Nova Scotia Public Works has put lines in almost everywhere except Arichat-West Arichat-Petit de Grat. Why?
At night, I come home sometimes after 12 o’clock and if there is heavy fog, which there is...
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...
The past two years have been tough on the Nova Scotia wine industry — and a new Wine Sector Support Program from the federal government provides much-needed and timely relief.
Across our province in...
When you choose an action, you choose the consequences of that action. When you desire a consequence, you had damned well better take the action that would create it. We all make choices, but in the end...
Skin cancer accounts for one in three new cancer diagnosis in Canada, with Nova Scotia having one of the highest rates of melanoma in the country.
A major cause of skin cancer is exposure...
At the outset of the #MeToo era, the slogan “Believe women” became a rallying cry for the movement and was used as a tool to challenge victim-blaming attitudes and to engage wider audiences in conversations about gender-based...
The Fleur-de-Lis Highway, from Point A to Point B, is approximately 20-plus kilometres (km) of paved roadway. Residents have been battling over many tiring years for safer roads, especially those relying on the St. Peter’s to Fourchu...
Recently, I had the honour of being requested to do a eulogy for a 95-year-old friend with whom I had the good fortune of knowing since my childhood.
My commemorative challenge was to take...
Editor’s note: The following was sent to Premier Tim Houston about plans for a federal dental program.
For over half a century, Nova Scotians have benefited from provincially administered government dental programs that cover...
We all recognize that welcoming communities are good for everyone; they’re good for current residents, they’re good for newcomers, and they’re good for our future.
When people feel welcomed by the community they live...