Watching the world speed up
Sitting in a flat in Scotland, a friend pulled a cassette tape from his collection and implored me to listen. The scratchy sound of Cape Breton fiddle tunes recorded in a dance hall filled the…
Category: Opinion Pieces
This Christmas, support local musicians, too
Imagine a day without any music. No pop tunes on the radio when you wake up. No country twang on the way to work. No Christmas carols playing while you shop downtown. No nighttime jazz…
Private rooms could improve premature birth patients experience
As parents, we are tasked to do all we can to protect our children. We weren’t able to protect them from arriving too soon, but we are able to keep them away from unnecessary risk once they are in our arms. And we can advocate for those who will share our journey in the future.
Why it’s okay to decorate before Remembrance Day
It’s that time of year again, when people I respect begin squabbling over whether or not it’s too early to be decking the halls and making merry. In theory, I agree; early November is too…
New Brunswick poised to reap benefits of resident, employee loyalty
When we raise children who are proud of this province, who understand its history and its potential, we are creating the groundwork for a generation of leaders who can bring people and prosperity to this province, even if they choose to live elsewhere. Now is the time to draw on those connections, to find the New Brunswickers who have moved to other parts of the country and the world, and not only remind them of their love for this land but also inform them of the advances since they’ve left.
Athlete with cerebral palsy and Nike deal offers inspiration
Each day, our five-year-old son (with some reminders from his kindergarten teacher) switches his hard plastic insole additions from his outdoor shoes to his indoors one and back again. It’s the only clear visible cue…
Digitial Influencers have much to offer local businesses
A food tourism expert told our city this week that we need to create a distinctive ‘taste of place’ to stand apart from other Maritime destinations. A key part in doing this, as Culinary Tourism…
Small Towns can Dream Big and Deliver
With a population of less than 3,500 teetering on the edge of the Atlantic Ocean, the town of Bonavista, Newfoundland and Labrador, might not seem a likely economic powerhouse. And yet, its Millennial mayor has…
Moving From Conflict to Cohesion in New Brunswick Politics
A recent headline in the Globe and Mail captured the heart of what saddens me about our political system: society’s appetite for perpetual conflict too often becomes the focus of politicians’ campaigns and governance. Commenting…
Leadership takes courage, not common sense
Conviction. Clarity. Change. That’s what I wanted, as a parent and a taxpayer, in the healthier food policy debacle. Not back-tracking and pretending what was written wasn’t what was intended. I wrote about the policy…