By Mackenzie Myatt
[Note: this article is a revision of the story that appeared in the June 2019 print edition.]
There is a large gap between the need for mental health care and the extended wait times for services on the Eastern Shore. The Mental Health Outreach Project was created to bridge this gap and test an alternate model for service delivery.
This pilot project was initiated by the Tri-Community CAST Coalition, a group of community organizations, individuals and health service providers who are working together to create awareness and supporting access to resources for mental health & addictions, to determine the current gaps in mental health and addiction services and to advocate for increased supports for our region.
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By Richard Bell
After more than two years of delays, property owners in and around Musquodoboit Harbour may finally get to vote this summer on whether to keep or kill a local area rate on their tax bills. This rate is a half cent ($0.005) per $100 of assessed value for all residential and resource properties in the Musquodoboit Harbour, East & West Petpeswick, Ostrea Lake and Smith’s Settlement areas. It brings in about $10,000 a year. Councillor David Hendsbee led a discussion of the coming vote at the May 15thmeeting of the Musquodoboit Harbour & Area Chamber of Commerce & Civic Affairs.
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By Karen Bradley
Saturday May 18 saw the 8th annual VDay, organized by WAVES: Women against Violence on the Eastern Shore. The event took place at the Old School in Musquodoboit Harbour and included an art show of works depicting women and environmental concerns
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By Alanna Jones
Legion 147 Musquodoboit Valley is gearing up for this year's annual fishing derby. The event has become a major fundraiser for the Legion with nearly 200 tickets sold last year
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The province will be holding a public meeting on June 5 at 7 pm at the Lawrencetown Community Centre to present plans for repairing and restoring the rundown Lawrencetown Beach Park.
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By Mary Elizabeth O’Toole
After a seemingly endless wet winter season, the weather is finally warming. For Pippa Creery and Bob Kloske, the arrival of spring means finally getting back to working on their earth-bermed tire home in Ship Harbour.
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By Dee Dwyer
Many dog owners on the Eastern Shore may be familiar with Katie’s Farm and the organic dog biscuits that Jude Major made from her garden, the first certified organic farm on the Eastern Shore.
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The Railway Station comes to life this month with a busy line up of events and projects. Opening day is scheduled for Monday, June 17th. The Museum was fortunate to receive funding from both the Provincial and Federal governments to hire students for the summer. The first few days, staff will be on site setting up the Visitor Information Centre, getting the displays ready for the museum, and welcoming its first tourists of the season.
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At the Nova Scotia Lions Club Convention on April 27th, the President of the Musquodoboit Harbour & District Lions Club, Jeff Crowell (on left) presented a cheque for $ 24,000 to the Nova Scotia Director for the Lions Foundation of Canada, Dave Manning, to sponsor the training of two Autism Assistance dogs.
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By Richard Bell
Gold companies are stumbling over themselves staking claims across vast swathes of central Nova Scotia. The gold at stake is disseminated gold, in particles largely invisible to the naked eye. But by using open-pit mining and a water/cyanide-based extraction process, companies can make big profits with gold selling at over $1,000 per ounce, provided that the Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency approves all the proposed mines, and no significant local opposition develops.
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