Community & Culture

Joseph Purcell: Jewels of the Shaman

By Dee Dwyer The prolific Acadian painter and printmaker Joseph Purcell is well known along the Eastern Shore. He and I met to talk about his life and art at the Rose and Rooster Café in Grand Desert, where he will show recent work in a three-day show, from September 29 to October 1. Summarizing his approach to his work, Joe says, “I celebrate the natural realm in a decorative fashion with the use of harmonious jewel-like colours and metallic highlights.”

September 28, 2017

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Job at Cooperator: Sales and Marketing

The Cooperator is Expanding! We are seeking a highly experienced sales and marketing person who is passionate about community and would love to hang out with other community-minded people. Salary negotiable and commensurate with experience. Contact: Eastern Shore Cooperator at escsubmissions@eastlink.ca  with a letter of interest and CV/resume.

August 31, 2017

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Brooklyn Blackmore Heads for Nashville

By Jill Bellefontaine  Brooklyn Blackmore, of Three Fathom Harbour  has had a strong passion for music since a very young age that has carried her all the way to winning awards in Nashville this spring and recording her first demo.

August 30, 2017

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Follow the Yellow Balloon Road To Eastern Shore Artists

By Richard Bell There are plenty of artists and craftspeople hidden away along the Eastern Shore. On October 1, Seaforth artist Minaz Jantz plans to guide us to their lairs from Lawrencetown and the Prestons to Sheet Harbour with an ambitious “Follow the Yellow Balloons” day.

August 30, 2017

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Let Them Eat Cake!

By Susanne Merrett The quote most often, and incorrectly, attributed to Marie Antoinette, “Let them eat cake”, is a reminder that the winners write the history books. A few French Revolution historians credited her with that particular infamous quote to demonstrate the disconnect between the haves (the French upper class) and the have nots (the French peasants), whose main food source was bread (which ate up half of their income).

August 30, 2017

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Young Band Has Big Plans

By Jaime Byers Many acts stunned and delighted the Trunk 7 audience back in July, but one up-and-coming band had people talking even after the music festival ended. A band called New Damage, composed of Zach Smith, Ethan Smith, Joe Young, Leo Cox, opened for the third annual Trunk 7, performing their first original song.

August 30, 2017

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Introducing Summer Intern: Jill Bellefontaine

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.

August 02, 2017

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Celebrating Shore Women at Heritage Village

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.

August 02, 2017

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Halifax Exhibition Hits 133rd Year

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.

August 02, 2017

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Introducing Summer Intern: Jaime Bayers

By: Jill Bellefontaine Meet Jaime Bayers, 21 of Musquodoboit Harbour, one of the Cooperator’s two summer interns. When asked why she was interested in working at the paper this summer, Jaime said, “I’ve wanted to write ever since I was young and I thought this would be an interesting way to learn some things about it. Plus, it sounded like a fun summer job that would allow me to experience things I might not have without it.” She said that she was looking forward to experiencing a genre of writing that was not a graded paper or school-related.

August 02, 2017

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