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Thursday February 28, 2013
Yacht Club Historical Value
Chris Borgal
Posted by Robert Doublett
The offer to look at the building's heritage value by an expert was made after it was revealed that the yacht club planned to move its main operations out of the historical building in downtown Sydney, leaving the building to a local government agency.
ECBC has no plans for the site, which is why it may be worthwhile to look at the building's heritage value and soundness at this time Not a problem unique to Cape Breton all over Canada the same issue is being discussed and debated.
Old churches, old city hall, old libraries, building that mean something to people and a harder to part with.
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Wednesday February 27, 2013
2013 Divorce Expo
Gwen Atkinson: Legal Information Society of Nova Scotia
Posted by Robert Doublett
Who stays in the house,? How will the kids have access to both parents? What about the pensions...the list of details is endless and confusing.
This is where a divorce expo comes in. There have been two in Atlantic Canada so far, this Friday and Saturday at Membertou will mark the third.
Gwen Atkinson from the Legal Information Society of Nova Scotia, she's the organizer.
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Tuesday February 26, 2013
Frankie MacDonald on KISS 92.5 FM
Roz Weston
Posted by Robert Doublett
Sydney Resident Frankie MacDonald recently presented his weather forecast on the website for Toronto radio station. Kiss 92.5 FM.
Frankie became a bit of celebrity, and his family thought, the butt of jokes on the KISS Morning presentation, the Roz and Mocha Show.
The radio station has cretaed a webpage featuring Frankie's videos and has included some of the exchanges between the two hosts about the Cape Bretoner.
Roz Weston is one of the hosts of the show. We called him because some family members, and people in the community took exception to what they heard on the site.
He did return our call and explained that when his show introduced frankie as a character he hadn't actually seen the video, he had only heard the audio, but when he saw the video, his developed an affection for the young man from Whitney Pier.
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- April 2013
- Fri., 5 – Royal Cape Breton Yacht Club Update
- Thu., 4 – Recruiting for the IB Program
- Thu., 4 – Anniversary Line Up
- Thu., 4 – Les Miserables Update
- Tue., 2 – Englishtown Ferry Update
- March 2013
- Thu., 28 – Jay Smith
- Wed., 27 – Cutting the "fluff".
- Wed., 27 – Funding your Olympic dreams
- Tue., 26 – From poverty to pottery
- Tue., 26 – Mainstreet Council
- Mon., 25 – Mayor Clarke reacts to the Federal Budget
- Thu., 21 – One Woman's Story
- Tue., 19 – The feasibility of Iron Ore in Sydney
- Thu., 14 – CBU's New Artist in Residence
- Wed., 13 – In Studio - Kyle Mischiek
- Tue., 12 – Cape Breton brings the party to ECMW
- Fri., 8 – Wapikat
- Wed., 6 – Canadian Independent Music Association
- Tue., 5 – The Mayor's Volunteer Task Force
- Mon., 4 – The Freedom to Read
- February 2013
- Thu., 28 – Yacht Club Historical Value
- Wed., 27 – 2013 Divorce Expo
- Tue., 26 – Frankie MacDonald on KISS 92.5 FM
- Fri., 22 – More Beds, Sooner
- Thu., 21 – Container Terminal - Discussion & Q&A
- Thu., 21 – Bulk Commodities - Discussion & Q&A
- Tue., 19 – The Exit Interview
- Mon., 18 – More ECBC Questions
- Wed., 13 – Senior Snow Removal
- Wed., 13 – Stuff We Wrote As Kids
- Mon., 11 – The Resignation of Pope Benedict XVI
- Fri., 8 – New Kids Gaelic CD
- Thu., 7 – Ice Crash
- Wed., 6 – The New Anne of Green Gables
- Mon., 4 – Searchlight Kickoff!
- Mon., 4 – Billdidit - NAMM Exhibition Floor.
- Mon., 4 – RCMP Respond to Criticism.
- Fri., 1 – Police News Conference
- Fri., 1 – Cowl Bowl Pennies
- January 2013
- Wed., 30 – The Tom Miller Human Rights Award
- Tue., 29 – ECBC Speaks
- Tue., 29 – The 2012 Aviva Community Fund Winners!
