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The Power of a Good Explanation
We’ve probably all been in situations where we pretend to know more than we really do. You know, when you find yourself agreeing that of course the seven triple schmaltz carburetriminum really is the best policy guide for the Middle Eastern transpipe on the up side of the harbour. That is, if you think the current jimmy-jang is going to last. Right?
Sgt. James MacNeil Memorial Tournament
What do you do when a soldier dies? There are as many ways to pay respects as there are people to remember the fallen. When Sgt. James MacNeil of Glace Bay was killed in Afghanistan in 2010, thousands showed up to welcome the arrival of his body back to his native soil.
Nova Scotia Book of Everything
Nova Scotia Book of Everything by John MacIntyre and Martha Walls is based on the idea that “a place is revealed not by a government slogan or a tourism pitch but by the accumulation of detail.”
Steve Lane, Financial Services
Steve Lane could tell you some stories. He’s been in the financial services industry since 1995 and has seen some of the world’s inevitable ups and downs.
Trends for 2015
Sharon Ludlow became the new president of Aviva Canada last June, and was on the Women’s Executive Network’s list of Canada’s Top 100 Most Powerful Women of 2013. We had the chance to speak with her on the phone about upcoming industry trends for 2015.
Learn to Play
“Who knows where I would be if I didn’t have hockey when I was fourteen and fifteen?” Chris Dunlap told me when I caught up with him at the Keating Center in December.
Continuing Education
Tracey organized a round table to talk about training, where she brought together a group of people concerned with professional development in our industry and facilitated an open conversation.
Is Your Tree Up?
We've had Holiday Parties at White Point and in Antigonish so far this year, with two more coming up on the weekend in Port Hawkesbury and Sydney. There's festive cheer around the offices too.