Musquodoboit Valley
{{Infobox settlement
| official_name = Musquodoboit Valley
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| settlement_type = Valley
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| image_caption = Musquodoboit Valley at Greenwood
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| map_caption = Map of Musquodoboit Valley/Dutch Settlement planning area in Halifax, Nova Scotia
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| pushpin_map_caption = Location within Nova Scotia
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| subdivision_type = Country
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| subdivision_type1 = Province
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| subdivision_type2 = Municipality
| subdivision_name2 = Halifax Regional Municipality
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| area_footnotes ={{cite web|title=Experience Musquodoboit Valley!|url=http://www.musquodoboitvalley.ca/|publisher=TownCryer News|accessdate=23 October 2015}}
| area_total_km2 = 714
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| timezone = AST
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| blank_info =Caribou Mines, Chaplin, Dean, Pleasant Valley, Sheet Harbour Road, Upper Musquodoboit, Fraser Settlement, Kent, Centre Musquodoboit, Reid, Newcomb Corner, Lindsay Lake, Elmsvale, Higginsville, Brookvale, Glenmore, Middle Musquodoboit, South Section, Murchyville, Mooseland, Chaswood, Cooks Brook, Carrolls Corner, Elderbank, Lake Egmont, Meaghers Grant, Meagher, Lower Meaghers Grant, Musquodoboit Harbour, Greenwood
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The Musquodoboit Valley ({{IPAc-en|ˌ|m|ʌ|s|k|ə|ˈ|d|ɒ|b|ᵻ|t}} {{respell|MUS|kə|DOB|it}}) is a valley and region in the Halifax Regional Municipality of Nova Scotia, Canada. It is administratively located in the municipality's Musquodoboit Valley & Dutch Settlement planning area and the western edge of the valley includes communities that are considered part of the commutershed for the urban area of the Halifax Regional Municipality. The picturesque Musquodoboit River flows through majority of the valley, passing by most of the communities in the valley. The river is approximately {{convert|97|km|mi}} long and originates in the extreme northeastern area of the valley. The three largest communities in the valley are Upper Musquodoboit, Middle Musquodoboit and Musquodoboit Harbour. The word "Musquodoboit" is derived from the Mi’kmaq language and means "rolling out in foam".
Geography
File:MusquodoboitRiver 2010.jpg]]
The Musquodoboit Valley region is located within the northeastern reaches of the Halifax Regional Municipality. Entirely rural,{{cite web|title=Settlement Areas|url=http://www.halifax.ca/regionalplanning/Images/HRMmaplg.jpg|archive-url=https://wayback.archive-it.org/all/20070614065021/http://www.halifax.ca/regionalplanning/Images/HRMmaplg.jpg|url-status=dead|archive-date=June 14, 2007|publisher=Halifax Regional Municipality|accessdate=30 April 2015|df=mdy-all}} the region shares more in common economically with the neighboring rural areas of adjacent Pictou and Colchester counties, as well as the nearby Eastern Shore region, as the economy of the valley relies on forestry and agriculture.{{cite web|title=Agriculture & Industry|url=http://www.musquodoboitvalley.ca/agindustry.html|publisher=TownCryer News|accessdate=23 October 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160108175454/http://musquodoboitvalley.ca/agindustry.html|archive-date=2016-01-08|url-status=dead}} The Musquodoboit River bisects the valley, the headwaters of which are at the confluence of the North and South branches of the Musquodoboit River.{{cite web|title=Musqudoboit River|url=http://www4.nrcan.gc.ca/search-place-names/unique/CBAYJ|publisher=Natural Resources Canada|accessdate=12 May 2019}}{{cite web|title=South Branch Musquodoboit River|url=http://www4.nrcan.gc.ca/search-place-names/unique/CBJML|publisher=Natural Resources Canada|accessdate=12 May 2019}}{{cite web|title=North Branch Musquodoboit River|url=http://www4.nrcan.gc.ca/search-place-names/unique/CBBTD|publisher=Natural Resources Canada|accessdate=12 May 2019}} The drainage area of the river is {{convert|1316|km2|mi2}}.{{cite web|title=T8.1 Freshwater Hydrology|url=http://museum.gov.ns.ca/mnh/nature/nhns/t8/t8-1.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030607200709/http://museum.gov.ns.ca/mnh/nature/nhns/t8/t8-1.pdf|url-status=dead|archive-date=7 June 2003|publisher=Nova Scotia Museum of Natural History|accessdate=11 May 2019}} The mouth of the river is at Musquodoboit Harbour, which in turn flows into the Atlantic Ocean.{{cite web|title=Musqudoboit Harbour|url=http://www4.nrcan.gc.ca/search-place-names/unique/CBAYG|publisher=Natural Resources Canada|accessdate=12 May 2019}}
History
