Sports & Recreation

The Body Like You've Never Seen It

By Susan Cook If you’d like an unprecedented look at the workings of the human body, plan to visit the Museum of Natural History to see the Body Worlds RX Exhibition (Jan. 12 - April 22, 2018).

February 27, 2018

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The Value of Local Sports

By Gina Dunn Is there any value to having local sports groups and associations? Why not just go “to town” to play? Isn’t it better “in town”?

February 27, 2018

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High Hopes for Boy’s B-Ball At ESDH

By Marcus Brady Expectations are high for this year’s Eastern Shore District High boys’ basketball team. Coach Bruce Spicer has the team convinced that they can challenge for the league title, telling the team that they should run the table and take the banner.

November 29, 2017

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Number 9 for Lake Echo’s Steve Giles

By Gina Dunn Steve Giles retired from Canada’s canoe/kayak team in 2004 after the Athens Olympics but is still gathering titles! Steve was just named to Nova Scotia’s Top 15 athletes in Nova Scotia sport history, coming in at #9.

November 05, 2017

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Moving Memories and Moments

By Karen Bradley  On Friday afternoons, from 2:30-4:30 pm at the Old School in Musquodoboit Harbour, seniors are gathering for a program designed to engage with their creative exuberance, despite any physical or cognitive challenges. 

November 05, 2017

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Four Athletes from Orenda named to Provincial Team

By Gina Dunn  Four youth athletes from Orenda Canoe Club in Lake Echo have been named to the Nova Scotia Provincial team in the kayak events. 

November 05, 2017

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Myatt Wins Big at US College Cycling

By Richard Bell Musquodoboit Harbour cycling phenom Mackenzie Myatt has been tearing up cross country tracks all fall, topping things off with a medals trifecta at the 2017 USA Cycling Collegiate Mountain Bike Nationals in Missoula, Montana. She won a gold medal in the Varsity Women's Collegiate XC National Championship race on October 20, beating her closest competitor by more than a whopping two minutes, finishing the two-lap race in 20:44:7.

November 05, 2017

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New BMX Track on the Shore

By Gina Dunn  There’s a new recreation facility on the Eastern Shore thanks to the volunteer members of the West Chezzetcook/ Grand Desert Recreation Society. The society manages the St Therese Community Centre in Grand Desert and has decided to build a new BMX bike park there complete with gazebo and a community park walking trail. The society’s mandate is to improve and provide recreational opportunities for all ages in the area. 

September 28, 2017

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Hannah Kent is “Up for the Challenge”

By Jill Bellefontaine  This September will be  unlike any other for Hannah Kent, 13  of Musquodoboit Harbour,  who will be attending Kent Prep School in Kent, Connecticut, USA, thanks to her lacrosse and hockey successes.

August 30, 2017

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Butcher Brothers Build Racing Careers

By Jill Bellefontaine  Brothers Cole Butcher (20), and Jarrett Butcher (18) of Porters Lake have been racing cars and winning for the last 12 years of their lives. Their involvement in the sport came about through their father, Darrin Butcher, who raced before the brothers were born. The boys’ father aided in bringing the first Bandolero cars (entry-level racing cars built like miniature stock cars) to Nova Scotia in 2006. 

August 30, 2017

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