Greg McNeil

2 weeks ago | saltwire.com | Greg McNeil

Advertisement 1Dedicated to all of the men who were one with the deep  •   •  Article contentDedicated to all of the men who were one with the deepIt was back in 17 and 20 they opened the mine in Morien…that was the start of it all…it took 700 feet to put a basement in that ocean and the men went in and out with the waves.

3 weeks ago | saltwire.com | Greg McNeil

Advertisement 1Lost in the fog of history  •  Article contentOne hundred years ago, during the infamous riot at Waterford Lake on June 11, 1925, William Davis, a 37-year-old father of nine, whose wife Myrtle was pregnant with their tenth child, was shot and killed. Two days later on June 13, a Coroner’s Inquest was held in the town of New Waterford and a jury heard sworn testimony from a number of witnesses who were at the scene.

1 month ago | saltwire.com | Greg McNeil |PNI Atlantic

Advertisement 1Not what it used to be  •  Article contentThere was a time when the Old Branch Road in Georges River was a popular place for people to take a walk, run with their dog or maybe even enjoy a bike ride. Unfortunately, for the most part, those days are over. Never before has the road been in such disrepair. What was once a part of the Trans Canada Trail has been reduced to a series of dirt mounds and large mud puddles.

1 month ago | saltwire.com | Greg McNeil

Advertisement 1'There was a lot of research going on and a lot of education'  •  Article contentFrom the first open-heart surgeries to the first chemotherapy treatments in Nova Scotia, Evelyn Schaller wasn’t just a witness to local medical history, she was a part of it. Milestone after milestone, Schaller’s nursing career weaves throughout some of our province’s most groundbreaking medical advancements.

1 month ago | saltwire.com | Greg McNeil |PNI Atlantic

Advertisement 1May 25 in North Sydney  •  Article contentThe Cape Breton leg of the MS Walk is scheduled for May 25 and once again Grove’s Point resident Kyle Peterson has taken the lead in organizing the event here on the island. There was a time when Peterson didn’t think it would be possible for him to manage the work involved in organizing an event like the annual MS Walk. He himself is living with the potentially disabling disease of the brain and spinal cord.