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Lunenburg pastor
felt earth ‘crawl’
during Nepal
earthquake
Caught one!
Steven Hiltz arrived safely
back home on April 29
By EMMA SMITH
[email protected]
M@emmaLHNow
Steven Hiltz was five minutes from the end of his
sermon when the ground beneath him began to crawl.
“I felt the building start to shake … and it felt like
literally the floor was alive,” he said.
Inside a small concrete church near the southeastern town of Kakarvitta, Nepal, the Baptist pastor from
Lunenburg heard someone yell in Nepali and suddenly
everyone was on their feet — everyone except a young
woman who never left her knees.
“One lady just stayed there with her hands in the air,
praying all the time,” said Mr. Hiltz.
The Lunenburg pastor was about 500 kilometres away
from the epicentre of the 7.8-magnitude earthquake that
shattered central Nepal on April 25.
“No one knew the total extent of it,” said Mr. Hiltz,
who arrived back home on April 29. “The first report
was 100 [deaths] … but as we know now, it’s way up, and
they think it could even climb to 10,000.”
Many of the rescue efforts are turning to recovery
missions. As of May 1, 13,000 people are injured and
three million are in need of food.
While aid has been pouring into Nepal — Nova Scotia
recently committed $50,000 to disaster relief — much of
it isn’t getting to remote regions.
This was Mr. Hiltz’s first mission to Nepal. He’d been
speaking at a church in the capital city of Kathmandu
just three days earlier.
He later learned a man from that congregation died
when his house collapsed, with him inside.
The full strength of the earthquake wasn’t felt in the
eastern corner of Nepal, on the border with India. Mr.
Hiltz’s congregation of about 35 people calmly filed out
of the church where they stood for about 10 minutes.
“I wasn’t scared, maybe a little apprehensive, but it’s
just so foreign to our thinking that I didn’t know enough
to be scared,” said Mr. Hiltz.
Proud grandpa Jerry Read
relishes the moment his
grandson Kyle Deveau snags
a fish during a fun derby
at the Municipal Activity
and Recreation Complex in
Dayspring. The South Shore
Wildlife Association and
South Shore Big Brothers
Big Sisters teamed up to
host the May 2 derby.
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Fencing, de-icing trials
among considerations in
Highway 103 report
Province opening discussion
on toll highways
“There seems to be a phenomenon
in that area. If you talk to anybody that
drives that road on a regular basis, they
tell you that bridge in particular seems
A bridge de-icing system and fencing to get icy sooner than a lot of other
to keep large animals off the road are bridges,” Mr. Croft said.
among the main recommendations in a
The report also recommends the
safety study of the South Shore’s major elimination of the Century Drive interhighway.
section in Hebbville. That step, listed
Twinning projects are also outlined lower on the priority list, will cost anyin the Highway 103 operation and safety where between $500,000 to $10 million,
report released April 28 by the prov- the report indicated. (All recommended
ince. Land clearing, planning and sur- projects in the document carried widevey work have already started on one of ranging cost estimates.)
the priority recommendations — twinMr. Croft said options include, but are
ning the highway between Ingramp- not limited to, installing an overpass or
ort, where a new interchange will be closing the intersection and adding a
located, and Upper Tantallon at Exit parallel service road leading to an alter5. Mike Croft of the Department of native access point.
Transportation and Infrastructure ReWayne Naugler is among property
newal cautioned that actual twinning owners who must cross the intersection
construction is years
to get to and from his
away, although the
home. He feels the
interchange should
crossing is neither
be complete within
dangerous nor an
the next two years.
issue the province
Twinning projects
needs to address.
carry a high price
“If they’re going
tag, Geoff MacLelto spend that much
lan, the province’s
money to make a
transportation minturnoff somewhere
ister, told a Halifax
or put an overpass
news conference, but
on it, I think it’s a
the government is
waste of money,” Mr.
considering tolls to
Naugler told Lightspeed up work that
houseNOW via teleMike Croft
otherwise could take
phone. “I think they
Nova Scotia Department of Transportation
decades to finish.
should spend the
and Infrastructure Renewal
“Based on the recmoney on another
ommendations from
piece of road that
the report, I’ve asked
needs it.”
the department to
There are stop
begin the process of looking at feasibil- signs and a flashing red light on the
ity studies to improve highway safety Century Drive sides. Highway 103 travand expanded highways through toll- ellers also see a flashing light alerting
ing,” Mr. MacLellan told the news con- them to the intersection.
ference.
“If there’s any traffic on the 103 you
Meanwhile, the province is eyeing just wait, and when everything’s clear
other measures to make the 100-series you go across,” Mr. Naugler said.
highways safer.
Other Highway 103 construction projTransportation and Infrastructure ect recommendations: Prepare routeRenewal officials are being asked to location and land-use plans for the three
consider “installation of an automated remaining sections of highway without
de-icing system on the Gold River bridge access control, involving approximately
[near Chester Basin]” and “animal fenc- 50 kilometres of new construction (Cost
ing between exits 12 [Cookville] and estimate, $500,000 to $10 million). Con13 [Wileville]” as pilot projects. Both struct a two-to-three kilometre section
measures are estimated to cost less than of twinned highway to provide pass$500,000. Both concepts appear “very fea- ing opportunities between Exit 9 [Chessible,” Mr. Croft told LighthouseNOW.
ter Basin] and exit 10 (Cost estimate,
Fencing is not in wide use in the prov- $500,000 to $10 million). Twin sections
ince, Mr. Croft indicated. “A large per- from Ingramport interchange to Exit 8
centage of … collisions do involve ve- (Cost estimate, more than $50 million)
hicles striking large animals and mostly Complete twinning of the remaining
deer. It’s a fairly large issue for us.”
sections between Exits 8 and 13 (Cost
Meanwhile the Gold River bridge, estimate, more than $50 million). Conjust west of Chester Basin’s Exit 9, struct a new two-lane controlled access
could be the subject of an experiment highway in Lunenburg County between
in which a system senses and dissipates Exit 13 and the Queens County line
surface ice formation.
(Cost estimate, more than $50 million).
By KEITH CORCORAN
[email protected]
M@NewsmanKeith
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Guests wait outside a hotel in Karkarvitta after racing from the building when an aftershock hit.
Lunenburg pastor felt earth
‘crawl’ during Nepal earthquake
PASTOR from A1
softly around fires.
“People were settling down for the
Back inside, a man started singing
night, just laying on the ground in the
from Psalm 46, which “talks about even
area where the buses would normally
though there’s earthquakes and the
park when they come into town,” said
mountains fall away, we’ll trust in you.”
