Portland Estates, Nova Scotia
Subdivision in Nova Scotia, Canada
44°39′54″N 63°30′54″W / 44.665°N 63.515°W / 44.665; -63.515[1]
B2W
Portland Estates is a suburban neighbourhood in Woodlawn, an area of eastern Dartmouth in the Halifax Regional Municipality, Nova Scotia. It reaches from Eisener Blvd. in the west, all the way to Portland Hills in the east, and is located to the south of Portland Street (Route 207).
Geography
A relatively small neighbourhood, the size of Portland Estates is about 85 ha (210 acres).[2]
Transportation
Portland Estates is served by Metro Transit - Bus #57. One of the municipality's new bus rapid transit routes has a terminus in Portland Hills.
Shopping
Adjacent to Portland Estates
- Real Atlantic Superstore
Within a couple kilometres
- Woodlawn Shopping Centre
- Penhorn Plaza
Schools
- Elementary (grades primary to 6) - Portland Estates Elementary School
- Junior High (grades 7-9) -- Ellenvale Junior High School
- High Schools (grades 10-12)
- English, with optional International Baccalaureate (IB) Diploma program - Woodlawn High School
- French Immersion - Dartmouth High School
- French Immersion International Baccalaureate - Cole Harbour District High School
Postal Code
- B2W ...
History
- 1980's - Portland Estates opens
- 2000 - Portland Estates Elementary School opens
- 2001-2008 - Portland Hills opens
- 2006-2008+ - Russell Lake and Russell Lake West opens
References
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Neighbourhoods of Dartmouth, Nova Scotia
- Albro Lake
- Bell Ayr Park
- Brightwood
- Burnside
- Commodore Park
- Crichton Park
- Crystal Heights
- Downtown Dartmouth
- Ellenvale
- Grahams Corner
- Greenough Settlement
- Harbourview
- Highfield Park
- Imperoyal
- Manor Park
- Nantucket
- Port Wallace
- Portland Estates
- Portland Hills
- Shannon Park
- Southdale
- Tam O'Shanter Ridge
- Tufts Cove
- Wallis Heights
- Westphal
- Woodlawn
- Woodside