TO DUMP OR NOT TO DUMP.
SOME EXPERTS SAY CBRM POLLUTING OCEAN BY DUMPING SNOW IN HARBOUR The sight of snow-filled dump trucks around the Third might have some...
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PROVINCE PROPOSES TO MODERNIZE ELECTRICITY SYSTEM
New legislation introduced on February 27 to modernize Nova Scotia’s electricity system and enhance public utility regulation in the...
LOCAL MLAS OUTLINE THEIR PRIORITIES FOR SPRING LEGISLATIVE SITTING
Once again, The Third reached out to MLAs with constituencies in the Third to ask them about their priorities for the upcoming spring...
TANYA MACVICAR
- Feb 29
HEY READERS OF WALK WITH ME...
I’m taking a break from The Third. Don’t cry, I promise to provide updates on a regular basis. My book, Your Tears are Not Enough, is...
TANYA MACVICAR
- Feb 15
WALK WITH ME
When I was a young girl, 12, I think, I found myself having a smoke with a few cousins. I remember getting caught by one of my aunts who...
TANYA MACVICAR
- Feb 8
CREATOR’S FERTILIZER
We saw enough wastow (snow) dropped off in Unama’ki to last us the rest of the winter. That wastow is good for the garden, fertilizer is...
TANYA MACVICAR
- Feb 1
SHE FINISHED HER BOOK!
On Friday, January 26, 2024, at 15:55 I finished writing and wrapping up my first novel titled, Your Tears Are Not Enough. It’s about...
TANYA MACVICAR
- Jan 25
SACRED FIRES, MEDICINE AND MORE
I hope that you were able to greet the day in a good way. What does that mean, greet the day in a good way? Well, for me, it means that...
TANYA MACVICAR
- Dec 27, 2023
THE DEATH OF A TRADITIONAL MAN IS A LOSS FOR OUR NATION
On Christmas Eve morn I woke to hear that one of our traditional knowledge keepers and one of my teachers, Danny Paul, had departed for...
TANYA MACVICAR
- Dec 21, 2023
MY WISH FOR YOU ALL
You will likely be reading this a few days before Christmas and I hope that this moment means you are taking time to breathe. Maybe,...
TANYA MACVICAR
- Dec 16, 2023
A FAVOURITE CHRISTMAS MEMORY
My husband used to serve with the RCMP, and we were posted in Alberta. I worked for the Department of Justice as a court clerk and my...
TANYA MACVICAR
- Dec 7, 2023
60,000 THOUGHTS A DAY
Whew, just typing that out sounds crazy but that’s the estimated number of times you have a thought throughout the day. You must be...
TANYA MACVICAR
- Nov 30, 2023
DEAR SANTA...
Dear Santa In the spirit of Christmas, I’d like to share with you my letter to Santa. It’s wild and out there, but who knows, it’s...
TANYA MACVICAR
- Nov 23, 2023
IT’S OKAY NOT TO GIVE AT CHRISTMAS
This column is to all the big-hearted spenders who don’t have the income to spend like they want to, this one’s for you. It’s okay, not...
TANYA MACVICAR
- Nov 16, 2023
SIT AT THE TABLE THAT BRINGS YOU JOY!
WALK WITH ME We all have a superpower within, it’s called love, it can be exposed or hidden depending on the situations we find ourselves...
TANYA MACVICAR
- Nov 10, 2023
IMAGINE...
I think and wonder about my 18-year-old grandfather who fought and served in World War II and wonder if we have honoured our veterans in...
TANYA MACVICAR
- Nov 1, 2023
WELCOME HOME
I really struggled with this week’s column. Normally I have the column finished by Friday or Saturday evening but as I approach the...
TANYA MACVICAR
- Oct 26, 2023
ALL SOULS’ DAY
We are fast approaching the night where we give candy out to strangers, compliment the littles on their choice of costume selection,...
TANYA MACVICAR
- Oct 18, 2023
BASKET MAKERS, CONNECTION,ARCHAEOLOGY, AND REPATRIATION
WALK WITH ME Have you seen one of our traditional Mi’kmaw backets? Maybe you have one in your home or office, or you remember one that...
TANYA MACVICAR
- Oct 11, 2023
SIMILARITIES & THANKS…GIVING
I really wasn’t sure what I wanted to write about this week. In my first column I suggested a topic that I would write about the...
TANYA MACVICAR
- Oct 4, 2023
WHAT NOW, WHAT’S NEXT AND WHERE CAN WE GO
WALK WITH ME I hope those who had one enjoyed their long weekend. Remember, you that you had that day off because of Indian Residential...
TANYA MACVICAR
- Sep 27, 2023
MEMBERTOU: A COMMUNITY TO LEARN FROM
WALK WITH ME Why bother giving Indigenous people, or frankly any individual, with good ideas a position that can make real change? Why...
TANYA MACVICAR
- Sep 20, 2023
SEPTEMBER 30TH- NATIONAL DAY OF TRUTH & RECONCILIATION
I went to a church in Remedios, Cuba today that brought me to tears. It has been a very long time since a building representing organized...
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