Mr. Hiltz.
With everyone’s eyes closed in prayer,
A couple days after the quake, on
an aftershock rumbled through the 12-byApril 27, Mr. Hiltz heard on the news that
24-foot building, causing the lights above
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi
Mr. Hiltz’s head to sway.
was opening up his country to travel.
The next day, Mr. Hiltz and the men he
Mr. Hiltz and his travelling companwas travelling with left for Kakarvitta.
ions got special transit visas and headed
He was staying in a two-storey windowed
for Delhi, instead of flying out of Kathhotel in the centre
mandu, which had
of town when the
been the original
next aftershock hit.
plan.
“When everyone
Now,
seated
got up and started
in his office in
running, I realized
Lunenburg’s Faith
‘OK this is an afterBaptist Chapel, Mr.
shock and we have
Hiltz is relieved to
to get out of the
be home. He’s been
building’,” recalled
part of the congreMr. Hiltz, who
gation for nearly
added that by then,
two decades and
Stephen Hiltz
many had heard of
said the outpourLunenburg Baptist pastor
the destruction and
ing of concern has
death in other parts
been overwhelmof the country.
ing.
“They’re won“There were just
dering, ‘Is this another bigger earthso many folks from the town who were
quake?’” he said. “We were only up one
writing either by email or Facebook
storey but they ran out with pretty good
wondering where I was, how I was doing,
fever.”
when I was getting out,” said Mr. Hiltz.
One night, the local government
He said it will take some time to prowarned people of the possibility of ancess what happened and what continues
other quake around 7:30 p.m. Mr. Hiltz
to happen in the country he spent two
and two others decided to sleep in their
weeks in.
Suzuki SUV, away from the tall build“You realize how fragile life is, and we
ings.
realize that that earthquake could have
His two friends were in the front seat,
hit a few days before when we were in
and he was curled up in the back.
Kathmandu,” said Mr. Hiltz. “Death is
Outside, a large group of people
no respecter of persons and it could have
had set up blankets and were chatting
been us.”
“I wasn’t scared, maybe
a little apprehensive, but
it’s just so foreign to our
thinking that I didn’t know
enough to be scared.”
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New issues surface in Cormorant salvage operation
Additional oil discovered and port launches legal claim for costs
By GAYLE WILSON
[email protected]
M@LHNOWnews
The team of experts responsible for
getting the HMCS Cormorant upright
hit a snag last week when it was discovered the ship has 1,500 litres of oil in
the service tank of the ship’s generator
compartment.
While it dealt with this latest issue in
the recovery process, the Port of Bridgewater was pushing on with legal action to
ensure the vessel’s owner covers the cost
of the salvage operation. However, that
process is far from straightforward.
“We need to clarify the issue of ownership and legal responsibility for the
cost of dealing with this ship. Hopefully we can get on with this rather than
have a legal/bureaucratic taffy pull,” Jay
Straith, the Vancouver solicitor representing the port, told LighthouseNOW in
an e-mail.
The Cormorant listed dramatically in
March after several heavy snow and ice
storms. The starboard side is leaning
against the jetty owned by the Port of
Bridgewater and the hull is resting on
the bottom of the LaHave River.
Mark Sloan, co-ordinator of the salvage operation, explained to LighthouseNOW the additional fluid was only recently located because the compartment
where it’s stored is not readily accessible
to divers. It’s self-contained within another watertight section, and can only
be accessed by the on-site team for about
one hour on either side of low tide.
While he says he is confident the fluid
is fully contained, he emphasized the
importance of taking all precautionary
steps necessary to ensure it doesn’t become a problem.
“In order to minimize risk of pollution, we are investigating the feasibility
of removing this oil and any contaminated water by pumping it into an approved
tanker truck and having it removed to a
certified disposal facility,” he said.
There is a small amount of oil leaving
the hull, which Environment Canada is
analyzing. However, it’s believed to be
hydraulic oil and it is being captured by
the absorbent boom and pads surrounding the ship, according to Sloan. Both the
Coast Guard and the Bluenose Coastal
Action Foundation continue to monitor
the situation.
“We have a much better understanding of the state of the ship, and the
naval architects’ modelling of the ship,
which is essential to the development of
the detailed salvage plan,” he said. Mr.
Sloan says the salvage team is now able
to start running options for righting and
re-floating the vessel.
“There is more work to do yet, but the
progress is significant.”
Joe Spears of Horseshoe Bay Marine
Group, which is overseeing the salvage
operation, has estimated the cost of recovery to be over $1 million.
On April 14, the Port of Bridgewater
filed a statement of claim with the Federal Court to ensure outstanding moor-
“We need to clarify the
issue of ownership and
legal responsibility for the
cost of dealing with this
ship. Hopefully we can get
on with this rather than
have a legal/bureaucratic
taffy pull.”
Jay Straith
Solicitor representing the Port of Bridgewater
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ing charges and the cost of the recovery
operations are covered. The defendants
were listed as “Neil Hjelle, Cormorant
Marine Services Corporation and The
Owners and all those interested in the
MV Cormorant and the said Cormorant.”
According to Mr. Straith, it’s unclear
who, if anyone, is the registered owner
of the Cormorant. He says the federal
government does not register Canadian
navy ships, and it appears Ottawa didn’t
ensure those who bought the ship after it
was decommissioned registered it either.
“As noted in the government of Canada’s regulations, it is the legal responsibility of the owner to make sure that
these transfers are registered to protect
both the owner and the purchaser. The
buck passing starts with the government.
It seems that the previous owners took
advantage of that and proceeded to not
register their respective transfers,” Mr.
Straith explained to LighthouseNOW.
“It seems reasonably clear that this
was never done either by the first owner
after ‘disposal’ or the subsequent purchaser after the Federal Court order from
2009 or by Cormorant Marine Services of
Texas.”
The solicitor said they are checking
with U.S. registries to see whether it is
registered south of the border.
“So far there appears nothing was ever
registered.”
If it were registered in the U.S., he
said, this too could have ramifications.
“Having a vessel registered in Texas
that has never been off the dock in
Bridgewater since 2000 would provide
yet another interesting legal aspect of
what can only be described as a ’ thicket
of legal issues’,” added Mr. Straith.
Yarmouth ferry, high U.S. dollar
prime South Shore for strong tourism season
she’s hoping the high U.S. dollar will help.
