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Sydney is a former city and urban community on the east coast of Cape Breton Island in Nova Scotia, Canada within the Cape Breton Regional Municipality. Sydney was founded in 1785 by the British, was incorporated as a city in 1904, and dissolved on 1 August 1995, when it was amalgamated into the regional municipality.
North Sydney (Mi'kmawi'simk: Kweso'mkiaq, Scottish Gaelic: Suidni A Tuath [2] or Am Bàr [3]) is a former town and current community in Nova Scotia's Cape Breton Regional Municipality. Located on the north side of Sydney Harbour, along the eastern coast of Cape Breton Island , North Sydney is an important port in Atlantic Canada , serving as ...
Sydney Mines (Mi'kmawi'simk: Klmuejuapskwe'katik; Scottish Gaelic: Mèinnean Shidni) is a community and former town in Cape Breton Regional Municipality, Nova Scotia, Canada. Founded in 1784 and incorporated as a town in 1889, Sydney Mines has a rich history in coal production although mining activity has now ceased. Prior to a permanent ...
St. George’s Church is an Anglican church located on Charlotte St. in Sydney, Nova Scotia. Construction began on the church around the same time as the founding of Sydney in 1785, making it the oldest building in Sydney and the oldest church in Cape Breton. The church was built by the 33rd Regiment of Foot.
In 1920, DISCO, the Nova Scotia Steel and Coal Company (SCOTIA) in Sydney Mines, and the Wabana ore mine on Bell Island were acquired by the British Empire Steel Corporation (BESCO). [3] In 1930, BESCO reorganized as Dominion Steel and Coal Corporation (DOSCO). [1] Hawker Siddeley Canada purchased DOSCO in 1957. [4]
Sydney was a railway station in Sydney, Nova Scotia, Canada. [1] [2] The building was originally owned by Canadian National Railway and later used by Via Rail Canada until the discontinuance of passenger train service to Sydney in 1990. The property was later owned by a numbered company, 3046975 Nova Scotia Ltd., which is controlled by Patrick ...
St. Patrick's Church is a former Roman Catholic church in Sydney, Nova Scotia. The church was designated a Nova Scotian heritage property on November 3, 1983. [1] From 1912 to 1950, Sydney's Lebanese Maronite community used the church. [1] It is the oldest still-standing Roman Catholic church in Cape Breton, having been built in 1828. [2]
The Sydney and Louisburg Railway (S&L) was a Canadian railway. Built to transport coal from various mines to the ports of Sydney and Louisbourg, the S&L operated in the eastern part of Cape Breton County, Nova Scotia. The railway uses a slightly different spelling for the town of "Louisbourg".