province of New Brunswick, Northumberland Strait, and the Gulf of Saint Lawrence and on the east, south, and west by the Atlantic Ocean. Nova Scotia consists primarily of a mainland section, linked to New Brunswick by the Isthmus of Chignecto, and Cape Breton Island, separated from the mainland by the Strait of Canso. On July 1, 1867, Nova Scotia became one of the founding members of the Canadian Confederation. The province's name, which is Latin for New Scotland, was first applied to the region in the
of the coal mining industry. The Sydney mill was very outdated compared to other mills in western and central Canada at this time. After an outcry for Cape Breton County residence, Prime Minister Lester B. Pearson, announced the creation of the Donald Commision led by J.R. Donald. The job of this commission was to launch a inquiry into the Cape Breton coal industry. They recommended that a federal crown corporation be set up to buy and mana... ... middle of paper ... ... Contaminated material will
himself as a barber and her mother, Gwendolin Irene Davis was the daughter of a White minister. Her parents were active members of the black community. ROSELAND THEATRE On November 8, 1946, Viola set out for a sales trip to the city of Sydney on Cape Breton Island. Everything was going well, until she arrived at Glasgow. That is when she heard some noises coming from her car
Each of those pieces were parts of larger plates: Cape Breton was part of a large continental craton named Laurentia, Northern Nova Scotia was part of microcontinent “Avalonia”, and the remaining South-Western area was a part of Gondwana which is classified as a supercontinent. Each area has been significantly
in Cape Breton Island in 1779. Calum Ruadh and his successors kept family identity for centuries by keeping the dogs from the same ancestor, the dog that Calum Ruadh brought with him from Scotland, from his land of origin, to Cape Breton Island in 1779. In addition, the family identity is recognizable by their physical appearance unique to their family. The
Description of Business Yo-Good is one of four franchise options offered by ‘Fresh & Healthy Brands, LLC”, a corporation based in Burnaby, British Columbia (Serving Up Healthy Choices in New Franchise Opportunities, 2011). The company’s mission is to “offer a delicious and healthy combination of non-fat frozen yogurt with a dazzling variety of fresh toppings” (Yo-Good: Frozen Yogurt with an Important Difference, 2011) in an all-natural way without the use of artificial sweeteners. Our goal is to
“New France was not merely the settlement of a few fur traders; it was also a colony of Christ in the New World, even more a colony of Christ, or of the Church, than of France.” Due to the pious believers that inhabited New France, the country was run in a particular way, separating itself from France. Although falling under the jurisdiction of “New France,” the Acadians governed separately than the rest of the country and were a separate entity within New France. Today, “the Acadians are the
reached the American mainland before Columbus by proceeding around Ireland and then north and west. However, the exact location of Caboto's successful landing is still under scrutiny. The charts of Sebastian Caboto seem to put the point around Cape Breton Island. Some historians however, feel this is a falsification on Sebastian part to support the English claim to possession. Exploration of the land discovered signs of civilization but no inhabitants could be found.
Marketing Strategy Market Segmentation Strategy – future and Targeting Strategy Geographic: Prince Edward Island is in the east and south of Canada coastal and located in the Gulf of St. Lawrence. It has a variety of natural beauty which including Rolling hills, woods, reddish white sand beaches, ocean coves and the famous red soil. Otherwise it has Charlottetown airport confederation bridge and numerous bays and harbours, the traffic of island can be a convenient time to meet passenger demand for
beautiful park with fascinating scenery. It is in an island that’s surrounded by bodies of water that sparkles like crystals as the sun shine on it. This park must be a creation of aphrodite and it is also known as Cape Breton Highlands Park. It is located at Cheticamp and Ingonish, Cape Breton island, Nova Scotia. It has an area of 949 km². Although it is quite small, it has the best views shown in my poster. In my poster, I drew some animals representing the wildlife in the park. This island have around
Each Man’s Son, by Hugh MacLennan, is set in Cape Breton where the mining industry acts as the focal point in the lives of most characters. Mining brings “great wealth and prosperity, as well as great misery and environmental destruction” (Armstrong et al. vii). Industrial capitalism, in Each Man’s Son, is a toxic force that aids in presenting the negative social and physical effects on the community of Broughton through the changes in environment, the physical and emotional repercussions of the
Ontario and Quebec. To list a short few of many, significant strikes include the 1918 National Postal Strike led by the Federal Association of Letter Carriers, the 1918 Vancouver General Strike as the first general strike in Canadian history, and the Cape Breton coal miner strikes of the early 1920s. In fact, strikes and lockouts occurring in the five years immediately following the war had “not only been more numerous, but also more extensive in the number of employees affected and working days lost” than