Neil's Harbour, Nova Scotia

Neil's Harbour
Unincorporated
The Neil's Harbour Lighthouse
Country	Canada
Province	Nova Scotia
Municipality	Victoria County
Time zone	UTC−4 (AST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−3 (ADT)
Canadian Postal Code	B0C 1N0
Area code	902
Telephone Exchange	336
NTS Map	011K16
GNBC Code	CBBFE

Neil's Harbour is a small fishing village in northern Cape Breton Island, in Victoria County, Nova Scotia, Canada. It is located between Ingonish and Dingwall, just south of the Cape Breton Highlands National Park.

History

Artifacts in the area indicate that Neil’s Harbour may have been originally settled by the French. Neil's Harbour is named after a man by the name of Neil McLennan. The first school in Neil’s Harbour was constructed in 1878.

Points of interest

Gas station and lobster traps.

• Neil's Harbour Beach
• Buchanan Memorial Hospital
• The Sea Breeze Restaurant
• The Chowder House

Demographics

Victoria Co-Op Fisheries Ltd., Neil's Harbour's largest employer.

Although the population is unknown, an estimate is between 200 and 404.

The town has one operating church which is Anglican, and one non-operational church which was Presbyterian.

There are a few cottages/summer homes in Neil's Harbour, but mostly there are local residents who work in the Lobster/Crab and Fishing Industry

Education

• Cabot Junior/Senior High School lies on the west side of the village on the Cabot Trail.