I was heartened to read in the Cape Breton Post recently that about half of my fellow Cape Bretoners believe the island would be better served if it were independent, autonomous, or had some form of self-government from the mainland. The number of people supporting self-government rises to 53 per […]
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Please bear with me during the next few days as I migrate the website’s server to a new provider. I’ve decided to move the website over to the fantastic and affordable service offered by Webhosting.scot, who offer United Kingdom based server webhosting. There may be a short disruption during the […]
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I was saddened to read on the Cape Breton Post website of the dire financial situation that the Glace Bay Heritage Museum finds itself in. I was fortunate to have the opportunity to partake in a tour of the museum, presented by museum curator Elke Ibrahim, and was thoroughly impressed […]
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Nova Scotia is a beautiful, rugged place filled with caring people and I’m grateful to have had the opportunity to grow up there. However, it is very sad that exporting its young, motivated and educated residents seems to be the only thing Nova Scotia is good at today. I grew […]
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Flag of the United Empire LoyalistsI spent the better part of a year researching my paternal great-grandmother’s family in 2018 and it was a very insightful process. If you’re Canadian, you’ve probably heard of the United Empire Loyalists. For those of you unfamiliar with the so-called Loyalists, they were a […]
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