District 1
Art Wamback brings a long history of military service to bear when he talks about why he wants to serve as the next city councillor for District 1. “I worked full time for 37 years in the Canadian Navy,” Wamback told the Cooperator. “I retired on March 1, 2020, but I didn’t last 6 months in retirement before I decided to run for Council.”
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By Jennifer Deacon
Starting a new art gallery on the Eastern Shore is a special challenge. Just ask Anthea Taljaard, who opened her Eastern Shores Gallery on July 10 on Hwy 7 in Head of Jeddore just east of the Jeddore shopping centre.
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By Richard Bell
Develop Nova Scotia, the agency in charge of bringing high-speed Internet service to rural Nova Scotia, today announced that Bell Atlantic would be providing fibre service to 4,890 homes and businesses on the Eastern Shore. The areas are shown in light purple on this map from Bell Aliant.
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By Mary Elizabeth O’Toole
Do you have special documents that have been passed down through generations but are in need of some attention to preserve? According to The Canadian Association of Professional Conservators (CAPC), more Canadians are turning to professional conservators to enhance and preserve their collections.
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On September 1, 2020 at 6:00 pm (and Thursday, September 3, 2020 at 6:00 pm if more time is needed) Halifax Regional Council will hold a virtual public hearing on allowing Secondary and Backyard Suites (also called accessory dwelling units) in all residential areas of HRM.
For the official notice:
By Richard Bell
The 50-mile yard sale is one of those strange events that no one organizes. When it started years ago, someone in Middle Musquodoboit put out a pamphlet that sellers could pay $5 for a listing. But over the years, more and more people on the route just started setting up on their lawns and driveways on the weekend after Labour Day. This year, Labour Day falls on Monday, September 7.
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As the editor of the Eastern Shore Cooperator, I am writing to address a request for a correction in an article entitled “Life As a Carrot,” written by Jude Major and published online on August 23, 2020, describing her experiences as a costumed crossing guard on Sunday mornings helping people back and forth across Hwy 7 between the Railway Museum/Farmers Market and the two food shops, Dobbit Bakehouse and Noor’s Mediterranean Cuisine.
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Photo: The Crosswalk Carrot at work on the brand new crosswalk
By Jude Major
Life as the Crosswalk Carrot every Sunday morning in Musquodoboit Harbour is not always fun.
“Hey you, what the &%#&**) ya trying to do! Get the #@*(%#9 out the way!”
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By Richard Bell
Opponents of the proposed sale of Owls Head Provincial Park to an American billionaire took the next legal step forward on August 18 with the filing of an amended version of their January request for a judicial review. A hearing to set a date for the full judicial review will take place on September 23, although the trial itself will probably not take place until 2021.
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By Richard Bell
Opponents of the provincial government’s underhanded attempt to sell Owls Head Provincial Park to a billionaire golf developer won a critical procedural round in Nova Scotia Supreme Court on Thursday, August 5th that allows their lawsuit to stop the sale to go forward.
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