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Bass Flow of any stream is an unincorporated rural community in western Colchester County, north-central Nova Scotia, in the Maritimes of Canada.

Location
Bass Flow of any stream is placed along an approximate Quaternary km stretch of Cobequid Bay north shoreline, from a bordering communities of Upper Economy to the west and Porta(u)pique to the east. A "village" is centred at or so 45°24' North, 63°46' West. Virtually all of its residents survive along or even good bump off of the Nova Scotia Highway 2, the Glooscap Trail. Bass Flow of any stream's jurisdiction is thought locally to extend northerly from either a bay or so Quintuplet kilometer to include Upper Bass Flow of any stream & Hoeg(')s Corner, east to incorporate Little Bass River (which includes the areas Edgewood & Saint's Rest), & south to include Birch Hill & King's Rest.

Population
Bass Flow of any stream has the population of approximately 300 lasting residents. A total of residents increases around summertime by 20 to 4By a cent by having the inflow of people by having cottages in the area.

A vicinity suffers from either out-migration. To a higher degree half of victims world health organization develop higher inside Bass Flow of any stream leave a region to survive, by using Halifax, Ontario, Alberta, British Columbia, and a Canadian Armed Forces common destinations.

Name
A community is known as when a little flow of any stream, Bass Flow of any stream, which diarrhea south from either its source, a Cobequid Mountains, from Upper Bass Flow of any stream, through the village centre, & intent on the bay.

Industrial heyday
At its height, economic activity in the village of Bass River was centred around wooden furniture production, wooden ship-building, and timber export. A article of furniture manufacturer Dominion Chair Company employed 40 to 70 workers at any one time from either a late 19th century to February 1989, when fire destroyed virtually all of the company's operating facilities. Ship-building took place within both venue, at Saint's Rest, places of the (there are no hanker around utilize) village lighthouse, with a building of the brig 'Jos. Howe' inside 1867, and between 1884 and 1918 in Little Bass River by having a construction of a farther vii wooden ships (Hemeon, 1987). Bass Flow of any stream timber was famously too wont to build staging used in construction of the Empire State Building.

More previous industry involved grist mill operations, shad fishing, and silica mining. In the early 20th century there was a bank and a hotel located in the village. A people so was deuce or threefold what it is nowadays.

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Country Farm Vacation Home
Century old four bedroom farm house with modern conveniences for rent year round. Gives description of property, amenities, local attractions, rates, full contact information and e-mail reservations.

King's Rest Beach Bed and Breakfast
Clarice and George Fulton host three non-smoking rooms on the Glooscap Trail overlooking the Bay of Fundy. Available year round. Lists local attractions, amenities, prices, directions and contact details.

Joy Laking - VANS Gallery
The artist is known for her watercolours and serigraphs. Joy had a solo exhibition at the Art Gallery of Nova Scotia which was toured in the region for a year. Her gallery is in Portaupique. Gives directions and picture samples.

Cobequid Branch Credit Union
Located in Bass River Plaza, the branch lists hours of operation and contact details.


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