You can read the entire May 2020 printed issue of the Eastern Shore Cooperator online (in case you haven't gotten your copy in the mail yet!). We are pleased to announce that the May issue will be arriving shortly in the 14,000 homes along the Eastern Shore and up the Valley--
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By Karen Bradley
Last month, we shared the importance for local and rural economic development to arise from the region’s women and youth. The East Preston Empowerment Academy (EPEA) is one of the Eastern Shore’s community-based programs created to foster the development of skills and employability for young people, women, and others on the western side of the Shore. EPEA has a strong mission statement, “to empower and equip members of our community with the necessary skills, tools and confidence to fulfill their lifelong dreams.”
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By Mary Elizabeth O’Toole
In the last issue, Jim Turner described some of the organic farm strategies he uses at his Nova Bluewater Farm in DeBaies Cove. This month, we continue the story with more about the growth of the farm.
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By Wyn Jones
Two very different issues are demanding that the residents of the Eastern Shore take immediate notice.
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Editor’s Note: The Sheet Harbour and Area Chamber of Commerce and Civic Affairs asked Sue Henry to make a presentation to the March 4, 2020 Chamber meeting regarding the announcement that the Whale Sanctuary Project was going to Sherbrooke/Port Hilford rather than Sheet Harbour/Mushaboom. The construction cost of the project was estimated at $20 million, with annual maintenance between $1 million and $2 million. The Cooperator is printing her talk at length because Henry engages with some of the perennial issues dealing with the often painful difficulties of negotiating conflicts between proposals for new developments and strong local opposition to such proposals.
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By Jacqueline Sanford
I love working on projects with my Dad. A few weeks ago, we took apart an old upright piano that sat in my dining room. Long past its best, with broken keys and hammers, and now too big to fit out through the patio door, it was destined to be a dust collector in my house for years to come. But Dad suggested we tackle it and gave up his whole day to help.
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By Richard Bell
The coop-association MusGo Rider is seeking funding to establish a fixed route rural transportation route running from the MetroX bus stop in Porters Lake to the Portland Hills bus terminal with a loop to Cole Harbour place beginning on April 1, 2021. The new route would use 24-seat buses.
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By Richard Bell
In its most recent brief sitting, the Legislature failed to consider putting a moratorium on building floating homes in Nova Scotia, despite a formal request from HRM City Council to enact such legislation.
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By Karen Schlick
The story so far: I adopted five cats, a mother with three kittens and the presumed father. That cat, black with a white chest spot, was the only one I had a pact with, after he died. “Come back, if you can, and let me know it’s you.”
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