The name of the valley, as well as the name of several communities within it, is derived from the mi'kmaw word Mooskudoboogwek, meaning "suddenly widening out after a narrow entrance at its mouth".{{sfn|Scott|2011|p=174}} Musquodoboit is an Anglicized version of the native name. The area of present-day Musquodoboit Harbour was first settled by Europeans in the 1680s by the French. Claude Pettpipas, Jr. and his Mi'kmaq wife, Marie Therese, moved from Port Royal and the Annapolis Valley and raised their family near Martinique Beach, at the mouth of the river. The first land grants around Middle Musquodoboit were given in the 1780s, and the Mi'kmaw referred to the place as Natkamkik, meaning "the river extends uphill". The area was known as Laytonville until sometime after 1883.{{sfn|Scott|2011|p=162}} Gold mining was prevalent in the region in the 20th century, most notably in the community of Moose River Gold Mines. The community was the site of a cave-in disaster in 1936 which received national attention.{{cite web|title=Disaster at Moose River Gold Mine|url=http://www.virtualmuseum.ca/edu/ViewLoitDa.do;jsessionid=6BAB72DF2F767124A455EBDCEC2060E6?method=preview&lang=EN&id=26165|publisher=Art Gallery of Nova Scotia|accessdate=11 May 2019}}
Economy
File:Middle Musquodoboit NS.JPG]]
File: Upper Musquodoboit NS.JPG]]
The upper part of the Musquodoboit Valley comprises the largest farming district in the Halifax Regional Municipality. The farms have adapted over time from family-run farms to large commercial scale farms, to adapt to the changing market. Most of the non-farming businesses within the valley are concentrated in Upper Musquodoboit and Middle Musquodoboit.
Middle Musquodoboit had a Co-op store, which recently closed, as well as a bakery and restaurant.{{cite web|title=Community Directory|url=http://www.musquodoboitvalleyguide.ca/community-directory/307/musquodoboit-valley-co-op/|publisher=TownCryer News|accessdate=23 October 2015|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20151007072937/http://www.musquodoboitvalleyguide.ca/community-directory/307/musquodoboit-valley-co-op/|archivedate=7 October 2015}} A fire station is present within the community, as well as a detachment of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police.{{cite web|title=Fire Stations|url=https://www.halifax.ca/fire/firestations.php|publisher=Halifax Regional Municipality|accessdate=23 October 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151008020237/https://www.halifax.ca/fire/FireStations.php|archive-date=2015-10-08|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|title=About Halifax District RCMP|url=http://www.rcmp-grc.gc.ca/ns/detach/halifax/halifax_co-eng.htm|publisher=Royal Canadian Mounted Police|accessdate=23 October 2015}} The Natural Resources Education Centre is located within the community as well, offering cuuriculum-based programs as well as three kilometres (1.9 mi) of hiking trails.{{cite web|title=NREC - Our Facilities|url=https://novascotia.ca/natr/education/nrec/facilities.asp|publisher=Nova Scotia Government|accessdate=23 October 2015}} A federal post office and branch of the Royal Bank of Canada are in the community as well.{{cite web|title=CanadaPost - Post Office: MIDDLE MUSQUODOBOIT PO, Nova Scotia (mail, package delivery, courier) - Location & Hours|url=http://www.mystore411.com/store/view/398335/Canada/Canada-Post-Middle-Musquodoboit|publisher=MyStore411.com |accessdate=23 October 2015}}{{cite web|title=RBC Branch and ATM Locator|url=https://maps.rbcroyalbank.com/locator/searchResults.php?t=4623|publisher=Royal Bank of Canada|accessdate=23 October 2015}} Middle Musquodoboit also hosts the annual Halifax County Exhibition. Upper Musquodoboit has a convenience store, a volunteer fire station, an auto-body shop and a limestone mine.{{cite web|title=Upper Musquodoboit Mini Mart|url=http://www.yellowpages.ca/bus/Nova-Scotia/Upper-Musquodoboit/Upper-Musquodoboit-Mini-Mart/1826713.html?what=Grocery+Stores&where=Upper+Musquodoboit%2C+NS&useContext=true|publisher=Yellow Pages Digital & Media Solutions Limited|accessdate=23 October 2015}}{{cite web|title=Atwood's Autobody & Garage|url=http://www.yellowpages.ca/bus/Nova-Scotia/Upper-Musquodoboit/Atwood-s-Autobody-Garage/126570.html|publisher=Yellow Pages Digital & Media Solutions Limited|accessdate=23 October 2015}}{{cite web|title=Mosher Limestone|url=http://www.mosherlimestone.com/|publisher=Mosher Limestone Co. Ltd.|accessdate=23 October 2015}}
Musquodoboit Valley Memorial Hospital is the only hospital in the Musquodoboit Valley. It is located in Middle Musquodoboit and is on the opposite side of the river to the downtown area. It is adjacent to Braeside Nursing Home.{{cite web|title=Musquodoboit Valley Memorial Hospital|url=http://www.cdha.nshealth.ca/about-us/our-facilities/musquodoboit-valley-memorial-hospital|publisher=Nova Scotia Health Authority|accessdate=23 October 2015}}{{cite web|title=Braeside Nursing Home|url=https://411.ca/business/profile/1614452|publisher=411 Local Search Corp|accessdate=23 October 2015}}
=Education=
{{further|Musquodoboit Rural High School}}
Three schools are present within the valley region.
