page_title: New Germany, Nova Scotia
section_title: Present day
hierarchical_section_title: New Germany, Nova Scotia / Present day
caption_attribution_description: English: A Christmas trees farm near New Germany, Nova Scotia.
context_page_description: New Germany is a community in Lunenburg County, Nova Scotia, Canada. It is located on the LaHave River, which splits the town into two halves which are connected by an early-20th century steel bridge and a new modern 2 lane bridge built in 2015. A main service centre on Trunk 10, New Germany is 25 kilometres north of Bridgewater on the south shore and 64 kilometres south of Middleton in the Annapolis Valley. It has a population of 447 as of the 2011 census.
context_section_description: Local employment hinges on natural resources such as farming, blueberries, maple syrup, forestry and Christmas trees which are shipped over North America.  Rosedale Home for Special Care (nursing home) also employs people from the area. Many workers are employed in the nearby town of Bridgewater, with the Michelin tyre plant in the industrial park employing numerous people from the area.  Current conditions in the forestry industry have led to many small operators leaving the business and journeying to Alberta. As well, the Christmas tree industry has been hit by the rising value of the Canadian dollar, which impacts revenues from the United States market.
  Though a combination of factors including outmigration and the expansion of Bridgewater as a shopping destination have led to New Germany becoming predominantly a retirement community, there are plans to make the community vibrant once again for people of all ages.  Due to lack of environmental development, very little has been done to progress the state of this fair village. Citizens have united to bring changes to the community. The group began holding farmer's markets at the small Lions Club Park in the fall of 2007.
  New Germany is home to a community-built medical centre, liquor store, New Germany Elementary School, New Germany Rural High School, bank, convenience store, Post Office, several churches, aerodrome on New Germany Lake, Shoppers Drug Mart, Village Glassworks, Irving Oil gas station, New Germany Small Engine Repair, and restaurants such as Charlie's Pizza and Burger, and 2 Papa's Pizza & Donairs. It has a fairly large fire department, which covers an extensive district, as well as an RCMP outpost which is housed in the same building as the fire department.
caption: A Christmas tree farm near New Germany, Nova Scotia.
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