New Waterford was buzzing on Sept. 4, as the new Gary McDonald Recreation Complex officially reopened. The event featured Cape Breton University’s men’s and women’s soccer teams squaring off and a ceremony that celebrated several sports legacies from New Waterford.

The new amenities include a state-of-the-art artificial turf field, walking track, tennis courts, updates to the ball hockey rink and basketball court, as well as new outbuildings. A new, grass soccer pitch has also been constructed at Colliery Lands Park.

The Nova Scotia government is committing $7.7 million to build a community wellness centre as part of the New Waterford Community Hub project.

The wellness centre will support cultural and recreational activities and replace the community space that was lost when Mount Carmel Centre was demolished in 2019.

The Nova Scotia government is issuing tenders for more than $200 million worth of construction for the new Northside Health Complex portion of the Cape Breton Regional Municipality (CBRM) Health Care Redevelopment Project.

Part of the CBRM Health Care Redevelopment project, the expansion of the Cape Breton Regional Hospital will include a new Cape Breton Cancer Centre; energy centre and clinical services building that will house an emergency department; critical care department; 72 inpatient beds; surgical suites; and maternal/newborn services to be built at the back of the hospital. 

In the future, Cape Breton families will benefit from a new maternal and newborns units being planned for the Cape Breton Regional Hospital, as part of the CBRM Health Care Redevelopment Project. 

The Cape Breton Regional Municipality (CBRM) Health Care Redevelopment Project will transform the delivery of health care in CBRM to better meet the needs of patients, health care professionals, and communities.

An investment worth hundreds of millions of dollars, the overall project includes:

Early construction and site preparation is underway for the new health centre, 60 bed long-term care home and laundry centre on the Northside.

Northern Contracting Limited, a locally owned and operated construction company in Sydney Mines, was awarded an early construction package that includes groundwork and site preparation for the new builds. The contract is valued at over $300,000.

Located at the Northside Business Park, the project includes:

Expansion projects at Cape Breton Regional Hospital continue to move forward.

Northern Contracting Limited, a locally owned and operated construction company in Sydney Mines, was awarded an early construction package that includes groundwork and site preparation for the new Cape Breton Cancer Centre, Energy Centre and Clinical Services Building. The contract is valued at over $5 million.

As part of the Cape Breton Regional Municipality (CBRM) Healthcare Redevelopment project, the expansion of the Cape Breton Regional Hospital in Sydney will include a new, larger cancer centre that will enhance the quality of care for patients – closer to home – and reduce the number of visits over the course of treatment.

The New Waterford Community Hub’s new, state-of-the art, artificial turf soccer field is nearly complete.

The New Waterford Community Hub is part of the Cape Breton Regional Municipality (CBRM) Health Care Redevelopment project, announced in 2018.