Communities
Upgrades to Meat Cove Community Centre set to continue
If weather permits, work is expected to begin this month on the next phase of upgrades to the Meat Cove Community Centre. First opened in 2000, the centre received new metal siding last year. Project...
Retaining new members key for Mabou department
Attracting and retaining new members is the biggest challenge facing most volunteer firefighters, and the Mabou department is no different. Formed in October 1968, the Mabou and District Volunteer...
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...
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...
Marble Mountain celebrates past with an eye to the future
When you drive through Marble Mountain, there’s no shortage of reminders of its heyday, when this community of about 100 full-time residents was home to nearly 2,000 people. Whether it’s the very...
New group revives interest in cross-country skiing
A new cross-country ski group in the Margaree Valley is working to revive interest in a sport that 40 years ago brought skiers from all over Cape Breton to the area. Ski Margaree Trail Society,...
Waterfront Centre to house Whycocomagh’s first library
Readers of The Participaper could soon be perusing their favourite municipal magazine at the new library at the Whycocomagh Waterfront Centre. The Municipality of Inverness County is partnering with...
Welcoming and integrating French-speaking newcomers to Chéticamp
The Acadian community of Chéticamp has been officially selected to implement the Welcoming Francophone Communities initiative (or CFA for communautés francophones accueillantes). Over the next few...
Whycocomagh firefighters investing in trail safety
As the Whycocomagh Volunteer Fire Department prepares to celebrate its 75th anniversary next year, chief Shawn Harrison says responding to calls on the local trails system has led the department to...
Centre marks anniversary with whale of a year
The Whale Interpretive Centre in Pleasant Bay hasn’t only managed to survive for a quarter century, but if visitor numbers in June and early July are any indication, 2025 could be its best year...
Cooking classes fill in generation gap
The organizer of an event that brought two generations of cooks together says the program will return in the fall.