Sports & Recreation

Building Health with Local Wellness Programs

By Karen Schlick The Old School in Musquodoboit Harbour is moving forward with its Wellness Programs. The training program for the facilitators, who will take this program into community groups and facilitate workshops at the Old School, was led by Self Help Connections and completed this past month.

June 30, 2017

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Kinap Canoe and Kayak Club

By Chris Branton The Kinap Canoe and Kayak Club is located in West Porters Lake on Greenough Drive. The club was founded in 1982 and is a great community gathering space featuring a supervised public beach and Summer Day Camp and Paddling Programs. The club is run by a Board of community based volunteers and is always looking for new members.

June 15, 2017

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Ticks and Lyme disease: Bad News, Getting Worse

By Richard Bell The bad news about Lyme disease and the black-legged ticks that carry the disease keeps getting worse. Nova Scotians love the great outdoors, but the continuing spread of these tiny ticks across the province makes thorough post-outdoors inspections critical for avoiding potentially life-long pain and suffering.

June 15, 2017

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Protecting Yourself from Lyme: Inspect, Inspect, Inspect

By Richard Bell There are bitter disagreements about the best way to treat Lyme disease. But there is no disagreement among tick fighters about the first line of defense: Do a Tick Inspection Whenever You May Have Been Around Ticks

June 15, 2017

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A Million Reasons to Get on Two Wheels

By Lauren Latour I don’t know about you, but once spring and summer are in full swing, I start to resent my car. The chance to ride my bike, to feel the wind and sunshine on my face, and my muscles working to propel me forward, is in so many ways far superior to sitting behind the wheel- even if a car might get me from point A to point B a little bit faster.

June 15, 2017

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Volunteers Power Orenda to Major Grant

By Richard Bell The provincial government’s grant of $608,500 to Lake Echo’s Orenda Canoe Club (OCC) is a ringing endorsement of the club’s success at turning a non-profit volunteer-run, community-based organization into a regional athletic powerhouse that has produced 5 Olympians.

May 04, 2017

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Eastern Shore 22nd Annual Invitational Minor Hockey Tournament

By Gina Dunn March 27 to April 9 is a busy time this year in Musquodoboit Harbour. It is the Eastern Shore 22nd Annual Invitational Recreational Minor Hockey Tournament. With four age divisions, 32 teams and more than 500 youth hockey players participating in this tournament over the two weeks, it is one of the largest and well established tournaments in Nova Scotia.

April 06, 2017

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Get Moving to Manage Stress

By Lori Youden Exercise is a valuable component of any stress management plan. Almost any form of exercise can help to relieve stress by improving your sense of well-being and overall health.

April 06, 2017

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Sustainable Spring Activities in Ship Harbour

By Lauren Latour, The Deanery Project Springtime has finally arrived on the Eastern Shore, and with it comes new opportunities and responsibilities. We’re opening doors and windows after months of closing out the cold, and getting those hiking boots, gardening gloves, and pruning shears out of storage in preparation for the work and recreation ahead.

April 06, 2017

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Myatt Riding in World Cup Bike Races

By Richard Bell After a successful fall season, Muquodoboit Harbour mountain biker Mackenzie Myatt is headed to Europe in May for two World Cup races as one of four women on Team Canada’s U23 (under 23) team. Myatt was also recently honored as a member of USA Cycling’s fall 2016 class of Collegiate Academic All-Stars, one of 82 athletes who competed at a USA Cycling National Championship while maintaining a high academic standard.

April 06, 2017

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