Wikipedia:WikiProject Nova Scotia

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Welcome to WikiProject Nova Scotia, part of WikiProject Canada. This project is a collaboration resource and group dedicated to improving Wikipedia's coverage of Nova Scotia and the organization of information and articles about the province. This page and its subpages contain a variety of suggestions and resources related to developing Nova Scotian articles.

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Recognized content

This is a list of recognized content, updated weekly by JL-Bot (talk · contribs) (typically on Saturdays). There is no need to edit the list yourself. If an article is missing from the list, make sure it is tagged or categorized (e.g. Category:WikiProject Nova Scotia articles) correctly and wait for the next update. See WP:RECOG for configuration options.

Featured articles

Bobcat • Margaret Sibella Brown • Halifax Explosion • Benjamin Jackson (sailor) • Angus L. Macdonald • Melville Island (Nova Scotia)

Featured lists

List of premiers of Nova Scotia • List of municipalities in Nova Scotia

Good articles

Atlantic Insight • Morgan Barron • Battle of Bloody Creek (1711) • Battle of Fort Cumberland (1776) • Ellie Black • Sidney Crosby • Dalhousie University • East River Bridge (Sheet Harbour) • Colten Ellis • Charles Bruce Fergusson • Freak Lunchbox • Halifax Central Library • Joy Laking • The Lighthouse (2019 film) • Mace of Nova Scotia • Al MacInnis • Made in Canada (TV series) • Brad Marchand • Francis Nicholson • No. 3 Squadron RCAF • Flag of Nova Scotia • Order of Nova Scotia • Siege of Port Royal (1707) • Siege of Port Royal (1710) • Raid on Grand Pré • The Republic of Nothing • Sable Island horse • Sheet Harbour, Nova Scotia • Swissair Flight 111 • Kaleigh Trace • Portia White • Sebastian Zouberbuhler

Did you know? articles

Bernard-Anselme d'Abbadie de Saint-Castin • Action of 21 July 1781 • Mather Byles Almon • Hector d'Andigné de Grandfontaine • Antoinette (barque) • Thomas Dickson Archibald • Thomas Dickson Archibald (judge) • Atlantic Marine Ecozone • Peter Aucoin • SS Avondale Park • Joseph Barss (ice hockey) • Bear River First Nation • Bear River (Nova Scotia) • John L. Beckwith • Nora Bernard • Frederick E. Betts • Hiram Blanchard • Margaret Sibella Brown • Cape Breton coal strike of 1981 • Lillian Chase • Chester Yacht Club • The Clarion (Canadian newspaper) • Peter Coade • Crissi Cochrane • Owen Crowe • Deadman's Island (Nova Scotia) • Thomas Dixson • Hanson Dowell • Sheree Fitch • Tom Forrestall • Fox Harb'r Golf Resort & Spa • Ghost Ship of Northumberland Strait • Richard Gibbons (jurist) • Robert Grant Haliburton • Halifax Central Library • Carrie Jenkins Harris (Canadian novelist) • Julia Archibald Holmes • Benjamin Jackson (sailor) • Don Johnson (sports executive) • Fabian Joseph • Helen Kendall • Joy Laking • William Dawson Lawrence • Clement Ligoure • List of universities in Nova Scotia • List of waterfalls in Canada • Literature of Nova Scotia • Noni MacDonald • Bruce MacKinnon • Charles Macdonald (professor) • Linden MacIntyre • Nathan MacKinnon • Made in Canada (TV series) • David Manners • Marc Guylaine • Melville Island (Nova Scotia) • Mi'kmaw hieroglyphs • Marijke Nel • Francis Nicholson • North Preston's Finest • Nova Scotia Duck Tolling Retriever • Flag of Nova Scotia • Jean Pettrequin • Regional tartans of Canada • The Republic of Nothing • George W. Rice (photographer) • Gitz Rice • Evelyn M. Richardson • John Risley • Charles Budd Robinson • Perry F. Rockwood • Walter D'Arcy Ryan • Blaine Sexton • Max Weil • Portia White • Windsor Pumpkin Regatta • Sebastian Zouberbuhler

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Good article reassessments

12 Mar 2026 – Dalhousie University (talk · edit · hist) was nominated for GA reassessment by Z1720 (t · c); see discussion

