I feel obligated to speak up given the negative tone of our dialogue on public education in Nova Scotia.
As a retired guidance counsellor, I saw up close what teachers and other staff do with and for students - our...
During the recent United Nations Biodiversity Conference (COP15) in Montreal, over 190 nations adopted a Global Biodiversity Framework. Part of that agreement is to conserve at least 30 per cent of the world’s lands and waters by...
In 2016, tourism in Nova Scotia generated $2.6 billion. This translates to almost $300 million in tax revenue for all levels of government. This tax revenue is then invested by governments to pay for social services like health care,...
It is with great concern I write this letter to bring attention to the deplorable road conditions in Inverness County, south of Mabou. Despite repeated complaints, we are not being heard!
The road in...
I love where I live; the music, the people, the views and the beaches. There’s no place I’d rather be.
We have an opportunity knocking at the door to share all of this with...
By the year Canada became a nation, 150 years ago, Dugald Buchanan McNab had been serving the people of Cape Breton in various capacities for over 45 years, chiefly as a land surveyor.
He was a native of Scotland, and...
Trees are not the enemy; the real culprits are their locations and maintenance, commercial interests, and Mother Nature’s wrath.
Having experienced the direct-hit forces of Hurricane Juan while I was a Truro resident, and...
There are times when we enjoy getting out of Dodge via a day trip or a lengthier vacation.
Those excursions enable us to temporarily put the woes of life on a back burner, to...
Closing the East Coast Credit Unions’ L’Ardoise branch for two days a week on Tuesday and Thursday may not be cost saving for senior citizen members.
Along with the closure brings unneeded stress to the seniors who rely on the...
I have forwarded this note to the leadership of Cape Breton Island’s municipalities and First Nations.
It is encouraging to see discussions recently with respect to Cape Breton’s municipal and First Nation leaders calling...