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Gordon MacDonald represents district 1, which includes Sydney Mines, the Tobin Road area of North Sydney, Florence, Little Pond, and Alder Point.

And Cyril MacDonald represents district 3, which includes George’s River, Boisdale, Christmas Island, Eskasoni, Northside East Bay, and Coxheath.

Cape Breton Real Estate Lawyer Anna Manley has been watching the recent slow down in home sales. She explains how that trend has been playing out on our island.

Earlene MacMullin represents district 2, which includes most of North Sydney, Bras d’Or, Millville, and the CBRM part of Boularderie island.

And Steve Gillespie represents district 4, which includes Point Edward, Westmount, part of Coxheath, Sydney River, and part of Prime Brook.

Parks Canada says the new Cap-Rouge / Mkwesaqtuk Campground will offer visitors a unique opportunity to connect with nature and with Acadian and Mi’kmaq cultural heritage.

The YMCA of Cape Breton is hosting a basketball tournament this weekend in memory of Nathaniel Kamphuis, who lost his battle with mental health last year. All proceeds from the tournament will go to YMCA Strong Kids, which provides financial assistance to families to ensure YMCA programming is available to all children.

Renowned jazz artist and host of CBC Radio's Saturday Night Jazz, Laila Biali, will perform at Sydney's Wentworth Park on July 14 as part of the Makin' Waves summer concert series.

Small scale farming is having a resurgence in one rural Cape Breton community. People in Judique say a number of new farms have popped up in recent years.

Well-loved Cape Breton actors, comedians, and Rise & Follies and Summertime Review alumni, will be honoured with a doctor of letters from Cape Breton University.

A charity that works to support families of children with neurodevelopment disorders, such as Autism, has received $25,000 from Mental Health Foundation of Nova Scotia to enhance its programming.

The Cape Breton Genealogy Society has seen a huge surge in hits to its website over the course of the pandemic.