By Richard Bell
A Cape Breton-based renewable energy company has applied to build a large, 20MW solar farm on 40 acres off upper West Petpeswick Road in Musquodoboit Harbour. If completed, Petpeswick Solar Inc. will generate enough energy to power over 4000 homes annually, and reduce total GHG emissions by an estimated 168,000 tCO2e per year by 2030.
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By Cassandra Grosse
Walking into the bright, clean barber shop for an interview, I was greeted with a warm hello by the owner of Prominence Hair Studio, Justin Williams. Expecting a conversation between the two of us, I was pleasantly surprised to learn Justin preferred for me to see him cut a client’s hair while doing the interview.
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By Karen Lia Schlick
What is our goal when we set out to create something, whether it’s a piece of art, a dance piece, a hooked rug, poem, or a flower garden?
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By Dee Dwyer
Many folks along the Eastern Shore have been dazzled by Allan Banks’ beautiful hillside garden just past the Salmon River Bridge, Harbour Breezes Daylilies. But in addition to his ever-expanding garden, Allan has carved out an equally rich career in vocal music, most recently as a founder of the Coastal Voices Men’s Choir.
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Programming at the Deanery has always been a dance. The tune changes frequently, and consequently so too have our programs. As the province continues to relax Covid restrictions, we’re happy to be putting together lots of new programming for people of all ages. Details and registration for all programs are available on Facebook, and www.thedeaneryproject.com.
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By Karen Lia Schlick
Time for something new! The new year brings hopes and aspirations for change to the front of our minds. “This will be the year that I learn to paint, play a musical instrument, learn to dance, write, or find a way to be creative that’s enjoyable,” we say hopefully.
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The December issue of this paper contained an article titled “Learning to Grow Dinner”, with my name attached as the writer. The article that was published was not the article that I submitted.
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By Kelly Corkery
“It is death that goes down to the centre of the earth, the great burial church the earth is, and then to the curved ends of the universe, as light is said to do.”—Harold Brodkey
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By Dee Dwyer
I am with the painter Kristina Søbstad in her East Petpeswick studio, looking at her large diptych, “Let’s Go to the End,” which depicts a scene from Newfoundland’s East Coast Trail. “We were walking on a sheltered, canopy-covered trail through the forest,” Kristina explains, “and then came out to the reveal of this cove surrounded by mountains.”
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