I would like to comment on a few points put forth by a few individuals regarding Cabot’s plans for West Mabou Beach Provincial Park.
In response to the statement that it must be subject...
The second anniversary of the arrival of COVID-19 is approaching, making this a good time to reflect on its local impact.
This latest wave of infection, spurred by the Omicron variant, was first detected...
Hopefully plans by Nova Scotia’s Auditor General to find out why the provincial government has not closed Nova Scotia Liquor Corporation (NSLC) outlets show that the right decision was made.
In 2014, an internal...
In 1897, Bertram Bourinot began the Richmond County Record, a periodical that lasted for almost 80 years. Marshall Bourinot worked with his father and continued the paper into the 1970s.
The following excerpts are...
Why do I even follow the news anymore?
Politicians always bicker, but this past few years has been so, so much worse. Instead of arguing about ideology and policy, they make it personal. And while Canada is no stranger to...
The first missionary to visit Arichat was Father Bailly de Messein, a native of France serving in the diocese of Quebec.
Bailly was replaced by Father Bourg who directed the parishioners to build a...
On October 1, the provincial government increased the number of players able to play sports from 10 to 50. As a result, Mabou Rec Soccer resumed play and we have been joyfully playing outdoors every week since.
While it is vital that all local healthcare stakeholders work together, without long-term and deep financial investments from government, the system will continue to fail.
On February 23, the Nova Scotia Health Authority (NSHA) hosted a community information session in...
Editor’s note: The following is an open letter to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.
In June of 1995, the Special Senate Committee on Euthanasia and Assisted Suicide recommended governments make palliative care programs a top priority in the restructuring of the...
It seems simple, doesn’t it? Doctors are vital to the
health of Nova Scotians.
We all know the statistics: there are more than 50,000
Nova Scotians on a list for a family doctor. At the same...