SYDNEY, City, Canada

city (1991 pop. 26,063), Cape Breton Island, N.S., Canada, on the northeast coast at the head of the South Arm of Sydney Harbour. It is the port and the commercial, trade, and industrial center in a former coal-mining area. The city has steel mills and plants manufacturing wood, aluminum, food products, and chemicals. Sydney was founded (1783) by United Empire Loyalists and was the capital (1784–1820) of Cape Breton prov. St. George's Church (1786) is one of the oldest Anglican churches in Canada.

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books on: Sydney City Canada  - 449 results

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Canadian Regions: A Geography of Canada
Book by Donald F. Putnam; J. M. Dent & Sons, 1952
Subjects: Canada--Description And Travel--1951-
...the dominant group. Sydney has a large safe harbour...the steel works. The Sydney steel works is one of...blast furnace activity in Canada. Here is an immense...relationships of the Sydney steel industry are similar...with the much larger cities of St. John and Halifax...contains, beside the city of Sydney, the towns...
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General Sir Guy Carleton, Lord Dorchester: Soldier-Statesman of Early British Canada
Book by Paul David Nelson; Fairleigh Dickinson University Press, 2000
Subjects: Canada--History--1763-1791, Dorchester, Guy Carleton--Baron--1724-1808, Generals--Canada--Biography, Governors--Canada--Biography
...noticed the problem in early 1789, when he informed Sydney that scar- city of grain had pushed up the price of bread. He was...Americans. Meanwhile, Dorchester was encouraging Sydney to send Johnson presents to keep them quiet. Nevertheless...
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The Pan-American Dream: Do Latin America's Cultural Values Discourage True Partnership with the United States and Canada?
Book by Lawrence E. Harrison; Basic Books, 1997
Subjects: Canada--Relations--Latin America, Free Trade--America, Latin America--Relations--Canada, Latin America--Relations--United States, Pan-Americanism, United States--Relations--Latin America, Values--America
...subsequent regret Moscow, Peking, Bucharest, East Berlin, and Pyongyang, as well as Paris, Tokyo, Sydney, Ottawa, Buenos Aires, Mexico City, Madrid, Brussels, Stockholm, Amsterdam and Helsinki." 24 I digress briefly to the relationship...
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Canada and the American Revolution: The Disruption of the First British Empire
Book by George M. Wrong; Macmillan, 1935
Subjects: American Loyalists, Canada--History--1763-1791, Great Britain--Colonies--America, United States--History--Revolution
...religion. "Tommy Townshend," who became secretary of state after the fall of North, later, as Lord Sydney, gave his name to the great city in Australia. The capital of New Brunswick was named after
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Canadians in the Making: A Social History of Canada
Book by Arthur R. M. Lower; Longmans, Green, 1958
Subjects: Canada--Civilization--History, National Characteristics, Canadian
...departure, the beginnings of English Canada, can we, as if from some infinitely...which did signal service in Upper Canada during the War of 1812, so testifies...around what was to become the chief city of the island, Sydney, and, pressing up from the nearby...
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journal articles on: Sydney City Canada  - 622 results

