It took nothing short of a billion years to craft Gros Morne National Park; its mountainous conglomeration of geological wonders the result of ancient continents colliding and breaking apart, of ice ages and glaciers shaving away soil...
Mr. Premier - we wanted to be part of the solution. I watched Premier McNeil on T.V. announcing his departure and again offering a few statements on how the union leaders in N.S. need...
The human being is a deeply social animal, which is why, amid the upheavals this pandemic has forced onto daily life, be it the closure of businesses, the sealing of borders, the cancellation of flights and cruises,...
Highway 104 was built over 40 years ago as a non- access highway from either direction starting west to east from Port Hawkesbury and ending at River Tillard Bridge. No one is permitted to...
I’m something of a campsite aficionado, or, if you like, a snob. Upon arrival my judgy eyes scan the facilities, the placement of playgrounds, the space between sites, the design of the cast iron campfire and the...
Last week, local and provincial editions of our newspapers and posts on social media published sensationalized accounts of “Nazi” enclaves in Cape Breton. The article taken from Der Spiegel, a German weekly news magazine...
It wasn’t her size that impressed me as much as her silence. Female moose can weigh just shy of 800 pounds, but to watch that mass of mammalian muscle tear through the waist high...
As the sun sets on my time as auditor general of Nova Scotia, I want to express my thanks to all Nova Scotians for their appreciation and respect for the office’s work during my six years of...
Editor’s note: The following letter was written to the Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing, Chuck Porter. Dear Minister Porter, I am writing to confirm that the Springtide Board of Directors...
The Kawambwa school in Northern Zambia is situated in an area of Africa with distinct wet and dry seasons. During the wet season crops grow abundantly and in the dry season crops are planted and irrigated, producing...




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