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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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Ed’s Books and More
Yesterday I had a few minutes to spare in the morning after an appointment in downtown Sydney. It was a beautiful morning, the sun was bright and the wind was only moderate. So I went for a little walk to … Continue reading
Posted in Business ideas, Towns + communities
Tagged Bookstores, Downtown Sydney, Ed's Books and More, Sydney
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Protocase, Part III: Q+A With Douglas Ronne
Two weeks ago I posted a photo tour of Protocase, Inc, a Sydney-based manufacturer of custom electronics enclosures. Last week I ran a Q+A with the co-owner of that company, Doug Milburn. This is a Q+A with their lead software … Continue reading
Posted in Business ideas, Jobs, Q+A, Work
Tagged Alicia Lake, Baddeck, Douglas Ronne, Local food, Protocase Inc, Software developer, Sydney
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Protocase Part II: Q+A with Doug Milburn
Last week I posted a photo tour of Protocase, Inc, a Sydney-based manufacturer of custom electronics enclosures. This is a Q+A with the co-owner of that company, Doug Milburn. 1. What’s your age? Hmmm … I’m in my forties now. … Continue reading
Posted in Active living, Business ideas, Jobs, Q+A
Tagged business, Cape Breton, Doug Milburn, electronics, Protocase, Sydney
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Local Businesses: Protocase, Part 1
Just to give you an idea of how backed up I am in turning raw material (photos, written interviews, etc) into actual blog posts, I visited Protocase for this piece back in March. Yikes! Although, maybe with such a vibrant, … Continue reading
Posted in Business ideas, Jobs, Q+A, Work
Tagged CAD, Cape Breton, Doug Milburn, Douglas Ronne, engineering, Protocase Inc, Q+A, Sydney
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Q+A with Madonna Doucette
Oh, Madonna. I like to call her my “evil twin”. (I got that term from Elsie Larson’s online class “Blog Love”, which is all about developing your blog to make it the very best it can be. In the course, one … Continue reading
Posted in Q+A, Women + kids
Tagged Coastal Braid, International Day Against Homophobia, LGBTQ, Madonna Doucette, Q+A, Sydney
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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
