You will also start receiving the Star's free morning newsletter Sydney—Glace Bay 2025 federal election live results. Browse live results for all 343 ridings 210 of 211 polls are reporting as of 4:19 p.m. Follow our full coverage of the 2025 federal election 210 of 211 polls are reporting as of 4:19 p.m. Follow our full coverage of the 2025 federal election Kelloway has 24,750 of 47,448 votes (52.16%) is in second place with 17,454 votes (36.79%) and Kimberly Losier ran for re-election in Cape Breton—Canso—Antigonish Battiste was first elected to the House of Commons in 2019 Sydney—Glace Bay used to be named Sydney—Victoria The riding’s boundaries were updated for the 2025 federal election 19,616 voters cast ballots at advance polls Looking for another riding? Here are the full results for the 2025 federal election. The Liberals have 169 races called in their favour They have 8,535,128 votes and 43.69 per cent of the popular vote The Conservatives have 144 races called in their favour They have 8,059,938 votes and 41.26 per cent of the popular vote The Bloc Québécois have 22 races called in their favour They have 1,232,095 votes and 6.31 per cent of the popular vote The New Democrats have seven races called in their favour They have 1,231,198 votes and 6.3 per cent of the popular vote The Greens have one race called in their favour They have 243,471 votes and 1.25 per cent of the popular vote There were three independents and four vacancies in the 338-seat Commons the Commons has grown by five ridings starting with this election This article was automatically generated using data provided by Canadian Press and will update as riding results become available Your browser is out of date and potentially vulnerable to security risks.We recommend switching to one of the following browsers: Account processing issue - the email address may already exist Invalid password or account does not exist Submitting this form below will send a message to your email with a link to change your password An email message containing instructions on how to reset your password has been sent to the email address listed on your account Mike Kelloway is returning to Parliament but he’ll be representing a different riding in his third term “Hello Sydney-Glace Bay,” the Liberal MP told supporters after handily winning the newly formed seat in Monday’s federal election who previously served as MP for Cape Breton-Canso since 2019 took more than 52 per cent of the vote in a crowded field of eight candidates vying to become the first-ever Sydney-Glace Bay representative in the House of Commons Subscribe now to access this story and more: Subscribe or sign in to your account to continue your reading experience Create an account or sign in to continue your reading experience With 210 of 211 polls reporting as of 10:35 a.m. Kelloway had 24,750 votes compared to 17,454 for Conservative candidate Anna Manley New Democratic Party hopeful Kimberly Losier was a distant third with 2,545 votes followed by Marxist-Leninist candidate Nikki Boisvert (698) People’s Party of Canada’s Jeffrey Evely (569) and Canadian Future Party candidate Chris Gallant (224) Kelloway said the biggest change he noticed while campaigning in the new riding was the addition of the former towns that made up what was known as Industrial Cape Breton “This is an urban riding for all intents and purposes with some enclaves of rural So there were some issues that might be a little bit more different in intensity than in rural housing shortages are very much a rural issue as it is an urban issue but there may be intensity because of that density of population,” he said Describing the campaign as generally “very positive,” Kelloway noted that he and his team were sometimes greeted by “colourful gestures” on doorsteps “I think we live in a day and age where elected officials or potential elected officials are under a different type of scrutiny from folks and it’s a small minority — I want to make a point of that — they feel emboldened to be a little bit more aggressive than they should be All parties should have disagreement on the issues but some of the stuff that I’ve seen was new in terms of its intensity And I think that’s something that we should explore as a society.” Kelloway said he was nervous throughout the evening but believed his record over the previous two terms and the emergence of Mark Carney as Liberal leader and prime minister would see him re-elected “I’m not a politician that comes around every four years and you see their face I’m in the community working with community groups that people wanted a centrist approach to the economy “One of the things that I want to get working on is the low- to middle-class tax bill that we promised in the platform really key for making life more affordable for folks And also sitting down in caucus with Prime Minister Carney to look at in what way are we defining Canada in terms of our economic framework as it relates to the United States and I will make our voices heard loudly and clearly.” Kelloway said he is focused on representing the island the reality is that this is chapter one: I got elected Chapter three is start with the day job tomorrow right after the signs The Prime Minister of Canada will determine who goes into cabinet I would serve with zeal on any given portfolio it won’t hurt me one iota in advocating and providing results for people in Cape Breton.” Kelloway served as Parliamentary secretary to the minister of Fisheries Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard in his previous two terms in office During the Sydney-Glace Bay all-candidates debate he told voters that Cape Breton could directly benefit from the addition of two polar icebreakers to the coast guard fleet “There are going to be some polar ice vessels that are going to need a home And there are going to be multiple locations that are going to be talked about because of the work that myself and my team did But I can tell you this: I’ll be on it like red on a Smartie,” he said Kelloway thanked the other candidates at the beginning of his acceptance speech in front of supporters gathered at the Flavour 19 restaurant in Lingan Golf and Country Club “Each and every one of them put forward a very strong effort And so please give a round of applause for each person who put their name on the ballot,” he said his closest competitor had no plans to extend her congratulations Manley said she while she was “very pleased” with her campaign and proud of her team she didn’t intend to call Kelloway to congratulate him “He’s just not the type of person I care to know,” she said when asked why in the middle of the last day of the campaign And someone who doesn’t work right up until the last second is not the type of person that I’m interested in getting to know.” Anna Manley (Conservative) – 17,454 (36.8%) Nik Boisvert (Marxist-Leninist) – 698 (1.5%) Michael Pittman (Libertarian) – 617 (1.3%) Reviews and recommendations are unbiased and products are independently selected Postmedia may earn an affiliate commission from purchases made through links on this page The British Virgin Islands is an explorer's dream with more than 60 isles and cays to discover Expert-backed tips and a step-by-step breakdown to ward off these pests We tried it: Filtrete Smart Tower and the Dyson Purifier Hot+Cool Formaldehyde HP09 transmission or republication strictly prohibited This website uses cookies to personalize your content (including ads), and allows us to analyze our traffic. Read more about cookies here. By continuing to use our site, you agree to our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy Nova ScotiaNewsNewly created Cape Breton riding may be one to watch in upcoming federal election By Ryan MacDonaldPublished: April 17, 2025 at 3:53PM EDT Twitter feed ©2025 BellMedia All Rights Reserved 26 days agoDuration 1:55Sparks fly at Sydney-Glace Bay candidates debate26 days agoNewsDuration 1:55As Kyle Moore reports, Tuesday evening's debate prompted heated exchanges about affordability and the federal leaders. B.C. moves to speed up energy projects amid growing demand and environmental concerns3 hours agoVideo2:02 Advocates, families call for coroner's inquest into deaths of Indigenous women, girl3 hours agoVideo2:44 Duty free shops fear Trump’s trade war will force them out of businessThe National |3 hours agoTrending NowVideo2:17 Video evidence, NHLer testimony raise questions in world junior sexual assault trialThe National |May 2Video4:45 Trump repeats 51st state taunt as Carney prepares for White House visitThe National |May 5Video11:28 It is a priority for CBC to create products that are accessible to all in Canada including people with visual Closed Captioning and Described Video is available for many CBC shows offered on CBC Gem This website is using a security service to protect itself from online attacks The action you just performed triggered the security solution There are several actions that could trigger this block including submitting a certain word or phrase You can email the site owner to let them know you were blocked Please include what you were doing when this page came up and the Cloudflare Ray ID found at the bottom of this page Sophie Curtis came to Glace Bay Hospital’s unit 3-South/West as a student nurse stayed on as a graduate nurse and will continue her work on the unit now that she’s graduated as an RN from Cape Breton University She feels part of the team – and has since the beginning.  I felt like everyone wanted to teach me everything,” said Sophie “It wasn’t only my preceptor Shellyse; other nurses would say do you want to come watch?’ I was very welcomed here.”  This culture of positivity and teamwork is intentional Clinical nurse leaders Sonya Macintosh and Yvonne Spencer said it’s important for them and other nurses on the unit to remember what it was like to have their first clinical placement Sonya and Yvonne prepare staff before a student comes to the unit and team members integrate them into the team Yvonne said they check in regularly to ensure they feel supported “Is there anything else we can assist them with Is there any other education or help they need?”  “New grads have to be in an environment where they’re comfortable to ask questions,” said Sonya “I’ve been a nurse for 17 years and I still ask questions You can’t know everything all the time.”  “No one should ever feel like they’re working on their own,” she added “It’s been that way since I’ve been a staff nurse – you’re always on a team It comes across to patients and families too ‘People are so happy here.’ People are giving off a good happy vibe all the time.”Shellyse Fahey is Sophie’s preceptor and will continue to orient her when she starts working as an RN.  “Shellyse gets me involved in all aspects of care,” said Sophie.Shellyse remembers her own experience of being a student nurse and how the focus was on performing smaller tasks rather than seeing and understanding the full picture she aims to expose student nurses to a broader experience “You have to get right in there to learn.” “I’ve learned so much more on the floor than I have reading my books I’m more of a hands-on person.” In this spirit Shellyse has student nurses connect with doctors so student nurses can gain confidence and experience She’s there all the while for support.Sophie said the encouragement to succeed has come from all members of the team ward clerks have all given me encouragement: ‘You’re doing really well here She remembers the first time she mentioned to manager John MacIntyre that she’d be interested in an entry level position as a grad nurse “Right away he said yes!” she shared.  