Karl Marsters, owner of Pleasant Paddling in Blue Rocks, is hopeful this upward trend will continue this season. He’s
The promise of more Americans arriv- getting ready to open in mid-May.
ing on the Nova Star, low gas prices and
“Last year was the best year,” said Mr.
a high U.S. dollar are priming tourism Marsters, who’s owned the business for
operators for a strong season.
seven years. “So we’re hoping that’s going
But while many in the industry are to be the same again this year, especially
hopeful, their optimism is tempered by a with the good American dollar and the
slow start to spring and the ferry’s disap- ferry still running.”
pointing first year.
Tourism Nova Scotia’s CEO Patrick
“Last summer we had on par with the Sullivan said more awareness about the
previous year. We were hoping to see a ferry means more tourists and more
much larger increase over the previous money for the province.
year, but we didn’t see it,” said White
The agency has escalated its marketing
Point Beach Resort’s marketing manager efforts in the Northeastern United States,
Donna Hatt.
and last year it saw a 17 per cent increase
The ferry, which travels between Port- of tourists from that area.
land and Yarmouth was cancelled in 2009.
Mr. Sullivan also expects low gas prices
When it came back last year, the province and the lower value of the loonie to drive
said the 59,000 visitors spent roughly $13 more Canadian visitors to Nova Scotia
million in Nova Scotia.
this summer.
This year, Nova Star
“My hope is that
expects to increase the
those people are going
number of passengers
to be concerned about
to 80,000 during its run
the cost of the U.S. dolfrom June to October.
lar and will make other
Even so, Ms Hatt
choices in terms of seahasn’t seen those numcoast destinations,” he
bers turn into paying
said.
Wendy Truswell
visitors just yet.
Tourism Nova ScoOwner of Amber Rose Inn
“Everybody heard
tia, formerly the Nova
that the ferry’s canScotia Tourism Agency,
celled. So even when
is now run by a privateyou reintroduce the
sector board of direcferry, they still only hear the bad news,” tors instead of the provincial governshe said. “So it’s going to take a little bit ment.
of time.”
This means Mr. Sullivan, who has
Wendy Truswell owns Amber Rose Inn, stayed on as CEO, reports to a board
an art gallery and bed and breakfast in that’s made up of tourism operators.
Mahone Bay. She said when the ferry
He said the change will help the agency
shut down so did some of the businesses be more “nimble” as it attempts to help
around her.
double Nova Scotia’s tourism revenue to
“The minute they shut that ferry down $4 billion in the next 10 years.
it was just like somebody shut off a tap,”
“I think it will take more people comsaid Ms Truswell. “I might have had one ing from likely farther away. So we know
or two [American tourists] over the last that visitors who come from farther away,
five years. … It was terrible. And the gal- often by air, spend more money than
lery? Forget it.”
visitors who come by road,” said Mr. SulNow, she’s starting to see a small num- livan, adding that a new direct flight from
ber of American tourists come back and Glasgow to Halifax is a good start.
By EMMA SMITH
[email protected]
M@emmaLHNow
“The minute they
shut that ferry down
it was just like somebody shut off a tap.”
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EMMA SMITH PHOTO
Wendy Truswell says it’s taking time to get American tourists back to her small bed
and breakfast even though Nova Star is entering its second year of operation.
Ms Hatt, who’s part of the newly which is available at visitor informaformed South Shore Tourism Team, is ex- tion centres. And LighthouseNOW will be
cited about the potential of an industry- releasing its annual Explore Lunenburg
led agency.
County guide in the May
While the South Shore
20 edition of the Progdoesn’t have a represenress Bulletin. It will also
tative on the nine-person
be available at tourism
provincial board, Ms
information centres on
Hatt said if there’s the
the South Shore as well
right kind of collaboraas Halifax, the Valley,
tion, that won’t matter.
Yarmouth and Halifax
“Even if we don’t have
Stanfield International
Patrick Sullivan
a regional voice at the
Airport.
CEO Tourism Nova Scotia
table, as long as we have
Now all Ms Hatt has
the opportunity to comto do is wait for the
municate, what’s good
warm weather.
for the province is good
“We’re hoping that
for us at the ground level,” she said.
there’s pent up demand and that everyThe South Shore Tourism Team just body hasn’t spent all their money heading
released a tourism guide for the region, south in the winter,” she said.
“I think it will take
more people
coming from likely
farther away.”
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Promising future
for the Castle on the Hill
I
t’s as well-known a symbol for Lunenburg residents and visitors alike as Bluenose II. But unlike
the schooner, the ongoing restoration of which
is rapidly becoming an embarrassment for all concerned, the future of the Lunenburg Academy seems
secure, and the “Castle on the Hill” will remain a
gathering place and source of pride for years to
come.
Closed as a public school only three years ago
after educating Lunenburgers for more than a century, the third floor is already being used by the
Lunenburg Academy of Music Performance (LAMP)
for concerts, workshops and instruction. Under the
leadership of artistic director Burt Wathen and
general manager Susan Corkum-Greek, LAMP is
an important anchor tenant of the building and is
poised to become an even bigger part of the cultural
landscape of the town and the entire South Shore.
Last month’s decision to move the Lunenburg
branch of South Shore Public Libraries to the first
floor of the academy building is just as important
for the building. As Albert Einstein once said, “The
only thing you absolutely have to know is the location of the library.” With the library situated at the
top of Gallows Hill, that will never be an issue in
Lunenburg.
Better still, the library can escape the cramped
confines of the former liquor store on Pelham Street
and move into far more inviting space at the top of
the hill. The concept and floor plan are still being
developed, but, at the moment, it looks as if roughly
two and a half former classrooms will be used by the
library. There will be more room to get around, and
a coffee shop will make it a far more inviting destination.
In that respect, it’ll be much like the new main
library branch in Halifax, which has already become
hugely popular despite being open for only a few
months. The architecture couldn’t be more different, but the creation of a people-friendly space, with
more in common with a modern bookstore than a
dingy old-fashioned crypt where the slightest sound
would be greeted with a loud “Shhhh,” will no doubt
lead to much greater use of the library by residents.
There could be numerous other uses for the rest
of the first floor, including an art gallery, space for
the South Shore Genealogical Society, and an interpretive classroom for the Lunenburg Academy Foundation, which may also set up a small gift shop to
sell souvenirs to visitors who make the trek up the
hill to see the landmark building.
The second floor is where things get interesting.
The plan approved last month by Lunenburg council
calls for a creative enterprise centre, a home base
for the kind of start-up businesses that the town —
and the province — would do well to support. There
would also be a boardroom available to all tenants
and to community organizations and another classroom devoted to art classes.
