The Leukemia and Lymphoma Society of Canada (LLSC) sponsors an annual “Light the Night Walk” to raise funds and awareness. This year on October 22, there will be a short “Light the Night Walk” starting at the home of Allan Gaskin, 1763 East Petpeswick Road, starting at 6:45PM. 

Gaskin is one of the Society’s two “honoured heroes” in this part of Atlantic Canada for 2022.

Gaskin says that he “can’t overstate the support we have received from the LLSC.  It is like the feel of a warm sweater on a cool day.” Over the years, Gaskin says that he has “learned that one of the most valuable aspects of life is found in our relationships.  I have been overwhelmed by the generosity, kindness, and love of so many people and for that I have immense gratitude.” 

The East Petpeswick team is called “This Shining Night”.  Donations can be made by going to https://www.lightthenight.ca/ clicking on “donate” and searching the team’s name.  

By Thomas Scott 

With the lifting of Covid restrictions, the new lacrosse league on the Eastern Shore has been growing fast. The Eastern Shore Breakers have lacrosse teams ranging from 6U to 21U, featuring co-ed and girls’ teams. 

By Stephanie Parrish, Hope for Wildlife 

The Hope for Wildlife Annual Open House event has been taking place for more than 20 years.  

Each year, we invite everyone for a behind-the-scenes look at everything it takes to run a wildlife rehabilitation centre

The Halifax County Exhibition reopened from August 17-20, continuing a tradition that began in 1884l. Almost all of the familiar standbys were in place, from ox-pulls to quilting, with all your favorite fair food, like caramel apples and strawberry shortcake.

The community group North Preston’s Future sponsored an Emancipation Day celebration in North Preston on Saturday, August 13 at the North Preston Community Centre. On stage entertainment featured local musicians, with vendors selling burgers, fries, curried chicken, ribs, and Jamaican beef patties.

By Kelly Corkery 

I recently read an article about organizing for back to school.  One of the suggestions was related to shifting your schedule from long summer nights to early bedtimes for the kiddos. 

By Jennifer Deacon 

If you have ever travelled through Oyster Pond, you probably noticed the Inukshuk sculpture perched on the edge of the ocean. The fact that it has stood strong in that spot for fifty years is due to the talents of its creator, excavator artist Jimmy Kidson. Kidson lost his battle with cancer in December 2021. In interviews, Kidson's wife Lynda, along with his friend and client Allan Banks, owner of Harbour Breezes Daylilies, offered insight into the man behind this Inukshuk. 

By Thomas Scott 

Coming off his most recent victory on July 16 at the Fists of Fury at the Halifax Forum, pro boxer Kyle ‘Real Deal’ McNeil has much more going on than just his boxing career. 

By Richard Bell 

August saw two major events in the long-running struggle by parishioners of St. Anselm’s Roman Catholic Church in West Chezzetcook over the fate of their beloved brick church. 

By Richard Bell 

John Wesley Chisholm breaks into a smile every time he tells the story of how he developed a vision to transform a 46-acre parcel behind the Railway Museum into a new  village core.  

Musicfest Returns to the Museum

 After a two year break for COVID, Musicfest, the annual fundraiser for the Musquodoboit Harbour Railway Museum, is returning with an exciting line up of talent. “People are beyond excited to see the return of music to the Shore,” says Brian Staple, the coordinator for the event. “We anticipate a large crowd showing up to celebrate with us and raise some money in support of the Museum.”

Public Notice

Regional Assessment of Offshore Wind Development in Newfoundland and Labrador and Nova Scotia

Participant Funding Available

By Nathalie Green 

After two years of cancellation and delay, the eleventh annual Sambea National Jumper Festival is taking place on June 18th at Sambea Farm 24 Conrad Road, Lawrencetown. The event hosts riders and their horses eager to test their skills against curated jumping courses. The competition starts at 8:30 am. 

By Jennifer Deacon 
 
There was some sort of enchantment in the air when Jackie Barkhouse and Monika McEwen were brought together. "We met through craft shows and had an instant connection,” Barkhouse told me in an interview.  “At that time, I had my business, Saltwater Soul Inspired, and Monika was running Monika McEwen Art Dolls. We believe in Mother Nature and the wonders that she provides us, and we believe that we all have magic inside us. Things like the faeries have always been of interest because they were in the stories and songs I grew up hearing from my Irish father." 

The province has put additional funds into several income assistance programs, including heating assistance and income support.

With the recent losses to the community of Austin Mannette and Kim Young, we would like to offer condolences to their family and friends. Both of these people gave so much to their Shore communities. Austin’s nursery was one of the Cooperator’s most loyal advertisers. We loved talking politics with him while we picked up flowers for the office’s flower boxes. We came to appreciate Kim’s dynamism and her caring concern for her community early in the paper’s history when she and her husband Mike spearheaded the community fight against HRM’s sudden enforcement of a 100-foot road frontage rule. They are missed already. 

--Richard Bell, Editor  

By Stephanie Parrish, Hope for Wildlife Society 

Every year, Hope for Wildlife receives hundreds of calls regarding seals lying on beaches or ice flows; this is the time of year where you may start to see more seals spending time on land. 

By Dee Dwyer  

If you’ve taken a walk on the Gaetz Brook Greenway, you may have seen a wooden owl perched on one of the trail`s bridges. Or driving along Pleasant Drive in Gaetz Brook, you pass a lawn full of quirky, one-of-a kind sculptures and whimsical Minions. These creations are some of the wonderful creatures made by the personable and generous Calvin McKay.