Onslow is a small, unincorporated, Canadian

Canada

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 rural community in central Colchester County

Colchester County, Nova Scotia

Colchester County is a county in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia.-History:The appellation Colchester was applied in 1780 to the district previously called "Cobequid," and was derived from the town of Colchester in Essex...

, Nova Scotia

Nova Scotia

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. The community is located along the north bank of the Salmon River

Salmon River (Nova Scotia)

The Salmon River is a Canadian river in central Nova Scotia's Colchester County.Rising in the Cobequid Hills in the central-northeastern part of the county, the river descends through a broad glacial valley at the head of Cobequid Bay, the eastern extremity of the Bay of Fundy...

, opposite the town of Truro

Truro, Nova Scotia

-Education:Truro has one high school, Cobequid Educational Centre. Post-secondary options include a campus of the Nova Scotia Community College, as well as the Nova Scotia Agricultural College in the neighboring town of Bible Hill.- Sports :...

 and is largely a farming area. It is situated in a region first settled by Europeans as Onslow Township (1761).

An important highway interchange is located in the community, where Highway 102

Nova Scotia Highway 102

Highway 102 is a north-south freeway in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia that runs from Halifax to Truro. It is the busiest highway in Atlantic Canada....

 terminates at Highway 104

Nova Scotia Highway 104

Highway 104 in Nova Scotia runs from the New Brunswick border near Amherst to St. Peter's. Except for the portion on Cape Breton Island between Port Hawkesbury and St. Peter's, it is part of the Trans-Canada Highway....

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Onslow is home to Central Colchester Junior High School, operated by the Chignecto-Central Regional School Board

Chignecto-Central Regional School Board

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. Onslow also contains a small corner store, a John Deere dealership and a volunteer fire department. The area is mostly farmland, but, people live here also and the community is expanding somewhat. In the fall and spring, migrating Canada Geese are attracted to the farmlands and corn

Maize

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 fields. Onslow is geographically situated in an area with high winds, making it an excellent location for wind turbines. Some farmers in the area have chosen to erect wind turbines to power their farm

Farm

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Nova Scotia Power

Nova Scotia Power

Nova Scotia Power Inc. is a power generating and delivery company in Nova Scotia. It is privately owned by Emera and regulated by the provincial government via the Nova Scotia Utility and Review Board .-History:...

 has a power distrution point in Onslow where it interconnects the Halifax Regional Municipality  with Cape Breton

Cape Breton Island

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, South Shore

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 and New Brunswick

New Brunswick

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 Power Transmission System

Electric power transmission

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