However, LAMP has indicated that it may need
more space in the building, so there may not be
enough room on the second floor for a full-fledged
creative enterprise centre. Class Afloat, the tall ship
education program that was the first tenant to move
in after the academy closed as a school, also needs
to be accommodated. In fact, none of the plans have
been cast in stone yet. Though space appears to be
at a premium, the academy would make a great spot
for local artisans to sell their crafts or for coffeehouse-style performances by artists not associated
with LAMP, presuming a reasonable rent structure
can be implemented.
Tenders will be issued towards the end of this
month to make the building ready for its new tenants. That includes new washrooms, wheelchair
access and electrical work. The work, which will be
covered by a $420,000 grant from the Atlantic Canada
Opportunities Agency, $180,000 from the town and
$150,000 from the foundation, could be complete by
later this year, but a more realistic move-in date for
the new users is next spring.
For the town of Lunenburg, this is all good news.
It’s currently paying more than $200,000 a year just
to keep the doors open and the lights on, but that figure would be cut by more than half if the building is
fully rented. The proceeds of the sale of the current
library building will further help the bottom line.
And once the academy is fully occupied by multiple
users, an endowment fund to cover ongoing and future expenses has a much greater chance of success.
Unlike that iconic ship docked down at the harbour, the Lunenburg Academy is very unlikely to
become a financial albatross. Breaking even on its
operation might never be possible, but that shouldn’t
be a requirement, any more than we should demand
the same of recreation centres, arenas or parks.
Making cherished public facilities available to a
wide cross-section of the public at a reasonable cost
is always worthwhile.
~ Dave Stephens
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to the editor
Home care should be privatized
I
would like to take this time to address Donna
Richards’ letter to the editor of April 29 (“Home
Care Should not be Privatized,” A5).
My two children have been receiving home care
from Lunenburg County Home Support for the last
five years. I have watched service go downhill over
the past three years. I have a teenager and I do not
condone disrespect from my son whatsoever. If anyone knows my son they will tell you he is a sweet,
caring teenager. I watched management and a select
few continuing care assistant (CCA) workers bully
my son. My son broke down and told me he is scared
of the regular CCA workers because they are rude
and hateful. When I brought this to management’s
attention, I was advised that if I complained my sons
would lose service. Finally, I was at my wit’s end, and
after three months I’d had enough. I advised management that I was terminating their service. When
things were brought to management’s attention, all
they said was the home was toxic and they blamed
our family. How many seniors has this happened to?
Would seniors express their concerns like I did in
fear they would lose their service? Probably not.
As for travelling on icy roads, it is up to the individual CCA worker whether or not they will travel, as
per management. My boys lost service seven times in
one month due to the road conditions.
I now have a wonderful agency taking care of my
sons. They come on a daily basis and have not once
These boots were
made for walking
A
note to the person who stole my boots while I
was swimming at the Lunenburg County Lifestyle Centre (LCLC):
As I was enjoying my swim at the LCLC today, you
decided to take my beloved Blundstone boots from the
shoe rack under the sign that says, “Please Remove
Shoes.”
I hope my boots will give you the same happiness
that I have had for the past six years. Those boots
have seen walks on the beach in good times and in
bad times. When I was diagnosed with breast cancer,
I took a walk on the beach in those boots. Every time
I lost one of my pets to old age, those boots joined me
on the beach to help walk off my grief. Every person
who visited us joined me and my Blundstones on the
beach to share my love of this province. I’ve hiked
Gaff Point in those boots, visited Ross Farm in those
boots, danced at Petite Riviere in those boots. Oh, so
many memories!
And those boots saw lots of action at home, too.
This former city gal learned about living in the country in those boots. Those boots helped me raise guinea hens. They helped me build a deck. They protected
my feet when I went up on the roof to replace some
shingles. They wore some paint. They walked with
me and my dogs every morning down our half-mile
drive to get the paper. They dug flower gardens. And
they protected me from harm when I created stained
glass art.
And now my boots have moved on to someone new.
I hope they will provide as many fond memories for
you as they did for me. But I would just like you to
know that “Please Remove Shoes” is not an invitation
to steal someone else’s footwear. And you shouldn’t
steal socks either!
SARA HARLEY
Upper Branch
cancelled service in the last six weeks. They are not
sitting back and watching every move we make like
the previous agency. They are caring and loving CCA
workers who love providing wonderful care to my
boys. Thumbs up to them. Thumbs down to Lunenburg County Home Support.
Like they say about Nova Scotia Power, there needs
to be some competition, and I feel there needs to be
competition in reference to home care in Lunenburg
County. If privatization happens, it would open up a
whole new window and provide much better service.
BONNIE MEISNER
Bridgewater
Clarity needed
in school zones
I
t has now been almost three years since drivers in
Nova Scotia first started seeing the new signs that
appeared at the entrance to school areas directing
them to reduce speed “when children present.”
The only problem is there appears to be no agreement on what that phrase actually means. To some it
means when children are visibly present on the highway or street right-of-way or on school or adjacent
property. To others, it means that, plus, if there may
be children inside the school. Yet, to others it means
reducing speed 24-7, 365 days a year.
While, to my knowledge, there have been no serious incidents arising from this uncertainty it would
seem that drivers are entitled to a clear and concise
interpretation of this regulation. With summer holidays approaching it would seem that now would be
the appropriate time to address this disparity with
a view to having clarification by the time school returns in the fall.
Would it therefore be possible for the minister to
review this dilemma with the aim of providing clarity to what is presently a confusing situation?
MICHAEL PUBLICOVER
Wentzell Lake
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What’s the story
behind the story?
O
ne of the regular columns in your paper is
the weekly report on the court docket. This
column is basically factual, as one might expect. However, the facts reported are just the tip of
the iceburg, and there are a lot of threads that could
be investigated. For example, in each case there must
be a reason why the crime was committed. What were
the underlying reasons?
Why was the woman compelled to go to the supermarket and not pay for the food she left with? Why
were the man and woman dealing drugs for the nth
time? Why did the person think it was OK to drive
the vehicle while drunk? Why did the guy think it
was OK to assault his partner? Why was the person
out driving the car while under house arrest? Why
did the person think it was OK to ignore his bail or
release conditions? Why did the owner not store his
gun safely, as required?
I believe that these questions underly the majority
of the local convictions and that the answers, if we
can find them, would say a lot about our society here
on the South Shore and might lead us to some new
directions in dealing with what are clearly endemic
problems. Digging around for such answers is not
by any means easy, but I think that there are a lot of
readily available sources that could be of assistance.
