I believe that much of rural Nova Scotia is within a lifestyle and employment crisis: populations are declining, traditional job opportunities are less, municipal tax bases are dwindling and attracting residents is becoming both more difficult and...
Schools across Nova Scotia have started the new 2021-2022 term and school buses are transporting students in the early morning and late afternoon.
Responsibility is placed in the hands of school bus drivers to...
The Cabot Group’s proposed golf course development would not only be devastating in its impact on West Mabou Beach Provincial Park, but also threatens all provincial parks in Nova Scotia.
The immediate upwelling of...
When insurance coverage is most needed, this is when it ends for seniors.
At age 70, we can no longer buy coverage for disability/life insurance coverage if we choose to purchase an item through...
Editor’s note: The following was written to Premier Stephen McNeil, education minister Zach Churchill and Strait regional centre for education director Ford Rice.
I am writing today concerned with the news library staff hours have been further reduced for the...
Editor’s note:
The following was the winning submission in a Letter to the Editor contest for
international students within the Strait regional centre for education.
Being in Canada is a dream come true. It was the...
While experiencing the effects of a literal force of nature, whereby I lost a considerable amount of money, I also came to experience the kinship of my neighbours. Many are familiar with the account of the event on that...
Skin cancer accounts for one in three new cancer diagnosis in Canada, with Nova Scotia having one of the highest rates of melanoma in the country.
A major cause of skin cancer is exposure...
This is in response to the editorial dated April 13 entitled “Catholic Church abandoning its flock.” I feel that the author should have checked basic facts before speculating and pontificating about what is in the minds of other people...
I previously submitted a letter outlining my experience engaging with the Let Antigonish Decide (LAD) group on Facebook, which ultimately led to me being insulted and banned from the page, despite adhering to all rules of the...