As I’ve mentioned previously in this column space, I
have an “in” with Santa this year, so I’m privy to all kinds of North Pole news
that might otherwise go unreported.
Which is why I can...
Approximately four years ago, I had a gallbladder
attack following cancer surgery.
I was taken to the Strait-Richmond Hospital’s emergency
department, where I was immediately treated and sent to Antigonish for surgery.
I...
Two decades ago, we were approaching Y2K with many
people waiting for all hell to break loose because of computers failing, planes
falling from the sky, banking systems crashing, and other feared calamities due
to technological errors brought on by...
The first days of the new year is an opportune time to
scan through past editions of The
Reporter to review the shocking headlines, news makers, trends, and
people who shaped 2019.
As was the case last...
“The first thing they observe is a quiet and
calm feeling. They normally go home with a ‘floating sensation’ and positive
lightness. For sure, if it was pain that brought them to a session - by the end
of the...
“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...
Readers of The
Reporter did not have to go far to find some hopeful holiday
stories.
The spirit of the season started early as on November
13, Carol and Laura Marryatt travelled to the IWK Children’s Hospital...
As we move beyond Christmas and start to look ahead to
the new decade, I find myself winding the clock backwards, to when I was Greta
Thunberg’s age.
The climate-change activist, recently named as TIME Magazine’s...
Arichat 1935: Now it is time to backtrack once more to
finish the north side of the lower road.
We had left off at Johnny Jean’s. The lane adjacent to
the Jean home was known then,...
If someone asks me if I believe in Santa Claus, the
answer will always be yes.
I will believe in Santa Claus, the Tooth Fairy, and the
Easter Bunny, and anything else that prolongs the temporary...