Cape Breton Regional Municipality
Cape Breton Regional Municipality (often referred to as simply "CBRM") is the Canadian province of Nova Scotia's second largest municipality and the economic heart of Cape Breton Island. As of 2021 the municipality has a population of 93,694. The municipality was created in 1995 through the amalgamation of eight municipalities located in Cape Breton County.
Cape Breton Regional Municipality | |
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Municipality | |
From top, left to right: Highland Arts Theatre, Gabarus Light House, gate at Fortress of Louisbourg, Big Fiddle, Sydney waterfront | |
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Flag Coat of arms | |
| Nickname: A Community of Communities | |
| Motto(s): Fortuna Non Mutat Genus (Circumstances Do Not Change Our Origin) | |
Location of Cape Breton Regional Municipality | |
| Coordinates: 46°08′20″N 60°11′35″W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Nova Scotia |
| County | Cape Breton |
| First Nations | Eskasoni First Nation, Membertou First Nation |
| Established | August 1, 1995 |
| Electoral Districts Federal | Cape Breton—Canso / Sydney—Victoria |
| 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 | Amanda McDougall |
| • MPs | Mike Kelloway, Jaime Battiste |
| • MLAs | Kendra Coombes, John White, Brian Comer, Derek Mombourquette, Keith Bain, Trevor Boudreau, Fred Tilley |
| Area (2016) | |
| • Land | 2,430.06 km2 (938.25 sq mi) |
| • Urban | 29.43 km2 (11.36 sq mi) |
| Elevation | Sea Level to 235 m (0 to 771 ft) |
| Population (2021) | |
| • Municipality | 93,694 |
| • Density | 38.7/km2 (100/sq mi) |
| • Change 2016–21 | 0.6% |
| • Census ranking (2016) | 58 of 5,162 |
| Demonym | Cape Bretoner |
| Time zone | UTC−4 (AST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−3 (ADT) |
| Postal code | B1x, B2x |
| Area code | 902 |
| Dwellings | 45,342 |
| Median household income (2020) | C$ 62,400 |
| Coastline | Atlantic 800 km (500 mi) Bras d'Or Lakes 400 km (250 mi) |
| Roadways | 1,600 km (1,000 mi) |
| NTS Map | 11K1 Sydney |
| GNBC Code | CBUCD |
| Website | cbrm.ns.ca |
The region is home to a significant concentration of government services, social enterprise and private sector companies, including the Canadian Coast Guard College, Cape Breton University, NSCC Marconi campus, and New Dawn Enterprises. The rural areas of the municipality continue to host resource industries such as agriculture, fishing, mining, and forestry. CBRM is host to many cultural landmarks and institutions such as the historic Savoy Theatre, the Celtic Colours International Festival, the Cape Breton Centre for Craft, the Highland Arts Theatre, and Holy Angels Arts & Cultural centre, currently undergoing a $12-million renovation.
The area hosts one of Nova Scotia's premier tourism destinations, the Fortress of Louisbourg national park site, operated by Parks Canada as a living history museum. The site stands as the largest reconstruction project in North America. The Port of Sydney was projected to welcome a record 135,000 cruise ship visitors in 2017, a 67 per cent increase on 2016. The Trans-Canada Highway terminates in North Sydney where Marine Atlantic ferries connect to both Channel-Port aux Basques, Newfoundland and Labrador, where the highway starts again, and Argentia.