Posted by
Rcb Bell · August 12, 2023 2:07 PM
By Richard Bell
Pastor Scott Anderson of the Marine Drive Pentecostal Church in Head of Jeddore does not mince words about his failure to check out the positions of the white Christian nationalist hate group, Action4Canada, who appeared at his church on the evening of August 2, 2023.
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Posted by
Rcb Bell · August 11, 2023 8:28 PM
Join us at the Deanery Saturday, August 12 from 1:00-11:00pm to celebrate and (weather permitting) observe the Perseid meteor showers and ocean bioluminescence! There will be live music, science & art activities, eco-art workshops, performances, and astronomy and ocean themed presentations for all ages!
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Posted by
Rcb Bell · August 08, 2023 4:38 PM
Don't miss tonight's live online coverage of the Preston By-Election, with a special panel of three former Preston MLAs: Wayne Adams, Vyonne Atwell, and David Hendsbee. Cooperator editor Richard Bell will be moderating, starting at 8pm tonight, Tuesday August 8, 2023.
We will be taking questions at the two online locations in the poster, or you can send your questions to [email protected].
Posted by
Rcb Bell · August 07, 2023 3:06 PM
Ahead of the August 8 Provincial by-election in Preston, the Cooperator interviewed registered candidates from the three major parties. Find profiles of these candidates linked below, and stay on this page to read an overview of the election and voting information. (Two candidates, Bobby Taylor of United Nova Scotians, and Anthony Edmonds of the Green Party, were not yet official candidates when this story was written.)
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By Richard Bell
Residents of Three Fathom Harbour are taking their opposition to a proposed clam farm in their back yards to new levels. August 1, 2023, is the deadline for the provincial Department of Fisheries and Aquaculture to decide whether to renew the license for this "special experimental license" for 14.2 hectares for another year (Aquaculture License and lease AQ5001).
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By Richard Bell
The Ataraxy Farm in Lawrencetown is one of 96 companies across the province that will be benefiting from a $1.5 million program to improve accessibility.
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By Thomas Scott
The Eastern Shore Community Centre hosted half of the Metro Minor Lacrosse League championship games on July 9. Two Eastern Shore Breakers teams took home championships, the U15 A boys and the U15 female Breakers. Club president John Fry told the Cooperator that the championship games showed how much interest there is in the sport: "We had a great turnout," Fry said. "There were lots of people filling the rink."
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By Richard Bell
Employees of Nova Scotia Power, the Department of Natural Resources, and Hope for Wildlife combined forces in a unique effort that saved a family of ospreys on Jeddore Harbour at the end of June.
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By Jeddore John
We are a little sparse on humor this month. Some of the things that are bugging me are too depressing to laugh off. What’s bugging me the most goes like this:
Since Europeans arrived on these shores, the grey wolf was wiped out, as were the Nova Scotia caribou, the Eastern cougar, and the walrus (yes, there used to be walrus in Nova Scotia). There is some dispute whether there were wild turkeys here when the first ships dropped anchor, but there are definitely none now.
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