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A 32 foot live motion Christmas display brings the holiday spirit to Baddeck. It's right in the middle of the village and is being viewed around the world on a Nova Scotia Webcam livestream.

On this edition of the People's School on Community Leadership, Professor Tom Urbaniak and guest Mara Mintzer discuss ways to create child-friendly communities and why that is important.

Digital Mi’kmaq continues its commitment to invest in the future of Indigenous youth today by providing digital resources to help meet the needs of communities and create equal opportunities.

Chris Googoo, Ulnooweg’s Chief Operating Officer, speaks on what this means for the youth in Indigenous communities.

This weeks edition of Seeking council features two new councilors.

Glenn Paruch represents district 6, which includes parts of Sydney including Ashby, South End, and part of Grand Lake Rd.

Kenny Tracey represents district 9, which includes part of Glace Bay, Tompkinsville, and most of Reserve Mines.

Giving Tuesday is traditionally the first Tuesday after the U-S Thanksgiving and is a time to give back to charities and non profits. The United Way Cape Breton highlights those who are using creative ways to support others in their community and encouraging people to give back to local businesses.

The CBC's Jennifer Ludlow spoke with United Way Executive Director Lynn McCarron.

Cory handcrafts cold process soap. Cory makes his soap in Portage, where he also has a small shop front. A lot of his soaps names are inspired by Cape Breton, or the ingredients in them.

Punch and Jingles Ferments creates small batch, hand-crafted fermented veggies and drinks. In 2016, Brenna came to Cape Breton from Halifax through working with friends at Salty Roses and Periwinkle Cafe. A few years later, she moved to Sydney and started P&J full time. She sources ingredients locally through the Food Hub, and direct from farmers.

Kyle recently moved back to Cape Breton to start his leatherworking business. His products are handmade and named after small towns and villages found all over Cape Breton.

Inverness County’s new Warden, Laurie Cranton represents district 2, which includes Grand Etang, Belle Cote, and most of the Margarees.

councillor Bonny MacIsaac represents district 3, which includes Dunvegan, Inverness, and Strathlorne.

Wynn dabbles in it all...painting, printmaking, drawing and tattooing. He is originally from BC, and recently moved to Cape Breton to focus on his craft.