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Cape Breton Island (French: île du Cap-Breton—formerly Île Royale, Scottish Gaelic: Ceap Breatainn or Eilean Cheap Bhreatainn, Míkmaq: Únamakika, simply: Cape Breton) is an island on the Atlantic coast of North America. The name probably derives from Cap Breton near Bayonne, or to the name Breton, the Anglicized version of the French historical region, Bretagne.
Cape Breton Island is part of the province of Nova Scotia, Canada. The 10,311 km2 (3,981 sq mi) island accounts for 18.7% of the total area of Nova Scotia. Although physically separated from the Nova Scotia peninsula by the Strait of Canso, it is artificially connected to mainland Nova Scotia by the 1,385 m (4,544 ft) long rock-fill Canso Causeway. The island is located east-northeast of the mainland with its northern and western coasts fronting on the Gulf of Saint Lawrence; its western coast also forming the eastern limits of the Northumberland Strait. The eastern and southern coasts front the Atlantic Ocean; its eastern coast also forming the western limits of the Cabot Strait. Its landmass slopes upward from south to north, culminating in the highlands of its northern cape. One of the world's larger salt water lakes, Bras d'Or ("Arm of Gold" in French), dominates the centre of the island.
Cape Breton Regional Municipality, often shortened to simply CBRM, is a regional municipality in Nova Scotia's Cape Breton County.
According to the 2011 Census of Canada, the population within the Cape Breton Regional Municipality is 97,398. Its population makes it the second largest municipality in the province.
In 1995, the government of Nova Scotia sought to reduce the number of incorporated towns and cities in the province through amalgamation. The municipalities from which the CBRM was created include: the Municipality of the County of Cape Breton, the City of Sydney, the Towns of Glace Bay, Sydney Mines, New Waterford, North Sydney, Dominion and Louisbourg.
Paleo-Indians camped at locations in present-day Nova Scotia approximately 11,000 years ago. Archaic Indians are believed to have been present in the area between 1,000 and 5,000 years ago. Mi'kmaq, the First Nations of this area, are their direct descendants.
The explorer John Cabot is believed to have visited present-day Cape Breton in 1497, although this claim is also contested by Newfoundland.
A regional municipality (or region) is a type of Canadian municipal government similar to and at the same municipal government level as a county, although the specific structure and servicing responsibilities may vary from place to place. Regional municipalities were formed in highly populated areas where it was considered more efficient to provide certain services, such as water, emergency services, and waste management over an area encompassing more than one local municipality. For this reason, regions may be involved in providing services to residents and businesses.
Regional municipalities, where they include smaller municipalities within their boundaries, are sometimes referred to as "upper-tier" municipalities. Regional municipalities generally have more servicing responsibilities than counties. Typical services include maintenance and construction of arterial roads, transit, policing, sewer and water systems, waste disposal, region-wide land-use planning and development and health and social services.
Cape Breton Regional Police SUV Destroys Garbage Can. Has to drive up on the median to do so. This is not an accident. At about 5pm on December 14th I pressed ‘SEND” on an email to the Nova Scotia Police complaints commissioner over an incident in August where Constable Keith Power of CBRM police arrived at my back door at about 11:45pm banging and pulling on the door demanding I open it. I opened the screen on the steel door and asked him why I should do that. He demanded I open the door again, yelling; “ CBRM police, open up.” Just like in movies for children, except I’m over 60 and aware of what proper police conduct is. This wasn’t it. I sent him away, but first asked why, exactly, he was at my door. He said there were complaints of kids “snooping” in the area. He told me my ...
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This is a video from the camera at the front of the house. You can see the police car arrive on Centre St @ the 2:29 mark & then see him approach the house and come up the driveway at the 9:53 mark (without his flashlight on, he saved that to shine in my eyes as I got to the door). He comes back down the driveway at the 12:47 mark. He then has a very nice convo with the pot heads next door & it looks as though he's saying, " Well, I tried." Potheads were looking pretty smug as I canvassed the neighbours to discover who made the call about snooping kids and why. (CBRM admin said no call came in from our area. She rhymed off all the areas that did call....I'm sure there will be a tidy explanation for this when B Platoon comes back on shift Wednesday. I really wish there was just this on...
CBRM Mayor Candidates Debate October 2, 2012, Sydney, NS with Rankin MacSween and Cecil Clarke
Video five promoting Active Transportation Week 2015 in the Cape Breton Regional Municipality.
My opinion on why you shouldn't vote for Jim MacLeod in the next CBRM municipal election!
Video three promoting Active Transportation Week 2015 in the Cape Breton Regional Municipality.
Video 4 promoting Active Transportation Week 2015 in the Cape Breton Regional Municipality.
Video two promoting Active Transportation Week 2015 in the Cape Breton Regional Municipality.