Eventually, the
federal government made the right decision by shelving a proposed airport
project for Inverness County, but how long it will be sidelined is anyone’s
guess.
On July 25, the
Minister of Rural Economic Development, Bernadette Jordan,...
Kombucha tea is a fizzy, refreshing and slightly alcoholic beverage
made by fermenting tea with a symbiotic culture of bacteria and yeast – known
as a SCOBY.
While kombucha has seen a resurgence in popularity in...
The Migratory
Bird Convention Act (MBCA) is a fine piece of legislation, stipulating in no
uncertain terms than an exhaustive list of our native birds - chiefly those who
come and go with the seasons - cannot be legally killed,...
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.
“Wilfred M. Poirier was born in 1885...
As this piece goes to print, I will be
acknowledging my one year “keto-versary,” as the Internet calls it. August 6,
2018 was the day I officially cut sugar and carbs out of my diet.
The...
Sometimes I won’t have anything
especially profound or enlightening to say in this column. (I can hear you now:
“Only sometimes?”)
Occasionally, I’ll have a week that was
so full of travels, adventures, and mid-summer memories that...
My favourite tree is probably the American beech, not
because it’s the tallest or longest lived member of Maritime ecology, but
because it’s beautiful, and comes with a compelling history.
At one time, the majority of...
A little more than a year ago, I watched a movie on Netflix, quite by accident. It was
a documentary called The
Magic Pill and it was about diet, specifically the ketogenic way of
eating.
Here’s the...
It is interesting to note early place names in Isle
Madame and their evolution over time.
For example, with the founding of Ile Royal (Cape
Breton) in 1713, most community names were given a religious connotation,...
As part of my long-term plan to get myself into some
semblance of good physical shape, I recently got myself a new physical trainer.
Well, not exactly; I have neither the financial
resources, the patience, nor...