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Parish celebrates 150th anniversary at St. Mary of the Angels

Parish celebrates 150th anniversary at St. Mary of the Angels

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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...

By Dave MacNeil, October 24, 2025 | Reading Time: 4 minutes | 32 views

Truth and Reconciliation Day 2025: Bernard says the fight for change needs to happen 365 days a year

Truth and Reconciliation Day 2025: Bernard says the fight for change needs to happen 365 days a year

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Each year, September 30 marks the National Day for Truth & Reconciliation. Robert Bernard says he has to be hopeful that meaningful change can come that will improve the lives of Indigenous...

By Dave MacNeil, October 24, 2025 | Reading Time: 5 minutes | 68 views

Museums of Inverness County

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An Drochaid (The Bridge) 11513 Highway 19, Mabou 902-945-2311 maboumuseum.square.siteFacebook: AnDrochaid Open: Inquire locally for hours of operation. Housed in a building that was formerly a...

August 11, 2025 | Reading Time: 5 minutes | 174 views

Young pianist brings a lot (and a piano) to Sessions

Young pianist brings a lot (and a piano) to Sessions

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Musician Iain MacQuarrie has been a staple at the weekly Wednesday Sessions in Port Hood since they began a year ago, and he recently added piano rescuing to his repertoire.

By Dave MacNeil, June 3, 2025 | Reading Time: 3 minutes | 354 views

Jajiktek: A trail from the past to the present

Jajiktek: A trail from the past to the present

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When Robert Bernard was a boy growing up in We'koqma'q, an elder took him aside and gave him his traditional name, Pantite’ketew, which means 'path-maker.' This turned out to be a perfect name for s...

By Oisín Curran, April 15, 2025 | Reading Time: 5 minutes | 508 views

Cape Breton’s farmstead trail

Cape Breton’s farmstead trail

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When the Scottish settlers of Inverness County used to weave their own cloth from wool spun from the sheep they raised, the untreated fabric started off too loose to make durable clothing.

April 15, 2025 | Reading Time: 2 minutes | 327 views

Acadian region of Chéticamp receives special designation and federal funding

Acadian region of Chéticamp receives special designation and federal funding

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The cultural diversity that makes Inverness County so unique is made richer by our vibrant Acadian community, who have been at home in these lands for hundreds of years. The Government of Canada...

October 28, 2024 | Reading Time: 1 minutes | 343 views

The Celtic Music Interpretive Centre celebrates 25 years

The Celtic Music Interpretive Centre celebrates 25 years

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The Celtic Music Interpretive Centre in Judique is celebrating its first 25 years this year. The centre, run by a not-for-profit society, is dedicated to preserving and promoting the unique Celtic...

October 23, 2024 | Reading Time: 1 minutes | 457 views

CORAH a hit at Strait NSCC campus

CORAH a hit at Strait NSCC campus

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Seniors throughout Inverness County can look forward to even more programming as Strait CORAH resumes this month following a successful first year.

By dave macneil, October 9, 2024 | Reading Time: 3 minutes | 564 views

Preserving the past is a continuous process

Preserving the past is a continuous process

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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.

By Dave MacNeil, August 22, 2024 | Reading Time: 4 minutes | 540 views

Mabou step dance school an ‘absolute inspiration’

Mabou step dance school an ‘absolute inspiration’

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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.

By Dave MacNeil, July 15, 2024 | Reading Time: 4 minutes | 580 views