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Hi there! I'm Leah and this is my blog. "Dream Big Cape Breton" is about my life on Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia, Canada.
It's about looking for, and finding, inspiration + joy all around me.
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the island versus the counties
I’m from Baddeck. It’s in Victoria County, one of the four counties on the island. When I told people in Baddeck that I was moving to North Sydney, which is in Cape Breton County, sometimes people would say, “Oh that’s … Continue reading
municipal election 2012
So I’ve been putting off a post about the municipal election, mostly because I haven’t really had the time (or made the time, I guess it depends on your perspective) to think about the municipal election. I find myself wishing … Continue reading
Posted in Politics, Towns + communities
Tagged municipal election, politics, voter apathy
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give me a sign
The signs are sprouting up everywhere. (These ones are some that I passed on a walk the other day, near my house.) Let’s have some fun with this – take a snapshot or two of an election sign or signs … Continue reading
Why should we care if rural communities live or die?
“Why should we care if rural communities live or die?” Kate Oland asked recently. I do care about what happens to rural communities, but I find that when I think about the life and death cycles of these human settlements … Continue reading
Happy 145th Birthday Canada!
I’m off to the Mainland for the long weekend. I’ll be back with regular programming on Tuesday. You know, it’s funny, when I was a kid, Canada Day was all about the parade – candy being tossed to us kids … Continue reading
Posted in Politics, Work
Tagged Baddeck, Canada Day, Dingwall, Fire Hall Dance, geese, Pierre Trudeau
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Q+A with Jay McNeil
Jay McNeil is the News Director for Newcap Radio in Cape Breton, which owns 101.9 The Giant (top 40 hits) and 103.5 The Eagle (country music). He cohosts The Early Show on The Eagle (weekdays 6AM-9AM). If you would like … Continue reading
Posted in Challenges, People, Politics, Q+A
Tagged baseball, Cape Breton, challenges, community, drugs, Glace Bay, inspiration, Jay McNeil, photography, Q+A, radio, weight loss
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Weekly Link Round-up
This week the Dream Big Facebook group was fairly active, with group members sharing links to various things happening in Cape Breton. Once a week I try and round up these links in a list here on the blog. The … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Markets, Mi'kmaq communities, People, Politics, Towns + communities
Tagged Cape Breton, Facebook, links, music, Northend, parks, Unamaki
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