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The federal government says no cruise ships will be prohibited to enter Canadian waters until October 31st This effectively ends the cruiseship season in Cape Breton. The last scheduled ship was to dock in Sydney on the 30th of October. Chief Executive officer of the Port of Sydney, Marlene Usher joins us on Mainstreet.

Prof. Tom Urbaniak focuses on respect in this edition of the People's School – Respect for each other, for our community: Where is it lacking? What Can We Do to Build a Culture of Respect? How do we address blatant examples of disrespect?

The reading suggestions include two books by the same author, both are downloadable from the on-line booksellers. His name is P.M. Forni. The first book is Choosing Civility: The 25 Rules of Considerate Conduct. The second book by the same author, P.M. Forni – is called The Civility Solution: What to Do When People Are Rude.

The Cape Breton Regional Municipality is looking at a serious budget shortfall this year. The municipality is losing money that is would normally collect from services but is not right now due to the pandemic.

Brenda Chisholm Beaton, Mayor of Port Hawksbury, updates us on how the town is helping people cope with the pandemic.

Prof. Tom Urbaniak discusses the art of writing for change in this weeks edition of the People's School.

Recommended reading: Pierre Berton, The Joy of Writing (2003). This book is downloadable from the on-line book-sellers.

Not that we are counting but it is day 70 of Nova Scotia's Pandemic community response many people are still at work, and out in the public. In the last several weeks we have been watching the data tell us how we have been coping. Sarah Thorne runs Decision partners Inc...a firm which has been survey the public weekly to see how attitudes are shifting in this pandemic.

Ron Ingram of Neil's Harbour will mark a very special milestone later this month. On May 30th, he'll celebrate his 100th birthday. Those celebrations will have to be scaled down somewhat from what his family and community had originally planned, due to social distancing.

A Cape Bretoner is playing a pivotal role these days in Boston Massachusetts. Kathryn Burton grew up in Eskasoni, went to High School at Riverview, University at Kings in Halifax and is now the Chief of staff in the Boston Mayors office. She took office just days before the pandemic hit the city.

Medic Alert is partnering with with first responders from 10 Nova Scotia communities. Connect Protect visually cues police that the individual in their care has a history of wandering, cognitive diagnosis, mental health condition or the inability to speak for themselves.

To find out more, we spoke with Program Director Catherine Horolok and CBRPS Chief Robert Walsh.

The theme for today's People's School is "why it is important to preserve and share memories and records. Suggested reading is 300 Questions to Ask Your Parents Before It’s Too Late, by Shannon Alder.