“What do you keep in here? It weighs 20 pounds.” This
is my son’s remark, as I instruct him to grab some lunch money from my purse.
“Everything we need.” I retort, having answered this
question...
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,...
Dear Ralph:
I thought it was a good idea to reach out to you, since
you’ve been the source of so much bitterness and resentment over the past
couple of weeks from many of my fellow...
Efforts to bridge the gaps between genders and cultures
- in the spheres of community supports and employment opportunities - received
a significant boost recently.
To help more women and Indigenous learners gain access
to marine industry...
The remotest island in all of Canada is a 42 kilometre
long sliver of sand gracing our continental shelf, formed 10,000 years ago by
the workings of glaciers. We call her Sable.
To this day, its...
We’ve all done it at this point, haven’t we; angled
that way, twisted the other, held the camera higher, backed up - whatever it
takes to get a good photo. For those of us on social media, nabbing the...
In May of 1763, a French ship, La Dorothée, set sail from England
bound for the port of St. Malo, France.
Joseph Babin and his wife Marine (LeBlanc) were
Acadians originally from Grand Pré. Victims of...
When I started last week’s column, I had a feeling that
I’d require a little more space and time to fit in all my thoughts about
several leagues’ worth of play-off hockey happenings, and I was right.
It was good to see the end of a long political and
legal fight to overturn ill-conceived and indefensible changes to Nova Scotia’s
electoral boundaries.
On January 24, 2017, the Nova Scotia Court of Appeal concluded
that...
“I see the limited therapeutic options for animals when
standard treatments don’t work. Acupuncture is natural, and there are no major
side effects or interference with pharmaceutical prescriptions.”
Veterinary Acupuncturist Sharlene McInnes Wallace is based in...