One of life’s truisms is that no two days are the same;
we may hope for that to be a certainty but it will never be so.
Simply being alive gives us challenges of varying
degrees;...
The members of the Strait Richmond Palliative Care
Society wish to acknowledge and thank the frontline health care workers in our
region during this trying time of the COVID–19 pandemic.
These include doctors, nurses, paramedics and...
Now that winter has eased its grip, the cold-blooded
creatures are starting to make an appearance in the Bras d’Or Lake Biosphere.
The Mi’kmaw word for May is Squoljuiku’s which
translates to “frog croaking time.” Frogs...
Thanks to a Facebook
post by Dr. Steven DeRoche, the identities of local Spanish Flu victims have
been made known. In the following columns, I hope to bring the identities of
these victims to a wider audience.
Despite the dire economic news, as a result of reduced
economic activity from strict public health measures to stem the spread of
COVID-19, there are reasons to be hopeful.
Both the Strait Area and Antigonish Chambers...
Let’s go back to Arichat in 1935.
We have arrived at what is known as “the Head of the
Harbour.” Once again, we encounter a vacant area that extended from Joe
Martell’s to Remi LeBlanc’s, however,...
As the world responds to the COVID-19 pandemic, a pressing and immediate issue is the supply of personal protective equipment (PPE) for the front-line health workers who are working to save the lives of others. Facemasks are...
Doctors are worried about your health.
In the wake of COVID-19, waiting rooms across Nova
Scotia are empty. Patients are not seeing their doctors for routine
appointments.
You might think we’re not providing...
Given the strain on the food supply chain and the fact
that strict measures will be in place for some time, it was necessary for the
provincial and federal governments to declare fishery workers essential, but no
one should be...
To our fellow Nova Scotians,
Our thoughts and prayers are with you during these
difficult times as our hearts weigh heavy for the victims, their families, and
the communities involved in the tragic events of recent...