At one time, Sydney Mines was called "Lazytown." A map of 1863 actually showed the area as "Lazytown".

This less than flattering name came from local farmers who would arrive in town in the morning to find a few people up and about. This was due to the shift work employed by the local mines. The coal miners and their wives would wake at dawn and get ready for the day shift. After the men went off to the pits, the wives would return to bed for some extra sleep.

North Sydney is not a big city filled with large scale commercial developments that take away from the natural beauty of the landscape, it's a friendly town with a peaceful lifestyle.You won't find crowded tourist resorts,huge hotels and busy amusement parks but you will find sandy beaches, beautiful walking trails, home style restaurants, campgrounds and accommodations that deliver good service and plenty of that maritime hospitality everyone loves.

Welcome to Cape Breton, Nova Scotia. This island features the counties of Cape Breton, Inverness, Richmond, and Victoria and is home to almost 150,000 Cape Bretoners, or Capers (as they sometimes call themselves. It fronts onto the Gulf of St. Lawrence on its northern and western coasts.

The largest city is Sydney, located on the eastern shores of Cape Breton Island. It is the largest urban centre of Cape Breton and is part of the Industrial Cape Breton region.

Sydney is the third largest city in Nova Scotia and has plenty of natural beauty for visitors to enjoy. Wentworth Rotary Park features a pond that is home to ducks, swans and pigeons. There are seats where you can sit and drink in the spectacular view as you enjoy the peaceful location.

This is a narrow band of green space in the center of the city where you will find exhibition space and a bandstand where folk singers and other performers entertain throughout the summer.

Sydney has an elevation of 100 m above sea level. It has an Atlantic climate, which means the winters are cold and snowy, but the summers are quite warm and humid. It is a favourite destination for cruise ships, which are important for the economy of the town. The culture is an eclectic mix of Scottish, Acadian and African-North American peoples due to the immigrants who made their homes here in the early years.