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Portland Estates is a suburban neighbourhood in Woodlawn, an area of eastern Dartmouth in the Halifax Regional Municipality, Nova Scotia. It reaches from Eisener Blvd. in the west, all the way to Portland Hills in the east, and is located to the south of Portland Street (Route 207).

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Portland Estates
Subdivision
Location within Nova Scotia
Coordinates: 44.665°N 63.515°W / 44.665; -63.515
Country	Canada
Province	Nova Scotia
Municipality	Halifax Regional Municipality
Community	Dartmouth
Community council	Harbour East - Marine Drive Community Council
District	3 - Dartmouth South - Eastern Passage
Area [1]
• Total	85 ha (210 acres)
Postal code	B2W
Area code	902

Geography

A relatively small neighbourhood, the size of Portland Estates is about 85 ha (210 acres).[2]

Transportation

Portland Estates is served by Metro Transit - Bus #57. One of the municipality's new bus rapid transit routes has a terminus in Portland Hills.

Shopping

Adjacent to Portland Estates

• Atlantic Superstore

Within a couple kilometres

• Woodlawn Shopping Centre
• Penhorn Plaza

Schools

• Elementary (grades primary to 6) - Portland Estates Elementary School
• Junior High (grades 7-9) -- Ellenvale Junior High School
• High Schools (grades 10-12)
  • English, with optional International Baccalaureate (IB) Diploma program - Prince Andrew High School
  • French Immersion - Dartmouth High School
  • French Immersion International Baccalaureate - Cole Harbour District High School

Postal Code

• B2W ...

History

• 1980's - Portland Estates opens
• 1997 - Tristan Shaw is born
• 2000 - Portland Estates Elementary School opens
• 2001-2008 - Portland Hills opens
• 2006-2008+ - Russell Lake and Russell Lake West opens

References

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