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Glace Bay
(redirected from Glace Bay, Nova Scotia)

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Glace Bay (glās), town (1991 pop. 19,501), E Cape Breton Island, N.S., Canada. Exploitation of its coal mines began toward the end of the 19th cent., but declined in the 1960s; the last mine in the region closed in 2001. Its mines extended for several miles under the sea and were among the best equipped in the world. Glace Bay has a good harbor and relies heavily on its large deep-sea fishing fleet. The Marconi wireless tower at Table Head nearby was the transmitter in 1902 of the first transatlantic wireless message.

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Stream International, a global Customer Relationship Management (CRM) outsourcing and support services provider for leading technology companies and e-businesses, the Government of Canada and the Province of Nova Scotia through their economic development organization, the Cape Breton Growth Fund (CBGF), announced today that Stream has selected Glace Bay, Nova Scotia, for its next Canadian Customer Interaction Center.
 
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