Lake Echo, Nova Scotia

Lake Echo
Lake Echo Location within Nova Scotia
Coordinates: 44°44′24.37″N 63°23′9.25″W / 44.7401028°N 63.3859028°W / 44.7401028; -63.3859028
Country	Canada
Province	Nova Scotia
Municipality	Halifax Regional Municipality
District	3
Government
• Type	Regional Council
• Governing Council	Halifax Regional Council
• Community Council	Marine Drive Valley & Canal
Area [1]
• City	8.84 km2 (3.41 sq mi)
• Urban	4.76 km2 (1.84 sq mi)
Highest elevation	130 m (430 ft)
Lowest elevation	12 m (39 ft)
Population  (2021)[1]
• City	2,365
• Density	496.5/km2 (1,286/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC-4 (AST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-3 (ADT)
Canadian Postal code	B3Z
Area code	902
Telephone Exchange	829
Part of a series about Places in Nova Scotia

Lake Echo (2021 population: 2,365) is an unincorporated suburban community located in Nova Scotia, Canada that is part of the Halifax Regional Municipality; approximately 15 kilometres east of Dartmouth.

The area is mostly residential, with several subdivisions built in the 60's by Faber Construction LTD as well as in the 1980s and 1990s.

2008 fire

On June 13, 2008 a forest fire broke out near Porters Lake, destroying two houses, damaging several others and burning six thousand acres of forest in total. The fire was believed to be caused by a camp fire and the Royal Canadian Mounted Police laid no charges however it was determined that residue from Hurricane Juan fuelled the fire. The fire was the largest in an urban area fought in Nova Scotia and the largest fire in 30 years.^{[citation needed]}

Gallery

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  The sun rises above a frozen Lake Echo in 2007
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  Winter sun setting across frozen Lake Echo in 2007
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  Lake Echo, slightly frozen in December 2008
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  Lake Echo, December 2008
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  Lake Echo trailer park signs

References

External links

• Nova Scotia DOT Webcam
• Orenda Canoe Club
• Lake Echo & District Fire Department
• HRM Youth Lake Echo
• 2008 Fire
• Nova Scotia Government News release