Tourist Guide New Glasgow

New Glasgow is located in the County of Pictou in Nova Scotia, Canada. It lies on the banks of the East River that flows into Pictou Harbor as well as the Northumberland Strait, which in the past was a commercial trade route. New Glasgow is the largest town in its county. Similar to Halifax and Sydney, it is a major growth center in the province. The city is situated 20 kilometers towards the south of the Prince Edward Island ferry at Caribou, 110 kilometers towards the West of the Canso Causeway to Cape Breton and 165 kilometers towards the Northeast of Halifax. Within town limits, the singular vehicle crossing is the three lane George Street Bridge.

The population of New Glasgow as per the 2006 census was 9,455.
It is moderately warm in Summer and the daily maximum temperature occasionally soars up to 30 degrees Celsius. Autumn is a pleasant season and there is some precipitation. Winters are moderately cold.

Proudfoots Home Hardware - New Glasgow’s Home Town Story to be Profiled in National Television Features

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New Glasgow, NS, December 1 - Proudfoots Home Hardware - New Glasgow has been chosen to be profiled in a 90-second television feature that will air across Canada on December 5 during CTV's Canada AM as part of Home Hardware's Home Town Stories series profiling the many ways that local Home Hardware Dealers get involved with their communities.

The feature tells the story of how the caring Staff at Proudfoots Home Hardware - New Glasgow helped transform a local boy named Justin Robar's wish into reality. Justin has a medical condition called spina bifida and is dependent on a wheelchair for mobility. His mother Roxanne, a single parent whose top priority is the care of her son, spends a lot of time with Justin in the hospital as he receives treatment.

Jim and Kendall Proudfoot, Dealer Owners of Proudfoots Home Hardware- New Glasgow, were approached by the Sunshine Foundation of Canada to help fulfill Justin's wish for a new NHL-themed bedroom.

While Justin and his mom were treated to a two day mini vacation, the Proudfoots Home Hardware team executed the makeover. With the help of generous contractors, the room was completely redone and made wheelchair accessible. Justin got a new floor, fresh paint, custom cabinetry, a hand crafted goalie headboard, a new mattress and box spring, a remote fan, and a scoreboard mp3 player. Home Hardware also arranged for a famed NHL player to meet Justin when he returned from his trip.

"A strong sense of giving back to the community has long been an unspoken foundation of the company and we are thrilled to have played a role in making Justin's wish come true," said Kendall Proudfoot. "I would like to thank our three dedicated staff: Karri Tibbel, Jenny Proudfoot and Marion Maclean for spearheading this very special project."

Home Hardware Stores Limited has been a community-based business since its inception in 1964, one that encourages its Dealers and staff to build meaningful, long-term relationships with the neighbourhoods they serve. In communities across Canada Home Dealers work hard to ensure that they are making a difference; donating to local charities and initiatives, sponsoring local teams, participating on community councils and volunteering for community clean-up and beautification projects and many other local projects.

The story was selected as one of 20 finalists and a film crew visited the community this summer. The clip can also be viewed online at www.myhometownstory.ca.

About Home Hardware Stores Limited
100% Canadian owned and operated, Home Hardware Stores Limited has a presence in every Canadian province and territory and is the country's largest independent, Dealer-owned hardware, lumber, building materials and furniture cooperative. Founded on January 1, 1964 by 122 independent hardware Dealers, the cooperative now includes more than 1,080 stores, under the Home Hardware, Home Building Centre, Home Hardware Building Centre and Home Furniture banners, with annual collective retail sales of more than $5 billion. Home Hardware's independent Dealer-Owners, recognized by the North American Retail Hardware Association as Canada's best-trained Dealer group, have access to 100,000 quality brand name and private label products, a world-class distribution system and draw upon the power of Home Hardware's network to provide their local communities with top quality products and services at competitive prices.

New Glasgow Musical Culture

New Glasgow – December 1, 2011 - On January 14, 2012, The Jubilee will host an evening to celebrate the artists and acts that have grown from their Pictou County roots and are taking their music to the world. A star-studded line-up of some of the best talent to come out of Pictou County will perform on the Glasgow Square stage including Multiple ECMA and Music Nova Scotia winners The Stanfields, along with Alert The Medic and Fleur Mainville.

The Stanfields, who have collected four Nova Scotia Music Awards and an ECMA, have seen their career soar in the past year and a half on the strength of their debut CD, “Vanguard of the Young and Reckless”. They have toured across the country countless times, opened a series of dates south of the border and in Canada for Flogging Molly and received airplay on Much Music with their award winning video for “Ship To Shore”.



The Stanfields are deeply rooted in Pictou County, lead singer and guitarist Jon Landry and drummer Mark Murphy both hail from the County. This event will see the audience treated to some brand new material from The Stanfields that has never before been played for a live audience, as they are getting ready to record a new album in early 2012.



Alert The Medic (ATM) has earned a reputation as one of the most compelling live rock bands on the East Coast. Their second CD “We The Weapon”, released in 2009, has produced two singles that have reached the Canadian Active Rock charts. The video for the third single on the album, “The Weatherman (Pt. 2) has received airplay on Much Music. ATM has garnered a total of nine ECMA and Music Nova Scotia award nominations over the past several years.

Fleur Mainville got an early start to the music business. During her teenage years, Fleur became a driving force in the groundbreaking Celtic rock band MacKeel, and toured the world, sharing the stage with the likes of Great Big Sea, Barenaked Ladies, Tragically Hip and Ashley MacIsaac among others.

Fleur began a solo career in 2002, and has since released six recordings including her most recent CD “Once”. Fleur’s dynamic fiddling style and charm has earned her a reputation as one of the most influential players on the East Coast.

“These artists are our best ambassadors; they introduce people to our region through their stories, songs and character. They make us proud and they make others want to be here,” says Carlton Munroe, Executive Director for The Jubilee. For this reason the event will not only be an evening of musical performances, but will also include some of the highlights from the careers of these artists and the back stories not everyone knows.

Tickets are $30 each plus applicable fees and go on sale Monday, December 5. And, to really make a great stocking stuffer for the music fan on anyone’s Christmas shopping list for a limited time, the Jubilee is also selling Super Advance Weekend Passes for the 2012 festival at an amazingly low price of $50 plus applicable fees (almost 50% off the price of a regular weekend pass).





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