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Martinique Desserterie Sells Out!

Martinique Desserterie got off to a roaring start on its opening day on April 8. At times there was a half-hour line outside, and the shelves were empty by 1:30 pm. And they’ve sold out every day they been open since.

April 27, 2023

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Getting Ready for Lobster Season

Walking Timmy Jenning's lobster boat downhill through the trees to the launch ramp on East Petpeswick Road.

April 08, 2023

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Credit Union Grant for Free Clothing Shop

Photo caption: (left to right) Marianne Nash, Charlotte Jewer (ECCU), Stacy MacDonald (ECCU), Sharon Riel, and Father Vincent (Saint John of the Cross) By Richard Bell Two Tunics, the free clothing shop in the basement of St. Philip-Neri Church in Musquodoboit Harbour, received a $5,000 grant from the East Coast Credit Union.

March 03, 2023

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Eastern Shore Forest Watch Association at the Silver Gate

By Karen Schlick, ESFWA Quick! What local group is celebrating its 25th anniversary in 2023?

March 03, 2023

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Province Funds Recruiting and Retaining Health Care Workers

The province’s Office of Healthcare Professionals Recruitment has made three grants to Eastern Shore health nonprofits to work together, each with a different focus, to recruit and retain healthcare workers.

March 03, 2023

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Eastern Shore High School Delayed at Least One More Year

By Richard Bell HRCE has announced that the opening of the consolidated junior/senior high school under construction in the Eastern Shore Industrial Park has been delayed until at least September of 2024. The previous opening date was September of 2023. Here’s an excerpt from the letter:

March 03, 2023

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Long-Sought Sidewalks Get Go-Ahead

By Richard Bell Halifax Regional Council has voted to start a process intended to lead to long-sought sidewalks in 17 rural communities, including Sheet Harbour, Lake Echo, Porters Lake, Musquodoboit Harbour, Middle Musquodoboit, and East Preston.

March 03, 2023

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Sobey’s Planning Foodland In Head of Jeddore

By Richard Bell The Cooperator has learned that Sobey’s is planning to build a new Foodland grocery store on land adjacent to the Head of Jeddore mall containing Sobey’s current store. The company sent out an RFP for this project with a January 31, 2023 deadline. The Cooperator has reviewed this document online, displayed in a format that we were unable to copy. Sobeys has failed to respond to the Cooperator’s request for confirmation.

March 03, 2023

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Musquodoboit Harbour Is Getting a New Bakery

By Richard Bell Renée Lavigueur (left, above) and Ola Jackson (right, above) announced on February 13 that they will be opening Martinique Desserterie in Musquodoboit Harbour in the space formerly occupied by Dobbit Bakehouse. Paul Nicholl (center) the owner of Dobbit Bakehouse, will be consulting with them on getting their new shop opened as quickly as possible.

March 03, 2023

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Council Rules Angel Can Stay Home

By Richard Bell Robin Clayton, with all kinds of community support from letters, email, and impassioned speakers, has won his long fight for the zoning variances he needed to continue keeping his horse Angel on his property on East Petpeswick Road in Musquodoboit Harbour.

March 03, 2023

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