Inverness County Cares (ICC), a local volunteer society, was formed in 2012. Since then ICC has worked to support children in the third world by providing food, shelter and education. Initially after our previous Kenyan project was...
In this story, we are going to revisit the porcupine (matues) and its colourful quills which have been used by many generations of Mi’kmaw artists to adorn clothes, baskets, furniture, and many other things. The strong...
I find it exhausting when we declare problems unsolvable, as though dedicated dollars and engineering haven’t already granted us the gifts of flight, cell phones and space travel. By comparison, the things we have yet to...
“For the general person of good health - looking to get healthier - fermented foods are highly recommended.” Those are the words of Amy Florian, a Naturopathic Doctor (ND) who specializes in food and dietary issues.
It’s almost that time of year when we open our wallets and let their contents scatter to the winds of consumerism, buying things we almost certainly don’t need in order to enjoy the short lived thrill of newness. I do...
I have a friend who’s a lawn guy. He’s a lot of things, but I think that’s the best way to describe him. At first glance, his lawn looks like the turf of a major league...
As early as 1824 a functioning school existed in Arichat. By 1834, the school faced insurmountable financial difficulties, and as a result, the creditors - primarily John Tyrrell, a prominent Arichat merchant - foreclosed on the property, but instead of...
Number of House of Commons seats up for grabs in the latest federal election: 338 Number of seats required for a majority: 170 Number of seats won by the Liberals at the...
It seems that two Liquified Natural Gas (LNG) projects targeted for the Strait area have travelled different directions. The company behind the $10 billion Goldboro LNG project, Pieridae Energy Ltd., now owns all of Shell Canada’s midstream and...
Halloween has been taken over by grown-ups. Seriously. The candy bonanza of days gone by is now an annual costume bash where adults get to dress up and candy is barely part of the equation – unless you count treats...




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