I feel obligated to speak up given the negative tone of our dialogue on public education in Nova Scotia.
As a retired guidance counsellor, I saw up close what teachers and other staff do with and for students - our...
Enough already; I’m tired of most of what is making the news during these summer months.
Let’s take a break from what we hear about almost daily: the war in Ukraine; COVID-19; sexual assaults;...
Editor’s note: The following letter was written to Premier Stephen McNeil and Energy Minister Geoff MacLellan.
In 2014 Nova Scotia banned fracking following an extensive democratic process including a government-commissioned independent review, a widespread series of public hearings, a declaration...
I am writing this in regards to a Letter to the Editor in the December 10 edition of The Reporter entitled “Lane reduction not suitable for industrial traffic.”
Nothing could be further from the truth.
Yes, we are different from other...
Conserving coastal areas, freshwater wetlands and diverse forests in Atlantic Canada has global impact.
Last week, governments, scientists and conservation experts gathered in Montreal for a global summit on nature, called COP15: The UN...
On July 17 Premier Rankin called for an election to be held later this month.
My curious mind asks why such timing? When something as important to Nova Scotians as electing its government is...
A provincial newspaper has an article on the study carried out by some consultant regarding container terminals for this province.
As usual, the report reflects the pattern which has not changed in my lifetime. Everything is to be in Halifax,...
On October 15 during the elections for councillors in the Municipality of Richmond and the school board members for the Strait regional school board, it was reported that Lian Sampson-Parsons had more votes that George Kehoe, her opponent. On...
There has been a great deal of misinformation shared recently about people waiting for nursing home beds. As a government, caring for our aging population is extremely important to us, so I want to share some facts about long...
On April 11, our corporate group of Nova Scotian companies forwarded a letter to Nova Scotia Minister of Finance Allan MacMaster in response to two new taxes which are now being imposed on Nova Scotian non-residents.