http://provinceofcapebreton.org Building Cape Breton Island's Future: A Blueprint for Success Thu, 21 Jan 2010 14:48:53 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Cape Breton Post - Jan 15th, 2010 The interim chair of the Cape Breton Island Provincehood Campaign, Kevin MacDonald, has asked me to resume my leadership role with the organization. I have accepted. The Province of Cape Breton Island was established in 1784 by an executive decision of King George III and ... http://provinceofcapebreton.org/2010/01/21/54/ Editor, The proposed PEI/CBI ferry service represents a key means of giving tourists, trade & travelers alternative choice of routes for planning their trip with minimized commuting costs and environmental footprint. The ferry service can be established with a Transport Canada Public/Private operating contract & start-up costs to construct piers, ... http://provinceofcapebreton.org/2007/10/16/macneill-ponders-ndp-run-to-support-cbipei-ferry-project/ Victoria Standard, July 18th, 2007: What if....CBI was a Province? by Jim Morrow That Cape Breton Island is a province unto itself is a proposition that has been around longer than the province to which it is presently a part. There are those who are very seriously, looking at re-achieving the Island’s province-hood ... http://provinceofcapebreton.org/2007/07/18/what-ifcbi-was-a-province/ The Daily News, July 16, 2007: To the editor, Given the short shrift Nova Scotia is presently receiving from the federal government, we do not believe Cape Breton Island would be seen as any less significant than it already is within our marginalized political existence at both the provincial and federal levels. ... http://provinceofcapebreton.org/2007/07/17/offshore-resources-should-be-in-provinces%e2%80%99-interests/ The Daily News, June 13, 2007: To the editor: There is a need for a fast-ferry service from Halifax to Cape Breton Island. It could run from Historic Properties in Halifax to the town and fortress of Louisbourg, with shuttles from there to all of CBI, and access to the Newfoundland ferry. ... http://provinceofcapebreton.org/2007/06/13/another-ferry-needed/ The Cape Breton Post, June 8, 2007: The Cape Breton Regional Municipality rehearsed its litany of grievances this week before a Senate committee that found the case interesting if not persuasive. Mayor John Morgan, chief administrative officer Jerry Ryan and economic development manager John Whalley appeared before the national finance committee ... http://provinceofcapebreton.org/2007/06/08/cbrm-evokes-sober-thought/ Inverness Oran, June 5, 2007 (Pictou): To the Editor, CBI Provincehood Campaign has developed a petition to parliament for a Northumberland Strait ferry service between Souris, P.E.I. and Port Hood, C.B.I… (See below) Signatures will be collected from both P.E.I. and C.B.I. in support of this initiative and will be presented respectively ... http://provinceofcapebreton.org/2007/06/05/17/ The Daily News (Halifax) - 27/05/2007: To the editor: The Cape Breton Island Provincehood Campaign supports Action democratique du Quebec Leader Mario Dumont's call for Ottawa to reopen the Canadian Constitution for debate with respect to Ottawa's spending power. We invite Canada to hold the next round of Constitutional talks on our ... http://provinceofcapebreton.org/2007/05/27/freedom-for-cb/ The News (Serving Pictou County), 25/05/2007: To the editor, Under the 1763 Treaty of Paris, Cape Breton Island which was then a separate French colony known as Ile Royale, with its capital in Louisbourg, was ceded to the British colony of Nova Scotia and given one magistrate to represent the entire island. ... http://provinceofcapebreton.org/2007/05/25/cape-bretons-independence-movement-gathering-steam/ The Daily News (Halifax) - 05/05/2007: I am a graduate of Riverview Rural High School, Class of '78, and have wonderful memories of my years there. It saddens me to read in the Cape Breton Post that RRHS and Sydney Academy renovations have been placed on hold in the midst of ... http://provinceofcapebreton.org/2007/05/05/school-upgrades-on-hold/