News
IGNITE EXPLORE: Youth Entrepreneurship Cohort applications now open
Applications are now open for the IGNITE EXPLORE Fall Cohort. Youth are the future innovators of our communities. As a core pillar at IGNITE, the agency wants to make sure all youth have the skillsets to think differently and have the ability to capitalize on opportunities. IGNITE created EXPLORE in 2019 to support those who […]
Sports
Persistence does pay off in this life
It was 61 years ago that I was hired by The Chronicle Herald. I had been writing sports for the Evening News in New Glasgow during my six years in high school and university. The provincial paper was on the verge of opening a news bureau in Pictou County and I was tagged for the […]
Face masks, fantasy and a homeless team
The thermometer beside my desk was telling me the outdoor temperature was far too high and the indoor conditions were just as bad. The humidity, outside and inside, was beyond unbearable. My neighbours, still scared to death because of COVID-19, were doing what they’ve been doing for over four months — staying out of sight. […]
Opinion
Pick up the phone, it’s your conscience ringing
By Angela Bowden Special to The Advocate Angela Bowden is a talented writer, poet and activist born and raised in New Glasgow. She is a freelance writer for the Nova Scotia Advocate. Angela delivered a TedxTalk in December 2019 where she bares her soul and encourages black women to begin the process of healing their […]
