[LINK] "Cape Breton's new slogan: Waiting for Americans"

[rfmcdonald]

Jim Coyle's Toronto Star article about the new popularity of Cape Breton in the era of Trump is amusing.

There must be the odd Cape Bretoner wondering the past couple of weeks if building the Canso Causeway in 1955 to link to the Canadian mainland and the rest of the continent was really such a good idea.

A local campaign inviting Americans to move north to escape the horrors of a possible Donald Trump presidency began as a bit of sport and quickly became a worldwide online sensation. As a result, Cape Bretoners now know what Cuba must feel like these days, awaiting with hope and apprehension a deluge of Yanks and their culture.

Rob Calabrese, a local radio DJ, created the “Cape Breton If Donald Trump Wins” website. He kicked it off by telling Americans if “you decide to get the hell out of there, might I suggest moving to Cape Breton Island!”

He was soon buried in serious inquiries about how to do so. A local lawyer posted a YouTube video offering advice on immigration procedures. Visits to Cape Breton real estate pages jumped by almost 3,500 per cent.

Mary Tulle, CEO of Destination Cape Breton, said that for the corresponding period last year — Feb. 15 to Mar. 4 — “we had 9,360 website visits. This year, we’ve had 451,000.