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How a Maritime organization supports Xinka land defenders in Guatemala

February 11, 2021

The story is a familiar one here in Nova Scotia. With full support of the government and without meaningful consultation a precious metal mine is built in a community, leaving residents worried about blasting, water quality and other environmental concerns. The same thing is happening in Guatemala, only much more brutally so. A Canadian-owned mine is vehemently opposed by local Xinka communities, and the Maritimes-Guatemala Breaking The Silence Network (BTS) tries to amplify their voices internationally.

Judy Haiven: Heritage Day in Nova Scotia, paid holiday or not?

February 11, 2021

If you have a coffee at Tim’s or Starbuck’s on Heritage Day, chances are your server won’t be paid extra for the holiday.

News brief: Efforts to silence Bryony House shelter workers may lead to strike or lockout

February 10, 2021 1 Comment

Collective bargaining between workers employed by Bryony House and management may fail because the 24-bed shelter wants workers to surrender their three seats on the board of directors.

Wayne Desmond: Whose shoulders I stand on – New Glasgow’s rich Black heritage

February 10, 2021 5 Comments

Wayne Desmond reflects on the long history of Black excellence in his hometown of New Glasgow. “So, when I think about African Heritage month, I don’t just think about the famous Black icons that are celebrated. I think about the trailblazers of my hometown, whose shoulders I stand on.”

Richard Starr: Nova Scotia democracy was in retreat even before McNeil

February 10, 2021

Nova Scotians have allowed a lot of power to be concentrated at the provincial level, and it didn’t start with Stephen McNeil. What to do, Richard Starr asks.

Racism on the Lunenburg waterfront

February 9, 2021 2 Comments

The gentleman then asked her, “From Halifax, hey?” She didn’t answer this all too familiar question. After a pause, he said as clear as day, “So, the father must be a darkie, hey?”

Notes from court #2: Illusion of consent

February 9, 2021

Forest protector Nina Newington continues her notes from court. “When a department is so broken it can’t meet its basic obligations, and when government and industry are so entwined that a mechanism supposed to give citizens a say is a sham, then what remains to those citizens.?”

Notes from Court: Extending the injunction against Extinction Rebellion Nova Scotia

February 8, 2021

Forest protector Nina Newington on the injunction extension applied for by Westfor banning anybody from interfering with clearcutting anywhere where mainland moose can be found. “This means you, John and Jane Doe. You don’t have to be one of the people who was arrested. You don’t have to have visited the blockades. You don’t even have to be a member of Extinction Rebellion Nova Scotia. This injunction applies to you, whoever you are.

Open letter to Premier Iain Rankin: Please stop the sale and formally protect Owls Head Provincial Park

February 8, 2021 3 Comments

Open letter: “Congratulations on becoming the premier of Nova Scotia. Your campaign successfully highlighted biodiversity, Our Parks and Protected Areas Plan, and reducing Nova Scotia’s carbon footprint. We are calling on you to honour these values by reinstating Owls Head Provincial Park to Our Parks and Protected Areas Plan.”

Teachers of all kinds are the pandemic’s unsung heroes

February 7, 2021

Lily Barraclough: During the pandemic stories depicting frontline workers as heroes have been numerous, but educators of all kinds and including homeschooling parents, have been somewhat forgotten.