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DATE: Apr 24 — Jun 13, 2026
LOCATION:
Events Events / Eltuek Exhibitions Gallery 203
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DATE: Apr 24 — Jun 13, 2026
LOCATION:
Events Events / Eltuek Exhibitions Gallery 203
CBRM has sold a harbourfront property in a quiet sale without informing council and the public.
Investiture ceremony held in Halifax on Tuesday for 2025 recipients.
“This lottery is a collective act of love for our arts, our languages, and our heritage.”
GLACE BAY, N.S. – The New Dawn Youth and Family Centre has achieved the Zero Carbon Building – Design Standard™…
Café Marie’s head baker, Yi Wang, featured in regional food publication
New kinds of mini homes are multiplying across the country to take on the housing crisis
SYDNEY, N.S. — Five New Dawn initiatives continue to hold Certified Social Enterprise status, demonstrating their commitment to creating social,…
SYDNEY, N.S. — Following the success of its inaugural winter cohort, the Cape Breton Island Centre for Immigration (CBICI) is…
“Extending the age of support creates a safer and more supportive bridge into adulthood.”
An invitation to debrief and plan next steps for all artists and organizations affected by provincial budget cuts.
DATE: Mar 30, 2026
TIME: 5:00pm — 7:00pm
LOCATION: Cafe Marie, Eltuek Arts Centre
“Through the sessions, I gained practical knowledge, useful resources, and greater confidence in preparing for my career journey.”
The Village at Pine Tree Park was one of nineteen new Pallet villages built that year.
“I’ve experienced the ups and downs of life, so that’s something that really informs my practice.”
Still Unfolding, Art in School is free and open to the public until April 11.
PORT HAWKESBURY, NS — New Dawn Enterprises is providing Community Trustee services to help residents in Richmond County and Port…
SYDNEY, N.S. — A new pop-up exhibition at Eltuek Arts Centre celebrates the creativity of young artists while highlighting the…
DATE: Mar 13 — Apr 11, 2026
LOCATION: Gallery 203
Iconic painting by Group of Seven artist exhibited at Eltuek Arts Centre in spring 2025
Sharing survey insights into international students’ and graduates’ experiences in Cape Breton
IYS sites provide crucial mental health and wellness support for youth and caregivers
$130 million in cuts to grants will impact arts and culture funding, education, mental health services
Shining a light on the people who make our work possible
Budget cuts threaten cultural and social infrastructure of Unama’ki – Cape Breton
DATE: Feb 27, 2026
TIME: 6:00pm — 8:00pm
LOCATION: Gallery 209
Developer New Dawn Enterprises presents concepts for 55-unit housing development
DATE: Feb 20, 2026
TIME: 7:00pm
LOCATION: Eltuek Arts Centre, Gallery 211
“The funding coming from the VISIONS Fund is really a godsend”
DATE: Feb 7 — Jun 27, 2026
LOCATION: Corridor Gallery
“Fifty-five new housing units, it’s no small deal. It’s actually amazing news, and I hope everybody is really excited about this.”
What the Council chooses to put in place now will shape how this public asset is stewarded and governed, and the benefits it delivers, for generations to come.
Collaborative projects examines the role of food in community change.
What’s next for harbour development and the contract for marketing the greenfield site?
“If there’s been substantial progress over the last ten years that warrants not tendering this time around, the onus is on the CBRM to explain that to the community.”
The role of the mayor’s office is neutral leadership in a coordinated multi-stakeholder development of all port assets on behalf of the community.
David will be remembered for his easygoing nature and calm dedication to volunteer service.
Community support is at the heart of this transformational project in Glace Bay.
New Dawn’s former President/CEO recognized for visionary leadership and contribution to community economic development
The Port of Sydney has never been more valuable. And we own it. For now.
New Dawn’s former President/CEO recognized for community leadership
With the help of community partners and volunteers, Meals on Wheels delivered some extra holiday cheer along with this week’s…
Awards celebrate businesses that lead the way in Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, Belonging, and Accessibility.
