By Samantha Holmes
The Petpeswick Yacht Club’s Junior Sailing Program enjoyed record-breaking participation this summer as more than 70 children and youth hoisted sail. Registration has tripled over the past few years, and the Club is planning to expand the program next year.
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Dear Editor,
I am writing in response to the article in the Eastern Shore Cooperator about the Community Meeting hosted by the Association for the Preservation of the Eastern Shore (APES) about the proposed Marine Protected Area held on July 24. APES had felt it was important that the community get the opportunity to hear the same information from the Federal Department of Fisheries and Oceans (DFO) that other groups such as the Eastern Shore Fishers Protective Organization (ESFPA) had already heard.
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As Told by Harold Rowlings
[Editor’s Note: Back in 1977, in a rare act of civil disobedience, Harold Rowlings put his body on the line to stop a pipeline taking sewage from Eastern Shore District High straight into Petpeswick Inlet. In Part 1, Harold told of blocking access to the pipe with his truck and then his body, and being manhandled by four Mounties into a police car. ]
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By Jaime Bayers
Mental health has become a well deserved hot-topic, with countless studies and programs to help us all better understand and treat mental illness and promote mental wellness. While there have been considerable improvements, even in rural areas, there is still something to be said about how it feels to be on the Shore and living with mental illness
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By Jill Bellefontaine
Mackenzie Myatt, 20, of Musquodoboit Harbour, is making waves around the world with her bicycle.
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By Jill Bellefontaine
#HashTag Glasshouse Inc’s plans to return to Nova Scotia to hold a second community meeting regarding their plan to implement a Cannabis Production Facility in Pleasant Harbour have been delayed. The companies COO, Chris Taylor told the Cooperator “All I can tell you right now is that any meetings will be delayed as we have been dealing with some significant Land use bylaw changes in the tables by the HRM.”
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By Gina Dunn
MLA, Keith Colwell, was in East Preston on August 24 to announce $11,500 in funding from the Connect2 sustainable transportation grant program, to the East Preston Day Care Centre to develop a plan to increase active transportation and transit use in the area. "Having a solid plan is the foundation for building the infrastructure needed to give people more options to walk and cycle in their community," said Mr. Colwell.
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By Richard Bell
Opponents of the federal government’s potential Marine Protected Area off the eastern end of the Eastern Shore were out in force at a meeting of at least 120 people packed in to the Tangier Fire Hall on July 24. Tempers were running high.
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By Jill Bellefontaine
People sell all kinds of unusual stuff on Kijiji—but how often do you see a genuine, working, road-registered British Army tank for sale?
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By Dee Dwyer
On a lovely July afternoon, I sit on the porch of the house of the artist and printmaker, Ralph Latham. With us is Ralph’s soon-to-be seven-year old daughter, Violet, swinging on a hammock, making comments as she listens to the conversation. We are surrounded by trees, and not far away is Ralph’s sawmill, and a steam engine that was shipped from India. Ralph is thankful for the woodland setting because he is inspired by his family history, family artifacts, the woods around him, and the environment.
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