- Mon., 28 – This Was Not Preordained.
- Fri., 25 – 2/11
- Fri., 25 – EI for Multiple Births
- Wed., 23 – Call for Review
- Tue., 22 – Between a Wreck and a Hard Place.
- Tue., 22 – The First Address
- Mon., 21 – Hemorrhaging Faith
- Fri., 18 – Preserving The Yacht Club
- Thu., 17 – The Trouble with Transferable Credits
- Tue., 15 – ECMA Noms
- Mon., 14 – Skeete Sentencing
- Wed., 9 – Yacht Club Sale Questioned
- Tue., 8 – Virtual Drop-in Center
- Mon., 7 – Les Miserables Casting
- Thu., 3 – ECBC buying Royal Cape Breton Yacht Club
- Wed., 2 – Municipal Issues
- Wed., 2 – Idle No More
- Wed., 2 – Call for Submissions!
- December 2012
- Fri., 21 – Light Up A Life - 2012 Skating Party
- Wed., 19 – St. Anthony Daniels Senior Parish Choir
- Tue., 18 – Hear Me Out
- Fri., 14 – Salvation Army Efforts
- Thu., 13 – CBU Pet Therapy
- Wed., 12 – Bowater Mersey Pension Fund
- Tue., 11 – Best Christmas Gingerbread
- Mon., 10 – Harbourside Elementary School - Kiwanis Kids
- Thu., 6 – Disabled Housing Shortage
- Wed., 5 – State of the Province
- Tue., 4 – Amish Family Christmas
- Mon., 3 – Aviva Community Fund
- November 2012
- Fri., 30 – Lower Churchill Loan Agreement
- Wed., 28 – the Robert J. Morgan Grant
- Fri., 23 – The Hunger Count
- October 2012
- Thu., 18 – The Exit Interview
- Thu., 18 – Warm Water Deaths
- Wed., 17 – The Exit Interview
- Tue., 16 – The Exit Interview
- Mon., 15 – The Exit Interview
- Mon., 15 – No EI for Family Members
- Fri., 12 – Road Trip!
- Thu., 11 – On Location - Coxheath Hills
- Fri., 5 – Trapper Boy
- Mon., 1 – Natalie MacMaster Remembers
- September 2012
- Thu., 20 – On Location - Cabot Links
- Tue., 18 – Sydney Port Development
- Mon., 17 – Richmond Tax Decision
- Fri., 14 – "..it's supposed to look like that."
- Fri., 14 – Canso Causeway Protest
- Wed., 12 – Pepper Spray Attack
- Tue., 11 – Kin
- Mon., 10 – NewPage is Hiring
- Fri., 7 – Withdrawing from the Race
- Thu., 6 – CBRM Mayoral Candidate
- Wed., 5 – Youth Speaks Up
- Tue., 4 – Funding Worries
- August 2012
- Fri., 31 – Guilty
- Thu., 30 – "..the right thing to do."
- Wed., 29 – Kindermusik
- Wed., 29 – Where's the Red Shoe?
- Wed., 29 – CBRM Mayoral Candidate
- Mon., 27 – Talbot House Changes
- Mon., 27 – Talbot House Reaction
- Fri., 24 – Talbot House - Public Forum
- Thu., 23 – E-Cigarettes
- Thu., 23 – Glowing Plankton
- Tue., 21 – YMCA Sydney
- Mon., 20 – Mobile Care New Waterford
- Fri., 17 – Calling It A Day.
- Thu., 16 – New Page Deal
- Tue., 14 – Wake-Up Call Breakfast
- Fri., 10 – J.A. Douglas McCurdy Airport Improvements
- Wed., 8 – Junebugs Baby!
- Wed., 8 – MV Miner Removal
- Tue., 7 – A Better Methadone Program?
- Fri., 3 – Cape Breton Modern Drummer
- Thu., 2 – Nova Scotia Tourism Strategy
- Wed., 1 – Land Trust Donation
- July 2012
- Tue., 31 – 70 George Street
- Thu., 26 – Take Back The Night
- Wed., 25 – 2012 Wine Spectator Award
- Wed., 25 – Road Repair Request
- Tue., 24 – Remembering Carol Kennedy
- Fri., 20 – Calling it Quits
- Thu., 19 – Residential Addictions Treatment CB?
