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All join hands: What square dancing means to Inverness County culture and community

All join hands: What square dancing means to Inverness County culture and community

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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...

By Siobhan Beaton, June 25, 2026 | Reading Time: 7 minutes | 71 views

Saint-Pierre Church: A Spiritual and Cultural Gem of the Chéticamp Community

Saint-Pierre Church: A Spiritual and Cultural Gem of the Chéticamp Community

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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...

By Daniel Aucoin, June 25, 2026 | Reading Time: 3 minutes | 15 views

Celtic Music Interpretive Centre turns new page with facelift

Celtic Music Interpretive Centre turns new page with facelift

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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....

By Dave MacNeil, June 25, 2026 | Reading Time: 3 minutes | 21 views

Tradition key as Broad Cove concert marks 70 years

Tradition key as Broad Cove concert marks 70 years

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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...

By Dave MacNeil, June 25, 2026 | Reading Time: 4 minutes | 14 views

2026 Inverness County Volunteers

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Volunteers are truly the heart of our communities, and each year communities across Canada come together to celebrate National Volunteer Week. This year, National Volunteer Week took place April 19...

June 25, 2026 | Reading Time: 18 minutes | 9 views

The Oran marks 50 years

The Oran marks 50 years

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“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...

By Dave MacNeil, April 21, 2026 | Reading Time: 7 minutes | 316 views

The South—building strength inside and out

The South—building strength inside and out

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May will mark one year since Stephen Graham opened his own gym in Judique South and already he’s training about 300 athletes. The South, housed in a renovated horse barn that previously served as a...

By Dave MacNeil, April 21, 2026 | Reading Time: 3 minutes | 279 views

Retaining new members key for Mabou department

Retaining new members key for Mabou department

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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...

By Dave MacNeil, April 21, 2026 | Reading Time: 4 minutes | 258 views

Warm Your Bones shines spotlight on culture

Warm Your Bones shines spotlight on culture

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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...

By Dave MacNeil, April 21, 2026 | Reading Time: 3 minutes | 216 views

Oscar makes home in county

Oscar makes home in county

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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...

By Dave MacNeil, April 21, 2026 | Reading Time: 5 minutes | 281 views

MacInnis-Moore compiling history of women’s hockey on island

MacInnis-Moore compiling history of women’s hockey on island

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Having grown up in Port Hood playing girls’ hockey, Jennifer MacInnis-Moore says she’s excited and honoured to be tasked with compiling the history of women’s hockey in Cape Breton. Despite...

By Dave MacNeil, December 22, 2025 | Reading Time: 4 minutes | 679 views