Opinion

Editorial Democracy and Responsiveness

By Richard Bell In any democracy, it’s always a fair question to look at whether the government is being reasonably responsive to requests from the public. Now what is “reasonably responsive” lies in the eye of the beholder—so let’s take a look at whether the Department of Education and Early Childhood Development has been “reasonably responsive” in responding to questions about its plans for replacing Eastern Shore District High, which Minister Zack Churchill announced in the spring of 2018.

February 28, 2019

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'The Right to be Rural"

By Karen Bradley with Richard Bell “The Right to be Rural” was the provocative title of a talk on November 15 at the Musquodoboit Harbour Public Library by Dalhousie professor Dr. Karen Foster. Foster ran through the litany of rural-put-downs by urban elites that we are all already too familiar with. But she also touched on some more recent ideas about how rural communities could create locally-based economies that don’t depend on the old boom-and-bust cycle of extractive industries like coal or gold, or the destruction of renewable resources like clear-cutting forests.

January 16, 2019

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Keep Our Sovereignty: No MPA

Letter to the Editor from Kevin Clattenburg Funny reading the Cooperatorhaving DFO scientists weighing in on kelp and seaweed about how great it is here when overharvesting was taking place at Pleasant Harbour Tangier and DFO was unaware. Thankfully us that live here complained and the situation was finally rectified 2 weeks later. Again DFO was abusing our waters; apparently an American company sold their license, and the new company was unaware of the heavy harvesting of the rockweed that already took place. I wonder how this will affect the baby lobster the lobster fishery in later years?

January 16, 2019

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Letter to Editor on Potential of MPAs

Dear Editor, There’s always going to be some disruption of the way things were when a new MPA is put in place.

November 29, 2018

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APES Position on the MPA

What is the Position of the ASSOCIATION for the PRESERVATION of the EASTERN SHORE (APES) on the Proposed Eastern Shore Islands Marine Protected Area (MPA)? The Association for the Preservation of the Eastern Shore was formed in February 2012 when communities on the Eastern Shore of Nova Scotia became aware of and concerned about applications to establish marine-based fish farms in our harbours. We came to the conclusion that this industry would not only pollute our harbours but also threaten our backbone industries of lobster fishing and tourism. We organized, worked hard, spoke with one voice, and won.

November 01, 2018

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Where the Crosswalks Aren't

By Gina Dunn “Why does Porters Lake not have sidewalks?” “From the French school to Porters Lake Elementary to O’Connell Drive Elementary would be great to connect our community and have a village”. “Sheet Harbour has sidewalks, why can’t we?”

October 07, 2018

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Have Patience with the Process

By Stewart Lamont As one of more than 150 interested and engaged citizens to attend the Association for the Protection of the Eastern Shore’s community information meeting on July 23rd at the Tangier Fire Hall, I was encouraged that we on the Eastern Shore still turn out for important events and are passionate about our collective futures.

September 07, 2018

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Making the MPA Process Work

Dear Editor, I am writing in response to the article in the Eastern Shore Cooperator about the Community Meeting hosted by the Association for the Preservation of the Eastern Shore (APES) about the proposed Marine Protected Area held on July 24. APES had felt it was important that the community get the opportunity to hear the same information from the Federal Department of Fisheries and Oceans (DFO) that other groups such as the Eastern Shore Fishers Protective Organization (ESFPA) had already heard.

August 29, 2018

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Gaetz Brook SAC Lobbies for Replacement

[Note: The province’s announcement of a new high school on the Eastern Shore has raised questions about the future of Gaetz Brook Junior High. The Gaetz Brook Junior High School Advisory Council chair Melanie MacIsaac recently sent the following letter to Education Minister Zack Churchill and MLA Kevin Murphy.]

June 28, 2018

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May 31, 2018

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