Glace Bay, Nova Scotia
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Glace Bay is a community in the eastern part of the Cape Breton Regional Municipality
Cape Breton Regional Municipality, Nova Scotia
Cape Breton Regional Municipality often shortened to simply CBRM, is a regional municipality in Nova Scotia's Cape Breton County.According to the 2006 Census of Canada, the population within the Cape Breton Regional Municipality is 102,250...
in Nova Scotia
Nova Scotia
Nova Scotia is one of Canada's three Maritime provinces and is the most populous province in Atlantic Canada. The name of the province is Latin for "New Scotland," but "Nova Scotia" is the recognized, English-language name of the province. The provincial capital is Halifax. Nova Scotia is the...
, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
. It forms part of the general area referred to as Industrial Cape Breton
Industrial Cape Breton
Industrial Cape Breton is a geographic region in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia. It refers to the eastern portion of Cape Breton County fronting the Atlantic Ocean on the southeastern part of Cape Breton Island.-Geography:...
.
Formerly an independently incorporated town (1901–1995), the municipal government in Glace Bay was dissolved and the community has been amalgamated into the larger regional municipality. Prior to amalgamation, Glace Bay had been the province's fourth largest urban area and was the largest town in Nova Scotia (in population).
Neighboring communities include: Reserve Mines
Reserve Mines, Nova Scotia
Reserve Mines is a community in Nova Scotia's Cape Breton Regional Municipality.It is located immediately west of Glace Bay and 10 kilometres northeast of Sydney. The J.A. Douglas McCurdy Sydney Airport is located in the western part of the community...
, Dominion
Dominion, Nova Scotia
Dominion is a community in the Cape Breton Regional Municipality.It is located immediately west of the larger centre of Glace Bay....
, Tower Road.
History
| Census | Population |
|---|---|
| Town | |
| 1891 | 2,459 |
| 1901 | 6,945 |
| 1911 | 16,562 |
| 1921 | 17,007 |
| 1931 | 20,706 |
| 1941 | 25,050 |
| 1951 | 25,586 |
| 1961 | 24,186 |
| 1971 | 22,440 |
| 1981 | 21,466 |
| 1991 | 19,501 |
| Urban Area | |
| 2001 | 21,187 |
| 2006 | 19,968 |
As early as the 1720s the French
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
inhabited the area to supply Fortress Louisbourg with coal. They named the location baie de Glace (literally, Ice Bay) because of the sea ice
Sea ice
Sea ice is largely formed from seawater that freezes. Because the oceans consist of saltwater, this occurs below the freezing point of pure water, at about -1.8 °C ....
which filled the ocean each winter. In 1748, after the capture of Fortress Louisbourg, the British constructed Fort William at Table Head in order to protect a mine that produced coal to supply the Louisbourg garrison. The fort itself was a blockhouse, brought from Boston, with a palisade. When Cape Breton Island was returned to French control, Fort William continued in service until 1752 when it was destroyed by fire. More permanent settlement of Glace Bay probably can be dated from 1818 when Walter Blackett obtained a grant of land on the south side of the Bay. Coal mining existed on a small scale until the 1860s when four mines were in operation within the future town boundaries. These included the Hub, Harbour, Caledonia and Glace Bay Collieries. Following the formation of the Dominion Coal Company in 1893, the coal mining industry expanded significantly in what was to become Glace Bay with the opening of several new mines. Small communities grew up around the mines and by 1901 they came together to form the Town of Glace Bay. At the time of incorporation, the population was 6,945. By the 1940s, the figure exceeded 28,000 and Glace Bay became Canada's largest town (in population). At one time, the town had 12 collieries but none remain. The industrial decline has seen the core population decrease to 16,984 as of 2001 and has been dissolved/deincorporated since municipal amalgamation in 1995 which formed the Cape Breton Regional Municipality.
