What is "debert"

Debert (2006 pop: 1,471) is an unincorporated farming community in Nova Scotia, Canada. Located in the central-western part of Colchester County, it is approximately west of Truro.

The community has two churches ( United Baptist Church and United Church of Canada), a community centre, two vehicle repair garages, two convenience stores, and a volunteer fire department.

Debert is situated near coal and iron ore deposits that were mined in the 19th and early 20th centuries. Debert became a station stop on the Halifax- Montreal mainline of the Intercolonial Railway of Canada in the 1870s. This railway line continues to this day under the ownership of Canadian National Railway (CN Rail), with passenger service provided by VIA Rail, but without a stop at Debert.