Back in November, the Purdy Crawford Chair in Aboriginal Business Studies and the Atlantic Aboriginal Economic Development Integrated Research Program (AAEDIRP) hosted a research capacity building workshop in Eskasoni, NS. The event brought together university researchers and Aboriginal community members to discuss research priorities, facilitate partnership development, and enhance the research capacity of stakeholders.

A few months ago a colleague gave me a book to read that he thought I would be interested in. We worked together on the Board of Directors of New Dawn Enterprises and I guess I made an impression. The book by Thomas Berger titled "One Man’s Justice: A Life in the Law" was supposed to be an autobiography of sorts( http://www.amazon.ca/One-Mans-Justice-Life-The/dp/1550549197 );  Hence, I wasn’t too eager to get into it. But, I do love to read, and the book came with a personalized note that encouraged me to read, learn, and pass it on because “books are meant to be read.”  I broke it open more out of boredom and guilt than any burning desire to read lawyers autobiography.  I’m glad I did.

In December 2013 I wrote an opinion piece for the Chronicle Herald congr

Bob Pelley, regional manager of Innovacorp, speaking about the Spark Cape Breton Innovation Challenge, which provides seed funding to early stage technology startups, with a particular focus on inf