Company is coming! Great Cape Breton Clean Up is back for 2022

April 14, 2022

SYDNEY, NS - After two years of pandemic cancellations, the Great Cape Breton Clean Up is back and scheduled for Saturday, April 30.

The first cruise ship of the season at the Port of Sydney arrives on May 1.

“May represents a new turn in our pandemic journey with tourists arriving back in our community,” said Mayor Amanda McDougall. “We can get ready by doing the clean ups around our own properties and also in our neighbourhoods.”

Residents are asked to register online to reserve a safety t-shirt courtesy of Sydney Credit Union and enter a draw to win great prizes. www.cbrm.ns.ca/cleanup 

Many Fire Departments across the municipality are participating as locations to pick up bags and gloves.

Several municipal departments are involved including Fire and Emergency Services, Solid Waste, Public Works, Recreation and Police.

Participants are instructed to call 311 if sharps are discovered.  The locations of sharps will be relayed back to police and handled by professionals. 

The litter clean up day mobilizes hundreds of residents across the municipality and thousands of bags of litter are removed from neighbourhoods. 

CBRM Forward starts next phase

April 14, 2022

SYDNEY, NS - The public consultation on CBRM's future development resumes next week. The public are invited to Open House sessions on April 19 at the Glace Bay Miners Forum, April 20 at North Sydney Firemen's Club and April 21 at the Joan Harriss Cruise Pavilion. All sessions are from 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm

These open house sessions will provide the public with an opportunity to review the draft approach to land use and provide feedback on the draft vision for the CBRM over the next 25 years. 

There are several opportunities to engage on the www.cbrmforward.ca website.  The website asks, “Do you think the growth centres and intensification areas are located in the right place? View and engage with the Regional Structure Interactive Map to tell us what you think!” 

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May 31 deadline for municipal grants

April 13, 2022

The application deadline for CBRM's Municipal Grants Program is May 31, 2022 for both the Capital, Operating and Tax Relief category and the Festival and Events category.

Application forms are available on the CBRM website under City Hall > Forms.  

https://www.cbrm.ns.ca/forms.html

There are three (3) funding options under the Capital/Operating Grants Category:

1.Capital Grant Applications under $25,000
2.Operating Grant Applications under $10,000
3.Tax Relief for Non-Profit Organizations

There are two funding options under the Festival and Events category and more details are included on the application form.

1. Applications under $1,000
2.  Applications over $1,000 but under $50,000

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