Editor’s Note: Given that the mayor of our municipality has spent much of his time in office — and thousands of public dollars — promoting a Port of Sydney container terminal, the Spectator feels all Nova Scotia port news is of interest to its readers. So when Halifax-based reporter RickRead More

I happened to be walking merrily down the street in Halifax one sunny but cool spring day when a poster on a light pole caught my eye. It was a lovely poster, for an arts event, full of color and enthusiasm, but this was not what grabbed my attention. ItRead...