By Gina Dunn
The Eastern Shore Thunder Hockey team is headed back to Spryfield for the seventh and deciding game on Wednesday March 28 at 8pm. Please check out our Facebook page for more details as if the team wins this game they are headed off to the Atlantic North Championships in PEI from April 4 to 8. The team will be holding a fundraiser if they win to help get the team there.
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By Susanne Merrett
In Nova Scotia we are blessed with an abundance of salmon and this super easy recipe is sure to become a household favourite! Once cured, the salmon will keep for 5 to 7 days in the fridge. Serve it on cream cheese on a toasted bagel, with eggs benny, or just on its own.
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By Susanne Merritt
In my younger years, I was a steadfast urbanite – the bright lights, endless entertainment, and a wide array of education and employment opportunities were too alluring to ignore. Since then, I have been moving more and more rural, so that now, our family is happily nestled in the Eastern Shore.
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Change is the essence of news, and this newspaper is no exception. With this issue, we are transitioning from a for-profit corporation to a non-profit cooperative, a change we are undertaking to provide new avenues for people from all the communities along the shore to participate in strengthening the paper’s coverage.
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By Richard Bell
Minister of Seniors Filomena Tassi made two stops on the Eastern Shore on Thursday March 7 as part of a tour to meet with stakeholders and visit organizations that support and care for seniors. After a morning tour of a retirement community in Truro, she stopped into the Birches Nursing Home in Musquodoboit Harbour, followed by a late afternoon community meeting at the Old School Gathering Place.
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By Karen Schlick
Are you longing for spring? What about April in Paris? It’s possible right here in Musquodoboit Harbour at the Old School on April 6. Come to this enchanting evening fundraiser, featuring Don Rieder performing his piece, “Some Change."
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By Richard Bell
Tis the season for replacing struts and shocks, and realigning front ends, as drivers play this season’s version of Whack-a-Pothole. Whether this spring is any better or worse than previous years is anyone’s guess. Shadowy pothole vigilantes have been out with their spray cans, highlighting their local favourites.
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By Richard Bell
Four days after the March 20thfull moon, a combination of high waves hitting at high tide has opened a new breach in the berm in Lower East Chezzetcook, allowing the fresh water Meisner’s Lake to once again drain out into the ocean, leaving nothing but gasping fish and wide sand-and-mud flats at low tide.
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By Dee Dwyer
I traveled to the awe-inspiring country of Iceland for ten days in early April 2019. Here are some too-brief impressions of this island-country.
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Letter to the Editor
So another year begins. Elections were held in December and my fellow Comrades have elected me to serve for the upcoming year 2019. At this time I would like to thank my fellow comrades for letting their names stand either by way of election or appointment, also for making my job so much easier.
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