Ed Coleman

3 weeks ago | deltanews.tv | Ed Coleman

The National Park Service (NPS) is facing significant challenges due to recent budget cuts and workforce reductions. In February 2025, the Trump administration's Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) implemented layoffs affecting approximately 1,000 NPS employees. These cuts are part of a broader initiative to downsize the federal workforce, which also included the dismissal of around 3,400 U.S. Forest Service employees.

1 month ago | saltwire.com | Ed Coleman

Advertisement 1  •   •  Article contentSeveral columns over the past decade covered how close Nova Scotia came to being invaded by the United States in the late 1700s. Given the current political situation, as well as the historical interest, a summary of the columns is appropriate. “Precisely how much sympathy was felt in (this region) with the Revolution in the New England colonies it is not easy to determine,” Arthur W. H. Eaton writes in the History of Kings County.

2 months ago | saltwire.com | Ed Coleman

Skip to ContentAdvertisement 1  •   •  Article contentAt some time between 1890 and 1910, Pearls White liniment was bottled and sold in Kentville. From 1930 to 1940, Burpee Bishop made liniment in Kentville. And at one time, Nearys White Liniment and Dr. Kent Stomach and Liver Pills were concocted and marketed out of Kentville. Unheard of today, these long-ago concoctors and purveyors of what is known as patent medicine sold their products in bottles made solely for them.

Nov 29, 2024 | saltwire.com | Ed Coleman

It was hailed as the “Valley relief train” and it was one of the first rescue units to reach the city by rail after the disastrous 1917 Halifax Explosion. Within hours of the explosion, the Dominion Atlantic Railway (DAR) made up a relief train in Kentville and sent it to Halifax. The train carried doctors and nurses from several Annapolis Valley towns.

Nov 26, 2024 | plaindealerin.com | Ed Coleman

An old African proverb says, “It takes a village to raise a child.” The same can be said about the biodiversity and megafauna that make African safaris a $12 billion industry. Our African adventure began in Tanzania, where the rain falls on Africa’s largest mountains and flows into the Rufiji River. Along Its journey, it collects minerals as it passes through Nyere, the largest national park in Africa.