Municipal governments can help address the shortage of housing in Canada by simplifying their permitting processes, says the Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB) in its new report entitled Flushing out the nonsense. The report was released...
Call me optimistic. Call me naïve. Call me whatever.
I believe we need to think outside of our current travel options and do as millions of commuters are doing daily throughout the world. Nova...
It was with profound shock and disappointment that I learned of the choice by the Municipality of the County of Richmond to reverse a decision of the Committee-of-the-Whole of December 14, 2016, to provide interim funding to support the...
The old site of St. Peter’s, on St. Peter’s Bay to the east of the canal in Cape Breton, would first feel the influence of European fisher folk and traders many centuries ago.
Portuguese...
Sometimes illnesses need to present themselves for us to appreciate being well.
Most of us apply being ill to our personal levels of wellness; I disagree because I believe it extends to all that...
The members of the Strait Richmond Palliative Care
Society wish to acknowledge and thank the frontline health care workers in our
region during this trying time of the COVID–19 pandemic.
These include doctors, nurses, paramedics and...
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...
We all know someone impacted by a chronic illness such as COPD, diabetes, obesity or arthritis.
Often this means repeated trips to the doctor’s office, emergency room or, worst case, nights in the hospital.
As a province, we are already spending...
Editor’s note: The following is a letter written to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.
Your announcement recently to continue with the “first-past-the-post” system dashed our hopes for a truly representative and inclusive electoral system.
Your decision to abandon a key Liberal election...
For 138 years, the Royal Bank of Canada and its Guysborough predecessor, the Merchant’s Bank, have provided financial service to the people of Guysborough and area.
This has been a service that the community...