During the recent United Nations Biodiversity Conference (COP15) in Montreal, over 190 nations adopted a Global Biodiversity Framework. Part of that agreement is to conserve at least 30 per cent of the world’s lands and waters by...
On April 11, our corporate group of Nova Scotian companies forwarded a letter to Nova Scotia Minister of Finance Allan MacMaster in response to two new taxes which are now being imposed on Nova Scotian non-residents.
“For too long, we were denied access to our own reserve
land on the south side of the highway.” Paqtnkek First Nation Chief PJ Prosper
on January 16 regarding the new highway interchange
“I was quite...
We are going to continue along the Upper Road, moving west from St. John’s Anglican Church.
In 1935 the only house after the St. John’s rectory was that of Nicholas Dixon, 1845 to 1934....
“Yes, I did mention at the meeting that I was getting stressed and had some chest pain, but that was from arguing with her.” Mulgrave Fire Chief Mike Breen on Jan. 8 about ongoing problems with the...
At the intersection of Lochside and Grandique Roads was the house of Daniel Forest and his wife Flora (MacDonald). They were married in Port Hawkesbury in 1901 and there had nine children: Margaret 1902-1988 (she was the...
I’ve learned, through trial and error and a few tough
heartbreaks, that you can find a silver lining in almost any situation.
Some circumstances have been more difficult than
others, true, and these required the passage...
I would like to make some comments regarding the rambling letter from Rolf Bouman, which was published in the March 15 edition of The Reporter, as he attempts to justify Cabot Golf’s takeover of a huge chunk...
More than four years removed from the tumult in
Richmond County over municipal spending practices which resulted in the
resignation of the Chief Administrative Officer (CAO), the warden deciding not
to run and staffing changes, comes more news from neighbouring...
Henry Honore Martell, merchant, politician, legislator, was born on August 3, 1806.
Some sources claim his place of birth was Main a Dieu, Cape Breton, while others claim he was born at Arichat. The son of Joseph and Barbara Martell,...