Featured Regional Perspectives
VOICE OF THE PEOPLE: Private sector is top source of affordable housing in Nova Scotia
Alec Stratford’s submission has major flaws in his arguments on housing (N.S. political class’s flawed view on housing disregards human rights, Feb. 20). It is laughable to suggest that there is some magical “landlord right to profit” that forms the ...
COMMENTARY: Don’t penalize lawful elver fishers
By Genna Carey and Paul Lansbergen The elver fishery in the Maritime provinces has long been a cornerstone of the regional economy, providing sustainable livelihoods for hundreds of women and men. Yet in recent years, the fishery has been undermined ...
CHEERS AND JEERS: Cheers to Music P.E.I. and the wealth of talented musicians in this small province
Cheers to Music P.E.I. for its five-day awards weekend and gala. Prince Edward Island’s music industry is an important aspect of our culture that can too often get taken for granted. Musicians in P.E.I. have undergone significant challenges in recent ...
Nature, nurture, and a 24,000 km odyssey across Canada
Embark on an epic adventure with Dianne Whalen, who, at the crossroads of a personal upheaval, set out on the longest trail in the world to create her documentary, '500 Days in the Wild'. Her six-year odyssey across 24,000 kilometers is a testament ...
WALK IN THE WOODS: A great opportunity for the environment and people interested in owning forest land
Over the last number of years there has been debate about how forests should best be managed for the multiple benefits they provide. Many folks would like all Crown land to be protected and not used for extractive purposes that provide valuable jobs, ...
COMMENTARY: Budget 2024 puts Nova Scotia on a runaway spending train
Franco Terrazzano, federal director, and Jay Goldberg, interim Atlantic director, of the Canadian Taxpayers Federation, provided the following opinion article. Nova Scotia’s 2024 budget is a perfect example of what not to do. Instead of being ...
LETTER: Cape Breton police department needs an ‘overhaul’: reader
I can’t believe a recent report in the Cape Breton Post detailing a request by Cape Breton Regional Police for a $1.7-million increase in the next municipal budget. Maybe the police department should be thinking about needs, not wants. It needs ...
LETTERS: Proposed monument does not belong in Cape Breton Highlands National Park
War monuments have no place in nature and interfere with the philosophy of peace endorsed by Parks Canada. Besides, they should be erected in settings that see lots of visitors and since the ‘Mother Canada’ monument proposal for Green Cove in the ...
PAUL W. BENNETT: What has Pink Shirt Day accomplished?
Violence and bullying in Nova Scotia is so rampant that the provincial auditor general is conducting a full investigation. The number of incidents of physical violence in schools during the 2022-23 school year was 13,776, the highest in six ...
LETTER: Density done well via QIMBY: Quality in my backyard
Land-use planning, housing, densification and major residential developments are hot topics across the province. Never mind NIMBY (not in my backyard) and YIMBY (yes in my backyard), both of which are divisive, counter-productive and the extreme of ...