Cancellations
Sports
| Location / Event Name | Details |
|---|---|
Cape Breton Eagles |
The remainder of the 2019-2020 season has been cancelled. |
Schools
| Location / Event Name | Details |
|---|---|
Cape Breton University |
Suspend all in-person classes, in-community programming and labs for the rest of the winter semester. |
NSCC |
NSCC is suspending classes from March 23 – April 3 to prepare for alternative forms of learning, such as online. |
Nova Scotia |
All provincial schools will remain closed for an additional two weeks following the scheduled March break. March 23rd- April 3rd |
Recreation
| Location / Event Name | Details |
|---|---|
Cape Breton Regional Municipality |
All recreational buildings are closed to the public. Ex. C200 |
Ski Ben Eion |
Closing early this season due to Covid-19. |
Ski Cape Smokey |
Closing early this season due to Covid-19. |
Organizations
| Location / Event Name | Details |
|---|---|
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Cape Breton Bowl For Kids |
Bowl For Kids has been postponed to a later date. |
Sydney Red Cross |
For the safety of our staff and volunteers and the public, and as part of our efforts to encourage social distancing and mitigate the spread of COVID-19, Sydney office is closed to the public until further notice. |
The Highland Arts Theatre |
All performances that were slated to take place from March 16th until 27th have been postponed to later dates. For full details please check out the Highland Arts Facebook page. |
The Whitney Pier Community Kitchen at the St. Mary’s Polish Church |
Closed until further notice. |
Government
| Location / Event Name | Details |
|---|---|
Access Nova Scotia |
As of Wednesday, March 18th Access locations will be closed for one week. |
Cape Breton Regional Municipality |
The Cape Breton Regional Municipality will be closing all Municipal buildings to the public until further notice. |
Facilities
| Location / Event Name | Details |
|---|---|
Cape Breton Regional Library |
All branches of the Cape Breton Regional Library will be closed to the public starting, March 16th. |
Sydney Mines & District Community Centre |
Closed for the remainder of the season. |
Event
| Location / Event Name | Details |
|---|---|
Monday Night Bingo at the East Bay Legion, branch 151 in Howie Centre. |
Suspended until further notice. |
Pier Legion Community programs |
All exercise, meditation, yoga, tai chi, music, Living With Cancer Support Group for Cancer Patients and their support are postponed until later. As is drama program for cancer support at the Convent. |
Thursday night tarabish at the East Bay Fire Hall |
Cancelled until further notice. |
Businesses
| Location / Event Name | Details |
|---|---|
All Bars |
As of Thursday, March 19th, all bars in Nova Scotia will be closed until further notice. |
All restaurants |
As of Thursday, March 19th, all restaurants in Nova scotia will be take out only, until further notice. |
Burns Vision Centre |
All offices (Port Hawkesbury, Baddeck, Saint-Joseph-du-Moine) closed until further notice effective March 20th. If any of our patients are experiencing an eye emergency please phone 1-902-625-2065 for assistance. Details at burnsvision.com. |
Cape Breton Massage Therapy |
Closed until further notice. |
Glace Bay Recycling |
As of Monday, March 23rd, GB Recycling will be temporarily closed until further notice. |
Keltic Recycling |
Effective March 20, new temporary hours are Monday to Saturday 8 to 4, until further notice. |
Regional Chiropractic Ltd. |
Regional Chiropractic Ltd., Sydney. In light of the COVID-19 and social distancing and the safety of our patients, family and friends we will be closed indefinitely and will advise when we will reopen again. Sorry for any inconvenience, take care, stay safe and stay healthy. |
Sydney Credit Union |
The Sydney Credit Union will be closing their Whitney branch effective on March 19, 2020 |