Musquodoboit Rural High School (MRHS) is the only high school in the Musquodoboit Valley. It has Three feeder schools and teaches grades 7-12. Offering an Intensive French program, the building was constructed in 2008. In 2018, there were 270 students enrolled in the school.{{cite web|title=Musquodoboit Rural High|url=http://www.hrsb.ca/school/musquodoboit-rural-high|publisher=Halifax Regional Centre for Education|accessdate=23 October 2015}} Musquodoboit Valley Education Centre (MVEC) is a feeder school of MRHS. Located in Middle Musquodoboit, the school teaches grades primary through six. The school was constructed in 2001 and had an enrollment of 113 in 2018.{{cite web|title=Musquodoboit Valley Education Centre|url=http://www.hrsb.ca/school/musquodoboit-valley-education-centre|publisher=Halifax Regional Centre for Education|accessdate=23 October 2015}}
Upper Musquodoboit Consolidated Elementary School is located in Upper Musquodoboit. The school is a feeder school of MRHS. Serving grades primary through six, the school was constructed in 1962. In 2018, there were thirty students enrolled in the school.{{cite web|title=Upper Musquodoboit Consolidated Elem.|url=http://www.hrsb.ca/school/upper-musquodoboit-consolidated-elem|publisher=Halifax Regional Centre for Education|accessdate=23 October 2015}}
Climate
{{Weather box
| location = Middle Musquodoboit, 1981–2010 normals, extremes 1961–present
| metric first = yes
| single line = yes
|Jan record high C = 16.5
|Feb record high C = 17.0
|Mar record high C = 28.0
|Apr record high C = 30.5
|May record high C = 33.3
|Jun record high C = 33.9
|Jul record high C = 34.5
|Aug record high C = 35.6
|Sep record high C = 33.0
|Oct record high C = 26.7
|Nov record high C = 23.5
|Dec record high C = 16.0
|year record high C = 35.6
|Jan high C = -0.9
|Feb high C = 0.2
|Mar high C = 3.9
|Apr high C = 9.6
|May high C = 16.1
|Jun high C = 21.3
|Jul high C = 24.7
|Aug high C = 24.6
|Sep high C = 20.3
|Oct high C = 14.0
|Nov high C = 7.8
|Dec high C = 2.2
|year high C = 12.0
|Jan mean C = −6.2
|Feb mean C = −5.2
|Mar mean C = -1.3
|Apr mean C = 4.4
|May mean C = 9.9
|Jun mean C = 14.8
|Jul mean C = 18.5
|Aug mean C = 18.4
|Sep mean C = 14.2
|Oct mean C = 8.5
|Nov mean C = 3.5
|Dec mean C = -2.4
|year mean C = 6.4
|Jan low C = -11.4
|Feb low C = -10.6
|Mar low C = -6.4
|Apr low C = -0.9
|May low C = 3.7
|Jun low C = 8.3
|Jul low C = 12.2
|Aug low C = 12.2
|Sep low C = 7.9
|Oct low C = 2.9
|Nov low C = -1.0
|Dec low C = -7.1
|year low C = 0.8
|Jan record low C = -34.0
|Feb record low C = -33.0
|Mar record low C = -31.0
|Apr record low C = -15.0
|May record low C = -7.8
|Jun record low C = -3.0
|Jul record low C = 1.1
|Aug record low C = -1.5
|Sep record low C = -4.5
|Oct record low C = -10.6
|Nov record low C = -21.0
|Dec record low C = -34.0
|year record low C = -34.0
|precipitation colour = green
|Jan precipitation mm = 129.8
|Feb precipitation mm = 100.5
|Mar precipitation mm = 124.2
|Apr precipitation mm = 109.0
|May precipitation mm = 105.4
|Jun precipitation mm = 99.8
|Jul precipitation mm = 103.8
|Aug precipitation mm = 91.9
|Sep precipitation mm = 110.7
|Oct precipitation mm = 116.7
|Nov precipitation mm = 136.8
|Dec precipitation mm = 129.1
|year precipitation mm = 1357.6
|rain colour = green
|Jan rain mm = 80.4
|Feb rain mm = 62.1
|Mar rain mm = 92.8
|Apr rain mm = 99.5
|May rain mm = 104.9
|Jun rain mm = 99.8
|Jul rain mm = 103.8
|Aug rain mm = 91.9
|Sep rain mm = 110.7
|Oct rain mm = 116.7
|Nov rain mm = 128.6
