Government of Nova Scotia

The Nova Scotia Automated Surface Water Quality Monitoring Network was established in 2002 to assess water quality in surface waters across the province at five stations (and one discontinued station, St Mary's River).  The results are used to help manage water resources, determine baseline water...

[ARCHIVED] This dataset has been superseded by Access Centres Office Locations & Hours (https://data.novascotia.ca/Public-Service/Access-Centres-Office-Locations-Hours/f35v-t3mg). Listing of provincial Land Registry office locations and hours of operations

[ARCHIVED] Information collected through the reservation system for the general public to reserve camping sites in the Nova Scotia Provincial Parks for 2013

An extract from the departments Wildlife Resources System (WRS) bear hunting and snaring effort reports.

One of the action items of the Sustainable Transportation Strategy, was to develop a grant program focused on providing funds to communities for sustainable transportation related projects. The grant program, Nova Scotia Moves was launched in 2012/2013 and went on for 2 fiscal years after that....

Hourly ambient fine particulate matter (PM2.5) data in micrograms per cubic metre from provincial ambient air quality monitoring stations across Nova Scotia up to the end of 2007.

Provides information on funding received by individual students to date, since the program’s inception in 2005. Dataset contains the year, student name, amount of scholarship funding received, the type of scholarship (NSCC, University), and the status (new applicant vs. renewal)

*Please note that this data is now outdated, as climate modeling methods have improved since CMIP3. Users seeking updated climate projections for Nova Scotia can find this data at: https://data.novascotia.ca/Nature-and-Environment/NS-Climate-Change-Projections-CMIP5-/r7d9-j7wx Climate data for...

An extract from the departments Wildlife Resources System (WRS) bear hunting and snaring harvest data.

Tonnages landfilled (residential, ICI (industrial commercial, institutional) C&D construction demolition), in totals and per capita (383kg/person for NS for 2014/1%)

Per capita and per service unit costs for providing curbside collection.

Shubenacadie Wildlife Park's Wetland Centre Visitation Numbers

Indicates frequency of collection (1= once per year, 52 = weekly) for wastes generated by residents. Also includes number of residences/businesses that are serviced.

Hourly ambient fine particulate matter (PM2.5) data in micrograms per cubic metre from provincial ambient air quality monitoring stations across Nova Scotia up to the end of 2008.

The Nova Scotia Department of Natural Resources and Renewables is committed to supporting locally driven projects that create long-lasting greenhouse gas (GHG) reductions in addition to helping communities develop and advance innovative solutions in the building efficiency, clean electricity, and...

Nova Scotia is a national leader in reducing greenhouse gas emissions, and the province remains committed to fighting climate change. Solar electricity provides clean and affordable renewable electricity. The SolarHomes Program began in 2018 and provides a rebate to Nova Scotian homeowners who...

A survey of Nova Scotians' opinions on climate change and carbon pricing.

Shubenacadie Wildlife Park's Wetland Centre Education Programs Attendance displaying the total number of adults and childred that attended education programming per year.

Oceanographic data from sensor strings deployed in Halifax County as part of the Centre for Marine Applied Research's (CMAR) Coastal Monitoring Program.

Oceanographic data from sensor strings deployed in Victoria County as part of the Centre for Marine Applied Research's (CMAR) Coastal Monitoring Program.