Economy
Coal mining
The goal of coal mining is to obtain coal from the ground. Coal is valued for its energy content, and since the 1880s has been widely used to generate electricity. Steel and cement industries use coal as a fuel for extraction of iron from iron ore and for cement production. In the United States,...
town. In 1860 the Glace Bay Mining Company was formed and it operated two mines. The first large colliery, the Hub Shaft, opened in 1861. Large-scale mining commenced in 1893 after exclusive mining rights were granted to the Dominion Coal Company. Glace Bay was incorporated as a town nine years later. At its high point the company operated eleven mines in all, and was responsible for 40% of Canada's coal production. Coal was transported on the Sydney and Louisburg Railway
Sydney and Louisburg Railway
The Sydney and Louisburg Railway is a historic 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...
to both of those ports for shipping. The S & L Railway's main operations, including the roundhouse and machine shops were located in Glace Bay. Glace Bay's extensive coal and rail operations made the town the industrial center of Cape Breton. As coal mining became less important, the mines were closed until, in 1984 Colliery No. 26 was closed by the Cape Breton Development Corporation
Cape Breton Development Corporation
The Cape Breton Development Corporation, or DEVCO, was a Canadian federal government Crown corporation. It ceased operation on December 31, 2009, after being amalgamated with Enterprise Cape Breton Corporation ....
. Many residents of Glace Bay started to work at the two other coal mines in the area: Prince Colliery in Point Aconi
Point Aconi, Nova Scotia
Point Aconi is a rural community in Nova Scotia at the northeastern tip of Boularderie Island. It derives its name from the headland of the same name, Point Aconi....
and Phalen Colliery and Lingan Colliery in Lingan
Lingan, Nova Scotia
Lingan is a Canadian suburban community in Nova Scotia's Cape Breton Regional Municipality.Lingan is located on the shore of the Cabot Strait, northeast from Sydney, east of New Waterford and northwest of Glace Bay....
. However, coal mining continued its decline with Lingan closing in the mid-1990s, followed by Phalen in 1999, and Prince in 2001.
Fishing
Fishing
Fishing is the activity of trying to catch wild fish. Fish are normally caught in the wild. Techniques for catching fish include hand gathering, spearing, netting, angling and trapping....
was also an important industry throughout the 20th century. However, by the 1990s fish stocks were so depleted
Overfishing
Overfishing occurs when fishing activities reduce fish stocks below an acceptable level. This can occur in any body of water from a pond to the oceans....
that the fishery was closed. Some fish processing
Fish processing
The term fish processing refers to the processes associated with fish and fish products between the time fish are caught or harvested, and the time the final product is delivered to the customer...
still occurs here.
Present day
The former town of Glace Bay has a population of slightly fewer than 20,000 people. In 2001, a call centre operated by Stream Global ServicesStream Global Services
Stream Global Services, Inc. is a global outsourcing solution provider, providing BPO services for Fortune 1000 clients , with more than 30,000 employees in 50 service centers of 22 countries in 50 contact centers; it currently manages more than 100 million voice, e-mail, and chat contacts a...
, using post-industrialization subsidies opened.
The Swiss mining consortium Xstrata
Xstrata
Xstrata plc is a global mining company headquartered in Zug, Switzerland and with its registered office in London, United Kingdom. It is a major producer of coal , copper, nickel, primary vanadium and zinc and the world's largest producer of ferrochrome...
is the primary partner in the Donkin Coal Development Alliance, which won the rights to develop an abandoned mine site in the nearby community of Donkin
Donkin, Nova Scotia
Donkin is a Canadian rural village on the picturesque coastline of Nova Scotia's Cape Breton Island. The smaller communities of Port Caledonia and Schooner Pond are directly adjacent to the village proper, connected by a single strip of road called the Donkin Highway.The people of Donkin are...
.
Marconi National Historic Site
Parks Canada
Parks Canada , also known as the Parks Canada Agency , is an agency of the Government of Canada mandated to protect and present nationally significant natural and cultural heritage, and foster public understanding, appreciation, and enjoyment in ways that ensure their ecological and commemorative...
maintains a national historic site at Table Head
Table Head, Nova Scotia
Table Head is a Subdivision in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia, located in Glace Bay in the Cape Breton Regional Municipality on Cape Breton Island .-References:*...
, Glace Bay honouring the role of Guglielmo Marconi
Guglielmo Marconi
Guglielmo Marconi was an Italian inventor, known as the father of long distance radio transmission and for his development of Marconi's law and a radio telegraph system. Marconi is often credited as the inventor of radio, and indeed he shared the 1909 Nobel Prize in Physics with Karl Ferdinand...
in the development of radio communications. In 1901, the first west to east wireless message was sent across the Atlantic Ocean to England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
from this site. A spark gap transmitter with 75 kilowatts of power fed four tall antennas on the 5 acres (20,234.3 m²) site overlooking the Atlantic Ocean
Atlantic Ocean
The Atlantic Ocean is the second-largest of the world's oceanic divisions. With a total area of about , it covers approximately 20% of the Earth's surface and about 26% of its water surface area...
