Everybody knows that the dice are loaded
Everybody rolls with their fingers crossed
Everybody knows that the war is over
Everybody knows the good guys lost
Everybody knows the fight was fixed
The poor stay poor, the rich get rich
That's how it goes
Everybody knows
--Leonard Cohen, “Everybody Knows”

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. 

Preliminary Election Results for the Shore; Hendsbee Wins Re-election

This page also contains written answers to questions from the candidates for HRM District 2's City Council Seat, profiles of 3 of the 4 candidates for Council, video coverage of the September 26th Council candidate debate in East Preston, answers from candidates for the African Nova Scotian School Board Member, and answers from candidates for the Conseil Scolaire Acadien Provincal Representative. .

Winding down Bayers Mill Road in my friend’s van, I voiced the question: “Do you think many people in this area know that some of Nova Scotia’s best rock climbing is in their own backyards?”

Choices for hungry people in Musquodoboit Harbour have been expanding dramatically. The owners of the four new eateries profiled in this piece are all women: some just out of school, some with grown children, but all equally energetic, determined, and excited by their visions.