COMMUNITY calendar

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TODAY BIG BRAS D’OR

9-11 a.m., Community coffee break, St. James Church hall. 10:30 a.m.-4 p.m., Old School House Rug Hookers meet, Big Bras d’Or fire hall, 1390 Old Route 5. Information, Susan, 902-217-0400 or Marilyn, 902-674-2119.

BOISDALE

8 p.m., 45s card game, Boisdale fire hall.

EDWARDSVILLE

1:30 p.m., Tarabish, WINS Hall.

FLORENCE

6:30-9 p.m., 1917 Vimy Ridge Army Cadet Corps seeks recruits, ages 12-18, Florence Elementary School, MacKay Street. Information, 902674-0942.

NORTH SYDNEY

12 p.m., Lenten lunch, St. John the Baptist Anglican Church, 28 King St. Guest speaker MP Mark Eyking. 6:30-9 p.m., 129 Caribou Sea Cadets seek new recruits, ages 12-18, Cape Breton County Exhibition Grounds, Regent Street. Information, P.J., 902-371-6761 or Pat, 902794-7521.

8 p.m., Nar-Anon meeting for families of addicted loved ones, 26 Haley St.

SYDNEY MINES

1:30 p.m., Free five-week weight wellness program, Sydney Mines Library. To register, Natasha, 902567-1306.

7:30 p.m., 45s card game, Sydney Mines Seniors and Pensioners Club. Lunch served. Jackpot.

8 p.m., Love Life narcotics anonymous meeting, Sydney Mines Community Cares Youth Outreach building, 55 King St.

WAGMATCOOK

5-6 p.m., Wagmatcook Native Walkers Program, Wagmatcook Culture & Heritage Centre. No charge.

THURSDAY BIG BRAS D’OR

11 a.m.-4 p.m., Friends Quilting Group, Big Bras d’Or fire hall. Information, Maggie, 902-736-9887 or Ruth, 902-674-2208.

BOULARDERIE

7:30 p.m., 45s card game, Southside Boularderie fire hall. Lunch served.

BRAS D’OR

1:30 p.m., Northside bridge club, St. Joseph’s Hall, Villa Drive. 7:30 p.m., Bras d’Or Seniors and Pensioners Club hosts 45s card game.

NORTH SYDNEY

4 p.m.-12 a.m., Pub night, North Sydney Firefighters Club, Pierce Street. Live entertainment. Kitchen open.

7 p.m., Cribbage game, Armstrong Memorial branch 19, Royal Canadian Legion.

7 p.m., Northside Pentecostal Assembly hosts services, Clansman Motel, meeting room 308. Information, Pastor Ron Coole, 902-5620700.

7:30-10 p.m., Big Brothers Big Sisters of Cape Breton and the North Sydney Firefighters Club host Chase the Ace, North Sydney Firefighters Club, Pierce Street.

SYDNEY MINES

6:30 p.m., Sydney Mines all-ages walking group, the Walkie-Talkies, will gather at the Martha Hollett Library.

7-9 p.m., Bereaved Families monthly support and share, Miners Memorial Manor. Anyone who is grieving the death of someone they love is welcome. Information, 902-564-6795