Even if you’ve visited a community many times over the
years, that special little nook will always find a creative way to surprise
you.
And that’s how a recent trip to the Sunrise Trail
greeted me and...
As early as the late 19th century, there was pressure
to provide some type of permanent crossing to connect Cape Breton to the
mainland.
After World War II, with the increase in steel and coal
production, as...
Let’s talk work.
After all, we’ve just celebrated Labour Day, which not
only marks the unofficial end of summer, but also celebrates our daily grind.
Labour Day is supposed to be a yearly tribute to what...
During this year’s Bras d’Or Watch field day on July
14, participants noted flocks of swallows (Mi’kmaq: pukwales) at all five
sites. These charismatic acrobats were quite numerous and entertaining.
Their apparent abundance is of interest...
There is only one population of North Atlantic Right
whales left on Earth, and it can be found off our coastline every summer,
building the fat stores necessary for a southern winter. Were fate kinder,
their skin would be a...
Bryden Boudreau rifles a pitch.Maurice Boudreau was a happy man as he helped the Red Caps take the league championship. The Petit de Grat Red Caps are seen here accepting the Richmond Amateur Baseball Association championship. The...
“Some people think that having a body PH level
that is slightly more acidic makes you more prone to diseases, buteveryone’s
blood really is a similar PH level – and it’s not going to be
influenced that much by what...
The Pilikan House is a living lab on the Middleton
campus of the Nova Scotia Community College (NSCC), designed and equipped to
produce as much energy as it in turn consumes, championing what the science
folk call net-zero housing. I...
If there were ever a time we needed to believe in the
redemption of kindness, in the humanity of our neighbours, surely it’s now. I
don’t know of a single person, regardless of political persuasion, who isn’t
left reeling by...
As early as 1824 a functioning school existed in
Arichat. By 1834, the school faced insurmountable financial difficulties, and
as a result, the creditors - primarily John Tyrrell, a prominent Arichat
merchant - foreclosed on the property, but instead of...