Sophie has no doubts about working on the unit as an RN “I knew when I was doing my placement here                Share Your Feedback   although the Liberal MP will be representing a different riding than he did in his first two terms Kelloway comfortably beat Conservative candidate Anna Manley to become the first-ever representative for Sydney-Glace Bay in the House of Commons during Monday’s federal election Kelloway had 20,044 votes compared to 14,607 for Manley New Democratic Party hopeful Kimberly Losier was a distant third with 1,496 votes People’s Party of Canada’s Jeffrey Evely (492) Canadian Future Party candidate Chris Gallant (183) Libertarian Michael Pittman (155) and Marxist-Leninist Nikki Boisvert (72) Newly created after the 2022 federal redistribution commission in Nova Scotia redrew the former Sydney-Victoria riding boundaries to better achieve voter parity Listed alphabetically based on parties officially represented in the House of Commons Top issues: Canadians are living through a ‘Lost Liberal Decade,’ where the Mark Carney-led Liberals hiked taxes and lost control of government spending Cape Bretoners are spending more on government than on clothes for their kids food for their families and places to call home A new Conservative government will restore Canada’s promise by axing the tax fixing the budget and bringing home powerful paycheques for Canadians What’s the one thing you want to accomplish as MP My priority is ensuring that Cape Bretoners have the opportunity to work and live in a safe community I will work hard to make Cape Breton prosperous again Occupation: Before he ran for federal politics Kelloway’s career took him from youth work and later to lecturing at Cape Breton University while serving as a special projects administrator at Nova Scotia Community College Top issue: Protecting Canada’s sovereignty A government’s fundamental role is to make sure its citizens are protected; wanting to assure Cape Bretoners that under a Mark Carney-led government What’s the one thing you want to (further) accomplish in your term as MP I am passionate about making sure no one gets left behind He plans to continue being a champion for programs that make life more affordable for residents of Sydney-Glace Bay childcare and benefits for all seniors 65 years and older Occupation: Supervisor of counter services at Dominion Credit Union Top issues: Housing — we need more affordable homes being built now; cost of living — I want to make your paycheque go further; health care — we have a plan to create a Pan-Canadian licence for doctors so they can work easily wherever they are needed in Canada What’s the one thing you want to accomplish as MP if elected: The first thing I want to accomplish as your MP is to lower the cost of living I will make your hard earned dollar go further We need to put a cap on and tariff-proof our grocery prices so nobody goes into debt for simply feeding their family Note that the Green Party of Canada had previously listed a candidate in the Sydney-Glace Bay riding but as of the closing nomination date of April 7 the Greens no longer have a candidate in the running This website uses cookies to personalize your content (including ads), and allows us to analyze our traffic. 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By continuing to use our site, you agree to our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. anyone over 40 knows you mean the old Sydney Forum a long-standing hockey and skating rink in winter months dating back to the days of the renowned Sydney Millionaires a high school girl’s hockey team from Sydney that played together for about two years from 1947-49 on occasion would play in the Forum including one game against the Northside All-Stars team that attracted over 1,464 paid fans The “heftiest smash” of the night happened when an “Acette rearguard ran full tilt into referee Pinky Kelly,” sending him to a seat on the ice Abie Libbus the girls carved up the ice and some like Grace Clare “could skate as good as any man going.” skating with live bands happened many nights of the week at the Forum It was the place many couples met and NHL hockey careers like that of John Junior Hanna and Norm Ferguson The College of Cape Breton Capers original men’s hockey team played in the Forum in 1974-75 hosting the first national college championship known as the Miners Forum and still carries the name today on its new facility The original Miners Forum opened in 1939 and was built by local miners Hockey rivalries between Sydney and Glace Bay teams at their respective forums were the stuff of legend For many years some of the best boxing matches in the province were held in the Miners Forum was the home of the North Sydney Vic’s hockey team in its early years big boxing events were held there and wrestling was popular in the summer with the likes of Killer Karl Krupp Randy Macho Man Savage and The Beast making numerous appearances Concerts featuring legendary country singers like Johnny Cash and Conway Twitty and the Twitty Birds all happened in the North Sydney forum For decades the forums of Cape Breton played host to numerous community events They truly were gathering places in their retrospective communities The early Romans developed the idea of a forum as a public square or marketplace where business was conducted Over time it evolved to become a place where ideas and views on particular issues were discussed Outdoor forums were either designed by governments or developed naturally due to geography landscape features and eventual public usage By the early 20th century indoor ice rinks adopted the term the Halifax Forum in 1927 and our own Sydney Forum ten years later Universities epitomize the original concept of forum Not only does learning occur but it allows a free and safe space for any number of ideas to be expressed and activities to happen With the success of winning the 2022 Kraft Hockeyville contest due in large part to the local community and the female hockey teams including the Blizzards and the Capers teams CBU’s Canada Games Complex began a major renovation project To celebrate the project a new name was proposed One that would draw on our rich history and also carry long into the future A new version of a Cape Breton forum seemed appropriate The Forum would carry the name Kehoe to recognize and commemorate longtime community members Roma (who passed away in 2024) and Jim Kehoe known for their financial and volunteer work over the decades in our community The university has great plans for the usage of the Kehoe Forum firstly being the Home of Women’s Hockey in Canada The Forum is totally accessible and will also spur on the sport of sledgehockey in the region and likely draw numerous regional and national tournaments and national championships Graduation returns to campus later this month and many will have their first look inside the Kehoe Forum then Paul MacDougall is a Cape Breton writer and senior instructor in Health Sciences at CBU 3 months agoDuration 2:22Future of historic Glace Bay church in flux3 months agoNewsDuration 2:22Knox United Church is the last of three churches that once stood on Commercial Street. The congregation is teaming up with two other local churches to form the Glace Bay United Church, but the future of the 120-year-old building is up in the air. Closed Captioning and Described Video is available for many CBC shows offered on CBC Gem. 2025 9:36 PM EDT | Last Updated: April 29Both Liberal incumbents in Cape Breton (CBC)Social SharingRedrawn boundaries and a star challenger were not enough to unseat the Liberals in Nova Scotia's two Cape Breton ridings Incumbent Mike Kelloway has been projected to win in Sydney-Glace Bay and Jaime Battiste in Cape Breton-Canso-Antigonish was previously elected as the MP for Sydney-Victoria in 2019 and again in 2021 It appears our campaign was successful," he told CBC News late Monday Battiste said he wasn't confident going into the race, especially going up against former long-time provincial politician-turned high-profile Conservative candidate Allan MacMaster, and taking on new territory when the boundaries of both Cape Breton ridings were redrawn "I had to start from scratch — 75 per cent of the riding didn't know me then I'm really proud of my team." MacMaster said he believed fear played a role in his loss "I think a lot of older people were scared," he said I don't know what they're scared of If they weren't scared of the last nine years of Liberal government I don't know what could be even worse than that in terms of being scared "But this is what they've decided 7 days agoDuration 2:07Despite significant changes to boundaries, two Liberal MPs in Cape Breton held onto their ridings Monday. The CBC's Kyle Moore reports.Battiste initially sought to run in Sydney-Glace Bay, after electoral boundaries in Cape Breton were redrawn prior to the election, but in the end he decided to go a different direction This is Kelloway's third federal election He was previously elected as the MP for Cape Breton-Canso in 2019 and again in 2021 He told CBC News that he had more volunteers during this race than in the last two combined something he attributed at least in part to concerns about tariffs from the United States government and his insistence on running a positive campaign Kelloway said he believes Mark Carney as prime minister can find ways to unite the country through supporting the construction of pipelines and finding ways to address the deficit and debt he's going to look to try to change it Get the latest top stories from across Nova Scotia in your inbox every weekday SubscribeCurrent TimeIgnore this field. 