Trenton makes top 10 places to live in Canada
The mayor, council and citizens of Trenton might know how great it is to live in their town, but they aren’t the only ones.
Moving Waldo, a Montreal-based software company that provides technological solutions to moving, listed Trenton as No. 3 for their top 10 Best Places to Live in Canada, 2022.
The company highlights Trenton’s proximity to amenities, Trenton Park, its relatively low housing cost and its low crime rate.
“Trenton Park is considered one of Nova Scotia’s best parks. You won’t be disappointed with its 6.5 km of walking and hiking trails and its 565 acres of century-old trees,” the article states.
Mayor Donald Hussher says he was very pleased when he saw Moving Waldo’s article.
“We are a very welcoming and friendly community and we do our best with our infrastructure and keeping citizens happy. It is a very good place to live,” says Hussher.
Echoing the article’s sentiments, he says Trenton is well located in Pictou County, close to retail, recreation, hospital, beaches and Trenton Park, which has activities going on all year round.
“The cost of living in this area is fairly good compared to the rest of Nova Scotia and the rest of Canada.”
Once an industrial powerhouse, Hussher says now Trenton is a more quiet town, great for raising a family or retirement.
Fun Facts about Trenton (From the town of Trenton website and NovaScotia.com):
• Trenton was known as Smelt Brook to its earliest inhabitants.
• The Town of Trenton was incorporated on March 11, 1911.
• Trenton’s manufacturing roots began in 1789 when Captain George Lowden started shipbuilding in the Narrows (the present site of Nova Scotia Power Trenton Generating Station).
• There were three glasshouses in Trenton between 1881-1915: The Nova Scotia Glass Company, Lamont Glass Company and Humphreys Glass Company. Trenton is the only town in Nova Scotia where glass was manufactured at that time.
• Trenton gained its name in 1882 after prominent citizen Harvey Graham visited Trenton, New Jersey, and suggested it.
• Trenton Park visitors can fish trout from the three man-made ponds.