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1972-1991 (Creation)
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- Sydney Steel Corporation
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12 m of textual records and other material (494 files)
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The Sydney Steel Corporation or SYSCO, was created by the Government of Nova Scotia in 1967 to take over the operations of the Sydney steel plant which was faced with closure following a decision of the Dominion Steel and Coal Corporation (DOSCO). While the steel mill enjoyed a brief period of financial success business losses continued. Despite substantial investment by governments the much modernized mill was shut down in 2001 following a number of failed attempts to sell the mill as a going concern. While in operation as a provincial crown corporation the mill had concentrated on the production of steel railroad rails. The Corporation reported to Cabinet through the Minister of Industry, Trade, and Technology, which was responsible for the administration of the Sydney Steel Corporation Act.
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Series forms part of Office of Economic Development fonds and consists of records related to the operation of the Sydney Steel Corporation (SYSCO) held in the custody of the department. Series also includes departmental records relating to SYSCO, such as correspondence, briefs, reports, engineering and feasibility studies by outside consulting firms, Modernization Program records, tendering records, business plans, minutes of management committee meetings, consolidated financial statements, confidential briefing material, contracts and agreements, training and procedures manuals, slide transparencies, and architectural and technical drawings.
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Copyright held by Nova Scotia Archives.
See Nova Scotia Archives’ Services page for information on copying, reproduction, and use of materials.
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The Nova Scotia Archives also holds some records of other subsidiaries of the Dominion Steel and Coal Corporation (DOSCO) including the Nova Scotia Steel and Coal Company and the Halifax Shipyards
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Formerly accessible as series 1399 within fonds 149