Information Morning - Cape Breton

Planting the seed. Hear about a project giving African Nova Scotians the chance to learn about opportunities in agriculture, while learning gardening skills. Caitlyn Clements, Workforce Development Coordinator with the Nova Scotia Federation of Agriculture, explains the free program called “Bridging to Agriculture”.

When vaccine mandates were first introduced, critics wondered how the courts would respond. Well, months later... legal experts are starting to get some answers. Mark Tector, an employment lawyer with Stewart McKelvey in Halifax, tells us how these mandates are holding up against legal challenges.

Its time for Municipal Matters, the CBRM edition. Our municipal affairs correspondent, Tom Ayers, has highlights from last night's virtual gathering of the Cape Breton Regional Municipal Council.

We learn about "net metering" from an engineering professor who specializes in renewable energy research. Lukas Swan is an energy storage engineer, and a professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Dalhousie University.

CBRM started cutting down trees in Sydney's Baille Ard Trail system yesterday to make way for flood mitigation measures. Reporter Tom Ayers spoke to trail user John Duffy and CBRM communications officer Christina Lamey about the construction of three large, earthen berms in the Baille Ard forest to slow down future flood waters.

It's the return of the Bird Hour Phone-In... biologists and birders Dave Harris and Dave McCorquodale join us as is their habit on the first Monday of each month, to take your questions and observations about the wild birds of Cape Breton.

Reporter Holly Conners has the story of a skilled position that is in demand now... a professional water operator. Victoria County found itself without one recently, and it turns out, other municipalities in Nova Scotia have had trouble keeping water utility operator positions filled.

Something in the Heir. It's now been 70 years since Queen Elizabeth ascended to the throne. With Prince Charles continuing to be the King in the Wings, we talk about the future of the Monarchy with CBU Political Science professor David Johnson, author of "Battle Royal".

Five decades and five governments later, Nova Scotia's Director of Public Prosecutions is retiring. Martin E. Herschorn, QC, shares his thoughts looking back over his career in the public service.

Graham Marshall and Darrell Bernard Sr. are two of the founding members of the Sons of Membertou, they talk about their band being named 'Artist in Residence' at Cape Breton University for 2022.