
Tom Ayers
Reporter/Editor
Tom Ayers has been a reporter and editor for 39 years. He has spent the last 21 covering Cape Breton and Nova Scotia stories. You can reach him at tom.ayers@cbc.ca.
Latest from Tom Ayers

Federal funding provides boost to Mi'kmaw language revitalization
Mi'kmaw Kina'matnewey, an organization that promotes Indigenous education in Nova Scotia, is getting $7.1 million from Canadian Heritage to help revitalize the province's first language.
Canada -Nova Scotia |

Residents, fishing industry raising questions about Ingonish sewage treatment system
People who work and live in the northern Cape Breton community of Ingonish, N.S., say there's been a lack of consultation and they are worried about the possible environmental impacts and cost of Victoria County's new sewage treatment system.
Canada -Nova Scotia |

Cape Breton couple found guilty on sex charges involving young girl
Judge finds Richmond County residents Daryl and Shelley Digout guilty of sexual assault, sexual interference and sexual exploitation involving a youth who was in their care for spiritual training when she was between nine and 12 years old.
Canada -Nova Scotia |

CBRM looking to modernize out-of-date data security, records management
Cape Breton Regional Municipality is looking to modernize its record management to reduce the amount of physical space needed for storage of paper documents and to streamline access to digital files and make them secure.
Canada -Nova Scotia |

CBRM council unanimously approves calling in police over former mayor's credit card use
Cape Breton Regional Municipality councillors say a police investigation is needed to clear the air after former mayor Amanda McDougall's actions cast a "black cloud" over the current council.
Canada -Nova Scotia |

Ingonish sewage system will help with growing residential development in Victoria County
Victoria County's chief administrative officer says the new treatment plant will handle existing residential and commercial properties in the northern Cape Breton community and it's already attracting interest from other developers.
Canada -Nova Scotia |

Construction industry reps say delayed Cape Breton projects not cause for concern
Nova Scotia contractor and union reps say it's not true that construction is more expensive on the island than it is elsewhere. They say the cost of labour, especially, has been stable thanks to a five-year collective agreement with unions.
Canada -Nova Scotia |

CBRM not ruling out calling RCMP over former mayor's credit card expenses
Cape Breton Regional Municipality Mayor Cecil Clarke says a special meeting will be called within the next week or so for council to decide whether to let the matter rest or refer it to police for a criminal investigation.
Canada -Nova Scotia |

N.S. puts new seniors' home on hold citing too many infrastructure projects in Cape Breton
The Nova Scotia government says it's committed to building a replacement for the MacGillivray Guest Home in Sydney, but wants to wait up to two years for construction to 'stabilize' in Cape Breton.
Canada -Nova Scotia |

Developer reverses plan for Sydney waterfront hotel, returns to original building proposal
A developer who had planned to put up a hotel on Sydney's downtown waterfront says that plan fell through, so the company will return to its first proposal that includes a commercial and residential mix.
Canada -Nova Scotia |