By Richard Bell
In a recent telephone interview, Jeff MacDonald, the Director General of Oceans Management and Fisheries Policy at DFO in Ottawa, spoke with the Cooperatorabout some of the issues that have come up in the on-going debate over the Eastern Shore Islands Marine Protected Area (ESI MPA).
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By Dee Dwyer
On a beautiful sunny February day, I drive east to Sheet Harbour to talk with Sandy and Robert Moser who paint and photograph the landscape and wildlife of the Eastern Shore. Robert greets me outside, and inside Sandy gives me a tour of their house with paintings and photographs on many walls. Robert shows me photographs of sunrises and sunsets in Mushaboom and Taylor Head, and Sandy has large paintings of loons sitting on an emerald lake, and jewelry of sea glass and silver--these are the jewels of the sea and the lake that are the rich, colourful artwork of this husband-and-wife team.
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By Laura Karahka
An important part of the Musquodoboit Harbour community since 1979, The Birches Nursing Home has a rich history. Over the next five years, the Board of Directors of the home hopes its recently released Strategic Plan will build on this strong foundation and ensure continued sustainability and vibrancy.
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By Richard Bell
When people talk about supporting economic development on the Eastern Shore, one of the major structural obstacles has been the lack of reliable high-speed Internet service. Across the country, more than two million Canadians don’t have good Internet connections, especially in rural areas like the shore.
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By Richard Bell
Opponents of the Kiann Management Limited’s rezoning request (Case 19800) to build a construction & demolition (C&D) recycling plant on Highway 7 in Porters Lake are hoping that HRM Councillors will finally reject the proposal at the April 4 meeting of the Harbour East Marine Drive Community Council. The meeting starts at 6pm at the Lake Echo Community Center.
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By Richard Bell
In an interview following the release of the federal budget, Liberal Central Nova MP Sean Fraser was enthusiastic about new spending on programs he said would benefit families across Nova Scotia. (The budget is entitled, “Investing in the Middle Class.”)
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By Richard Bell
The growing death toll from Cyclone Idai in Mozambique is a harsh reminder of the Eastern Shore’s vulnerability to increasingly powerful hurricanes. Global warming is raising the temperature of the oceans, providing more energy to fuel hurricanes even more intense than the infamous Hurricane Juan.
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The Cooperator is presenting a FREE screening of the powerful documentary, The Power of Community: How Cuba Survived Peak Oil on March 2 from 2 pm-3:30 pm at the Musquodoboit Harbour Library. When the Soviet Union collapsed in 1991, Cuba lost its supply of cheap oil. Cuban agriculture was based on the familiar system of large farms dependent on oil, pesticides and fertilizers. But without cheap oil, the country was in danger of not being able to feed itself.
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By Richard Bell
The proposal to build a construction & demolition debris recycling facility in Porters Lake on Highway 7 is still alive and kicking. On April 4, the HRM Harbour East Marine Drive Community Council (HEMDC) will hold a meeting on the HRM staff report on this proposal, Case #19800, at the Lake Echo Community Centre at 6pm.
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