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Kinship, Organisations and 'Wannabes': Aboriginal Identity Negotiation in South-Western Sydney
Journal article by Yuriko Yamanouchi; Oceania, Vol. 80, 2010
Subjects: Aboriginal Australians--Social aspects, Australian aborigines--Social aspects, City and town life--Social aspects, Domestic relations--Research, Ethnic identity--Research, Ethnicity--Research, Family relations--Research, Sydney, Australia--Social aspects, Urban life--Social aspects
...result, in south-western Sydney, Aboriginal family structures...or dispersed among towns, cities, or even states they have...Many have kin elsewhere in Sydney, in the inner-city or in the outer suburbs. Both...and outside south-western Sydney and have their relatives visiting...
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Effects of Residential Exposure to Steel Mills and Coking Works on Birth Weight and Preterm Births among Residents of Sydney, Nova Scotia
Journal article by Tara A. Burra, Susan J. Elliott, John D. Eyles, Pavlos S. Kanaroglou, Bruce C. Wainman, Henry Muggah; The Canadian Geographer, Vol. 50, 2006
Subjects: Air pollution--Analysis, Air pollution--Health aspects, Infants (Premature)--Causes of, Premature infants--Causes of, Sydney, Nova Scotia--Environmental aspects, Sydney, Nova Scotia--Health aspects
...another part of the city. They also found...in the case of the Sydney Tar Ponds, there...efforts. Site History Sydney is located on the southwest arm of Sydney Harbour on Cape Breton...Island, Nova Scotia, Canada. Industrial development...
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Rethinking Place in Planning: Opportunities in Northern and Aboriginal Planning in Nunavut, Canada
Journal article by Erik Borre Nilsen; Canadian Journal of Urban Research, Vol. 14, 2005
Subjects: City planning--Environmental aspects, City planning--Social aspects, Northern Canada--Environmental aspects, Northern Canada--Social aspects, Policy sciences--Research, Urban planning--Environmental aspects, Urban planning--Social aspects
...Acknowledgement Government of Canada, Department of Indian...Spaces. In Imagining Cities, eds. S. Westwood...Routledge" 50-70. Canada. Royal Commission on...and Patsy Healey. Sydney: Ashgate: 69-101...Ottawa: Statistics Canada. 2003. Aboriginal Peoples...
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The Risk Society at Work in the Sydney 'Tar Ponds'
Journal article by Bethany Haalboom, Susan J. Elliott, John Eyles, Henry Muggah; The Canadian Geographer, Vol. 50, 2006
Subjects: Environmental degradation--Analysis, Environmental degradation--Nova Scotia, Environmental degradation--Public opinion, Industrial sites--Environmental aspects, Industrial sites--Social aspects, Sydney, Nova Scotia--Environmental aspects, Sydney, Nova Scotia--Social aspects
...Tar Ponds area of Sydney, Nova Scotia, one...industrial sites in Canada. The 100-year...victimized (Bob, Sydney activist). The...were in any other city in Canada they would have been...government (Mark, Sydney resident). <br...
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Disparities in Internet Access: A Case Study of the Digital Divide in Western Sydney
Journal article by Darren Holloway; Australian Journal of Social Issues, Vol. 37, 2002
Subjects: Aged--Information services, Internet--Demographic aspects, Poor--Information services, Sydney, Australia--Information services, Unemployed workers--Information services
...Tendencies and Australian Cities, Australian Geographical...Baum, S. (1997) `Sydney, Australia: A Global City? Testing the Social...Disadvantage in Australian Cities, A report for the OECD...J. Connell, (ed) Sydney: The Emergence of a...
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magazine articles on: Sydney City Canada  - 317 results

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Australia: Sydney
Magazine article by David E. Gyger; Opera Canada, Vol. 40, Summer 1999
...but the overwhelming plus of this Sydney summer season was the ensemble strength...recital and an orchestral concert in Sydney, as well as fleeting appearances...christened the new Lyric Theatre at Star City, the Sydney casino, as a venue for opera...
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The Great Sydney Street: Furniture Tender
Magazine article by Greg Maddock; Public Management, Vol. 81, April 1999
Subjects: Furniture--Management, Olympics--2000, Sydney, Australia--Buildings, facilities, etc.
...is that it takes a city almost six years...years, all of the cities involved had seen...control. The Great Sydney Street Furniture...Wallpaper described the Sydney street furniture...Linda Barton Deputy City Manager Bellevue...Edmonton, Alberta, Canada Greg Maddock is general manager, Sydney, New South Wales...
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Unveiling the Sydney, Australia Dance Scene
Magazine article by Jennifer Leake; Dance Spirit, Vol. 6, January 2002
Subjects: Ballet, Bangarra Dance Theatre, Bondi Ballet, Dancers & choreographers, Folk dancing, Modern dance, Sydney Dance Co, Sydney New South Wales Australia
...40,000 years. Page city over 1,000 indigenous...Australia in the extravagant Sydney 2000 Olympics Opening...titled Part-time. Sydney Festival is the citys...Nantes Hotel Central. Sydney Dance Company, shown...returned from a season in Canada. Shown here, (l...
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Still the Worst: An Ambitious Clean-Up Scheme Failed and a Cover-It-Over Fix Was Rejected, So It's Back to Square One for the Sydney Tar Ponds
Magazine article by Heidi Gjersten; Alternatives Journal, Vol. 23, Summer 1997
Subjects: Canada--Environmental policy, Hazardous wastes--Environmental aspects, Water pollution--Environmental aspects
...up solutions for the Sydney tar ponds. The 34 hectares...making in the Cape Breton city. Among the contaminants...fishery in the South Arm of Sydney Harbour was closed by...contamination. Environment Canada studies identified the...clean-up agreement with Sydney Tar Ponds Incorporated...
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Three Anglicans Receive 2005 Order of Canada
Magazine article; Anglican Journal, Vol. 131, October 2005
Subjects: Anglican Church, Awards & honors, Canada, Hulse, Robert E, May, Elizabeth, McCallion, Hazel, Order of Canada
...recipients of the Order of Canada, the nations highest...council, the Order of Canada recognizes Canadian citizens...director of Sierra Club Canada; Mississauga Mayor Hazel...contaminated coal tar ponds in Sydney, N.S. Interviewed...Canadas sixth largest city in good financial shape...
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newspaper articles on: Sydney City Canada  - 321 results

