I’ve learned, through trial and error and a few tough
heartbreaks, that you can find a silver lining in almost any situation.
Some circumstances have been more difficult than
others, true, and these required the passage...
Arichat, 1935: We are now on the lower road, on the
water side, moving east at the store of A.D. Samson.
A building located on the west side of the A.D. Samson
store must at some...
It’s been awhile since Santa Claus last revealed his
official gift list for the naughty and nice newsmakers in the Strait area,
across Canada and around the world.
However, as some of you might know, I’ve...
While provincial officials plan a permanent fix for the
dangerous Highway 4 intersection at Beech Hill Road, hopefully temporary
measures can be taken to ensure there are no more serious collisions.
On November 9 at around...
“The ancient Romans, for example, believed that eating more than
one large meal, per day, was unhealthy.”
This from the study, “Fasting as a Therapy in Neurological
Disease” from the US National Library of Medicine/National Institutes...
With Hollywood, TV networks and streaming services
jamming our screens with holiday content, it’s getting harder every year to
choose the right Christmas favourites to supplement other December activities
like shopping, taking the kids to see Santa, or sweeping up...
I saw a meme on-line the other
day that really spoke to me. It said, “No one prepares you for the transition
from Mama to Mommy to Mom.”
No one tells you. You’re not even
aware there...
On March 15, 1979, the MV Kurdistan, a tanker sailing under the Liberian flag,
left Point Tupper bound for Sept-Isles, Quebec.
The ship was carrying a heated cargo of oil for the
first time. Weather conditions...
Invasive species are a problem with no easy solution,
and, in my experience, are so often misunderstood by the general public, so if
you’ll bear with me, I’ll start from the top.
We live in a...
A quote that can be seen on a wall at Mulroney Hall on
the campus of StFX University in Antigonish has generated plenty of debate.
The statement was made to former Prime Minister and
StFX alumnus...