Tragedy Again in Nova Scotia

It is not uncommon for fishermen to be drowned at sea. This has been the case throughout history. But it is deeply saddening, to say the least. 

Although we tend to romanticize the sea, in stories and song, it can so well often be terrifying and unpredictable. The boats are small in comparison to the huge swells that can appear from no where. The work is hard and always dangerous. The risk is great and known by the men and women who live and work tirelessly on these shores.

Yet our fragile economy here in the Atlantic Provinces depends on the harvest of fish, lobster and scallops and other sea creatures. Most of us enjoy the results at our dinner tables.

But today and at this festive season, our hearts go out to the families and friends and co-workers of the six men from Yarmouth, all of whom are now presumed dead in the frigid waters of the Bay of Fundy.