- Wed., 18 – the 'Lone Star State' Container Terminal
- Mon., 16 – Nova Scotia wins Jazz jobs.
- Fri., 13 – MV Miner - Departure
- Fri., 13 – Muskrat Falls - Escalating Costs
- Wed., 11 – Blueberry Honey Coconut Cups
- Wed., 11 – The Paleo Diet
- Mon., 9 – CBU - Refreshed Vision
- Fri., 6 – MV Miner - Salvage Project
- Thu., 5 – Government Jobs and Rural Communities
- June 2012
- Thu., 28 – Fenwick MacIntosh victim
- Thu., 28 – Cape Ann III Songwriting Contest
- Tue., 19 – The Archbishop's New Home
- Tue., 19 – Big Pond Beach: SOLD
- Tue., 19 – The Beautiful Game
- Fri., 15 – 2012 Canada 55+ Games
- Wed., 13 – International Baccalaureate Program Review
- Tue., 12 – Talbot House tender
- Mon., 11 – Labour Movement in North America
- Fri., 8 – Remembering Dave McKeough
- Tue., 5 – Talbot House Supporter
- Mon., 4 – Potential Greenfield Legal Action
- Fri., 1 – Nova Scotia's electoral map
- May 2012
- Wed., 30 – Auditor General's Report
- Tue., 29 – Department of Fisheries Closures
- Mon., 28 – CBCEDA Connector Program
- Fri., 25 – From the murky depths it comes.
- Thu., 24 – Eskasoni's Frist Female MD
- Tue., 22 – ACOA cuts regional development funding
- Fri., 18 – Drugstore Break-In
- Thu., 17 – The Exit Interview
- Thu., 17 – G20 Review
- Wed., 16 – Greenfield Purchase
- Wed., 16 – Membertou TCC - Fine Food Show
- Tue., 15 – Concerns over Nova Scotia Power
- Mon., 14 – Highschool football in CBRM.
- Fri., 11 – Anti-Identity Phobia Day
- Thu., 10 – I've Got A Crush On You
- Wed., 9 – Westray Draggermen
- Tue., 8 – Michique at Cannes
- Tue., 8 – Human Smuggling Exercises
- Mon., 7 – Music Monday 2012
- Fri., 4 – Preaching Political Engagement
- Thu., 3 – Loaves & Fishes
- Tue., 1 – Loaves and Questions
- April 2012
- Fri., 27 – Xstrata wants out.
- Thu., 26 – Talbot House - Call for Resignation
- Wed., 25 – Dancing Through History
- Tue., 24 – Education Reform
- Fri., 20 – St. Michael's Boys Choir
- Thu., 19 – Next Big Thing Gets Bigger
- Wed., 18 – Brakin' Tradition Reunion
- Mon., 16 – Talbot House opposes report.
- Fri., 13 – ECMA 2012
- Wed., 11 – Cuts to Nova Scotia Libraries.
- Tue., 10 – Why Men Lie
- Wed., 4 – On Location - Canadian Blood Services
- Mon., 2 – 1940's Championship Hockey
- March 2012
- Fri., 30 – Provincial Decentralization
- Wed., 28 – Reaching Out To Rwanda
- Tue., 27 – The Language of This Land, Mi'kma'ki
- Mon., 26 – St. Mary's Reprieve
- Fri., 23 – Sydneys Artifical Reefs
- Wed., 21 – Sense of Place
- Mon., 19 – Trestle Traditions
- Mon., 19 – Piano Accompaniment
- Sat., 17 – Sydney Steel Museum Society
- Thu., 15 – Violence Against Women
- Thu., 15 – University Security Protocol
- Wed., 14 – Community Services
- Wed., 14 – Canadian Centre for Child Protection
- Tue., 13 – The Hunger Games Panel
- Thu., 8 – Tablot House closed.
- Tue., 6 – Cape Breton Regional Council
- Mon., 5 – Job Training Announcement
- Thu., 1 – First Nations Song Writing Sessions
- February 2012
- Wed., 29 – Coastalbraid.com
- Tue., 28 – Ma's Meals
- Mon., 27 – Miner's Manor resignation
- Fri., 24 – Job Bank isn't working
- Thu., 23 – Xstrata coal by barge.
