2024 Summer
Working visit to Zambia for Inverness County Cares
Inverness County Cares (ICC) is a society formed to help children in dire need. Our current project is to provide food, shelter and an education to the students of the Kawambwa Schools in Northern Zam...
River Denys netminder making most of AHL opportunity
Colten Ellis says a season-ending hip surgery last year breathed new life into his pro hockey career.
Preserving the past is a continuous process
The Strait Area Museum is very much focused on the future as it preserves the history of the communities most impacted by the opening of the Canso Causeway nearly 70 years ago.
Mill Road Grows – a growing concern
Mill Road Grows exists because a part-time coordinator focuses on the initiative. The support of Mill Road Social Enterprises participants and staff, and a great volunteer base makes it all happen.
Not even retirement can catch MacEachern
Forget about “Freedom 55,” or even 65. Coline MacEachern has found her freedom in retirement by going back to school and launching a therapeutic massage business in her home community of Port Hood...
Halifax native embracing life in county as he settles into nursing career
When Liam Whitty first moved to Inverness County, he found the area quite solitary, especially compared to bustling Halifax where he is from.
Mabou step dance school an ‘absolute inspiration’
As the Mabou School of Cape Breton Step Dance enters its sixth year, it owes its very existence, at least in part, to a town in Italy.
Le Grand Cercle, a landmark musical telling the story of the Acadian people
The original French version of this article by Daniel Aucoin was published in the Summer 2024 Participaper The Acadian region of Chéticamp offers visitors a wide range of activities and plenty to...
What causes seasonal allergies?
Airborne agents — known as pathogens or allergens — such as pollen, grass, mold, cedar, ragweed, or even some chemicals, are inhaled. In the body these allergens start to wreak havoc. The immune...
Community festivals rebound, revisit heydays
Community festivals can often be overlooked as an economic driver, but if Inverness County’s 2023 summer festival season is any indication, they’ll only grow in importance in coming years.