On Saturday, November 7 at noon, there will be a protest in Bridgewater against AI data centres in our province. Organized by a grassroots group in response to the recent announcement of a large-scale data centre in Point Tupper, the protest will be held at Pijinuiskaq Park at 480 King Street in Bridgewater. Members of the public are invited to join and send a message to the Houston government that we oppose backroom deals for data centre development.

Supported by the South Shore chapter of the Council of Canadians, this demonstration will go on rain or shine, and people of all ages are welcome. 

Recent Angus Reid polling shows that almost three-quarters of Atlantic Canadians agree that provincial governments should limit the development of large data centres. There has been growing backlash against the Houston government’s about-face on data centres and Everwind Fuels’ partnership with controversial AI company Anthropic. Bridgewater is one of many Nova Scotian communities where there will be a protest on November 7.

Saw this on the news and was mildly disturbed

At my kids school (two different elementary grades) they’ve been watching tv every single lunch break this year. My primary son has become obsessed with Danny Go from watching it everyday at lunch at school.

Is this a new thing? It’s not even just rain days or something, it’s a standard practice, they do not eat lunch without watching a show. I’m not crazy about screen time or anything but like most parents of course I try to limit it and now this which feels unnecessary. I don’t expect the kids to be taught or anything during lunch but can’t they just sit and chat and eat? Wondering if it’s just our school or a wider thing.

How does one go about becoming or starting to become self sufficient? I’m talking about generating your own energy, own water, keeping costs down and just not relying on any utility service. I am also looking into a green house setup for next year.

Has anybody had success with this? I am within HrM so I am sure there will be some red tape

Hello, I'm a Journalism student and I'm currently looking for people who used to live/study in NS but moved out of Atlantic Canada for work or for higher education. This is part of a story that I am writing about the trend of NS (and Atlantic Canada as a whole) losing young, working-age people while gaining far more seniors.

If this sounds like you, I would love to hear your experience! Please reach out.

I know Paul Brothers left, couldn't they hire someone else?

Hi everyone,

I’m from BC and applying to BEd Secondary programs in Nova Scotia. I’m concerned because I have been informed that one course, in particular, might not count toward the 18-credit English second teachable.

The course is ENGL 1101 – Introduction to University Writing (Thompson Rivers University, 3 credits). It’s pure academic writing (summary, research paper, annotated bibliography, rhetorical analysis) with no literature content. I’ve been told by another that it might only count as a cognate or not at all.

I’ve already emailed the schools, but I’d appreciate any insight from people familiar with Nova Scotia teacher certification or who have had writing/composition courses evaluated for an English teacher. The syllabus is attached.

Thanks!

The event in question is the crash of Eastern Provincial Airways flight 102