Feds Announce Tourism Funding For Local Projects

by Bobby NockJune 2, 2022

Sydney-Victoria MP Jaime Battiste announced a total of nearly $469,000 today through the Tourism Relief Fund for eight projects in Cape Breton and Victoria Counties.

The money is going to the Sydney Downtown Development Association, Hotel North next to the Newfoundland ferry terminal in North Sydney, the Inverary Resort in Baddeck and the Knotty Pine Cottages in Ingonish Beach.

Also getting funding is the Cabot Shores Wilderness Resort in Indian Brook, Shoreline Adventure Center in Wreck Cove, Adventures East in Baddeck and I Bike Sydney.

The Sydney Downtown Development Association is getting $50,000 to host the Evergreen Festival in December and the other organizations are using the money for upgrades or to buy equipment for their business.

Bobby Nock

Bobby grew up in Whycocomagh before moving to Halifax to attend university where he earned a Bachelor of Arts and a Bachelor of Journalism degree. After university, Bobby moved back to Cape Breton where he began working as a freelance journalist and has done work for both print media and as a broadcast journalist. As the News Director, Bobby Nock will get your day started by bringing you information that helps connect you to the community with all the latest in local news.

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