By Richard Bell
The Department of Education’s plan for a new school site selection process has been a hot topic since Minister Zack Churchill’s comments in East Chezzetcook last May on his determination not to allow any public consultation to interfere with the Department’s construction schedule.
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By Richard Bell
The long-running saga of Musquodoboit Harbour’s local area rate tax has taken another twist. HRM has given the community a year for a local organization to come up with a business plan for managing the funds, or HRM will kill the tax.
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By Jaime Bayers
Hospital closures are an ever-daunting problem in Nova Scotia, and the unease has only heightened since Premier Stephen McNeil announced on June 25 the closings of Northside General Hospital and New Waterford Consolidated Hospital in Cape Breton.
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By Richard Bell
How would you like to have your first-grader walking to school in the snow along Highway 7 in Porters Lake?
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By DJ Shuman
The Musquodoboit Harbour and Area Chamber of Commerce and Civic Affairs has been hard at work on projects to make the area better and fulfil the short-term goals of its Community Development Plan. The big news is a $25,000 grant for a streetscape and beautificaiton campaign from the Department of Municipal Affairs, which will be matched by another $25,000 from the local area rate fund. Be on the lookout for pole-banners, planters, refurbished benches, and more coming to our streets!
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By Jill Bellefontaine
“Our mission here at Hope for Wildlife is to connect people back to their natural world. It can be so easy to become disconnected sometimes, and when you are disconnected from the nature around you, people can be fearful and less caring. We want to replace that fear with understanding and knowledge so people can live comfortably” said Hope Swinimer, founder and director of Hope for Wildlife. “We want people to enjoy what they can in their natural world, all while understanding what to be careful about”.
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By John Hawkins
It must have been around 3AM one morning back in the mid 1950s when I heard my grandfather get up and light the wood stove in the big room in the camp that served the purposes of cooking, eating and kicking back. He fried up bacon and eggs and soon we were walking out the camp road in the darkest night I can ever remember. The only thing I could see was the light of fireflies clicking on and off.
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By Jill Bellefontaine
Keegan McGinnis, 21, of Cole Harbour has created a business that leaves a lasting impact on those in need. Just over a year ago McGinnis created his business, My Greatest Play: Clothing With a Purpose, when one of his professors told him about an entrepreneurship competition happening in Halifax.
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By Suzy Teubner
Dr. Seuss once said, “Sometimes the questions are complicated and the answers are simple.” Now, finding out the answers to what may appear to be a complex or confusing life situation is as simple as dialing three numbers – 2-1-1.
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By DJ Shuman
If you’re old enough to remember playing role-play games in your basement or reading comic books, you might think that today’s youth have let go of these pastimes.
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