Communities
Age Well Academy sessions in full swing in Inverness County
Over the past few months, the municipality has been holding a host of information sessions in various community settings around Inverness County. With our county’s seniors being the target audience,...
Seeing her passion come to life
“Landfills are a waste solution that has limits as it is one direction. And once the landfills are full where do we go next?”
Filmmaker “had it right”
It was 30 minutes that altered two generations. As the Cape Breton Fiddlers Association (CBFA) celebrates 50 years, it owes it origins to a half-hour program on CBC more than half a century ago.
Lilith Fair event hits right note
The Lilith Fair Tribute Concert, a fundraiser for the Inverness Education Centre/Academy music program, marked its 12th annual event on June 15 and 16 at the school.
van Zutphen family “Always there” for hospital
“Always there” It’s the campaign slogan used by Inverness Consolidated Memorial Hospital (ICMH) Charitable Foundation in 2008
Volunteers are lifeblood of culture and heritage sector
For many cultural and heritage organizations in Inverness County, the winter season is a time to take stock, in between the rush that tourism brings. It’s a time when the sector can get together...
New Cheticamp branch joins ECRL family
“I have always imagined that Paradise will be a kind of a library,” reflected the great Argentine writer, Jorge Luis Borges. Borges was a librarian himself and it says a great deal that a man who...
Dr. Pillai retires after half century in ‘the right place’
He came to Inverness for two or three years. He’s stayed for 51. Known to a few medical colleagues, family and friends as Gopi, the man most Inverness County residents know simply as Dr. Pillai...
New rotary design aims to improve access
At first glance, the redesign of the Port Hastings rotary can seem rather complicated, but the province’s lead highway designer says motorists shouldn’t have any problem navigating the...
Judiquers show their true colours
Judique’s new tartan was on full display this week as the community celebrated the awarding of the Lieutenant Governor’s Community Spirit Award for 2022. The Honourable Arthur J. LeBlanc was the...
A whale of a tale(tail) to tell
Visitors to the Whale Interpretive Centre in Pleasant Bay no longer have to wait to board a boat to catch a glimpse of a whale tail. The Municipality of the County of Inverness recently commissioned...