Sydney (Nova Scotia)
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 Sydney, panoramic view |
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| Location in Nova Scotia | |||
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 Canada
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| Province : | Nova Scotia | ||
| Regional Municipality: | Cape Breton Regional Municipality | ||
| Coordinates : | 46 ° 8 ′ N , 60 ° 11 ′ W | ||
| Area : | 25.2 km² | ||
| Time zone : | UTC −4 | ||
| Postal code : | B1 LS | ||
| Area code : | +1 902 | ||
| Foundation : | 1785 | ||
 Promenade in central Sydney |
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Sydney ( Gael. Baile Shidni ) is a formerly independent city in Nova Scotia , Canada . It has been part of the Cape Breton Regional Municipality since August 1, 1995 .
Around 30,000 people live in Sydney. In the greater Sydney area there are approx. 38,000 inhabitants. Following the closure of the Sydney Steel Corporation steel mill and the Cape Breton Development Corporation (CBDC, also known as DEVCO) coal mines , the region is on the way to reorienting itself towards energy, the environment and tourism. Call centers have also been set up south of the city center in order to stop some of the population emigration.
The city also receives new impetus from the 50–60 passenger ships that dock at the newly built pier every year, bringing tens of thousands of tourists to the region.
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history
Sydney was founded in 1785 by Colonel Joseph Frederick Wallet DesBarres and named after the British Interior Minister at the time, Thomas Townshend, 1st Viscount Sydney . This appointed Colonel DesBarres governor of Cape Breton Island .
Since August 1, 1995, Sydney has been part of the newly established Cape Breton Regional Municipality .
sons and daughters of the town
- Harold Russell (1914–2002), Canadian-American film actor
- George Little (1920–1995), music teacher, choir director and organist
- Joseph Neil MacNeil (1924–2018), Roman Catholic minister, Archbishop of Edmonton
- Donald M. Schurman (1924–2013), historian and university professor
- Scott Turner (1931–2009), songwriter and music producer
- Al MacNeil (* 1935), ice hockey player, coach and official
- Arthur McDonald (* 1943), Nobel Laureate in Physics
- Bernie Boudreau (* 1944), lawyer and politician (Liberal Party of Canada)
- Norm Ferguson (* 1945), ice hockey player and coach
- Bradford Tracey (1951–1987), German pianist and harpsichordist
- Kirk MacDonald (* 1959), jazz saxophonist
- Mike McPhee (* 1960), ice hockey player
- Fabian Joseph (* 1965), ice hockey player and coach
- Lisa Raitt (* 1968), politician (Conservative Party of Canada)
- Arnaud Briand (* 1970), Canadian-French ice hockey player and coach
- Donald MacLean (* 1977) ice hockey player and coach
- Franklin MacDonald (born 1985), ice hockey player
