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Mitchell died at the age of 19 of injuries and blood loss after two eastern coyotes mauled her while she was walking along Cape Breton Highlands National Park's Skyline Trail. Her death is the only known fatal coyote attack on an adult and the only known fatal coyote attack on a human ever confirmed in Canada. It shocked experts and led to a ...
William Davis (June 3, 1887 – June 11, 1925) was a coal miner from Cape Breton Island.He was born in Gloucestershire, England and died in New Waterford, Nova Scotia. [1] His name is well-remembered in Nova Scotia due to the annual observance of William Davis Miners' Memorial Day in recognition of Davis and also of all miners killed in the province's coal mines.
Neil Burroughs Jr., aged 29, was a maintenance worker that served at McDonald's restaurants in Industrial Cape Breton. He lived in Glace Bay with his wife and son. He was originally from the Cape Breton town of Dominion. [1] James “Jimmy” Fagan, aged 27, was a janitor from Sydney. He was arriving for his 1:00 a.m. shift when he was shot. [2]
The key events took place at Waterford Lake, near the town of New Waterford in the industrial district of Cape Breton Island. At the start of the strike in March 1925, the corporation cut off credit at the company stores, and the coal miners survived on relief payments and donations from supporters as far away as Boston and Winnipeg.
Davis Day is a commemoration of the death of a Cape Breton miner, and father of 10, William Davis. He was shot dead by the coal company security force at Waterford Lake during a mining strike on June 11, 1925.
Benjamin Kji Saqamaw Sylliboy (March 2, 1941 – November 30, 2017) was a Grand Chief of the Miꞌkmaq who lived at the We’koqma’q First Nation in Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, Canada. He served as Grand Chief for 25 years from 1992 until his death in 2017. [1]
Michael James MacDonald (August 8, 1909 [2] – July 3, 1997) was a union leader, coal miner, volunteer firefighter and politician in Nova Scotia.. Born and raised in Cape Breton, the son of James MacDonald, [2] MacDonald worked in the coal mines as a young man in order to support his family following the death of his father.
Clarence (Clarie) Gillis (October 3, 1895 – December 17, 1960) was a Canadian social democratic politician and trade unionist from Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia. He was born on Nova Scotia's mainland but grew up in Cape Breton. He worked in the island's underground coal mines operated by the British Empire Steel and Coal Company (BESCO).