Rolf Devinci

It`s a good time to be a rum enthusiast with another local distillery opening shop in the province. In fact the beverage industry in general has really taken off of late with an increase in local vineyards and craft breweries. The Halifax Distilling Company has recently opened up operations and tasting bar in downtown Halifax. In a sense having a rum producer on the historic Halifax waterfront makes perfect sense even if the owners are American ex-pats. Welcome to Nova Scotia! "With roots in North Carolina, Julie Shore and Arla Johnson fell in love with Canada nine years ago, and have brought an entrepreneurial spirit and their love of fine spirits to downtown Halifax." https://halifaxdistillingco.ca/about/ Offering a selection of  white, gold, dark and spiced rums they are now available at selected NSLC stores and kiosks or at the distillery itself at 1668 Lower Water Street. I happened to stumble upon a bottle of gold rum in Bridgewater and immediately purc...

It's that time of year with the start of the 2016/2017 ball hockey season. Changes in this season's schedule include switching goaltending duties to Sunday night from Thursday. Having the goalie pendulum swing to a glut of net minders available for Thursday it only made sense to commit to a regular 7-9pm Sunday full time spot. As a result I have also flipped my Thursday night status to that of spare, either as goalie or as a runner. As much as my aging body rallied late last season playing as a runner I am under no illusions that my back, shoulder and neck issues won't remain a constant impediment. Despite successfully rehabbing a periformis injury last Fall I acknowledge the demands of stop/start high intensity running on a hard surface and its negative effects over the long term. I still like to play out but I'm not confident how well the body will hold up. Subbing occasionally should satiate the desire to play out without a commitment of time, potential...