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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By Richard Bell
In the Cooperator’s March article “Who’s In Charge? Community-Managed MPAs?,” I mentioned that DFO’s website referred to at least one MPA where DFO was “co-managing” the MPA with a First Nation’s community, Paulatuk in the Northwest Territories.
Here is the question I sent to DFO: Does the use of the term "co-manage" mean that DFO has formally ceded some authority to the community of Paulatuk? In other MPAs, DFO is clearly in charge, although there may be a community-based advisory committee of some sort. I want to know if co-managing means more than simply advising DFO.
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By Alanna Jones
Maureen Legg has been an important vendor at the Sunday Musquodoboit Harbour Farmer's Market for many years. She offers a selection of fresh meat (beef, pork, free range chicken, smoked meat products, sausages and pies) from her family farm in Middle Musquodoboit.
It's a lot of work to bring fresh meat to the market, but it's a valued service and she draws regular customers each week. She can also be found at the New Glasgow Farmer's Market on Saturday mornings, in Halifax on Tuesday evenings and the meat shop on Fridays.
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[Editor’s Note: The Nova Scotia Share Our Trails Association (NSSOTA) sent a detailed response on July 12, 2019 to a letter from Transportation and Infrastructure Minister Ian Rankin about the restrictions on the use of rail trails. At the Cooperator’s request, NSSOTA provided the edited version of their letter below. You can find a link to the full NSSOTA response on the Cooperator website by clicking here.
Minister Rankin:
We are the executive of Nova Scotia Share Our Trails Association (NSSOTA). Our membership is growing daily and we have support from several provincial like minded organizations including: Nova Scotia Equestrian Federation, ATV Association of Nova Scotia, Snowmobile Association of Nova Scotia, Marine Riders ATV, Nova Scotia Off Road Riders Association, Lake Charlotte ATV, & Safety Minded ATV.
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