Rediscovering Home Place

After being away for almost a month, it is tough to return to Nova Scotia in a COVID winter. There is, of course, good news.

We dream about an electric car, charging station and additional solar panels on the garage roof. Time to think about Spring renovations.

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What did we learn from the North that has direct application in Nova Scotia? It is a global society. We can effectively apply geographic technologies to our management of the landscape, whether forestry, agriculture, fisheries or mining.

The issues of climate change and COVID are both global concerns. We must, at our home place, understand and monitor these changes in our environment. It begins at the community level.

There is a role for the private sector in developing new technologies, and for educational institutions in both research and the application of these technologies.

We must continue to be vigilant, as we react to government response. Changes can happen at the political level, but we must monitor closely the actions of our institutions, e.g. civil service, schools, hospitals, universities and colleges, and continue to question the values evident in day-to-day society.

This week, my reading has diminished. Perhaps a trip to Gaspereau Press, Kentville will provide inspiration.

Postscript

A sign of the times. While we were away, we now have new neighbours on our side of Highway #201. Across the road, our neighbours have rented to a couple looking to move from BC. In addition, new owners are building a house on the West Inglisville road. Change, a new demographic, is healthy for rural communities.

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