Nova Scotia Research Paper

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Nova Scotia, the place where culture and fishing come together.

Nova Scotia is Canada's second smallest province. The capital of Nova Scotia is Halifax. The provincial flower is the Mayflower. The provincial bird is the Osprey. The provincial tree is the Red Spruce. Nova Scotia is latin for New Scotland reflecting the origins of some of the early settlers. Nova Scotia has 8% of their population unemployed. Nova Scotia’s minimum wage is $10.60. Nova Scotia is mainly made up of people from Scottish and Acadian descent. Acadians are french people who settled in Acadia during the 17 and 18th centuries. Acadia was located in the Maritime provinces (Nova Scotia, New Brunswick and P.E.I.) The different industries found in Nova Scotia are coal, mining
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White Hill, found on Cape Breton Island is the province's tallest point at 532 metres (1745 feet). White Hill is an extremely remote low bump on a marshy, windswept upland about 20 km away from the nearest road and 10 km away from any maintained hiking trails. White hill is found in Cape Breton Highlands National Park. White Hill is a pretty easy hiking “trail” to use as there are old fire roads to walk on but beware on some points the fire roads got covered in bush, deep and unstable mud, and the fire roads don't go completely to the summit. This whole trip to the summit takes approximately 7 and a half hours. White Hill is near the town of …show more content…
Sydney is known as the island’s historical capital. Sydney, Nova Scotia is a perfect mix between metropolitan charm and down home hospitality. Sydney was founded in 1785 and named in honour of Britain’s Home Secretary at the time, Thomas Townsend, 1st Viscount Sydney. A couple years later Sydney, Australia would be named after him. The original settlers of Sydney were mostly former soldiers and loyalists escaping the aftermath of the American Revolution. This town was the english capital of Cape Breton Island until 1820 when Cape Breton Island became part of Nova Scotia. Sydney is rich in coal fields it was these coal fields that would transform Sydney from colonial town in Cape Breton to a major industrial center. Sydney soon became a world leader in steel production. That industrial growth caused Sydney to officially become a city in 1904. Today, Sydney continues to welcome people from around the world. Something to see in Sydney is ‘The Big Fiddle’ which is the world's largest fiddle. How many people do you know who have seen the world’s largest fiddle probably not a lot so you can have some bragging rights with that. ‘The Big Fiddle’ stands at a height of 18.3 metres (60 feet) tall and is found on the