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A recent decision by the Department of Natural Resources Minister, Hon. John MacDonnell, to deny Waverley Amateur Athletic Association’s request to build a Treego facility in MacDonald Sports Park was shocking, disappointing and unacceptable and leaves many questions to be answered by the NDP government, Minister MacDonnell, and our own MLA Percy Paris. First a [...]

I first heard it many years ago, as my grandfather tanned my behind with a razor strap; and frequently, over the years, I have again heard the statement “Spare the rod and spoil the child .” Today that statement still rings true, and it is no less important in the development of an understanding between right and [...]

Friday night, April 30th, 2010, marked the 7th Annual Waverley – Fall River – Beaver Bank Volunteers Awards appreciation awards banquet. I would like to congratulate each volunteer whose contributions were acknowledged and celebrated by their respective community organizations. I would like to congratulate Bob McDonald, Waverley Amateur Athletic Association nominee for garnering the 2010 [...]

Certainly, over the last few weeks, Nova Scotians have learned that there is a whole lot wrong with the governance of MLA spending. Each MLA, have in their own way, attempted to justify the expenses they have individually incurred .Nova Scotians all, have heard journalists attack some members with a vengeance and completely ignore others. [...]

Fall River(D2N) – Seems like every time we view the news, catch the radio version, or read the renderings of the print media , we see the words probe, study, report or review, accompanied by words such as feasibility, public, and staff, to define the actions – actions requested by elected representatives and special interest [...]

I attended the recent meeting of the LWF Ratepayers Association, as I have for many years with the exception of last year when Sandra Carr was elected Chair. I watched as Sandra and the Executive turned the corner on accountability and developed a new set of bylaws that would make the association more transparent and [...]

The first session of the legislature under the NDP majority government has come to an end and to their credit they served a little over a month. What did they accomplish for Nova Scotia families? They passed a budget that cost Nova Scotians an additional 300+ million dollars over the previous Tory government, while suggesting [...]

WOW, The big guns of socialism have fallen silent since the new government has taken office and I don’t know if it occurred because they are smothering in a royal dose of hypocrisy or they are shocked because they are governing with an enhanced Tory agenda that has almost doubled the deficit of the Tories. [...]

Incessant innuendo and negative suggestion by Councilor Tim Outhit and Hon Jeff Regan , both political reps for Bedford, regarding a no-go on federal government funding is deserving of some clarification regarding the federal decision and rumors surrounding the decision.” Rink funding no go from feds” in July 23rd edition of the Chronicle Herald was [...]