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The community of people that produces the Cooperator is scrambling to keep the Eastern Shore’s only local newspaper alive in the rapidly changing COVID-19 economy. You should be getting the April issue in your mailbox by March 30. Now more than ever, we need you to become a Monthly Supporter so that we have the funds we need to keep bringing the paper to you in this increasingly challenging economy.

March 27, 2020

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COVID-19 RESOURCE PAGE

Welcome to the Cooperator's COVID-19 Resource Page This page has a list of resources about living with the COVID-19 pandemic. Given how rapidly things are changing, we need your help to keep this page up to date. If you know of anything that you think would be helpful for us to post here, please email info@easternshorecooperator.ca. We are especially interested in expanding the Local Groups list. All levels of government are engaged, but they can only do so much. Working locally is the best way to make sure that we take care of everyone in our communities.

March 27, 2020

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Sean Fraser Talks about Fisheries and Unemployment

By Richard Bell In a wide-ranging interview from his home in Pictou, Central Nova MP Sean Fraser talked with the Cooperator Thursday, March 26 about working at home on developing the country’s economic response to the COVID-19 crisis, economic help for fishermen and other seasonal workers, and the guiding principle that the country’s households are “too big to fail.”

March 26, 2020

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Lobsters: An Industry in Crisis

By Stephen Richardson Where are we now? Lobster fishing is an industry in crisis.

March 26, 2020

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NSURB ALLOWS C&D REZONING, USED MATERIALS STORE

By Richard Bell In a bitter defeat for the HRM Planning Department and thousands of local residents, the Nova Scotia Utility and Review Board (NSURB) issued two decisions on March 23 upholding two appeals by Lawrence Bellefontaine’s Kiann Management dealing with the handling of construction & demolition debris (C&D) on a 38-acre piece of land (PID 40740276) on Highway 7 in Porters Lake close to the Lake Echo border.

March 24, 2020

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Owls Head Golf Course Supporters Getting Organized

By Richard Bell The fight over the fate of Owls Head Provincial Park has taken a new turn with the appearance of signs supporting the building of golf courses, and a gathering of golf course supporters on March 8 at Webber’s Store in Lake Charlotte. Roughly 50 people showed up in response to an invitation from long-time boat builder Bob Rosborough, one of the founders of a new group called the Eastern Shore Economic Development Association (ESEDA). The invitation was intended for “Eastern Shore folks in Favour of the Lighthouse Links Golf Complex project,” and with a few exceptions, most of those in attendance favoured the project.

March 08, 2020

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Videos from the Whale Sanctuary Project Announcement

On February 25, the Whale Sanctuary Project announced the selection of Port Hilford near Sherbrooke as the site for North America’s first sanctuary for captive beluga whales. (Click here for the Cooperator’s announcement article. ) The videos below are from the announcement press conference. Charles Vinick, executive director, and President Dr. Lori Marino made the announcement at the Maritime Museum. After an introductory film, they talked about why they selected the site, and took questions from the press. Dr. Stephen Flemming, Executive Director of Sherbrooke Village, Minister Lloyd Hine, Sue Henry from Sheet Harbour also spoke.

March 01, 2020

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Whale Sanctuary Project Picks Sherbrooke Site

By Richard Bell The Whale Sanctuary Project announced this morning at a press conference at the Maritime Museum in Halifax that it had selected Port Hilford at the site of the world’s first sanctuary for captive beluga whales, working with Sherbrooke and the Municipality of the District of St. Mary’s. The Project had narrowed the choice down to the Sherbrooke site and a site off Malagash Island in Mushaboom.

February 25, 2020

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Politicians Speak at Save Little Harbour/Owls Head rally

The leaders of the New Democratic Party and the Progressive Conservative Party both spoke at the Save Little Harbour/Owls Head rally at Province House on February 20, 2020. Gary Burrill, leader of the NDP, got boos when he condemned the use of a "minute letter" to keep its decision secret, and a warm reception when he promised to introduce legislation that would require the province to hold a public consultation before disposing of land like Owls Head. Tim Houston, leader of the Progressive Conservatives, said his party also objected to the province's secret process for taking land intended for a provincial park and selling it to a wealthy American who wants to build three golf courses there. (More videos of other speakers to follow). [Note: it was a very cold day, which affected the visual quality of the video recordings. Next time we'll bring a hot pack!] Video of Gary Burrill at the Save Little Harbour/Owls Head rally Video of Tim Houston at the Save Little Harbour/Owls Head rally

February 24, 2020

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Churchill Considering Combining High School and Junior High

By Richard Bell (February 21) In a surprising development in the long-running dispute over replacing Eastern Shore District High School, Education Minister Zack Churchill has suggested that the department is looking in to combing a new high school with a new junior high school.

February 21, 2020

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