We have judges, Crown and defence attorneys, probation officers, police, social workers and NGOs such as
MADD and the Second Storey Women’s Centre.
On another front, we have periodic flooding situations with considerable damage to both private and
public property, and we keep telling people to prepare
for the next flood. Again, what we are reporting is
factual, so far as it goes, but we could be digging
deeper. Why, for example, are residences and businesses located on low land that is known to be flood
prone, and why do they continue to be in that situation? In a nutshell, we are not focusing on the underlying problem, even where it is patently obvious.
BARRY OLIVELLA
Lunenburg
Harper
looks after the rich
T
he budget is out, and the prime minister and
MPs Keddy and MacKay are flogging its benefits to seniors. They say that changes like RRIF
withdrawals, income splitting and the $10,000 tax
free savings account will benefit seniors in the South
Shore. It may be true that some wealthy seniors may
take advantage of the changes, but for the majority
of seniors nothing has changed.
Having just finished my income tax forms, I compared my old age security from 2013 to 2014. Lo and
behold, the difference was $97. It was $6,676 versus
$6,579, or $8 a month. There’s no worry about this
youngster putting a lot of dough into tax free savings.
How many seniors have tons of moolah in RRSPs
such that they have to worry about slower withdrawals?
It would have been better for the government to increase the old age security and supplement so that all
seniors could enjoy some financial relief. Then again,
Tories only look after their wealthy friends. It’s time
for a change in government.
DARRELL TINGLEY
Lunenburg
A6
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Bridgewater man gets
absolute discharge
Wileville man receives
probation for assault
Woman fears she’ll be victimized again
Husband admits threatening
and assaulting wife
“Mr. Roy has always acknowledged his
responsibility for what took place and
certainly has confirmed it today with his
plea,” said defence lawyer Alan Ferrier.
A Bridgewater man with a manageMr. Ferrier asked for an absolute disment position at Michelin was granted charge because his client often travels
an absolute discharge in provincial court to the U.S. for work. He said that with a
after pleading guilty to assault and utter- conditional discharge Mr. Roy could have
ing threats.
trouble crossing the border.
Judge Paul Scovil agreed to what he
“It’s not absolutely certain that even
called an “unusual
an absolute discharge
request” from Crown
will remove that risk,”
and defence counsel to
he added.
grant Reno Roy an abMr. Ferrier told the
solute discharge. This
judge that the pair
means the 42 year old
have reconciled in the
won’t have to abide by
past year and are workany conditions.
ing on their marriage.
The incident that
When Mr. Roy adlanded Mr. Roy in court
dressed the court he
took place last spring.
said he’s thankful for
On April 23, police rethe help the justice
sponded to a call from
Alan Ferrier
system has given his
Mr. Roy’s wife.
Defence lawyer
family.
The couple, who
“Sometimes we end
have been together for
up being in dark plac11 years, had been ares in our lives and we
guing in the car on the way to work.
don’t realize we’re there and I see things
“Mr. Roy began to grab at her hands a lot differently now than I did 14, 15
and arms while she was driving, affect- months ago,” he said.
ing her ability to hold on to the steering
Judge Scovil accepted counsel’s joint
wheel,” Crown attorney Michelle Mac- recommendation, saying that Mr. Roy has
Donald told the court on April 27. “Dur- shown a “genuine and intense effort to
ing the struggle, Ms Roy suffered a strike rehabilitate himself.”
to her face causing around her eye to
He ordered Mr. Roy to pay a victim fine
swell.”
surcharge, after which he was free to go.
Mr. Roy also threatened his wife say- After one year, the discharge will be reing, “I’m going to slit your (expletive) moved from his record.
throat.”
“Counsel and the courts have done all
Since the assault, Mr. Roy, who has no that they can to assist in that,” said Judge
prior record, has attended 17 counselling Scovil of how this will impact his work.
sessions, including couples’ counselling.
“After that, good luck to you.”
By EMMA SMITH
[email protected]
M@emmaLHNow
“Mr. Roy has always
acknowledged his responsibility for what
took place and certainly has confirmed
it today with his plea.”
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“He made me feel worthless, caused
me physical pain and now anytime I
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A woman who prevailed over previ- reads the victim impact statement. “No
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[the accused], by someand employment. Proone he knows.”
visions of his probaRyan Jacob Wheeler,
tion include complet27, of Wileville was sentenced April 24 to one year of probation ing counselling that may be directed,
and was ordered to pay $490 in vic- including obtaining help for mental
tim fine surcharges after admitting to health, substance abuse and anger
single counts of assault and possessing management issues. Spousal/partless than 30 grams of cannabis mari- ner-related violence intervention and
juana. He pleaded guilty to the charges prevention assistance was also menon April 24. The occurrences happened tioned.
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n Fisherman fined. A Heckmans Island man was fined $2,000 in Bridgewater provincial court for having undersized lobster. Christopher Lohnes, 53,
pleaded guilty on April 17. The offence
took place in May 2014. Mr. Lohnes has
until October 2016 to pay the fine. He
also had to forfeit the lobster.
n Over the limit. A 42-year-old man
is banned from driving in Canada for 18
months and was sentenced to pay $1,950
in fines after pleading guilty to operating a motor vehicle with a blood alcohol level over the legal limit. Trevor
Morton Nowe of Garden Lots pleaded
guilty to the impaired driving-related
charge during Bridgewater provincial
court proceedings on April 17. The
offence took place in Garden Lots in
February.
n Stole from supermarket. A
Dayspring woman received a conditional discharge and was placed on 12
months’ probation after she acknowledged stealing “grocery and bakery
items” from a Bridgewater supermarket. Karen Ann Frausel, 58, pleaded
guilty to one count of theft April 17
during Bridgewater provincial court
proceedings. The offence took place in
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n Guilty of drug possession. A
man who had marijuana for personal
use to alleviate back pain he sustained
in a previous off-highway vehicle incident was placed on probation after
admitting to drug possession. Michael
Leonard Murray, 34, pleaded guilty
in Bridgewater provincial court on
April 28. The charge stems from a May
2014 search of a property in Gold River,
where 100 marijuana seedlings and
gear such as ballasts and thermometers
were found. Mr. Murray is to complete
any substance abuse counselling that
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Crown.
n Failed breathalyser. A Brooklyn man must pay $1,560 in fines and
cannot drive anywhere in Canada
for one year after he pleaded guilty
to operating a motor vehicle with a
blood alcohol level over the legal limit.
