ABOUT US

The Cape Breton Sport Heritage Committee was formed in 1997 to recognize athletic excellence on Cape Breton Island and to promote a strong history through the preservation of sport heritage.  The committee's focus is to celebrate Cape Breton’s top athletes, teams, and builders by inducting deserving members into the Cape Breton Sport Hall of Fame.   Both the awards dinner and the hall of fame were created based on the initiative and mission of this committee.  Another goal of the committee is to establish a permanent location to house the Cape Breton Sport Hall of Fame, again adding to the preservation of sport heritage in Cape Breton.  The committee is a self-sufficient, non-profit organization. Therefore, each year a major portion of the committee’s operating budget is solicited through sponsorship from local businesses.

Since 1997, over 200 inductions to the Cape Breton Sport Hall of Fame have taken place - in the categories of Athletes, Teams and Builders.

The Celtic Knot, which has long stood for unity and strength, was devised in antiquity and has been adopted by Celts around the world for its unique symbolism. The knot has assumed a myriad of designs and interpretations over the ages, and its beauty and simplicity have led to its wide acceptance well beyond the Celtic cultural community. The central feature of the Celtic Knot is that the design has neither a beginning nor an end. There is no weakness – only the powerful symbolism of eternity. For this reason, we have chosen the Celtic Knot to serve as the symbol of the Cape Breton Sport Heritage Awards.

Sport has long been an important part of the fabric of island culture and has played a major role in defining our heritage. Athletics can be representative of all the very best qualities of men and women and can contribute significantly to the unity and development of our communities. We believe that these desirable traits of strength, unity and eternity, so well symbolized by the Celtic Knot, apply equally well to the nature and value of sport at its highest level. The Cape Breton Sport and Heritage Awards will acknowledge excellence in island athletics and the  Celtic Knot will symbolize this excellence.