Tragic dog story touches readers' hearts
Last week, The Cape Breton Post's Sharon Montgomery-Dupé reported on the story of an eight-year-old husky, whose owners allege was euthanized by mistake by a vet.
A truly sad story for the Meat Cove family of dog lovers.
(The vet clinic has yet to respond.)
Fougere told Montgomery-Dupé that the public response has been some comfort.
“To then see all these people 100 per cent behind you, offering love, prayers and everything else, it means a lot. It’s helping me a little bit to know that I’m not alone, that there’s other people who feel our loss.”
Read the follow up to Cooper's story, including advice for grieving pet owners.
From sheep pasture to Shangri-La
One small island off Nova Scotia was once home to pasta primavera, movie stars, nobles, a labyrinth, animal conservation and wild boar.
It's the kind of tale you can't make up.
"Baron Amato ... and his late wife Lorraine arrived in Nova Scotia in 1959, looking for a secluded and private space – land on which they could create “heaven on earth” to relax, renew energy and enjoy time with family and friends. When they stood on the site where the main house is located now and saw themselves surrounded by nature, the ocean and wildlife, they fell in love with it, and he named it Shangri-La, a paradise on earth."
SaltWire's Carla Allen explains what has been hidden on Roberts Island - and how much you would have to shell out to make the estate your own.
Heartbreak and friendship
A bond created between P.E.I. couple and Ontario tourists one afternoon in the early 90s became a lifelong friendship between two families.
As The Guardian's Dave Stewart writes:
(Ted) Petro wants everyone to know Harvey (Francis) was the kindest friend he’s ever had.
“Whether it was making you supper or showing you around the Island, he was the most unselfish person I have ever known in my lifetime,’’ Petro says.
Petro says Harvey wasn’t just his best friend, he and Pat were family.
“We were very close. We watched their children grow up. We are extremely close (to Pat) to this day and I believe in my heart we will be until the day we die.’’
The best of guys. The best of friends. And a life lost to a dangerous intersection in rural P.E.I.
On a lighter note...
Reporter David Jala takes us along with him and his buddies as they coax their middle-age muscles into kayaks and down the Margaree River in Cape Breton.
Antics ensue.
Rob: “When was the last time you were in a kayak, Dave?”
Me: “Oh, it was just 10 years or so ago — no worries, I’m all over this.”
Rob: “Really? Because you don’t look so steady right now.”
Me: “I’m good, I’m fine — I’m just getting my balance before I take a few pictures.”
Rob: “Are you sure you can kayak and take pictures at the same time, Dave?”
Me: “Oh, yeah — no problem.”
Minutes later I tipped over for the first time.
Unfortunately, the cost was a Cape Breton Post-issued iPhone.
Drift along with the river warriors.
