By Richard Bell
The province is moving ahead with a long-needed plan at the western end of Lawrencetown Beach to shift Highway 207 away from the ocean. The combination of rising sea levels and increasingly intense storms have already resulted in damages and highway closures, with the waves heaving rocks and debris onto the roadway. The plan calls for shifting the highway away from the ocean in a more-or-less straight line from the McDonnel House down the hill, eliminating the existing curve. HRM Councillor David Hendsbee and MLA Kent Smith both support the change.
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By Savayda Jarone, Herbalist
As spring finally emerges, our local medicinal and edible weeds begin their annual comeback. Among them is Japanese knotweed (Reynoutria japonica), a plant as versatile as it is problematic. It’s hard to miss, growing in thick stands along the shore and throughout Nova Scotia.
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By Jeddore John
What a guy! You gotta hand it to him. He really knows how to get things done. When we all thought he was just an over-reaching rich guy intent on gathering all power to himself, he was actually putting an amazing plan in action.
His plan goes like this:
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When Natasha Hiltz returned to Eastern Shore Memorial Hospital as the new assistant manager, she found a healthcare landscape dramatically transformed from the one she had worked in years ago.
Natasha, a registered nurse, recalls the hospital’s former 12-to-15-bed inpatient unit, a 24-hour emergency department and the long-term care building, which has since been replaced.
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The Deanery Project in Ship Harbour will be holding a landmark ecological design forum, May 9-11, Natural Building EAST 2025: On the Shores of Change.
The gathering will bring together builders, designers, sustainable materials suppliers, students, homeowners, and environmental advocates—all passionate about exploring sustainable building practices and community resiliency in response to the climate emergency.
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by Deirdre Dwyer
If you have been to Uprooted Cafe in Musquodoboit Harbour, you’ve probably seen the carved birds near the cash register by the woodcarver and mentor David Shuman. And you may have gotten to talk to Dave, who often lunches at his granddaughter’s café and does a little public carving next to the display of his work.
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It is hard to believe that the winter has passed by,and it has been 4 months since we began practicing. We had challenges along the way with Thursday storms causing cancellations of practice as well as our Open Rehearsal at the Old School.
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Photo Caption for 2 people: Barry and Bettianne Colpitts
To many on the Eastern Shore, the whimsically decorated house in East Ship Harbour is known as the “The Jesus House”. In fact, it is the home of renown folk artist Barry Colpitts and his wife Bettianne. On March 16, in a ceremony at the Art Gallery of Nova Scotia, Barry received the King Charles III Coronation Medal in recognition of his service to Canada, Nova Scotia, and the Eastern Shore.
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By John English
In navigating relationships over the years, both intimate and more casual ones, I have often been reminded of the concept of attachment. In psychological terms (and full disclosure - I am not a psychologist!) attachment describes how, in infancy, I bond with caregivers and develop a sense of physical and emotional safety.
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Eastern Shore Artists and Friendsare holding their next event with artist Minaz Jantz on Wednesday, May 7, from 1:00 -2:00 pm at the Musquodoboit Harbour Library.
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