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Tags Fly Off Wishes Tree

By Pearl Akers I think this has been the most successful of the 14 years of Children’s Christmas Wishes. I was concerned with all the restrictions, limitations, closures and stress we’ve all had to endure this past year, that the Wishes project might be in trouble.

February 27, 2021

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The Liberals’ Contempt for the People--The Eviscerated FOIPOP

By Richard Bell When you’re dealing with a government that likes to operate in secrecy as much as the Liberals have since they took power back in 2013, it can be difficult to understand just how much contempt our elected officials actually have for the people of Nova Scotia

February 25, 2021

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BACKGROUND--Churchill’s Elimination of Public Input to Site Selection

By Richard Bell Shortly after Education Minister Zach Churchill announced the replacement of Eastern Shore District High (with no mention of Gaetz Brook) in March of 2018, Churchill said that he would be replacing the site selection rules. Under the new rules, he said the primary driver would be ““technical evaluations” of prospective sites. There was no definition of what measures such a “technical evaluation” might consist of.

February 25, 2021

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Stephen McNeil and the Toothless FOIPOP Act

By Richard Bell The FOIPOP Act was passed in 1993, and there have been calls ever since for strengthening it. The Act’s fundamental weakness if that the Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner (OIPC) for Nova Scotia cannot order the government to do anything if the Commissioner (or Review Officer) finds that the government is violating the Act. Suppose you file a FOIPOP, and the government denies your request. You have the right to appeal to the Commissioner. But if the Commissioner finds in your favour, the government can simply ignore the Commissioner’s finding.

February 25, 2021

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Saving the Planet: Acting Locally at Owls Head

By Lindsay Lee [Editor’s Note: The following piece first appeared on the Save Owls Head website last fall. In our editorial this week, we review a major new global review of more than 150 studies of the critical need to stop the accelerating destruction of our planet’s biodiversity, while simultaneously stopping global warming.

January 23, 2021

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Premier Candidates Should Save Owls Head Provincial Park

Welcome to Cooperator’s first issue of 2021. For 8 years now, a growing community of people have cooperated month after month to put together a publication that aims to deepen our understanding and love for the wonderful place we are so blessed to live in, the Eastern Shore.

January 20, 2021

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Fraser Wins Orator Award

By Richard Bell Central Nova’s MP Sean Fraser recently won “Best Orator” in the annual Maclean’s Parliamentarians of the Year Awards and was one of three finalists for “Rising Star.” The magazine asks Members of Parliament to submit nominations for 8 different categories, and uses a process that gives members extra credit for votes from members of other parties.

January 20, 2021

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AutoWIKI, a Locally Developed App With Worldwide Potential

Local mother and son, Delphine du Toit and Nik Edmiidz, have created an app called AutoWIKI, a travelling tour guide that uses your GPS location to tell you stories about the places around you. The app is set to be published out of open Beta state by the end of the month, but it is open to download on Android and iOS devices now.

January 20, 2021

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Feral Cat Grant Program a Purring Success

By Emily Sawchyn Halifax’s feral cat overpopulation problem may soon be in the past thanks to a collaborative effort between the city, the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty (SPCA), and Spay Day Society implementing a Trap, Neuter, Release (TNR) method. Now four years into the city’s five-year grant program, the SPCA and Spay Day Society praise the grant program as a massive success.

January 18, 2021

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Food Banks Need Our Help

By Emily Sawchyn COVID-19 hit everyone in a multitude of life-changing ways, and Food Banks have been working harder than ever to keep communities together. Between February and June 2020, unemployment in Nova Scotia grew from 7.8% to 13%. Many people in need are visiting the Food Bank for the first time. At the same time, fear of the virus has kept others at home.

December 01, 2020

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