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Old Posted Mar 21, 2017, 9:35 PM
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The eastern end of NS is the land of unusual schemes like this. There are also plans for things like an LNG terminal (Goldboro) and container terminal. A while back there was a story about how a large Buddhist sect would locate there. I assume most plans like this have a low chance of success but the area is so sparsely populated that even one new employer with a few hundred jobs would make a big difference.

Guysborough is arguably a "naturally" poor part of NS. It is mostly rocky land and small fishing communities. It never really industrialized like the rest of the province, and it is far away from urban population centres. Western NS is similar. Guysborough had a small gold rush in the 19th century but that never turned into long-term development.

Guysborough only has about 2 people per square kilometre, while rural Kings County is around 30 per square kilometre.
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