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This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Google Terms of Service apply Nova Scotia Power representatives are set to meet with Glace Bay residents following a spate of major power outages in the area over the past several months the privately owned utility in the province said it is “inviting community members from Glace Bay to join this event” — to be held at the Glace Bay Miners Forum on Feb “members of Nova Scotia Power’s Reliability Team will address the reliability plans for the area and answer questions about those plans Glace Bay and area residents experienced several significant power outages in the past several months notably one in December and another near the end of January that left thousands in the dark for days at a time — with equipment failures often blamed for the outages Local politicians and Glace Bay-Dominion MLA John White met with utility representative last Monday to see whether a community meeting — similar to ones held in rural Cape Breton locales last year — could be held for Glace Bay residents a volunteer based non-profit organization which offers programs that improve the quality of life of the community of Glace Bay and surrounding areas held a grand opening of their expanded facilities on Wednesday at a former Scotiabank branch building at 125 Commercial St The new facility will house its social enterprise thrift store its numerous breakfast and senior programs diagonally across the street at 150 Commercial St. with ongoing discussions about new uses for that space The battle between which Liberal members will run in the redrawn federal ridings of Sydney-Glace Bay and Cape Breton-Canso-Antigonish has been settled Up until Sunday’s call for the next federal election it had yet to be determined whether Cape Breton-Canso MP Mike Kelloway or Sydney-Victoria MP Jaime Battiste would be chosen to represent the new riding of Sydney-Glace Bay as neither expressed interest in running in the expanded Cape Breton-Canso-Antigonish riding redrawn during a 2022 federal boundary redistributions review These take effect once the writ officially has been dropped with April 28 suggested as the date when Canadians are expected go to the polls Kelloway’s camp issued a statement confirming that the 54-year-old from Glace Bay successfully received the nomination to run as the federal Liberal candidate for the new riding “My team and I are thrilled to receive this official nod,” Kelloway said in the statement Kelloway first rose to prominence as a candidate in the 2019 federal election after the riding’s previous member of parliament Voters in the riding picked Kelloway as the winner in that election — and re-elected him in 2021 “We have proudly delivered for Cape Breton-Canso over the past six years,” Kelloway said in the statement  “and we will put as much heart and energy into doing the same for Sydney-Glace Bay.” after consulting with my family and my team I made the decision to continue representing my hometown.” The population within this new riding is estimated to have 82,000 people who also expressed plans to run in Sydney-Glace Bay the 46-year-old Eskasoni resident took to social media Saturday night to announce that he will be running as the Liberal candidate in the expanded Cape Breton-Canso-Antigonish riding This riding includes four of five First Nations communities in Cape Breton (Eskasoni Wagmatcook and We’koqma’q) plus one in eastern Nova Scotia (Paqtnkek Mi’kmaw Nation) just west of the Monastery-Tracadie area (Membertou will be part of the new Sydney-Glace Bay riding.) “As one of the few MPs in our country’s history to live on a First Nations reserve while serving in parliament And it’s a responsibility that I don’t take lightly,” Battiste said in a video posted on his official Facebook site It’s also one of the most beautiful ridings in all of Canada — one that features beautiful coasts small rural communities from the tip of the Cabot Trail all the way through to Antigonish.” Cape Breton-Canso-Antigonish is said to comprise about 75,000 people living within the expanded boundary who was first voted in during the 2019 federal election to represent Sydney-Victoria constituents and re-elected in 2021 will be facing a formidable opponent in Conservative candidate Allan MacMaster who also served as deputy premier and finance minister under the Houston government to focus on acquiring a federal nomination “It’s important to fight against those who believe our country is broken,” Battiste said in a statement issued Saturday night “and this is a pivotal time for us to unite as a nation and to come together and face the challenges of today that are impacting our communities “I want to be a champion of your issues and to be a strong voice to advocate for your diverse and important needs.” Please select what you would like included for printing: Copy the text below and then paste that into your favorite email application It is with great sadness that we announce Kenny’s passing on February 23 2025 at Victoria Haven Nursing home at the age of 81 he was the son of the late Edward and Lillian (Snow) Seymour.  with special recognition for his work with Laura “the pit pony” There is a picture of him with Laura proudly hung at the Miner’s Museum He was an avid harness racing fan and was a proud owner of many horses over the years He could be found at many racetracks with his son Blair lifelong member of the Hub Amateur Athletic Club  Kenny is survived by his children; Blair (Dolly) He is also survived by siblings; Ronnie (Winnie)  We would like to extend a heartfelt thank you to the staff of Victoria Haven Nursing Home where he resided for the past 10 months The care and compassion he received there in his final months will never be forgotten Thank you to the New Waterford Consolidated Hospital and the New Waterford Homemakers Society for the care and compassion shown to Kenny A special thank you to his daughter in law Dolly for the care and support shown to Kenny over the years sending out a thank you to his nephew Bobby (minnow) Seymour he looked forward to your visits and chats there will be no memorial service and burial will take place at a later date.  This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply Service map data © OpenStreetMap contributors Battiste both seeking bid in redrawn Sydney-Glace Bay ridingCape Breton—Canso MP's formal declaration to run in hometown riding clashes with interest already expressed from Sydney—Victoria MP A federal election is still several weeks away at the earliest but a same-party battle is already shaping up in the riding of Sydney-Glace Bay had previously stated his intentions to seek election in the newly redrawn seat who was first elected in 2019 to represent Cape Breton-Canso constituents said the decision came down to who he could best serve within the new electoral boundaries now that his current riding will be known as Cape Breton-Canso-Antigonish following the next federal election “This circumstance presents a unique challenge for me where do I go from here?” the 54-year-old said in an emailed statement “The new riding of Cape Breton-Canso-Antigonish will not include my own place of residence nor even my constituency office (near the Mayflower Mall in Sydney) I need to represent the communities where I live and ultimately grew into the person I am today “That’s why I am now declaring my candidacy to be the Liberal nominee for the riding of Sydney-Glace Bay.” Cape Breton-Canso-Antigonish will lose the former town of Glace Bay but will gain the entirety of Antigonish County as well as all of the District of Guysborough Inverness and Victoria counties and the rural parts of the CBRM — including Eskasoni The redrawn riding for Kelloway’s bid will include the urban communities of the Cape Breton Regional Municipality “Unlike what some have publicly attempted to assert there is no incumbent or assumed candidate for this riding — a new constituency for which no representative has ever been elected,” Kelloway said in his statement must render a decision on which candidate to nominate on this blank slate believe I am the natural choice for Sydney-Glace Bay That is the whole point of being a Member of Parliament — to represent the community you know and who knows you best it has been the honour of my lifetime to represent the riding of Cape Breton-Canso.” The Cape Breton Post reached out to his media relations spokesperson to request an interview but he said Kelloway was unavailable as he was attending an event in Glace Bay current Sydney-Victoria MP Battiste also publicly expressed an interest in running to represent Sydney-Glace Bay He would later drop out of the leadership race  and endorsed Mark Carney’s leadership bid I fully expect to carry the banner for the Liberal Party of Canada (LPC) in the next election in the riding of Sydney-Glace Bay as a strong majority of the population of my current constituency will persist in the new riding,” Battiste wrote in his post What this means for Battiste’s bid is unclear “I don’t understand this move at all,” Battiste said in an interview on Thursday “But I will take the high road on this decision and do what the Liberals will ask me to do when the time comes.” Battiste reiterated that he has “satisfied the criteria for acclamation as the Liberal Party of Canada candidate for Sydney-Glace Bay — and I will stand as the candidate in this riding.” A Kelloway spokesperson said the MP is well aware of Battiste’s interests but would not elaborate on whether a nomination would be required to choose which MP would ultimately represent the new riding which for years has served as home to many a little league championship and other baseball tournaments will be getting a federal financial boost toward upgrading its facilities in preparation for a major baseball event next year With Cameron Bowl set to host the 2026 Canadian Little League Championship Cape Breton-Canso MP and Glace Bay native Mike Kelloway announced on Thursday a non-repayable contribution of $250,000 to the Cape Breton Regional Municipality to go toward upgrades to Cameron Bowl — pending contract signatures we’re not just attracting events like the Canadian Little League Championship we’re enhancing Cape Breton’s reputation as a destination for sports tourism,” Kelloway Minister of Rural Economic Development and Minister responsible for ACOA located in a bowl-shaped area between Anderson and Cameron streets in Glace Bay has been a household name for thousands of Little League players in the community and beyond the facility has hosted several Atlantic championships and Canadian tournaments this will allow CBRM to install a new drainage system a pitcher’s mound and bases at Cameron Bowl will ensure the field remains a vital space for local Little League games and that it meets the required standards to host the 2026 Canadian Little League Championship with potential for similar events in the future “Investing in the Cameron Bowl field is an investment in our future — one that supports local businesses and strengthens the sense of pride in our community,” Kelloway said The Glace Bay Little League Association and the 2026 Canadian Little League Championships Society will be chipping in $35,461 for the project “This investment in the Cameron Bowl field upgrade will enhance Glace Bay Little League’s ability in offering inclusive programming that ensures all children regardless of financial or physical barriers chair of the 2026 Canadian Little League Championship Society and Treasurer of the Glace Bay Little League Association “Glace Bay has a reputation for hosting first-class events and the 2026 Canadian Little League Championship will once again bring the community together to provide a showcase of our community spirit and love for the game hosted in this historic field for the fourth time.” Cameron Bowl previously hosted the national tournament for 11- and 12-year-old players in 1988 The Glace Bay Colonels captured Canadian Little League Championship titles in 1987 Funding for the project is being provided through the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency’s Innovative Communities Fund (ICF) which builds on the strengths of communities and provides the tools needed to identify opportunities for sustainable economic growth Glace Bay area residents wary of Nova Scotia Power's commitments to do betterCommunity meeting at Glace Bay Miners Forum draws in 50 people many wondering if the privately owned utility will compensate them for power outages occurring in November Several Glace Bay and area residents grilled