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Cape Breton Beach Bum Adventures: Point Michaud

Cape Breton Beach Bum Adventures: Point Michaud

(Surfers at Point Michaud Beach in Richmond County - photo: Wayne McKay) It’s been 24 hours since I went surfing for the first time in my life. I still feel a rush from it and can’t wait to get back to Point Michaud to do it again. I think...

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August programming offers something for the whole family at Iona’s Highland Village Museum

August programming offers something for the whole family at Iona’s Highland Village Museum

The August event line-up at the Iona Highland Village offers activities and programs for young and old to enjoy. As a living history museum, the village follows a daily animation schedule that exhibits traditional cooking, pastimes, and cèilidhs....

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Cape Breton Stage Company Hits the Streets August 4. Scripts for fall season due July 29.

Cape Breton Stage Company Hits the Streets August 4. Scripts for fall season due July 29.

Cape Breton stage Company's Hit the Streets! 2009 in downtown Sydney The ever-busy Cape Breton Stage Company will soon hit the streets of the CBRM with their Outdoor Theatre Festival. From August 4 to 7, four plays will be staged at 6:00pm...

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Cape Breton Beach Bum Adventures: Dominion Beach

Cape Breton Beach Bum Adventures: Dominion Beach

(Popular Dominion Beach has re-opened - photo: Wayne McKay) When I was a teenager, Dominion Beach was the place to be in the summer. It was the busiest beach in...

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Sail East Regatta reaches north and south

Sail East Regatta reaches north and south

(Getting fine tuned for Sail East 2010 taking place this weekend at the Northern Yacht Club.) Competitors as far away as Brazil will be in town this week as registration...

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Canadian Idol veteran Mitch MacDonald with Elizabeth Shepherd at Granville Green, July 18