Jeremy Martell, Author at Cape Breton Partnership

Episode Three of Welcome to Cape Breton takes us into the minds and hearts of new Cape Bretoners who are thriving in the business world. You’ll meet the Island’s Immigrant Entrepreneur of the Year winners for 2022 for both the Cape Breton Regional Chamber of Commerce and the Strait Area Chamber of Commerce. Kalie Wang’s Urban Grow Farms business sells microgreens all around Cape Breton – Unama’ki. And partners in life and business, Nani Venus and Aby Maqui are four years into rocking Nani’s Esthetics in Port Hawkesbury.

Welcome to Cape Breton is an evocative podcast of change, arrival, discovery and home. It examines the timeless notion – what is home? How do we define the oftentimes moving target known as home?

Your host Norma Jean MacPhee Zinck guides you on these adventures and discoveries. With 20 years as a journalist, her passion for Cape Breton – Unama’ki fuels this captivating podcast series.

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Cape Breton Island, NS – Are you looking for a new employment opportunity? Or, are you an employer with open job postings available? Local job-seekers and employers are encouraged to attend the upcoming Cape Breton – Unama’ki Job Fair Series scheduled for April 4 – 14, 2023.

Presented free of charge by the Cape Breton Partnership, Cape Breton Job Board, and the Province of Nova Scotia, the Job Fair Series will include four Job Fairs, held 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at the Port of Sydney (April 4); Inverness Fire Hall (April 5); Louisdale Lions Club Hall (April 13); and Inverary Resort (April 14). Over 40 employers and service providers have signed up so far for the events, with several attending more than one session, and both seasonal and year-round employment opportunities available. Over 200 job-seekers have also registered so far across the four Job Fairs.

“Our local employers are the backbone of the economy here in Cape Breton – Unama’ki, and they’re limited by the staffing challenges facing the entire region,” says Tyler Mattheis, President & CEO of the Cape Breton Partnership. “Finding that next shining star employee or that rewarding career change can be as easy as attending one of the upcoming job fairs and striking up a conversation. We’re proud to host this event to facilitate those conversations and new connections.”

Local employers attending the series will also be able to connect with the Cape Breton Partnership’s Labour, Immigration, and Human Resources Services, with staff dedicated to each topic available during and after the job fairs to explore employers’ options to address their labour needs.

“We’ve been speaking with a number of employers who are struggling to fill their labour needs and are forced to make hard choices as a result,” says Jessica MacDonald, Human Resources Advisor for the Cape Breton Partnership. “Having the chance to meet job-seekers from across the Island and speak face-to-face will give employers a competitive advantage in attracting the talent they need to grow their business.”

Those interested in attending as a job-seeker, or as a participating employer, can find out more about the event and register at https://capebretonpartnership.com/cape-breton-unamaki-job-series/. Pre-registration is encouraged.

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Media Contact:
Jeremy Martell, Director of Communications
Cape Breton Partnership
Jeremy@cbpartnership(902) 631-5442

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, work, 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.

Held on March 23, 2023, this webinar was presented by the Cape Breton Partnership and the Nova Scotia Department of Labour, Skills and Immigration, showcasing how immigration helps employers meet labour needs.

In this session you will learn about:

Immigration options to grow your business and the supports available to help employees to settle permanently in Nova Scotia;
The roles and services administered by the Cape Breton Partnership that can help you fill your positions, navigate the Canadian immigration system, and support your employees and newcomers to stay in Unama’ki – Cape Breton; and
An overview from representatives of the Immigration and Population Growth Branch with Labour, Skills and Immigration on immigration programs, including the Nova Scotia Nominee Program (NSNP) and the new Atlantic Immigration Program (AIP).

The presentation will also go over application processes, international recruitment opportunities, and sources of skilled workers.

For more information:

Dani Mombourquette, Immigration Engagement Coordinator
Cape Breton Partnership
(w) 902-562-0122 | (c) 902-202-9908
(e) dani@capebretonpartnership.com

In this second episode, we’ll head to Southside Boularderie to chat with Claudia Andres and Sebastian Bock. Their passion for good food and fresh adventures prompted them to move to Cape Breton Unama’ki from Germany to start a small scale farm called Southside Pastures. We’ll hear what it’s been like since they arrived in September, 2020.

Your host Norma Jean MacPhee Zinck guides you on these adventures and discoveries. With 20 years as a journalist, her passion for Cape Breton – Unama’ki fuels this captivating podcast series.

Listen & Subscribe Today:

Cape Breton Island, NS – Today, the Cape Breton Partnership launches the Welcome to Cape Breton Podcast, an evocative podcast of change, arrival, and discovery. It examines the timeless notion – what is home? And how do we define the sense of belonging known as home?

With each episode focused on telling the stories of those who have been welcomed to Cape Breton – Unama’ki, along with the efforts of the people across the Island dedicated to welcoming them to their new home, this is a podcast for anyone curious about the evolving community landscape of the Island.

“Storytelling is a core trait of all cultures found on the Island, from those who have newly arrived to those who have been here since time immemorial,” says Tyler Mattheis, President & CEO of the Cape Breton Partnership. “As Cape Breton – Unama’ki’s private sector-led economic development organization, the Cape Breton Partnership resolutely believes in working with all partners across the Island to encourage welcoming, inclusive, and prosperous communities. We are excited for this Podcast to share these welcoming stories of both newly arrived and longstanding residents.”

Host Norma Jean MacPhee Zinck is the narrator and guide for the Welcome to Cape Breton Podcast. With 20 years as a journalist, her passion for Cape Breton – Unama’ki fuels each episode. Listeners will meet people who have landed here for a variety of reasons – to study, for a new career, for an escape from the hustle of big city life, and those who heard Cape Breton – Unama’ki’s story, and knew they wanted to be part of it.

“Storytelling in Cape Breton – Unama’ki is as much a part of the Island as the first people living here,” says MacPhee Zinck. “If you visit any home on any street in any community on the Island – you’re going to hear a story. I’m absolutely delighted that so many people have generously shared their stories of arrival and discovery with me. We are lucky to live on such a vibrant, evolving Island.”

In each episode of the Welcome to Cape Breton Podcast you’ll hear from people all across Cape Breton – Unama’ki looking to enrich the new communities they’re now calling home. The Podcast is available on Spotify and other popular podcast streaming platforms and is also available for anyone to tune in and listen on the Welcome to Cape Breton website at https://welcometocapebreton.ca/choose/podcast/.

Media Contact:

Jeremy Martell, Director of Communications
Cape Breton Partnership
902-562-0122
Jeremy@capebretonpartnership.com

Above: Promo-video for the Welcome to Cape Breton Podcast