Transit changes for Dec 4 Santa Claus parade in Glace Bay

Transit changes for Glace Bay Santa Claus Parade

On December 4, 2021, from 1pm to 5pm, the annual Santa Claus Parade will be leave Reserve Street at the Fire Hall, head to Union Street, Commercial Street, Brookside Street, Park Street to Union Street, back to Reserve Street and end at the fire hall.   

The temporary transfer hub for route 3 & 4, with route 1, will be at Sobeys on Reserve Street. 

Route 1:  Route 1 will enter the Sobeys’ parking lot at the traffic light, turn in and exit the parking lot at the exit located across from the Superstore. Route 1 will wait for route 3 at Station Street/Main Street. 

Route 3 (New Aberdeen):  Will use Gannon Street to access Main Street, to get back on route on Minto. 

Route 4 (Steel’s Hill):    Will use Glace Bay High School, to access Ling/Highland Road, to Dominion Street, and pick up the route at Emery Street. After the route reaches the hospital at South, the route will head to Quarry Road, and take Quarry Road to School, to Dominion Street, to MacLeod’s Road, back to Sobeys.

Citizen Representation on Committees - Call for Expressions of Interest

November 30, 2021

The Council of the Cape Breton Regional Municipality requires the services of citizens who would be willing to serve as volunteer members on the following Committees:

• CBRM Diversity Committee (one representative from the disability community for the balance of a two-year term to February 2023)
• CBRM Audit Committee (one representative for a two-year term)
• Cape Breton Regional Library Board (one position for the balance of a two-year term to February 2023)
• Port of Sydney Development Corporation (one individual with a professional accounting designation for a three-year term; and one individual with expertise in business and commerce for a three-year term commencing April 1, 2022)

The Terms of Reference for these Committees and Boards can be found on the CBRM website: https://cbrm.ns.ca/clerks-department.html

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EMERGENCY CONTACT INFORMATION

During the storm activity, it is important to direct your call to the right municipal service provider. If you have an emergency, or a dangerous situation to report such as power line down, manhole cover displaced, road washout, downed tree on roadway etc. the following services are available:

911 for emergency/imminent danger calls (24 hrs)

902-563-5151 for police non-emergency (24 hrs)

902-563-5500 for CBRM Public Works emergency dispatch (24 hrs)

902-567-1337 for CBRM Solid Waste hotline (M-F 8:30-4:30)

311 for calls related to municipal closures and information (M-F 8:30-4:30)

1-877-428-6004 Nova Scotia Power – outage or downed power line

1-844-696-7737 Nova Scotia Dept of Public Works – Operations Centre