People of Isle Madame have not lost Dr. Steven DeRoche, contrary to the over-heated press release cited in last week’s Reporter.
He does rounds, rotations as the hospitalist, at the nearby Strait-Richmond Hospital which...
It is easy to complain about the changes imposed on our lives and the realities made clear as the COVID-19 pandemic reaches its one-year point.
In March 2020, many often-overlooked facts were driven abruptly...
On Jan. 18, Canada Post Corporation (CPC) announced that 2020 was a record year for parcel delivery.
Obviously, public health measures had something to do with it. But parcel delivery at CPC has been...
As the Public Health physician team that investigates and supports every single occurrence of COVID-19 infection in our province, we feel compelled to tell Nova Scotians how harmful it is to stigmatize people and communities with COVID-19....
I have been pondering why there are so many visibly angry persons within Canada and elsewhere worldwide?
Most people occasionally get upset; it is the nature of the human creature, but not to the...
I am a small woodlot owner and a farmer in Kings County.
Dozens of forest-related organizations across the province have been reporting how distressing it is to witness the deterioration of our forests’ health...
I’m here on January 17, on Unama’ki (Cape Breton Island) and looking at my very accurate outdoor thermometer that says it is 11 degrees Celsius with no snow to speak of except for sparsely scattered blobs.
It’s time to check out your motor vehicle licence plate for possible manufacturer’s defects. You may be driving around not knowing your vehicle plate is defective, and if so, it could mean a RCMP officer has the...
“May you live in interesting times” could be received as a fond wish, or be what it is claimed to be; a translation of a traditional curse. Be what it may, that expression is applicable to our...
I have forwarded this note to the leadership of Cape Breton Island’s municipalities and First Nations.
It is encouraging to see discussions recently with respect to Cape Breton’s municipal and First Nation leaders calling...