In celebration of Cape Breton’s 2020 Pride Week, the Cape Breton Partnership and Cape Breton Connector Program hosted a virtual education webinar for allies in the workforce. This session is for all levels of staff who want to become stronger allies of Unama’ki – Cape Breton’s LGBTQ+ community. Led by Technical Consultant and Entrepreneur, Veronica Merryfield, this session focused on inclusive language, getting pronouns right, and answering questions about these topics.

An avid poet, photographer, and musician, Merryfield also volunteers in the LGBTQ+ community with youth and parents; provides training for professionals such as teachers, nurses, crisis line workers and social workers; and is readily available to educate wherever possible, drawing from her own experiences with gender and sexuality.

For more information, email Cape Breton Connector Program Coordinator Robyn Lee Seale at connector@capebretonpartnership.com.

Cape Breton island, NS – The Cape Breton Partnership has created www.capebretonjobboard.com, Cape Breton’s first online job board for Cape Breton employers and job seekers locally, nationally and internationally. Employers from across the Island are encouraged to promote any vacant jobs and job seekers are asked to visit the site frequently as new job opportunities are advertised.

“We know that to grow our economy, we must grow our population as well. The creation of a Cape Breton job board will play a role in both,” says Carla Arsenault, Cape Breton Partnership President & CEO. “This platform has the potential to help address current and future labour shortages while attracting talent to Cape Breton.”

Shortly after the COVID-19 global pandemic outbreak, job fairs were no longer a viable option for employers and job seekers. As a result, the Cape Breton Partnership began working with digital agency NovaStream to create an online job board platform. 

The Cape Breton Job Board is unique for three reasons;

  1. Every job advertised will be located on Cape Breton Island.
  2. Employers will have access to Cape Breton Partnership staff to assist them with advertising jobs they have not been able to fill or may not usually promote.
  3. Job seekers will have the option to include immigration-related information to enhance an employer’s recruitment and selection capacity. 

If you are an employer looking to promote vacant jobs or someone looking for employment on Cape Breton Island, visit www.capebretonjobboard.com.

If you have questions, please email jobboard@capebretonpartnership.com.

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Media contact:
Jeremy Martell
Cape Breton Partnership
902-631-5442
jeremy@capebretonpartnership.com

About the Cape Breton Partnership:
The Cape Breton Partnership is Unama’ki – Cape Breton’s private sector-led economic development organization that supports companies and entrepreneurs by promoting our island as a great place to live and invest; growing a culture that values and celebrates creativity, innovation, and entrepreneurship; and connecting entrepreneurs and companies to the resources they need to succeed. For more information, visit https://capebretonpartnership.com.

Cape Breton Island, NS – In celebration of Cape Breton’s Pride Week, the Cape Breton Partnership and Cape Breton Connector Program are hosting a virtual training session on “Pride in the Workplace” at 10 a.m. on August 6.

The virtual session will be aimed at management and staff of workplaces in any industry that want to become stronger allies of Cape Breton-Unanam’ki’s LGBTQ+ community. The session will feature insights on language used in the workplace and the importance of using the right pronouns, as well as an opportunity for questions and answers from attendees.

The virtual session will be held over the Zoom Webinar platform and facilitated by Technical Consultant and Entrepreneur, Veronica Merryfield. An avid poet, photographer, and musician, Merryfield also volunteers in the LGBTQ+ community with youth and parents; provides training for professionals such as teachers, nurses, crisis line workers and social workers; and is readily available to educate wherever possible, drawing from her own experiences with gender and sexuality.

“We are thrilled to be hosting this event over Cape Breton Pride Week and are excited to once again be partnering with a respected activist and advocate like Veronica,” says Robyn Lee Seale, Cape Breton Connector Program Coordinator with the Cape Breton Partnership. “Holding events like these helps communities learn from one another, and gives us the tools we need to be a truly equitable workforce.”

