I feel obligated to speak up given the negative tone of our dialogue on public education in Nova Scotia.
As a retired guidance counsellor, I saw up close what teachers and other staff do with and for students - our...
Discussions about sexual conduct are sometimes taboo and can be rife with stigma and cultural repercussions, and have been frowned upon, but that is changing - I hope.
While being a controversial topic, sexual behaviours are personal and private realities...
Inverness County Cares (ICC) is a community aid organization based in Inverness County.
ICC has worked to provide for the educational and daily life needs of the 280 students at the St. Charles Lwanga Secondary School (SCLSS) since 2012. The...
The Gaelic Council of Nova Scotia would like to raise concerns with the recently-published Glaze report, “Raise the Bar.”
This report outlines in its mandate that it will “consider the cultural, linguistic, and geographic contexts of the Nova Scotia school...
My name is Danielle Duggan, I am a resident of Antigonish, a parent, and a concerned citizen in an active and vibrant community of engaged individuals.
I am urgently concerned that not enough media attention has been given to what Bill...
March, 2018 is an exciting time in the Bras d’Or Lake Biosphere because we will have two full moons, one on March 1 and another on March 31.
The second full Moon is called the “Maple Moon,” as this is...
Our rural communities are constantly struggling against the ideology of shutting down our resources and moving it all to Halifax.
Now, based on a $70,000 report that is riddled with gross factual errors, the current Nova Scotia Government is threatening...
We are looking forward to getting back into the House of Assembly to hold the Liberals accountable for our crumbling education system.
We’ve taken our time to carefully consider the recent report on education. While some ideas merit discussion and...
By: Dawn Ostrem
When I moved to Cape Breton five years ago, I mentioned to someone that I had bad nerves.
What I meant was that I got nervous about everyday things; speaking in front of large crowds, or climbing ladders....
On Friday, February 2, my family and I decided to have dinner at Dreamcatchers Restaurant in Antigonish.
There were places to park on Main Street, but the town failed to remove the snow banks or clear the storm drains, so...