The Mi’kmaw word for May is “Squoljuiku’s” which translates to “frog croaking time,” a noisy month in the Bras d’Or Lake Biosphere due to the desperate songs of amphibians looking for mates.
Although we are all familiar with the short...
Betty Jane Cameron of West Mabou has just returned from her third consecutive trip to the St. Charles Lwanga School (SCLS) in Nairobi, Kenya.
This year she was there for three months and visited the SCLS, as well as many...
Seeing wild animals up close can be an exciting experience, however, having a 200-kilogram black bear at your kitchen door wanting a share of the Sunday roast can be a bit too close for comfort.
Eastern Nova Scotia has a...
While experiencing the effects of a literal force of nature, whereby I lost a considerable amount of money, I also came to experience the kinship of my neighbours. Many are familiar with the account of the event on that...
By: Dawn Ostrem
If ever there was a time to take up volunteering for a cause in Richmond County the time is now.
We live in a new world, one that is dealing the effects of an aging global population. The...
I would love to see Alberta and British Columbia not ban fracking but ban workers from the Maritimes. You would soon see people from the east coast look at fracking again.
If fracking was so damaging, there would not be...
On March 26, the Commission on Inclusive Education released its report, “Students First.” It is the first time in 20 years that the model of inclusion in our classrooms has been reviewed.
The report is thoughtful, comprehensive and a clear...
Justin Trudeau’s Liberal government recently passed a milestone. Sadly, it’s an expensive one for Canadian taxpayers.
Our government’s market debt topped $1 trillion not long ago. That means Canadian taxpayers owe interest payments on $1 trillion in outstanding bills.
It’s another...
Editor’s note: The following letter was written to Premier Stephen McNeil and Energy Minister Geoff MacLellan.
In 2014 Nova Scotia banned fracking following an extensive democratic process including a government-commissioned independent review, a widespread series of public hearings, a declaration...
By: Dr. Annamarie Hatcher
What is happening in the Bras d’Or Lake Biosphere in this early spring period?
In the Mi’kmaw calendar, April is Pnatmuiku’s or “birds laying eggs time” and one of our most iconic biosphere birds is settling down...