. In December 1902 Marconi transmitted the first complete messages to Poldhu
Poldhu
Poldhu is a small area in south Cornwall, England, UK, situated on the Lizard Peninsula; it comprises Poldhu Point and Poldhu Cove. It lies on the coast west of Goonhilly Downs, with Mullion to the south and Porthleven to the north...
from stations at Glace Bay, Nova Scotia.
Marconi chose this site for its elevated flat expanse and unobstructed view out over the ocean. Some of the concrete footings for the massive towers can still be seen on the grounds. Marconi built a much larger wireless site west of here known as Marconi Towers. In 1907 he initiated the first permanent transatlantic wireless service from Marconi Towers to its companion site in Clifden
Clifden
Clifden is a town on the coast of County Galway, Ireland and being Connemara's largest town, it is often referred to as "the Capital of Connemara". It is located on the Owenglen River where it flows into Clifden Bay...
, Ireland
Ireland
Ireland is an island to the northwest of continental Europe. It is the third-largest island in Europe and the twentieth-largest island on Earth...
.
Landscape
The local landscape is heavily forested and hilly. Some of the low lying areas at the bottom of hills consist of marshes and bogs. There are rocky cliffs around the ocean along most of the coast and erosion continues to be a problem in some areas; part of North Street fell into the ocean due to erosion and the street was split into Upper and Lower North Street.Many areas surrounding former coal mines are experiencing subsidence
Subsidence
Subsidence is the motion of a surface as it shifts downward relative to a datum such as sea-level. The opposite of subsidence is uplift, which results in an increase in elevation...
as the old mine shafts collapse. There are several brownfields around the community at former industrial sites.
Flora and fauna
Glace Bay has a large amount of forests and swamp surrounding the town and within the town limits. MammalMammal
Mammals are members of a class of air-breathing vertebrate animals characterised by the possession of endothermy, hair, three middle ear bones, and mammary glands functional in mothers with young...
s present in Glace Bay include squirrel
Squirrel
Squirrels belong to a large family of small or medium-sized rodents called the Sciuridae. The family includes tree squirrels, ground squirrels, chipmunks, marmots , flying squirrels, and prairie dogs. Squirrels are indigenous to the Americas, Eurasia, and Africa and have been introduced to Australia...
s, rabbit
Rabbit
Rabbits are small mammals in the family Leporidae of the order Lagomorpha, found in several parts of the world...
s, fox
Fox
Fox is a common name for many species of omnivorous mammals belonging to the Canidae family. Foxes are small to medium-sized canids , characterized by possessing a long narrow snout, and a bushy tail .Members of about 37 species are referred to as foxes, of which only 12 species actually belong to...
, deer
Deer
Deer are the ruminant mammals forming the family Cervidae. Species in the Cervidae family include white-tailed deer, elk, moose, red deer, reindeer, fallow deer, roe deer and chital. Male deer of all species and female reindeer grow and shed new antlers each year...
, mice
Mouse
A mouse is a small mammal belonging to the order of rodents. The best known mouse species is the common house mouse . It is also a popular pet. In some places, certain kinds of field mice are also common. This rodent is eaten by large birds such as hawks and eagles...
, muskrats, cats, dog
Dog
The domestic dog is a domesticated form of the gray wolf, a member of the Canidae family of the order Carnivora. The term is used for both feral and pet varieties. The dog may have been the first animal to be domesticated, and has been the most widely kept working, hunting, and companion animal in...
s, and coyote
Coyote
The coyote , also known as the American jackal or the prairie wolf, is a species of canine found throughout North and Central America, ranging from Panama in the south, north through Mexico, the United States and Canada...
s. Bird species include ducks, great horned owl
Great Horned Owl
The Great Horned Owl, , also known as the Tiger Owl, is a large owl native to the Americas. It is an adaptable bird with a vast range and is the most widely distributed true owl in the Americas.-Description:...
s, Canada geese
Canada Goose
The Canada Goose is a wild goose belonging to the genus Branta, which is native to arctic and temperate regions of North America, having a black head and neck, white patches on the face, and a brownish-gray body....
, crow
Crow
Crows form the genus Corvus in the family Corvidae. Ranging in size from the relatively small pigeon-size jackdaws to the Common Raven of the Holarctic region and Thick-billed Raven of the highlands of Ethiopia, the 40 or so members of this genus occur on all temperate continents and several...
s, seagulls, and pigeons. Pheasant
Pheasant
Pheasants refer to some members of the Phasianinae subfamily of Phasianidae in the order Galliformes.Pheasants are characterised by strong sexual dimorphism, males being highly ornate with bright colours and adornments such as wattles and long tails. Males are usually larger than females and have...
are occasionally seen around wooded areas. Smaller birds such as robins, black capped chickadees, and sparrows are also present. Frogs, salamanders, and snakes are also common in Glace Bay.
