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A Tale of Acadie
[Audio: http://drobicho.com/sono/NRCAentryTBC.mp3]
Download: mp3, 10:23 minutes, 9.6 MB.
When their ancestors left France to colonize new lands over four centuries ago, they never would have never imagined the tragedy that would await.
Join four French storytellers, in their inaugural voyage to Nova Scotia. Four centuries later, one question is on their mind: what is left of their culture?
Lillianne [...]
Nova Scotia transition houses in peril
3412-1-owu-transition_houses_sept10.mp3
Bryony House is a shelter for abused women and their children. It has been operating in Halifax for 31 years, and is the largest transition house for women in Nova Scotia. Each year Bryony House offers safety and shelter to over 450 women and children and answers over 4000 distress calls.
Due to a funding freeze [...]
