Information Morning - Cape Breton

The candidates for Cape Breton East are Joe Ward with the Liberals, Isabelle Lalonde with the NDP, and Brian Comer with the PC's.

Some residents of Sydney and Whitney Pier have a rat problem. We hear what one man is seeing and what the municipality is doing.

When voters in Cheticamp cast their ballot this month, they'll be voting for an MLA for the riding of Inverness. Next provincial election, though, there could be an Acadian riding just for them. But as we've heard this week, there's a lot of legal work to be done between now and then. Following this week's Supreme Court of Nova Scotia ruling, we hear from Senator Rejean Aucoin. 

This week Ronald introduces the linguist who produced the richest, most wide-ranging collection of Acadian folklore in existence, yet whose work remains almost unknown.

There's a new space at On Paper Books to share your art or to take some home with you for free. 

The Supreme Court of Nova Scotia says the Provincial electoral boundary commission has to go back to the drawing board in deciding whether or not Cheticamp gets a special Acadian riding.

Two of the candidates for Victoria-the Lakes that took part in this roundtable, Liberal Stephen MacAskill and Diane Timmins for the PCs. There are three other candidates in this riding. The NDP candidate Samuel Stirling was not available to take part. The Green Party candidate Adrianna MacKinnon was also unavailable due to previous commitments. The independent candidate Stemer MacLeod declined our invitation to take part. 

The Nova Scotia Nature Trust has just added to the conservation area around in the Margaree River Valley. 

An attempted break in at a Cape Breton Youth Centre has created added pressure as they prepare to enter a season of need.

The candidates for Northside-Wesmount: Danny Laffin for the Liberals, Fred Tilley for the PCs and the NDP candidate Katelyn Armstong was not available to take part.