Updating the Cape Breton Regional Municipality Active Transportation Plan

September 8, 2021

SYDNEY, NS  - Cape Breton Regional Municipality has initiated a review to update the municipality's Active Transportation Plan. The goal of the review is to help the municipality to become a more healthy, vibrant and sustainable community that provides multiple modes of active transportation routes connecting people and places. 

This new plan will outline infrastructure upgrades and new routes required to improve the walkable and wheelable network across the municipality.  

Active Transportation week consultations will take place throughout September 13-17.

The design consultants for this project, Fathom Studio, will lead the sessions to gather feedback from the community. 

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TRANSIT SERVICE UPDATE: Open Hearth Park and Harbourside Commercial Park now serviced by Transit Cape Breton

September 2, 2021

Cape Breton Transit is adding service to Harbourside Commercial Park and Open Hearth Park effective September 7.  

Route 9 will now travel along the Sydney Port Access Road and Ferry Street to the Dorchester Street hub.  It will return along the same route.   

Route 9 begins in New Victoria and travels through New Waterford to Cape Breton University, the Mayflower Mall and Walmart.  It will now proceed north onto Sydney Port Access Road with new stops in the area of Protocase and Horizon Achievement Centre and Open Hearth Park.  After these stops, the route proceeds directly to Dorchester Street and will return to Daley Road in New Victoria along the same route.

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WATER DISRUPTION NOTICE: Glace Bay

September 1, 2021 

WATER DISRUPTION NOTICE:

Water service disruption in some areas near Glace Bay

The Water Utility has indicated there is a repair required in GLACE BAY near the Phalen's Road booster pumping station. The areas of Phalen’s Road, Steele's Hill, Dominion and Reserve will potentially experience low pressure overnight and into tomorrow.