Recreation

Setting out to discover hiking trails in the Chéticamp area

Setting out to discover hiking trails in the Chéticamp area

Health | Wellness
Recreation

Chéticamp’s geographical location offers a wealth of entertainment for lovers of nature and the great outdoors as well as for those interested in local curiosities. Let the sound of the waves lull ...

By Daniel Aucoin, August 11, 2025 | Reading Time: 2 minutes | 277 views

Big Ride back by popular demand

Big Ride back by popular demand

People
Recreation

A cancer research fundraiser that’s traveled the globe for nearly 20 years will be returning to Inverness County in June for the second year in a row.

By Dave MacNeil, June 3, 2025 | Reading Time: 4 minutes | 520 views

New winter festival to combine fun and culture

New winter festival to combine fun and culture

Recreation

The community of Chéticamp will host a brand-new festival this winter that will put the focus on fun and learning about other cultures.

By Dace MacNeil, April 15, 2025 | Reading Time: 2 minutes | 522 views

Le renouveau du tapis hooké de Chéticamp

Le renouveau du tapis hooké de Chéticamp

Arts | Culture
Cape Breton Economy
Communities
Recreation

Par Daniel Aucoin Scroll down for an English version of this article. Dans la région acadienne de Chéticamp, les tapis en laine faits au crochet sur jute constituent un artisanat unique. Ils sont...

January 17, 2025 | Reading Time: 6 minutes | 694 views

Local film company taking viewers to ‘Sea Class’

Local film company taking viewers to ‘Sea Class’

Arts | Culture
Communities
People
Recreation

When Beth Ryan began picking sea glass off Inverness Beach to escape the pressures of motherhood, she never envisioned that those walks would find her in front of a TV camera more than three decades l...

By Dave MacNeil, December 9, 2024 | Reading Time: 3 minutes | 501 views

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

Communities
People
Recreation

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 | 487 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 | 548 views

CORAH a hit at Strait NSCC campus

CORAH a hit at Strait NSCC campus

Communities
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 | 674 views

Recreation project sparks ‘good vibe’ in Creignish

Recreation project sparks ‘good vibe’ in Creignish

Communities
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 | 696 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 | 610 views

Mill Road Grows – a growing concern

Mill Road Grows – a growing concern

Cape Breton Economy
Communities
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 | 728 views