representatives from Nova Scotia Power during a community meeting Monday night over an off-putting rise in power outages particularly affected in the wake of post-tropical storm Fiona in 2022 and they made it quite clear that the lines that were repaired during the maintenance and the substations were old enough that it all should have been replaced then,” said Laviolette among the roughly 50 people attending the community meeting at the Glace Bay Miners Forum “If you would have done advanced work to keep (outages) from happening you wouldn’t have the problems that you have now.” said he was angered by the lack of communication as to why the outages happened — especially during the Jan “All we got was ‘it’s under investigation … and we apologize to the residents of Glace Bay for what happened,’” he said “The power went out three or four times that weekend — the second time was about 2:30 in the morning the CEO of Nova Scotia Power should be here right now.” was not in attendance for Monday night’s meeting some of whom would not provide their names to the Cape Breton Post wanted to know whether Nova Scotia Power would provide some form of financial compensation for the amount of times — and days — they were helplessly left to deal with no electricity “I have a six-month-old kid at home,” one unnamed resident told Nova Scotia Power representatives He had a cold bottle of milk; I had nowhere to heat it up I only heard later there was a warming station available a spokesperson for the utility said their team confirmed with the CBRM fire chief that “they had backup power and were open the hours they stated they would be.” they did spend much of the 90-minute meeting presenting a detailed breakdown of what caused the past two outages how difficult It was to peg specific problems — sometimes amid darkness and pelting precipitation — and plans to not only mend the current infrastructure but also a long-term plan to fix long-aging power lines “You don’t want to have to be changing equipment every year,” said Paul Warren Nova Scotia Power’s director of regional operations “That’s why every year our workers go out and do load checks on our circuits and based on the loads of those circuits we would make adjustments to balance the loads across the equipment “I think we have a very solid and proven asset management philosophy that generally works really well across the province the utility’s operations manager for Cape Breton went one step further to outline one situation trying to search for one cause to the Dec “There was a group of us at one substation … at Pitt Street and Quarry Road … and we couldn’t figure out what was going on — I had four crew members out that night trying to control that line to find the problem And then the next morning we figured it out,” Breski said “We found it was a hairline crack in a porcelain insulator try finding a hairline crack in a porcelain insulator That’s why it takes so long to find some of this stuff — and you have to just say the outage is ‘under investigation.’ These things take time.” Nova Scotia Power’s senior director of energy delivery reaffirmed to residents the utility’s commitment to invest $1.3 billion on the province’s entire grid over the next five years tie wires and more — including an investment in the Glace Bay area “We are very committed to improve the reliability and invest a significant amount to Glace Bay,” he said I apologize to you all: We may not have done enough in the past but we are very committed to do more going forward.” The meeting came at the request of Glace Bay-Dominion MLA John White following the Jan with support from Cape Breton Regional Municipality councillors David MacKeigan (District 9) Paul Nickituk (District 10) and Steven MacNeil (District 8) regional fire chief Mark Bettens and Bruce MacDonald were among the 50 people in attendance at the Glace Bay Miners Forum gathering (White could not attend Monday night’s meeting due to the passing of his father Since post-tropical storm Fiona slammed the CBRM in September 2022 residents in the Glace Bay and area — encompassing Reserve Mines Gardiner Mines and even reaching the New Waterford/Scotchtown/River Ryan areas — say they have been frustrated with a seemingly increase in power failures — some days affected by weather but other occasions occurring on sunny days The electric utility provider often corresponds in real time of outage locations via its online mapping It also uses social media platforms Facebook and X (formerly Twitter) to document various outage locations and the progress of bringing electricity back on to its customers allowing people to trace back when power outages took place With the wealth of information residents received about the outages received Monday night “I think it was satisfactory,” Kelloway said after the meeting “People need to understand what’s going on “I think they realize why people are frustrated because it’s not fun losing power and it’s definitely not fun losing power in the middle of winter.” “It’s the same problem as what they’ve had for years Nova Scotia Power wants to continue to charge customers to fix their problems but don’t actually fix them after they charge them,” she said “They use refurbished equipment instead of new because they don’t want to pay the $2 million it would be for the new equipment so they pay $1 million for something that’s only going to last five years.” a Nova Scotia Power spokesperson denied any accuracy to Laviolette’s claims instead noting specifically that “we do not install refurbished equipment; we install new equipment.” Alexander Graham Bell of Baddeck and telephone fame is tentatively attributed to saying: “When one door closes another door opens But we often look so long and so regretfully upon the closed door that we do not see the ones which open for us.” that doesn’t seem to be the case for three congregations of the United Church of Canada in Glace Bay that are looking to the future with hope as they approach the closing of two of the church buildings Warden and Knox United are amalgamating in January into one newly named Glace Bay United Church Its members have chosen to continue their faith journeys by meeting in the Warden United Church building on Fifth Street because it is the most accessible who was appointed last October to lead the three churches through the amalgamation “It’s a metamorphosizing – not a closing.” He said the three churches have been working well together and envisioning what can be in the future Susan Hiscock is chair of the Knox United Church Council Knox will celebrate its last service in the building on Dec She will be co-chairing the new church council along with Isabel Morrison of the Warden congregation Morrison said she is “thrilled” about the joining of three congregations into one and is looking forward to everyone worshipping together under one roof The Warden congregation knows it has to provide a welcoming atmosphere for everyone and plans to enlarge its parking area to accommodate the expected increase in cars “We had to do something,” said Newsom board chair Bill MacLeod “We were down to 15 people each Sunday and it wasn’t going to work We met last January and came to the consensus that amalgamation was the best thing to do.” The new congregation holds its first service on Jan Research that tracked United Church membership from 2011 to 2021 and published in Broadview magazine (June 2023) shows that the United Church the largest Protestant denomination in Canada dropped from two million affiliates (those who claim a relationship with the church) in 2011 to 1.2 million in 2021 “We all hate to see the churches close,” Hiscock said recently while seated in the sanctuary at Knox with its large stained-glass windows soaring organ pipes and semicircle balcony above She’s looking forward to stronger groups such as the United Church Women Others hope for a larger choir and a Sunday school Hiscock expects that the energy of one large congregation will bring new life to the work of the church Many of the regular Sunday attendees at the two closing churches are long-time members who will miss the familiarity of their traditional surroundings Some have been going to the same church in Glace Bay for decades The fact that memories can no longer be made in the two buildings is hard for some people to accept “But we have to be realistic,” said Hiscock the United Church has seen a declining population in recent years Many churches are hiring part-time clergy or amalgamating to keep a presence in their communities the United Church of Canada distinguishes itself from other mainline Protestant churches by its focus on social justice issues and its wide inclusion policies that strive to welcome all people regardless of sexual orientation or gender In keeping with church policy and philosophy all three former churches in Glace Bay have long supported local initiatives in the Glace Bay area such as food banks youth centres and shelters that serve to help people living in poverty which is only found in Canada and recognizes three church congregations in Bermuda is in the midst of a campaign lobbying politicians to enact a basic livable income for all said in a June 2023 Broadview magazine article that the declining numbers don’t surprise him “All the institutions of our age are experiencing the same decline,” Blair said the United Church announced it wants to create 100 new faith communities by 2026 by welcoming immigrant communities Blair said the church should reflect Canadian reality in its changing demographic He said the statistics around church closings should be seen as a “gift” that inspires church people to “take their heads out of the sand” about the future The two vacated churches in Glace Bay are expected to be put up for sale shortly It is hoped that the buyer(s) will have a vision for the properties that honours the history and cultural significance of the buildings trained journalist and former provincial politician She lives in Westmount where she gardens daily and enjoys (or not) the vagaries of Cape Breton life 3 months agoDuration 2:03Glace Bay residents fed up with power outages3 months agoNewsDuration 2:03More than 10,000 Nova Scotia Power customers were without electricity over the weekend and the utility says changes are coming. Kyle Moore has the story. The province is investing $1.35 million for new child-care spots in the Cape Breton Regional Municipality the Nova Scotia Department of Education and Early Childhood Learning announced 49 child-care seats were being added in the Glace Bay Youth and Family Centre Non-profit New Dawn Enterprises was given the provincial funding to create the child-care spaces as part of an ongoing initiative to increase child-care spots for children ages six and under “We are thrilled to be adding 49 child-care spaces to the Cape Breton Regional Municipality,” said Alyce MacLean “Our aim is to help as many families as we can with access to child-care in a diverse empathetic early childhood educators that will give the children in our care self-reliance and a positive sense of self.” the funding investment is a part of the Canada-Nova Scotia Canada-Wide Early Learning and Child Agreement “These new child-care spots in Cape Breton will make life easier and more affordable for parents in the Glace Bay community We