Sydney (Nova Scotia)

Sydney ( gäl. Baile Shidni ) is a town and former city in Nova Scotia in eastern Canada.

In Sydney live about 26,000 inhabitants. After the closure of Sydney Steel Corporation steel mill and the coal mines of Cape Breton Development Corporation ( CBDC, also known as DEVCO ) is the region on the way to a new orientation in the field of energy, environment and tourism. Furthermore, the town center call centers were set up south, to stop a part of the exodus of residents.

New impetus also gets the city by the 50-60 passenger ships that dock at the newly built Pier every year and so bring tens of thousands of tourists to the region.

History

Sydney was founded in 1785 by Colonel Joseph Frederick Wallet DesBarres and named after the then British Home Secretary, Thomas Townshend, 1st Viscount Sydney. This appointed Colonel DesBarres governor of Cape Breton Iceland.

Since August 1, 1995 Sydney is part of the newly formed Cape Breton Regional Municipality.

Sons and daughters

  • George Little, a music teacher, choir director and organist
  • Harold Russell, Canadian / American actor, author, veteran of World War II
  • Bradford Tracey, German pianist and harpsichordist
Postal codes in Canada
100300
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