Municipal Projects

Wind policy review – what do you think?

Wind policy review – what do you think?

Cape Breton Economy
Municipal Projects
Nature | Ecology

Dozens of Inverness County residents came out earlier this week to hear about the planned update to the municipality’s wind turbine policy, and to discuss their views on what shape that policy...

October 20, 2023 | Reading Time: 3 minutes | 907 views

L’Arche gives reclaimed wood a beautiful new lease on life

L’Arche gives reclaimed wood a beautiful new lease on life

Communities
Municipal Projects
Nature | Ecology
People

Turning trash into treasure: l’Arche Cape Breton is part of an international federation of people with and without intellectual disabilities living together to celebrate the unique value of every pe...

By Joe Carew, September 20, 2023 | Reading Time: 3 minutes | 2951 views

Major infrastructure project slated for a 2024 start-time

Major infrastructure project slated for a 2024 start-time

Municipal Projects

The municipality will embark on a historic project this year to upgrade water and wastewater infrastructure in the village of Inverness, but don’t expect to see shovels in the ground until 2024.

By Dave MacNeil, June 12, 2023 | Reading Time: 2 minutes | 575 views

New Cheticamp branch joins ECRL family

New Cheticamp branch joins ECRL family

Arts | Culture
Communities
Municipal Projects
People
Recreation

“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...

April 2, 2023 | Reading Time: 3 minutes | 988 views

New rotary design aims to improve access

New rotary design aims to improve access

Cape Breton Economy
Communities
Municipal Projects

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...

By Dave Macneil, April 2, 2023 | Reading Time: 6 minutes | 1064 views

A whale of a tale(tail) to tell

A whale of a tale(tail) to tell

Communities
Municipal Projects
Nature | Ecology
Recreation

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...

October 26, 2022 | Reading Time: 2 minutes | 652 views