keep working with Nova Scotia to make sure every family who wants and needs a spot A Glace Bay landlord was left with more than $10,000 in damages after a tenant moved without notice The tenant had allegedly not paid rent for three months and MacKillop said he was in the process of filling out forms to order her to move when she left owner of Briarwood Construction owns more than 20 properties in Glace Bay He showed the Cape Breton Post pictures of what the company does when they purchase a home in preparation for rental was paying $1,000 a month for the three-bedroom home MacKillop said the rental looked fine and he had no concern When he entered the morning after the tenant moved out without his knowing MacKillop was more than shocked at the filth and the damage done to his rental home This carpet was brand new,” MacKillop said pointing at the remnants of carpet glue on the stairs going up to the bedrooms we’ve been going at them with Spray Nine and a scrub brush from a boat to get the dirt off … you could see the dirt running down the walls after we Spray Nine’d the walls with a pumper I got Spray the walls and then use the scrub brush.” MacKillop has been a landlord in Cape Breton He’s never had a tenant leave a property the way this tenant did The Nova Scotia Residential Tenancies Act outlines what obligations both landlords and tenants have in a rental situation the first section outlines what tenants are obligated to do in regard to the upkeep of the rental unit “Abandonment and Termination – If the tenant abandons the premises or terminates the tenancy otherwise than in the manner permitted the landlord shall mitigate any damages that may be caused by the abandonment or termination to the extent that a party to a contract is required by law to mitigate damages.” “Late Payment Penalty – Where the lease contains provision for a monetary penalty for late payment of rent the monetary penalty shall not exceed one per cent per month of the monthly rent.” a landlord can evict a tenant for non-payment of rent A tenant can appeal this with the Residential Tenancies Board Attempts to reach the former tenant were not successful MacKillop estimates it will cost more than $10,000 for cleaning and repairs to get the rental unit in a rentable condition Along with having to replace the new carpet the washer and the dyer all had to be replaced the marker drawings on all of the walls in a room MacKillop thinks was the children’s MacKillop knows covering them will take more than a coat of paint In the stove where the power lines connect MacKillop said they found a dead rat as well as rat feces inside the oven along with mouldy foods along with fresher meals that were half eaten Large garbage bags filled with dirty diapers and other household trash were piled inside and outside of the home had also been piled high with garbage – the door broke off When the Cape Breton Post was there fly traps around the home were half or three-quarters full MacKillop said when he entered there were “three thousand flies.” There isn’t a screen in a window that isn’t ripped if there is even one at all Not only did it look like something MacKillop had never seen before he and a Briarwood employee doing repairs when the Post was there said the smell in the home was worse than anything they’d smelled before “It’s depressing,” he said about how he felt walking through the rental unit the first time after the tenant left I think I am just going to start getting rid of properties.” MacKillop said he might have to increase the rent due to the expense of the damages “People should be aware of what landlords go through,” he said “And the condition of the homes some people live in According to the Residential Tenancies Act “Obligation of the Tenant – The tenant is responsible for the ordinary cleanliness of the interior of the premises and for the repair of damage caused by wilful or negligent act of the tenant or of any person whom the tenant permits on the premises.” A tenant is also required to notify a landlord of any repairs that are needed issues like rodents that have developed or when something breaks It is also required that a tenant give notice to a landlord that they are moving from a premises which ranges from one month to three months depending on your rental agreement Although MacKillop knows he can file complaints with the Nova Scotia Residential Board for compensation from the tenant for damages and other infractions of the act Not only does MacKillop believe the tenant would never repay what they would be ruled to pay Just like the length of time it can take for a landlord to get a tenant out for non-payment of rent (weeks to months) through the appropriate tenancies board processes “The (Nova Scotia) government should have their tenancy board for regional housing “We shouldn’t be under their umbrella because we can get (tenants) out when things go bad It takes so long … Nobody is leaving in 15 days.” Bringing the community together to embrace winter and socialize is the goal of the second annual Glace Bay Winterfest said about 250 people attended their inaugural Winterfest last year which was a welcomed distraction after the municipality had endured a dumping of 150 cm of snow beforehand They’re preparing for double the number of attendees this time around “What we tried to do is gather all the organizations and people who normally volunteer within the area and try to make a really big fun day of it,” said Jeffries I really think that people need something fun to get out and socialize a bit nobody really takes the time to socialize and have fun I thought it was really good to get the community together working together with the organizations but also the people they just need this outlet to unwind and say Both the snowman building contest and tobogganing will depend on the snow “I’m really big on community and community working together and just supporting each other they have about eight to 10 performers for the talent show which offers prizes of $100 for first place The winner will also be interviewed by Steve Sutherland of CBC Each performer must be 14-and-over and register beforehand They’ll have five minutes to showcase their talent which could be anything from singing and dancing to comedy or magic Local councillors will serve as the judges Another attraction will be Nigerian zobo being served the herbal drink is flavoured with flowers seeds and a handful of herbs which can be purchased at the dried ingredients section of a local farmers’ markets in Nigeria It’s commonly served as a light refreshment at parties and is popular for its health benefits Zobo (or zoborodo) is the word in the Hausa language for the edible plant hibiscus sabdariffa and the popular drink it is used to make “Because our community has a lot of different internationals last year we focused on the East Indian community with masala tea,” said Jeffries a lot of the African community has come in and there are a couple young CBU students that are putting up a zobo table It’ll be a free glass of this national drink that they do as well as a little card we’re doing up with fun facts about Nigeria and the recipe for the zobo on the back.” She added that the Cape Breton Regional Municipality has lent some equipment and financial support as well pick up a form at the Number Eleven Volunteer Society at 126 Mansfield St. text 902-537-2595 or visit the White’s office at the Peoples Mall from 9 a.m I think I carry a pretty traditional wallet with a variety of cards Some have raised letters and some have notches or chips and some are just printed numbers I realized just recently that the most valuable card I carry has a picture of a sandy beach It has raised letters that identify me and indicate an expiry date It is blue in colour and says Nova Scotia Health This card carries no limit and allows access to many services Recently I had to use this card at Glace Bay General Hospital The person who checked me in was very generous with her time and the effort she made to get me processed ASAP Upon entering the surgical suite I was greeted by friendly smiles by everyone without exception I estimate that during my time there I probably had interactions with maybe eight health-care professionals Warm smiles from everyone and very gentle handling The Q&A was very specific and they actually called my driver to ensure he was returning for me and would get me safely home with an escort to the door The manager then called my post-surgical caretaker to once again verify that I would have a responsible adult with me for 24 hours I should explain that I was taking advantage of a cancellation and my arrangements were somewhat hastily made During the procedure I found myself in distress and I actually had someone rubbing my shoulder and urging me to fight through it with deep breathing This team was the perfect combination of professionalism and empathy not what we usually hear about regarding our much maligned While I’m obviously not in a hurry to return I would do so with the confidence that the care would be second to none For voters used to casting ballots in the federal ridings of Sydney-Victoria and Cape Breton-Canso the federal election set for April 28 now means changes to the two Cape Breton ridings “Canadians (are) profoundly concerned about the threat by Donald Trump to try to annex this country and to wage economic war against this country,” Urbaniak said “And Canadians (are) doing whatever they can to express their pride in Canada and their desire to see our country treated with respect and dignity.” anything can happen over the next five weeks of campaigning so polls will likely continue to change,” Urbaniak said Sydney-Glace Bay largely replaces what was the Sydney-Victoria boundary it exchanges territory with the now-former Cape Breton-Canso riding — losing Victoria County the remainder of Inverness County and the rural western part of the CBRM but gaining the urban part of the CBRM from Sydney Forks to Port Morien Candidates have been confirmed for the Liberals (Mike Kelloway the Conservatives (Sydney lawyer and entrepreneur Anna Manley) the Maxime Bernier-led People’s Party of Canada (Jeffrey Evely) formed last year by former New Brunswick MLA Dominic Cardy (Chris Gallant) and the Libertarian party (Mike Pittman) no candidates representing the New Democrats or the Green party in Sydney-Glace have been chosen or formally stepped forward the population for this riding is listed as 82,219 people it will lose the urban part of the CBRM from Sydney Forks to Port Morien the main candidate contenders in this riding include former two-time Sydney-Victoria MP Jaime Battiste for the Liberals (announced on Saturday night) and Conservative candidate MacMaster (who served as Nova Scotia’s deputy premier and finance minister under Premier Tim Houston) Joanna Clark — who ran as an NDP hopeful in the 2021 provincial election — will be running as an NDP candidate for the federal election the Greens and other parties have yet to declare who would be running According to the Federal Electoral Districts Redistribution 2022 website the population for this riding is listed as 75,141 people The now-former electoral district of Sydney-Victoria was created in 1996 comprising parts of former ridings Cape Breton-The Sydneys Cape Breton-East Richmond and