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Hi there! I'm Leah Noble, and from 2012 to 2014 this was my blog, "Dream Big Cape Breton." I used this space to share my thoughts, my photographs, and my take on life in Cape Breton.
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Monthly Archives: March 2012
My first speaking engagement
The registration deadline is coming up for a great event happening in Sydney next weekend! The event: The Youth Social Enterprise Boot Camp. Cost: free! Cape Breton University, in partnership with ACCSE and other local partners are challenging 50 young Cape Bretoners … Continue reading
Posted in Business ideas, Sustainability
Tagged Cape Breton, Cape Breton University, learning, social enterprise, workshop, youth
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Oh glorious Water!
Today is another beautiful, warm and sunny day in Baddeck Bay, and I suspect it is also gorgeous around most of the island. I woke up a little late to my mum going “Get up! It’s so nice out! You’re … Continue reading
Posted in Leah's thoughts
Tagged Cape Breton, challenges, panic, rest, spring, water, World Water Day
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Today…
Today I am… – Planning and dreaming (writing in my Dream Big notebook, reading tips and thoughts by Elsie at A Beautiful Mess, writing a bio for myself for the program for an upcoming workshop I’m speaking at, writing some … Continue reading
Q+A with Daniel Harris
Q+A is a new feature on Dream Big Cape Breton. These are interviews done over the Internet, via email or Facebook. I send someone 10 questions, they write back their responses! It’s quicker and saves time and fuel. The questions … Continue reading
Posted in Education, Q+A
Tagged bicycles, books, Brooklyn, Cabot Trail, Cape Breton, community, interview, Kate Beaton, New York City, PhD, philosophy, Q+A, university
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Beautiful weather for a drive!
Yesterday I was on the road a fair bit. I started the morning in Sydney at a meeting, then drove over Boularderie, over Kelly’s Mountain and then across the Englishtown Ferry, then turned towards St. Ann’s and stopped in North … Continue reading
Posted in Leah's thoughts, Towns + communities
Tagged Cabot Trail, Cape Breton, graphic design, NSCC, roads, spring, St. Ann's Bay
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“I write this for you!”- The Project So Far – March 2012
So we’re two months into the “Dream Big” journey. I started the blog in January and it’s now March. Time for another update! When I started this blog, I used that word – “journey” – with the thought that the … Continue reading
Beer Tasting – a Bitter Ale and a Stout
For my first interview on Dream Big Cape Breton, I spoke with Jeremy White and his partner Melanie about how they came to move to Cape Breton, and about their dreams to open a microbrewery. The next time I ran … Continue reading
Posted in Business ideas, Food + agriculture
Tagged agriculture, beer, Cape Breton, economic development, hops, microbrewery
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