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All join hands: What square dancing means to Inverness County culture and community
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...
Saint-Pierre Church: A Spiritual and Cultural Gem of the Chéticamp Community
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...
Celtic Music Interpretive Centre turns new page with facelift
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....
Tradition key as Broad Cove concert marks 70 years
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...
2026 Inverness County Volunteers
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...
The Oran marks 50 years
“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...
The South—building strength inside and out
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...
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...
Oscar makes home in county
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...
MacInnis-Moore compiling history of women’s hockey on island
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...