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Coal Bowl Classic

Record #: CBM0110
Last Modified: 28 Dec 2015
Last Full Update: 20 Mar 2015

Location

Located In New Waterford
Where To Find Us
Breton Education Centre
667 Eigth St
New Waterford, NS B1H 3T4
Areas Served Cape Breton Regional Municipality

Contact

Website www.cbv.ns.ca/coalbowl/xoops/
E-Mail aimeeromard99@hotmail.com
Phone 902-862-6432 (school)
Contact Aimee Romard
Fax 902-862-7330 (school)
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Description & Services

Information The New Waterford Coal Bowl Classic is a national invitational boy's high school basketball tournament. Planning for the tournament was initiated by individuals from the school and community with a special interest in sports and more particularly, basketball. 
 
The Coal Bowl Classic is held at Breton Education Centre, New Waterford, Nova Scotia. Breton Education Centre ia a junior-senior high school which opened in 1970 with a student populati on in excess of 2200. The current population of the school is approximately 1200 students. 
The Town of New Waterford is a coal-mining community with the approximate population of 7695 situated twelve miles from the City of Sydney and from the town of Glace Bay. 
Basketball has had a long tradition in the town and that tradition was exemplified and recognized during induction ceremonies of the N.S Sports Hall of Fame in 1981. At that time, four basketball teams were inducted into the Hall of Fame, three of which were from the Town of New Waterford.