Cape Breton Highlands-Canso Mancini lost his seat to Liberal candidate Mark Eyking of Sydney who would go on to represent Sydney-Victoria until his retirement in 2019 The Liberals would continue to represent the riding thanks to Jaime Battiste’s federal election win in 2019 The Eskasoni resident reclaimed his seat in the 2021 election 1,084 more than Conservative candidate and former Northside-Westmount PC MLA Eddie Orrell According to the latest projections from political forecasting site 338Canada it is likely the Liberals may maintain their representation in the new riding — the party is currently leading with 51 per cent (plus or minus nine per cent) the Conservatives trailing with 37 per cent (plus or minus eight per cent) and the NDP in third place with nine per cent (plus or minus four per cent) The Liberals also have a projected 98 per cent victory compared to the Conservatives’ approximate two per cent and the NDP’s less than one per cent out of what was formerly known as Bras d’Or-Cape Breton (between 2000-04) and prior to that just Bras d’Or (1997-2000) renowned for its Liberal MP between 1980 and 1997 Dingwall later became president and vice-chancellor of what is now Cape Breton University Residents in Cape Breton-Canso and its previous incarnations have primarily voted for Liberal party representation represented the riding when it was known as Bras d’Or-Cape Breton from 2000 to 2004 then under its revised name from 2004 until 2019 Cuzner did not re-offer for the 2019 election Between his election victory and up until Saturday night’s declaration Glace Bay-born Kelloway has served as the riding’s MP Similar to projections for the Sydney-Glace Bay riding 338Canada is suggesting a likely Liberal victory as the party is leading with 55 per cent (plus or minus nine per cent) of voters the Conservatives trailing with 36 per cent (plus or minus eight per cent) and the NDP in third place with seven per cent (plus or minus four per cent) The Liberals also have a projected 99 per cent victory compared to the Conservatives’ and NDP’s less than one per cent Before Sunday’s official election call from Ottawa there was a local matter of which Liberal MP would wind up vying as a candidate in the Sydney-Glace Bay riding had perhaps a marginally better chance in Sydney-Glace Bay because it’s more urban and because the Conservatives are running what they consider (to be) a star candidate in Cape Breton-Canso-Antigonish (former Inverness MLA Allan MacMaster),” Urbaniak said prior to Carney winning the federal Liberal leadership race on March 9 Urbaniak said the public’s distaste with former prime minister Justin Trudeau — especially with the Liberals introducing a carbon pricing tax — had grown significantly within the past year several high-profile resignations such as Sean Fraser (Central Nova the former federal housing minister) and former finance minister Chrystia Freeland plus Conservatives winning notable ridings in Toronto and in B.C. led to concerns about Trudeau’s leadership Liberal prospects were very dim almost everywhere,” Urbaniak said It has been one of the most remarkable turnarounds in opinion polling in such a short space of time “This election campaign begins with the Conservatives in a very difficult position — struggling to find the messaging that will resonate with Canadians “And for all of the policy mistakes that the Liberals might have made over the past decade the country is now crying out for a statesman and for someone who is both patriotic and able to differentiate Canada from the United States.” Nova ScotiaNewsThousands of people lost power in Cape Breton over the weekendBy Ryan MacDonaldPublished: January 27, 2025 at 5:23PM EST Jesse Cathcart was the hero for the Glace Bay Panthers on Tuesday afternoon The defenceman scored the game-winning goal at 4:22 of overtime to lift the Panthers to a 6-5 win over the North Nova Gryphons of New Glasgow in the School Sport Nova Scotia Division 1 hockey provincial qualifying game at Miners Forum in Glace Bay Glace Bay will join fellow Cape Breton representative Riverview at the provincial championship tournament set for March 21-23 in Pictou County Kale MacDonald had a hat trick while Jacob Ellsworth and C.J McNeil-Peach also chipped in with goals in regulation time for the Panthers Liam Park netted a pair of goals while Carson MacDonald Joshua Anderson and Josh McDonald also buried goals for the Gryphons North Nova’s Kale MacKenzie stopped 29 of 35 shots A schedule for the provincial championship tournament was not made available at publication time Nova ScotiaNewsPublic meeting in Glace Bay, N.S., after power outagesBy Ryan MacDonaldPublished: February 10, 2025 at 4:12PM EST The Glace Bay Panthers season will come down to a single elimination game on Tuesday afternoon Glace Bay will host the North Nova Gryphons of New Glasgow in a qualifying game with the winner advancing to the School Sport Nova Scotia Division 1 hockey championship tournament later this month The Panthers find themselves in a must-win game after the team was swept in the best-of-three Highland Region championship 2-0 by the Riverview Ravens who’ve already punched their ticket to the tournament North Nova lost 5-0 to the Northumberland Nighthawks in the Northern Nova Scotia High School Hockey League regional final at Trenton Minor Sports Community Centre on Sunday Glace Bay finished first overall in the four-team Cape Breton High School Hockey League with a 10-3-1-1 record while North Nova was in fourth place in their seven-team league with a 9-7-1-1 record The Panthers and Gryphons played earlier this season with Glace Bay winning the game 6-5 A schedule for the SSNS provincial championship was not released at publication time Markadonis Shoe Repairing and more depicted A quick stroll down the hallway of the Glace Bay Hospital’s transitional care unit will take you on a nostalgic trip to some familiar town landmarks from days gone by Rhonda Sampson of Glace Bay is a continuing care assistant (CCA) on the unit and the artist responsible for depicting familiar haunts like the Glace Bay Chip Wagon Sampson said the murals are her biggest art project by far and as she did a tour of her work on Monday she pointed out spots she planned to continue to work on It started with needing a height measurement for the wall and instead of just doing numbers she painted a birch tree with some added scenery It grew from there into doing the outside of homes and eventually evolved into Glace Bay landmarks “I did about three homes and then I got bored,” said Sampson “I thought I’m going to do old businesses and everything to bring back memories It was such a great town – it was such a busy town – there were so many people who came here to open up businesses facility manager at the hospital and acute care nurse manager of the inpatient units said the murals have made patients feel more at home it’s been an asset here at the hospital for us,” MacIntyre said “You’ll notice patients go down the hall and they’ll stop and see a smile come to their face You know they’re thinking about something the mural brings back to them for sure “A lot of the structures Rhonda captured don’t stand today so it’s great history wise for the community here You’ll have patients reminiscing about the past and the good old days come back to them It’s a great conversation piece that allows them to think back to their time and great memories.” As for which of the murals is her favourite “I just have different memories of them all,” she said “You might ask me next week I might have a different favourite one.” province step in to further protect designated National Wildlife Area near Glace BayAccess road leading into Big Glace Bay Lake will be under construction to deter unauthorized access to the beach and protected wildlife areas The access road leading into Big Glace Bay Lake will soon be going under construction to further protect the designated National Wildlife Area and also to prevent unauthorized vehicles from riding along the beachfront In a statement from Brian Comer’s social media page released earlier this week the Cape Breton East MLA revealed information regarding the project being undertaken by the federal Environment and Climate Change (ECCC) and the province which owns the gravel roadway off Route 255 at Dearns Corner leading to Big Glace Bay Beach “ECCC is reaching out to inform you about an important project at Big Glace Bay Lake National Wildlife Area (NWA) in Nova Scotia protecting ecologically sensitive habitats and ensuring safe as well as continued access of the barrier beach and dunes for people,” Comer wrote “ECCC has been working in collaboration with numerous provincial departments to move forward with this important infrastructure project.” In further explaining the access road construction Comer posted that “the road will be elevated to prevent washouts and slightly widened in places to permit roadside parking and the ability for vehicles to turn and exit the road without needing to access the beach vehicular access continues to pose risks to the integrity of the beach enjoyed by residents of the area this project also involves installing physical barriers to prevent unauthorized vehicular access to the beach while maintaining pedestrian and emergency vehicle access.” After nearly nine years of local lobbying to prevent vehicles from parking on Big Glace Bay Beach and near the protected wildlife area the president of the Port Morien Wildlife Association couldn’t be more pleased the access road construction is finally coming to fruition “It’s amazing what happens when you push government Our organization has been trying to work with the federal government on this since 2016 involving the endangered species and the vehicular traffic (on the beach).” McNeil explained the wildlife association tried its best to purchase the area from the federal government’s public works department in order to keep the lake “as a protected area for conservation.” But he said the province opted otherwise when they did their original consultation of that area they had scrubbed that road off of their mapping,” he said ‘You cannot not keep this road access from the public enjoying the beach We agreed with barricading it off so they couldn’t get on the beach with a vehicle.’” the federal government designated Big Glace Bay Lake as a National Wildlife Area — comprised of 394 hectares of estuary and marsh waters enclosed by a barrier beach shallow coastal water and eelgrass flats and encompasses the Big Glace Bay Lake Migratory Bird Sanctuary (MBS) plus an additional 14 hectares Despite that designation and signage to respect the wildlife area put in place McNeil said that too often a number of people visiting Big Glace Bay Beach would ignore the sign’s warnings and park vehicles on the dune area while some ATV riders would ride their vehicles along the beachfront in full view of beachgoers “You’re not supposed to  drive on any beach with a motorized vehicle,” McNeil said An area resident visiting the beach told the Post in 2022 she went so far as to reach out to the Cape Breton Regional Police to see whether patrols could be put in place to curb the disruptive behaviours But as police spokesperson Desiree Magnus told the Post at the time via an emailed statement police enforcement of