Great White North Records [SEP] inception
Great White North Records
Great White North Records was a Canadian independent record label founded in 1999 and dissolved in 2006. It was founded by Rémi Côté and Stephan Bélanger and focused on promoting metal. Though the label released music by bands from around the world, it was a notable outlet and supporter of Canadian metal.
History.
Over the course of its existence GWN had a European outlet in the Netherlands (Great White North Records Europe) which manufactured select GWN releases for its own market, a French distribution office
was also established in the same year. One of the most momentous events in South African history, the Great Trek (), began in 1836. About 10,000 Dutch families, for various reasons, left for the north in search of new land, thereby opening up the interior of the country. Further political development occurred in 1840 when the Cape Town Municipality was formed. At its inception, the population stood at 20,016, of which 10,560 were white.
Ensuing political developments now saw gradual moves towards greater independence from Britain