New Dawn at 50
“Organizations like New Dawn — that are tangibly carving out a different way — are needed more than ever.”
“Organizations like New Dawn — that are tangibly carving out a different way — are needed more than ever.”
“We’re proud of our frozen meal offerings and excited to expand the network of people we serve.”
Economic growth that benefits everyone is impossible without good governance.
New Dawn’s President and CEO, Erika Shea, and past President and CEO, Rankin MacSween, look back on 50 years and talk about the future of the organization and the community.
Cape Breton Post, June 3, 2026
“This was a sale of a port asset in a community that purports to want to do port development and an asset valued over a million dollars. It’s hard to imagine that that just slips through the cracks.”
DATE: Jul 28 — Jul 30, 2026
LOCATION: Sydney & Inverness
DATE: Apr 24 — Jun 13, 2026
LOCATION:
Events Events / Eltuek Exhibitions Gallery 203
DATE: Mar 30, 2026
TIME: 5:00pm — 7:00pm
LOCATION: Cafe Marie, Eltuek Arts Centre
SYDNEY, N.S. – New Dawn Enterprises is proud to mark its 50th anniversary, celebrating five decades of community leadership, social enterprise innovation, and meaningful…
GLACE BAY, N.S. — New Dawn is pleased to announce that applications are now open for the 2026–2027 school year…
GLACE BAY, N.S. – The New Dawn Youth and Family Centre has achieved the Zero Carbon Building – Design Standard™…
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Eymu’ti’k Unama’ki, newte’jk l’uiknek te’sikl Mi’kmawe’l maqamikall mna’q iknmuetumittl. Ula maqamikew wiaqi-wikasik Wantaqo’tie’l aqq I’lamatultimkewe’l Ankukamkewe’l Mi’kmaq aqq Eleke’wuti kisa’matultisnik 1726ek.
We are in Unama’ki, one of the seven traditional and unceded ancestral territories of the people of Mi’kma’ki. This territory is covered by the Treaties of Peace and Friendship which the Mi’kmaq first signed with the British Crown in 1726.
Ketu’-keknuite’tmek aqq kepmite’tmek ula tela’matultimkip wjit maqamikew ta’n etekl mtmo’taqne’l. Ula tett, ula maqamikek, etl-lukutiek l’tunen aqq apoqntmnen apoqnmasimk aqq weliknamk Unama’ki.
We wish to recognize and honour this understanding of the lands on which we reside. It is from here, on these lands, that we work to create and support a culture of self-reliance and vibrancy.