The first previous storm that comes to mind that Bill resembles is Fabian of 2003 (the last time List I was used). Fabian became a Category 4 that struck Bermuda as a Category 3. The effects in Bermuda was enough to have Fabian's name be retired and replaced this year with Fred.
When it comes to Nova Scotia, the hurricanes that come to mind are Juan, Noel and Kyle, as well as the 1991 Halloween Nor'easter, which was in fact a Category 1 Hurricane.
Here are the Nova Scotia Hurricanes since 1950:
1950: Hurricane Able, the first ever named Hurricane in History
1953: Hurricane Carol, not the same Carol that would be retired (that was 1954)
1959: An Unnamed Hurricane struck N.S.
1962: Hurricane Daisy
1963: Hurricane Ginny, which produced SNOW (!) in late October in Maine and N.S.
1971: Hurricane Beth
1975: Hurricane Blanche
1991: The Halloween Nor'easter (aka The Perfect Storm) as a Tropical Storm
1995: Tropical Storm Barry, Hurricane Luis (retired due to Leeward Islands Damage)
1996: Hurricane Hortense (retired due to Leeward Islands Damage)
2001: Tropical Storm Karen
2002: Hurricane Gustav (not the Gustav that was retired; that was in 2008)
2003: Hurricane Juan, the worst Hurricane in N.S. History (and second in Canadian History behind Hazel), the only Hurricane to be retired solely for Canadian Damage and Deaths
2007: Hurricane Noel struck as an Extratropical Storm, but combined with the damage in the Caribbean, Noel was retired
2008: Hurricane Kyle
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