INTRODUCTION

The Old School Gathering Place has been undergoing some significant changes in the last two weeks. The Old School has played an important role in the life of the Musquodoboit Harbour community. As a community-focused newspaper, one of the Eastern Shore Cooperator’s fundamental responsibilities is to keep the community informed, so that members of the community have the information they need to understand, evaluate, and influence decisions that affect the life of our communities.

By Richard Bell

Angela Riley is one of the leaders of a largely invisible army who spend their spare time cleaning the beaches of Nova Scotia. According to figures she’s pulled together, volunteers have removed more than 50,000 pounds of trash from the province’s beaches since she started adding things up last August.

By Mary Elizabeth O’Toole 

If you live on the Eastern Shore and have heirloom paper objects or recently discovered archival treasures, you can find a CAPC certified conservator close to home. Previously, we profiled Julia Landry of Jeddore and provided an overview of her work.  In this article, she shares details of her processes on a special restoration. 

By Mary Elizabeth O’Toole

Do you have special documents that have been passed down through generations but are in need of some attention to preserve? According to The Canadian Association of Professional Conservators (CAPC), more Canadians are turning to professional conservators to enhance and preserve their collections.

Everybody knows that the dice are loaded
Everybody rolls with their fingers crossed
Everybody knows that the war is over
Everybody knows the good guys lost
Everybody knows the fight was fixed
The poor stay poor, the rich get rich
That's how it goes
Everybody knows
--Leonard Cohen, “Everybody Knows”

By Richard Bell 

Premier McNeil’s decision to kill off all of Nova Scotia’s school boards was a complete surprise to the Eastern Shore’s Halifax Regional School Board member, Bridget Boutilier. 

Preliminary Election Results for the Shore; Hendsbee Wins Re-election

This page also contains written answers to questions from the candidates for HRM District 2's City Council Seat, profiles of 3 of the 4 candidates for Council, video coverage of the September 26th Council candidate debate in East Preston, answers from candidates for the African Nova Scotian School Board Member, and answers from candidates for the Conseil Scolaire Acadien Provincal Representative. .

Winding down Bayers Mill Road in my friend’s van, I voiced the question: “Do you think many people in this area know that some of Nova Scotia’s best rock climbing is in their own backyards?”

Choices for hungry people in Musquodoboit Harbour have been expanding dramatically. The owners of the four new eateries profiled in this piece are all women: some just out of school, some with grown children, but all equally energetic, determined, and excited by their visions.