Former Head of CB Tourist Association Dies

by Bobby NockMarch 6, 2019

Former Cape Breton Tourist Association Executive Director Don Blackwood has died at the age of 77.

Blackwood led the former Association for 20 years.

He was a founding board member of the Tourism Industry Association of Nova Scotia and a member of the provincial government’s Voluntary Planning Board for the tourism sector.

Blackwood was also a founding member of the New Waterford Coal Bowl Classic Basketball Tournament.

His funeral mass will take place at St. Leonard Church in New Waterford at 10:00 on Friday morning.

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Bobby grew up in Whycocomagh before moving to Halifax to attend university where he earned a Bachelor of Arts and a Bachelor of Journalism degree. After university, Bobby moved back to Cape Breton where he began working as a freelance journalist and has done work for both print media and as a broadcast journalist. As the News Director, Bobby Nock will get your day started by bringing you information that helps connect you to the community with all the latest in local news.

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