In the years following 1935, the road from the Arichat-Petit de Grat intersection has evolved into the main residential section of the old village. The highway running through it has become the primary thoroughfare through Arichat leading...
Another example of how outside-the-box thinking that can greatly benefit the Strait area took place recently during a community festival.
For the annual Seaside Lobsterfest, two local fishermen volunteered to become tour guides, which attracted approximately 250 people.
The tours hosted...
Last Spring saw the introduction of an Environmental Bill of Rights for Nova Scotia, which died on the floor with no support from the current McNeil government.
This bill had a lot to offer – like real community consent for...
I wasn’t expecting to find anything compelling in the latest craze to sweep the Internet, the “Three Fictional Characters” meme that encourages Twitter and Facebook participants to post images of the three imaginary icons that best represent themselves.
When it...
Those who know me well should not be surprised that I’m still thinking about Kermit the Frog today, even though it’s been over three weeks since I learned that my favourite amphibian has a new puppeteer (and two weeks...
“You know they have stores there?” I
heard from the other side of my bedroom, as an unnamed critic watched me pack
for a recent trip. “We’re not going to the remote wilderness, we’re going to
Las Vegas.”
St Charles Lwanga Secondary School is located near Nairobi, Kenya. Its mission is to provide an education and a home for abandoned street children, orphans or those too poor to pay school tuition.
Since 2012, Inverness County Cares has been...
Many of us prefer to think that we are quite capable of surviving on our own; however, that is not how we have evolved. All living things need assistance to exist. When we pare that thought down...
Due to our deadlines, I won’t be able to comment on this week’s provincial election results until the next time I tiptoe into this space.
So, for now, I’ll offer a few random thoughts on a more civilized sport: Hockey....
Alright, fine. I am on board with Joss Whedon taking a crack at the Justice League . I wasn’t before, and I even told you good folks how I felt in this column…well, not this exact column because this one...