Community & Culture

Turtles All The Way Down: Crime And Teenage Angst

By DJ Shuman New York Times bestseller and author of The Fault In Our Stars (2012) and Looking for Alaska (2005), John Green has written his first novel in a few years, Turtles All The Way Down. In his latest outing, Green presents his readers with an absorbing mix of mental health, teen romance, greed, crime-solving, and existentialism.

November 29, 2017

Read

December at the Railway Museum

By John Verlinden December has always been a special time for the Musquodoboit Harbour Railway station. Over the past number of weeks, a crew gathers to get the station ready for winter; cleaning the grounds, putting away the wagons, and carefully storing the artifacts for safe keeping. 

November 29, 2017

Read

The Celtic Art of Colin Cameron

By Dee Dwyer Imagine a stained glass artwork of a Scottish castle, a coat of arms of a stag surrounded by a green and black tartan background, and a blue knotwork border of lions. This is the work of Colin Cameron, musician, woodworker, and stained glass artist, who specializes in Celtic heritage and design. 

November 29, 2017

Read

Weekend Update November 17 18 19

WEEKEND UPDATE Gas up the car and get ready to hit the road along the Shore for a weekend packed with Christmas shopping, solar workshops, concerts, and a healing arts fair. Full details on the items with *** below are on the Cooperator’s calendar on the Internet. If you want to add an event, post it as a comment below, and go to the calendar page, click on “Post an Event” and add the details for your event.

November 16, 2017

Read

Richer by the Slice

By Richard Bell This year’s edition of the Seaforth Great Potato Weight-off at the Seaforth Community Hall on October 21 was another rollicking, calorie-stuffed night of fun for kids and grown-ups alike. The potato weigh-in itself went quickly, and then most of the evening’s action focused on raising funds for the Community Hall by auctioning off a stunning array of pies: apple crisp, coconut cream, pumpkin, chocolate bourbon pecan, and more. There was even a Piecaken, a pie inside a cake.

November 05, 2017

Read

Christmas Parade of Lights!

Saturday, December 2nd at 6pm is the 5th Annual Musquodoboit Harbour Christmas Parade of Lights! Bundle up the kids and come out for a great community event. There will be activities throughout the community before and after the parade.

November 05, 2017

Read

Prize Winner in Farmers Almanac Contest

By Gina Dunn  “What Historical Figure Would You Like to Meet and Why?”

November 05, 2017

Read

Cashman Mason’s Heroic Sacrifice

By Bernice Mason Logan Stirling Cashman Mason (1921-1944) as one of sixteen children born to James and Myrtle Mason in Tangier, Nova Scotia. Cashman went to a one-room school in Tangier where a single teacher taught 60 students in eleven grades. He did very well academically and when it was time to enter grade eleven, his uncle, Professor Guy Mason, offered to take him to Truro to finish high school, on a path to his goal of becoming an Anglican Clergyman.

November 05, 2017

Read

Florence Conrod to Celebrate 100th Birthday

By Edyth Shuman Florence Conrod has many stories to tell, and we are blessed that she is willing and able to share them.

November 05, 2017

Read

Who Was Margaret H. Cooper?

By Jim Reid 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).

November 05, 2017

Read

Classifieds

Feature Your Ad for $5

Use the form below to post your Classified Ad, and visit our Classifieds page for more information.