Author: stayseej

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Teen Assaulted at Eastern Passage High School – How Safe is Your Child’s School?

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A screen grab from the video in question of the assault. Including the female student who stole a vape as assault happened. *redacted name* is a grade 9 student at Island View High School in Eastern Passage. According to his Mom, Becca Sue, He just started going this past September. On Friday, January 16th 2026… Continue reading Teen Assaulted at Eastern Passage High School – How Safe is Your Child’s School?

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Scotian Spotlight: Joy and Fury Art

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I met this fantastic artistic duo last year when I was vending at a Once Upon A Fairy Tale market. We actually were neighbors beside one another the entire weekend. And while the weekend had a lot of new experiences, making these great friends was for sure one of those highlights! Keeping in touch a… Continue reading Scotian Spotlight: Joy and Fury Art

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Scotian Spotlight: Saltwater Sean

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Naturally I had to reach out to Saltwater Sean as more and more of his videos and photos kept coming up in my timeline! From old trinkets and treasures, bottles and coins, Sean has been helping keep our precious ocean bottom just a bit cleaner by exploring our local shores. ****As usual my 2 cents… Continue reading Scotian Spotlight: Saltwater Sean

Parenting

Should Parents Tell Kids About Santa and the Easter Bunny?

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In this day and age it goes without saying that you really can't do a whole lot in the world without offending at least someone about any given topic. From your view on how things are handled or lack of being handled, to how the government is doing that or how this group is doing… Continue reading Should Parents Tell Kids About Santa and the Easter Bunny?

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Protect Yourself: When Collecting Money for Causes becomes Cloudy.

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Collecting money has been around for centuries. From collecting money for showing where a ball is under a cup or shells. Or kids going door to door selling $2.00 Hersheys chocolate bars (I aged myself there, sorry!). Only in recent years, housing and homelessness crisis, as well as how simple it can be to scam… Continue reading Protect Yourself: When Collecting Money for Causes becomes Cloudy.

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Volunteering in an HRM Encampment, The uphill battle for providing stability to the homeless.

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It's no secret that encampments are rough for multiple people including but not limited the people living in them. And while people toot about housing first some issues are far more complex than that.  We are speaking with a volunteer, Pam Taylor, who helped one of the encampments within Halifax Regional Municipality. And while I… Continue reading Volunteering in an HRM Encampment, The uphill battle for providing stability to the homeless.

pregnancy

I had a chemical pregnancy, and the reaction I had surprised me.

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Before I even begin, this isn't ment to downplay infertility. This is such a small hiccup in the pregnancy journey hundreds of thousands of wives and women go through. Even men as well, but for this particular blog being a women we arent going to touch that side of things as I really dont know… Continue reading I had a chemical pregnancy, and the reaction I had surprised me.

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When Encampment Living Becomes a Choice, The Story You Don’t Hear.

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We often forget that with people in encampments comes the families behind them. Families that may not be as involved due to protecting their boundaries or having bridges burned. In many cases though, we never hear those stories. This is an individual who was once silenced because their story didn't fit the narrative that "Nobody… Continue reading When Encampment Living Becomes a Choice, The Story You Don’t Hear.