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DFO Advisory Com Meets Amid Growing Opposition

By Richard Bell The announcement in mid-September by the Assembly of Nova Scotia Mi’kmaq Chiefs rejecting any limitation of indigenous fishing in Marine Protected Areas (MPA) has added another hurdle for the Department of Fisheries and Oceans proposal to create an MPA along the Eastern Shore. The Mi’Kmaq chiefs filed their objection in Ottawa with a federal hearing process designed to set national standards for MPAs.

October 07, 2018

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Timmy’s Owner Says “No Comment” On Timmy’s in Musquodoboit Harbour

By Richard Bell A spokesperson for the owner of the nearest Timmy’s franchise, Bruce Vinneau, told the Cooperator on Friday afternoon that he had “no comment” in response to a question about whether he was planning to open some combination of a gas station and a Timmy’s at 7868 Highway 7 in Musquodoboit Harbour.

September 07, 2018

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Hashtag Glasshouse Hits Snag

By Jill Bellefontaine #HashTag Glasshouse Inc’s plans to return to Nova Scotia to hold a second community meeting regarding their plan to implement a Cannabis Production Facility in Pleasant Harbour have been delayed. The companies COO, Chris Taylor told the Cooperator “All I can tell you right now is that any meetings will be delayed as we have been dealing with some significant Land use bylaw changes in the tables by the HRM.”

August 29, 2018

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By Gina Dunn  The Eastern Shore Cooperator is now in it’s 5th  year.  A lot of places are losing their local community newspapers (the Eastern Shore has had many newspapers over the years) and we think that having a printed newspaper is very important.  It helps to connect and inform. 

July 30, 2018

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Medical Marijuana Plant Plans Rattle Pleasant Harbour

By Jill Bellefontaine The legalized marijuana revolution sweeping across Canada touched down at the somewhat unlikely location of the Sheet Harbour Legion on July 25. At a public meeting, Chris Taylor, COO of #HashTag Glasshouse Inc., welcomed a room full of residents who listened to Taylor’s very detailed presentation and then aired their concerns.

July 30, 2018

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No “Direct Role” for Public or SACs in School Siting

By Richard Bell The Department of Education’s plan for a new school site selection process has been a hot topic since Minister Zack Churchill’s comments in East Chezzetcook last May on his determination not to allow any public consultation to interfere with the Department’s construction schedule.

July 30, 2018

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Changing of the Guard

One of the great pleasures of editing this newspaper has been the opportunity to learn about the interests and concerns of the Shore’s younger writers. This issue contains the last stories for this academic year from two students from Eastern Shore District High, DJ Shuman and Marcus Brady.

June 28, 2018

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Q&A with MLA Kevin Murphy On the New High School

By Richard Bell MLA Kevin Murphy will be a critical player in the upcoming but still undefined site selection process for a new high school on the Eastern Shore. Back in 2014, Murphy proposed moving Eastern Shore District High, the skating rink, and the Birches Nursing Home from Musquodoboit Harbour to what he called a “campus” in the Eastern Shore Industrial Park in Chezzetcook. In an interview, Murphy reviewed the history of his “campus” proposal, and the potential for locating additional facilities and services at a new high school.

June 28, 2018

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Homeowners Upset with DNR Buck-Passing on Meisner’s Lake

By Richard Bell “We’re all just in shock.” Maggie Wade could not believe her ears. She and a few of her neighbors around Meisner’s Lake in Lower East Chezzetcook were attending a meeting on June 7 called by their MLA Kevin Murphy to talk face-to-face with Margaret Miller, the Minister of the Department of Natural Resources.

June 28, 2018

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The Ruckus at the Brook, Part 1

As Told by Harold Rowlings [Editor’s Note: Back in 1977, in a rare act of civil disobedience, Harold Rowlings put his body on the line to stop a pipeline taking sewage from Eastern Shore District High straight into Petpeswick Inlet. The Cooperator interviewed Harold to get the story in his own words. The story begins after the failure of the high school’s septic field.]

June 28, 2018

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DFO Advisory Com Meets Amid Growing Opposition

Timmy’s Owner Says “No Comment” On Timmy’s in Musquodoboit Harbour

Hashtag Glasshouse Hits Snag

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Medical Marijuana Plant Plans Rattle Pleasant Harbour

No “Direct Role” for Public or SACs in School Siting

Changing of the Guard

Q&A with MLA Kevin Murphy On the New High School

Homeowners Upset with DNR Buck-Passing on Meisner’s Lake

The Ruckus at the Brook, Part 1

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