Information Morning - Cape Breton

Mi'kmaw people in Newfoundland and Labrador have been learning their language and now some of those learners are visiting Cape Breton to practice their skills.

Darlin Garland is originally from Germany. She now lives in St. Ann's and is the manager of the Visitor Information Centre for Victoria County. 

The province says they're putting agency into the hands of local government but representatives - including the head of the federation of municipalities - say the environment minister is offloading his responsibility on them.

The CBRM has had to spend quite a bit to clear snow this month and there are questions about how the new federal money on housing will be spent.

The Province introduced legislation that will create a new independent energy system operator to manage the connection of renewable energy to the grid. We speak with the Minister of Natural Resources. 

The Province will not enact the Coastal Protection Act. Instead, it has released guidelines for property owners and it's asking municipalities to incorporate coastal protection in land use bylaws. We speak with the Environment Minister. 

Richmond County Council held its regular meeting last night. Our Municipal Affairs Correspondent for the Strait Area is freelancer Adam Cooke.

The Ecology Action Centre says the Province's decision not to enact the Coastal Protection act makes no sense.

Corporal David Lane is with the RCMP's Nova Scotia Human Trafficking Unit.

Poet Blanca Baquero is on a mission to spread the poetic form to the world.