The Island Nest
Region: Cape Breton’s South Coast
Community: Arichat
The Island Nest, Restaurant & Lounge features delicious homemade meals & refreshing cold drinks at affordable prices. With a newly r...
2357 Highway 206, Arichat
1-902-226-2400
The Recreation Department has purchased a number of snowshoes with poles, cross-country skis, and ice grippers that we will be renting out to residents during the winter months. The cost to rent a pair of snowshoes is $1/day and they can be rented for a maximum of one week. For more information please call 902-226-2400. Note that a limited number of pairs of snowshoes are located at the WB Kingston Clinic in L’Ardoise for public use.
Items can be picked up Monday-Friday from 8:30 am-4:00 pm.
Below is a list of the snowshoes and associated weight ranges that we have available:
Please note that if snowshoes are lost or damaged, the individual renting them is responsible for damages.
Region: Cape Breton’s South Coast
Community: Arichat
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Community: St. Peter’s
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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.
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