North Preston

Preston & Cherrybrook is a community and planning area of the Halifax Regional Municipality in Nova Scotia, Canada. It includes the villages of Preston, East Preston, North Preston, and Cherry Brook. The area was settled by African Nova Scotians following the American Revolutionary War.

Preston is an area in central Nova Scotia, Canada in the Halifax Regional Municipality, located on Trunk 7. Preston includes the subdivisions of East Preston, North Preston, Lake Major, Cherry Brook and Loon Lake. The definition sometimes extends to include Lake Echo. The population in 2016 was 3,223. This is a decline from 2006, when Preston had a population of 3,536.

Nelson Lake Halifax is a lake of Halifax Regional Municipality, lying northeast of Dartmouth City in Nova Scotia, Canada.

The Black Cultural Centre for Nova Scotia is located in Cherry Brook, Nova Scotia, in the Halifax Regional Municipality. The centre is a museum and a library resource centre that focuses on the history and culture of African Nova Scotians. The organization of the Black Cultural Society was incorporated as a charitable organization in 1977 and the centre opened its doors in 1983, with a goal to educate and inspire and to protect, preserve and promote Black culture in Nova Scotia. The centre is located on Trunk 7 at 1149 Main Street. The centre holds many events on a weekly basis and is open to the public. The centre also has a permanent display about the former community of Africville.

Cherry Brook rural community located to the north of Trunk 7 between Lake Loon and Lake Major, and just a few kilometres east of Dartmouth, Nova Scotia. It has a significant African Nova Scotian population. Cherry Brook is a rural community with a few small farms. Most of the people work at trades in the Halifax Regional Municipality communities of Dartmouth and Halifax. The Baptist Church is the glue that keeps residents together. On Trunk 7 is located the Black Cultural Centre which contains meeting rooms and facilities to meet community needs for meetings and other events. It is a showplace for historical documents and other collections that tell the story of the early development of the Prestons and the many Black families who live in Black communities throughout Nova Scotia. In 1970 the community had an almost exclusively Black population of 700, though it is much smaller today.Cherry Brook is also the home of Canadian Idol season one runner up, Gary Beals.

Lake Loon is a suburban and rural community of the Halifax Regional Municipality in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia. It is named after a nearby lake. The community was created by the Halifax Regional Municipality by the Civic Address office in April 2011 taking a portion of the nearby community of Westphal.

Sunset Acres is a neighborhood of Westphal, Nova Scotia, Canada, in the Halifax Regional Municipality.

East Preston is an expansive rural Black Nova Scotian community located in eastern Halifax Regional Municipality, Nova Scotia, in Atlantic Canada. The population at the time of the 2016 census was 869.

Montague Gold Mines (located at 44°43'06"N, 63°30'48"W) is a rural community in the Halifax Regional Municipality of Nova Scotia, located on the Montague Road off of exit 14 of Highway 107 three kilometers from Dartmouth.

Porcupine Lake is located near the community of Aldersville, Lunenburg County, Nova Scotia, Canada.