Community & Culture

The Magic of the Coastal Voices Men’s Choir

By Gregory Hughes As the newest board member with the Coastal Voices Men's Choir (CVMC), I've been curious about the beginnings of this Eastern Shore-based group of singers. Founding member Tim Bruschett shared some of the history leading up to the choir’s first season of song in 2011.

January 16, 2019

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African Nova Scotians and the Halifax Explosion

By Richard Bell Halifax author David Woods has been working for years on his play about the experiences of African Nova Scotian during the 1917 Halifax Explosion. In researching “Extraordinary Act,” he has in turn come upon one extraordinary story after another about the courage and bravery of African Nova Scotians during the disaster, and the insidious effects of racism during the recovery.

January 16, 2019

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The Joys of Seaside Christmas

By Linda Disbrowe Native Nova Scotians may appreciate the creativity of their friends and neighbours, but as a recent transplant from Ontario, making the rounds of Seaside Christmas was an eye-opener. Everywhere I went, I found new examples of the richness of talent along the Shore.

November 29, 2018

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Foundation Raising Funds for Twin Oaks and Birches

By Richard Bell “You have no idea how many people don’t know there even is a Twin Oaks/Birches Health Care Charitable Foundation,” said Kim Young, the charity’s treasurer. The Foundation will be holding its annual get together for residents of Twin Oaks on December 9th.

November 29, 2018

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Dolly Williams on Legacy Poster

Congratulations to East Preston’s Dolly Williams, one of six African-Canadians featured on the 25thanniversary Legacy Poster, in recognition of her years of social activism and service to the community. In addition to the many boards she has served on, Williams is also the author of the important book, Black Women Who Made a Difference in Nova Scotia. Artist Robert Small started the Legacy Poster back in the 1990s to celebrate Black History Month. This year’s poster is doubled-sided, bilingual, in full colour, with Small’s portraits and brief biographies of Williams (lower right) and the five other honorees this year.

November 29, 2018

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Students at MRHS Host Food Symposium

By Elizabeth MacKinnon, Grade 9, Musquodoboit Rural High School On Friday November 16, Musquodoboit Rural High School hosted an all-day Food-for-All Symposium. More than 40 speakers and presenters came to our school and gave talks and demonstrations. There was cheese making, knife sharpening, spoon carving, campfire cooking, permaculture, composting, tractors, bee keeping, pasta making, baking, and many more. A full list can be found on the Facebook page, Thoughtful Food Project.

November 29, 2018

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The Little Girl with a Big Voice

By Gina Dunn Avery Anderson may only be 10 years old, but she has a wealth of experience on the stage already. Avery has been singing for as long as she can remember. She enjoys singing all types of music and has sung at the Trunk 7 Music Festival, in school plays, at hockey games, and many other places around the community.

November 29, 2018

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The View from the Lower Berth

By Jude Major [This article logs the final leg of Jude Major’s trip from New York to Vancouver and back to Halifax, by boat, train, and bus, but no planes. A shorter version of this piece appeared in the December, 2018 print edition of the Cooperator.]

November 29, 2018

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A Painting of Many Shades and Colours

By DJ Shuman In the last week of September, I was one of three ESDH students who travelled to Edmonton, Alberta to attend the Canadian Student Leadership Conference. As representatives of Nova Scotia, we learned a lot about how to be effective leaders, what diversity looks like in a changing world, and what the future of Canada can look like.

November 08, 2018

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Farming Without Soil In Lawrencetown

By Richard Bell Anyone who’s ever tried to grow anything along the Eastern Shore knows how unwelcoming the thin rocky soils can be. But Frank Cheevers doesn’t worry much about the soil at his hillside farm on West Lawrencetown Road that he calls Skeldale Farm. He’s growing plenty of food, but the roots of his arugula and spinach never touch the earth: his entire production comes from a sprawling greenhouse housing hundreds of yards of piping feeding liquid nutrition to his produce.

November 01, 2018

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