By Gina Dunn
March 27 to April 9 is a busy time this year in Musquodoboit Harbour. It is the Eastern Shore 22nd Annual Invitational Recreational Minor Hockey Tournament. With four age divisions, 32 teams and more than 500 youth hockey players participating in this tournament over the two weeks, it is one of the largest and well established tournaments in Nova Scotia.
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Stories keep people and events alive. Stories are the motivation for our social history. The Tangier School/Church Hall’s silent walls record memorable and life changing events of more than half a century of a rural Eastern Shore community. There, in the cracks, crevices, and knots of hand hewn timbers of a local spruce, are echoed and embedded the cries of children going unwillingly to school for the first time. Images of generations of mothers and their children are locked within the walls. Nova Scotia Church Halls are "the storehouse of the past and the birthplace of the future."
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Are you feeling the winter blues as of now? I know a lot of you are asking when is winter going to be over! But it doesn’t have to be like that if you make the best of the snow we have left! If your looking for a nice getaway this winter, then the Eastern Shore is the right spot for you. There are many trails and parks that are absolutely beautiful this time of the year, and that make you feel like you're in a winter wonderland.
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Here’s an opportunity that doesn’t come along very often: go to the Harbour Lites New Horizon Club on Sunday, April 23, and sit in on a jam session with Member of Parliament Sean Fraser (playing guitar).
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Exercise is a valuable component of any stress management plan. Almost any form of exercise can help to relieve stress by improving your sense of well-being and overall health.
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Nova Scotia military veterans have a special opportunity to share their stories on video when Allan Cameron visits the province. Cameron is the founder of Veterans Voices of Canada. Since VVC started in 2011, Cameron has traveled thousands of kilometers across Canada recording veterans from the Korean War, the Cold War, Peacekeeping, Vietnam and the Gulf War.
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One of the longer-running land-use conflicts on the Eastern Shore has come to an end. The Department of Natural Resources has sent a letter to the Marine Riders ATV Club advising the club “DNR will be issuing a letter of authority (LOA) for the construction, operation, and management of a non-motorized trail to the Shore Active Transportation Association (SATA).” ATVs will not be allowed on this section of the trail, from Head of Chezzetcook to Musquodoboit Harbour.
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By Lauren Latour, The Deanery Project
Springtime has finally arrived on the Eastern Shore, and with it comes new opportunities and responsibilities. We’re opening doors and windows after months of closing out the cold, and getting those hiking boots, gardening gloves, and pruning shears out of storage in preparation for the work and recreation ahead.
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If you Google the words "Cape Antrim", you'll likely find yourself browsing through information about the Antrim Villa - a quaint eco-friendly lodge in South Africa. But as a child, the Cape Antrim I knew was a strong Nova Scotia land mass that arched bravely into this side of the Atlantic Ocean.
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Anyone who has been married for any length of time can relate to Date Night, that precious allotment of time for nurturing and connecting with your spouse.
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