New Dawn Enterprises

Help Us Respond to COVID-19
With high levels of poverty and unemployment, access to healthy food was a pre-existing challenge in Cape Breton; Covid-19 has made it so much worse. More people are now struggling to provide food for themselves and their families. At New Dawn Meals on Wheels, when the pandemic began, we knew... more
New Dawn has been part of the Cape Breton landscape for forty-two years
New Dawn's mission—to engage the community to create a culture of self-reliance—is as relevant today as it was when the organization was founded back in 1976. New Dawn Enterprises Limited is the oldest Community Development Corporation in Canada and is a Founding Member of the Canadian CED (Community Economic Development)... more
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New Dawn is engaged by people who have a deep affection for this Island, who are passionate, creative and disciplined and who are building a new narrative about the future of this community.
New Dawn is a community business organization that has been part of the Cape Breton landscape for thirty-nine years. It is a private, community based, volunteer driven organization inspired by its vision. The organization is governed by a voluntary Board of Directors. The Directors serve for a maximum of two,... more
June 02, 2020

We Stand with Black Lives Matter

New Dawn and the Cape Breton Island Centre for Immigration...

February 07, 2020

Behind the Kitchen

Since opening in March 2017, A Better Bite Community Kitchen...

January 09, 2020

Staff profile: Kathleen Whelan, Program Co...

Meet Kathleen Whelan, Program Coordinator of New Dawn Meals on Wheels. You...

A self-reliant people in a vibrant community

We Stand with Black Lives Matter

Behind the Kitchen

Staff profile: Kathleen Whelan, Program Co...