News & Events

YMCA of Cape Breton’s Director of Member Relations, Anita Vosman O’Rourke (right) accepts a cheque from Melissa McDonald, Chair of the East Cape Breton Community Health Board. The YMCA received a 2023-2024 Community Health Board Wellness Fund Grant from the Central Cape Breton CHB for $3,090 toward our Kids in the Kitchen program. 

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Join us for this year’s annual general meeting on September 21, 2023 at 5:30pm. The meeting will be held at 399 Charlotte Street, Sydney.

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Group Fitness Aquatics Child & Youth

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Group Fitness Aquatics Child & Youth Gym Schedule

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The YMCA of Cape Breton received a donation of $15,728, raised from the Celebrating Jay Smith Benefit Concert. The concert, hosted by Sonic Concerts, was held on March 31, 2023, in Halifax and Featured Matt Mays & El Torpedo, Rock Ranger, Carmen Townsend, and Like A Motorcycle + many other special guests who took the..

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Families looking for child care in Cape Breton will see more than 300 new spaces in licensed centres and family homes this year thanks to provincial and federal funding. They are part of the 1,500 new, licensed child-care spaces the Province plans to create across Nova Scotia. The YMCA of Cape Breton is completing renovations..

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(YMCAs of Nova Scotia CEOs met with Medavie’s CEO for a funding announcement on April 18, 2023. From left: Pictou County YMCA CEO, Tammy Goodwin; YMCA of Greater Halifax/Dartmouth, CEO Brian Posavad; YMCA of Southwest Nova Scotia CEO, Yvonne Smith; CEO for Medavie, Bernard Lord; YMCA of Cape Breton CEO, Sabrina Vatcher and YMCA of..

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The YMCA of Cape Breton is a charitable organization dedicated to the growth of all persons in spirit, mind, and body, and to their sense of responsibility to each other and the global community. The YMCA has been serving the Cape Breton community since 1886 and currently delivers programs and services in health, fitness, and..

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Join us at the Y for some March Break fun!

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FREE to the Public – You do not need a YMCA Membership to join. On Sunday, February 26th, 2023, from 10:00 am to 12:00 pm, YMCA group fitness instructors will demonstrate five of our most popular Group Fitness programs: Group Ride, Group Fight, Group Blast, Group Power and Group Active. Participants will be guided through..

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