Cape Breton Regional Municipality
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Cape Breton Regional Municipality (CBRM) |
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| Regional Municipality | |||
| Cape Breton Regional Municipality | |||
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| Nickname(s): A Community of Communities | |||
| Motto: Fortuna Non Mutat Genus (Circumstances Do Not Change Our Origin) |
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 Location of Cape Breton Regional Municipality |
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 Cape Breton Regional Municipality
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| Coordinates: 46°09′N 60°10′W / 46.150°N 60.167°W | |||
| Country |
 Canada
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| Province |
 Nova Scotia
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| County | Cape Breton | ||
| Established | August 1, 1995 | ||
| Electoral Districts Federal |
Cape Breton—Canso / Sydney—Victoria |
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| Provincial | Cape Breton Centre / Cape Breton-Richmond / Glace Bay / Northside-Westmount / Sydney River-Mira-Louisbourg / Sydney-Whitney Pier / Victoria-The Lakes | ||
| Government | |||
| • Type | Cape Breton Regional Council | ||
| • Mayor | Cecil Clarke | ||
| • MPs | Rodger Cuzner, Mark Eyking | ||
| • MLAs | David Wilton, Michel Samson, Geoff MacLellan, Eddie Orrell, Alfie MacLeod, Derek Mombourquette, Pam Eyking | ||
| Area (2016) | |||
| • Land | 2,430.06 km2 (938.25 sq mi) | ||
| Elevation | Sea Level to 235 m (0 to 771 ft) | ||
| Population (2016) | |||
| • Total | 94,285 | ||
| • Density | 38.8/km2 (100/sq mi) | ||
| • Change 2011-16 |
 3.2% |
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| • Census ranking | 58 of 5,162 | ||
| Time zone | AST (UTC−4) | ||
| • Summer (DST) | ADT (UTC−3) | ||
| Postal code | B1x, B2x | ||
| Area code(s) | 902 | ||
| Dwellings | 45,342 | ||
| Median Income* | $41,257 CDN | ||
| Coastline |
Atlantic 800 km (500 mi) Bras d'Or Lakes 400 km (250 mi) |
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| Roadways | 1,600 km (1,000 mi) | ||
| NTS Map | 011K01 | ||
| GNBC Code | CBUCD | ||
| Website | cbrm.ns.ca | ||
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Cape Breton Regional Municipality, often shortened to simply CBRM, is a regional municipality in Nova Scotia's Cape Breton County.
According to the 2016 Census of Canada, the population within the Cape Breton Regional Municipality is 94,285. Its population makes it the second largest municipality in the province.
In 1995, the government of Nova Scotia sought to reduce the number of incorporated towns and cities in the province through amalgamation. The municipalities from which the CBRM was created include: the Municipality of the County of Cape Breton, the City of Sydney, the Towns of Glace Bay, Sydney Mines, New Waterford, North Sydney, Dominion and Louisbourg.
Paleo-Indians camped at locations in present-day Nova Scotia approximately 11,000 years ago. Archaic Indians are believed to have been present in the area between 1,000 and 5,000 years ago. Mi'kmaq, the First Nations of this area, are their direct descendants.
The explorer John Cabot is believed to have visited present-day Cape Breton in 1497, although this claim is also contested by Newfoundland.
The French were the first Europeans to claim the region, which was named Acadia. Control passed back and forth between the English and French throughout the late 17th and early 18th centuries. Under the Treaty of Utrecht of 1713, France retained control of "Île Royale". In 1719, France began construction on a fortified town located along the sheltered southwestern shore of Havre Louisbourg, naming the settlement Louisbourg.
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