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Winter Tourism Operators Hoping To Cash In On Big Snow

ape Breton Island tourism partnered with the Snowmobile operators are hopeful that Association of Nova Scotia to Cpredictions of a colder promote Cape Breton Island as a and snowier winter will produce snowmobile destination. We are a banner year for winter visitors. also working with local experts who are passionate about other Cape Breton Island boasts a outdoor activities, like hiking, range of outdoor winter activities, skiing, and snowshoeing, and including skiing, snowshoe giving them a platform to connect hiking, and snowmobiling. with their communities.” An increase in winter Accordingly, Destination Cape tourism in recent years In 2014, the Ivany Breton conducted a survey of has been a boon to Report called for local tourism operators, and tourism operators, the Nova Scotia produced an online resource for who can face lean tourism industry winter activities, including what times in the off to double its to do, where to stay, and where season. revenues to $4 to eat. billion annually by “The Farmers’ 2024. To achieve For more information on winter Almanac has us this milestone, the adventures on Cape Breton really excited about industry will need Island, visit CBIsland.com/winter the winter of 2019,” said to extend the tourist Mary Tulle, CEO of Destination season by providing year-round MORE goCBmag.com Cape Breton. “Once again, we’ve experiences to attract visitors.

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However, Environment Canada has projected a larger than normal el Niño event on the west coast that will result in warmer temperatures across Canada. As a result, the agency is predicting the Maritimes will experience slightly warmer weather and winter storms that feature mixed precipitation — snow and rain.

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Creative Endeavours PHOTO CREDIT Corey Katz PHOTO CREDIT Corey Artisan Incubator Brings Artists To Port Hawkesbury

he Cape Breton Centre for Craft & Design Customs House is open to the public daily, has opened an incubator for artisans in allowing visitors to see the crafts being produced TPort Hawkesbury. Customs House has and engage with the artists. fully-equipped studio space and subsidized rent, and provides business training and marketing For more information, visit CapeBretonCraft.com support so that resident artists can develop skills to launch successful careers.

“It’s rare to have a residency that also helps you grow and promote your business,” said textile- artist Josie Robinson, who moved to Cape Breton from British Columbia. “It’s also great to interact with other artists at the same stage in their careers, so we can all learn and share together.”

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fallen, but more importantly, A good rule of thumb is to cut out trimming when the sap has roughly a third of the branches, stopped prevents unwanted and stagger your cuts. Always bolting. Often, folks will tell me look for branches that touch, that their lovely bush has gone and look for an outward facing wild since trimming it back. In bud. This is where you make conversation, I find out that your cut. Also, always try to cut they trimmed in the spring or branches on a diagonal. summer. This usually produces oddly shaped branches, or Although it’s not the time to a crazy amount of branches be digging in our gardens, we shooting straight up. can be getting our hands dirty Valerie Planetta in other ways. Remember, you Unless your bush is a lilac, can be putting down lime and As we are now getting into which is best trimmed after planting bulbs too. colder weather, the sap in our the blooms are done in June, trees and shrubs is slowing it is best to do your pruning in Happiest of Holiday Seasons to down, and they will soon be late fall or early winter days. you all! dormant for the winter. This is We always have some great a great time for trimming down days in November and early Valerie Planetta trees and shrubs to a more December. Valerie’s Greenhouse manageable size. This advice also applies to fruit Trimming this time of year is trees. We trim our apple and goCBmag.com easier once the leaves have pear trees every December. MORE 100% STAYS IN CAPE BRETON TO STRENGTHEN HEALTHCARE 8 find share everything goCapeBreton.com goCapeBreton.com MAGAZINE Issue 6

Marcato Acquired By Patron Technologies

arcato Digital Solutions of Sydney was recently Macquired by Patron Technology of Pittsburgh, PA for an undisclosed amount. Marcato is a technology company that develops software for live-event management.

