In just a few short years, Nova Scotians will elect a PC government with Tim Houston as Premier. I am convinced that this change is coming and there’s no doubt in my mind that soon, a majority of Nova Scotians...
I have a friend who is very excited about her workplace. I don’t mean her employer (though she seems perfectly happy with that, too), I’m talking about the actual area where she sits to do her job. After reading...
In 1897 Bertram Bourinot began the Richmond County Record, a periodical that lasted for almost 80 years. Marshall Bourinot worked with his father and continued the paper into the 1970’s. The following excerpts are taken from the Richmond County...
Even with so many streaming options available at your fingerprints, there’s still something special about the traditional fall launch period for new and returning network shows. So here’s my guide to all the fun that’s only a remote-click away, beginning...
It has been my privilege and my pleasure to serve as municipal councillor for all of Richmond County and district 5 in particular for the past 25 years. It is therefore with some sadness and regret that I announce...
The current mayhem in Richmond County is directly attributable, in my mind, to the flawed Nova Scotia Utility and Review Board (UARB) boundary review of 2014-2016 which resulted in downsizing council from 10 to five councillors. At...
It’s time your provincial government stood up for family businesses, including doctors and opted out of the federal government’s tax grab against them. Often, when I ask small business owners what they want from government they say quite simply, “Get...
Canada’s 44th federal election is in the books, and it is post-mortem time. Locally, Elections Canada confirmed that Cape Breton-Canso Liberal incumbent Mike Kelloway won with 46 per cent of the vote, up from...
It was disappointing to hear that a funding application from a group consisting of local municipalities and First Nations was turned down by the Universal Broadband Fund. Inverness CAO Keith MacDonald told the regular...
I’m a firm believer in hard work; in actual labour, putting in your hours and your nose to the grindstone. We are born with a certain amount of talent and brains which can be molded and improved, but the factor...




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