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Pictou

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Pictou (pĭk`t, pĭkt`), town (1991 pop. 4,134), N N.S., Canada, on Pictou Harbour, an inlet of Northumberland Strait. It is a lobster-fishing port and the terminal of a ferry to Prince Edward Island. It has lumbering and canning industries, and there are coal mines in the area. Pictou was settled (1763) by a group of colonists from Philadelphia and later received many settlers from the Scottish Highlands.


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A twinning with local militia units such as occurred in the Second World War when the NNS Highrs was composed of companies from the Pictou Highrs, the NNS Highrs, the Cape Breton Highlanders (CBH) and the PEI Highrs, allowed community spirit to be fostered at the Company level and local reinforcements when possible.
Time again for local infantry regiments? by Williams, Robert / The Canadian Army Journal
K-C), Dallas, Texas, USA, announced it is evaluating a potential tax-free spin-off of the company's Neenah Paper and Technical Paper businesses with its pulp and Canadian timber assets in Pictou, Nova Scotia, and Terrace Bay, Ontario.
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new case managers for youth and adult community programs in Cumberland and Pictou counties;
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