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.”
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We sent the following three questions to the five candidates for Halifax Regional School Board. We asked candidates to keep their replies to questions to 200 characters, and to no more than 300 words for their reasons for running.
We did not receive a reply from Morton Simmonds. If we receive his reply, we will include it on our 2016 HRM Municipal Campaigns webpage, http://www.easternshorecooperator.ca/2016_hrm_municipal_elections
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By Kelly Corkery
Q: What is Natural Organic Reduction? --Puzzled in Port Dufferin
A: Understandable, Puzzled! Natural Organic Reduction (NOR) is a method of body disposal in which un-embalmed remains undergo a natural decomposition process and are turned into soil. This process is also known as terramation, recomposition, or human composting. I will use these interchangeably in my explanation.
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Protecting Our Health Care Workers
Our health system is under considerable pressure and accessing care can be stressful. Long waits at emergency departments or primary care clinics often result in frustration and unfortunately, some patients become irritable, confrontational and in some cases abusive. Now more than ever, health care workers face difficult working conditions, including violence and threats of violence in the workplace.
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By Thomas Scott
Former Eastern Shore District High (ESDH) student Curtis Pettipas won a silver medal for his skills in electrical installations at the 2022 Skills Canada National Competition in Vancouver at the end of May.
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By David Shuman
The East Preston Day Care Centre will add eight new infant spaces at its existing site and 60 new infant and toddler spaces at its new location at the Akoma Family Centre in Dartmouth.
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By Denise Van Wychen
The Eastern Shore Musquodoboit Community Health Board (ESMCHB) is a volunteer board of community members working to improve the health of the community in a variety of ways. We have been working on several mental health and wellness initiatives in the past number of years. We have created brochures and helping trees, supported projects to pilot service programs, hosted events, built partnerships, advocated for services and much more. In the fall of 2021, the Community Health Board began looking for a project that could be implemented during COVID restrictions and would impact several of our priorities including; social isolation, mental wellness, awareness of resources and access to food. The essence of the project was to build a community of people who are supporting other people. We developed the idea and implemented the Giving Soup for the Soul project from December 2021 to June 2022 with the hope that this project would spur a movement of passing on food, awareness of local resources, checking on neighbors, and visiting with people.
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By Karen Bradley
The Old School Community Gathering Place has been a gathering place for workshops, concerts, coffee houses, festivals, an art gallery, and meeting space. But thanks to the work of a dedicated staff and many volunteers, the Old School has become home for a surprisingly rich array of programs that address some of our community’s most serious problems.
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By David Shuman
A group of Ecum Secum moms are one step closer to building a new playground with their latest grant.
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