Glace Bay and the surrounding areas are heavily forested. Common deciduous trees in Glace Bay include poplar
Poplar
Populus is a genus of 25–35 species of deciduous flowering plants in the family Salicaceae, native to most of the Northern Hemisphere. English names variously applied to different species include poplar , aspen, and cottonwood....
, maple
Maple
Acer is a genus of trees or shrubs commonly known as maple.Maples are variously classified in a family of their own, the Aceraceae, or together with the Hippocastanaceae included in the family Sapindaceae. Modern classifications, including the Angiosperm Phylogeny Group system, favour inclusion in...
s, and birch
Birch
Birch is a tree or shrub of the genus Betula , in the family Betulaceae, closely related to the beech/oak family, Fagaceae. The Betula genus contains 30–60 known taxa...
es. Oak
Oak
An oak is a tree or shrub in the genus Quercus , of which about 600 species exist. "Oak" may also appear in the names of species in related genera, notably Lithocarpus...
s, elm
Elm
Elms are deciduous and semi-deciduous trees comprising the genus Ulmus in the plant family Ulmaceae. The dozens of species are found in temperate and tropical-montane regions of North America and Eurasia, ranging southward into Indonesia. Elms are components of many kinds of natural forests...
s and beech
Beech
Beech is a genus of ten species of deciduous trees in the family Fagaceae, native to temperate Europe, Asia and North America.-Habit:...
trees are also present but they are less common. Common conifers include spruce
Spruce
A spruce is a tree of the genus Picea , a genus of about 35 species of coniferous evergreen trees in the Family Pinaceae, found in the northern temperate and boreal regions of the earth. Spruces are large trees, from tall when mature, and can be distinguished by their whorled branches and conical...
and balsam
Balsam Fir
The balsam fir is a North American fir, native to most of eastern and central Canada and the northeastern United States .-Growth:It is a small to medium-size evergreen tree typically tall, rarely to tall, with a narrow conic crown...
with some pine
Pine
Pines are trees in the genus Pinus ,in the family Pinaceae. They make up the monotypic subfamily Pinoideae. There are about 115 species of pine, although different authorities accept between 105 and 125 species.-Etymology:...
and tamaracks present as well.
The introduced Asian plants of Japanese and Giant Knotweed are common throughout the town and surrounding woodlands and are colloquially known as "elephant ears".
Climate
Glace Bay has an average temperate marine climate. The average annual yearly temperature is approximately 9.1 degrees Celsius, although in recent years it is around 10.2. Average precipitation is around 1200 mm per year. The warmest months of the year are July and August, both with a daily average of 21 degrees (26 in the day and 16 at night). The coldest months are January (−5.7) and February (−6.5). Glace Bay is usually frost-free for about 5 months of the year from about May 20 until October 20; there is ice in the harbour usually until mid to late April. Snow is usually not seen until mid November and usually not seen after May 1. The normal yearly temperature range is usually between −20 degrees and 30 degrees. Normals and extremes in the table above are from J. A Douglas McCurdy Sydney Airport (CYQY) located in Reserve Mines, however weather records at McCurdy Airport only go back to 1941. The original climate station loacted in the former city of Sydney has records going back to 1870. The highest temperature ever recorded at that station was 36.7°C (98°F) on August 18, 1935, and the lowest ever was −31.7°C (-25°F) on January 31, 1873, and January 29, 1877Politics
Federally, Glace Bay is located in the riding of Cape Breton–Canso, currently held by Liberal MP Rodger CuznerRodger Cuzner
Rodger T. Cuzner is a Canadian politician.Born in Glace Bay, Nova Scotia, he graduated from Morrison Glace Bay High School and then studied physical education at St. Francis Xavier University in Antigonish....
, who has represented the riding since 2000. Provincially, the riding of Glace Bay, which is formed by the former town boundary is currently held by Liberal MLA Geoff MacLellan who won a by-election on June 22, 2010. The riding had been held for ten years by Liberal MLA Dave Wilson
David Wilson (Canadian politician)
Harold David "Dave" Wilson is a former Canadian politician and radio personality. He represented the electoral district of Glace Bay in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1999 to 2010. He was a member of the Liberal Party of Nova Scotia...
until his resignation in March 2010.
