L-R: Angela Houston (TALO Cafebar), Judy Lorway, Alicia Lake (Pan Cape Breton Food Hub), Richard Lorway

The second in a series of community grant recipients were announced on March 24, 2017. The Lorway Fund awards were presented to Angela Houston of TALO Cafebar and Alicia Lake of the Pan Cape Breton Food Network.

The Lorway Fund was created by the descendants of Charles and Wayne Lorway to honour their lifelong commitment to the community and their belief in entrepreneurship as a tool for positive transformation and sustainability. 

“There are so many people who have grown up here and have gone on to find great success in other parts of the world,” says Chris Lorway, grandson of Charles and Wayne. “They want a way of giving back. We see this as the beginning of a larger movement, a way for Cape Breton families to continue their legacy of good work in the community – to invest in a place where resources for entrepreneurship, growth, and creativity can be hard to come by”.

The Fund is set up to provide individuals, organizations and businesses with one-time grants to pursue opportunities in entrepreneurship (the creation or advancement of early stage business initiatives), arts and culture development, and/or education or learning activities that advance these causes.

The activities of recipients reflect the Lorway Fund’s overall goal of developing a more vibrant, dynamic, and resilient Cape Breton community and economy.

2016-17 Recipients

TALO Cafébar:  TALO Cafébar is a restaurant/bar that has created 15 jobs in Glace Bay and added an attractive new dining option for Cape Breton residents and visitors alike. A key component of TALO Cafébar’s vision is to contribute to the economic/social revitalization of Glace Bay specifically and Cape Breton generally.

WEBSITE: http://talocafebar.com/

Pan Cape Breton Food Hub: The Pan Cape Breton Food Hub Co-op provides the infrastructure to link producers and consumers in Cape Breton. They are a multi-stakeholder non-profit co-op that creates easy access to locally produced foods for our consumers and restaurant/retail partners, while providing producers with easier access to new markets.

WEBSITE: http://capebreton.localfoodmarketplace.com/

New Dawn Community Education Foundation

The Lorway family has established the Fund through New Dawn’s Community Education Foundation. The New Dawn Community Education Foundation was created to provide education, learning, conversation and research opportunities around community economic and social development.

WEBSITE: http://www.newdawn.ca/

New Dawn Enterprises is a private, volunteer directed business dedicated to community building. New Dawn seeks to identify community needs and to establish and operate ventures that speak to those needs. Its mission is to engage the community to create and support a culture of self-reliance.

For more information or to set up an interview with a member of the Lorway family and/or award recipient, please contact Erika Shea at [email protected] or 902-578-9272.