Glace Bay is a community located in the Cape Breton Regional Municipality on Cape Breton Island, which forms the north-eastern part of the Canadian province of Nova Scotia. Situated on the eastern shore of Cape Breton Island, Glace Bay is approximately 10KM from Sydney, Cape Breton's main commercial center and the capital of Cape Breton from the time Cape Breton was made a separate British colony in 1784 until it rejoined Nova Scotia in 1820. Cape Breton Regional Municipality (CBRM) is a regional municipality in Nova Scotia, Canada. ... Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia, Canada Cape Breton Island (French: île du Cap-Breton, Scottish Gaelic: Eilean Cheap Breatuinn, Mikmaq: Unamakika), sometimes shortened to just Cape Breton, is a large island on the Atlantic coast of North America. ... Motto: Munit Haec et Altera Vincit (One defends and the other conquers) Other Canadian provinces and territories Capital Halifax Largest city Halifax Lieutenant Governor Myra A. Freeman Premier John Hamm (PC) Area 55,283 km² (12th) Land 53,338 km² Water 1,946 km² (3. ...

Glace Bay was once a prosperous coal mining town. In 1860 the Glace Bay Mining Company was formed and it operated two mines. The first large mine, the Hub Shaft of Glace Bay, opened in 1861. In total, Glace Bay had 12 coal mines. In 1894, the government gave exclusive mining rights to an American syndicate, the Dominion Coal Company. By 1903, the Dominion Coal Company was producing 3,250,000 tonnes per year. By 1912, the company had 16 collieries in full operation and its production accounted for 40% of Canada's total output. Wyoming coal mine Coal mining is the extraction of coal from the Earth for use during combustion. ...

In its heyday, Glace Bay was a thriving town with a growing population. The last coal mine, Number 26, was closed following a fire in 1984, after 84 years of service. Since then, Glace Bay's population has dwindled to less than 20,000. The people of Glace Bay remain proud of their mining heritage, however, and efforts continue to be made to revive the town's economy.

Recently as of 2001 the addition of the call center Stream International to Glace Bay has encouraged the local economy.

Parks Canada maintains a national historic site in Glace Bay honouring the role of Guglielmo Marconi in the development of radio communications. In 1902, the first official wireless message was sent from this site across the Atlantic Ocean to England. A spark gap transmitter with 75 kilowatts of power fed 4 tall antennas on the 5 acre site overlooking the Atlantic Ocean. Guglielmo Marconi (25 April 1874 – 20 July 1937) was an Italian electrical engineer and Nobel laureate, known for the development of a practical wireless telegraphy system commonly known as the radio. Marconi was President of the Accademia dItalia and a member of the Fascist Grand Council of Italy. ...