Seniors Expo – October 20, 2023
Learn more about the services available from the YMCA, community service organizations and local businesses.
News & Events
YMCA Peace Week 2023 – Peace Medal Nominations Now Open
YMCA Peace Week 2023: November 19-25 “We cannot expect to live in a world of peace if we are unable to live in peace with those close to us – even those who differ from us….” – YMCA Statement on Peace YMCA Peace Week is a time when we celebrate the presence of peace in our..
YMCA of Cape Breton Receives Community Health Board Wellness Fund Grant
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.
Annual General Meeting 2023
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.
2023 Fall Schedules & Program Guide
Group Fitness Aquatics Child & Youth
Our Summer Schedules are Here!
Group Fitness Aquatics Child & Youth Gym Schedule
Celebrating Jay Smith Benefit Concert Raises $15,728 for YMCA of Cape Breton
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..
New Child-Care Spaces in Cape Breton
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..
Medavie Invests in YMCAs of Nova Scotia to Improve Access to Wellness
(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..
Volunteer Opportunity – YMCA Board of Directors
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..