Information Morning - Cape Breton

We take a look at the people and organizations with a spark and desire to do things differently. As part of this series, we talk with Doug Milburn, engineer and co-founder of Protocase - the Sydney-based business that helped develop a custom manufacturing process.

Dalhousie Legal Aid has developed a brand new, plain language guide for renters in this province. We talk about some of the features and how they think it will help tenants to better understand and assert their rights under the law.

We meet a wilderness property guardian in Cape Breton who helps the Nova Scotia Nature Trust monitor protected lands in the Mabou Highlands.

Environment and Climate Change Canada tells us more about what makes St. Paul Island so special that it was chosen to become a National Wildlife Area.

Indigenous women are over-represented in the Canadian justice system. We find out how the Elizabeth Fry Society is working on ways to better support formerly incarcerated Indigenous women.

The Bank of Montreal plans to pull out of Port Hawkesbury and Canso which means customers will have to bank online, or they can drive to the bank's next nearest location - in New Glasgow.

Do you know The Boojums? This Cape Breton band has struck a chord online with their new song 'Outta My Head'

An overhaul of the Credit Union's banking system is causing some woes for customers. We'll find out how long that's expected to go on and why it's been an issue for some customers.

We speak with a research scientist with the Federal government who's researching how to mitigate the impacts of mining for critical minerals in Canada, including research he's part of at an abandoned mine site in Cape Breton. 

We speak with a staff lawyer for East Coast Environmental Law about what the Coastal Protection Act might have done to help mitigate the effects of climate change on the coast and where the new coastal protection action plan falls short.