Small Communities-Big Ideas at Lunenburg Library One big idea that affects everyone is the quality and safety of the food we eat and feed our families. The spring series of Small Communities-Big Ideas, Food Matters, will examine the many facets of food including food security and food awareness- from global agribusiness to the buy local campaign. The series begins Tuesday March 23 at the Lunenburg Library with guest presenter Errol Sharpe, co-publisher of Fernwood Books Ltd., who will discuss Bringing the Food Economy Home.

The Reverse Trade Show is a twist on the traditional trade show that allows sellers to visit government display booths to discuss their products or services with the people who actually do the buying.

Why Your World is About to get a Whole Lot Smaller. Jeff Rubin talks to The Coast. Oil prices will reach $100/barrel by the end of this winter, and we’ll see a return to $1.40/litre ($4/gallon in the US) gasoline prices by Memorial Day, says Jeff Rubin, formerly chief economist with CIBC World Markets and author of Why Your World is About to get a Whole Lot Smaller. Rubin, who will be speaking to the Halifax Chamber of Commerce November 4, also casts doubt on the logic behind the Atlantic Gateway concept.