Fox Harbour Airport
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Fox Harbour Airport is a privately owned airport located 1.5 NM 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 the Tim Hortons
children's camps and also owned by Ron Joyce, was closed.
Fox Harbour, Nova Scotia
Fox Harbour is a Canadian rural community in Cumberland County, Nova Scotia, situated on a peninsula extending into the Northumberland Strait.It reportedly received its name from a Captain Fox who stayed there at a point the Seven Years' War....
, 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...
, Canada
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...
on the shore of Northumberland Strait
Northumberland Strait
The Northumberland Strait is a strait in the southern part of the Gulf of Saint Lawrence in eastern Canada...
.
It was built as part of the Fox Harb'r Resort, owned by 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:...
. After completion of the airport, the nearby Tatamagouche Airport
Tatamagouche Airport
Tatamgouche Airport is an abandoned airport that was located northwest of Tatamagouche, Nova Scotia, Canada.The airstrip was owned and operated by the local Tim Hortons Children's Camp, the second camp built by the Tim Hortons Children's Foundation...
, located adjacent to one of the Tim Hortons
Tim Hortons
Tim Hortons Inc. is a Canadian fast casual restaurant known for its coffee and doughnuts. It is also Canada's largest fast food service with over 3000 stores nationwide. It was founded in 1964 in Hamilton, Ontario, by Canadian hockey player Tim Horton and Jim Charade, after an initial venture in...
children's camps and also owned by Ron Joyce, was closed.