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  2. Industrial Cape Breton - Wikipedia

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    It was projected that the Cape Breton Regional Municipality would depopulate from 100,000 residents in 2006 to approximately 75,000 by 2020, but in fact the population in 2021 was 93,694. [1] Currently there are no coal mining operations on Cape Breton Island, aside from numerous bootleg mines.

  3. Sydney Mines - Wikipedia

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    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 ...

  4. Cape Breton Miners Museum - Wikipedia

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    The main building of the museum contains an exhibit area dedicated to the history of coal mining in Cape Breton. Underneath the museum is the Ocean Deeps Colliery which is a coal mine that visitors can tour with retired miners as guides. It also has a mine simulator [1] that virtually transports visitors to the No. 24 colliery. Outside the ...

  5. William Davis (miner) - Wikipedia

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    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.

  6. Cape Breton Development Corporation - Wikipedia

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    Initially, DEVCO focused on operating the coal mines throughout the Sydney Coal Field that it had inherited from DOSCO, while attempting to invest in other initiatives such as establishing a post-secondary education institution in the area (what would become the University College of Cape Breton, now Cape Breton University), tourism ...

  7. List of coal mines in Canada - Wikipedia

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    Donkin Coal Mine Yes Morien Resource Corporation Donkin, Cape Breton County [13] Point Aconi Surface Coal Mine Yes Pioneer Coal Limited: Point Aconi, Cape Breton County [13] Stellarton Surface Coal Mine: Yes Pioneer Coal Limited: Stellarton, Pictou County [13]

  8. Cape Breton coal strike of 1981 - Wikipedia

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    The Cape Breton coal strike of 1981 was a strike by coal miners who were members of the United Mine Workers of America (UMW) District 26 against the Cape Breton Development Corporation (DEVCO) of Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia, Canada. It was the first strike by District 26 since 1947.

  9. Canadian Mineworkers Union - Wikipedia

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    The Canadian Mineworkers Union (CMU) was a Canadian trade union of coal miners based in Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia.Although it never won an election or legally represented workers, it was part of an important movement among Canadian unions in the 1980s to break away from their international American counterparts.