT

WATER.

FIND IT HERE

HANA-NORI

Photo courtesy of www.acadianseaplants.ca

FOR MORE INFOwww.acadianseaplants.ca

FIRST VINEYARD IN N. AMERICAPLANTED IN BEAR RIVER IN 1611

For more info, please visit www.annapolisdigby.com / viticulturePhoto courtesy of Holly Everett, Artist / Photographer


GORGEOUS VICTORIAN HOME BUILT CIRCA 1865

LOCATED ON TOWN’S MOST HISTORIC STREETSCAPE, 2200 SW FT SET AMID LUSH LAWNS AND GARDENS

COMPLETELY RESTORED TO PRESERVE ARCHITECTURAL DETAILS AND HISTORIC INTEGRITY

FEATURING FRENCH MANSARD ROOF, ORNATE WRAP-AROUND VERANDA AND PORTHOLE WINDOW

LOVELY SUNFILLED INTERIOR WITH CURVED STAIRCASE AND FOUR BEDROOMS

RECENT RENOVATIONS INCLUDE AIRTIGHT STOVE, ENERGY EFFICIENT WINDOWS AND INSULATION

$229,000

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DIGBYOVERLOOKING THE HARBOUR

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MAMMOTH RUSSIAN SUNFLOWERSAvailable from Annapolis Valley Heritage Seeds owned by teen entrepreneur Owen BridgeFOR MORE INFORMATION AND TO ORDERwww.annapolisseeds.com



A VARIETY OF NEW ZEALAND KIWI IS

BEING GROWN OUTDOORS AT A

NUMBER OF SITES IN THE REGION,

INCLUDING BEAR RIVER.

EVERYTHING SEEMS POSSIBLE IN

BEAR RIVER, ALSO KNOWN AS THE

VILLAGE ON STILTS.

GROW IT HERE

KIWI FRUIT

Photo courtesy of www.eyefetch.com

FOR MORE INFO ABOUT BEAR RIVERwww.bearriver.ca www.destinationsouthwestnova.com

EMU ESCAPEAnnapolis RCMP Crime Report, March 19, 2009

Courtesy of Annapolis County Spectator: www.NovaNewsNow.com



Entrepreneurs know this well:

“One doesn’t discover new lands

without consenting to lose sight

of the shore.”

Nobel Prize winning author and humanist

THINK LIKE

ANDRÉ GIDE

Photo courtesy of www.imagecache.allposters.com

FIND OUT MORE ABOUT OUR CREATIVE ENTREPRENEURS www.annapolisdigby.com / makeithere

OUTSTANDING CUSTOMER SERVICEESSO STATION, GRANVILLE FERRY

Photo courtesy Tim Van Hornwww.celebratecanada2010.ca


PEACEFUL SETTING, ROOM TO BREATHE

BUILT 1890, A VERY COMFORTABLE 2169 SQ FT

1.2 ACRE PROPERTY FEATURES GARDENS AND FRUIT TREES, WITH GREAT VIEW OF THE BASIN

FIREPLACE, SUNROOM, OFFICE, 4 BEDROOMS, 3 BATHS, AND TOP FLOOR POTENTIAL AS STUDIO OR PLAYROOM

RECENTLY RENOVATED WITH NEW FURNACE, SHINGLES, WINDOWS AND INSULATION

$235,000

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FOR MORE INFO, PLEASE CONTACT OUR TEST DRIVE PARTNERBRIAN BOHAKERTRADEWINDS REALTY INC.(902) 526-2274

CLEMENTSPORTCONNECTED COUNTRY LIVING

MAKE IT HERE

brian.bohaker@tradewindsrealty.comwww.brianbohaker.comwww.seanovascotia.com

THE IDEAL TIME ZONEDO BUSINESS WITH LONDON AND SILICON VALLEY ON THE SAME BUSINESS DAYPhoto courtesy of Nova Scotia Business Inc.www.nsbi.ca


STEEP SOUTH FACING TERRACES IN A HOT

SUNNY BOWL CONTAIN 4 ACRES OF VINES

ON MOSEL TERROIR. CONSTRUCTED

WITHIN A RESTORED19th CENTURY BANK

BARN, A GRAVITY SYSTEM ENABLES

SOLAR POWERED WINEMAKING ON THREE

FLOORS. PROPRIETORS CHRIS & PEG

INVITE YOU TO STOP BY FOR A TOUR.

FIND IT HERE

BEAR RIVER VINEYARDS

Photo courtesy of www.winesofnovascotia.ca

FOR MORE INFO AND TO ORDERwww.wine.travel

HISTORIC GARDENSANNAPOLIS ROYAL, IN 2004, DECLARED THE WORLD’S MOST LIVABLE SMALL COMMUNITYPhoto courtesy of Trish Frywww.historicgardens.com


ON AUGUST 2, OVER 250 RACERS WILL PARTICIPATE IN THE 2009 COVER-ALL BRIDGETOWN TRIATHLON. UP FOR GRABS ARE TWO SPOTS IN THE 2010 LONG COURSE (HALF IRONMAN) WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS, WHICH TAKE PLACE NEXT YEAR IN BUDAPEST.

WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP QUALIFYING

TRIATHLON

Photo courtesy of [email protected]

FOR MORE INFO AND TO REGISTERwww.atlanticchip.ca/eventswww.town.bridgetown.ns.ca

A STANLEY THOMPSON COURSETHE HISTORIC DIGBY PINES GOLF RESORT & SPA FEATURING

A CHALLENGING 18 HOLE CHAMPIONSHIP COURSEPhoto courtesy of our The Digby Pineswww.digbypines.ca



About the Annapolis Basin, one of Samuel de Champlain’s crew wrote in 1604: “No early paradise could be more agreeable than this place.”From Champlain’s Dream by Pulitzer Prize winning author David Hackett Fischer

MAKE IT HERE JUST LIKE

CHAMPLAIN

Image courtesy ofwww.westirondequoit.org

FIND OUT MORE ABOUT CHAMPLAIN’S DREAMwww.randomhouse.ca

We thank all of our Test Drive

partners for helping us to create

this presentation.

We look forward to welcoming you

to Annapolis Digby. Just call us

when you’re ready to Test Drive

the Community, and we’ll get you

set up with accommodations, and

a network of people to help you

Make It Here. See you soon!FIND OUT MORE1 (902) 638-3490www.annapolsidigby.com

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