This Canada Day, I’m not in the mood to celebrate. The reveal of the residential schools hit me harder than I ever expected it would. I can’t get those…
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Nova Scotia Refusing To Open to New Brunswick without Isolation is Cruel
June 22, 2021 Be first to comment Shaylynn Hayes
When the possibility of opening in March was dangled in front of me, I was ready to go. I hadn’t seen my mom and dad since December, and the…
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It’s Time to Open the Atlantic Bubble For Good
April 21, 2021 Be first to comment Shaylynn Hayes
Babies are being born. Grandmas and Grandpas are dying silently in nursing homes. Relatives are cut off from each other, for happening to be on different lines of provincial…
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I’ve been trying to think of something to write about the mass shooting in Nova Scotia since it happened. I’m a Cape Breton native, and I know how strong,…
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Learning To Appreciate What We Have In The Maritimes Instead of Longing For More
February 4, 2020 1 Comment Shaylynn Hayes
As a fifteen to seventeen year old in Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, I spent most of my time watching shows like Gossip Girl, 90210, and movies like The Devil…
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Mental Healthcare in the Maritimes Is in Crisis
January 23, 2020 2 Comments Shaylynn Hayes
Mental healthcare in the Maritimes also comes down to waiting it out (indefinitely) or paying to play. I have been an advocate for my disorders since 2012. It’s been…