Requested moves

20 Mar 2026 – John W. Morgan (talk · edit · hist) is requested to be moved to John W. Morgan (lawyer) by 1234qwer1234qwer4 (t · c); see discussion

Articles for creation

23 Mar 2026 – Draft:Hatchet Lake (Halifax Regional Municipality) (talk · edit · hist) has been submitted for AfC by Beanbeans424 (t · c)
13 Feb 2026 – Draft:Dartmouth Subdivision (talk · edit · hist) has been submitted for AfC by Amprex (t · c)
13 Feb 2026 – Draft:Bedford Subdivision (talk · edit · hist) has been submitted for AfC by Amprex (t · c)
13 Feb 2026 – Draft:Springhill Subdivision (talk · edit · hist) has been submitted for AfC by 45dogs (t · c)

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Open tasks

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Structure

More information Nova Scotia articles by quality and importance, Quality ...

Nova Scotia articles by quality and importance
Quality	Importance
Quality	Top	High	Mid	Low	NA	???	Total
FA		2	1	3			6
FL		1		1			2
GA	1	3	7	21			32
B	3	21	33	78			135
C	5	33	112	416		4	570
Start	3	35	162	2,424		36	2,660
Stub		3	58	3,883		42	3,986
List	1	15	34	122	22	1	195
Category					1,722		1,722
Disambig					73		73
File					35		35
Portal					7		7
Project					16		16
Redirect			1		921		922
Template					307		307
Other					11		11
Assessed	13	113	408	6,948	3,114	83	10,679
Unassessed				2			2
Total	13	113	408	6,950	3,114	83	10,681
WikiWork factors (?)		ω = 39,965			Ω = 5.41

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Navigation structure

Top-level Nova Scotia navigation pages include:

Nova Scotia (includes infobox and navigation boxes)
Outline of Nova Scotia

Templates

Infoboxes

All settlements in Nova Scotia should use {{Infobox Settlement}}. This infobox provides a consistent look between the various types of settlements in Nova Scotia like Halifax and Enfield and to settlements in the other parts of Canada like Saskatoon, Montreal, St. John's, and Edmonton. The default "settlement_type" is city, but it can be changed to reflect any type of settlement, like counties, towns, villages, etc. {{Infobox Settlement}} also has a super imposable dot map feature that allows a map to be used with any settlement in Nova Scotia.

Navigation boxes

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{{Nova_Scotia}}
{{Nova_Scotia_politics}}
{{Subdivisions of Nova Scotia}}

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Stubs

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This Nova Scotia–related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by adding missing information.

This Nova Scotia location article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by adding missing information.

This Halifax County, Nova Scotia location article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by adding missing information.

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Adjacent communities

The template {{Geographic Location (8-way)}} should be added to each community for easier navigation.

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{{Geographic Location (8-way)}}

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Resources

Books

Bibliography of Nova Scotia – On-wiki list of works about Nova Scotia
Documents of Nova Scotia on Wikimedia Commons, includes old books and more
Place-Names of the Province of Nova Scotia (1922) – Wikisource transcription

Geography

Local news

Guysborough Journal – news for Guysborough County
Halifax Examiner – investigative journalism
The Laker News – news for East Hants Municipality
Le Courrier de la Nouvelle-Écosse – French-language newspaper from Saulnierville
YourSouthShore.ca – launched in 2026 by Acadia Broadcasting

Other

NS Open Data Portal
Tools for Archivists – via Council of Nova Scotia Archives
Members of the NS Legislative Assembly Biographies

Preformatted references

Place-Names and Places of Nova Scotia (1967)

<ref name="names">{{cite book|last1=Fergusson|first1=C. Bruce|author-link1=Charles Bruce Fergusson|title=Place-Names and Places of Nova Scotia|date=1967|publisher=[[Public Archives of Nova Scotia]]|location=Halifax, N.S.|page=♦♦♦|url=https://archives.novascotia.ca/places/page/?ID=♦♦♦|accessdate=7 April 2026}}</ref>

See also: Template:Cite NSplaces

Canadian Geographical Names Data Base

<ref name=cnbg>{{cite cgndb|id=*****|name=???????|accessdate=7 April 2026}}</ref>

Canadian Register of Historic Places

<ref name=chrp>{{CRHP|ID|name|7 April 2026}}</ref>