: 1,906)[1] is a rural community in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia, located in Colchester County.
[2] Alton was the location of a proposed natural gas storage facility from salt caverns.
[3][4][5] The project was abandoned in 2021 following from longstanding opposition from Mi'kmaq water protectors of Sipekne'katik, residents living near the cavern site and environmental groups.
[6] The Canadian National Railway line between Truro, Nova Scotia, and Halifax, Nova Scotia, passes through Alton.
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