Bridgewater, Nova Scotia: Our town

Treehouse Village Ecohousing is located in the Town of Bridgewater (population 9,472 in 2023) on the South Shore of Nova Scotia — Canada’s ocean playground. Just an hour’s drive from Halifax, Bridgewater is a great place to live, work, raise a family, and age with dignity.

Bridgewater is a progressive town with a reputation for innovation in environmental sustainability, including initiatives such as Energize Bridgewater, which is accelerating the transition to a clean energy economy. In January 2025, Energize Bridgewater won a national 2024 Sustainable Communities Award in the category of “climate change mitigation”. Read more in our blog post, Bridgewater wins sustainability award.

In November 2021, the Town of Bridgewater was given a shout-out as a leader in sustainability and a model for small communities at COP26, the 26th United Nations Climate Change Conference of the Parties. Read more in our blog post, A big deal about a small town.

And in May 2019, Bridgewater won the $5 million Smart Cities Award for its plan to reduce energy poverty. The town’s Municipal Planning Strategy includes many sustainability policies, including Smart Growth principles and mixed-use neighbourhoods. Bridgewater also supports well-developed municipal services, such as public transit.