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Wolfville
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Wolfville streetscape, spring 2006. The view shows the Al Whittle (Acadia) Theatre, a house of movies and live performances now operated by a non-profit cooperative.
Wolfville streetscape, spring 2006. The view shows the Al Whittle (Acadia) Theatre, a house of movies and live performances now operated by a non-profit cooperative.
Flag of Wolfville
Flag
Official seal of Wolfville
Seal
Coat of arms of Wolfville
Coat of arms
Wolfville is located in Nova Scotia
Wolfville
Wolfville
Location of Wolfville, Nova Scotia
Coordinates: 45°5′0″N 64°22′0″W / 45.08333°N 64.36667°W / 45.08333; -64.36667
Country  Canada
Province  Nova Scotia
County Kings
Settled 1755
Incorporated March 4, 1893
Government
 • Mayor Jeff Cantwell
 • MLA Keith Irving (L)
 • MP Scott Brison (L)
Area (2016)
 • Land 6.46 km2 (2.49 sq mi)
Highest elevation 92 m (302 ft)
Lowest elevation 0 m (0 ft)
Population (2016)
 • Total 4,195
 • Density 649.8/km2 (1,683/sq mi)
 • Change (2011–16) Decrease1.7%
Time zone AST (UTC-4)
 • Summer (DST) ADT (UTC-3)
Postal code B4P
Area code(s) 902
Telephone Exchange 542, 585, 697
Median Earnings* $36,979
NTS Map 021H01
GNBC Code CBROD
Website www.wolfville.ca
*Median household income, 2005

Wolfville is a Canadian town in the Annapolis Valley, Kings County, Nova Scotia, located about 100 kilometres (62 mi) northwest of the provincial capital, Halifax. The town is home to Acadia University, Landmark East School and the Acadia Cinema Cooperative, a non-profit organization that runs the local movie/performance house. It is a popular tourist destination for the scenery of the nearby Bay of Fundy and Gaspereau Valley, as well as for the many cultural attractions which are offered by the university and town. In the past few years, several Victorian houses in Wolfville have been converted to bed and breakfast establishments.

From ancient times the area of Wolfville was a hunting ground for many First Nations peoples including the Clovis, Laurentian, Bear River, and Shields Archaic groups. They were attracted by the salmon in the Gaspereau River and the agate stone at Cape Blomidon with which they could make stone tools. In around 700 AD, the first Mi'kmaq, related to the Algonquin and Ojibwe peoples, migrated into Nova Scotia and bumped the other tribes out. The Mi'kmaq were seasonal hunters, using dogs and webbed snowshoes to hunt deer, and using the various semi-precious stones (including jasper, quartz, and even amethyst) from the Blomidon area to make arrowheads.

After an initial effort in 1604 by Pierre Dugua, Sieur de Mons and his cartographer Samuel de Champlain to establish a colony at Saint Croix Island the colony was relocated to the Habitation at Port-Royal. The French and the Mi'kmaq quickly established a reciprocal relationship which continued to serve both peoples well until the mid Eighteenth-century. The French found the area to be rich in furs and fine fertile land. Reports sent to France by individuals such as Samuel de Champlain, Marc Lescarbot and Nicolas Denys proclaimed the rich bounty to be found in the Annapolis Valley area.


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