An estimated 600 people turned out for the Forest Funeral march in downtown Halifax on October 19. The marchers wound their way from Grand Parade Square through the city to a rally in front of Province House. The event was an expression of the growing outrage over the failure of the province to reduce the devastating forest losses caused by clear-cutting, whole tree harvesting, and herbicide spraying.
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Florence Conrod has many stories to tell, and we are blessed that she is willing and able to share them.
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In the community of Porters Lake, on the Myra Road, there is a small church, St Marks Anglican, within sight of the Porters Lake narrows. The church has a small cemetery on a gentle east-facing slope. Directly opposite on the other side of the road is Pixie Keizer’s Garage, a good landmark if you are looking for St Marks (some might say it’s just the opposite).
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Steve Giles retired from Canada’s canoe/kayak team in 2004 after the Athens Olympics but is still gathering titles! Steve was just named to Nova Scotia’s Top 15 athletes in Nova Scotia sport history, coming in at #9.
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On Friday afternoons, from 2:30-4:30 pm at the Old School in Musquodoboit Harbour, seniors are gathering for a program designed to engage with their creative exuberance, despite any physical or cognitive challenges.
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Four youth athletes from Orenda Canoe Club in Lake Echo have been named to the Nova Scotia Provincial team in the kayak events.
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On a cloudy day in October, I visited the colourful home of the multi-talented visual artist and founder of the Yellow Balloon Tour, Minaz Jantz. Her home with tall windows and ceilings and olive green walls is full of Minaz’s art: geometric pen and ink drawings, quirky surreal still life pastels, various pet portraits, watercolours of dancing people and flowers, and nudes and mixed media collages incorporating embroidery and foils. The beauty of her work is that it is hard to categorize because her interests are so eclectic and wide-ranging. She is an explorer in everything creative, which makes her life and art a colourful, extraordinary collage.
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Why was Government Wharf Beach on West Petpeswick Road in Musquodoboit Harbour closed for the 2nd highest number of days of beach closures in HRM this summer?
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Musquodoboit Harbour cycling phenom Mackenzie Myatt has been tearing up cross country tracks all fall, topping things off with a medals trifecta at the 2017 USA Cycling Collegiate Mountain Bike Nationals in Missoula, Montana. She won a gold medal in the Varsity Women's Collegiate XC National Championship race on October 20, beating her closest competitor by more than a whopping two minutes, finishing the two-lap race in 20:44:7.
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Some time in November, residents of Musquodoboit Harbour will be asked to vote on whether to keep a local area rate tax that brings in $10,000 per year to spend on community recreational needs. (See the related story, "Vote in November on Fate of Recreation Fund.") The ballot will come in the mail.
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