Mainstreet Cape Breton
- Autor: Vários
- Narrador: Vários
- Editor: Podcast
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Sinopsis
A lively and informative blend of news designed to put Cape Breton listeners back in touch with their communities at the end of the workday.
Episodios
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50 Voices at 50: 2 - Todd Hiscock
15/05/2024 Duración: 12minThis is part of a new series in honour of the 50th anniversary of Cape Breton University. Wendy Bergfeldt will be joined by 50 people who have helped shape CBU into what it is today. Todd Hiscock speaks about the influence of Elizabeth and Harry Boardmore. Music by Howie MacDonald.
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50 Voices at 50: 1 - Bette MacDonald and Maynard Morrison
15/05/2024 Duración: 15minThis is part of a new series in honour of the 50th anniversary of Cape Breton University. Wendy Bergfeldt will be joined by 50 people who have helped shape CBU into what it is today. Bette MacDonald and Maynard Morrison speak about how much Elizabeth and Harry Boardmore influenced their lives.
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50 Voices at 50: 3 - Lachlan MacKinnon
15/05/2024 Duración: 10minThis is part of a new series in honour of the 50th anniversary of Cape Breton University. Wendy Bergfeldt will be joined by 50 people who have helped shape CBU into what it is today. Lachlan MacKinnon speaks about Donald MacGillivray and his contributions to CBU. Music by Ian MacDougall.
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50 Voices at 50: 4 - Laurianne Sylvester
15/05/2024 Duración: 10minThis is part of a new series in honour of the 50th anniversary of Cape Breton University. Wendy Bergfeldt will be joined by 50 people who have helped shape CBU into what it is today. Laurianne Sylvester shares her memories and speaks about the legacy of Dr. Murdena Marshall and Sister Dorothy Moore. Music by Morgan Toney.
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Book launch: Cape Breton in the Long Twentieth Century
08/05/2024 Duración: 30minJoin us at the Old Sydney Society for the launch of a collection of essays edited by Andy Parnaby and Lachlan MacKinnon titled Cape Breton in the Long Twentieth Century: Formations and legacies of industrial capitalism
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Mayor Amanda McDougall will not be running for mayor in the fall
02/05/2024 Duración: 21minMayor Amanda McDougall joins Wendy Bergfeldt to explain why. She also reflects on her time spent in office.
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Remembering Mary Campbell
01/05/2024 Duración: 09minEditor and publisher of the Cape Breton Spectator, Mary Campbell, passed away. We hear from Tim Bousquet, who worked with her on several projects.
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Ins and Outs: Ager Lane
26/04/2024 Duración: 16minThis week on Mainstreet, we're bringing you a series about the varying experiences of entrepreneurship on Cape Breton Island. We're calling it "The Ins and Outs of Small Business". Our next stop is the Ager Lane Flower Farm and Event Space in Big Bras d'Or.
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First Nations water partnership
25/04/2024 Duración: 08minA new $4.3 million NSERC Alliance-Mitacs Accelerate Grant will support a partnership between the Atlantic First Nations Water Authority (AFNWA) and Dalhousie University to help the organization in their mission to deliver world-class drinking water and wastewater treatment guided by Indigenous knowledge and values.
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Ins and Outs: Green Hills Farm
25/04/2024 Duración: 11minWe continue our series on small businesses in Cape Breton with a visit to the Green Hills Christmas tree farm in Albert Bridge.
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Ins and Outs: Mullins Rite Stop part 1
24/04/2024 Duración: 12minIn the first installment of our series "The Ins and Outs of Small Business", we visit Mullins Rite Stop in Albert Bridge, and speak with former co-owner Ed Mullins.
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Ins and Outs: Mullins Rite Stop part 2
24/04/2024 Duración: 13minWe continue our visit to Mullins Rite Stop in Albert Bridge with a conversation with current co-owners Andrea Hawrylak and Alice Mullins.
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Seeking Council - Victoria County
23/04/2024 Duración: 16minBruce Morrison is Warden, and councillor for district 3, which includes the village of Baddeck.And Barbara Longva represents district 4, which includes Baddeck Bay, St Ann's Bay, Big Harbour, Englishtown, New Campbellton, New Harris, Kelly’s Mountain and North Shore to Wreck Cove.
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Pallet shelter construction
18/04/2024 Duración: 11minThe manufacturer of the temporary shelters coming to Sydney explains how the units are constructed, and what it's like to stay in one.
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Pilot program for food security in Louisbourg
16/04/2024 Duración: 09minThe New Food Initiatives and Security project will provide a range of services for those who live in rural parts of CBRM (between Hornes Road and Louisbourg).
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100 Years of Kiwanis: Literacy
11/04/2024 Duración: 12minKiwanis member John Nash sits down with Wendy Bergfeldt to explain how the club was involved in literacy it its early years.
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100 Years of Kiwanis: Heart Health Clinic
11/04/2024 Duración: 12minSandy Scott has been a Kiwanis member for decades, involved in most aspects. He sits down with Wendy Bergfeldt to explain the heart health clinic.
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100 Years of Kiwanis: Kiwanis Festival of Music, Speech, and Drama
11/04/2024 Duración: 13minKiwanis member Carol Ripley sits down with Wendy Bergfeldt to talk about club and the Kiwanas Festival of Music, Speech, and Drama.
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100 Years of Kiwanis: The Kiwanis Pool
11/04/2024 Duración: 12minKiwanis members Wayne Weatherbea and Ralph Jeans sit down with Wendy Bergfeldt to talk about the Kiwanis Pool and their involvement with the club over the last several decades.
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Dan MacDonald on the possibility of light-rail service in CBRM
08/04/2024 Duración: 09minThe province has granted over half a million dollars to CBU to do a study on how feasible it would be to put a light-rail service system in CBRM. We hear from the engineer responsible for the study, Dan MacDonald.