Eliminating barriers to health care in Cape Breton-Unama'ki💜
04/29/2026
💜🍔 One week to go until McHappy Day 🍔💜
Mark your calendars - McHappy Day 2026 takes place on Wednesday, May 6.
This year, funds raised will support the purchase of two Belmont Rapid Infusers for the Emergency Department at the Cape Breton Regional Hospital. This lifesaving equipment helps deliver fluids and blood products quickly to patients experiencing trauma, septic shock, and other emergencies.
Show your support by purchasing any menu item or donating to our volunteers in the drive thru at participating locations in Sydney, Glace Bay, Walmart Spar Road, Sydney River, Membertou, and North Sydney.
Thank you for supporting Cape Breton, and health care, right here at home. 💜
04/28/2026
🍪💜 Smile Cookie Week is underway! 💜🍪
We’re out in the community today celebrating Tim Hortons Smile Cookie Week, running now through May 3.
We’re on-site today at the St. Peters location - stop by and say hello! A special thank you to owner Danielle MacDonald for choosing the Foundation as their charity this year and for supporting care in our community.
You can support local health care by purchasing a Smile Cookie at participating Tim Hortons locations in St. Peters, Port Hawkesbury, and Havre Boucher - with 100% of proceeds supporting the Cape Breton Regional Hospital Foundation.
Each year, thousands of Cape Bretoners drive from their homes to Halifax seeking specialist health care. These Tim Hortons locations often become a comfort stop along the journey. If you're in the area or traveling through, make sure to stop, keep Cape Breton patients in mind, and grab your Smile Cookie.
We’ll be out and about today - We hope to see you! 💜
04/27/2026
ICYMI: THANK YOU, CAPE BRETON!
💜 Because of your generosity, in 2025, we broke fundraising records for the 4th year in a row, raising $4.8 million for priority health care needs.
💜 Because of your generosity, we were able to help more Cape Bretoners than ever before – 5,227, to be exact.
💜 Because of your generosity, we were able to purchase 22 vital pieces of equipment for the Cape Breton Regional Hospital.
💜 Because of your generosity, we are eliminating barriers to health care in Cape Breton – Unama’ki.
THANK YOU for giving where you live, because you care! You are all incredible.
Read more about your impact in 2025 in our Annual Report to Donors: cbrhfoundation.ca/annual-report
04/26/2026
🍪 💜 It’s that time again – Smile Cookies are back! 💜 🍪
From April 27 – May 3, pick up a Smile Cookie at Tim Hortons St. Peters, Port Hawkesbury, and Havre Boucher – with 100% of proceeds supporting the Cape Breton Regional Hospital Foundation.
Every Smile Cookie purchased supports local health care in our community.
Each year, thousands of Cape Bretoners travel to Halifax for specialist care. These locations often become a comfort stop along the way – so if you’re in the area or passing though, consider stopping by and grabbing a Smile Cookie.
By supporting Tim Hortons Smile Cookies, you’re supporting your friends, families and neighbours, when they need it most. 💜
04/25/2026
💜Celebrating National Volunteer Week 💜
This week, we’re proud to celebrate the incredible individuals who give their time, energy, and compassion to support our work.
At our Annual General Meeting, we were honored to present the Mabel MacDougall Volunteer Award to Gerry and Francis Gillis - an incredible couple who have been volunteering with our Foundation for more than a decade.
Throughout the years, they’ve been there whenever we’ve called - supporting events like Radio Day, golf tournaments, and more. They’ve also helped behind the scenes in our office, from preparing mail to assembling care packages for those in need.
No matter the task, they do it with a smile.
We are deeply grateful for their dedication, and for the hundreds of hours they’ve given to support care in our community.
To Gerry and Francis - and to all of our volunteers - thank you for the difference you make each and every day. 💜
04/24/2026
💜 Earlier this week, we celebrated Administrative Professionals Day 💜
We’re taking a moment to celebrate Brittany, our Administrative & Stewardship Assistant, and all that she does to support our team.
Brittany helps keep our office running smoothly each and every day - answering calls, responding to emails, supporting donors, keeping schedules on track, and taking care of countless details behind the scenes without hesitation.
We’re grateful for her every day, and especially proud to recognize her this week.
Thank you for all that you do, Brittany! 💜
04/23/2026
💜 Celebrating another record year of Impact. 💜
At our Annual General meeting, we were proud to share another milestone year for the Cape Breton Regional Hospital Foundation - raising $4.81 million in 2025 to support priority health care needs across Cape Breton Island.
This marks our fourth consecutive year of record-breaking fundraising, made possible by a community that continues to show up with generosity, compassion, and a shared commitment to care, right here at home.