“Selling the company was always in the plan,” said Co-Founder Darren Gallop. “We positioned Marcato to Marcato Co-Founders Darren Gallop and Morgan Currie become part of something bigger, and the resulting Darren is leaving Marcato to are now investing outside the acquisition is good for for the focus on his new company, major US hubs. Getting this employees, the founders, and Securicy. As an entrepreneur kind of investment is a major the community.” who has started, grown, and validation for our local technology exited a company, he is now community, and I expect more The new parent company sees working to do the same with his exits in the future.” value in keeping the Marcato new startup. team together, and expects to For more information, visit continue building the company “It’s how the ecosystem is MarcatoFestival.com in Sydney. Co-founder Morgan supposed to work,” added Darren. Currie will continue to work at “This past year was a record year Marcato as Chief Technology for private capital investment in MORE goCBmag.com Officer. Nova Scotia. Venture capitalists

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Canary In The Mine East Coast Disaster Songs

BY RICHARD LORWAY Springhill, NS, 1956

he East Coast of Canada Scanlon and fellow Carleton the history of disaster songs has a rich history of disaster Professor Del Muise teamed and listen to the music. With Tsongs that tell of loss and up with Sparling and collected no advertising or publicity, the communities suffering with a database of over 500 songs. site was soon seeing 1,000 shared grief. Mine accidents, Each person conducted their visitors a month. like Springhill and Westray, own research and analysis on and nautical disasters, like the the collection. “People wrote looking for Ocean Ranger and the Titanic, information about loved are examples of events that ones who were involved in have had many songs written the tragedies, or researching about them. family history,” said Sparling. “Songwriters wrote to thank us Dr. Heather Sparling is for including their songs. The an Associate Professor in response was amazing.” Ethnomusicology at Cape Breton University who has Sparling also knew that many developed a travelling exhibit, community museums were called Canary in the Mine, that looking for programs to bring explores the rich tradition of people back for repeat visits, disaster songs. so she designed Canary in the Mine to meet their needs. “Disaster songs are a way Using iPad-based kiosks meant for communities to share the exhibit was easy to set up, information and process grief did not require much room, and following tragedies,” said Dr. enabled interactivity and song Sparling. “As well as telling “One thing that struck me playback so visitors could have the story and commemorating was the number of songs a rich experience. those lost, there is often also about modern tragedies,” said a search for truth and justice.” Sparling. “Folk songs were a Canary in the Mine will be on traditional means of sharing display in the new ACAP offices The research was started news before the advent of in early 2019. by Professor Joe Scanlon modern media, so it surprised of Carleton University who me to find so many songs about For more information, wanted to know how disasters Westray and the Ocean Ranger.” visit DisasterSongs.ca were represented in folk songs. Scanlon learned from the To share her work more widely, data that most disaster songs Sparling created a website that MORE goCBmag.com originated on the East Coast. enabled visitors to learn about 10 find share everything goCapeBreton.com goCapeBreton.com MAGAZINE Issue 6

Made in Cape Breton Kiltmaker Looking To Grow Business

eana Lloy designs custom working 12-hour days also creates tartan tartans and makes kilts to keep up with the fashion accessories, Dfrom a studio in her home orders,” said Deana. like handbags and in Sydney. Through her company “I’m looking for space jewellery. Red Label Kilts & Tartan Design, in the downtown core Deana has designed kilts for and hoping to hire For more information, Dartmouth, City of Lakes and a couple of people visit the Red Label Colchester, NS, and has 12 so I can grow the Kilts & Tartan Design Deana Lloy

designs registered with the business.” PHOTO CREDIT Anita Clemens Facebook page. Scottish Register of Tartans. As well as individual orders, “Each kilt takes 16 to 24 hours Deana supplies kilts to pipe bands goCBmag.com to make, and I’m currently and the Canadian military. She MORE Because You Care PRESENTED BY:

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Arts & Culture A Christmas Carol Reprised At the Highland Arts Theatre

n what has become an annual tradition, the Highland Arts Theatre in Sydney will present ICharles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol in December. Once again, audience members will journey with Scrooge to Christmases past, present, and future with theatre, dance, and music. Show times are December 12 to 16 at 8pm. The production is suitable for all ages.

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Our People Kinsmen Deliver At Christmas ike many local “We’ve helped a lot of people over the years,” service clubs, the said Program Coordinator Ernie Lewis. “Last LKinsmen Club year we had seven trucks going and delivered of Sydney has had groceries to 103 families. This year we expect membership challenges to do the same, if not more.” in recent years. With only 15 members, Giving is coordinated through the Salvation the Club is still making a big difference in our Army so that there is no overlap with other local community. charities.

