Tag Archives: Whitney Pier
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
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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
The Luthier and the Librarian: Brian Dean and Erin Phillips
Brian Dean and Erin Phillips live in Whitney Pier with their 4-month old daughter, Miriel. On one of the coldest days of the so-far mild winter, Feb 13th , I drive through Sydney and out to the Pier for a … Continue reading
Posted in Business ideas, Newcomers
Tagged art, business, Cape Breton, challenges, children, community, creativity, economic development, immigrants, interview, libraries, luthier, money, Montreal, multiculturalism, Permanent Resident, sustainability, Virginia, Whitney Pier
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