This is part of a new series in honour of the 50th anniversary of Cape Breton University. Wendy Bergfeldt will be joined by 50 people who have helped shape CBU into what it is today. Todd Hiscock speaks about the influence of Elizabeth and Harry Boardmore. Music by Howie MacDonald.

This is part of a new series in honour of the 50th anniversary of Cape Breton University. Wendy Bergfeldt will be joined by 50 people who have helped shape CBU into what it is today. Bette MacDonald and Maynard Morrison speak about how much Elizabeth and Harry Boardmore influenced their lives. 

This is part of a new series in honour of the 50th anniversary of Cape Breton University. Wendy Bergfeldt will be joined by 50 people who have helped shape CBU into what it is today. Lachlan MacKinnon speaks about Donald MacGillivray and his contributions to CBU. Music by Ian MacDougall.

This is part of a new series in honour of the 50th anniversary of Cape Breton University. Wendy Bergfeldt will be joined by 50 people who have helped shape CBU into what it is today. Laurianne Sylvester shares her memories and speaks about the legacy of Dr. Murdena Marshall and Sister Dorothy Moore. Music by Morgan Toney.

Join us at the Old Sydney Society for the launch of a collection of essays edited by Andy Parnaby and Lachlan MacKinnon titled Cape Breton in the Long Twentieth Century: Formations and legacies of industrial capitalism

Mayor Amanda McDougall joins Wendy Bergfeldt to explain why. She also reflects on her time spent in office.

Editor and publisher of the Cape Breton Spectator, Mary Campbell, passed away. We hear from Tim Bousquet, who worked with her on several projects.

This week on Mainstreet, we're bringing you a series about the varying experiences of entrepreneurship on Cape Breton Island. We're calling it "The Ins and Outs of Small Business". Our next stop is the Ager Lane Flower Farm and Event Space in Big Bras d'Or.

We continue our series on small businesses in Cape Breton with a visit to the Green Hills Christmas tree farm in Albert Bridge.

A new $4.3 million NSERC Alliance-Mitacs Accelerate Grant will support a partnership between the Atlantic First Nations Water Authority (AFNWA) and Dalhousie University to help the organization in their mission to deliver world-class drinking water and wastewater treatment guided by Indigenous knowledge and values.  

In the first installment of our series "The Ins and Outs of Small Business", we visit Mullins Rite Stop in Albert Bridge, and speak with former co-owner Ed Mullins.