The Port Hawkesbury Civic Centre is a focal point in the region, serving residents, tourists and the business community. It is a state of the art facility offering 5040 square feet, 18′ high ceilings, a full conference room, and a 16X30 board room. The Civic Centre houses an arena, fitness centre, meeting and conference facilities, performance space, gallery and retail space, municipal offices, racquetball courts, and a walking track. The innovations used in the construction of the Civic Centre makes this truly a “green building” more efficient and easier on the environment and its users. The Civic Centre has a complete package for business needs including LCD and video conferencing. It offers public hot spot wireless connectivity, and a full service business centre for your meeting needs. With catering and kitchen facilities on site, the Port Hawkesbury Civic Centre has everything required for your next meeting, convention, or event. The Arena has 1000 fixed seats with the capacity on the arena floor to host an additional 1000 theatres style, or 700 banquet style. This is an excellent space for trade shows and is the first arena in North America to use engineered natural daylight to illuminate the ice surface.
Regions: Cape Breton Highlands National Park, Cabot Trail
Community: Cape Breton Highlands NP
Although this trail is very short, a mere “leg stretcher”, it is quite fascinating. From this rocky granite headland jutting out into th...
Region: Cabot Trail
Community: Cape Breton Highlands NP
In keeping with Parks Canada’s mandate to protect the natural environment, a boardwalk keeps your feet dry as you walk while preventin...
Region: Sydney and Area / Marconi Trail
Community: Sydney
Sydney’s Newest Waterfront Restaurant and Taproom. Kitchen Hours Winter 2020: Sunday-Thursday: 11:00am – 9:00pm Friday-Saturday...
Region: Cabot Trail
Community: Ingonish
Bakery in Ingonish Beach, NS. Offering custom cakes & baked goods by pre-order, with an assortment of items available in-store daily. Al...
Region: Sydney and Area / Marconi Trail
Community: Sydney
Established in 2011. Featured on The Food Network’s “You Gotta Eat Here”. A Modern Stylish Sleek Dining Room located in a Heritage Gol...
Region: Cabot Trail
Community: River Bennet
Fine art gallery nestled in the woods, in a quaint building that aesthetically preserves the heritage of life by the sea. ...
Enjoy snowmobiling across the Cabot Trail or near the Bras d'Or Lake. Meet up with old friends or meet new ones along the Great Trail. Pull up next to restaurants with delicious homemade food and sleep in accommodations you hand select.
Hannah Krebs works as a ban-chleasaiche | Gaelic Cultural Animator at Baile na Gàidheal | Highland Village Museum. Gaelic language, music, and square dances are some of her favourite things about Cape Breton.
Shannon MacMullin is a Gàidhlig learner, singer and storyteller; a community educator, and the Cultural Experiences Co-ordinator at Baile nan Gàidheal | Highland Village. She loves dancing, making beauty in the world & bringing people together.
The Gaels celebrated their culture not in huge buildings or sculptures but in their songs. Their songs told the stories of the people, the land, good times and bad, love's lost and yearned for.
There’s nothing better than watching two musicians who just love playing music together.
As a songwriter, I’ve often described my creative process as though I have tuned into an invisible radio frequency.
It is well-established that dance tradition is an important, if not defining, influence on Cape Breton's traditional music.
Heather Rankin is a singer, songwriter, actor and member of the 6X Juno Award winning band The Rankin Family. As a solo artist she has released two albums, A Fine Line (ECMA/Juno Nom.) and Imagine (ECMA Nom.).
The annual Guitar Summit concert serves as an obvious showcase for these world-class pickers, but this wealth of talent inevitably shines through in concerts throughout each Festival.
