Cape Breton Regional Municipality, Nova Scotia

EXCITING TIMES AHEAD REGIONAL MUNICIPALITY, AT A GLANCE CAPE BRETON REGIONAL MUNICIPALITY, NOVA SCOTIA WHAT: Amalgamated municipality, population just under 100,000 WHERE: Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia WEBSITE: www.cbrm.ns.ca C ape Breton Regional Munici- pality (CBRM) is Nova Scotia’s second largest municipality and the economic heart of Cape Breton Island. The municipali- ty was created in 1995 through the amalgamation of eight municipalities in Cape Breton County: the Municipality of the County of Cape Breton, the City of Sydney, and the Towns of Glace Bay, SydneyMines, NewWaterford, North Sydney, Dominion, and Louisbourg. While the CBRM is home to a sig- nificant concentration of government services, social enterprise, and private sector companies, including the Cana- dian Coast Guard College, Cape Bret- on University, NSCC Marconi campus, and New Dawn Enterprises, its rural areas continue to support agriculture, fishing, mining, and forestry. Tourism, however, is the big driver. In autumn, Nova Scotia CAPE BRETON