Expense claim confusion
2/18/2010
To the Editor: By now many of you have either read or seen media coverage about the Auditor General’s report on MLA expenses and allowances. The Auditor General believes some of these expenditures were excessive and inappropriate. He has determined, in his opinion, serious weaknesses in the cur...
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Get Active Fundy encourages healthy living
2/18/2010
Get Active Fundy is a community-based physical activity initiative that encourages all Fundy region (Colchester County, Cumberland County and East Hants) citizens to be more physically active. There are several partners involved in promoting Get Active and planning physical activity happenings i...
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LFMH Emergency should not have closed
2/18/2010
Dear Editor, The strike by CUPE health care workers is over, something we can all be thankful for. While there is much that has been said about the reasons for the strike, little has been said in print about the consequences the rural communities suffered because of it. In Tatamagouche we were fo...
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Mind Shift: It is a choice we make to give
2/18/2010
A couple of weekends ago we heard on the news that homeless people in Halifax were in need of winter hats, socks and mittens. Hearing the words homeless, no hats, mittens and socks, hit me in the pit of my stomach, and in my heart a real sadness came over me. Here I am sitting in a warm home, wi...
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Prorogation has a time and place, must be used wisely
2/18/2010
To the Editor: Thank you for your thoughtful editorial in the January issue of The Light concerning the prorogation of Parliament. I was so glad to read your article and have it appear in our local monthly paper. Prorogation is certainly appropriate at times, but when it is used consistently ...
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Simple acts of kindness prove we are not alone
2/18/2010
Last month I wrote a piece about Stephen Harper’s decision to prorogue Parliament for the second time since he was elected our prime minister. Since then, a handful of events have caused me to come to a realization: If we can’t rely on our government to do right by us, we must be able to rely on...
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