Mainstreet Cape Breton

Introducing Mi'kmaq fiddler Morgan Toney. He shares his experience playing at the 2020 Celtic Colours Festival.

The Cape Breton Partnership launched a pitch competition to help job seekers get exposure in a creative way. Robyn Lee Seale, from the Cape Breton Partnership, tells us more about Hire me Cape Breton!

A group of young women in the Port Hawksebury area are working on change...one day and one project at a time. Girls Taking Action creates social action projects focusing on self love, body positivity, sexuality and gender. Adult facilitator for the group, Faye Fraser, joins Mainstreet's Jennifer Ludlow to talk about the group.

After two years of fundraising, MacGillivray Guest Home has a new set of wheels. The bus is used to take residents on outings. Mainstreet's Jennifer Ludlow speaks with Kim Hooper, Director of Recreation Services with MacGillivray Guest Home, and Ian MacNeil, the Community Engagement Coordinator with Home Instead Senior Care.

The first fall episode of Mainstreet's Seeking Council feature features Councilors Earlene MacMullin, Eldon MacDonald and Steve Gillespie. The CBRM is fresh off a municipal election. The councilors discuss the tone of the election campaign and offer advice to first-time councilors.

A new kidney dialysis centre is set to open at the Glace Bay Hospital. The $8-million, six-station Tom Peach Renal Dialysis Clinic was unveiled Friday.

As the nights are getting colder, it is more difficult for homeless people in downtown Sydney to find a safe place to shelter. We speak with Christine Porter, from the Ally Centre in downtown Sydney.

On this edition of the People's School, Tom Urbaniak and Yarmouth Mayor Pam Mood discuss municipal governments and where to look for good information to improve communities.

Candidates for mayor in the Cape Breton Regional Municipality weighed in on the question of a new central library for Sydney at an event held by the Cape Breton Chamber of Commerce.

Five of the six candidates attended. Candidate, Archie MacKinnon, was unable to attend because of a personal matter.

In an excerpt from the CBC Cape Breton hosted debate for the 6 candidates for Mayor in the CBRM, here is a discussion on poverty. Candidates Chris Abbass, Cecil Clarke, Kevin MacEachern, Archie MacKinnon, Amanda McDougall and John Strasser all took part. The debate was moderated by Information Morning host, Steve Sutherland.