Community & Culture

The Early Days of the Station

By John Verlinden The railway line to Musquodoboit Harbour ran from Windsor Junction, following the shoreline, travelling along the beaches and fishing communities before turning inland to Musquodoboit Harbour. From there, it followed the river into the farmlands of the Musquodoboit Valley to Upper Musquodoboit.

April 06, 2018

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Indian Pakoras

These vegetable fritters are simple and delicious. A food processor makes the shredding quick. If you can't find chickpea flour (also know as Channa flour, Gram flour, or Garbonzo flour) at your grocery store, it is available at Bulk Barn or at the Indian Groceries on Robie in Halifax.

March 31, 2018

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Musquodoboit Chamber Lands Ray Ivany for March Gala

The Musquodoboit Harbour and Area Chamber of Commerce & Civic Affairs will have a very special guest at its annual Business Excellence Awards dinner on March 24: Ray Ivany, former Acadia University President and chair of the Nova Scotia Commission on Building Our New Economy, which in 2014 released the report, “Now or Never: An Urgent Call to Action for Nova Scotians,” more commonly called “The Ivany Report.” Chamber of Commerce co-chair Kent Smith announced the news at the Chamber’s February meeting.

March 01, 2018

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Learning Leadership At Student-Run Conferences

By DJ Shuman Ever since ‘92, the Nova Scotia Secondary-School Students Association (NSSSA) has been rocking the lives of kids across the province. NSSSA is a youth leadership conference run by students for students. It combines aspects of self-betterment with leadership skills to achieve the goal of creating better communities and happier, more accepting school environments.

March 01, 2018

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The Freedom of Living Off the Grid

By Richard Bell A standing-room only crowd turned out midday at the Musquodoboit Public Library on February 17, 2018 to hear Ron Melchiore, author of Off Grid and Free: My Path to the Wilderness.

February 27, 2018

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Rail Service Begins on the Eastern Shore

By John Verlinden For a resident living on the Eastern Shore in the early part of the 20th century, a visit to Halifax involved a lot of planning. For those travelling by sail, a trip from Chezzetcook could be made in a few hours. The return trip, however, would often take four days, depending on the prevailing winds. The alternative was ox team or horse and wagon over rough dirt roads.

February 27, 2018

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Something's Fishy About Dinner

By Susanne Merrett The Latin phrase caveat emptor, meaning “buyer beware,” is not usually something you consider when grocery shopping. Ordinarily, questionable selling practices tend to be associated with used cars and too-good-to-be-true real estate ventures. However, food fraud has been making headlines recently, with the seafood industry swirling in the centre of a multimillion (perhaps billion) dollar maelstrom.

February 27, 2018

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Volcanoes and Silverswords: Hiking on Maui

By Dana Bell If you're going to Maui, the guidebooks will probably tell you to book a reservation up to 60 days in advance at recreation.gov to watch the sunrise in the Haleakela crater. I would bet that they are right. It’s probably one of the most beautiful places to watch the sunrise in the entire world. But because we are not great planners, my boyfriend and I did not do that.

February 27, 2018

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Place

By Claire Longhurst I have wandered the ancient streets of Rome. Visited the canals and museums of Amsterdam. Boated on Lake Geneva. Marvelled at the Chagall stained glass windows in Zurich. Sipped hot mulled wine, meandering the stalls of the Christmas market in Mainz. Sweated out Octoberfest in Munich. Basked by the pool in Santiago. Splashed in the Mediterranean off Barcelona and Tel Aviv. Fallen in love in Paris. Found out why a danish is called a danish in Copenhagen. Savoured the fresh fruit in Bogotá. Picnicked on Primrose hill over looking the skyline of London.  Quiet in the gardens and temple in Narita.  Driven around Delhi with a monk. Overwhelmed in Beijing. Regaled myself on mussels and waffles in Brussels.

February 27, 2018

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Rachel Bruch and Kurtis Eugene: Sounding Out the Deanery

By Dee Dwyer How much sound do we take for granted and do not really hear?

February 27, 2018

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