Men Of The Deeps,Coal Mines Of Cape Breton
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- Опубліковано 8 вер 2024
- Cape Breton Miner,New Waterford,Glace Bay,Nova Scotia Music By Men Of The Deeps..
Early Mining
The southeastern part of Cape Breton Island is home to the Sydney Coal Field, an extensive underground coal seam extending at an angle from the shore beneath the seafloor of the Cabot Strait. This large deposit of high-sulphur coal was first extracted by French soldiers from Fortress Louisbourg in 1720 at nearby Port Morien. A major coal industry developed during the 19th century, becoming the largest energy project in British North America at its height of production. The largest integrated steel mill in the British Commonwealth was constructed on Sydney Harbor in 1901.
The coal and steel industries went into decline following World War II and never fully recovered. They were nationalized by the federal and provincial governments during the late 1960s with the intention of closing them by the 1980s, however production increased in the 1970s as a result of rising world oil and steel prices. By the 1990s, environmental degradation (see Sydney Tar Ponds) and economic ruin was facing the industrial Cape Breton region. The steel mill and last coal mine were closed in 2001 and the area has been struggling to adapt.
While the urban area of eastern Cape Breton County influenced by the coal and steel industries came to be referred to as "Industrial Cape Breton", many rural communities in the rest of Cape Breton Island have been relatively stable economically, largely due to the mix of fishing, forestry, small-scale agriculture, and a growing tourism industry as a result of the spectacular scenery found throughout the island.
In 1914 the SCOTIA steel mill was closed and in 1920 both DOMCO/DISCO and SCOTIA were merged into a new company named British Empire Steel and Coal Company (BESCO).
The copyright of this section might be in question and is likely from UMWA material.
IN MARCH OF 1925, Cape Breton coal miners were receiving $3.65 in daily wages and had been working part-time for more than three years. They burned company coal to heat company houses illuminated by company electricity. Their families drank company water, were indebted to the company "Pluck Me" store and were financially destitute as evidenced by the company "Bob Tailed Sheet". Local clergy spoke of children clothed in flour sacks and dying of starvation from the infamous "four cent meal". The miners had fought continuously since 1909 for decent working conditions, an eight hour day and a living wage.
The British Empire Steel Corporation (BESCO) was controlled by President Roy M. Wolvin and Vice-President J.E. McClurg who defended these conditions by frankly stating,
DEVCO and SYSCO
On July 7, 1967 the Cape Breton Development Corporation (DEVCO) was created and on March 30, 1968 all DOSCO mines were expropriated for $12 million by DEVCO. At the same time, the provincial government formed the Sydney Steel Corporation (SYSCO) and took over DOSCO's steel mill, with the aim being to gradually control the shut down of this industry.
DEVCO brought in new tourism initiatives throughout Cape Breton Island and funded various community economic development programs, however politics and other factors such as the 1973 oil crisis brought about by the OPEC embargo following the Yom Kippur War saw demand for coal increase dramatically, particularly for electrical generation. The federal government reversed course and chose to expand, rather than retract, the production of coal and opened new mines and modernized its DOSCO-inherited properties to serve new electrical generating stations. During the 1980s the provincial government also modernized the steel mill, however both coal and steel encountered production and financial difficulties in the 1990s and DEVCO and SYSCO both decommissioned their operations by the turn of the century or shortly thereafter. The last underground coal mine on Cape Breton Island closed in November 2001.
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My grand father was a miner and the president of the hub club he passed a few years a good every time I listen to this song it makes me miss him and miss home
Hi this video gives a real story of any where on on Cape Breton Island if you ever here come and see the Glace Bays Miners Museum you'll be glad you did. If it happens that the Men of the Deep Singers are there you hit the jackpot
WONDERFUL
I LIVED UP THERE OFF AND ON 3 YEARS... I LOVED EVERY MINUTE ... I METALL THE MEN OF THE DEEPS.... AND MORE... LOVE EM!
Greetings Cape Breton! I grew up in a coal mining community in Washington state called Roslyn WA. I still remember listening to the sound of the coal cars making their way up the # 9 rock dump early in the morning, I Hope you and yours are doing well.
Words cannot express the feelings of gratitude I have for these miners and the difficult life they endured... may they never be forgotten.... nor the fact that British Banks owned the mines and exploited the workers as badly as they did. My heart is with those miners !
My Uncle Used To Be A Minor , He left home at age 15 to work in the mines...he passed 4 years ago of cancer, ill never forget that day. Im 12 now very young, but when im 15 i sure as hell no i wont be ready to leave home & work in a mine, so i look up to my uncle, and relize how brave he was.
R.I.P
i was fortunate enough to go through the miners museum with my grandad and hear from him all he had to say. that man was the hardest working man i ever knew. and proud till the day he died.
Davis Day tomorrow in CB...Even tho I am away now,I will say a prayer for him tomorrow.A proud NewWaterford boy here.
heart warming and spirit moving group thanks for the input
I love this video and I love the music!
Most of the men in my dad's family worked in the mines at one time or another, especially Princess Colliery on Pitt Street in Sydney Mines.
My Mother , born Glace Bay...Her father was a coal miner- my Grandfather- Eulalaia Tucker , my sept family are "MacNeill's" my Graet Grand Uncle Hector P. MacNeill - was A.Grahm Bell's right hand man- thanks for the song-
Thanks for this great video and all the others you have made, Buddy!
KEEP ON TRUCKIN
My grandfather was a glace bay minor...God bless Francie Gillis:)
My Grandfather George Rehberg worked in the # 2 and # 26. There's a road named after our Family in L'Ardoise.... Martell / Rehberg Rd. When my children head off to school, I plan on moving down. For some reason, nowhere else in this world seems like " HOME ".
Your Great Grandpa is a true Hero and Davis Day is the finest civic holiday in Canada.
I grew up on Warren Ave. in New Waterford and if I'm not mistaken just a block away from your gramdpa who lived on Pellet Ave.?
Not sure, It was a long time ago.
Forever Rest In Peace to your Great Grandpa
Steve
My grandfather is in the men of the deeps. :)
Its wicked when you see them live.
Yes he did and thank you for your comment....
more please, especially the song for the sixteen.
My uncle is currently in the Men of the Deeps,
Alf Carmicle
R.I.P. great uncle lonnie.
1920-1963
died in the mines in glace bay
RIP my great great grandpa was william davis he died for his beliefs
my dad worked in the mines in Glace bay when he came back from ww2 .he grew up there.he is 91 yrs now in Ontario with alzheimers but bring up coalmining in Glace bay he never forgets.thxs for videos I'm going to show him he will love it.
may ur great great grandfather rest in peace. brothers sisters that is why we need UNIONS stand up for better conditions BROTHERS SISTERS JOIN ME STAND UP BETTER CONDITIONS NEVER AGAIN SHALL POOR CONDITIONS WE ARE ALL MARITIMERS THIS IS A BEAUTIFUL SONG MAKES ME CRY
My cousin is in this :D
Davis day in CB isle tomorrow my social studies showed us this video and I’m in grade 8 I knew about Davis and If you live in Cape Breton you will know what I’m taking the Northside gets a half a day and glace bay new water ford and all them but Sydney has a full day I don’t get it my social studies teacher told me and (my classmates) all schools should a least have a half of day or just make Davis a holiday for CBVRCE I just don’t get why because my social studies teacher also said this “When I went to school Davis day we had the day off” but now someone of CB still got a full day I don’t get it when she said it she made me sooo mad at every school doesn’t get the half a day I’m was so Mad 😡