illegal parking at the beach would be tricky “Regional police officers would be able to respond to matters of crime and public safety on beaches in our area,” Magnus had said protection and access to the land itself falls to the responsibility of Environment (and Climate Change) Canada.” ECCC’s head of protected areas for the Atlantic Region told the Post one of the reasons for starting the construction now involved securing funds for the project “It was a tough go for us to get the funding,” Mailhiot said so weren’t able to use our own capital funding for this we would use money designated for national properties that we own But this is essentially a provincial project — it’s not a federally owned road — but we have permits to do work on this road.” But Mailhiot said ECCC had heard loud and clear from the likes of the Port Morien Wildlife Association and the Cape Breton Environmental Association how unauthorized vehicular access has impacted wildlife in the Big Glace Bay Lake area as well as the long-term integrity of the beach and dune system ECCC noted that the upgrades are “aimed to help safeguard sensitive beach and dune habitats while improving public safety by upgrading pedestrian and emergency vehicle access for recreational activities enjoyed by so many residents of the local area.” “It’s been a migratory bird sanctuary since the late 1930s so people have always been interested in this place,” Mailhiot said And we’re interested in not only the beach and dune but also the lake behind them “This work will allow us to make sure the lands will be held in perpetuity and always be available for wildlife.” removable bollards (metal posts) will be placed at the end of the upgraded section of road to restrict vehicle access to the beach and dune system while continuing to enable pedestrian and emergency vehicle access Mailhiot said construction is already underway and — barring inclement weather — should take about two weeks to complete The Glace Bay Minor Hockey Association will recognize three individuals who made significant contributions to the sport of hockey in the community said being able to recognize people who have played an instrumental role in the development of the program is important to the association and its members “It’s gone over very well over the years,” he said “There was a Glace Bay wall of fame but that was for all athletes the Glace Bay Miners and Glace Bay Minor Hockey with its players builders and officials and we think that’s huge.” It continued in 2023 with the induction of Henry Boutilier and former NHLer Doug Sulliman The wall of fame is located along the walking track at Miners Forum and features a picture of the individuals and a bio on their careers in the sport which will return Friday to Sunday in Glace Bay The tournament is expected to feature 22 teams from under-11 to under-18 metro leagues we’re looking to grow the tournament even more,” said Edwards maybe someday it will be as big as the Joe Lamontagne tournament in Halifax.” Seward was an instrumental part of growing the sport of hockey in the Glace Bay community he established the Glace Bay Community Hockey Clinic which was created to give local children the opportunity to learn and play the game in 1965 Seward prepared the players before they joined the Rotary Common School League The players later went on to play with the Glace Bay Youth Hockey Association The success followed in 1966 with under-12 which had a one-hour ice time for about 100 kids The program continued to expand to under-11 players with another 100 kids registered It eventually grew to include under-9 and eventually the tots program The program would eventually have close to 300 people involved with dozens of coaches It continued until 1985 when it became part of the minor hockey association Seward began his hockey career with the Glace Bay Minor Hockey Association during the 1950s playing four years with the Axemen from 1960-63 Seward spent five seasons with the senior Miners from 1963 to 1968 Seward began in the school league as referee-in-chief He was part of the first national referees’ program graduating as a national certified referee in 1968 Seward coached at Morrison High School for several years He also coached four seasons with the midget Miners as well as the Centennial Miners and many years at the peewee level Barrie Campbell began playing hockey when he was nine-years-old He later suited up for the peewee Clippers when he was 12-years-old before moving on to common school for St He later played for the Glace Bay Kinsmen in the juvenile league and with the Glace Bay Miners from 1976-80 he continued his passion for hockey by coaching Campbell was an instrumental part of developing female hockey and coached in the category at the peewee but more notably was winning provincial titles at the midget ‘X’ female peewee ‘A’ and female bantam ‘A’ divisions His love for hockey and desire to give all children a chance to play and learn about the game while having fun made him one of the most respected and admired coaches in local minor hockey From the time he began playing hockey as a child to finishing his career with the huff and puff group Charlie Campbell always had a passion for the game His biggest impact in the sport may have come off the ice he made sure children’s time in hockey was the best it could be and his involvement in the Glace Bay Minor Hockey Association website was his way of giving back to the players Campbell set the bar high for everyone in the association making sure it was special for all players He put a spotlight on all the players every chance he could making them feel like they were superstars Some may not have had that attention again in sports Nova ScotiaNewsNearly 50 child-care spots to open in Glace Bay, N.S.By Natalie LombardPublished: February 05, 2025 at 8:18AM EST – Words can’t describe the feeling Kale MacDonald had when the Panther Classic high school hockey tournament ended last December MacDonald and his Glace Bay Panthers teammates celebrated as the crowd cheered in the background after the host team claimed the Panther Classic title with a 7-2 victory over the Dalbrae Dragons in an all-Cape Breton championship game at Miners Forum in Glace Bay the victory was the biggest of his hockey career to date “It was one of the best weekends of my life,” said the Glace Bay product “Winning the Panther Classic is the biggest accomplishment when it comes to playing for the team and winning it in front of everyone they’re the reason we wear the jersey and practice and work hard While MacDonald has already had a taste of victory the Grade 12 forward and captain of the Panthers would like nothing more than to win it one more time before his high school career comes to an end MacDonald and the Panthers will look to defend their Panther Classic title when they host the 26th edition of the tournament at Miners Forum Glace Bay will open the tournament on Thursday when they face the Sydney Academy Wildcats The team has 12 new players in the lineup this year along with six players who played with the club last season who will be playing in his third Panther Classic said he recalls his first game in the tournament noting the excitement and nervousness to perform in what’s expected to be a jam-packed crowd come Thursday evening “The nerves are always there and there’s nothing wrong with that,” said MacDonald who was recently accepted into the bachelor of science nursing program at Cape Breton University for next fall “It can definitely be pretty nerve-racking at the start you’re so focused on the game and you just zone out the nerves are definitely there at the start four-day tournament will also feature local representatives in the Memorial Marauders and Riverview Ravens as well as the Avon View Avalanche of Windsor Halifax West Warriors and the Cobequid Educational Centre Cougars (CEC) of Truro The Panthers (6-3-1-1) enter the tournament sitting tied for second place in the highly competitive Cape Breton High School Hockey League with Riverview (7-3-0-0) Memorial (8-2-1-0) is in first place and Sydney Academy (0-10-0-0) is in fourth place Panthers head coach Dwayne Doucet said despite the club being on the younger side this season the team is starting to play the way he wants them to “The guys are starting to buy in to how the league plays and how different it is from their previous leagues,” he said “They’re starting to figure things out and hopefully at the right time.” Glace Bay has only played twice in the last two weeks The team is currently on a two-game losing streak with losses to Memorial 2-1 last Sunday and Riverview 6-3 on Nov Doucet said in order for the Panthers to have success this weekend the club will need to play better in their own zone trying to buy into our own end and getting pucks out of our own end and then creating offence off our defensive play and just continue with the attack that way,” he said “As long as they buy into our own end and play well defensively MacDonald will be a key part of any success the Panthers have this weekend He’s currently tied for first place in the high school league scoring race with seven goals and 22 points in 11 games with Memorial’s Sam Gracie “He’ll be extremely important for us,” said Doucet Other offensive players the team will lean on will be forwards Kyle Nearing who leads the team in goals (10) and is second on the club with 21 points as well as Morgan Neville with five goals and nine points in nine games Looking at the mainland teams in the tournament Avon View currently sits in first place in the Valley High School Hockey League with an 8-1-0-0 record while Halifax West is in fourth place in the Halifax Metro High School Hockey League with a 6-3-0-0 record with games in hand the club is in fourth place in the Northern Nova Scotia High School Hockey League with a 5-1-0-0 record with several games in hand on the top three teams in the league “We don’t know a whole lot about them teams we look at standings and they’re all doing well and are very good hockey teams,” said Doucet Following Thursday night’s tournament opener Glace Bay won’t have a lot of time to relax The club will be back on the ice on Friday at noon against Halifax West before facing CEC later in the day at 8 p.m The Panthers will finish the round robin portion of the tournament on Saturday at 6 p.m The semifinal games are scheduled for Sunday at 9 a.m The championship will be played later in the day at 2:30 p.m MacDonald said the team hopes to provide some entertaining hockey for local fans and would like nothing more than to once again celebrate a championship with them come Sunday afternoon LAST FIVE CHAMPIONS: 2023: Glace Bay Panthers 2022: CEC Cougars 2021: Halifax West Warriors 2019: Auburn Drive Eagles 2018: Riverview Ravens The Glace Bay Miners earned a spot in the final four but were unable to advance to the Nova Scotia under-15 ‘AA’ provincial championship last weekend in Yarmouth Glace Bay was defeated 7-1 by the Sackville Flyers in the semifinal game on Sunday Jayden Walsh and Adam Harvie both scored twice while Chase Bowden Makar Sidaruk and Jack Smith added single markers for the Flyers Joshua MacDonald had the lone goal for the Miners Sackville’s Nate Bollivar was the winning goaltender Glace Bay’s Joey Sylvester was tagged with the loss Glace Bay