By Jill Bellefontaine
Sophie Storey, an eleven-year-old from Porters Lake, was in disbelief and jumping for joy when she got the news that she was one of the lucky 160 kids chosen to participate in this year’s Sidney Crosby Hockey School in Cole Harbour Place. Storey has been playing hockey on the Eastern Shore for more than 6 years and plans on continuing to play for many years to come. In addition to Storey, at least two other Eastern Shore players were at the school, goalies Will Cole and Jackson Murphy.
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To the Editor, Eastern Shore Co-operator:
Behind the trees that line my road, there's a large fifteen-year-old clearcut. On the map, it just shows as a small coloured circle, a spot that is now designated “cut”. But the reality is far different.
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By Richard Bell
A full house of parents, elected representatives, social agencies, and the RCMP turned out for what turned into a powerful and emotional meeting on July 25 on saving lives by improving mental health services.
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By Jaime Bayers
Jill Bellefontaine, 19, from West Chezzetcook, is one of two summer interns at the Cooperator. Having lived on the Eastern Shore her whole life, she knows this place like the back of her hand. But she signed on with the Cooperator hoping to learn even more about, and get more involved with, the community itself.
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By Jaime Bayers
What was life like for women in rural Nova Scotia during the 1940s? Over the weekend of July 15-16, Memory Lane Heritage Village put on a Women’s Heritage Celebrating showcasing life on the shore in the 1940s, including two settings of Sunday afternoon tea complete with Memory Lane’s famous butter tarts.
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By Jaime Bayers
The Halifax County Exhibition has been entertaining families since 1884, meaning that this year will be the 133rd year of this exciting event. The exhibition takes place in Middle Musquodoboit from August 16th-19th. This year’s theme is “Happy Birthday Canada.” The Middle Musquodoboit Agricultural Society owns and operates the exhibition grounds.
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By Ashley Bellefontaine PT
Whether it’s for leisure, pleasure or exercise, swimming is a great way to improve your health and wellbeing. It is recommended that most individuals participate in at least 150 minutes of moderate to vigorous cardiovascular activity per week, as well as muscle strengthening for major muscle groups 2 days per week. Swimming and other aquatic exercise, such as aqua-aerobic, can be a great way to meet these recommendations.
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By Jaime Bayers
On Tuesday, July 25th, the Nature Conservancy of Canada announced the addition of 166 acres to its protected lands along the Musquodoboit River. The Conservancy acquired this land thanks to a donation from the descendants of Basil and Sarah Bayers. With this new acquisition, the Conservancy now protects a total of 528 acres of wetlands, forests, rare trees, and at-risk species along the Musquodoboit River.
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By Richard Bell
MLA Lloyd Hines (Guysborough–Eastern Shore–Tracadie), recently reelected by a narrow 71 votes over PC challenger Rob Wolf, surprised constituents in the Sheet Harbour area with the announcement of the closing of his one-day-a-week satellite constituency office in Sheet Harbour on July 13, 2017.
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By Jaime Bayers
The Musquodoboit Harbour library is a familiar place for many residents of the Eastern Shore. HRM is now engaged in a major updating of the building containing the library, the HRM offices, and the fitness center. Most of fitness center is still in place, but the library is now living in a small space carved out of the fitness center, and the HRM staff are making do in a trailer next to the relocated library.
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