- Wed., 22 – High School Robbery
- Tue., 21 – Oxycontin out, OxyNEO in......for some.
- Fri., 17 – Braemore Home's incoming CEO
- Thu., 16 – Talbot House Incident
- Wed., 15 – Dominion Beach Renewal
- Mon., 13 – Courting the convention crowd
- Mon., 13 – International Ports Tour
- Thu., 9 – Robin's Demolition
- Tue., 7 – 30 years later: Point Tupper Blast
- Tue., 7 – The New SPCA - Renovations
- Mon., 6 – The Kids and Learning First Plan
- Mon., 6 – Mnohaya lita!
- Wed., 1 – Live from the Flamingo
- January 2012
- Tue., 31 – Tribute to the Carpenters
- Fri., 27 – Canada's Country Gentleman
Tommy Hunter - Thu., 26 – Provincal Energy Ventures
- Wed., 25 – CBC LIVE: The Haggis Taste Test
- Wed., 25 – WITS
RCMP Constable Andre Sparkes - Wed., 18 – Federation for Scottish Culture
Tom Wallace - Thu., 12 – Marine Atlantic Fare Hike
Marine Atlantic's Vice President of Customer Experience, Don Barnes
- December 2011
- Thu., 22 – Never let him go
Sam Moon - Fri., 16 – The Gaelic College responds
- Tue., 13 – The pipers debate
Maureen Carrol - Thu., 8 – Surprise! It's Dave Gunning!
- November 2011
- Tue., 29 – Wine on a budget
Natalie MacLean - Mon., 28 – LIVE IN STUDIO
David Francey - Thu., 24 – Protest songs of Cape Breton Isle
- Wed., 23 – Provincial SPCA plans legal action
- Tue., 22 – The SPCA standoff
- Mon., 21 – The welfare of Cape Breton's children
- Fri., 18 – SPCA shelter audit
- Thu., 17 – The magical world of silversmithing
- Wed., 16 – M/V Miner discussed in Ottawa
- Wed., 16 – Doc Walker brings 16 & 1 to Glace Bay
- Tue., 15 – Be cool, don't do drugs at school
- Tue., 15 – They've occupied our minds
- Mon., 14 – The Golden K, Sydney's ambassadors
- October 2011
- Fri., 28 – Red Brick Row
Marcia Smith - Tue., 25 – What we found.
- Fri., 21 – On the Road Again
Don Shebib - Wed., 19 – Sydney Harbour Silt Plume
- Fri., 14 – Rachel Davis & Buddy MacDonald
Cape Breton - Thu., 13 – Crowdis Bridge
Cape Breton - Thu., 13 – Cabot Gypsum
Reg MacLeod - Wed., 5 – Ingonish Grief Councling
Debbie MacIsaac - Mon., 3 – Harbour Dredging Begins
manager of dredging operation for Sydney Ports Corporation: Jim Wooder
- September 2011
- Fri., 23 – Paying Unsecured Creditors.
Danny Ellis - Wed., 21 – Frailty
Dr Greg Hirsch - Tue., 20 – The Exit Interview
Russ White - Tue., 13 – Dave Wilson Pleads Guilty
Brian DuBreuil - Mon., 12 – Greek Default
Craig Alexander - Wed., 7 – The Antagonist
Lynn Coady - Thu., 1 – Live in Studio
Carleton Stone
- August 2011
- Tue., 30 – Uncle Sam Wants You!
Terry Ritchie - Wed., 24 – Right Some Good
Alvin Leung - The Demon Chef - Tue., 16 – Nick Beaton
the Comedian
Sydney Weather Forecast
Sunday
Mainly sunny
7°C
Monday
Sunny
11°C
Tuesday
Periods of rain
8°C
Wednesday
Sunny
17°C
Thursday
A mix of sun and cloud
12°C
Air Times
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| Radio One | Weekdays 4:00 - 6:00 p.m. |
| Listen Live | Cape Breton | 1140 AM / 105.1 FM |
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