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@cupenovascotia School Support workers across Nova Scotia have voted 97.5% in favour of taking strike action if an agreement that lifts education workers out of poverty cannot be reached. #nsed #nslab #nspoli #CUPE #canlab @BeckyDruhan @suzyhfx @DannyNSFL novascotia.cupe.ca/2023/02/28/cup…
2) “We are holding a province-wide Day of Action today, Feb. 28, to tell the @TimHoustonNS govt. that our members need to see a deal that will make a meaningful difference in their lives," @melansonchris, President, NS School Board Council of Unions 
3) From 2012 to 2022, while inflation in Nova Scotia increased by 23.5%, wages in the sector rose only 14.5%, dragged down by years of legislated restraint under the previous @LiberalPartyNS government.
#WageFreezes #Bill148 #UnionBusting #NeoLiberals
#WageFreezes #Bill148 #UnionBusting #NeoLiberals
Mining is part of #NovaScotia’s heritage and many communities benefit from tourism attractions related to historical mining. In fact, this 1889 flyer advertised #gold mines near #Caledonia, #QueensCounty, as tourist attractions to people from Boston!
#nspoli @RegionofQueens #NS
#nspoli @RegionofQueens #NS
It says, “Many tourists will find a profitable and interesting diversion in visiting the various gold mines within easy reach of their boarding places.”
#nspoli #novascotia #gold
#nspoli #novascotia #gold
It describes gold processing as “curious and interesting, and well repays an intelligent sight-seer for a few days of travel and observation.”
#nspoli #novascotia #gold
#nspoli #novascotia #gold
#Gold was discovered in #Molega in June 1886, reportedly by two men from nearby #Brookfield, Robie Hunt and Hubert Spidel.
Check out this history of mining in the area!
#nspoli #cbpoli #novascotia
@GordonWilsonLNS @BernJordanMP @RegionofQueens #queenscounty #nshistory @LHNOWnews
Check out this history of mining in the area!
#nspoli #cbpoli #novascotia
@GordonWilsonLNS @BernJordanMP @RegionofQueens #queenscounty #nshistory @LHNOWnews
There was a rush of prospectors into the area, which is in #QueensCounty between the #Molega and Ponhook lakes. Molega quickly grew from a population of a dozen to over a thousand, and four general stores, a school and three hotels were built within a few years.
#nspoli #cbpoli
#nspoli #cbpoli
Work in 1886 exposed several #gold-bearing quartz veins and mining began.
#nspoli #cbpoli #novascotia
#nspoli #cbpoli #novascotia
We love getting questions about #mining, #minerals and #geology! We were asked about historical #gold mining in #Brookfield, #QueensCounty. Check out this thread!
#nspoli #novascotia #nshistory #cbpoli #capebreton
@GordonWilsonLNS @BernJordanMP @RegionofQueens @LHNOWnews
#nspoli #novascotia #nshistory #cbpoli #capebreton
@GordonWilsonLNS @BernJordanMP @RegionofQueens @LHNOWnews
While there were several mines in the #Brookfield #Gold District, almost all the gold produced came from the Brookfield mine operated by Wilbur L. Libbey, which was discovered in 1885.
#nspoli #novascotia #nshistory #cbpoli #capebreton
#nspoli #novascotia #nshistory #cbpoli #capebreton
In July 1886, it was acquired by John McGuire and some American associates known as the #Brookfield Milling Company. Under McGuire's management a considerable amount of ore was mined and hauled to #PleasantRiver, #Lunenburg County, for milling.
#nspoli #novascotia #nshistory
#nspoli #novascotia #nshistory
We love getting questions about mining, minerals and geology! We were asked about historical #gold mining in #CaribouMines in northeastern #Halifax County. This thread is our answer:
#nspoli @SeanFraserMP @SteveStreatch @LarryHarrisonPC #cbpoli #novascotia @MikeSavageHFX
#nspoli @SeanFraserMP @SteveStreatch @LarryHarrisonPC #cbpoli #novascotia @MikeSavageHFX
Josiah Jennings and a Mr. Harrington are believed to have been the first to find #gold at Caribou in 1864 while hunting with Mi’kmaq guide Francis Paul.
Gold mining began in 1867.
#nspoli @SeanFraserMP @SteveStreatch @LarryHarrisonPC #cbpoli #novascotia @MikeSavageHFX
Gold mining began in 1867.
#nspoli @SeanFraserMP @SteveStreatch @LarryHarrisonPC #cbpoli #novascotia @MikeSavageHFX
For the first few years the property was quite active with several shafts sunk and a number of mines opened. There were seven main sites, each of which was known as a separate mine.
#nspoli @SeanFraserMP @SteveStreatch #gold @LarryHarrisonPC #cbpoli #novascotia @MikeSavageHFX
#nspoli @SeanFraserMP @SteveStreatch #gold @LarryHarrisonPC #cbpoli #novascotia @MikeSavageHFX
A rising tide lifts all boats. That’s as true today as it was in the late 1880s when 20 years of #gold #mining in the Whiteburn played a key role in building Northern #QueensCounty.
See this thread for the story.
#nspoli #cbpoli #novascotia @BernJordanMP @QueensShelPC
See this thread for the story.
#nspoli #cbpoli #novascotia @BernJordanMP @QueensShelPC
Gold was discovered in Whiteburn, six miles southwest of #Caledonia, in 1885. A forest fire reportedly ravaged the area and uncovered the gold. Jim McGuire, supposedly hiding out from the tax collector, found it in the barrens near his home and triggered the Whiteburn #gold rush.
It’s said that he registered the find in his brother’s name and hid his earnings - $5000 in the first year - in the floorboards of his cousin’s house to throw the authorities off his trail.
By 1887 three mines and mills were operating and mining continued until 1905.
#nspoli
By 1887 three mines and mills were operating and mining continued until 1905.
#nspoli
