Gary McDonald Recreation Complex Reopened
From Healthcare Redevelopment – New Waterford was buzzing on Sept. 4, as the new Gary McDonald Recreation Complex officially reopened. The event featured Cape Breton University’s men’s and women’s soccer teams squaring off and a ceremony that celebrated several sports legacies from New Waterford.
Getting more women involved in the trades in Cape Breton
Women are being encouraged to take advantage of construction and trades opportunities right now in the CBRM. Maggie Budden is the project co-ordinator for the Office to Advance Women Apprentices CB. She talks about a networking event her organization is hosting tonight in Sydney.
Two areas of Glace Bay Hospital slated for construction
From Saltwire Network – Two areas in Glace Bay Hospital will get some freshening up as part of a three-month-long upgrade project.
Contractor networking in Cape Breton
From Saltwire – Carpentry student Megan MacAulay, left, and architectural sheet metal student Tera Cormier, centre, chat with Maggie Budden, Cape Breton project co-ordinator with the Office to Advance Women Apprentices, during a networking luncheon Tuesday at the Joan Harriss Cruise Pavilion in Sydney.
Cape Breton hospice facility nearing completion
From Saltwire – Tucked off a forested side road near the Cape Breton Regional Hospital, you could be forgiven for thinking you had arrived at an exclusive spa.
2021 Safety First in Cape Breton Award Recipients presented awards in-person
(Richmond County, NS) – The Cape Breton Partnership, together with our partners at the Nova Scotia Department of Labour, Skills and Immigration, and the Workers’ Compensation Board of Nova Scotia was pleased to recognize two industry recipients of the eighth annual Safety First in Cape Breton Awards at two small in-person ceremonies which took place in late August.
New sports complex offers opportunity for New Waterford to promote physical activity
From Saltwire Network – Driving up Eighth Street, it may seem like a normal area of New Waterford. Homes are lined up on both sides of the street while what seems like endless stop signs stand at each intersection from Plummer Avenue to Warren Avenue.
New NSCC Marconi campus taking further shape in CBRM
From the Cape Breton Post – Workers continue to plug away at building the new Nova Scotia Community College Marconi Campus on the Esplanade.