“The New Dawn Youth and Family Centre will bring together community vision and innovative design to build a space that supports children, youth, and families.”
CBC Radio reporter Brittany Wentzell gets a tour of the newly opened space with youth worker Al Cusack and Youth Advisory Committee members
Natural Resources Canada’s Green Construction program was created to promote the use of innovative wood-based building technologies and systems in Canada.
AUDIO: Updates on the New Dawn Youth and Family Centre and the Icelandic Prevention Model, two projects working in tandem to reshape the future of Glace Bay, on CBC Radio’s Information Morning
Opposition members say province needs to show more urgency in opening 5 remaining sites.
Cape Breton Post, September 15, 2025
SYDNEY, N.S. - Young people living in Sydney now have more access to immediate mental health and social services at…
Site provides barrier-free access to mental health and wellness services for youth aged 12-25 and their caregivers
AUDIO: New Dawn’s Manager of Early Childhood Education, April Benoit, in conversation with CBC Radio’s Steve Sutherland
Cape Breton Post, August 9, 2025
SYDNEY, N.S. – On Friday, August 8, Eltuek Arts Centre will hold its opening night celebration of We come from…
Almost 43% of Village occupants have secured permanent housing
AUDIO: Photographer Steve Wadden shares inspiration behind his new exhibit on CBC Radio’s Information Morning Cape Breton
Major donors Annette Verschuren and Stan Shibinsky reflect on Eltuek Arts Centre and its first five years
AUDIO: Eleanor’s Court provides stability and a place to call home for 25 residents
AUDIO: New report finds shortfalls in NS government’s progress — Minister acknowledges concerns, is optimistic
Marking 100 years since William Davis was killed in 1925 miners’ strike
SYDNEY, N.S. – On Wednesday, June 11, Eltuek Arts Centre will host a powerful evening of remembrance and reflection marking…
VIDEO: The CBC’s Anna Rak shares the story of Loretta Gould’s portrait, “Honouring Eleanor”
Commitment to volunteering is in addition to $1000 donation to the program
Cape Breton’s first Integrated Youth Services site to launch this summer
VIDEO: Miners’ Houses, Glace Bay evokes memories of strike, death and solidarity
AUDIO: New Dawn President & CEO, Erika Shea shares about her life and leadership in Information Morning’s Breakfast Biographies series
AUDIO: Eltuek Arts Centre’s Artistic Director, Melissa Kearney on the return of Lawren Harris’s iconic painting
Anchor Youth Space Cumberland launches in Amherst; Sydney site set to open in June
VIDEO: Efficiency Nova Scotia highlights The Village at Pine Tree Park as part of Nova Scotia’s first net-zero community
Ally Centre, New Dawn team up to put dent in Cape Breton housing crisis
Ally Centre, New Dawn team up to put dent in Cape Breton housing crisis
Cape Breton Post, April 28, 2025
DATE: May 1 — Jun 28, 2025
LOCATION:
Events Events / Eltuek Exhibitions Gallery 203
Cape Breton Post, April 22, 2025
SYDNEY, N.S. — This spring, Eltuek Arts Centre is honoured to present Miners’ Houses, Glace Bay by Group of Seven…
Supportive living program doubles capacity to meet high demand for youth housing
VIDEO: “This was a parking lot two years ago and now people’s lives will be saved.”
SYDNEY, N.S. – Eleanor’s Court will open its doors later this month, becoming a warm and welcoming home to 25…
Addressing homelessness requires more than shelter – we need downtowns that welcome everyone and support people where they are.
