Fox Harbour is a Canadian

Canada

Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...

 rural community in Cumberland County

Cumberland County, Nova Scotia

Cumberland County is a county in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia.-History:The name Cumberland was applied by Lieutenant-Colonel Robert Monckton to the captured Fort Beauséjour on June 18, 1755 in honour of the third son of King George II, William Augustus, Duke of Cumberland, victor at...

, Nova Scotia

Nova Scotia

Nova Scotia is one of Canada's three Maritime provinces and is the most populous province in Atlantic Canada. The name of the province is Latin for "New Scotland," but "Nova Scotia" is the recognized, English-language name of the province. The provincial capital is Halifax. Nova Scotia is the...

, situated on a peninsula extending into the Northumberland Strait

Northumberland Strait

The Northumberland Strait is a strait in the southern part of the Gulf of Saint Lawrence in eastern Canada...

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It reportedly received its name from a Captain Fox who stayed there at a point the Seven Years' War

Seven Years' War

The Seven Years' War was a global military war between 1756 and 1763, involving most of the great powers of the time and affecting Europe, North America, Central America, the West African coast, India, and the Philippines...

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The community's primary industries are agriculture, fishing and tourism. Fox Harbour is located on a harbour of the same name; the community of Lower Gulf Shore

Gulf Shore, Nova Scotia

Gulf Shore is a community in Cumberland County, Nova Scotia, Canada.The Gulf Shore is home to many cottages due to its warm water beaches and lovely view of Prince Edward Island ....

 is to the west and Wallace

Wallace, Nova Scotia

Wallace is a Canadian rural community in Cumberland County, Nova Scotia.Originally called Remsheg, meaning "the place between" in the Mi'kmaq language. The homes of the Acadians who lived in the village were burned as part of the Bay of Fundy Campaign during the French and Indian War...

 is to the south.

Homes are primarily situated around the harbour with a focal point being the picturesque St. Andrew's United Church, part of the Three Harbours Pastoral Charge of the United Church of Canada

United Church of Canada

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Fox Harb'r Resort

During the late 1990s, the entrepreneur Ron Joyce

Ron Joyce

Ronald Vaughan "Ron" Joyce, CM is a Canadian billionaire businessman. He co-founded the Tim Hortons doughnut chain as Tim Horton's partner and first franchisee.-Early life and career:...

 developed an exclusive luxury resort and gated community

Gated community

In its modern form, a gated community is a form of residential community or housing estate containing strictly-controlled entrances for pedestrians, bicycles, and automobiles, and often characterized by a closed perimeter of walls and fences. Gated communities usually consist of small residential...

 situated around Cape Cliff on the north side of the peninsula between the community and the Northumberland Strait. Named Fox Harb'r Resort, the facility includes condominiums, marina, championship golf course, restaurant and spa. It is served by Fox Harbour Airport

Fox Harbour Airport

Fox Harbour Airport is a privately owned airport located north of Fox Harbour, Nova Scotia, Canada on the shore of Northumberland Strait.It was built as part of the Fox Harb'r Resort, owned by Ron Joyce. After completion of the airport, the nearby Tatamagouche Airport, located adjacent to one of...

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External links

• Fox Harb'r Resort - official website
• Google map view of Fox Harb'r resort with Fox Harbour located to the south

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