For over 30 years, the Kinsmen have delivered To contact the Kinsmen, send email to philipmac@ groceries to needy families during the Holiday syd.eastlink.ca season. In recent times, the Families For Families program has expanded to provide for over 100 households in the Cape Breton

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Our People Sydney Native Played For Four of Original Six NHL Teams Parker bounced around in New multi-player deal, and he played York, alternating between the there for half a season before Rangers and their AHL affiliate being traded back to Detroit. teams for a number of years. During this period, he suffered When the league expanded in from a chronically-sore shoulder 1967, Parker was drafted by the that hampered his play. When , where he New York let him go, he had played for two seasons until his the shoulder X-rayed and was retirement in 1969. Parker ended surprised to discover that part his playing career with 323 NHL of a drill bit from a previous points in 676 games played. Parker MacDonald operation had broken off, and was still embedded in it. Parker coached for many years arker MacDonald grew in both the AHL and NHL, up in Sydney and played With the metal removed, the including stints as head coach Pone game for the Sydney decided to for the Minnesota North Stars, Millionaires in 1949 before give him a chance in 1960, and and briefly for the Los Angeles moving to Toronto and playing Parker centred a line between Kings before retiring in 1982. with the Marlboros. Parker broke legends and Alex into the NHL in 1952, playing Delvecchio. His play improved Parker MacDonald was inducted one game with the Maple Leafs, and Parker had his best year in into the Cape Breton Hockey Hall before moving down to the AHL’s 1962 – 63, scoring 33 goals of Fame in 1982. He passed . The Leafs that season, with eight of them away in Northford, Connecticut in brought him back up in 1954, being game-winners. August of 2017 at the age of 84. where he played for one season. He was then released and picked In 1965, Parker was traded to up by the . the as part of a MORE goCBmag.com

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Famous Cape Bretoners Ashley MacIsaac First In Line For Legal Cannabis In Cape Breton ell-known fiddler Ashley MacIsaac waited in line overnight at the Nova Scotia Liquor WCommission in Sydney River to be the first person to legally buy cannabis in Cape Breton.

“People have spent so many years wishing and hoping this day would come,” said Ashley. “I was here at 9:30pm the night before, and when they closed the doors at 10:00pm, I was the first to stand in line.”

Ashley brought his fiddle with him, but decided Ashley MacIsaac it was too cold to break out the bow and play a few tunes, as the cold might have damaged his MORE goCBmag.com instrument.

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After months of negotiations, Social media superstar, Hilton Parks Canada was forced to the Margaree Chase the Ace the Shark, spent part of his close Cape Breton’s Skyline dispute between winners Barb summer cruising the coastline Trail because of aggressive Reddick and Tyrone MacInnis of Cape Breton Island near moose behaviour in the area. was finally settled out of court. Donkin and Port Morien. Hikers were reportedly trying to take selfies with the moose during mating season. Cape Breton Property Bruce Guthro Bids Listed For $4 Million Slán To Runrig After 20 years 10 Cape Breton Driving Tips

A local real-estate company listed a property in Chimney Niki Toomey shared this post Corner Beach for $4,000,000. while attending Runrig’s Last The property features a 1.2 Dance — a concert marking Rory Andrews shared his wit kilometer beach on the Gulf of the end of the Scottish band’s and wisdom in this tongue-in- St. Lawrence, 300+ acres of 45-year journey. The event cheek guide to driving in Cape land, and your very own cove for took place at Stirling Castle in Breton. mooring a yacht. Scotland.

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Aaron Lewis Inducted A Brief History of Sydney Bellringer Into Nova Scotia Cape Breton Island Video Goes Viral With Country Music Hall of Written In 1912 Over 1.5M Views Fame

Daniel MacNeil shared an In keeping with the Holiday Cape Breton Singer/Songwriter excerpt from A Brief History of Season, we remember the video Aaron Lewis was recently Cape Breton Island, originally that local fitness instructor inducted into the Nova Scotia published in 1912. Glenda Watt shared on her Country Music Hall of Fame. Facebook page in 2015 of Angels We Have Heard On High played Wonder Woman on the chimes (carillon) in the Visits Cape Breton Highland Arts Theatre in Sydney. A Celtic Family Highlands Christmas The Original Tasty Treat

Issue #29 of the Justice League A one-hour TV special with the comic book series opens with MacMaster-Leahy family will Wonder Woman in the Cape Therese MacAdam is a Glace premiere in December. It's Breton Highlands, reflecting Bay writer who shared the story called A Celtic Family Christmas. on a battle with the Kindred and investigating a galactic of the original Tasty Treat, in transmission coming from a her blog MyGlaceBay.com. local source.

