Walking Directions: Leaving 45 Court Street, head northwest for 89 m on Court St toward Stanley St, turn left onto Stanley St and walk 210 m, turn right onto Caledonia St for 8 m, turn left to continue onto Stanley St for another 120 m, turn left onto King St and look for house number 51. This is the filming location of a scene from Margaret's Museum. In the movie, this grand house is portrayed as the home of the mine manager.
New Waterford Girl is a 1999 comedy-drama film directed by Allan Moyle, and written by Tricia Fish. New Waterford Girl used North Sydney to represent downtown New Waterford in the 1970's. New Waterford Girl was nominated for multiple Genie Awards in 2000.
Margaret's Museum is a 1995 British-Canadian drama film, directed by Mort Ransen and based off of Sheldon Currie's novel "The Glace Bay Miners' Museum". Multiple scenes were shot in North Sydney, with most scenes being shot on King street, where a house was used to portray a mine manager's house. Margaret's Museum won 6 Genie Awards in 1996!
Win, Again! is a 1999 Canadian television film starring Gordon Pinsent. The movie aired on CBC, and featured the town of North Sydney posing as a small town in Newfoundland. The film's final shot displays North Sydney from a beautiful overhead view. Win, Again! won a Gemini Award in 1999 for Best Writing in a Dramatic Program or Miniseries.