By Richard Bell
Lawrence Bellefontaine, the owner of Kiann Management, has re-launched his company’s highly controversial effort to get HRM to rezone a parcel of land on Highway 7 in Porters Lake to use as a construction & demolition debris recycling plant. (See “HRM Rejection Letter to Bellefontaine,” September 12, 2016,
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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. The Cooperator interviewed Harold to get the story in his own words. The story begins after the failure of the high school’s septic field.]
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By Susanne Merrett
Anthony Bourdain was one of the most interesting humans on the planet. Besides being a consummate and wildly adventurous foodie, he was extraordinarily curious and empathetic about his fellows. His recent departure from our astral plane has left a deep and vast black hole, one that will not be easily filled.
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By Jaime Bayers
On June 21, Porters Lake was packed with members of the Eastern Shore Family Resource Centre, the RCMP, members of the Child Safety Link, and plenty of volunteers, all coming together to promote child safety. The roadside event focused on strategies to keep a child safe in a vehicle, and attracted many new families and grandparents who all wanted to learn about the safest way to get their kid from point A to point B.
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By Jill Bellefontaine
Today marks the 10th anniversary of the Porters Lake/Lake Echo forest fire that broke out on June 13th, 2008. The fire burned for approximately three days while over 50 agencies including HRFES, RCMP, and DNR engaged in response in one way or another. High winds and lack of humidity made the jobs of 158 firefighters, helicopters, and water bombers extremely difficult.
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By: Jill Bellefontaine
On Saturday, June 2nd, well over 150 people gathered in the pouring down rain at 8am to cast their lines at the sound of a horn that indicated the start of the 23rd Annual Sheet Harbour and Area Ground Search and Rescue Fishing Derby at Marshall Falls Flowage. Within one minute of the horn sounding, multiple people were reeling in their first catch of the day. The rain let off slowly as the day went on, bringing out even more people to join in on the fun.
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By: Jill Bellefontaine
Amongst all the glamour of prom this weekend, there were some ESDH rugby players who made the impossible, possible (with the help of friends and family).
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A Cooperator Editorial
Premier Justin Trudeau has just proposed wasting billions of our hard-earned tax dollars to nationalize the Kinder-Morgan pipeline, one of the most environmentally destructive projects in Canadian history. Trudeau knows that climate change is creating a global crisis. And he knows full well that the only way to reduce the danger of this crisis is to leave most of the remaining fossil fuels in the ground.
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By Richard Bell
What is more rare than seeing a Halifax Metro bus on the streets of Musquodoboit Harbour?
How about TWO Halifax Metro busses!
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