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Directions Put the first nine ingredients in a large, heavy saucepan. Cook over low heat, stirring until the meat is no longer pink and you have about half of the liquid left.

Cover and cook gently for another 30 – 40 minutes.

Mix the mashed potatoes into the cooked mixture. Let cool. Christmas Tourtière Preheat the oven to 450ºF. Roll out the pastry into two circles. BY SHELLEY DECORBY, THYME SAVOUR Line the pan with one circle. Fill with cool meat mixture. Place the This dish is called “tourtiere” because it was originally made other circle on top of the mixture. with tourtes or passenger pigeons. Since the disappearance of Seal edges and slash top of crust. passenger pigeons, the recipe uses various meats. Traditionally, Bake for 10 minutes at 450ºF, it is served on Christmas Eve. and then reduce heat to 350ºF Ingredients and bake 30 – 40 minutes longer. 1 ½ pounds lean ground ¼ teaspoon pepper Makes 6 servings. pork and beef 1 ½ teaspoons salt Variation: Can add boiled chicken 1 small onion, chopped very fine ¼ teaspoon sage in the mixture, or a mixture of ½ cup boiling water Pinch of cloves, ground various ground meats, but pork is 1 garlic clove, chopped or 3 – 4 medium-sized potatoes, usually part of the mixture. 1 teaspoon garlic powder boiled and mashed ¼ teaspoon celery salt or Pastry for a two-crust pie, MORE goCBmag.com 1 small branch of celery leaves 9 inches in diameter

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South America, playing on the Colombian national team and later as a professional in the 1940s and 1950s. Gonzalez’ cousin also played on the national team in 1938, which Gonzalez himself would go on to do in the early 1990s.

Gonzalez started his career as a professional basketball player in the 1980s when he was only 16 years old. He played with the Colombian national team in Ecuador, Panama, Venezuela, and other countries, while winning many championships along the way.

At age 25, Gonzalez retired from basketball to escape the civil unrest and violence Basketball Is that beset Colombia in the early 1990s. He moved to Los Angeles, CA to join his Beautiful To older brother, a professional kickboxer. Gonzalez made his Highlanders way working a variety of jobs, eventually starting his own Head Coach catering business and cafes. But, basketball remained his true love, and in his early 40s he was able to sell his businesses and return to basketball full time he Cape Breton espresso at Doktor Luke’s in as a coach. His winning record Highlanders professional Sydney. “It’s an honour to be stayed with him and he won the Tbasketball team hit the with the Highlanders, and I’m Colombian Professional DIRECTV court for Season 3 with new already falling in love with the league championship in 2015. Head Coach Bernardo Fitz- community,” Gonzalez said. Gonzalez. Gonzalez arrived in Home for Gonzalez is Cape Breton in mid-October and Gonzalez was destined for a Pasadena, CA where he lives has already settled in with his career in basketball. He was with his wife, Suzanne. Years team and community. born and raised in Bogota, ago, they adopted a child from Colombia. His father, Alfredo Africa, Muusa Dama, who now A native of Colombia, he can “Sandrini” Gonzalez, was one plays professional basketball be frequently found enjoying an of the top basketball players in in France. 22 find share everything goCapeBreton.com goCapeBreton.com MAGAZINE Issue 6

while establishing meaningful personal relationships. I think the NBLC has the potential to be one of the top basketball leagues in the world,” he added.

Asked why he has dedicated his life to basketball, Gonzalez passionately explains, “I love it. Basketball is beautiful. Basketball is life. There is so Now, 51 years old and in his first much to experience.” Follow the Highlanders at season coaching in the National HighlanderBasketball.ca Basketball League of Canada, Cape Bretoners can see Gonzalez and on Facebook Gonzalez is bringing his own and the Highlanders team in @HighlandersBasketball perspective to the Highlanders. action at 20 home games played “My main focus is connecting at Centre 200 from November to with players, pushing them March. Ticket prices start as low MORE goCBmag.com to be the best they can be, as $10.