posted an 8-2 win over the Cape Breton County Islanders The team was defeated 3-2 by the Flyers and 4-2 by the Halifax Hawks they shut out the host Yarmouth Mariners 4-0 before tying the Cumberland Ramblers 3-3 The team went on to lose games to Sackville 4-1 and Glace Bay edging Sackville 2-1 in the final game at Mariners Centre on Sunday The Cape Breton County Islanders and Glace Bay Miners wrapped up successful 2024-25 minor hockey seasons on Saturday in provincial championship games at Rath Eastlink Community Centre in Truro Cape Breton County was doubled 6-3 by the Yarmouth Mariners Lennox Symonds and Cooper Deon scored twice while Finnley Doucette and Brody Mood added single markers for the Mariners Clark Oliver and Brady MacKinnon replied with goals for the Islanders Yarmouth’s Georgia Mccall and Liam d’Entremont shared time in goal for the victory Cape Breton County’s Gabriel Steele shouldered the loss Glace Bay was beat 4-2 by the Bedford Blues Tyler Penney scored all four goals for the Blues Brody Hannan had both goals for the Miners Bedford’s Carter Smith was the winning goaltender Glace Bay’s Landon MacLeod was tagged with the loss The Sydney Steelers and Sackville Flyers were scheduled to play in the under-13 ‘B’ championship game on Saturday however Hockey Nova Scotia did not provide the final score or statistics at publication time The annual Day of Champions event wrapped up the 2024-25 minor hockey season for most teams across the province | CBC.ca LoadedGlace Bay food bank receives special delivery from P.E.I 5 months agoDuration 1:47Glace Bay food bank receives special delivery from P.E.I.5 months agoNewsDuration 1:47A tractor-trailer full of food and milk has become an annual tradition between the two islands. Organizers say it's the largest donation to date. Kyle Moore has the story. 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Truro on Friday night Malky Murphy scored in regulation time and was the shootout hero while Ben Poehl also added a goal for the Cougars Kyle Nearing had both goals for the Panthers (1-1-0-1) Glace Bay’s Logan Reddick-McGuire stopped 25 of 27 shots the Panthers lost 7-3 to the Halifax West Warriors Luc Pineau scored four times and added an assist while Thomas Panopalis scored twice and Carson Smith added a single marker for the Warriors Kale MacDonald found the back of the net twice while Ryan White also added a goal for the Panthers Glace Bay’s Brandon MacNeil stopped seven of 10 shots and Reddick-McGuire turned aside four of eight shots MEMORIAL MARAUDERS 8 HALIFAX WEST WARRIORS 5 The Marauders picked up their first win of the tournament over the Warriors Sam Gracie had two goals and five points while Owen Gracie and Malcolm Hull also netted a pair of goals Noah Tremblett and Jasper Allain added single markers for the Marauders Carson Smith scored twice while Evan Morash Jake O’Connor and Jamieson Ford buried goals for the Warriors Halifax West’s Sam Robinson stopped 16 of 24 shots AVON VIEW AVALANCHE 3 SYDNEY ACADEMY WILDCATS 0 The Windsor-based team opened the tournament with a win over the Wildcats Captain Ryan Cooke netted all three goals for the Avalanche Avon View’s Jack Davies stopped all 15 shots he faced Sydney Academy’s Dylan Lesnick turned aside 31 of 33 shots The Cougars began the tournament on the right foot with a win over Riverview Ethan Wolfe had the lone goal of the game for the Truro-based school CEC’s Sam Oxner stopped all 32 shots he faced Riverview’s Kayden Mollons turned aside 19 of 20 shots of Low Street is charged with 16 offences and was scheduled Friday to have a preliminary hearing A judge presiding over such a hearing decides whether there is sufficient evidence to warrant sending the case to trial O’Neill chose to waive his right to such a hearing and is now to be assigned a Supreme Court trial date in January O’Neill is charged with six counts of breaching court orders two counts of assault with a weapon (a knife) and single counts of mischief possession of a weapon dangerous to public peace and making harassing phone calls The offences allegedly occurred between January and April in Glace Bay Top picks for what to watch this month in Canada GLACE BAY – The Glace Bay Food Bank received a truckload of donations of canned milk and vegetables shipped in from Prince Edward Island on Wednesday The annual shipment was organized by Mickey McNeil founder of Mickeys Original Six hockey tournament It included 250 10-pound bags of potatoes from Mid-Isle Farms in Albany P.E.I.; a donated pallet of 2,140 cans of evaporated milk from ADL in Charlottetown as well as another purchased 7,000 cans; 10 50-pound bags each of carrots and turnip from Harvest Wholesale in Charlottetown and 250 10-pound bags of potatoes from McCain Produce in Summerside Glace Bay Minor Hockey also purchased another 250 10-pound bags of potatoes to donate McNeil said the donation is the biggest one yet came at a good time with the food bank preparing their Christmas hampers after snowmobiling along popular Cape Breton Highlands trail Stuck in an open field deep in the Cape Breton Highlands his overturned snowmobile as his only shield to fend off the bitter cold temperatures and snow drifts Hughie Whalen recalled he felt like he was about an hour away from dying I was in a great big field and it was wide open and I was just in the total elements for hours and hours and hours I was scared to death and I was saying my goodbyes,” said the 49-year-old one of two Glace Bay men rescued early Saturday after both snowmobiling enthusiasts were reported missing on Friday night They later postponed their search until sunrise as the wind-swept drifting snow and frigid temperatures were significantly hampering their search efforts at that time “It was unreal — within the first 10 minutes it was amazing how many people were commenting and how close-knit this community is and how much they look out for each other,” said Stephanie Ryan O’Shea and Scott Rafuse — responded to her post and and fellow snowmobiling enthusiast Dave Metcalfe by around 7 a.m. before both were taken by ambulance to hospital and later released I was coherent but I wasn’t even barely talking I was just mumbling words and stuff,” said Whalen who had been suffering from hypothermia — at one point he ended up having to remove his jacket from the body heat despite outside wind chills making it feel like -30 C I really didn’t think I was going to make it.” The day began as merely a planned leisurely snowmobile ride through a popular Cape Breton Highlands trail that both Whalen and Metcalfe knew — and have previously travelled — for years “I’ve been riding up there for three years and that’s the same way I go every time So it’s usually like we take the Oregon Road (in Victoria County) and ride up along North River,” Hughie Whalen said I heard that it had been snowing up there quite a bit off and on but then I started realizing it was getting dark “I never drove a snowmobile in the dark before and so I said ‘We better get going.’ And so when we got going here we ended up running into six-foot snow drifts that weren’t there when we came through six or hours hours before It went from perfect conditions when we came early in the morning to those six-foot drifts around 5 p.m. Somewhere along the trail — roughly 10 kilometres from the Pig and Whistle shelter and another 14 kilometres from where Whalen’s truck was parked — Whalen said he and Metcalfe were ended up getting stuck “We went off about 80 yards from the regular trail,” he recalled “Because you can’t see nothing in a blizzard driving at night You can’t see it just everything looks the same yards off trail and we both got stuck bad and we said we’re going to have to hunker here for the night.’ Whalen thought he could make an attempt to go seek help despite the darkness flipped my snowmobile upside down and rolled it right around,” he said I’m going to get to my truck no matter what — even if it kills me — I’m going to get to my truck.’ “I said goodbye to him and I only made it probably three kilometers from where Dave was and I got stuck in a in a snow drift bad And then that’s where I end up staying the night.” Stephanie Whalen said she last heard from her husband via text around 2 p.m from the Dancing Goat café — and nothing from him since he usually texts me around 7 or 7:30 to let me know he’s on his way home as long as he gets cell service,” she said he texted me to say he would be home a little bit later “I didn’t really start freaking out until 8:30 or 9 p.m. I started getting really worried because I still didn’t hear from him which to me meant he still never reached where there was cell service yet And that meant they’re still up there and it’s pitch black the weather here (in Glace Bay) was terrible for advice on whether to contact the authorities ultimately led Rafuse to post on the Cape Breton Highlands Snowmobilers’ Facebook page about the disappearance But once the multi-agency search was called off for the night and that information relayed to the Cape Breton Highlands Snowmobilers’ Facebook page MacPhee and Cape Breton Regional Fire Services firefighter Ryan O’Shea to take action and I know Hughie (Whalen) personally,” O’Shea said “It was just one of those things that nobody was going because nobody had the proper equipment to go in at the time of the night “Richard (MacPhee) had a friend that lives on the Oregon Trail and he had him go up to see if (Hughie’s) truck was still there — which it was Richard immediately called the RCMP — and I told him to keep me in the loop.” When the main search ended up getting called off “Richard called me back and he said the RCMP refused to go out there because the conditions were just too dangerous the storms were bad and they were going to start up again in the morning,” O’Shea said go up there and I’m going to find Hughie.’ And Richard said I’m going.’ Then we posted it on our Facebook group Despite warnings to avoid taking such a huge risk the trio — along with help from CBRPS Deputy Chief Craig MacNeil and another friend Mike Jessome — used whatever resources they had available from a groomer operator to satellite phones to GPSs and more After hours of dealing with stormy and subzero conditions the group located Whalen and took him down to safety and eventually an ambulance transported him to hospital another group continued the search for Metcalfe “There were a lot of massive snow drifts that the groomer had to push through before we could get through to find Dave,” O’Shea said “The radio transmission was quite broken up but they were telling me something about a ping on a cellphone that they could kind of hear half a kilometer from the Pig and Whistle (shelter) “We went down a couple of trails at this point in time but we were running low on fuel — and adrenaline So we needed to start making our way back out because we didn’t want to be the next three victims up here “Upon making our way back down the mountain They had the ping location and we’re headed right for Dave Whalen said that despite feeling continual chills he is so happy to be alive and learned a bitter yet valuable lesson and I will always make sure that I leave early enough that I get back to my truck before dark — always,” he said We can talk about it now that we know it had a great outcome… As everyone knows