feel of country living minutes from the city. An up-scale development is also located on Guildwood Drive on the eastern shore of Miller Lake, having large properties with extensive waterfrontage. Tillmann Brook, a nearby waterway to this development, runs from Soldier Lake and empties into Miller Lake. This waterway is also named for another older Fall River family by the name of Tillmann, who also originated in Germany, although coming later to the area just after World War II, around 1947. Near Tillmann Brook at Miller Lake are the old Fall River Stables. It is now closed. A new fire station and recreation/sports center for Fall River, the Gordon R. Snow Community Centre/Fire Station 45, opened in October 2008. It is named after Gordon R. Snow, a former councillor and resident of the community. The skate park at the Rec Centre was opened in October 2008. It is a large concrete bowl style park, with a few handrails and ledges. The Rec Center itself opened in February 2009, which has a gym, offices, a fire hall and event room. Waterways There are many lakes in Fall River and its surrounding communities of Wellington, Waverley, Windsor Junction and Lakeview. There is an eighteen-hole golf course, Ashburn Golf Club, and two parks, Laurie Provincial Park and Oakfield Provincial Park. Lake Thomas and Lake Fletcher in Fall River form a section of the Shubenacadie Canal, which connects the Bay of Fundy with the Halifax Harbour. Soldier Lake, a large reservoir lying almost completely within the boundaries of the game sanctuary. Johnson River, a small river emptying into the east side of Soldier Lake and originating in the rugged interior of the game sanctuary. Third Lake, the third in a series of lakes starting in Lower Sackville. Third Lake forms part of the western boundary of Fall River Kinsac Lake, a large lake, part of which forms another section of the western boundary of Fall River Miller Lake, a reservoir which empties into Lake Thomas. Home to the Miller Lake Dragon of Camp Lone Cloud, a familiar summer sight out in the lake, near the #102 Highway. German Creek, a small waterway which flows from the Gunn Ponds, under Perrin Drive into Miller Lake. References External links General Service Areas in Nova Scotia Communities in Halifax, Nova Scotia Designated places in Nova Scotia