AUDIO: Meet five people who have chosen to make Cape Breton home
VIDEO: Mariah Baker shares her story of survival with CBC News
Cape Breton Post, March 15, 2025
AUDIO: CBU student Leen El Akhal finds solace in community and connecting with her Palestinian heritage
AUDIO: CBICI manager Nadine Paruch in conversation with CBC Radio’s Steve Sutherland
New Dawn’s Erika Shea recognized by RBC for her inspirational leadership
A flood at the Louisbourg Legion shut down the community’s food program, which serves hundreds of meals a week
New Dawn Child Care Centre, to be located in Glace Bay Youth and Family Centre, will add 49 new child care spaces
GLACE BAY, N.S. - Families in Cape Breton Regional Municipality are getting more access to child care with the addition…
AUDIO: The launch of a new exhibit at Eltuek Arts Centre celebrating the life and work of iconic Cape Breton folk artist Murray Gallant featured on Information Morning Cape Breton.
New Dawn president and CEO reflects upon John Whalley’s contributions to Cape Breton. Cape Breton Post, February 1, 2025
SYDNEY, N.S. – Eltuek Arts Centre invites the community to honor the life and legacy of Cape Breton’s beloved “grandfather…
AUDIO: CBC Radio reporter Brittany Wentzell visits The Village at Pine Tree Park, where staff and residents share the life-changing impact of the project
“I see their lives changing drastically,” reflects Executive Director of the Ally Centre, Christine Porter.
Cape Breton Post, January 27, 2025
AUDIO: Amanda Rae Storteboom talks new Integrated Youth Services site coming to Sydney
Input essential to the successful development of a local Integrated Youth Services site that fits the needs of Sydney youth (aged 12-25) and their caregivers
Transforming affordable housing with energy efficiency and solar power
Erika Shea and Christine Porter share insights from The Village at Pine Tree Park and Eleanor’s Court as part of Nova Scotia Human Rights Week panel discussion
Cape Breton Post, November 28, 2024
Analysis of a haphazard property tax system and the implications for New Dawn and other non-profit organizations
Erika Shea joins the Reimagining Energy Podcast to share New Dawn’s approach to energy poverty as a nonprofit social enterprise
Tenants find friendship and support in first week at The Village at Pine Tree Park
Subscription-based community solar garden program is first of its kind in Canada
The Village will be a temporary home for 35 community members experiencing homelessness in CBRM
Members of the Affordable Housing and Homelessness Working Group submitted a series of questions to all CBRM mayoral and council candidates by email on October 7. Below are the responses received to date (October 17).
SYDNEY, N.S. – The Village at Pine Tree Park will welcome its first eight tenants on Monday afternoon (October 21).…
Province says Sydney project among the first of its kind in Canada
Mi’kmaw youth portraits commemorate 25 years since the Marshall Decision.
“Leading from a place of love is the secret,” says New Dawn’s President & CEO
SYDNEY, N.S. — When the Marshall decision was rendered on Sept. 17, 1999, it revolutionized First Nations fishery rights in…
To quote Erika Shea, President and CEO of New Dawn Enterprises, “This is a beautiful moment.”
AUDIO: This is a big week for the CBRM Pallet Village. Erika Shea shared the latest on the project ahead of the arrival of the Pallet shelters.
Installation of 35 temporary shelters underway for mid-September opening of CBRM Pallet Village
SYDNEY, N.S. – 35 temporary shelters for the Cape Breton Regional Municipality (CBRM) will arrive this week at Pine Tree…
New vision and new investment required for future of the downtown commercial property
Construction is underway on the site and Pallet shelters are expected to arrive in late July
AUDIO: New Dawn CEO Erika Shea talks progress and plans for the Pine Tree Park Pallet Village set to open in early August
Project funded by the Sustainable Communities Challenge Fund
Cape Breton Post, May 16, 2024
Cape Breton Post, May 14, 2024
VIDEO: Cape Breton meal delivery company launches e-bike program
SYDNEY, N.S. — New Dawn Meals on Wheels is officially launching its Meals on 2 Wheels program. The concept is in partnership…
Against the backdrop of a once booming steel city, the state-of-the-art centre is giving hope to the local creative community.
