'Deeply flawed'
A long-awaited conservation plan for Newfoundland and Labrador was released last month to both celebration and criticism, and one of its original authors is expressing both those sentiments.
Douglas Ballam was one of the primary authors on the original natural areas system plan drafted in 1995 when he was a biologist with the province’s parks and natural areas division.
Ballam left that career in 2000 because a lack of progress on the plan left him feeling burnt out. Since the plan was drafted, he has been calling for its release so public consultation can proceed.
While he's pleased that consultation has begun, he tells the Telegram's Juanita Mercer that he has several concerns.
Spending vs. saving
When that proverbial rainy day you’ve been saving for ends up spanning weeks or months due a global pandemic, getting back to the basics of financial planning can help everyday earners stay the course, writes SaltWire's Ashley Thompson.
The COVID-19 shutdown forced millions of Canadians out of work as many non-essential services came to a grinding halt. Government programs have provided some financial backing to individuals and businesses experiencing sudden losses of income, but it’s important to remember that many of these supportive measures are temporary.
'It's going to be my nightmare...'
Finding a summer job can be a struggle for many, but for international students like Tatiana Martins it could mean being forced to leave the country.
Martins, A Brazilian who graduated from the Nova Scotia Community College, must find a job in her field within two months in order to keep her post-graduate work permit, reports the Chronicle Herald's Noushin Ziafati.
If she doesn't, it will also affect her husband Thiago, who won't be able to work in Canada by August since he's Tatiana's dependant.
She has struggled to find relevant work in Canada due to the economic fallout of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Shared struggle
Amina Abawajy and Hamza Youssouf celebrated their wedding in Halifax on Saturday surrounded by about 50 of their family and friends.
But, as with most larger-scale events these days, it was far from a typical wedding — it included a car parade, traditional Oromo song and dance, and speeches acknowledging the significance of Africville and Black resistance.
As the Chronicle Herald's Nebal Snan reports, both the bride and groom - who are of Ethiopian descent - have family across Canada who couldn’t make it to the wedding. But they could still see the ceremony which was streamed live on Facebook.
Instead of an indoor wedding, friends and family decorated their cars with balloons and drove around Halifax in a parade, stopping at specific locations to sing, dance and take photos, including in Africville to acknowledge the history of the space and that the wedding was taking place during the Black Lives Matter movement.
Read Snan's story about how and why the newlyweds took a new approach to their nuptials.
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