Mayors of Glace Bay
While Glace Bay was a town, the following people were its mayor:- David M. Burchell 1901-1907
- John Carey DouglasJohn Carey DouglasJohn Carey Douglas was a Canadian politician.Born in Stellarton, Nova Scotia, the son of John and Ann Douglas, Douglas was educated in public schools, in Stellarton, at Pictou Academy and Mount Allison University where he received a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1897 and a Master of Arts in 1909...
1907-1910 - Henry MacDonald 1910-1912
- Gordon S. HarringtonGordon Sidney HarringtonGordon Sidney Harrington was a Nova Scotia politician and the province's 11th Premier from 1930 to 1933.He was mayor of Glace Bay from 1913 to 1915 when he enlisted in the Canadian Expeditionary Force fighting in World War I...
1912-1915 - Dan Cameron 1915-1916
- Angus J. MacDonald 1917
- Alonzo O'Neil 1918-1920
- E. MacK Forbes 1920-1921
- Dan W. MorrisonD. W. MorrisonDaniel William "Dan Willie" Morrison was a miner and political figure in Nova Scotia, Canada. He represented Cape Breton County in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1920 to 1925 as an Independent Labour member....
1921-1933 - Charles MacVicar 1933-1934
- Dan W. Morrison 1934-1950
- Dan A. MacDonald 1950-1970
- Dan A. Munroe 1970-1981
- Bruce A. ClarkBruce Allan ClarkBruce Allan Clark is a former mayor of the town of Glace Bay, Nova Scotia, serving from 1981 to 1988.Clark became the thirteenth mayor of Glace Bay in a 1981 by-election, succeeding long time mayor Dan A. Munroe who had resigned...
1981-1988 - Donald MacInnisDonald MacInnisDonald MacInnis was a Progressive Conservative party member of the Canadian House of Commons. He was born in Glace Bay, Nova Scotia and became a coal miner by career....
1988-1995
Notable people from Glace Bay
- Dave AmadioDave AmadioDavid A. Amadio was a professional ice hockey player who played 125 games in the National Hockey League...
(NHL hockey player, played for the Los Angeles KingsLos Angeles KingsThe Los Angeles Kings are a professional ice hockey team based in Los Angeles, California. They are members of the Pacific Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League...
) - Vivian BerkeleyVivian BerkeleyVivian Berkeley is a Canadian blind lawn bowler, 1996 Paralympic silver medalist. Berkeley is the #1 ranked women's singles B1 blind lawn bowler in the world.-Career:...
(Award winning blind lawn bowler) - John Bernard CroakJohn Bernard CroakJohn Bernard Croak VC was a soldier in the Canadian Army during the First World War, and a recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest award of the British Commonwealth for gallantry "in the face of the enemy".-Details:...
(war hero, WW1, recipient of the Victoria Cross) - Linda BondLinda BondLinda Bond is a Canadian national born in Glace Bay Nova Scotia, and the current General of the Salvation Army. Since being commissioned on 21 June 1969 in Canada, she has served throughout the world, and since 2008 held the post of Territorial Commander of the Australian Eastern Territory...
(General of The Salvation Army, 4/01/2011-- )
- Aselin DebisonAselin DebisonAselin Debison is a Canadian pop and Celtic music singer.-Career:Debison began her singing career in 1999, when she was asked to sing at a rally of protesting miners in her hometown. Soon after this performance she began working on a Christmas album The Littlest Angel which was released in 2001...
(musician) - Doug DoullDoug DoullDoug Doull is a former Canadian ice hockey forward who has played for the Boston Bruins and finished his career with the Washington Capitals organization. He has retired from hockey.-External links:***...
(NHL hockey player, played for Boston Bruins and Washington Capitals) - Gordon S. Harrington (former mayor and former premier of Nova Scotia)
- Andy Hogan (former Member of Parliament)
- Ron JamesRon James (comedian)Ron James is a Canadian stand-up comedian.James was born in Glace Bay, Nova Scotia; his family later moved to Halifax during his youth. He attended Acadia University, studying history and political science with the intention of becoming a history teacher...
(comedian). - Pat MacAdamPatrick MacAdamPatrick "Pat" MacAdam is a Canadian writer born in Glace Bay, Nova Scotia.- Early and political life :MacAdam attended St. Francis Xavier University, in Antigonish, Nova Scotia from 1952 until 1956...
