The names of the communities in Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, hint at the French, aboriginal, Scottish, Irish, and English origins of the people who live here: Baddeck, Margaree, Chéticamp ...

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.