Doug Lionais

Doug Lionais is one of many researchers participating in Cape Breton University’s third annual Research Month throughout March. He is currently researching social and economic impacts on Cape Breton of mobile workers to the oil sands. For more details about CBU Research Month, visit www.cbu.ca/research.

Occupation: Associate professor, MBA CED, Cape Breton University. Family: Nicole, Anais, Oban Birthplace: Sydney

Current home: Sydney River

First job: Ski instructor

Current research project: Social and economic impacts on Cape Breton of mobile workers to the oil sands.

What talent would you most like to have:

I have always wanted to play drums. Pets: Horse, dog, two cats, chickens Coffee or tea: Coffee in the morning, tea in the afternoon

What is your favourite food:

Dessert – blueberry grunt.

Favourite movie: Blade Runner Favourite music: Sonic Youth, Replacements, Joel Plaskett

Favourite books: Kim Stanley Robinson, Jose Saramago, Salman Rushdie, Margaret Atwood Pet peeve: Pets

What is something you like to do in your leisure time: Ski/surf/hike

What traits in people do you admire most: Kindness, humour, adventure

Favourite thing about Cape Breton: The geography

Favourite place to travel in Cape Breton: The highlands

Favourite place to travel outside of Cape Breton: Europe