By Richard Bell
One of the surprising attractions in Sheet Harbour is the wreck of the 166-foot sealer/fishing/cargo-carrying Arctic Trader, which sank in 1994 at a dock next to the East River bridge. At low tide, the highest point of the wreck is only a few feet under, putting the wreck on the scuba diver’s list of fairly easy diving spots.
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By Renée Chapman
Are you a local musician or visual artist? The Musquodoboit Harbour Chamber of Commerce has a new Music & Arts Committee and wants to help support you! To register yourself on our database, please email your contact info along with any social media links or website to Renée at [email protected].
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By Richard Bell
Memory Lane Heritage Village in Lake Charlotte will be going all out this summer with a series of events starting in late May to celebrate its 25th anniversary as one of the province’s most outstanding community museums.
The Cooperator spoke with one of the founders, Gordon Hammond, who walked us through some of the high points of the organization’s history, starting with Ned Webber, the founder and owner of the Webbers General Store on the corner of Highway 7 and Clam Harbour Road in Lake Charlotte.
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Retired Senator Tom McInnis drew an all-star cast to his 80th birthday on April 9 at the Tap Room in Sheet Harbour. (L to R) HRM Councillor David Hendsbee, Conservative Central Nova Candidate Brycen Jenkins, MLA Kent Smith, Elmer MacKay, Peter MacKay, Brenda McInnis, and the lone Liberal in the room, Sean Fraser, who piped McInnis into the party.
By Richard Bell
The province is moving ahead with a long-needed plan at the western end of Lawrencetown Beach to shift Highway 207 away from the ocean. The combination of rising sea levels and increasingly intense storms have already resulted in damages and highway closures, with the waves heaving rocks and debris onto the roadway. The plan calls for shifting the highway away from the ocean in a more-or-less straight line from the McDonnel House down the hill, eliminating the existing curve. HRM Councillor David Hendsbee and MLA Kent Smith both support the change.
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By Savayda Jarone, Herbalist
As spring finally emerges, our local medicinal and edible weeds begin their annual comeback. Among them is Japanese knotweed (Reynoutria japonica), a plant as versatile as it is problematic. It’s hard to miss, growing in thick stands along the shore and throughout Nova Scotia.
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By Jeddore John
What a guy! You gotta hand it to him. He really knows how to get things done. When we all thought he was just an over-reaching rich guy intent on gathering all power to himself, he was actually putting an amazing plan in action.
His plan goes like this:
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When Natasha Hiltz returned to Eastern Shore Memorial Hospital as the new assistant manager, she found a healthcare landscape dramatically transformed from the one she had worked in years ago.
Natasha, a registered nurse, recalls the hospital’s former 12-to-15-bed inpatient unit, a 24-hour emergency department and the long-term care building, which has since been replaced.
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The Deanery Project in Ship Harbour will be holding a landmark ecological design forum, May 9-11, Natural Building EAST 2025: On the Shores of Change.
The gathering will bring together builders, designers, sustainable materials suppliers, students, homeowners, and environmental advocates—all passionate about exploring sustainable building practices and community resiliency in response to the climate emergency.
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by Deirdre Dwyer
If you have been to Uprooted Cafe in Musquodoboit Harbour, you’ve probably seen the carved birds near the cash register by the woodcarver and mentor David Shuman. And you may have gotten to talk to Dave, who often lunches at his granddaughter’s café and does a little public carving next to the display of his work.
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