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The Birches Nursing Home UPDATE

Posted by · December 08, 2015 12:58 AM

First report to Community

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GOLD at SEDMHA

Posted by · November 30, 2015 12:00 PM

Eastern Shore Bantam A Girls team wins the GOLD medal

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New Group Forms to Bring Refugees to the Shore

Posted by · November 15, 2015 9:00 PM

As anyone who remembers their tenure as the owners of the Salmon River Inn, Musquodoboit Harbour’s Adrien Blanchette and Elisabeth Schwarzer know how to get things done.

So it’s not surprising to find them taking the lead to navigate through the bureaucratic hoops to start bringing refugees from the Middle East and Africa to the Eastern Shore.

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Are the Liberals Going to Privatize The Birches?

Posted by · November 15, 2015 8:49 PM

Information has come to light in the last two weeks of October showing that the provincial government is considering a proposal that could allow one of the country’s giant for-profit nursing home corporations to take over control of The Birches Home for Special Care.

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Restaurant Renaissance in Musquodoboit Harbour

Posted by · November 15, 2015 3:29 PM

Choices for hungry people in Musquodoboit Harbour have been expanding dramatically. The owners of the four new eateries profiled in this piece are all women: some just out of school, some with grown children, but all equally energetic, determined, and excited by their visions.

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Three Challenge Stoffer in Sackville-Preston-Chezzetcook

Posted by · October 07, 2015 2:57 AM

By Richard Bell

Long-time New Democratic Party incumbent Peter Stoffer (in office since 1997) faces three challengers in the newly-created riding of Sackville-Preston-Chezzetcook: Liberal Darrell Samson, Conservative Robert Strickland, and Green Mike Montgomery. Redistricting eliminated the eastern-most part of Stoffer’s old riding, Sackville-Eastern Shore.

The following four profiles take a look at how each person decided to become a candidate, and some insight into what their priorities will be if elected. For more information, check out their websites and social media postings.

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