Woman charged for allegedly taking $30,000 from a Cape Breton hockey association

By Canadian Press on December 5, 2025.

NEW WATERFORD — Cape Breton Regional Police have charged a 57-year-old woman for allegedly taking more than $30,000 from the New Waterford Minor Hockey Association.

Police say they received a complaint in June following an audit by the Alcohol, Gaming, Fuel and Tobacco Division of Service Nova Scotia.

Police allege that about $32,700 dollars went missing between September 2024 and February 2025.

They say they were able to identify one person, a volunteer with the hockey association, who is believed to be responsible for the missing cash.

The woman is charged with theft and fraud over $5,000.

The allegations have not been proven and police say she is set to appear in Sydney Provincial Court on Dec. 15.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published Dec. 5, 2025.

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