Cape Breton and Support Network

: The report lays out short-, medium- and long-term strategies, according to CBC. It talks about such things as creating a support network to encourage couples from Cape Breton who moved away to return home. The Next Gen Leadership Society forum focused on recommendations contained in a consultant report commissioned two years ago called: Creating a Prosperous Future: Young Talent Strategy for Cape Breton Island. The network would match up their abilities and training with suitable job opportunities in Cape Breton. Ingrained misconception Participants in the forum also heard from a panel of young people who are making a success of their careers in Cape Breton, including internationally acclaimed cartoonist Kate Beaton and emerging filmmaker Ashley McKenzie. The study also recommends developing a "succession plan" so that when business owners retire, they have groomed a young person to take over. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.