Town of Stellarton

POPULATION: 4,200

TOWN OF STELLARTON

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Head to the Stellarton water tower, accessible through the Pioneer Coal Track Facility at 453 Foster Ave., home to Pictou County Athletics Stellarton has a rich history with the exploration and operations of coal mining and the railroad. It is home to the founding and current headquarters of the Sobeys national grocery chain, and features many recreational facilities and parks. DID YOU KNOW? Stellarton is known as the birthplace of the railway in Canada. Stellarton has a bustling downtown with everything you need within blocks of each other: a curling club, restaurants, pharmacies, banks, other services, a virtual reality experience, a library, an ice cream shop, a grocery store and much, much more. Located next to the fire hall, the Sobeys Pavilion at Town Square is a gathering place for community events, and in the summer is the perfect place to cool off with a splash pad. Nearby, you’ll find the Nova Scotia Community College’s (NSCC) Pictou Campus, the Staghorn Shooting Club, seven ball fields, and the William M. Sobey Indoor Sports Complex, which offers indoor sports programming for soccer, baseball, tennis, walking, family fun nights, and a squash court. Located outside the complex are several sports fields and a fenced off-leash dog park. TIP FROM THE LOCALS: Sledding at the Albion ball field is a favourite activity in winter. There are many new and long-standing businesses and services in Stellarton, such as Sobeys Inc., WearWell Garments, Zenabis,

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Nova Scotia Spirit Co., Backstage Brewing Co., and the famous, Sam’s Pizza where you can enjoy the local delicacy of brown sauce pizza. GET READY FOR HOMECOMING

Stellarton Homecoming is a fun annual event with socials, BBQs, sporting events, tea with the Mayor, street parties and dances, pancake breakfast, church celebrations, a children’s costume parade and more. (Yes, there’s MORE). DID YOU KNOW? Stellarton Town Council offers live streaming of their meetings on their YouTube Channel.

SOBEYS

Sobeys began right here in Stellarton in 1907 with J.W. Sobey delivering meat with a horse drawn carriage. Today, they’ve grown to 1,500 stores in all 10 provinces under retail banners that include Sobeys, Safeway, IGA, Foodland, FreshCo, Thrifty Foods and Lawtons Drugs, as well as more than 350 retail fuel locations, employing more than 127,000 people country-wide.