In 2025, your support helped:
- Fund 22 pieces of medical equipment
- Support 37 health care professionals through research and education
- Provide direct financial support to 5,227 people in our community
- Invest $2.3 million back into local health care
These results reflect what’s possible when a community comes together and we are so grateful to each and every donor, partner, and supporter who made this impact possible. 💜
Pictured here: Allyson Unsworth, incoming Chair, Brian Purchase, our outgoing Chair accepting a certificate of appreciation for time as Board Chair, and Paula MacNeil, CEO.
04/22/2026
We’re grateful to be named a recipient of the "For the Good of Our Community" Fund through the Nova Scotia Liquor Corporation. 💜
This fund supports charitable and non-profit organizations across Nova Scotia that provide services to support community wellbeing and address systemic issues like food insecurity, affordable housing, and access to mental health support.
This funding will help us provide financial assistance for basic needs such as groceries, utilities, transportation, and medication—helping patients stay engaged in treatment and recovery.
Support like this makes a meaningful difference for people across our community. THANK YOU to NSLC for helping move this work forward. 💜
04/21/2026
🍔 CB Burger Bash is Back 🍔
Our team recently joined in on CB Burger Bash ordering lunch from Steel City Sports Bar & Steakhouse and trying The Grand Slam Burger.
It was a great way to support an initiative that gives back to our community. For the past three years, Caleb's Courage has been the designated charity, with a portion of each burger sold helping critically ill children and their families across Cape Breton.
If you haven’t had the chance yet, there’s still time to take part and support this great cause. 💜
04/20/2026
💜Talan’s Tree of Stories 💜
Talan Alexander Hillman was born at just 23 weeks, weighing just over one pound. During his time in the NICU, his parents found comfort in the quiet moments they shared reading to him at his bedside.
Those simple moments of reading, closeness, and love became deeply meaningful for the family. Talan passed away peacefully on May 5, 2025.
In honour of Talan, his family created Talan’s Tree of Stories – an initiative that provides a family library in the NICU, giving families access to books they can share with their babies during their time there.
Through this beautiful tribute, families are given the opportunity to share a story, be present with their baby, and create moments of connection in a space that can often feel overwhelming.
Talan’s light continues to be felt through the care and comfort shared with others. 💜
To learn more or support Talan’s Tree of Stories, please visit the link below.
Support from Teal to Heal - Unama'ki Cape Breton has helped fund a Vein Finder at the Cape Breton Regional Hospital.🩵
This device helps care teams quickly and accurately locate veins making procedures easier and more comfortable for patients.
Founded by Dena Edwards-Wadden with a vision to raise awareness and support those affected by gynecological cancers, Teal to Heal continues to make a meaningful difference in the community.
THANK YOU Dena, the volunteers, and everyone who continues to support Teal to Heal.🩵
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When you give to a charity, you want to know it will affect the people you care about. The Cape Breton Regional Hospital Foundation is proud to assure you that 100% of money raised stays in Cape Breton to treat our community.
In 1982, a group of community leaders, led by Cape Bretoner Jack Yazer, developed a vision – that vision was the creation of a health care complex designed to deliver leading edge medical services in Cape Breton – allowing more Cape Bretoners to receive care closer to home.
When construction began in 1990, the Foundation began fundraising. In 1991, they launched a $6M fundraising drive. $3M of that total was committed to hospital construction. $3M was committed to constructing and equipping a Cancer Centre that would offer treatment to those who were receiving care in Halifax.
Today, it’s the second largest acute care facility in Nova Scotia. Since 1991, the Cape Breton Regional Hospital Foundation has raised more than $38 million for healthcare in Cape Breton.
The Cape Breton Regional Hospital is the only hospital in Nova Scotia to offer all of the following services under one roof: Operating Rooms, Cardiac Services, Cape Breton Cancer Centre, Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, Pediatrics Unit, Renal Dialysis Unit, Intensive Care Unit/Coronary Care Unit, Palliative Care Unit, & Mental Health and Addiction Services
As the major referral Centre for Cape Breton, the Regional Hospital treats more than 100,000 patients each year, providing acute and trauma care, emergency services, clinical services, and surgery. Because of our donors, the Cape Breton Regional Hospital Foundation has been able to fund many important medical projects.
The Cape Breton Regional Hospital Foundation also holds multiple funds that are 100% donor funded, including: the Pediatrics TLC Fund, the Mom & Baby TLC Fund and the Cancer Patient Care Fund, Caleb’s Courage, etc.. These funds help patients and their families in times of need. Illness can be a financial burden for many of our patients at the Regional Hospital, and these funds help to alleviate some of the financial stress.
The Cape Breton Regional Hospital employs more than 1,800 health care providers who work with 270 hospital and community-based physicians.
The Cape Breton Regional Hospital Foundation is proud to say that every single dollar raised here in Cape Breton stays in Cape Breton. The Regional Hospital was built after much community fundraising. Today, after more than 30 years of giving, this spirit of charity continues and donors fund priority healthcare needs for Cape Bretoners.
