List of City Nicknames in Canada - Cities By Province - Nova Scotia

Nova Scotia

• Amherst
  • "Busy Amherst", named from the arrival of the Intercolonial Railway creating an economic boom lasting through World War I opening numerous foundries, factories and mills

• Antigonish
  • "The 'Nish"

• Canso
  • "Oldest Fishing Port on Mainland North America"

• Dartmouth
  • "City of Lakes", boasting 23 lakes
  • "Darkside"

• Digby
  • "The Scallop Capital of The World"

• Halifax
  • "HRM", the often locally used abbreviation of the Halifax Regional Municipality
  • "City of Trees" due to the fact Halifax has lots of trees

• Sackville
  • "SackVegas" Because of all the fast food restaurants, bars, car dealerships and strip malls

• Kentville
  • "The Devil's Half Acre", after developing a reputation for rowdy drinking and horseraces in the early 19th century

• Liverpool
  • "Port of the Privateers"

• Oxford
  • "Wild Blueberry Capital of Canada"

• Pictou
  • "Birthplace of New Scotland"

• Port Hawkesbury
  • "Cape Breton's Front Porch"

• Shelburne
  • "Where Canada's History Comes Alive"

• St. Peter's
  • "Gateway to the Bras d'Or"

• Stewiacke
  • "Halfway between the North Pole and the Equator"

• Sydney
  • "The Steel City", a reference to the former City of Sydney's history as a mining city
  • "Baile Shidni", a Gaelic term for the City of Sydney
  • "CBRM", the often locally used abbreviation of Cape Breton Regional Municipality
  • "Community of Communities", a nickname for the Cape Breton Regional Municipality

• Truro
  • "Hub of Nova Scotia"
  • "Armpit of Nova Scotia"

• Westville
  • "The Gateway to Northern Nova Scotia"

• Wolfville
  • "First Fair Trade Town"
  • "Mud Creek", a previous name for Wolfville
  • "Horton", a previous name for Wolfville

• Yarmouth
  • "Y-Town"