Whitney Pier

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Whitney Pier is a historic neighborhood in Sydney, Nova Scotia, known for its multicultural heritage and roots in the island’s former steel and coal industries.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf historic district
neighbourhood
adjacentTo Ashby, Sydney NERFINISHED
South Bar NERFINISHED
Sydney Harbour industrial area NERFINISHED
country Canada
demographicCharacteristic working-class community
economicHistory affected by decline of heavy industry in Cape Breton
dependent on steel plant employment
ethnicCommunity African Nova Scotian community
Caribbean community
Italian Canadian community
Jewish community
Polish Canadian community
Ukrainian Canadian community
hasAreaCode 782
902
hasCulturalInstitution Whitney Pier Historical Museum NERFINISHED
Whitney Pier Youth Club NERFINISHED
hasEducationalInstitution Whitney Pier Memorial Middle School NERFINISHED
hasHeritageDesignation recognized as a multicultural neighbourhood in Nova Scotia
hasNeighbourhoodPark Open Hearth Park (nearby redeveloped steel plant lands) NERFINISHED
hasPostalCodePrefix B1N
hasReligiousBuilding Holy Ghost Ukrainian Catholic Church NERFINISHED
St. Mary’s Polish Church NERFINISHED
Whitney Pier United Baptist Church NERFINISHED
historicallyAssociatedWith Sydney Steel Corporation NERFINISHED
coal mining
steelmaking
knownFor coal industry heritage
industrial history
multicultural heritage
steel industry heritage
language English
locatedIn Cape Breton Island NERFINISHED
Sydney, Nova Scotia NERFINISHED
locatedInAdministrativeTerritory Cape Breton Regional Municipality NERFINISHED
Nova Scotia NERFINISHED
locatedOnBodyOfWater Sydney Harbour NERFINISHED
minorityLanguage French
Polish
Ukrainian NERFINISHED
observesDaylightSavingTime yes
partOf Sydney NERFINISHED
partOfMetropolitanArea Cape Breton Regional Municipality urban area NERFINISHED
timeZone Atlantic Time Zone NERFINISHED
transportConnection Nova Scotia Highway 125 NERFINISHED
Sydney Port industrial facilities

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Cape Breton Regional Municipality area contains Whitney Pier
subject surface form: Cape Breton Regional Municipality