Morgan Toney is a Mi'kmaq folk singer-songwriter and fiddler from Nova Scotia, Canada, whose music blends Celtic folk and traditional Mi'kmaq music. Toney began his musical career as a drummer but began learning the fiddle in the late 2010s. He met singer-songwriter Keith Mullins, with whom he planned to record an album but found their plans halted by the COVID-19 pandemic. He made his debut at the virtual edition of the Celtic Colours festival in 2020, sharing the stage with Ashley MacIsaac. Toney and Mullins then launched a GoFundMe page to assist in recording Toney's debut album First Flight, which was released independently in 2021.

Where to find Morgan:

https://www.morgantoneymusic.com/

https://morgantoney.bandcamp.com/album/first-flight

Joel Burton grew up in northern Cape Breton and now resides in Catalone, between Sydney and Louisbourg, with his wife and young family.

After many years living in Ontario, Joel and his wife decided to move back to Nova Scotia for work and to buy a home and raise their children. Joel now works in sales and content marketing for Victoria Co-operative Fisheries Ltd., a nearly 70-year-old seafood company located in Neil’s Harbour and area, with a focus on harvesting and processing wild sustainable seafood from the cold, pristine waters of the North Atlantic for sales in North America and global markets.

In his work, Joel uses empathetic storytelling and conversational interviewing to design online and offline content, drawing on his years of experience in sales and marketing, community engagement, and partnership development across broadcast media and higher education. Joel also holds leadership roles in building and promoting local arts initiatives with a cultural and economic impact in the Atlantic Canada region.

What Joel is Reading:

Finding Freedom: A Cook's Story; Remaking a Life from Scratch by Erin French

Talking to Canadians by Rick Mercer

Wild Garlic, Gooseberries and Me: A chef’s stories and recipes from the land by Denis Cotter

Where to Find Joel

https://victoriafish.com/

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Gavin Andrews is the founder and CEO of Mabel Systems, a local technology firm that supplies digital solutions to the seafood industry. He has worked in Agriculture, Manufacturing, and Seafood for over 15 years applying digital technology to our primary industries. 

He grew up both in Cape Breton but spent much of his early years in the state of Georgia. Since then he has lived in many countries around the world but now proudly calls the Northend of Sydney home.

What is Gavin reading:

Good to Great - Jim Collins

Team of Rivals - Doris Kearns Goodwin

Significant Others Podcast

Where to Find Gavin:

www.mabelsystems.com

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https://littleislandconverations.carrd.co/

Originally from Ingonish, Alisha has made Sydney home, where she opened Fired Creations in 2018. Contrary to popular belief, Alisha is not a self-described artist and had never painted pottery let alone fired it before opening her shop. That did not stop her from identifying a need for more recreational activities in the CBRM and landing on pottery painting as the solution. Now five years into business Alisha is continuing to grow, with her goal for it to be a little less hands-on for her day-to-day.

What is Alisha Reading?

Life in the Fasting Lane

The E Myth

The Slight Edge

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firedcreations.ca

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Rochelle Hatcher is the Regional Director/Industry Community Engagement Coordinator with the Nova Scotia Construction Sector Council. Rochelle has a Bachelor of Arts Community Studies Degree from Cape Breton University and held previous roles as Executive Director and Fund Development Manager within the healthcare charitable sector. She specializes in community development and relationship management. She serves as a liaison for industry partners with government, community, and service providers and sits on multiple committees throughout Nova Scotia that focus on creating a more diverse and equitable workforce. She is currently enrolled in a Train the Trainer DEI Leadership course with other provincial partners. Rochelle is a board member of the Cape Breton Chamber of Commerce and gives time to the Cape Breton Regional Hospital Foundation and with her dog Quincy as volunteers with St. John’s Ambulance Therapy Dog Program.

What Rochelle is reading

5 People You Meet in Heaven - Mitch Albom

Where to find Rochelle

https://nscsc.ca/

rhatcher@nscsc.ca

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Bradley Sheppard

Saint John Ambulance Therapy Dog

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Island Folk Cidery

On Paper Books

Norren MacKinnion

Maggie Budden

Lillian Marsman Bernadette Johnson

Born, raised and thriving in Unama'ki/Cape Breton, Nova Scotia. Phee's Original Goods are makers of handmade, heirloom leather and canvas goods. The duo calls Eltuek Arts Centre home - located in the historic North End of Sydney. Phee picked up leather working as a hobby around 2010 and kept at it until returning to Cape Breton to launch the business full-time in 2018. Since then Phee’s has been selling online, as well as wholesale and retail with a line of leather and canvas goods including everything from bags to belts to wallets, keychains and everything in between. 

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Eltuek Arts Centre

Nova Scotia Power Makerspace

Customs House

Centre for Craft and Design

Stop and Motion Creative Co.

What is Robyn and Kyle Reading:

Kyle - Ducks by Kate Beaton

Robyn - Before the Coffee gets Cold by Toshikazu Kawaguchi

Where to find Phees Original Goods

https://pheesoriginalgoods.ca/

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Genevieve Andrea is the Marketing Manager at Colbourne Auto Group. She was born and raised in Sydney Mines, then moved off the island to complete her undergraduate degree in marketing at StFX University, then to Toronto to complete a post-graduate certificate in sport and event marketing at George Brown College. The onset of the Covid-19 pandemic brought Genevieve back to her roots in Cape Breton, where she started her career. When she's outside the office, Genevieve spends her time with family and friends and volunteers with community organizations like the Sydney Curling Club and Next Gen Cape Breton. 

What is Gen Reading:

Over the Boards: Lessons from the Ice by Hayley Wickenheiser

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Matt Stewart is the Founder and CEO of Click2Order, an online ordering and delivery software service. The idea for Click2Order started in early 2014 as a way to help restaurants become less dependent on expensive delivery apps. Click evolved over the years to offer both a white label solution and multiple delivery brands throughout Atlantic Canada including CB Eats. Matt and his wife Kala are originally from Brookfield, NS, but moved to Cape Breton in 2006 to attend CBU. They fell in love with the Island and the many friends they made and nearly 17 years later still reside in Sydney with their 3 kids, Daisy, Lilla, and Wilky.

You Can Find Matt:
Click2Order

What Matt is Reading: 

The Morning Brew

Brian Burke: A Life in Hockey 

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