Posted by
Rcb Bell · April 28, 2023 6:50 PM
By Robert Rutherford
The only firewood we had when we moved to West Petpeswick were the tops of red spruce the lumber barons didn't want. They left them where they lay among the younger trees that were too thin.
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Posted by
Rcb Bell · April 28, 2023 6:48 PM
In last month’s article “The First Keepers of Jeddore Light,” Cynthia Parr laid out what she had learned from digging into local archives about the first three people who had served as lighthouse keepers (the expanded version of the article can be found on The Cooperator's website, in the Community & Culture tab).
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Posted by
Rcb Bell · April 28, 2023 6:44 PM
The Eastern Shore Cooperator has two positions through the Canada Summer Jobs program. The pay rate is $14.50/hr for a 30-hour work week, starting at the end of May.
If you would like to apply for one of these two positions, please send a resume and three samples of your work to [email protected] so that we can start interviewing as soon as we hear from CSJ.
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Posted by
Rcb Bell · April 28, 2023 6:35 PM
By Richard Bell
Jessie Greenough already has a well-deserved reputation as a serial non-profit entrepreneur, having guided MusGo River to become one of the province’s most successful rural transportation provider. The provincial government recognized this success, asking Greenough to set up another non-profit offering the same service out of Sheet Harbour and the Musquodoboit Valley.
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Posted by
Rcb Bell · April 28, 2023 6:30 PM
The Houston administration has introduced legislation (Bill 273, the Road Trails Act) that will allow owners of off-highway vehicles (OHV) much broader access to the province’s roads and highways.
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Posted by
Rcb Bell · April 28, 2023 6:26 PM
Did you know?
Nova Scotia Health opened an urgent treatment centre at Musquodoboit Valley Memorial Hospital on Tuesday, April 4, 2023.
The urgent treatment centre provides care for people with unexpected, non-life-threatening health concerns that require same or next day treatment. Some examples include simple fractures, sprains, earaches, minor cuts, and mild abdominal pain. The centre will be available to people with or without a family doctor or nurse practitioner.
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Posted by
Rcb Bell · April 27, 2023 7:18 PM
Martinique Desserterie got off to a roaring start on its opening day on April 8. At times there was a half-hour line outside, and the shelves were empty by 1:30 pm. And they’ve sold out every day they been open since.
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Posted by
Rcb Bell · April 27, 2023 5:54 PM
Porters Lake Pub was full for a late March benefit auction for West Chezzetcook fisherman Perry Crowell.
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Posted by
Rcb Bell · April 08, 2023 9:24 PM
Walking Timmy Jenning's lobster boat downhill through the trees to the launch ramp on East Petpeswick Road.
Posted by
Rcb Bell · March 28, 2023 10:38 AM
Editorial
We recognize that solving the problems we face in the healthcare arena is not going to be easy.
Without casting blame, the roots of today’s problems go back decades. In thinking about how to affect social change, we have been much influenced by the Transition Towns movement.
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