Last week, the Liberal government said if Nova Scotians want to know how much they are paying for the secret Liberal ferry deal, they’d have to take the government to court.
Your tax dollars pay for the deal, but the...
In the August 29 edition, The Reporter is publishing a four-page spread looking into the legalization of cannabis across Canada on October 17.
In addition to an article from The Reporter detailing the challenges to policing presented by legalization –...
As we grapple with the regional divisions and partisan
reactions that have come out of last month’s election campaign, I’m reminded of
a simpler time.
It was a time before smartphones, social media,
texting, DVDs, PVRs, reality...
Continuing west on the upper or high road was the St. John’s Anglican Church built in 1895 to replace the original, which was some 70 years old.
St. John’s Anglican Parish in Arichat had...
With this year’s Academy Award broadcast happening two
weeks earlier than usual, you could be forgiven for not having a clue who just
walked by the red-carpet paparazzi or why that movie with the strange title
just won seven Oscars.
This week, meet two very different Canadian comics who used their fame, wit and creativity to remind us all that there’s nothing wrong with finding either humour or pride in the simple act of being Canadian.
And, as an added...
It was so very encouraging that the provincial and federal governments, listened to the public, changed their minds, and decided to order a full public inquiry into the horrific events of last April in central Nova Scotia.
I often complain — rather gratuitously, I now realize — that I don’t have a moment to myself. Responsibilities and relationships tug at my time, and hardly a day goes by without being surrounded by friends, coworkers, and strangers.
Not...
Scotia Rainbow, aquaculture, fish farm, politics -
equals controversy and conflict. Such was the case with the short-lived Scotia
Rainbow aquaculture project in Arichat.
In the beginning, all was well; there was a shiny new
processing plant,...
On November 10, on your behalf, I attended a meeting of about a dozen chamber representatives from across Nova Scotia and several members of the Provincial Advisory Council to the Atlantic Chamber of Commerce.
The meeting was hosted by the...