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Cape Breton’s leaking pipes are wasting water and moneyEvery morning, treated water enters Cape Breton’s distribution network, yet a substantial share never reaches the taps of homes, businesses, schools and…Whycocomagh wind farm divides its communityOn the western side of Cape Breton’s Bras d’Or Lake, Whycocomagh has long balanced a working landscape with forests, sheltered waterways, farms, tourism and…A Steelworker’s Fight for Pensions After Sydney Steel’s ClosureWhen the Sydney Steel plant in Sydney, Nova Scotia, closed in the early 2000s, the loss was measured in more than jobs. Families lost paychecks, businesses…Cape Breton weighs a housing fee for new homesCape Breton’s municipal councils are voting on whether to adopt a housing development fee, a charge connected to new residential building that could direct…Cape Breton’s diaspora can fund the places that matterThe role of Cape Breton's diaspora in funding local community projects is larger than sending money home. It is about turning distance into durable local…Pharmacare and the everyday health of Cape BretonCanada’s national pharmacare program is a work in progress, but its promise is easy to grasp: essential prescription medicines should be affordable for…How Membertou Stopped a Sydney Landfill ExpansionIn Membertou, a Mi’kmaq community on the outskirts of Sydney, Nova Scotia, a proposal to expand the municipal landfill became a test of who gets to shape the…Why Nova Scotia’s wilderness proposal divides snowmobile clubsNova Scotia’s proposal to establish new wilderness areas has brought snowmobile clubs into a dispute about what public land is for. The controversy is easy to…Inside Cape Breton’s Government Response To The Opioid CrisisCape Breton’s opioid crisis is being managed through a patchwork of public health, social services, policing, emergency medicine and community-led harm…Cape Breton’s coast prepares for a higher seaClimate adaptation on Cape Breton is not a single project involving a larger seawall or a higher forecast. It is a sequence of decisions about where homes can…