Category: Kentville

A new report finds Canadians, especially 18 to 34 year olds, are spending more time online.  Media Technology Monitor says those people spend an average of 34 hours per week online, almost 5 hours a day.

Psychologist David Mensink at Dalhousie says the more time spent online, the less time spent on cultivating real-life relationships with loved ones.  He says they should cut fown on screen time and dedicate times for face-to-face interactions.

The Commons Committee on Fisheries and Oceans wants the depoartment to come up with a rebuilding plan for northern cod immediately.

Its report says decimated cod stocks are showing signs of a slow rebuilding almost 25 years after the fishing moratorium was imposed in 1992.

Committee chair Scott Simms says the recovery needs to be handled properly because of cod’s importantance to the region, and there shiould be annual studies to monitor their recovery.