Arts | Culture
All join hands: What square dancing means to Inverness County culture and community
Many people in Inverness County know the feeling of walking into a square dance. From the parking lot of a community hall, you can already hear it: lively fiddle tunes, the rhythm of dancers’ feet...
Saint-Pierre Church: A Spiritual and Cultural Gem of the Chéticamp Community
The parish’s spiritual and cultural gem, Saint-Pierre Church in Chéticamp was built in the late 19th century thanks to the determination and solidarity of this community’s Acadians. Before its...
Celtic Music Interpretive Centre turns new page with facelift
A year after celebrating its 25th anniversary, the Celtic Music Interpretive Centre Society in Judique hopes a facelift undertaken at the centre in recent months will enhance visitors’ experience....
Tradition key as Broad Cove concert marks 70 years
To say the Broad Cove Scottish Concert is generational would be an understatement, whether you’re talking about its audience or the people who stage the annual event. As the concert prepares to...
Museums of Inverness County 2026
An Drochaid (The Bridge) 11513 Highway 19, Mabou 902-945-2311 maboumuseum.square.siteFacebook: AnDrochaid Open: May 25 – August 22, 2026Hours of Operation:Every day 10 a.m. – 5 p.m....
The Oran marks 50 years
“We do the stories that matter to the county. We don’t ignore any stories, and we’ve still got that philosophy.” Rankin MacDonald, editor of The Inverness Oran, says that’s been the key to...
Warm Your Bones shines spotlight on culture
There was standing room only in February as The Admiral Lounge in Port Hood played host to a multicultural event aimed at supporting newcomers to Inverness County. Ocean Le, who helped organize...
Oscar makes home in county
Deverell wins Academy Award for Frankenstein Inverness County has a new resident, and his name is Oscar. Tamara Deverell, who lives with her husband Ken Woroner in Chimney Corner, came away from last...
Tracing one’s ancestors’ journey at the Genealogy Centre in Chéticamp
For over 50 years, Société Saint-Pierre in Chéticamp has been dedicated to the history and genealogy of the Acadians in this region. Genealogy, above all, is a great passion for the volunteers who...
The Sound of Home: The Rankins enter the Cape Breton Music Industry Hall of Fame
On June 19, Centre 200 in Sydney was filled to the rafters with music fans gathered from across Cape Breton to celebrate three legends of East Coast music as they were inducted into the Cape Breton...
Parish celebrates 150th anniversary at St. Mary of the Angels
Served by another Father Rankin for 35 years, it was only fitting that as St. Mary of the Angels Parish in Glendale celebrated its 150th anniversary recently, it was highlighted by mass led in Gaelic...