novanewsnow.com http://www.novanewsnow.com Blog : Complete list en 2007 Medias Transcontinental Sat, 4 Jul 2009 05:35:57 -0400 60 novanewsnow.com http://www.novanewsnow.com/imgs/logos/gif_thumb/OB.gif http://www.novanewsnow.com/ Sailors rocking the boat, says survey http://www.novanewsnow.com/pages/blog_sujet.php?noBlog=1063 Wed, 9 Jul 2008 16:40:35 -0500 Complete list There's a marina outside my window and since one decade of my life was spent around boats, sailing them and even selling them, I'll take a look when a boating feature comes across my computer desktop. This story, ?Canadian boaters do the nautical nookie', is a little tongue in cheek?if Truckers' association wants continued ferry service http://www.novanewsnow.com/pages/blog_sujet.php?noBlog=1060 Wed, 9 Jul 2008 08:42:50 -0500 Complete list Both ACOA Minister Peter MacKay and Premier Rodney MacDonald have been pointing fingers at New Brunswick for delaying a solution to problems of the Digby-Saint John ferry. There is also a sentiment that New Brunswick doesn't much care because its tourism business would benefit from having Ameri HODGEPODGE - Help judge a newspaper competition http://www.novanewsnow.com/pages/blog_sujet.php?noBlog=712 Wed, 9 Jan 2008 14:53:13 -0500 Complete list It's that time of year again when weekly newspapers enter competitions to see how they stack up against others in their region and across Canada. We'll soon be sending off our entries from The Courier and hoping that the judges will recognize what a good job we're doing. Of course, it doesn Nova Scotians can save power but not money? http://www.novanewsnow.com/pages/blog_sujet.php?noBlog=911 Wed, 9 Apr 2008 16:14:03 -0500 Complete list Nova Scotia Power is playing with higher math. A U.S. energy consultant told the province's Futility and Review Board (sorry, that's supposed to be Utility and Review) that Nova Scotians who reduce the amount of energy they consume shouldn't expect to see their power bills reduced as well. A little light touchup http://www.novanewsnow.com/pages/blog_sujet.php?noBlog=909 Wed, 9 Apr 2008 10:34:23 -0500 Complete list Taking advantage of some glorious spring sunshine, a worker adds a coat of paint to the stylized lighthouse atop Shoreline Restaurant in Digby. Wiper salute http://www.novanewsnow.com/pages/blog_sujet.php?noBlog=1287 Wed, 7 Jan 2009 14:43:57 -0500 Complete list With an ice storm sliding through southwestern Nova Scotia, many drivers took the precaution today of lifting their vehicle wipers to prevent them freezing to the windshield. Right whales wintering in Gulf of Maine http://www.novanewsnow.com/pages/blog_sujet.php?noBlog=1286 Wed, 7 Jan 2009 12:17:22 -0500 Complete list It's astonishing to realize how quickly whales have become central to the tourist experience in southwestern Nova Scotia?and how large a part the North Atlantic right whale plays in that. Right whales aren't the acrobatic stars of the show, but awareness of their fragile hold on existence h View from the cheap seats: I'm in conflict, you're in conflict http://www.novanewsnow.com/pages/blog_sujet.php?noBlog=317 Wed, 7 Feb 2007 08:07:36 -0500 Complete list By Michael Gorman THE VANGUARD NovaNewsNow.com Show me a politician and, with a little work, I'm sure we can find a conflict of interest somewhere in his dealings. The recent issue of local town councillor Byron Boudreau's possible violation of conflict of interest rules surprised me not bec Polls show mixed views on election http://www.novanewsnow.com/pages/blog_sujet.php?noBlog=1444 Wed, 6 May 2009 14:58:57 -0500 Complete list I wonder what's changed since April 6 when a reader poll on NovaNewsNow found that 57 per cent of respondents thought the time had come for a provincial election. A similar question??Are you glad there is going to be a provincial election on June 9???found only 34 per cent in favour. Nice day for ducks http://www.novanewsnow.com/pages/blog_sujet.php?noBlog=1443 Wed, 6 May 2009 10:06:24 -0500 Complete list An odd duck in Digby's harbour this morning may be a rare visitor, but it goes by the name of ?common eider'. View from the cheap seats: A new pool is long overdue http://www.novanewsnow.com/pages/blog_sujet.php?noBlog=427 Wed, 6 Jun 2007 09:46:02 -0500 Complete list By Michael Gorman THE VANGUARD NovaNewsNow.com How much does a proper facility mean to athletes? Just ask the people at the Mariners Centre who no longer have to stop every five minutes to play Chicken Little as they clear parts of the roof from the ice. That the Centennial Pool has served th Red and white and red http://www.novanewsnow.com/pages/blog_sujet.php?noBlog=781 Wed, 6 Feb 2008 16:16:17 -0500 Complete list PHOTO OF THE DAY: What readers call us when our backs are turned http://www.novanewsnow.com/pages/blog_sujet.php?noBlog=780 Wed, 6 Feb 2008 16:14:35 -0500 Complete list One of my favourite newspaper columnists some years back was Richard J. Needham, who wrote for?and took frequent pokes at?the Globe & Mail. I don't know if he ever identified the paper by its proper name; he had too many nicknames, including the Mop & Pail and the Mope & Wail. At the time, Cannon fodder? http://www.novanewsnow.com/pages/blog_sujet.php?noBlog=1101 Wed, 6 Aug 2008 15:11:51 -0500 Complete list A minivan and trailer, the first contingent of Scallop Days vendors, arrived today to set up shop on Admiral's Walk, amidst the flags of the provinces and the weapons of a distant past. Scallop Days are here http://www.novanewsnow.com/pages/blog_sujet.php?noBlog=1100 Wed, 6 Aug 2008 15:00:29 -0500 Complete list The sign says it all...almost. Scallop Days starts today with a skip-bo tournament at the Legion and opening night for the play A new Hope, but really kicks into gear tomorrow, heading into a busy weekend. See you there. Good news can wait 'til morning http://www.novanewsnow.com/pages/blog_sujet.php?noBlog=1223 Wed, 5 Nov 2008 15:55:50 -0500 Complete list A friend of mine was upset the other day that I wasn't going to stay up to watch the unfolding U.S. election results. www.usatoday.com Nor was I planning to attend a party?if I knew where Changing time: The hits keep on coming?really http://www.novanewsnow.com/pages/blog_sujet.php?noBlog=849 Wed, 5 Mar 2008 15:08:31 -0500 Complete list I do pay attention to the hits generated by stories on our website, both the news stories and the Photo of the Day and Hodgepodge blog. If it hasn't been mentioned before, the stories that generate the most hits are?almost without exception?fire stories. Accidents follow closely. The recent e Hard water http://www.novanewsnow.com/pages/blog_sujet.php?noBlog=848 Wed, 5 Mar 2008 07:43:35 -0500 Complete list Freezing rain is coating the town this morning, but temperatures are expected to rise to plus-nine degrees. Help find lost ladybugs http://www.novanewsnow.com/pages/blog_sujet.php?noBlog=1359 Wed, 4 Mar 2009 12:45:01 -0500 Complete list Looking through some naturalist's stories in long-ago issues of the Courier, I discovered only two insects have ever been domesticated?the silk worm and the bee. I don't know how the silk worms are doing, but the bees are in trouble, with populations crashing and some doom-and-gloom scenar Fundy sunset http://www.novanewsnow.com/pages/blog_sujet.php?noBlog=1003 Wed, 4 Jun 2008 10:37:22 -0500 Complete list A second shot from Point Prim.