By Dee Dwyer
How much sound do we take for granted and do not really hear?
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By Richard Bell
Heather White is an unlikely leader for a full-scale rebellion against the Stock Transportation Company’s school buses operating on behalf of the Halifax Regional School board. Yet since she first posted her complaints about the company on a dedicated Facebook page on January 22 (Parents For Safe & Reliable Stock Buses), almost 1000 people have signed on, pouring out their rage and frustration at the company.
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By Richard Bell
A new consulting report has identified some serious problems with the operation of the Twin Oaks Wastewater Treatment Plant (WWTP) that serves the Twin Oaks Memorial Hospital, The Birches, and Eastern Shore District High.
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By Richard Bell
Premier McNeil’s decision to kill off all of Nova Scotia’s school boards was a complete surprise to the Eastern Shore’s Halifax Regional School Board member, Bridget Boutilier.
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By Susan Cook
If you’d like an unprecedented look at the workings of the human body, plan to visit the Museum of Natural History to see the Body Worlds RX Exhibition (Jan. 12 - April 22, 2018).
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Welcome to the March issue of the Cooperator. As we head toward the anniversary of our 5th year of publishing, we would like to thank everyone who has helped us along the way—our readers, our writers and photographers, and the advertisers whose support has sustained the publication.
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Letter to the Editor:
Our front lawn along Highway 7 has Tim Horton cups tossed out car windows much too often.
Turnoffs all the way to Halifax are full of the same cups. Each time you pass the areas, it is quite despicable to see.
Could there be a returnable fee on Timmy’s cups, as there is on cans and bottles? Even three or five cents would help.
If a witness could report the license number of someone littering, the RCMP could fine the culprit polluting our roads; that would be helpful as well.
Tim Horton’s must help in some way!
Donna Andersen
By Gina Dunn
Is there any value to having local sports groups and associations? Why not just go “to town” to play? Isn’t it better “in town”?
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By Colin Cameron
As Canada heads towards the legalization of marijuana this summer, our province is about to miss out on a golden opportunity. Once again, trust Nova Scotia bureaucrats and politicians to get it wrong. Despite ample testimony and recommendations in favour of letting private business people develop the new cannabis market, the Liberals plan to use a clunky NSLC crown corporation.
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