Community and Regional Profile

Where the past, present and future unite.

The largest shopping center in the region, Digby is a working town with a nautical theme. Its deep-water port and sheltered marina is home to the largest scallop fleet in the world. The Digby Pines Golf Resort and Spa, overlooks the pristine waters of the Annapolis Basin and features a par 71, 18-hole scenic golf course designed by Sir Stanley Thompson.

The fishing industry thrives in the small villages of Digby Neck and Islands. This area is also internationally renowned for its whale watching tours. And, in the villages along the Bay of Fundy in Annapolis County, you can watch fishing vessels returning from sea on the highest tides in the world.

An architectural tour awaits in the Towns of Middleton and Bridgetown which are lined with gracious Victorian homes lovingly restored to their former grandeur. A prosperous apple industry, which financed many of these grand homes, is still visible in the region today.

Specialized processing, manufacturing and information technology firms provide employment to area residents. Cornwallis Park is not only home to manufacturing and customer support offices but also the internationally respected Pearson Peacekeeping Centre. You may just bump into a visiting diplomat or peacekeeper from the UN, NATO or the African Union.

The Village of Weymouth owes its existence to the union of the Sissiboo River and Saint Mary’s Bay as well as the resources of the surrounding forests. With the passing of the age of sail, this village has adapted to be a centre for the forest industry and highly-specialized agricultural industry.

Weymouth is also the home of the “electric city” built in the early 20th century by a European aristocrat to escape the ravages of war in his homeland. The “electric city” – including wooden railway – is hailed as an engineering feat of extraordinary vision and achievement in the wilderness of Nova Scotia.