Urban and Community Development in Atlantic Canada, 1867-1991

This study is the first systematic and comparative overview of community development in the provinces of Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island, Newfoundland, and Labrador. From the impact of the Michelin tire plant on Bridgewater, Nova Scotia to tables comparing population changes in urban and rural areas, this volume documents every major demographic, economic, and political event that has transformed this region over the past 125 years.