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Local musician organizes fundraiser to support New Dawn Youth and Family Centre

Community support is at the heart of this transformational project in Glace Bay.

This holiday season, Brian Doucette took his annual trip home to Cape Breton as an opportunity to support his hometown with the help of some talented friends.

Now based in Edmonton, the Cape Breton-born rock musician hasn’t lost his connection to home. Over Christmas, he teamed up with the Veterans Wellness Alliance to host a fundraiser at the Caledonia Club in Glace Bay in support of the New Dawn Youth and Family Centre. The event featured a lineup of local talent, including Music Nova Scotia award-winner Jon Hines.

Following the fundraiser, Doucette presented a donation to New Dawn’s Fundraising Manager, Ryan Toomey — a gesture we’re incredibly grateful for, and a reflection of the strong community spirit behind this effort.

“New Dawn is such an amazing organization—thank you so much for all you do!!!” he shared in a social media post.

The New Dawn Youth and Family Centre, currently under construction at the corner of Reserve Street and Official Row, will be a 25,000-square-foot community hub in the heart of Glace Bay. Designed to serve children, teens, families, and seniors, the centre will offer free and low-cost programming in partnership with local organizations and government. It will be home to Cape Breton’s first indoor skate park and 49 new childcare spaces for infants, toddlers, and preschool-aged children — the first new licensed childcare spaces in Glace Bay in over 50 years.

Construction is expected to wrap up later this year. The $19 million project has received $16.8 million in combined federal and provincial funding, with New Dawn leading a community campaign to raise the remaining funds.

Learn more here.

Posted January 6, 2026 by Ardelle Reynolds
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