CBRM partners with TALO Cafebar for food and beverage at the Glace Bay Miners Forum

November 26, 2020

SYDNEY, NS – CBRM will partner with TALO Cafebar to provide food and beverage services for the Glace Bay Miners Forum, which reopened in late October 2020. This follows a competitive procurement process in late 2019 where TALO was the successful bidder.

Under the terms of the five-year agreement, TALO will manage the Forum’s food and beverage program, including the canteen, community room and restaurant and lounge. The canteen opened on November 1. The restaurant and lounge and community room will open in early 2021. Plans include a sports bar atmosphere and pub menu offering and catering for weddings, reunions, and special events.

“We are pleased to partner with TALO to deliver an amazing food and beverage experience for patrons of the newly renovated Miners Forum," said Amanda McDougall, Mayor of CBRM. "This partnership also an creates an opportunity for a successful local company to expand their business."

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CBRM Mayor and Council Swearing-In Ceremony livestream

November 3, 2020

SYDNEY, NS – Cape Breton Regional Municipality’s new Mayor and Council will be sworn-in on Thursday, November 5 at 6:00 p.m.

The ceremony will be held at the Joan Harriss Cruise Pavilion in Sydney and livestreamed on CBRM’s YouTube channel. The YouTube channel is at www.youtube.com/CapeBretonRegionalMunicipality/live 

The ceremony is not open to the public or media due to COVID-19 public health restrictions. 

"The swearing-in of a new Council is a moment to celebrate and prepare for the work ahead of us.  While COVID-19 has made our ability to gather a challenge,  we have found a way to mark this special occasion while respecting the restrictions in place that keep our communities safe,” said Mayor-Elect Amanda McDougall.  "I look forward to the ceremony and hope that the pubic are able to join us virtually as we embark on this new term of the CBRM Mayor and Council."

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Voter help kiosks available this week in Sydney and Eskasoni

October 13, 2020 

Voter help kiosks available this week in Sydney and Eskasoni 

SYDNEY, NS - The Cape Breton Regional Municipality's Returning Officer is addressing voter access challenges raised by Chief Leroy Denny by opening a voter help kiosk in Eskasoni.

A kiosk is an internet-connected computer that voters can use to cast their ballot using their voter's letter and PIN. Telephone voting is also available. Those who do not have a letter will be required to sign an oath of qualification, which will be transmitted to the Returning Office and then the voter letter will be issued. 

"Several factors were considered in my decision to open a voting kiosk in Eskasoni," said Returning Officer Deborah Campbell Ryan. "Eskasoni is a remote community with a large number of residents who experience language barriers. There are approximately 2,380 residents of Eskasoni eligible to vote but more than 500 of the voter PIN letters were returned to our office by Canada Post as incomplete address." 

Campbell says she agreed with the unique concerns raised by Chief Leroy Denny and worked with the Band Council to open a voting kiosk to assist those who need help to vote. 

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