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Nova Scotia’s assessment system and fixed-income homeownersFor an older homeowner in Sydney, Nova Scotia, the financial shock can arrive without anyone changing the house. A new property tax bill may be based on a…Cape Breton volunteers are burning out under mounting demandAfter the peak of the pandemic, Cape Breton's volunteer sector is burning out after years of increased demand. Emergency callouts, food insecurity, housing…Microplastics in Bras d'Or Lake: findings and implicationsMicroplastics have moved from a specialist concern on beaches into the centre of how communities judge the health of coastal waters and food chains. A study of…New federal sustainable jobs act could reshape Cape BretonCanada’s proposed federal Sustainable Jobs Act could put an important test to Ottawa’s industrial policy: whether workers whose livelihoods depend on fossil…Cape Breton's rural post offices sit at the heart of community lifeAcross Cape Breton, a postal van can cross paved highway, gravel road and forest track in a single route. The work looks ordinary until a storm closes a road,…Co-housing and ageing well on Cape BretonCo-housing places private homes and shared resources within one intentional community. Residents can retain their own kitchens, bedrooms and front doors while…Why Canada’s dairy supply management system faces trade pressureMilk rarely invites grand debate, but in Canada a carton on the shelf has become a revealing test of trade policy. The country’s dairy supply management…What one survivor’s testimony leaves in Cape BretonAt the centre of this account is one Cape Breton survivor, whose name and direct quotations are withheld to protect privacy. Their testimony turns a system…The Cape Breton co-op taking on the big boxesA Cape Breton co-operative grocery store is challenging big box retailers without trying to outspend them on every tin of soup. Its advantage begins with…Who decides what happens to Nova Scotia’s public forests?Conflict over logging on Crown lands near Cape Breton Highlands National Park is forcing Nova Scotia to weigh public forests, private industry, community…