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The Cape Breton Pagan Society is hosting its first-ever Earth Day Market to raise awareness of consumer spending habits and the effect on the Earth. “We celebrate the equinoxes. Sometimes we get together for full moon rituals. We also have things like book club, craft nights —just kind of community building get-togethers like potlucks, karaoke, game nights to get people out and get to know each other. Last Earth Day we did a beach cleanup over in North Sydney,” says member Jennifer Desveaux-Gillis. Contributed/Victoria Strukovskaya — <a href="https://unsplash.com/photos/green-floral-wreath-on-persons-wrist-W8SpdoIsuYQ?utm_content=creditCopyText&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=unsplash">Unsplash</a>

Swap, trade and barter with Cape Breton’s witches, druids and heathens

PRIME BROOK — People will have a chance to swap, trade and barter with witches, druids and heathens while honouring the Earth goddess Gaia later this month. The Cape Breton Pagan Society is hosting its first-ever Earth Day Market on Sunday from 1-4 ...

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Celebrating 98 years: Community icon, jazz enthusiast, and world traveller Catherine Tolbart continues to inspire in Middleton, N.S.

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ANNE M. CROSSMAN: Kakfwi's new book gives readers an understanding of what First Nations children in Canada went through

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Annapolis Valley Register columnist Anne Crossman is a former journalist and media manager. She now does volunteer work in her community of Annapolis Royal, Annapolis County.

Independent Jewish Voices chapter launches in Cape Breton, joins forces with Freedom Palestine Unama'ki group

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ROSANNE BURKE: Join an advisory committee of lived experience at the Alzheimer Society

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Cape Breton Community Calendar events for April 18-24

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Musician Aaron C. Lewis is hoping his stolen Larrivée guitar will turn up.
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'It took a whole lifetime to find that guitar for me': Cape Breton musician recovers stolen guitar

Barb Sweet |Updated a day ago |2 min read

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 ...

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 Wentworth and Townsend streets closed for the installation of a new road and sidewalks — plus other features seen so far on the finished part of the street such as trees. The sewer system will also receive upgrades. LUKE DYMENT/CAPE BRETON POST

PHOTO: Final phase of Charlotte Street reconstruction underway in Sydney

Luke Dyment |Updated a day ago |1 min read

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 ...

Bev Sutherland, Class of 1980, Barb Young, Class of 1965, Cathy Gibson, Class of 1976, Kim Chisholm, Class of 1975 and Shirley Caldwell, Class of 1971. Contributed

Aberdeen Hospital Alumni art installation to honour legacy of caring

SaltWire Network |Updated Apr. 16, 2024 |3 min read

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 ...

From left, Breton McGean, Saralyn Gillan and Adam MacKenzie, all of W.E.B.S. Creative Closet, stand outside city hall council chambers on Aprii 9 just after receiving a Gary McDonald Memorial Award in recognition of an outstanding volunteer community project. IAN NATHANSON/CAPE BRETON POST

CBRM recognizes standout volunteers during annual awards ceremony

Ian Nathanson |Updated Apr. 16, 2024 |5 min read

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 ...

Sheila Newell, left, and Pam Gilroy reprise their roles as Vera and Nana for Hubtown Theatre's upcoming performance of Nana Does Vegas, a sequel show to their 2018 production of Nana's Naughty Knickers. Nick Gaines

Hubtown Theatre promises non-stop hilarity with Nana Does Vegas

Brendyn Creamer |Updated Apr. 16, 2024 |4 min read

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 ...

Concert goers loved songs performed by P’tit Belliveau during the 2022 National Acadian Day concert in Lower West Pubnico and they'll get their fill again during the Aug. 10 opening day festival of the 2024 World Acadian Congress and also this year's Aug. 15 National Acadian Day, which will feature a concert at the Yarmouth Airport. TINA COMEAU PHOTO

CMA 2024: National Acadian Day show lineup announced for World Acadian Congress in southwestern N.S.

Contributed |Updated Apr. 16, 2024 |3 min read

Performances by some of the most recognized and celebrated names in Acadian music, including award-winning Friends of Acadia, will take to the stage at the Yarmouth Airport on Aug. 15 as part of the Congrès mondial acadien 2024 (CMA 2024). The free ...

Cape Breton musician Aaron Lewis recovers stolen guitar

Barb Sweet |Updated Apr. 15, 2024 |5 min read

SYDNEY, N.S. — It was the beloved guitar he’d longed for before finally finding it and it was stolen overnight Saturday. Cape Breton musician Aaron C. Lewis had mistakenly forgotten the guitar in his car on Alexander Street in Sydney after a gig in ...

The cast and crew of "Punch Up" from left: actor Tom Colford, rehearsal director Nicholas Porteous, actor Wesley J. Colford and actor Hilary Scott. Contributed photo by Kate Munro-Bergfeldt

'Punch Up' back at Cape Breton's Highland Arts Theatre

SaltWire Network |Updated Apr. 15, 2024 |4 min read

Kat Sandler’s hit dark comedy “Punch Up” is back for a run at the Highland Arts Theatre (HAT) in downtown Sydney. “Punch Up” first ran during the first season of the HAT. It was an immediate hit when it debuted in 2015, resulting in encore ...

Natasha Wright arranges albums on the shelves in the store.

Halifax store Sarah & Tom creates safe space for international students to make friends

Warren D'Silva |Updated Apr. 14, 2024 |5 min read

K-pop merchandise, plushies lining the walls, records, cards and an assortment of pins paired with the warm smiles of the sales associates at Sarah & Tom greet you when you enter the Quinpool Road gift shop. “Originally starting off as a Japanese ...

Deidre and Patrice gearing up for a fly fishing adventure in the Rocky Mountains. CONTRIBUTED

ANDREA MACEACHERN: Fly-fishing a former Cape Bretoner’s "no stress zone"

SaltWire Network |Updated Apr. 14, 2024 |4 min read

The Rocky Mountains of Kananaskis Country are a silhouette under a starry night sky when the alarm sounds and she hops out of bed, pulls on her lucky socks and gets ready to face another day of backcountry adventure. My sister, Deidre MacEachern, ...

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