Mainstreet Cape Breton

Island Girls: A Tribute to Cape Breton Music and Comedy returns to local stages in April.

The Fab Fem Four includes Bette MacDonald, Heather Rankin, Lucy MacNeil and Jenn Sheppard.

Bette and Lucy dropped by the studio to talk about the show.

The Cape Breton Central Library Advocacy Committee wants to show the public the new plans for the proposed waterfront library building.

We spoke with committee members Neeta Kumar-Britton and Jim Wooder.

Darren Bruckschwaiger represents District 10, which includes part of Glace Bay, Dominion, Gardiner Mines, and a small part of Reserve Mines.

And Kendra Coombes represents District 11, which includes New Waterford, Scotchtown, River Ryan, Lingan, and New Victoria.

The Nova Scotia government says a new building will house an enlarged cancer centre, critical care units and an emergency department.

We spoke with Dr. Kevin Orrell, senior medical director for the redevelopment of the Cape Breton hospital system, and Derek Mombourquette, MLA for Sydney-Whitney Pier.

Elizabeth Skinner gave 15 hand made pillow cases to the Cape Breton Regional Hospital. She made the donation in honour of her friend's brother Caleb MacArthur.

Lizzie and Caleb's sister, Aubreigh spoke to the CBC's Jennifer Ludlow.

(Ruby) Ramji is an Associate Professor of Religious Studies at Cape Breton University. She's been watching the online elements of this story as they have evolved.

Earlene MacMullin represents district 2, which includes most of North Sydney, Bras d'Or, part of Boularderie Island, and Millville. George MacDonald represents district 9, which includes part of Glace Bay, Tompkinsville, and most of Reserve Mines.

Hope Project in Point Edward is a live-in, skill development home for women seeking healing from their addictions.

Time for Seeking Council, our weekly spotlight on municipal politics in Cape Breton. This week, we spoke with two Inverness County councillors. Jim Mustard represents district 3, which includes Inverness, Dunvegan and Strathlorne. John MacLennan represents district 4, which includes Lake Ainslie, Whycocomagh, Waycobah, Orangedale, and River Denys.

We are looking into the case of Chants funeral home to see if they are indeed surrendering their license and what investigations might be going on. We spoke with Rodger Gregg, the registrar of cemetery and funeral services in Nova Scotia.