Woodside, Nova Scotia

Woodside
Woodside
Locality
	Woodside ferry terminal on Halifax Harbour
	Location within Dartmouth
	Location within Nova Scotia
	Coordinates: 44°38′46″N63°32′20″W / 44.6461°N 63.5389°W Coordinates: 44°38′46″N63°32′20″W / 44.6461°N 63.5389°W
Country	Canada
Province	Nova Scotia
Municipality	Halifax Regional Municipality
Community	Dartmouth
Community council	Harbour East - Marine Drive Community Council
District	3 - Dartmouth South - Eastern Passage, 5 - Dartmouth Centre
Area
• Total	5.28 km2 (2.04 sq mi)
Postal code	B2W-Y
Area code	902, 782
GNBC code	CBPEJ

Last updated April 24, 2022

Woodside is an unincorporated middle income urban locality of Dartmouth, within the Halifax Regional Municipality, Nova Scotia. The community is divided into North Woodside and South Woodside. Woodside is home to two hospitals: the Dartmouth General Hospital and the Nova Scotia Hospital.

History

Woodside originally referred to the rural estate of John E. Fairbanks in 1830. Around this time, Henry Mott ran a brickyard and a chocolate factory in the area. The area began to expand in 1858 with the construction of the Nova Scotia Hospital, and then again in 1884 following the construction of a sugar refinery. In 1917, the Imperial Oil Refinery was built, leading to further growth. In 1921, Immaculate Conception Roman Catholic Church and St. Alban's Anglican Church were built on hospital land. The following year, Woodside-Imperoyal Presbyterian Church was established. Because the local economy was driven by the refineries, Woodside was predominately a working class community. There was at one point consideration to incorporate Woodside as a town, but the idea was rejected by the provincial government.^[2]

Geography

Woodside is divided into two areas; North Woodside and South Woodside. North Woodside covers about 183 ha (450 acres), and South Woodside covers approximately 345 ha (850 acres).^[1] The total area of the community is 528 ha (1,300 acres).^{[ citation needed ]}

Businesses

Several businesses reside within the boundaries of Woodside. These include the Dartmouth Refinery, the Irving Oil terminal, and an offshore industrial park called the Woodside Industrial Park. In the Business Park businesses include Aecon Fabco. Another institution is InNOVAcorp, formerly the Nova Scotia Research Foundation.

Development

A new development called Russell Lake West is planned for both single family and multiple family dwellings. On the grounds next to the Nova Scotia Hospital, the NSCC Ivany Campus has been built. Also a new shopping mall, Dartmouth Gate, is under development at the site of the former Hershey Moirs chocolate factory.

Schools

Current

Notable places

Woodside Atlantic Wharf
North Woodside Community Centre
NSCC Ivany Campus
Dartmouth Gate

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References

1 2 "Halifax Regional Municipality Urban Forest Master Plan" (PDF). halifax.ca. Government of the Municipality of Halifax. Retrieved 14 July 2021.
↑ Chapman, Harry (2001). In the wake of the Alderney : Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, 1750-2000. Dartmouth Historical Association (2nd ed.). [Dartmouth, N.S.]: Dartmouth Historical Association. p. 382. ISBN 1-55109-374-X. OCLC 48398897.

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[UFMP-1] 1 2 "Halifax Regional Municipality Urban Forest Master Plan" (PDF). halifax.ca. Government of the Municipality of Halifax. Retrieved 14 July 2021.

[2] Chapman, Harry (2001). In the wake of the Alderney : Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, 1750-2000. Dartmouth Historical Association (2nd ed.). [Dartmouth, N.S.]: Dartmouth Historical Association. p. 382. ISBN 1-55109-374-X. OCLC 48398897.

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