Dominion is an unincorporated community in Nova Scotia's Cape Breton Regional Municipality. It is located immediately west of the larger centre of Glace Bay.
Founded in 1906, Dominion got its name from the local Dominion Coal Company and owed its birth to the coal mining industry as did many of the local communities.  Coal was king, and remnants of many old mine workings still run under the town.  The local high school, MacDonald High, sank slightly into one of these mine workings and had to be subsequently torn down.


The community is home to the MacDonald High School Memorial Arena, which was built in 1936 and named after a local resident who died during World War II. The arena has been used for many events over the years including hockey games, boxing matches and concerts. It is still in use today as an ice rink by several area teams such as Glace Bay Minor Hockey Association (GBMHA), Dominion Figure Skating Club (DFSC) and others.

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