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Glass Sponge Reefs Shattered

Glass Sponge Reefs Shattered

LOUISE LOIK Editor While you are no longer allowed to fish or drop anchor over fragile glass sponges, the law only applies if the Department of Fisheries and Oceans has officially acknowledged the location of the sponges.
Sounding off

Sounding off

Editorial
The Snug wrapped in ‘Hug of Blue’

The Snug wrapped in ‘Hug of Blue’

It’s been a couple of days now since we heard that Piers had passed away – days filled with shock and disbelief and sadness. The Snug itself is in mourning, covered in blue hearts and ribbons and flowers.
Team Blu

Team Blu

People often ask me, “how are you liking it?” They are referring to this position as editor, knowing that it can be hard to hold a mirror up to your own community.
Ron Woodall: art viewers

Ron Woodall: art viewers

Thank you for supporting A Midsummer Night’s Dream

Thank you for supporting A Midsummer Night’s Dream

Thanks to all those who came to encourage the actors of A Midsummer Night’s Dream last week; you were all lovely audiences and we’d like to take you home with us.
We're as strong as you make us

We're as strong as you make us

Community papers matter. In small communities and large, newspapers bring the photos, the stories and the research that unite readers in a shared reflection of who they are and of what matters.
What’s in a name? Mannion vs. Deep Bay

What’s in a name? Mannion vs. Deep Bay

As signifiers of historical claims to the right of possession, geographic place names have considerable symbolic importance.
EDITORIAL: Full circle

EDITORIAL: Full circle

Back in the ’80s when I was working on a feature for the Financial Times, I was covering how a corporation was changing the way the employees solved problems, felt safe taking risks and moved toward more effective personal communications strategies.
LETTER - Hoping for a healthy Howe Sound in 2016

LETTER - Hoping for a healthy Howe Sound in 2016

Dear Editor, What a year it has been! At the beginning of 2015, few, including myself, were familiar with Woodfibre LNG’s proposed facility for Howe Sound. A very different situation from where we are today.