The provincial government is enacting legislation to clarify what can and cannot be done along Nova Scotia’s coastlines.
On March 12, Environment Minister Margaret Miller introduced the new Coastal Protection Act. Because climate change means rising sea levels, flooding and...
I recently returned from Las Vegas. Let me tell you about it.
Anyone who knows me, knows I love Britney Spears, I always have. She’s was one of very few remaining stops on my concert bucket list, but I didn’t...
In 1978 two teams from the parish of Petit de Grat stole the attention of baseball fans. The Alderney Point Thunderbolts took the Richmond Amateur Baseball Association (RABA) title by defeating the Louisdale Braves.
Although the Red Caps failed to...
Many of you might not know that this column is written five days – sometimes six – before it appears in The Reporter.
As a result, I need to choose a topic that will still capture your minds and hearts...
The Town of Port Hawkesbury and the Municipality of the County of Richmond are joining forces on a couple of fronts.
During the regular monthly meeting of Port Hawkesbury Town Council on March 5, councillors passed a motion from an...
In a few hours from now I will turn 40. Forty. Years. Old.
While that isn’t as scary a prospect as it used to be, I still find it hard to reconcile that I could possibly be that far out...
February 5, 1918: Francois Muise, son of Patrick Muise and Martha Jeanne Boudrot, married Alice Boudrot, daughter of Cleophas Boudrot and Alice Boudrot, witnesses were not recorded
February 5, 1918: Thomas James Kehoe, son of Thomas Kehoe and Annie McGrath,...
As always, when beginning a column about our public broadcaster, I’ll point out that I’m a freelance contributor to the Cape Breton edition of CBC Radio One’s Information Morning program.
Now that we’ve gotten that out of the way, I’d...
Two recent stories have highlighted how far Canada has gone in terms of cannabis legalization and how far this country still has to go.
On February 26 in Nova Scotia Supreme Court, the cannabis company Tasty Budd’s, which has an...