“Many people assume that aromatherapy is about
diffusing essential oils - instead of using air fresheners - to make your home
smell nice, or encourage relaxation…. but that doesn’t even scratch the
surface.”
Rachel Raba is a...
By: James Golemiec
Is there a solution to the national-wide housing shortage? Yes. One way is factory-built housing, but done in a 21st century way.
New houses have always been...
By: Corrine MacLean, summer assistant at the Strait Area Museum
The Strait Area Museum, formally known as the Port
Hastings Museum and Archives, hosted its annual square dance on June 13.
Attendants gathered at the gazebo,...
The French were the first Europeans to explore the St. Lawrence River and the area south of the St. Lawrence which was named Acadie. Today this area is known as Nova Scotia and New Brunswick.
France declared war on England in 1744. News from Europe reached Louisbourg before any other port in North America.
The war had a direct impact on the life of Jean Fougere. The governor at Louisbourg took the initiative and licensed...
The recent debate over education spending and staffing
raises the question whether the province’s opposition parties are more
interested in agitating Nova Scotians than offering solutions.
On May 2, the provincial government announced that
students across the...
Editor’s note: The following letter was sent to Bill Blair, Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness, as well as Nova Scotia Attorney General Mark Furey.
Dear Ministers Blair and Furey,
I attended a provincial safety conference last week and I usually get at least one useful idea at these events. The thing that stood out at the meeting was not by the panel (although they had some...
A recent report suggesting the Province of Nova Scotia concentrate port development in Halifax is justifiably drawing criticism.
Recently, CPCS Consultants issued a report that recommended efforts at terminal development take precedence in the Halifax Regional Municipality, over areas of...
Our first full day in Las Vegas can best be described
with the phrase, “When in Rome.”
We all decided we should get up as early as we could
manage to make the most of our...