Nova Scotians are fed up.
Premier Tim Houston’s latest budget puts jobs, essential services, and our communities at serious risk. While the government was forced to roll back some of its most damaging cuts,...
The long-term small business confidence index lost 9.5 points, dropping to 55.8 points in March, finds the March Business Barometer by the Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB).
“Just when we saw a glimmer...
Have you had a stroke or heart attack this week, been involved a fatal motor vehicle accident, suffered a workplace injury, or been handed an extremely harsh sentence by a sleep-deprived judge?
Statistics show...
Every year on March 8, the world pauses – briefly – to celebrate the achievements, resilience, and contributions of women on International Women’s Day. It’s meant to be a full day of appreciation, recognition, empowerment, and reflection.
March is Colon Cancer Awareness Month – a month that has become deeply important to me, since being diagnosed with colon cancer two years ago. At the time, I had just turned 48 and wasn’t eligible for...
In a week like this one, deciding what to write can be a bit overwhelming.
There was certainly no shortage of topics. In fact, there may have been too many.
Provincial...
We (Inverness County Cares) are in Zambia!
Despite a snowstorm which delayed our original departure by a day and mechanical difficulties delaying our flight to Addis Abba, we reached Zambia although on a different...
The importance of tourist bureaus in Nova Scotia cannot be overstated.
A few years ago, family friends arrived from the Connecticut crossed the Canso Causeway in their much loved but old Westfalia van...
Our lives are comprised of decisions, from when we awake until we fall into our end-of-days’ sleep. How we live is impacted by continuous choices, whether made by ourselves or by others.
According to...
Every time I hear the word “modernize,” I brace myself for what is about to disappear.
On paper, modernization sounds harmless – even hopeful. It suggests innovation, efficiency, progress. But in rural Nova Scotia,...