The session will be capped at 100 participants, however, the webinar will be recorded and available on the Cape Breton Partnership website. Visit https://bit.ly/CBwebinar-PrideInTheWorkplace-Aug2020 to register for this session.

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Media Contact:
Megan Tonet
Cape Breton Partnership
902-202-4178
Megan@capebretonpartnership.com

About the Cape Breton Partnership:
The Cape Breton Partnership is Unama’ki – Cape Breton’s private sector-led economic development organization that supports companies and entrepreneurs by promoting our island as a great place to live and invest; growing a culture that values and celebrates creativity, innovation, and entrepreneurship; and connecting entrepreneurs and companies to the resources they need to succeed. For more information, visit https://capebretonpartnership.com.

About the Cape Breton Connector Program:

Administered by the Cape Breton Partnership, the Cape Breton Connector Program is a formalized networking initiative. We connect new university or college graduates and newcomers to industry professionals; host networking events to showcase Cape Breton talent; support inclusion through promoting integration; and help keep talent on our beautiful Island. For more information, visit https://capebretonpartnership.com/initiatives/connector/.

Hosted by the Cape Breton Partnership, this webinar features a presentation and update from Deborah Page, Director of Marketing and Communications with Develop Nova Scotia on the Internet for Nova Scotia Initiative in Cape Breton. This update was held on Zoom on July 22, 2020.

Click here for the slide deck presentation used in the session.

The Cape Breton Partnership is hosting a virtual update with Develop Nova Scotia on the Internet for Nova Scotia Initiative, with specific details on the progress made to date on Cape Breton Island.

Develop Nova Scotia will be providing the presentation with staff available for a question and answer period following the presentation, which is open to the public to register and attend for free.

“We are happy to host Develop Nova Scotia for this virtual update with our communities,” says Carla Arsenault, President & CEO of the Cape Breton Partnership. “Access to a reliable internet connection has been one of the fastest growing concerns among our businesses and residents over the last number of years and the challenge has really been compounded with the COVID-19 pandemic. It’s never been more important for Cape Bretoners to remain connected locally and globally.”

“We know there are many questions about high-speed internet and we welcome opportunities like this one with the Cape Breton Partnership to speak out to communities directly.  We look forward to hearing the questions and sharing details on our work to date and what people can expect as we move forward,” said Jennifer Angel, President & CEO of Develop Nova Scotia. “Now more than ever the importance of reliable, high-speed internet is crystal clear. We are working closely with our internet providers to move projects forward as quickly as possible. We’ve committed to providing access to high-speed Internet to Nova Scotians, and we won’t stop until we do.”

Details for the Update on Internet for Nova Scotia Initiative in Cape Breton are below:

The session will be capped at 100 participants, however, the webinar will be recorded and available on the Cape Breton Partnership website.                                                                                          

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Media Contact:
Jeremy Martell
Cape Breton Partnership
902-631-5442
Jeremy@capebretonpartnership.com

About the Cape Breton Partnership:
The Cape Breton Partnership is Unama’ki – Cape Breton’s private sector-led economic development organization that supports companies and entrepreneurs by promoting our island as a great place to live and invest; growing a culture that values and celebrates creativity, innovation, and entrepreneurship; and connecting entrepreneurs and companies to the resources they need to succeed. For more information, visit https://capebretonpartnership.com.

About the Internet for Nova Scotia Initiative:
Develop Nova Scotia is the Crown Corporation responsible for developing and implementing a strategy to provide high-speed Internet access to unserved and underserved Nova Scotians. The Internet for Nova Scotia Initiative strategy will see high-speed Internet access available to more than 95% of Nova Scotia homes and businesses. The Nova Scotia Internet Trust Fund is arms-length. Develop Nova Scotia manages the procurement process and evaluates all proposals received. Successful proponents are then recommended for funding by them to the Trust. The Trust decides on approval of funding. Where possible, funding is leveraged from other government and private sector partners to maximize investments.  Visit https://developns.ca/projects/high-speed-internet/