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Hi Tim, I was looking for a contact number or email for general inquiries or comments that wouldn’t be associated with general comments. I cannot find contact information to contact the website and would like to. Am I missing something? Earl
tim@halifaxexaminer.ca
I am rural resident in Nova Scotia,and have been enjoying Mr. Beswick`s recent articles on life in rural NS. As a former HRM resident, I didn`t realize how metro-centred most news coverage usually is until I moved to the country but continue to listen to the daily commuting woes of HRM residents twice a day on the radio. Living in the country has opened my eyes to how lucky I am to not have to put up with city problems, but it has also given me a greater understanding of how tenuous the economy is in most rural areas. Mr. Beswick`s article took a risk giving voice to what seems to be a generally unpopular side of the Mill issue – i.e. the economic advantage of having an industry in NS that has also caused terrible environmental problems in the area. But it also gave me pause to try and understand how much more complex the situation is as it identifies an economic reality of providing good jobs that support many rural residents, apparently throughout both NS and NB. Surely we need to understand both sides of this story in order to move forward with solutions.
Good on you, Mr. Beswick.
One final comment, advertorial sections of the newspapers are on the rise and need to be better identified as such. I’ve gotten sucked into to a number of stories only to eventually realize that I`m reading a commercial. It is annoying and unnerving.