Cape Breton’s rail disconnect

Cape Breton Post, 14 Dec 2020, by Jim Guy

One of the most famous photographs in Canadian history was taken of Donald Smith, wearing his top hat and poised to drive in the "last" spike for Canada's transcontinental railway in 1885.

Hon. Stephen McNeil, Premier of Nova Scotia

Hon. Marc Garneau, Minister of Transport 

Hon. Katherine McKenna, Minister of Infrastructure & Communities

Hon. Bernadette Jordan, Minister of Fisheries, Oceans, the Canadian Coast Guard

Jaime Battiste, MP, Sydney-Victoria

Mike Kelloway, MP, Cape Breton-Canso

Hon. Geoff MacLellan, MLA, Glace Bay, Minister of Business

Kendra Coombes, MLA, Cape Breton Centre

Murray Ryan, MLA, Northside-Westmount

Derek Mombourquette, MLA. Sydney-Whitney Pier

Allan MacMaster, MLA, Inverness

Alana Paon, MLA, Cape Breton-Richmond

Brian Comer, MLA, Sydney River-Mira-Louisbourg

Keith Bain, MLA, Victoria-The Lakes

Dear Representatives:

Re: Cape Breton is Ready for Rail - Initiative of Novaporte

The Scotia Rail Development Society (SRDS) is seeking your support concerning the restoration of rail service in Cape Breton, specifically, the CBNS Railway portion that has been in discontinuance since 2015, St. Peters Junction to Sydney. 

20 September 2020

Scotia Rail Development Society Supports Novaporte Campaign, ‘Cape Breton is Ready for Rail’

The Annual General Meeting of the Scotia Rail Development Society, held 20 September, was a worthwhile event with many salient discussion points arising. Most of the past year has been spent working behind the scenes, meeting with and lobbying elected or appointed representatives, and those vying for some of these positions.

Connectivity the key economic contribution of resurrected island rail service

• Cape Breton Post
• 22 Jul 2020
• Dr. Jim Guy is an author and professor emeritus of political science at Cape Breton University. JIM GUY This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. @CapeBretonPost

When the COVID-19 menace finally lifts, where will we be in Cape Breton? The devastating effects of this virus to the island’s economy still have to be calculated and reconciled against whatever resources we have left to muster. Will it be the same ol’, same ol’ for all matters of economic development to move this island forward?