Zachary Jay Oickle, 20, admitted to
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in March and noticed a can of beer on
the ground near the driver’s side. The
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A7
Three-alarm fire in Bridgewater
damages home
I
KEITH CORCORAN PHOTO
HEMFORD HOUSE FIRE
This is what remains of a Hirtle Drive home in Hemford after an April 17
blaze destroyed the structure. The incident displaced a couple and their
three daughters - ages seven to 15, the Canadian Red Cross said. The
agency, which offered the family emergency aid, said the family of five “is
staying with friends while waiting for assistance through their insurance.”
No one was hurt, the Red Cross said. Volunteer fire departments from
Hemford, Midville and New Germany were among emergency crews that
helped extinguish the blaze.
Pharmacist stole drugs
from Bridgewater hospital
perform 120 hours of community
service work.
Mr. Knickle, in a pre-sentence report filed with the court, indicated
A pharmacist who worked at that Mr. Knickle accepts that he
the Bridgewater hospital was sen- made poor choices. At the time the
tenced April 17
document was
to a conditional
written, he was
discharge after
in counselling
admitting
to
and remained
stealing medifree from drugs.
cations
that
The report reads
belonged to the
that he is no lonhospital’s pharger employed at
macy.
the South Shore
Michael WilRegional Hospiliam Knickle,
Pre-sentence report on Michael tal.
24, of Hebbville
“Although the
William Knickle
was placed on
offender indicat18 months’ proed his work with
bation after acmedications, as
knowledging
well as friends
that he stole vials of hydromor- abusing pills, contributed to his inphone and naloxone, and possessed volvement, he did not lay blame on
hydromorphone. The offences took others for his ultimate decision,”
place in May 2014, court records the report reads.
indicate.
“He admitted to abusing pills,
A provincial court judge also which was the contributing facordered Mr. Knickle to pay $200 tor which brought him before the
in victim fine surcharges and to court.”
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assist at the scene with pumpers, tankers and
May 3. Thirteen of these calls were medicals.
manpower.
On April 27, at 8:46 a.m., Blockhouse fireAt 4:19 p.m., Bridgewater firefighters refighters responded to a chimney fire in Mai- sponded to a fire alarm sounding on Empire
tland.
Street in Bridgewater.
At 5:51 p.m., Lunenburg firefighters reAt 5:07 p.m., Bridgewater firefighters responded to a fire alarm sounding in Martins sponded to another fire alarm sounding on
Brook. It was a false alarm.
Empire Street in Bridgewater.
On April 28, at 8:03 a.m., Tri District fireIt’s the time of year when grass, brush and
fighters responded to a motor-vehicle acci- woodland fire calls keep firefighters busy. In
dent in West Clifford. There was reported to some years, these calls start in March; in other
be smoke coming from the
years they start in April or May. Due
vehicle.
to the long and snowy winter we’ve
At 8:23 a.m., Northfield
had, there haven’t been many grass
firefighters responded to a
fire calls yet. However, with almost
vehicle in a brook in New
all the snow melted and the temperaCanada. There was reporttures warming, they are possible
ed to be a possible oil leak.
now. You used to need a burning
That evening, at 7:29
permit, but in recent years that has
p.m., Bridgewater firechanged. Now, when you are going
fighters responded to
to burn from March 15 to October
smoke coming from a fuse
15, which is classed as wildfire risk
Evan
box inside a residence on
season, you must check the DepartVictoria Road in Bridgement of Natural Resource’s website
Dahl
water.
or call 1-855-564-2876 to see if you
Dahl Dispatch
On April 29, at 8:30 p.m.,
are allowed to burn. This year, the
Bridgewater firefighters
season didn’t start until April 22
responded to a house on
due to the snow. You can never burn
fire on Alexandra Avenue in Bridgewater. between 8 a.m. and 2 p.m. If you are allowed to
There was reported to be smoke coming from burn, it would be between 2 p.m. and 8 a.m. If
the roof and windows upstairs. There was also it is restricted, you can only burn from 7 p.m.
someone inside, who was rescued. Hebbville to 8 a.m. If there is a high risk of wildfires due
firefighters were also dispatched to assist at to dry conditions, you will not be allowed to
the scene. Conquerall Bank firefighters also burn. You should also check your municipal
responded and assisted with rehab operations. bylaws first. Under the Forests Act, if you
On April 30, at 10:03 a.m., Blockhouse fire- light a fire you are responsible for it. If your
fighters responded to a vehicle on fire in fire gets out of control you may be liable for
Blockhouse. There was reported to be smoke the cost of fighting the fire and the destruccoming from the rear of the vehicle. Mahone tion of property and face criminal penalties
Bay firefighters were also dispatched to assist. for violating burning regulations.
That afternoon, at 1:33 p.m., Oakhill fireYou may reach Evan Dahl by e-mail at evanfighters responded to a vehicle on fire in Pine [email protected], by phone at 902-298-9496
Grove. Northfield firefighters were also dis- or via the Dahl Dispatch Facebook page.
patched to assist at the scene.
On May 1, at 7:28 p.m.,
Chester Basin firefighters
notice
responded to a report of a
property owners
car that hit a motorcycle in
Municipality of the District of Lunenburg
Chester Grant. It was later
open weLLs
determined that there had
been no car involved.
Please be advised that it is against the law to have an open well on your
On May 2, at 11:55 p.m.,
property. The Municipality, if made aware of such a situation that has not
been corrected by the owner, will have the work carried out to cover the
Lunenburg firefighters rewell and the cost of the work will become a lien on the property.
sponded to smoke in a house
in Fauxburg.
Any person who knows of an open well is encouraged to contact the
On May 3, at 7:56 a.m.,
Municipal Office by calling 902-541-1325,
New Ross firefighters reor e-mailing to [email protected].
sponded to a chimney fire in
Thank-you for your interest in community safety.
the Forties.
Kevin Malloy, C.A.O.
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Municipality of the District of Lunenburg
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spreading to the woods in
Back Centre.
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Cell: 902.298.5244
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Bridgewater’s deputy fire chief rescues man from burning home
By KEITH CORCORAN
[email protected]
M@NewsmanKeith
Bridgewater deputy fire chief Andy
Wentzell reached into a smoky room last
week “hoping to grab something” and
managed to snag a man by the arm and
guide him out of a second-storey room to
the safety of a ladder.
The veteran volunteer firefighter was
perched two floors above the ground on a
ladder, which was leaning against a home
in which a second-storey blaze was gaining strength, because first responders on
the ground had seen a man appear at the
window. Deputy Chief Wentzell removed
the partially open window moments before attempting a rescue.
