Sydney is the home of the University College of Cape Breton (UCCB), which is the only university on the island. With the disappearance of the steel industry and coal mining in Cape Breton, Sydney has been undergoing economic decline for several decades. The local government is attempting to shift the city's failing industrial economy to one based on a diversified mixture of initiatives including, but not limited to tourism. Some of the other initiatves include Information Technology, light manufacturing and development of Sydney's harbour facilities.
The site DesBarres chose for the new settlement was known as Spanish Bay[?], an important harbour on Cape Breton Island. The newly founded settlement was named after Lord Sydney, and Spanish Bay became Sydney Harbour.
This is about Sydney in Nova Scotia. See also Sydney, Australia.
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