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.
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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.
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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.
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By Mary Elizabeth O’Toole
This month, I spoke with Mark Krause, one of the founders and the creative forces behind Sheet Harbour Radio, which broadcasts 16 hours a day at CHHR 94.7 FM in Sheet Harbour and online at sheetharbour.airtime.pro.
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The Old School in Musquodoboit Harbour is taking on the organizing for this annual event—with so much gratitude for Sue Higgs and Allan Banks for their past leadership (and all the others who have volunteered in the past.)
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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The Nova Scotia Forest Festival is back at Memory Lane Heritage Village on Saturday, October 1st from 11 AM to 4 PM. The event is a celebration of all that our forests provide. Don’t miss Axe-throwing Competition at 1:30 PM.
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