Information Morning - Cape Breton

If you catch a smallmouth bass on the Margaree River, it is now illegal to throw it back in. You are required by law to keep it, kill it, and take it with you.

We speak with the producer of the Massey Lectures for the past 29 years about the vision and the mission of the Masseys. The inspiration behind this year's topic: a conversation about the nature of conversations.

The Cape Breton Partnership visited 11 communities around the Island earlier this year to hear what people are thinking about the development of an offshore wind industry in Nova Scotia. We hear what they had to say. 

On the first Monday of each month, we host "The Bird Hour Phone-In" with Dave Harris and Dave McCorquodale.

There's a new arrival at Leeside Transition House in Port Hawkesbury. We're not talking about a client, or a counsellor - he's a service dog. 

The first review of the NS Workers Compensation Board in more than 20 years says we have we have the highest premiums, and the lowest benefits in the country. 

We talk about the cell phone ban and how kids are feeling their first day back.

We hear from students at the new NSCC Sydney Waterfront Campus and get their thoughts on the new school.

The new NSCC campus in Sydney means increased traffic downtown. Although there have been concerns about things like parking, there's also excitement for the business spinoffs.

For the first time in 24 years, Port Hawkesbury has a three-person race for the mayor's job. Brenda Chisholm-Beaton has held the position for the past eight years.