title: Ardoise
text: # Ardoise
  
  Ardoise is a community in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia, located in the Municipal District of West Hants . Ardoise had a small gold mining industry from 1887 to 1904, and was named after its slate bedrock [ Ardoise means "slate" in french ].
  
  44°56′47.24″N 63°55′35.49″W﻿ / ﻿44.9464556°N 63.9265250°W﻿ / 44.9464556; -63.9265250﻿ (Ardoise, Nova Scotia)
  
  