Middle Musquodoboit, Nova Scotia

Amenities

There are numerous farms in the Middle Musquodoboit area. It, along with Upper Musquodoboit, are the major communities in the valley, being the two largest communities. Middle Musquodoboit has a bakery/restaurant called Reid's, which has operated in the town by its namesake family since the late 1800s and initially functioned as a general store for the community; a fire station, a police station, a natural resources station, and a post office. The annual Halifax County Exhibition is held the 3rd week of August in the community. There is a park along the Musquodoboit River 5 minutes outside Middle Musquodoboit, towards Upper Musquodoboit. Musquodoboit Valley Memorial Hospital (MVMH) is the only hospital in the Musquodoboit Valley. The facility is located on the opposite side of the Musquodoboit River. It is connected to Braeside Nursing Home, which is adjacent to the hospital.

Middle Musquodoboit boasts two schools: Musquodoboit Rural High School (MRHS) and Musquodoboit Valley Education Centre (MVEC).

MRHS is the only high school in the Musquodoboit Valley. It has two feeder schools, Musquodoboit Valley Education Centre and Upper Musquodoboit Consolidated School, located in Upper Musquodoboit. The school teaches grades seven through twelve. The school offers Intensive French. The school was constructed in 2008. As of 2017, there are 273 students enrolled in the school. Musquodoboit Valley Education Centre (MVEC) is a feeder school of MRHS. The school teaches grades primary through six. The school was constructed in 2001. As of 2017, there are 119 students enrolled in the school.

Transportation

Middle Musquodoboit is located at the junction of Route 357 with Route 224. The roads in the area are a mix of both paved and unpaved roads.

Climate

|Jan record high C = 16.5 |Feb record high C = 17.0 |Mar record high C = 28.0 |Apr record high C = 30.5 |May record high C = 33.3 |Jun record high C = 33.9 |Jul record high C = 34.5 |Aug record high C = 35.6 |Sep record high C = 33.0 |Oct record high C = 26.7 |Nov record high C = 23.5 |Dec record high C = 16.0 |year record high C = 35.6 |Jan record low C = -34.0 |Feb record low C = -33.0 |Mar record low C = -31.0 |Apr record low C = -15.0 |May record low C = -7.8 |Jun record low C = -3.0 |Jul record low C = 1.1 |Aug record low C = -1.5 |Sep record low C = -4.5 |Oct record low C = -10.6 |Nov record low C = -21.0 |Dec record low C = -34.0 |year record low C = -34.0 | access-date = 12 May 2015}}{{cite web | access-date = 3 October 2016}}{{cite web | access-date = 3 October 2016}}{{cite web | access-date = 3 October 2016}}

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References

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