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Editorial: A safe place

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Last Updated: Tuesday, 20 January 2026 14:18

January 21, 2026

-by Rankin MacDonald

    Sat there at my desk wondering if I should go or pass on it.
    There was to be a meeting in Inverness to discuss the hard drug issue in Inverness County, and I had attended and moderated hundreds of such meetings over the past 50 years.
    These meetings are unpredictable.
    Some are the model of Robert’s Rules while others are just gatherings to allow people to get a hump off their backs.
    Figured this meeting would be fractious because of the topic.
    Just couldn’t take another meeting with people yelling at each other.
    Then the news arrived.

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Letter: Townhall meeting

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Last Updated: Tuesday, 20 January 2026 13:10

January 21, 2026

Dear Editor,
    First and foremost let me be very clear. 
    I am 100 per cent behind what Mr Beaton is doing and I wish him the best as I am very sure he has a lot of work ahead of him. 
    After reading his column in the Cape Breton Post, I have come to the conclusion that Mr. Beaton feels the root cause of the problem has originated in Alberta. He mentioned the oil boom and although there was a lot of work in different parts of Alberta, my experience has been that the majority of Cape Bretoners who came out west came to Fort McMurray, Alberta, because that is where the bulk of the work was and still is.
    For those of you who may not have seen this column, I just took a small portion of it and attached it to this message. 

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