Wilson Fuel traces its history to a mercantile trade company founded in Truro during the early 19th century . It branched out into construction in Colchester County during the early 20th century and was involved in some of the reconstruction efforts in Dartmouth following the Halifax Explosion . It was also a general contractor for many of Nova Scotia 's historic buildings from the late 19th century and early 20th century . The company gradually left the construction industry and began to supply coal to Truro 's residential and commercial customers for heating from a coal yard alongside the Canadian National Railways main line at Pleasant Street . The company adopted its present name of Wilson Fuel Company Limited during the 1950s when fuel oil replaced coal
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