On a Thursday afternoon in August, Toronto Raptors legend Jamaal Magloire stood on the world’s oldest surviving basketball court, holding a ball directly over the basket. There was no need to jump. No dramatic leap. No slam dunk. The former NBA All-Star could simply extend his arms and place the ball inside with his hands. […]
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Today is Dolly Parton Day: Sept. 25, or 9/25, in honour of 9 to 5. It comes one month after her death. I knew losing Dolly Parton would hurt. I didn’t expect it to leave me wondering what I’m supposed to do next. From the very beginning of her career, Dolly seemed to understand that […]
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Volunteer firefighter Eric Grant packed a small cooler with snacks and some reading material before climbing into the bucket of the St. Stephen Fire Department’s ladder truck, where he would spend the next 50 hours suspended at least 50 feet above King Street. Over more than two decades, the fundraiser has become a St. Stephen […]
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The main floor of the Garcelon Civic Centre was bustling Saturday as hundreds of people moved among more than 70 booths, discovering just how many services exist in Charlotte County and how easily even valuable resources can go unnoticed. Upstairs, eight workshops covered topics including fraud prevention, personal safety, nutrition, budgeting and legal resources. A […]
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Not long after Queen Elizabeth II died, Maud was invited to unveil a statue in her honour at Kingsbrae Garden. This was, to my knowledge, Maud’s first royal engagement. Mrs. Lucinda Flemer had commissioned the sculpture out of a deep admiration for the Queen and the way she had carried herself through 70 years on […]
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When my mother announced that she was getting a dog, I remember thinking it was an odd choice. Not a bad one. Just… unexpected. The truth is, she hadn’t planned it either. A friend of hers from Montreal was driving home from Newfoundland after delivering a horse when he spotted what he thought was a […]
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Somewhere beyond the tides of Passamaquoddy Bay, a North Atlantic right whale rises slowly to breathe. Approximately 380 of them remain on Earth. Every summer, some of those survivors return to the waters off Southwest New Brunswick, where a small but internationally respected team has become known for giving entangled whales another chance at life. […]
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When I was young, I was convinced I’d spend my life working at fashion magazines. And for a while, I did. But unfortunately, in all my youthful dreams, I’d never really planned for life after a certain age. When you’re young and naive, even 30 sounds ancient—so far off in the future that it doesn’t […]
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When Lyn Mayo opened the Wee Fabric Shop in Market Square six years ago, the name fit perfectly. Tucked into a small space inside the Seasons by-the-Sea Bistro building in Saint Andrews’ Market Square, it was a modest operation built around Mayo’s love of sewing, quilting, and handmade crafts. What she did not imagine was […]
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When Maud was young, she possessed the sort of energy usually reserved for toddlers after birthday cake or people who insist they “don’t drink coffee” while downing Red Bull like life support. Every morning she woke up fully charged while my husband Patrick and I were still negotiating consciousness and wondering whether adulthood was supposed […]
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