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ROSANNE BURKE: Join an advisory committee of lived experience at the Alzheimer Society
Nothing about us without us is an important principle that guides our work at the Alzheimer Society of Nova Scotia. People living with dementia and their care partners should have the right to influence advocacy, communication and research that ...
Cape Breton Community Calendar events for April 18-24, 2024
Cape Breton Community Calendar is a public service listing of community events sponsored by non-profit groups. It will appear weekly on Fridays. The deadline for submissions is the Wednesday previous at noon but to ensure adequate advance ...
Tim Hortons debuts new flatbread pizzas across Canada
Tim Hortons flatbread pizzas are now available on lunch and dinner menus across the country. After successful testing in select markets, the Canadian coffee mogul is offering four specialty flatbreads for a limited time only. The made-to-order ...
Summerside artist has paintings on display in Europe
Janos Bergman can’t help but paint. “I wouldn’t know what to do with myself,” said the Summerside artist. To step into his home is to step into an art gallery. Every room and corridor boasts his paintings – old works and new – on the wall. In his ...
'It took a whole lifetime to find that guitar for me': Cape Breton musician recovers stolen guitar
SYDNEY, N.S. — Musician Aaron C. Lewis retrieved his stolen guitar late Monday afternoon after a public plea for its return. Lewis had mistakenly forgotten the guitar in his car at his home on Alexander Street in Sydney after a gig. Close to 2,000 ...
PHOTO: Final phase of Charlotte Street reconstruction underway in Sydney
Heavy machinery has returned to Charlotte Street for a third year as the final phase of the downtown road's revitalization begins this week. The $9-million project is expected to be completed over the next four months. It will see the section between ...
Aberdeen Hospital Alumni art installation to honour legacy of caring
The Alumni of the Aberdeen Hospital School of Nursing are seeking public proposals for an art installation to honour the former nursing school's history and legacy of caring in celebration of its 98-year history. The Alumni include graduates from the ...
CBRM recognizes standout volunteers during annual awards ceremony
SYDNEY — Community volunteers who stood out for their significant contributions to the Cape Breton Regional Municipality earned special recognition in an April 9 ceremony held at city hall just ahead of that evening’s council meeting. The volunteer ...
DOUG GALLANT: Musgraves goes deep for new record
People have come to expect good things from Kacey Musgraves. That’s because, with each new record, the Texas-born singer-songwriter has taken things up a notch in terms of both the calibre and diversity of her songwriting and the production values of ...
Hubtown Theatre promises non-stop hilarity with Nana Does Vegas
Nana's coming back to Truro in a big way. After the uproarious laughter shared at the Marigold during Hubtown Theatre's 2018 production of Katerine DiSavino's Nana's Naughty Knickers, the titular Nana will be returning to Truro's mainstage in the ...