Sports & Recreation

RCMP Investigating Vandalism at Orenda Canoe Club

The RCMP is investigating a break-in and vandalism at the Orenda Canoe Club in Lake Echo sometime overnight Easter Sunday into Monday. The Club is in the middle of a large-scale renovation to add a second floor and double the size of the original building’s footprint. The Club posted the following information on its Facebook site about the incident and the RCMP’s investigation:

May 02, 2019

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What's Happening with Minor Hockey on the Shore?

By Mackenzie Myatt Declining participation in the Eastern Shore Minor Hockey Association (ESMHA) has prompted another proposal to officially partner or merge with the Cole Harbour Minor Hockey Association. The issue is likely to be a topic of debate at the ESMHA’s Annual General Meeting on Sunday, May 26that 6:30pm in the Bingo Hall.

May 01, 2019

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Lyme Disease Continues to Spread

By Richard Bell The weather’s getting warm enough to start worrying about one of the downsides of the great outdoors, Lyme disease, from the bite of a blacklegged tick infected with the Borrelia burgdorferi bacterium that causes the disease.

May 01, 2019

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Dragon Boats Will Roar in Porters Lake

By Mackenzie Myatt =Dragon boats are coming to Porters Lake this summer, thanks to Trevor Marshall and Jason MacKenzie’s company, Narrows 9 Dragons.

March 28, 2019

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Tai Kwan Do Medals For Local Competitors

Team Nova Scotia competitors from White’s Taekwondo in Porters Lake won gold and silver medals at the 20198 National Taekwondo championships in Quebec City in January, 2019.

February 28, 2019

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Preston Gives Back Holiday Basketball Tournament

There was plenty of action at this year’s Preston Gives Back Community Charity Basketball Tournament on December 29 and 30. The bleachers at the East Preston Recreation Centre were full, as spectators watched teenagers and former star players showing off a move or two, while a DJ at center court kept people moving between games.

January 16, 2019

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Brandon Power Makes U-18 National Rugby Team

By Richard Bell If Brandon Power’s any example, soccer is great training for playing rugby at a very high level. Power grew up playing soccer through U-12, U-14, and U-16, and only took up rugby two years ago. In November, he was selected as the only player from Nova Scotia on the national U-18 rugby team, with a trip to San Diego in the offing on Boxing Day for a training camp with Canadian and U.S. players.

November 29, 2018

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Catherine Berry: Marathon in Iceland

By Dee Dwyer You may have seen Musquodoboit Harbour’s Catherine Berry running by the road somewhere on one of the many loops along the Eastern Shore, a slight figure with a trademark hat firmly in place. Sometimes she has a few companions, but more often than not, she’s alone, training for her next marathon.

November 01, 2018

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Spry Harbour Atoms Team Inducted into Maritime Sports Hall of Fame

In the photo above are: Carmen Josey, Hanson Josey, Wendell Hawes, Michael Boutilier, John E. Fahie, Densmore Josey and Lloyd DeWolfe. Missing are Garnet Josey, Richie Owens, Elwood Owens and forever remembered team mates Carmen DeWolfe, Jackie Ferguson, Orrin Hawes, Wade Josey and Ernie Dugie.

October 07, 2018

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Popular Junior Sailing Program Seeking More Boats

By Samantha Holmes The Petpeswick Yacht Club’s Junior Sailing Program enjoyed record-breaking participation this summer as more than 70 children and youth hoisted sail. Registration has tripled over the past few years, and the Club is planning to expand the program next year.

August 29, 2018

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