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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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Category Archives: Q+A
Q+A with Emily Chafe and Steve Rankin
1. Name, age, where you live? Emily Chafe, 27, Glencoe. Steve Rankin, 30, Glencoe. 2. CB born and raised? Or recent transplants? (And however much biographical info you feel like giving.) I (Emily) was raised in Port Hawkesbury and Steve … Continue reading
Posted in Active living, Art, Business ideas, Community, Design, Outdoors, Q+A, Sustainability, Towns + communities, Work
Tagged Cape Breton, Emily Chafe, graphic design, Inverness County, photography, Port Hawkesbury, Port Hood, Q+A, Small business, Steve Rankin
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Q+A with Chef Shaun Zwarun
Three weeks ago when I went for a meal at Kiju’s, I got to sit down with Membertou Trade and Convention Centre’s Executive Chef, Shaun Zwarun, for a chat. We met up in the morning, and sat in a special events’ … Continue reading
Posted in Business ideas, Community, Food + agriculture, Mi'kmaq communities, Q+A
Tagged Cape Breton, Chef Shaun Zwarun, eating local, Kiju's, Membertou
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Risk Takers / Denise Arsenault
I’ve started a new interview series here on the blog, called “Risk Takers.” The reason is that I’m feeling “poised” these days, on the edge of whatever will come after I graduate in June from my two-year design program at NSCC. (I’m … Continue reading
Posted in Community, Jobs, Q+A, Towns + communities, Women + kids, Work
Tagged Cape Breton, Cheticamp, Denise Arsenault, Q+A, Risk Takers, volunteering
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risk takers: Hailey Isadore
I’ve started a new interview series on the blog, called “Risk Takers.” The reason is that I’m feeling “poised” these days, on the edge of whatever will come after I graduate in the spring from my two-year design program at NSCC. (Will … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Community, Day to Day Life, Design, Q+A, Towns + communities, Women + kids
Tagged Cape Breton, graphic design, Hailey Isadore, Mi'kmaq communities, Risk Takers, Wagmatcook
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risk takers: jenni welsh
I’m starting a new interview series on the blog. I’m feeling “poised” these days, on the edge of whatever will come after I graduate in the spring from my two-year design program at NSCC. (A job? Where? My own business? … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Community, Q+A, Women + kids, Work
Tagged Cape Breton, Jenni Welsh, photography, Q+A, Risk Takers, videography
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Q+A with David Williams & Faith Dodd
Name: David Williams and Faith Dodd Age: 36 and 37 Hometown: Dave – born in Newfoundland and grew up in Clarenville, now calls Sydney (Westmount) home. Faith – born in Baddeck and grew up all over the place and now calls Sydney (Westmount) … Continue reading
Posted in Active living, Food + agriculture, Markets, Newcomers, Q+A
Tagged Cape Breton, challenge, food, Local food
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Q+A with Bill Conall
I first met Bill about five years ago when I decided I wanted to have a writers’ group in Baddeck. I had put up ads around town, including in the credit union, the library and the laundromat. Not long after … Continue reading
Posted in History, Newcomers, Q+A, Towns + communities, Writing
Tagged 1970s, Bill Conall, Boularderie Island Press, Cape Breton, Hippies, history, The Promised Land
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