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Will the 50 Mile Yard Sale Happen?

By Richard Bell The 50-mile yard sale is one of those strange events that no one organizes. When it started years ago, someone in Middle Musquodoboit put out a pamphlet that sellers could pay $5 for a listing. But over the years, more and more people on the route just started setting up on their lawns and driveways on the weekend after Labour Day. This year, Labour Day falls on Monday, September 7.

August 31, 2020

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Department of Corrections and Amplification

As the editor of the Eastern Shore Cooperator, I am writing to address a request for a correction in an article entitled “Life As a Carrot,” written by Jude Major and published online on August 23, 2020, describing her experiences as a costumed crossing guard on Sunday mornings helping people back and forth across Hwy 7 between the Railway Museum/Farmers Market and the two food shops, Dobbit Bakehouse and Noor’s Mediterranean Cuisine.

August 29, 2020

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Life as a Crosswalk Carrot

Photo: The Crosswalk Carrot at work on the brand new crosswalk By Jude Major Life as the Crosswalk Carrot every Sunday morning in Musquodoboit Harbour is not always fun. “Hey you, what the &%#&**) ya trying to do! Get the #@*(%#9 out the way!”

August 23, 2020

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Owls Head Sale Opponents Back in Court

By Richard Bell Opponents of the proposed sale of Owls Head Provincial Park to an American billionaire took the next legal step forward on August 18 with the filing of an amended version of their January request for a judicial review. A hearing to set a date for the full judicial review will take place on September 23, although the trial itself will probably not take place until 2021.

August 23, 2020

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"The Public Had Every Reason"

By Richard Bell Opponents of the provincial government’s underhanded attempt to sell Owls Head Provincial Park to a billionaire golf developer won a critical procedural round in Nova Scotia Supreme Court on Thursday, August 5th that allows their lawsuit to stop the sale to go forward.

August 06, 2020

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OWLS HEAD--RESOURCE PAGE

The Cooperator has published 19 articles on Owls Head since the story broke at the end of December, 2020. We have created this web page to make it easier for people to keep up with the Owls Head controversy. We will be posting articles from the Cooperator, and links to government documents, news stories from other media, and material from the Facebook site, Save Little Harbour/Owls Head From Becoming A Golf Course. If you know of information that should be included, email to: [email protected]. For the latest breaking information, see the Facebook page, Save Little Harbour/Owls Head from Becoming a Golf Course. Also check out the website, Save Owls Head Park. Cover Photo: Vision Air

August 05, 2020

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Musquodoboit Harbour Water Usage Questionnaire

July 31, 2020

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Owls Head Dancing on the Head of a Pin

By Richard Bell At a hearing before Supreme Court Judge Kevin Coady on June 29, opponents of the province’s plan to destroy Owls Head Provincial Park learned that the fate of the 600-plus acres of coastal land may hinge on the narrowest of legal points

July 13, 2020

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Why Is This Man Still a Minister?

Editorial Unless someone like you cares a whole awful lot, nothing is going to get better. It’s not.” --Dr. Seuss – The Lorax, 1971 You don’t have to be a high-paid legal eagle to know that Minister of Lands and Forests Ian Rankin was not going to fare well when the judge hearing the case against him and his department starts out with a quote from Dr. Seuss about environmental destruction.

June 30, 2020

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Call for ESMV Literacy Board Members

The Eastern Shore Musquodoboit Valley Literacy Network (ESMV Literacy) extends a Call of Interest for Board Members to help support literacy in the communities served by our network. Please contact Vicki Rutledge at 902-391-0014 or email [email protected] for more information.

June 30, 2020

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