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Port Hawkesbury Poised for a Big Boom Like Aiken in the 1950s
A resident writer argues Port Hawkesbury Nova Scotia is set for rapid growth after 1960, driven by the Canso Causeway and a string of industrial projects at Point Tupper including Nova Scotia Pulp Ltd and a Gulf Oil refinery. The town aims for a planned expansion with a light industrial park and new housing while facing rising rents and service gaps.
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Aiken
Port Hawkesbury
Nova Scotia
Carol Garvin
Strait of Canso
Cape Breton Island
Canso
Cape Breton
North America
Point Tupper
Nova Scotia Pulp Ltd
Nova Scotia Pulp
Canadian General Electric
Nova Scotia Power Commission
Gulf Oil of Canada, Ltd
Gulf
Bestwall Gypsum
Georgia- Pacific Corp
Dow Chemical
Strait
Canada
Toronto
Nova
A. J. Langley
Langley
Community Planning Division
Ship Harbour
Edward Hawke
Inverness
Peter Paint and Sons