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Our People Local Mother and Autism Advocate Pens First Book

racey Hilliard has a family The book describes the day-to-day experience that has become journey between school, home Tfar too common in today’s life, and all that living with autism world. Her son, Matthew, has presents to an average family, autism. Now 22 years old, and Matthew’s efforts to find his Matthew and his family have place in the world. suffered through the same struggles that many others Reviewers of the book suggest face when a family member that it can help families and is diagnosed on the autism educators navigate a child’s spectrum. social, emotional, behavioural, and educational development. Autism spectrum disorder refers And, that parents of a child to a broad range of conditions Tracey Hilliard with autism should read the characterized by challenges book to build hope, while health with social skills, repetitive sense of everything so that we professionals should read the behaviors, speech, and nonverbal could help our child understand book to develop empathy for communication. his own condition.” families.

Tracey describes her mindset Tracey’s experience through Tracey lives in Mira with her when Matthew was firstchallenges and successes husband, Mike, and sons diagnosed, “I particularly motivated her to share her story Matthew and Marcus. Find out remember feeling confused with in a new book, Through Rainbows more about the book and how the complexity of the medical & Storm Clouds. As Tracey to buy it at TraceyHilliard.com terms and the overall uncertainty describes, “I want people to know of how to move forward. My they are not alone. That there are MORE goCBmag.com husband and I wanted to make people out there who care.”

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Dave and J.P. have put together a Christmas show and are touring the Maritimes this Holiday Season. They are bringing their show to the Frolic & Folk Pub in Iona, the Judique Community Centre, and

the Highland Arts Theatre in Sydney. Dave Gunning & J.P. Cormier PHOTO CREDIT Jonathan Beadle

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Success Tastes Sweet For Cabotto Chocolates

isters Penny Steele surrounded daily by all these myself shipping more and more and Deborah Karn have wonderful creations from boxes back and forth. I decided Sfound their recipe for local artists,” explains Penny. I may as well take the plunge success, and it tastes rich and “I wanted to create something and move to Indian Brook. chocolatey. myself, and also have a treat I I already knew the area and I could sell to visitors to enhance love living here.” Based in Indian Brook on the their experience.” Cabot Trail, Cabotto Now in their fourth year, Chocolates creates Penny talked with her Penny and Deborahcan barely handmade sister Deborah, keep up with the demand. confections an engineering Cabotto Chocolates are sold using natural technician who at Colouratura during its ingredients. was living in operating season. As well, Their recipes London, ON, Cabotto will have a table at the feature Belgian and asked Cape Breton Farmers’ Market chocolate, fresh her to design in Sydney during the month of butter and cream, Penny Steele and the custom December. and no corn syrup Deborah Karn packaging. or preservatives. For more information, visit “The packaging is an CabottoChocolates.com Penny is the owner-operator of important part of the product,” Colouratura Fine Art Gallery. said Deborah. “As demand for MORE goCBmag.com “I was running the gallery, the chocolates grew, I found Stay & Shop Your Way!      

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Our People Marc-André Dumont Heading To World Juniors arc-André Dumont, Marc-André will share the bench General Manager and with Head Coach Tim Hunter of MHead Coach of the Cape the Moose Jaw Warriors, and Breton Screaming Eagles, has fellow Assistant Coaches Jim been named an Assistant Coach Hulton of the Charlottetown with Team Canada for the 2019 Islanders and Brent Kisio of IIHF World Junior Championship the Lethbridge Hurricanes. in Vancouver and Victoria, B.C. The 2019 IIHF World Junior “I am excited to be part of Team Championship takes place Canada for the World Juniors,” Marc-André Dumont May 3 – 19, 2019. said Dumont. “It is one of the most respected hockey Team Canada is heading into programs in the world and a the 2019 Championship with MORE goCBmag.com privilege to be part of.” back-to-back gold medals.

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Where is this amazing place?

Find out on goCBmag.com PHOTO CREDIT Bill Martheleur captures the people and landscapes of Cape Breton Island. View more photos at BillMartheleur.ca

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