|Dec rain mm = 97.2
|year rain mm = 1188.3
|Jan snow cm = 49.4
|Feb snow cm = 41.3
|Mar snow cm = 31.4
|Apr snow cm = 9.5
|May snow cm = 0.5
|Jun snow cm = 0.0
|Jul snow cm = 0.0
|Aug snow cm = 0.0
|Sep snow cm = 0.0
|Oct snow cm = 0.0
|Nov snow cm = 8.2
|Dec snow cm = 31.9
|year snow cm = 172.2
|unit precipitation days = 0.2 mm
|Jan precipitation days = 14.8
|Feb precipitation days = 12.1
|Mar precipitation days = 13.7
|Apr precipitation days = 15.0
|May precipitation days = 14.9
|Jun precipitation days = 14.0
|Jul precipitation days = 12.7
|Aug precipitation days = 12.7
|Sep precipitation days = 12.3
|Oct precipitation days = 14.7
|Nov precipitation days = 15.8
|Dec precipitation days = 14.5
|year precipitation days = 167.1
|unit rain days = 0.2 mm
|Jan rain days = 7.5
|Feb rain days = 6.0
|Mar rain days = 9.4
|Apr rain days = 14.0
|May rain days = 14.8
|Jun rain days = 14.0
|Jul rain days = 12.7
|Aug rain days = 12.7
|Sep rain days = 12.3
|Oct rain days = 14.7
|Nov rain days = 14.8
|Dec rain days = 10.1
|year rain days = 143.1
|unit snow days = 0.2 cm
|Jan snow days = 9.0
|Feb snow days = 7.5
|Mar snow days = 5.4
|Apr snow days = 1.8
|May snow days = 0.08
|Jun snow days = 0.0
|Jul snow days = 0.0
|Aug snow days = 0.0
|Sep snow days = 0.0
|Oct snow days = 0.0
|Nov snow days = 1.9
|Dec snow days = 6.2
|year snow days = 31.8
| source 1 = Environment Canada{{cite web
| publisher = Environment Canada
| url = http://climate.weather.gc.ca/climate_normals/results_1981_2010_e.html?stnID=6409&lang=e&province=NS&provSubmit=go&dCode=0
| title = Middle Musquodoboit, Nova Scotia
| work = Canadian Climate Normals 1981–2010
| accessdate = 12 May 2015}}{{cite web
| publisher = Environment Canada
| url = http://climate.weather.gc.ca/climate_data/daily_data_e.html?hlyRange=%7C&dlyRange=1961-07-01%7C2013-12-31&mlyRange=1961-01-01%7C2006-02-01&StationID=6409&Prov=NS&urlExtension=_e.html&searchType=stnName&optLimit=yearRange&StartYear=1840&EndYear=2016&selRowPerPage=25&Line=0&searchMethod=contains&txtStationName=musquo&timeframe=2&Day=1&Year=2008&Month=12#
| title = Daily Data Report for December 2008
| work = Canadian Climate Data
| accessdate = 3 October 2016}}{{cite web
| publisher = Environment Canada
| url = http://climate.weather.gc.ca/climate_data/daily_data_e.html?hlyRange=%7C&dlyRange=1961-07-01%7C2013-12-31&mlyRange=1961-01-01%7C2006-02-01&StationID=6409&Prov=NS&urlExtension=_e.html&searchType=stnName&optLimit=yearRange&StartYear=1840&EndYear=2016&selRowPerPage=25&Line=0&searchMethod=contains&txtStationName=musquo&timeframe=2&Day=1&Year=2009&Month=4#
| title = Daily Data Report for April 2009
| work = Canadian Climate Data
| accessdate = 3 October 2016}}{{cite web
| publisher = Environment Canada
| url = http://climate.weather.gc.ca/climate_data/daily_data_e.html?hlyRange=%7C&dlyRange=1961-07-01%7C2013-12-31&mlyRange=1961-01-01%7C2006-02-01&StationID=6409&Prov=NS&urlExtension=_e.html&searchType=stnName&optLimit=yearRange&StartYear=1840&EndYear=2016&selRowPerPage=25&Line=0&searchMethod=contains&txtStationName=musquo&timeframe=2&Day=1&Year=2012&Month=3#
| title = Daily Data Report for March 2012
| work = Canadian Climate Data
| accessdate = 3 October 2016}}
| date = August 2010
}}
References
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Bibliography
{{cite book|last=Scott|first=David|title=Nova Scotia Place Names|year=2011|publisher=DESPUB|isbn=978-0-9865370-1-1}}
{{Halifax Regional Municipality}}
Category:Valleys of Nova Scotia
Category:Landforms of Halifax, Nova Scotia