Paul MacEwan’s Funeral, Today

by Bobby NockMay 8, 2017

The funeral for long time Cape Breton Nova MLA Paul MacEwan will take place later this morning.

MacEwan died last Tuesday at the age of 74 after being in palliative care in Sydney.

He was first elected as an NDP MLA in 1970 and served continuously for 33 years.

He was expelled from the NDP in 1980 for criticising a member of the party executive.

MacEwan then founded the Cape Breton Labour Party and later sat as an independent before joining the Liberal Party.

He also served as a speaker of the Legislature for a period of time.

His funeral will take place at 10:00 this morning at Holy Redeemer Church in Whitney Pier.

Bobby Nock

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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