By Gina Dunn 

The Eastern Shore Thunder Hockey team is headed back to Spryfield for the seventh and deciding game on Wednesday March 28 at 8pm.  Please check out our Facebook page for more details as if the team wins this game they are headed off to the Atlantic North Championships in PEI from April 4 to 8.  The team will be holding a fundraiser if they win to help get the team there. 

By Susanne Merrett

In Nova Scotia we are blessed with an abundance of salmon and this super easy recipe is sure to become a household favourite! Once cured, the salmon will keep for 5 to 7 days in the fridge. Serve it on cream cheese on a toasted bagel, with eggs benny, or just on its own.

By Susanne Merritt 

In my younger years, I was a steadfast urbanite – the bright lights, endless entertainment, and a wide array of education and employment opportunities were too alluring to ignore. Since then, I have been moving more and more rural, so that now, our family is happily nestled in the Eastern Shore. 

Change is the essence of news, and this newspaper is no exception. With this issue, we are transitioning from a for-profit corporation to a non-profit cooperative, a change we are undertaking to provide new avenues for people from all the communities along the shore to participate in strengthening the paper’s coverage.

By Richard Bell

Minister of Seniors Filomena Tassi made two stops on the Eastern Shore on Thursday March 7 as part of a tour to meet with stakeholders and visit organizations that support and care for seniors. After a morning tour of a retirement community in Truro, she stopped into the Birches Nursing Home in Musquodoboit Harbour, followed by a late afternoon community meeting at the Old School Gathering Place.

By Karen Schlick 

Are you longing for spring? What about April in Paris? It’s possible right here in Musquodoboit Harbour at the Old School on April 6. Come to this enchanting evening fundraiser, featuring Don Rieder performing his piece, “Some Change."

Lands and Forests Letter of Restriction for Gaetz Brook trail

This document is a letter from Lands and Forests Minister Iain Rankin banning almost all motorized vehicles (with the exception of fire, police, etc.) from the Gaetz Brook Greenway trail.

By Jennifer Deacon 

Driving down highway 7 in East Ship Harbour, you can't help but notice a property whose house and lawn are covered by whimsical, colourful folk art.  This is the home of Barry Colpitts, a folk artist by chance. 
 

By Emily Sawchyn 

Halifax’s feral cat overpopulation problem may soon be in the past thanks to a collaborative effort between the city, the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SPCA), and Spay Day Society implementing a Trap, Neuter, Release (TNR) method. Now four years into the city’s five-year grant program, the SPCA and Spay Day Society praise the grant program as a massive success.

By Richard Bell 

For more than 200 years, residents of many African-Nova Scotian communities have been unable to secure clear legal title to the land they and their families have lived on for generations.

Winter Tea Recipes from Savayda Jarome

(See "The Joy of Tea in Winter" by Savadya Jerome for more information on winter tea blending.)

Breath of Life Tea

Mix equal parts:

Balsam fir needles

Mullein

Sugar and spice and everything nice,

that’s what winter teas are made of

By Savayda Jarone, herbalist

Each season brings different flavours and medicines to my tea pot. Winter is the cozy season for maximizing comfort with tasty food and drink. The cold and dark provide more indoor hours, more time to dig out my cookbooks to learn new recipes, to try new ingredients, and to play with tea blends.

Programming at the Deanery has always been a dance. The tune changes frequently, and consequently so too have our programs. As the province continues to relax Covid restrictions, we’re happy to be putting together lots of new programming for people of all ages. Details and registration for all programs are available on Facebook, and www.thedeaneryproject.com. 

By Savayda Jarone, Herbalist

I believe we would be healthier if we made more soup!

Did you know that wildlife collisions occur most often between 6-9 – both AM and PM hours? During the hours around sunrise and sunset, our wildlife is on the move. Wildlife, especially deer, are sometimes hard to see until the last moment, so we have some tips to help avoid wildlife collisions. 

The Golden Mare 

by Kenneth Vaughan  

[Editor’s note: This short story ran in 5 issues of the Cooperator, starting in September 2024.]

The old horse could not rise.

By Mary Elizabeth O’Toole 

After a 2-year break, the Surfside Studio tour is returning to Highway 207. Local artists are preparing to again welcome visitors for this third running of this popular event, happening Saturday, October 1, from 10:00 to 5:00.

By Mackenzie Myatt 

[Editor’s note: Mackenzie Myatt is a local cyclist and writer from Musquodoboit Harbour who interned with the Cooperator through Canada Summer Jobs.  She has competed internationally for the Canadian National Mountain Bike Team racing several World Cups and World Championships. She has always loved poetry and recently started sharing poetry about the idiosyncrasies of life on a bike. She has a BFA in Writing from the Savannah College of Art and Design - Atlanta. You can find more information about her on her website: mackenziemyatt.ca. She is publishing a collection of poetry Fall 2023 with Strong Girl Press.] 

On May 13, 202, MLA Kent Smith and Brendan Maguire, Minister of Advanced Education and Minister of Education and Early Childhood Development, held a public meeting at the Rink to discuss the future of the Eastern Shore District High building. Smith announced that despite having shown interest in the building, NSCC had notified him that NSCC was no longer interested in the building.The first two videos deal with ESDH. The shorter 3rd video deals with Smith's interest in using Gaetz Brook Junior High as a temporary home for the students at l'École des Beaux Marais while the province constructs a replacement for the current Beaux Marais building in Porters Lake.