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District of Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
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Bedford is a community of 24,000 people (2011) in Halifax Region, Nova Scotia.
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The oldest standing building in Bedford and second-oldest in the Halifax Region. The house was built around 1770 next to Fort Sackville by merchant Joseph Scott on land once owned by his brother, British Army captain George Scott.
There is a popular walkway along much of the Bedford Basin waterfront that begins at DeWolf park, and continues as the Bedford-Sackville Connector Greenway, a crushed gravel covered trail that meanders along the Sackville River.
Annually at the end of June and beginning of July. Most events take place at DeWolf Park. There is an opening celebration, Rubber Duck Dash, free pancake breakfast, dog show, Scott Manor House Tea Party, kids' Extravaganza, kids' triathlon, movies in the park, and a Canada Day celebration.
A local institution since about 1940.
Turkish restaurant.
Pints and sample beer flights available in the tap room.
Rooms feature two double beds or one queen bed. Free wireless internet. Coin laundry on site.
Microwave and refrigerator in room. Pets allowed.
It has a Giant Tiger and an Atlantic Superstore.
Bedford is on the northwestern end of Bedford Basin, an extension of the Halifax Harbour, which ends just before Nova Scotia Highway 102 and the Bedford Bypass, next to Lower Sackville.
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