Lakeview is a small community located approximately 20 minutes outside of Halifax

City of Halifax

Halifax is a city in Canada, which was the capital of the province of Nova Scotia and shire town of Halifax County. It was the largest city in Atlantic Canada until it was amalgamated into Halifax Regional Municipality in 1996...

 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...

. It consists of one street (off the Cobequid Rd.) plus a small subdivision.

While Lakeview is mainly residential

Residential area

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, several organization

Organization

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s are located on the street. These include Teak Tree Enterprises and Halifax Regional Search and Rescue.

The community's small playground

Playground

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, park

Park

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 and beach

Beach

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 are staffed by locals.

Surrounding Lakeview are the communities of Fall River

Fall River, Nova Scotia

Fall River is a Canadian suburban community in Nova Scotia's Halifax Regional Municipality.It is located north of the Bedford Basin, northwest of Bedford, east of Lower Sackville and north and west of Waverley....

, Waverley

Waverley, Nova Scotia

Waverley is a community of the Halifax Regional Municipality, Nova Scotia, Canada. It is located about 20 minutes from Downtown Halifax, Nova Scotia. It has a rich history in gold mining.-History:...

, Lower Sackville

Lower Sackville, Nova Scotia

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 and Windsor Junction

Windsor Junction, Nova Scotia

Windsor Junction is a Canadian suburban community in Nova Scotia's Halifax Regional Municipality. It is located 15.6 km north west of the HRM urban core, 3 km north of the Bedford Basin near the communities of Waverley, Fall River and Lower Sackville.-Railway history:The name of the...

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