Recreation

A long-standing community service and cultural hub in the heart of the Margarees

A long-standing community service and cultural hub in the heart of the Margarees

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By Miranda Crabtree On a humid Saturday evening in July, I’m sitting at the Margaree Firefighters Club to talk shop with Sandy Doucette, a long-standing member of Margaree Volunteer Fire...

By Miranda Crabtree, November 5, 2024 | Reading Time: 5 minutes | 67 views

Society tackling growing problem of food security

Society tackling growing problem of food security

Communities
Food
Health | Wellness
Recreation

A group of volunteers in Judique is looking to improve food security in their community one small project at a time. “It’s small, manageable, fun projects,” says Bill Murphy, the lead for the...

By Dave MacNeil, October 16, 2024 | Reading Time: 4 minutes | 50 views

CORAH a hit at Strait NSCC campus

CORAH a hit at Strait NSCC campus

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Heritage
People
Recreation

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 | 59 views

Recreation project sparks ‘good vibe’ in Creignish

Recreation project sparks ‘good vibe’ in Creignish

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People
Recreation

It may not be Hollywood’s Field of Dreams, but Creignish volunteers are hoping that ‘if you build it, they will come.’

By Dave MacNeil, October 4, 2024 | Reading Time: 3 minutes | 130 views

River Denys netminder making most of AHL opportunity

River Denys netminder making most of AHL opportunity

Recreation

Colten Ellis says a season-ending hip surgery last year breathed new life into his pro hockey career.

By Dave MacNeil, August 25, 2024 | Reading Time: 5 minutes | 114 views

Mill Road Grows – a growing concern

Mill Road Grows – a growing concern

Cape Breton Economy
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Food
Health | Wellness
Nature | Ecology
People
Recreation

Mill Road Grows exists because a part-time coordinator focuses on the initiative. The support of Mill Road Social Enterprises participants and staff, and a great volunteer base makes it all happen.

By Caroline Cameron, August 15, 2024 | Reading Time: 4 minutes | 154 views

Mabou step dance school an ‘absolute inspiration’

Mabou step dance school an ‘absolute inspiration’

Arts | Culture
Heritage
Recreation

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 | 165 views

Le Grand Cercle, a landmark musical telling the story of the Acadian people

Le Grand Cercle, a landmark musical telling the story of the Acadian people

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Heritage
People
Recreation

The original French version of this article by Daniel Aucoin was published in the Summer 2024 Participaper The Acadian region of Chéticamp offers visitors a wide range of activities and plenty to...

June 26, 2024 | Reading Time: 3 minutes | 417 views

Community festivals rebound, revisit heydays

Community festivals rebound, revisit heydays

Arts | Culture
Cape Breton Economy
Communities
Heritage
People
Recreation

Community festivals can often be overlooked as an economic driver, but if Inverness County’s 2023 summer festival season is any indication, they’ll only grow in importance in coming years.

By Dave MacNeil, June 18, 2024 | Reading Time: 6 minutes | 256 views

Local hiking trails a growing draw for tourists

Local hiking trails a growing draw for tourists

Nature | Ecology
People
Recreation

Visitors to Inverness County are increasingly leaving a trail behind them – a hiking trail that is.

By Dave MacNeil, May 28, 2024 | Reading Time: 3 minutes | 239 views

Always exceptional: Meat Cove plays host to total solar eclipse

Always exceptional: Meat Cove plays host to total solar eclipse

Communities
Nature | Ecology
Recreation

It was quite the day in Nova Scotia’s most northerly settlement on Monday, April 8, 2024. Hundreds of people made the pilgrimage up to Meat Cove, Inverness County, one of only 2 communities in...

April 9, 2024 | Reading Time: 1 minutes | 323 views