With reference to the conditions that allowed for the
formation of the United Nations, Sir Winston Churchill has been credited with
stating: “Never let a good crisis go to waste.”
Some would argue that we are...
Regular column readers (poor souls) might recall my
concern over MAD Magazine’s future.
To recap: The night before the Fourth of July (classy),
DC Entertainment sent e-mails to
MAD’s writers and artists to insist that they stop...
Scotia Rainbow, aquaculture, fish farm, politics -
equals controversy and conflict. Such was the case with the short-lived Scotia
Rainbow aquaculture project in Arichat.
In the beginning, all was well; there was a shiny new
processing plant,...
It’s always when I’m doing something mindless like
chores or paperwork that a memory reminding me of an old friend is triggered.
I was looking out the window last night while loading
the dishwasher when an...
I knew it was coming… the sudden darkness and interior
silence which marks the loss of power.
I filled my bath tub and several containers with
drinking water, gathered firewood and prepared a store of canned...
In 2002, a few weeks after seeing Spider-Man’s first
big-screen outing, I found myself in a local Wal-Mart’s
toy section.
As I beheld a towering display of toys and merchandise
devoted to the film version of my...
Ephrem Boudreau was born in River Bourgeois in 1905.
After his classical studies from 1922 to 1928 at the seminary at Trois Riviere,
he spent three years at agricultural school at Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere.
Here he earned bachelors’ degrees in arts and...
Is there anything worse than traffic?
I don’t mean just a large volume of vehicles – as long
as it’s moving, it doesn’t matter if there are two cars or 2,000, I’m not
bothered by busier...
In the space of a few years around 2010 something
wonderful happened, permanently altering our electrical landscape and bringing
a sustainable future within the grasp of even us humble Maritimers.
I’m talking about solar power, the...
Inverness County Cares (ICC) was founded in 2012 to
address the needs of a disadvantaged school in Nairobi, Kenya.
Throughout our journey with this school, ICC has worked
to help them acquire agricultural skills, with the...