By Richard Bell
Central Nova’s MP Sean Fraser recently won “Best Orator” in the annual Maclean’s Parliamentarians of the Year Awards and was one of three finalists for “Rising Star.” The magazine asks Members of Parliament to submit nominations for 8 different categories, and uses a process that gives members extra credit for votes from members of other parties.
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Local mother and son, Delphine du Toit and Nik Edmiidz, have created an app called AutoWIKI, a travelling tour guide that uses your GPS location to tell you stories about the places around you. The app is set to be published out of open Beta state by the end of the month, but it is open to download on Android and iOS devices now.
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By Emily Sawchyn
Halifax’s feral cat overpopulation problem may soon be in the past thanks to a collaborative effort between the city, the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty (SPCA), and Spay Day Society implementing a Trap, Neuter, Release (TNR) method. Now four years into the city’s five-year grant program, the SPCA and Spay Day Society praise the grant program as a massive success.
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By Emily Sawchyn
The Nova Scotia Salmon Association (NSSA) is conducting a “Community Local Knowledge Survey” as part of a provincial-wide project to protect a number of endanger aquatic species by improving the health of eight watersheds, including three along the Eastern Shore: the Musquodoboit River, the Moser River, and the West River in Sheet Harbour.
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By Emily Sawchyn
Fill the Caboose event was a massive success. Thanks to many community organizations and the people who donated, the Musquodoboit Harbour Food Bank brought Christmas to 70 families this year.
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By Emily Sawchyn
Hannah Kent will be taking a major step forward in her lacrosse career in the fall of 2021, when the 17-year old joins Niagara University’s Purple Eagles women’s lacrosse team. Niagara offered Kent a scholarship to play in the U.S. National Collegiate Athletic Association’s top college division, and she is committed to the 2022 season.
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By Richard Bell
Three residents of Musquodoboit Harbour have joined together to file a Notice for Judicial Review with the Supreme Court of Nova Scotia challenging the decision by the Nova Scotia Minister of Education and Early Childhood Development and the Nova Scotia Minister of Transportation to locate the proposed school combining Eastern Shore District High and Gaetz Brook Junior High in the East Chezzetcook Industrial Park.
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By Jennifer Deacon
Driving down highway 7 in East Ship Harbour, you can't help but notice a property whose house and lawn are covered by whimsical, colourful folk art. This is the home of Barry Colpitts, a folk artist by chance.
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By Emily Sawchyn
COVID-19 hit everyone in a multitude of life-changing ways, and Food Banks have been working harder than ever to keep communities together. Between February and June 2020, unemployment in Nova Scotia grew from 7.8% to 13%. Many people in need are visiting the Food Bank for the first time. At the same time, fear of the virus has kept others at home.
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By Richard Bell
In the latest round in the fight to stop the province from turning Owls Head Provincial Park into an American billionaire’s three private golf courses and acres of luxury housing, the Department of Lands and Forestry (L&F) released another round of documents with dramatic new information.
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