The not-for-profit Nature Conservancy has purchased 126 acres (51 hectares) of intact forest, freshwater wetlands, lakes and a one-kilometre section of river frontage along the Musquodoboit River. Jane, Ed, and Matthew of the Webber family previously owned part of the land and donated $16,700 for the purchase.
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The Sheet Harbour Sexual Health Centre promotes healthy sexuality across the lifespan for all ages and identities. This July, we are collaborating with Eastern Shore Pride and organizing Sheet Harbour’s first Annual Pride Weekend, July 30 & 31st.
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By Jennifer Deacon
Christopher Mathers was an avid kite surfer when he moved from Toronto to Halifax fourteen years ago to attend Dalhousie University. He discovered the surfing world in Lawrencetown, and it changed his life. "I was on track to engage in the architecture program,” Mathers said in a recent interview. “I decided that's not for me. I just took my creativity and applied it to my new-found love of surfing."
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By David Shuman
Preston MLA Angela Simmonds is in the home stretch of her bid for provincial Liberal Leadership.
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By Savayda Jarone, Herbalist
On a walk through any given yard, county, or city, I will find a dozen or more medicinal weeds growing on the lawn or in and around the garden. Many are also wild edibles, offering a boost of variety and nutrition to the diet. Having an awareness of the many uses for these “weeds” is transformative – you can appreciate your yard in a whole new way. The following are some of the most common:
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By Thomas Scott
The Eastern Shore Community Centre received $12,000, and the Lawrencetown Youth Arena received $8,050 from the Rink Revitalization Fund in January. Eastern Shore Community Centre general manager Dale Stevens said the funding was used to purchase a dehumidifier.
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By Deirdre Dwyer
With thanks to the United Way and the Old School Community Gathering Place, I attended a two-day retreat at the Millbrook Cultural & Heritage Centre outside of Truro, Nova Scotia on June 3 and 4th. On the first afternoon, about 20 attendees participated in a smudging ceremony with Gordon Pictou and drumming and chanting with Trevor Gould of Eastern Eagle.
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By Richard Bell
Henry and Marie Loo, the new owners of the Jeddore Lodge, have come a very long way to Head of Jeddore, more than 14,000 kilometers from where they were born and grew up, the island of Mauritius in the Indian Ocean. In a recent interview, they talked with the Cooperator about the island’s intensely multi-cultural cooking, and how they wended their way to the Eastern Shore.
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Another lobster season is done. I think for most it was a good season and the boys could use it. It's great to see the young men investing in their future. Most people I don't think understand the cost and resources that go into fishing. It's like any job – but different. You do it for the money and also because you love it.
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