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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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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 Q+A
Tagged baseball, Cape Breton, challenges, community, drugs, Glace Bay, inspiration, Jay McNeil, photography, Q+A, radio, weight loss
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Locals vs. Come-From-Aways
On an island where being “from here” holds a lot of value – because those from here are really proud of Cape Breton, and of being Cape Bretoners – it makes sense that an opposite category, that of being “from … Continue reading
Posted in Leah's thoughts, Uncategorized
Tagged Cape Breton, Come From Aways, Locals, spring
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Q+A with Natalie Fraser
Natalie Fraser is 29 years old, originally from Sydney, and now living in Ottawa. She’s training for her first marathon and trying to fundraise $5000 for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society of Canada, motivated by her friend’s son Liam who … Continue reading
Posted in Q+A
Tagged Cape Breton, fundraising, leukemia, marathon, Ottawa, Q+A, running, Sydney, volunteering, Whitney Pier
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“Ideas Powered by Passion” – Why Rural Matters
It starts by writing. This is me in the Toronto Airport last week. It was the day before I was to give a short speech as part of “Ideas Powered by Passion”, in Sydney, and before the flight I was … Continue reading
Sydney Poet Jesse Ferguson – “Ovation”
April is National Poetry Month. You can read more about it here at the website of The Academy of American Poets, but what you need to know, basically, is that it is a month-long, national celebration of poetry established by … Continue reading
Posted in Art
Tagged Cape Breton, Cape Breton University, Jesse Ferguson, National Poetry Month, poetry, Sydney, writer, youth
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5 Tips for Cleaning Up Your Neighbourhood
My friend Brian is notorious for cleaning up the neighbourhood where he lives – he takes truckloads of garbage bags to the dump every couple of months – so a month ago I asked if he would write a post … Continue reading
Victoria County Plans Community Garden for Baddeck
This is so exciting! Behind the courthouse in Baddeck, the County is creating a community garden. Beds are only ten bucks! Here is both a short Q+A with Lyn Duchesney of Morgan’s Brook Landscaping, and the article that the local … Continue reading
Posted in Food + agriculture, Towns + communities
Tagged agriculture, Baddeck, Cape Breton, community, food, gardens, Victoria County
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