It’s the type of news story that makes me queasy, the kind I dread reading and that implores me to scroll past when it pops on the screen. And yet, I can’t look away either. Without adequate words to...
Last week YouTube recommended a video to me about a ship that sunk in a hurricane, several years ago off the coast of Florida. What I found interesting was why the captain decided to sail his ship...
The night before our return home from Las Vegas, was
spent being tourists on the strip.
For months, I had looked forward to seeing the famous Bellagio fountains, so we ventured
over there to catch the...
The “principal principle” states that for every solution not carefully considered, one always creates more problems than one solves. Some readers may even recognize the notion as a variation of Merton’s Law of Unintended Consequences: a frequently-observed...
As some people are aware, I am writing this letter in good faith to try and help other people in two other Cape Breton communities.
The Framboise-Fourchu area needs prompt attention concerning the deteriorating...
I am grateful to have this opportunity to contact you
about the book called Great
Cape Breton Storytelling.
Great Cape Breton Storytelling
has been approved for use in all Strait area, Cape Breton-Victoria and Mi’kmaw
schools. This digital...
Given that we are nearing the one year anniversary of the first COVID-19 case (November 17, 2019), there are some who continue to ask if face masks help slow the spread of the coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) that causes...
This region will be a focal point during this hotly contested provincial election.
Premier Iain Rankin met with Lieutenant-Governor Arthur LeBlanc to dissolve the legislature and drop the election writ on July 17, and...
There are two types of manual lifting; either using your body, or using manual lifting machines, like a crowbar or a hoist. We all use both methods around the house.
Our bodies are complex...
She was born into humble circumstances as many were on Isle Madame in 1941. The bite of the Great Depression was still very real and many sons, husbands and brothers were off to war, some out of...