On Thursday morning, I attended a Truro and District Chamber of Commerce breakfast meeting which featured updates from three of Central Nova Scotia’s municipal leaders.

Colchester Mayor, Bob Taylor, got the event off to a great start when he proclaimed “Regional cooperation is alive and well.”  That seemed to set the tone for what was to follow.

Bob spoke proudly about the county’s success with waste management programs and also offered a timeline for the opening of the new Central Nova Civic Centre. It looks like the arena portion will be ready to use in September but the pool will not be operating until late October.

The speaker the audience was waiting to hear from was Bob Gloade, the recently elected Chief of Millbrook First Nation.

With an impressive Power-Point presentation, Chief Gloade gave an encouraging update on the status and future of Truro Power Centre. Among other things, he ...

Did you see the crowd in Victoria Park on Saturday?

A couple of thousand people were on hand for the annual Easter Egg Hunt. It was a perfect day for it. It was sunny, the grass was dry and everyone could feel Spring in the air. This event is organized by the Town of Truro’s Recreation Department and put together by Cathy Von Kintzel, the town’s Special Events and Culture Co-Ordinator. Congratulations to Cathy and her crew (plus the weather-maker) for a job well down.

Congratulations are also in order for the Truro Volunteer Fire Brigade for their excellent work in hosting the Canadian Firefighters’ Curling Championship at the Truro Curling Club. The host rink had a fine showing on the ice, especially early in the week. However, it was the work off the ice that will remain a memory for many of the visiting rinks. I visited the web ...

It’s been customary for me to write about my southern vacation experiences after returning home. I could hardly wait to share the highlights with you. I would often start writing even before I returned to my desk at work. This year, it’s different. There’s a reason for that.

I decided to wait a month before writing anything because I wanted to find out what would really stand out in my mind after some time had passed.

In early February, Angie and I returned to Jamaica for a week at a Sandals resort in Montego Bay. It was our third visit to the same resort in as many years. It was incredible to be back with the great staff who we remember so well. It was nice to discover they remembered us just as well. It’s quite remarkable when a staff member asks if I am still reading Harlen Coben novels. ...

It’s been a while since I have shared some rambling thoughts; so let’s give it a shot.

A good call…. Cancellation of school classes on Friday due to an impending storm. There are some who feel the school board jumped the gun by shutting down schools while the weather was a non-issue. They’re probably the same people who would complain even louder if the board failed to send students home early once it starts to snow. It’s better to be safe than sorry.

Movie disappointment….The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo. For starters, I have not read the book. Regardless, I thought the girl’s character was totally unrealistic and extremely undesirable as a person. However, I loved the Daniel Craig and Christopher Plummer characters.

Movie delight….Mission Impossible. Tom Cruise has taken total control of the Mission Impossible franchise. He produced this movie and, remarkably, did all of his own stunts. The ...

When I was much younger, my father was reunited with a childhood friend who he hadn’t seen in many, many years. It grew into a friendship that lasted the rest of his life.

One of the great results was that we would spend New Years Eve together at the friend’s home, with the adults partying in the kitchen and all of us children celebrating in the living room. My father’s friend would eventually bring out his mandolin and lead the entertainment throughout the evening. His joy for living was evident with his wonderful laughter being heard throughout the house. He loved life and he loved his friends. The feeling was mutual.

As a young teen, I was thrilled one summer afternoon when the friend visited our home and asked what I was up to. He was a train engineer and, that evening, he was running a freight train to Halifax ...