Featured Regional Perspectives
WALK IN THE WOODS: It's time to give the pollinators a break
Here we are with April winding down, the weather warming and the grass growing. Before going into autopilot and grabbing your lawnmower to mow the grass, let’s give it a second-thought for the benefit of valuable pollinators, because we are ...
LETTER: Earth Day clean ups are just the tip of the iceberg
Another Earth Day has come and gone, and we engaged in the usual cosmetic work of cleaning up our immediate surroundings. Some towns provided garbage bags, and encouraged the public to make the town look tidier. As happens every year, we all felt ...
GWYNNE DYER: Arctic seals and coral reefs facing extinction, but every little bit helps
“Without extinction, there would likely be insufficient ecological ‘space’ available for new species.” What? Is this person saying that extinction is a good thing? But what about the scarlet-throated goat-botherer? There’s only 23 of them left in the ...
LETTER: Justice and science in public health policy needed as federal government hikes taxes for vaping
Open letter to the Canadian government: I am writing today not merely as a concerned Canadian citizen, but as one outraged by the glaring failures and injustices in our approach to public health policy, particularly concerning nicotine addiction. The ...
LETTER: Carbon tax is simply another irrational decision by the current government to further burden all of us
Government without limits: not to worry, our children will pay! I must admit that I have a lot of respect for Premier Andrew Furey. I believe his intentions are good and some of his policies are quite progressive. However, as with each political ...
LETTER: 'Tear down the wall' and let family members inherit fishing enterprises in N.L. without jumping through financial hoops
In an open letter to the federal fisheries minister: Perhaps the most famous four words in history is Ronald Regan’s speech in West Berlin on June 12, 1987: "Tear down this wall!" Never in my wildest dreams would I be appealling to the ministers of ...
BOB WAKEHAM: Battles between N.L. premiers and Ottawa nothing new
Andrew Furey’s recent spat with Justin Trudeau about that infuriating carbon tax – a spat during which the province witnessed a rare growth spurt for the premier in the political bollocks region, as well as an odd dose of affected vocabulary – begs ...
ANNE M. CROSSMAN: A soft spot for Lawrencetown, N.S.-based COGS
I have believed for a long time that one of the least-appreciated assets in this part of the province is the Nova Scotia Community College’s Centre of Geographic Sciences (COGS) in Lawrencetown. Students come from all over to study there and take ...
VOICE OF THE PEOPLE: Dear DFO, save Dartmouth Cove
Dartmouth Cove should not be used as a private dumping ground for construction waste. The waterfront trail, which runs along the cove, is frequented by people walking, biking, enjoying the view of the harbour, birding, fishing, etc. Years of dump ...
AMANDA MCDOUGALL-MERRILL: Homelessness in CBRM reason for concern
“Safe, sustainable, and affordable housing is a basic human need and a requirement for good mental health. When housing is inadequate or unavailable, personal as well as community well-being suffers.” This is the first paragraph of a council ...