Erika Shea shares New Dawn’s goal of becoming a net-zero organization.
New multimillion-dollar Glace Bay Youth & Family Centre accounts for “embodied carbon” in its construction.
Below are some answers to questions received since the announcement of Pine Tree Park as the location for the CBRM Pallet Village.
Pause in community markets this year is necessary for the long-term success and growth of our program.
The Glace Bay Youth & Family Centre initiative broke ground on Friday, April 26. CBC Radio reporter Tom Ayers was there.
A transformational project for the community of Glace Bay and beyond marked a milestone on Friday, April 26, with a sod-turning event hosted by the project partners.
GLACE BAY, N.S. – A transformational project for the community of Glace Bay and beyond will mark a milestone on…
$15M youth and family centre will be built on a site connected to coal mining past
The Kisituek Gallery invites visitors to immerse themselves in the art, participate in cultural activities such as playing Waltes, and enjoy shared meals.
The event offered a window into the vibrant Mi’kmaq culture and heritage, both contemporary and historical.
‘The scale is so small that it comes very far from addressing needs’ says housing expert
MP said the funding will help those living at Pine Tree Park save money as the new developments will be energy-saving.
Against the backdrop of a once booming steel city, the state-of-the-art centre is giving hope to the local creative community.
We believe everyone deserves high quality healthcare.
New name reflects resident’s own words to describe the feeling living there.
Canada’s oldest community development corporation has been making a difference in the Cape Breton community for nearly half a century
“It’s been a really amazing place to have all of these artists and musicians be able to come together. It’s a place to gather to share knowledge with the community,”
“This hopefully helps artists to create without thinking about barriers, obstacles, or workarounds in their built environment while they are at Eltuek.”
SYDNEY, N.S. - The design team behind the Eltuek Arts Centre in Sydney, NS has been recognized with a Lieutenant…
The non-profit creative cultural hub is housed in a former convent, with design led by DTAH in collaboration with Trifos Design Consultants.
“Now, after today, in a very small but important way, we are honouring the first language and people of this land.”
SYDNEY, UNAMA'KI, N.S.-MI'KMA'KI - At the change in season, with the light lasting less each day, we’re taking a moment…
The $1.8-million renewable energy project was announced Monday.
SYDNEY, N.S. – Rankin MacSween has been with New Dawn Enterprises almost since its inception. The non-profit community development organization was founded in 1976,…
SYDNEY, N.S. - New Horizons for Seniors Program helps provide nutritious meals and personal care packages to seniors in the…
A Better Bite Café is scheduled to open in the newly renovated The Convent arts and culture hub on the New Dawn Enterprises campus in north end Sydney at the end of this month
SYDNEY, N.S. - After 12 weeks of adapting its service via the Good Food Packs program to meet the needs of the community during the COVID-19 pandemic, the…
SYDNEY, N.S. - Better Bite Community Kitchen, a division of New Dawn Enterprises, has provided 3,334 grocery hampers to families…
SYDNEY, N.S. - New Dawn Enterprises is excited to make the last of our ‘anchor tenant’ announcements by welcoming The Coast…
For the past seven years, New Dawn has been transforming the building purchased along with an adjacent high school in 2013 from the Sisters of the Congregation of Notre Dame.
“I think it turned out some very independent, community-spirited young women thanks to the sisters.”
“We are thrilled to partner with the Verschuren Centre and Cape Breton University, and make this dream come true.”
Community group can now look beyond oil spill that set back development plans by 12 years.
Community economic agency also wants to invest in businesses outside of Cape Breton Regional Municipality
Community group New Dawn bought former radar station in 1990s
“The community must take the lead in determining its own future.”
“Islands tend to be prosperous, particularly when they have control over themselves.”
A community development organization in Sydney, N.S., has reached a $7-million settlement with the Department of National Defence over cleanup…
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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.