In 1897 Bertram Bourinot began The Richmond County Record, a
periodical that lasted for almost eighty years. Marshall Bourinot worked with
his father and continued the paper into the 1970s. The following excerpts are
taken from The Richmond County Record
of...
This week: The bizarre tale of an American late-night
host who ran for mayor of a Newfoundland community with a frequently-mocked
name.
The host: Jimmy Kimmel. The community: Dildo.
Now, I’m not surprised...
The way we produce, consume and discard food is no
longer sustainable.
That much is clear from the newly released UN climate
change report which warns that we must rethink how we produce our food —...
The federal government has dropped the ball once again,
on how they’re dealing with the roll out of a new initiative involving
cannabis.
It’s hard to believe the government that was
forward-thinking enough to legalize the use...
Emojis are modern-day hieroglyphics, easy to use when gestures or
words aren’t possible. Coming up with them must have been a fun job, right? The
bursting head surprise face. The green sick face. Heart eyeballs. The broken
heart. They can...
Late last month, the Government of
Canada introduced the Wrecked, Abandoned or Hazardous Vessels Act which
prohibits vessel abandonment, and adopts into Canadian law the Nairobi
International Convention on the Removal of Wrecks, 2007.
According to the...
Since
last week’s column saw me sharing some favourite moments from a crazy stretch
in the summer of 2019, I figure that’s a good theme to revisit for one more
week.
The first
Friday in August saw a...
The book Acadian Lives consists of interviews with Cape
Breton Acadians and was collected and edited by Ronald Kaplan with Rosie Aucoin
Grace. The book was published in 2004.
2. Wilfred
Poirier’s favorite job was in a...
I first became aware of climate change in
2004 when, in my teen years, comedian Rick Mercer jumped on my television to
promote the One Tonne Challenge, an imperfect attempt by our federal government
to place the burden of decarbonization...
The
Margaree Environmental Association is calling for Premier Stephen McNeil to
cancel Nova Scotia’s Inverness Airport application to the Federal government’s
Rural Infrastructure Fund for $18,000,000 and to withdraw Nova Scotia’s offer
of $8,500,000 for this unsolicited project.