By Richard Bell
Politics is nothing new to North Preston native Archy Beals, reaching back to his days in the Dalhousie Student Union. “I’ve always been involved with various community organizations,” Beals said in a phone interview. “It’s a natural fit for me.”
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By Mary Elizabeth O’Toole
In recent years, we’ve heard a lot about increased threats to butterflies, bees and other pollinators. Their decline is of particular concern because of the vital role that pollinators play in plant reproduction and, consequently, on our wildlife, plant diversity and food sustainability.
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By Mary Elizabeth O’Toole
If you live on the Eastern Shore and have heirloom paper objects or recently discovered archival treasures, you can find a CAPC certified conservator close to home. Previously, we profiled Julia Landry of Jeddore and provided an overview of her work. In this article, she shares details of her processes on a special restoration.
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By David J. Shuman
In 2020, emergency rooms in hospitals in the Eastern Shore Musquodoboit Community Health Board were closed for 5080.5 hours, more than 10 times the number of closure hours just five years ago. ESMCHB hospitals include Twin Oaks Memorial Hospital in Musquodoboit Harbour, Musquodoboit Valley Memorial Hospital (MVMH) in Middle Musquodoboit, and Eastern Shore Memorial Hospital (ESMH) in Sheet Harbour.
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By Richard Bell
Angela Riley is one of the leaders of a largely invisible army who spend their spare time cleaning the beaches of Nova Scotia. According to figures she’s pulled together, volunteers have removed more than 50,000 pounds of trash from the province’s beaches since she started adding things up last August.
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By David J. Shuman
The Cooperator has gotten an early look at the data on emergency room closures for HRM’s three rural hospitals, managed by the Eastern Shore Musquodoboit Community Health Board (ESMCHB).
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Everybody knows that the dice are loaded
Everybody rolls with their fingers crossed
Everybody knows that the war is over
Everybody knows the good guys lost
Everybody knows the fight was fixed
The poor stay poor, the rich get rich
That's how it goes
Everybody knows
--Leonard Cohen, “Everybody Knows”
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