From vision to reality: Construction underway at Mi'kmawey Debert Cultural Centre
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2, Lindsay Construction began working at the site where the new Mi’kmawey Debert Cultural Centre will be located, 1947 Plains Rd.
29, including Mi’kmaw Elders, the Mi’kmawey Debert Cultural Centre planning team, and elected officials.
At the ceremony, Cumberland-Colchester MP Alana Hirtle and Dave Ritcey, the minister of Communities, Culture, Tourism and Heritage, announced just over $1 million in combined federal and provincial funding for the trails.
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From vision to reality: Construction underway at Mi'kmawey Debert Cultural Centre
Blessing ceremony was held at the site on Oct. 29
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By Aidan Rawding
Published Oct 30, 2026
Tim Bernard, executive director for the Mi'kmawey Debert Cultural Centre, speaking at the blessing ceremony for the facility on Oct. 29. The centre is slated to open to the public by the spring of 2029.
DEBERT – It’s a project that’s been decades in the making. Now, construction is finally underway at the site.
On Oct.…
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