The fire broke out Wednesday, April
29, in a home with three apartments.
Bridgewater volunteer firefighters were
dispatched at 8:25 p.m. to the west side of
town to a report of smoke coming from
the roof and upstairs windows at the
home located in the 100 block of Alexandra Avenue, near the Cornwallis Street
intersection.
First responders took two approaches
to reach the man; a team of firefighters
was bursting in via the first-floor entrance as the deputy chief headed up the
ladder. The senior officer got to the man
in peril first.
“I had to help him onto the ladder and
move about to get positioned,” said the
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to lead him down, and collapsed once he
reached the ground.
Emergency crews administered oxygen to the man as paramedics were also
summoned to the scene. A man, believed
to be in his late 30s or early 40s, in nonlife-threatening condition was taken by
ambulance to the South Shore Regional
Hospital in Bridgewater for further assessment.
Deputy Chief Wentzell believed that if
the man was in the home “a couple more
minutes … he probably would have succumbed.”
The long-time responder was reluctant
to have all the attention, pointing out
that firefighting is about teamwork. The
deputy chief ’s brother, Kirk Wentzell, a
captain with the fire department, helped
haul and secure the ladder for the rescue
from the truck that arrived first on the
scene.
It was the first time that Deputy Chief
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the area of a second-floor bedroom closet,
Fire Chief Michael Nauss said. “They
were able to extinguish the fire very
quickly. The fire stayed within that one
room.”
The blaze started on the upper floor,
where the rescued man lived, the chief
indicated. The occupants of the other
two apartments made it out of the home
safely and unhurt.
Volunteer fire departments from Hebbville and Conquerall Bank were called to
the scene to render assistance to Bridgewater, the chief said. “We had the fire
under control within the first 10 minutes.”
The upstairs apartment in uninhabitable, the chief pointed out, while the two
other units will require heavy cleaning
before the occupants can move back in.
“As far as I know, there is no insurance” on the home, Chief Nauss said,
which was later confirmed by the property owner, Richard Corkum.
Mr. Corkum told LighthouseNOW that
there was no fire insurance on the home
because he “couldn’t afford it.” Between
his ownership of other properties and
personal health issues, “I just can’t keep
up with it all,” he said. But he recommended, “everybody should have fire insurance.” He was also thankful no one
was hurt too seriously.
The building used to be his
parents’ home, and looking at
it the morning after the fire
Mr. Corkum didn’t know what
he would do, “’cause I just
don’t have the money to do it.
I just don’t have the funds.” He
arrived at the scene on April 29
after one of the tenants alerted
him to the fire.
Mr. Corkum said investigators told him the cause of the
fire appeared to be accidental.
Chief Nauss said the cause is
undetermined pending further
investigation by the Bridgewater Police Service, which police chief John Collyer said
is “standard operating procedure when the cause is not
immediately apparent.”
Volunteer firefighters
responded to a house fire at
this property on April 29.
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A9
Marina’s docks
to be put in
May 11
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Larry Rosborough, the chair of the
board of the Bridgewater Marina Association, presented an update to town
council on plans for this summer and its
investment in the facility on April 27.
“People are linking the marina to potentially moving to Bridgewater,” said
Mr. Rosborough, who added he was asked
a lot of questions about the availability of
housing and what the area is like when he
went to promote the marina at the Halifax International Boat Show in February.
“I was teasing Mayor Walker after the
event, saying maybe the town should buy
the booth for the marina to go there and
help promote the town, but it was very
interesting hearing people talking about
thinking about moving to Bridgewater
because now we have another facility to
offer.”
Floats have been in the water for three
years, and they now have power, water
and lighting. Wi-Fi will also be available
this year. An office, two full washrooms
with showers and laundry facilities are
now on site. Fourteen slips were available
last year, and this will increase to 32 slips
this year, 30 of which will be available to
the public. Thirteen boats were stored
here last year, another service the facility
offers. It also has the only marine pump
on the LaHave River. “Anyone with a boat
can come up to the marina, and for a
small cost we can do the marine pump out
for that, which is very nice for the health
of the river itself,” he said. The closest
similar pump is in Mahone Bay.
Thirty-five transient boats visited the
marina last year for a total of 65 days.
“[We] had many visitors last year that
come in with power boats that are over 40
feet in length. These are not small vehicles; these are not people coming in here
looking for a cheap place to stay,” said Mr.
Rosborough. ”When they get here they’re
spending money in the town.”
“We’re still looking for ways of getting
the word out there, and right now wordof-mouth is probably our biggest benefit,”
said Mr. Rosborough. The marina has
been featured in Atlantic Boating magazine this year, but the association doesn’t
have enough money to do a lot of external
advertising. At the moment, most visitors
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LighthouseNow Progress Bulletin, Wednesday, May 6, 2015
Boundary review fails
to make recommendation
By EMMA SMITH
[email protected]
M@emmaLHNow
The Municipality of Lunenburg’s
boundary review committee has voted
not to endorse an option that received
nearly 75 per cent of the public’s support.
After six public meetings, residents
have chosen Option A as the preferred
map with 74.6 per cent of the vote. It’s
the option that keeps the communities of
interest around Mahone Bay intact.
At a May 4 meeting, staff recommended that the committee endorse the option.
During the second round of public consultations, a total of 524 feedback forms
were collected, although staff warned
some of them could be duplicates. More
than 150 people from 75 communities also
attended meetings throughout April.
The much-debated issue now goes to
council without a recommendation by the
committee.
“The problem is that when this goes to
council then the whole argument will be
all opened up again,” said Councillor Michael Ernst, who unsuccessfully moved to
recommend Option A at Monday’s meeting.
The boundary review process began
last spring, and the municipality has
until June 30 to submit an application
to the Nova Scotia Utility and Review
Board.
Councillor John Veinot said a boundary review has never taken this long.
“I do feel that there’s a lot more important things in this municipality that had
to be dealt with by staff and by council
than spending a year and a few months on
boundaries,” said Councillor Veinot, who
voted not to endorse an option.
Council will decide on a boundary map
on May 12. A public hearing is tentatively
scheduled for June 10.
Tancook murder trial begins
By KEITH CORCORAN
[email protected]
M@NewsmanKeith
A man accused of first degree murder
told police “he knew he was going to jail
for a long time,” a senior RCMP officer
testified during a Bridgewater Supreme
Court trial on May 4.
Terry Roy Levy, 61, is accused in the
July 8, 2014 shooting death of his daughter’s common-law husband. He has pleaded not guilty to the crime. Terry Green
was shot and killed on Little Tancook
Island on the morning of July 8, 2014, and
Mr. Levy was arrested that day.
