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Department of Education Guide to Teacher's Strike

[Editor’s note: The Nova Scotia Teachers Union has announced it will begin a working-to-rules job action on December 5th. as early as December 5. The Department of Education and Early Childhood Development (EECD) distributed the following notice to parents and guardians on November 22. The Halifax Regional School Board will post information on its website (www.hrsb.ca) and Twitter (@HRSB_Official) about what parents should expect.

November 29, 2016

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Council Fails Again to End 25-Acre Lot Controversy

By Richard Bell At its November 22 meeting, Regional Council failed once again to straighten out the mess over the Planning Department’s decision last spring to suddenly start banning development on large lots without 100 feet of frontage on public roads. In a meeting that was marked by sharp exchanges among councillors and a juvenile level of confusion over missing documents, Council punted the issue into 2017.

November 29, 2016

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Nature Conservancy Protects Musquodoboit River Habitat

By Richard Bell The Musquodoboit River is one of the less-appreciated ecological and recreational treasures of Nova Scotia. On October 13th, the Nature Conservancy of Canada (NCC) announced its protection of 70.5 hectares (174 acres) of what the Conservancy said was “some of the most unspoiled and intact wildlife habitat remaining on the Musquodoboit River, just 30 minutes from Halifax.”

November 12, 2016

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Group Drops "Campus" Concept: Will Focus on Replacing Schools

By Richard Bell At a meeting on the possibilities for new schools on the Eastern Shore on October 6 at the École des Beaux-Marais, Jean McKenna, one of the founders of the Community Campus Vision Association (CCVA), presented forceful arguments for replacing several Eastern Shore schools, especially Eastern Shore District High School (ESDH).

November 12, 2016

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Learning on the Campaign Trail: Shelley Fashan

By Richard Bell In political campaigns, no one’s in a better position to learn more from the experience than the candidate. A week after the election, we called Shelley Fashan to get her reflections on her first campaign for office, and to talk about her future plans.

November 12, 2016

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Learning on the Campaign Trail: Gail McQuarrie

By Richard Bell In political campaigns, no one’s in a better position to learn more from the experience than the candidate. A week after the election, we talked with Gail McQuarrie to get her reflections on her second campaign for office, and to talk about her future plans.

November 12, 2016

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Chamber Announces Award Winners

By Richard Bell The Musquodoboit Harbour & Area Chamber of Commerce & Civic Affairs (MHACCCA) held its inaugural “Business Excellence Awards Dinner” at the Petpeswick Yacht Club on October 22. A number of local business, including this newspaper, provided extra support for the evening as sponsors.

November 12, 2016

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Getting Bats Back in the Belfry

By Cassie Piccolo If you thought there were more black flies and mosquitoes around this summer, you can blame the white-nose syndrome, a deadly fungus (Pseudogymnoascus destructans) that has killed almost all the bats in Nova Scotia. And with a single little brown bat eating up to 1,000 mosquitoes an hour, that’s a lot more mosquitoes in our backyards! This summer’s surprise discovery of a healthy colony in southern Nova Scotia offered at least a small ray of hope that bats might eventually make a comeback.

November 12, 2016

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Kiann Managements Starts Cleaning Up C&D Site

By Richard Bell Kiann Management has begun work to comply with a litter order from the provincial Department of the Environment (DOE) to remove certain materials from its controversial site on Highway 7 in Porters Lake by a January deadline.

November 12, 2016

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Incumbents Win Along the Shore: Turnout Drops

David Hendsbee and his wife Susan welcome news of his re-election. Richard Bell (This article was revised at 10:00 am October 16 with the complete unofficial results for City Council and School Board. Returns for the other two races remain incomplete at this time.). In an election in which turnout dropped to a miserable 31.7% of the vote, there were no surprises on election night on the Eastern Shore, with wins for District 2 incumbent David Hendsbee and School Board District 1 incumbent Bridget Boutlier. (Turnout in 2012 was 38.7%). In District 2, David Hendsbee (3262) won his first re-election race in the expanded district with almost 50% of the vote. Gail McQuarrie (1980) finished in 2nd place again, followed by Shelley Fashan (1090) and Sydnee McKay (242).

October 16, 2016

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