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Barrington Passage, Nova Scotia

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Barrington Passage has an indoor hockey arena- The Sandy Wickens Memorial Arena, as well a curling club just down the road at the Barrington Passage Recreational Complex.
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While Barrington has grown substantially over the past decade, it has experienced tough economic times because of a shortage of lobster (the primary industry).
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2006 Statistics Canada Community Profile: Barrington Municipal District, Nova Scotia
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called the area, "Ministiguish" or "Ministegkek", meaning "he has gone for it." The
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called the area, "La Passage". Eighty families from
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Government of Nova Scotia website: Community Counts
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Barrington, Nova Scotia
Barrington Passage is located in Nova Scotia
43°31′39″N 65°36′33″W / 43.5275°N 65.609167°W / 43.5275; -65.609167
Country
Canada
Province
Nova Scotia
County
Shelburne
Municipal district
Barrington
Time zone
UTC-4
AST
DST
UTC-3
ADT
Postal code(s)
B0W 1G0
Area code
902
Trunk 3
Canadian
Nova Scotia
Municipality of the District of Barrington
Shelburne County
William Barrington, 2nd Viscount Barrington
Mi'kmaq
Acadians
Cape Cod

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