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PAL Hosts Sydney City Tour
Newspaper article; Manila Bulletin, June 22, 2011
Subjects: Airlines, Philippine Airlines Inc., Recording industry, Sound recording industry, Universal Music Group
...we had an interesting Sydney City tour, we are grateful...a-week flights to Sydney in October 1965, using...evolved to daily service to Sydney and Melbourne using the...other major Australian cities like Perth, Canberra...Belarus, Brazil, Canada, China, France, Georgia...
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Solo Mission to Remember; Exploring Foreign City Alone a Daunting but Thrilling Experience
Newspaper article; Fraser Coast Chronicle (Hervey Bay, Australia), November 27, 2010
Subjects: Air Canada, Airlines
...Remember; Exploring Foreign City Alone a Daunting but Thrilling...Kirby EXPLORING a foreign city is probably one of the...Vancouver. I took off from Sydney on September 27. After...finally got on board Air Canada AC34. It was a 14-hour...relief to touch down in Sydney but again was pulled up...
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Scots Go So Close to Medals in Sydney; UPDATE
Newspaper article; Daily Record (Glasgow, Scotland), November 3, 2007
...So Close to Medals in Sydney; UPDATE. TWO Scots swimming...the World Cup Meet in Sydney. Commonwealth champion Gregor Tait (City of Edinburgh) began his...medallist Kirsty Balfour (City of Edinburgh) was sixth...the Club Sportif Open in Canada. BOWLS: Champions East...
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Akers, Overbeck Seek Last Hurrah in Sydney
Newspaper article by Dick Heller; The Washington Times, August 14, 2000
...plan to retire after the Sydney Games, and small wonder...what we can expect in Sydney. Both played well...sports bra once more in Sydney. Another reason is that...friendlies remain, against Canada in Kansas City, Mo., on Sunday and...
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Sydney Home to Passionate Drama of Doctor Zhivago
Newspaper article; Sunshine Coast Daily (Maroochydore, Australia), January 15, 2011
Subjects: McAnuff, Des
Sydney Home to Passionate Drama...premiere from being held in Sydney. But why pick Down Under...Zhivago, my theatre in Canada is an ideal place to do...elaborate set at the Star City Casinos Lyric Theatre in Sydney on February 19. a AAP
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encyclopedia articles on: Sydney City Canada  - 4 results

 
 
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Sydney , City, Canada
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
SYDNEY , city, Canada city (1991 pop. 26,063), Cape Breton Island, N.S., Canada, on the northeast coast at the head of the South Arm of Sydney Harbour. It is the port and the commercial...
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Sites of the Modern Olympic Games
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...Tokyo, Japan 1968 Mexico City, Mexico 1972 Munich...Germany 1976 Montreal, Canada 1980 Moscow, USSR 1984...1996 Atlanta, Ga. 2000 Sydney, Australia 2004 Athens...Yugoslavia 1988 Calgary, Canada 1992 Albertville, France...Italy 2010 Vancouver, Canada 2014 Sochi, Russia...
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Nova Scotia
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...55,491 sq km), E Canada. Geography One of the...The capital and largest city is Halifax ; other important cities are Dartmouth , Sydney , Glace Bay , Truro...extracted principally in the Sydney Glace Bay area of Cape...and steel produced at Sydney, the provinces manufactures...
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Brisbane, Sir Thomas Makdougall
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...in the West Indies, in Spain, and in Canada, rising to the rank of brigadier general...observatory built (1822) at Paramatta, near Sydney, where work was done (1822 26) resulting...president of the society in 1833. The city of Brisbane and the Brisbane River in Australia...


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