Twenty-seven years ago, violence erupted in Cap Auguet,
near Arichat, and a tactical police squad was deployed to quell the
disturbance.
For many people in and around the area, this would seem
like an outlandish statement. Cap...
This week: A story 27 years in the making.
It started as my story, and it all happened in the
summer of 1992, when I was a university student working at a tiny tourist
bureau next...
Now that the dust has settled, voters have gone to the
polls, the ballots have been counted, and the winners declared, this is a good
time to review the federal election campaign.
On Monday night, Canadians...
CANSO: The
10th annual Chris Doyle Memorial Dart Tournament was held at the Canso Lions Club on Saturday,
October 13 with 17 teams participating.
Lions dart chairs Emily and Barry Lumsden accepted an appreciation
plaque for the...
Let’s go back to 2013 when our provincial government,
in partnership with numerous stakeholders, created the Parks and Protected
Areas Plan. It was an inspired document, identifying huge tracts of land which
were ripe for formal protection either as wilderness...
I have a friend, an extrovert of the highest order, who
will talk to a stranger anywhere, anytime; on an escalator, in a doctor’s
waiting room, at the checkout line, in the stands at the ball park.
The following is a transcription
of all legible gravestones which remain in the old burying ground at St.
Hyacinth’s Church. This cemetery is located directly behind the former Glebe
House, overlooking Lennox Passage.
The majority of the...
“Good evening, everyone, and welcome to the latest
edition of Federal Election Debate Bingo. Do you have your markers ready,
folks? Then let’s begin.”
“Come on, Suzette, they’ve already started.”
“Hey, don’t look...
As election day rapidly approaches, most voters have
either made up their minds, or are in the process of doing so.
And while some wait to make their mark this Monday,
others have already voted in...
Coconut oil is naturally
anti-bacterial, anti-fungal and moisturizing. Having become as common-place
around the house as any fork or spatula, it’s gratifying to know the possible
uses are many.
Primarily composed of nourishing fatty
acids – specifically lauric...