(Author, advisor of Prime MinisterPrime ministerA prime minister is the most senior minister of cabinet in the executive branch of government in a parliamentary system. In many systems, the prime minister selects and may dismiss other members of the cabinet, and allocates posts to members within the government. In most systems, the prime...
Brian MulroneyBrian MulroneyMartin Brian Mulroney, was the 18th Prime Minister of Canada from September 17, 1984, to June 25, 1993 and was leader of the Progressive Conservative Party of Canada from 1983 to 1993. His tenure as Prime Minister was marked by the introduction of major economic reforms, such as the Canada-U.S...
) - Henry Poole MacKeenHenry Poole MacKeenHenry Poole MacKeen, OC was a Canadian lawyer and the 22nd Lieutenant Governor of Nova Scotia from 1963 to 1968....
(Lieutenant Governor of Nova Scotia, 1963 to 1968) - MacLean & MacLeanMacLean & MacLeanMacLean & MacLean were a popular Canadian Juno nominated musical-comedy duo who performed regularly in Canada between 1972 and 1998 and also recorded seven albums. The duo consisted of brothers Gary MacLean and Blair MacLean...
(comedic team) - Hugh MacLennanHugh MacLennanJohn Hugh MacLennan, CC, CQ was a Canadian author and professor of English at McGill University. He won five Governor General's Awards and a Royal Bank Award.-Family and childhood:...
(novelist) - J.B. McLachlan (labour leader)
- Matt MinglewoodMatt MinglewoodMatt Minglewood is a Canadian musician whose style can be described as a blend of country, blues, folk, roots and rock.-Career:...
(musician) - John W. MorganJohn W. MorganJohn W. Morgan, , is a Canadian lawyer, politician, and businessman. He is the current mayor of the Cape Breton Regional Municipality in Nova Scotia....
(present Mayor of CBRMCape Breton Regional Municipality, Nova ScotiaCape Breton Regional Municipality often shortened to simply CBRM, is a regional municipality in Nova Scotia's Cape Breton County.According to the 2006 Census of Canada, the population within the Cape Breton Regional Municipality is 102,250...
) - Marty O'DonnellMarty O'Donnell (boxer)Marty O'Donnell is a retired boxer, who represented Canada at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain....
(Olympic boxer) - Daniel PetrieDaniel PetrieDaniel Mannix Petrie was a Canadian television and movie director.Petrie was born in Glace Bay, Nova Scotia, Canada, the son of Mary Anne and William Mark Petrie, a soft-drink manufacturer. He moved to the United States in 1945...
(Hollywood Director) - Gerard PhalenGerard PhalenGerard A. "Jigger" Phalen , from Glace Bay, Nova Scotia is a former Canadian Senator, educator, and union leader.-Early life:...
(senator) - Doug SullimanDoug SullimanSimon Douglas Sulliman is a retired professional ice hockey right winger, and is currently an assistant coach with the Phoenix Coyotes of the National Hockey League...
(NHL hockey player, 1979 New York Rangers 13th overall draft pick)
Attractions
- Savoy Theatre
- Cape Breton Miners' Museum
- Marconi Museum
- Miners Village
- Renwick Brook ParkRenwick Brook ParkRenwick Brook Park is a Canadian urban park located in Glace Bay, part of Nova Scotia's Cape Breton Regional Municipality.The park is situated in a shallow valley containing a brook of the same name...
- Queen Elizabeth Park
- Glace Bay Heritage MuseumGlace Bay Heritage MuseumThe Glace Bay Heritage Museum or the Old Town Hall is located in Glace Bay, Nova Scotia, in the one-time town hall.The town's memorial to its deceased coal miners is located on the museum grounds.Some items contained in the museum are:...
- John Bernard Croak Memorial Park
See also
- Reserve Mines, Nova ScotiaReserve Mines, Nova ScotiaReserve Mines is a community in Nova Scotia's Cape Breton Regional Municipality.It is located immediately west of Glace Bay and 10 kilometres northeast of Sydney. The J.A. Douglas McCurdy Sydney Airport is located in the western part of the community...
- Dominion, Nova ScotiaDominion, Nova ScotiaDominion is a community in the Cape Breton Regional Municipality.It is located immediately west of the larger centre of Glace Bay....
- Cape Breton IslandCape Breton IslandCape Breton Island is an island on the Atlantic coast of North America. It likely corresponds to the word Breton, the French demonym for Brittany....
- Province of Cape Breton