If Tim Houston’s government thought opposition to their abandonment of the Coastal Protection Act would just go away, they should think again. This thing is lingering like a bad smell for the Conservatives. This week a group of coastal advocates ...

I doubt that the placard-waving people gathered in front of the Nova Scotia legislature this week to protest the government’s unwillingness to decisively protect our coastline had numbers on their minds. But, even with my Grade 11 math, I can think ...

I'm writing in response to letters and columns in the Cape Breton Post regarding the proposed Cape Breton Regional Municipality (CBRM) central library. This subject has been on the radar for well over a dozen years and we seem to be no closer to a ...

Re: ‘Cape Breton councillors ‘shocked' by abrupt changes to hazmat response unit,’ Cape Breton Post, May 6. On May 5, former members of the Cape Breton Regional Municipality hazmat team met with regional fire chief Mark Bettens and deputy chief ...

I’ll never forget hearing a woman open her presentation on women in leadership by saying “working while female can be tedious.” From everything Cape Breton Regional Municipality Mayor Amanda McDougall-Merrill has been saying this week, she can ...

I’ll never forget the call I received on Aug. 23, 2022. It was from then-managing editor Brad Works, who had interviewed me the day before for a job in Truro, N.S. -- a town I had never heard of before seeing the location accompanying a listing for a ...

The Conservatives want to scrap the carbon tax, but seem to have no credible alternative solution to offer. On the face of it, this may appear to be standard Tory opposition to taxation in general, although Conservative governments have never found a ...

Kevin Tobin cartoon May 11, 2024

There are significant affordability and accessibility issues hindering the widespread adoption of electric vehicles in Canada, and addressing these challenges is crucial for our nation’s transition to sustainable transportation, particularly in ...

A review of the government’s Spring Bear Hunt Consultation Summary Report spring-bear-hunt-summary-report-en.pdf (novascotia.ca) strongly suggests the decision not to proceed with the pilot hunt, was a political decision, not a decision based on ...