Sgt. Stephen MacQueen, the Crown’s
first witness, told the court that police
began mobilizing after authorities were
notified of a shooting on Little Tancook
Island, a 30-minute ferry ride from Chester.
Soon after arriving, officers were noti-
fied that the shooter was standing on a
road near a schoolhouse. Sgt. MacQueen
was among the converging law enforcement who encountered the accused. “He
appeared to be somewhat agitated and he
was yelling at us that he was waiting for
us to get there and what was taking us so
long,” the officer told the court. The accused also said “he knew he was going to
jail for a long time” as he was being taken
into custody, the sergeant said.
Police eventually secured three locations of interest, including an open area
where the body of Mr. Green, 47, was discovered, with a cigarette still in his hand.
A jury of eight men and four women
was chosen during the morning of May 4.
Judge Gerald Moir is hearing the case,
which is scheduled to last seven days.
You can follow Keith Corcoran’s daily
updates on the trial at www.lighthousenow.ca/News.
NOTICE
PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION – BRIDGEWATER
SpringWatermainFlushingSchedule2015
Customers are advised that watermains will be flushed during the period of May 2
– May 27, between the hours of 6:00 p.m. and 2:00 a.m., and in accordance with
the schedule below. Some loss of pressure and discolouration of the water may be
experienced during the flushing; we apologize for any inconvenience this may cause.
Customers are reminded that domestic hot water tanks should be flushed annually, and
main water valves in basements should be turned off when flushing is being undertaken
in their area. If you have any questions, please contact the Engineering Department at
902-541-4370.
Date
Area
(A) May 2, 3, 5, 6
All streets on the west side of LaHave River, north of
Dufferin St., but not including Dufferin Street.
(B) May 7, 12
All streets between Dufferin St. and Jubilee Rd., including
Dufferin St., but not including Jubilee Road.
(C) May 13, 14
All streets south of, and including, Jubilee Rd., and west to,
but not including Desbrisay Drive.
(D) May 19, 20, 21
East side of LaHave River starting at Chapel Hill Road,
flushing all streets westerly to LaHave Street.
(E) May 26
“Pressure zone” on east side of Lahave River, which
includes Winter St., Winburn Ave. above Glen Sarty Dr, Pine
Grove Road, New Pine Grove Road, Highway 10 between
Highway 103 and Champlain Drive.
(F) May 27
“Pressure zone” Pinecrest Booster Station on west side
of Lahave River which includes Pinecrest Subdivisions
(DesBrisay, Olympiad, Sunset, Pinecrest, Cherry) and
Westmount Heights Subdivision (Atlantic, Westmount,
Centennial, MicMac).
NOTE: Due to weather and water conditions, there may be some deviation from the
above schedule.
Larry Feener, P.Eng.
Town Engineer / Traffic Authority
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Chester passes budget
with $200,000 surplus
Conversion of school to municipal office
space dominates budget debate
No tax increases, a decrease in some municipal education tax (MET) demandfees and a surplus of $200,000 — not ed by the province, policing, assessment
every government can pass a budget like services, roads, corrections, libraries
that, but the Municipality of the District and the housing authority.
of Chester (MODC) has.
In total, the municipality will pay out
The municipality passed its 2015-16 $6.96 million for these services, or 62.58
fiscal budget at council’s April 30 meet- per cent of general tax revenue. The
ing, although there was a brief skirmish largest increases included an additional
over the Gold River Western Shore El- 2.9 per cent for policing and 2.4 per cent
ementary School.
for the MET.
MODC is renovating the former
There is, however, a three per cent
school into municipal office space. The bump in revenue, or $400,000, accrued
amount set aside for the project was through increases in assessment rates.
increased by a further $50,000 in this
“So when I say there is $400,000 in
year’s overall budget, an increase War- new tax revenue, we’re adding $247,000
den Allen Webber blamed on work to in new expenditures by funding those
the roof.
capital out of operations plus the manThe total cost of the project is now datory services and the increased costs
over $800,000.
there as well that
“I’m not in favor
we have to fund,”
of moving forward
explained Tammy
with continual inWilson, MODC’s
vestment in that
chief administrafacility
without
tive officer.
further study,” said
The $4.7 milCouncillor Tina
lion
earmarked
Connors after the
for capital projects
meeting.
Tina Connors
includes work on
But
Warden
MODC councillor
sewer systems in
Webber suggested
Western
Shore,
that there was no
Chester, Chester
“clean” way of reBasin Mill Cove
moving the project from the budget at
and Otter Point.
this stage without making significant
The extension of the Duke Street
changes throughout the document, spesidewalk in Chester, the roof on the
cifically related to the amount of money
Zoe Valley Library, work on the Chester
to be borrowed this year.
Of the $702,000 budgeted this year for Basin wharf, flood risk aerial mapping
and tourism signage are also slated for
the school, $552,000 is borrowed.
In the end, Councillor Connors agreed completion.
Included in the $4.7 million, however,
not to move her motion and voted for the
is more than $1.4 million in grants from
budget.
Overall, Warden Webber said he’s other levels of government, $445,000 in
gas tax money from the federal govern“very pleased with this year’s budget.”
“We were able to hold the residential ment and more than $1.6 million in borand commercial tax rate to the same rowed money.
“And if you don’t receive those, you’re
that it was last year. It’s actually lower,
to a small degree, some of the area going to adjust your capital spending big
rates, in particular the tipping fee at the time,” said Warden Webber.
The municipality is forecasting
landfill and streetlights,” he said in an
$970,000 in revenue from the wind turinterview after the meeting.
“And I think when you take a look at bine for the 2015-16 fiscal year.
As for the Gold River school project,
the budget overall, it’s fairly aggressive
in terms of our ambition to fulfill our Warden Webber wonders just how much
strategic goals moving forward. There’s opposition to this project there actually
a lot of capital money being expended, is in the community.
“Quite frankly, I don’t hear it. So I’d
and we’re also able to put an additional
$800,000 into reserves, and that’s a diffi- have to hear it first, and if I did hear it
that would cause me to re-evaluate,” he
cult task to accomplish,” he added.
There is a 2.7 per cent increase in said. “Nobody’s knocking on my door,
net expenditures, with a 14 per cent in- nobody’s writing me a letter, nobody’s
appearing before council, nobody’s callcrease in capital projects.
There was a 2.2 per cent increase in ing me.”
The municipality hopes to receive
mandatory contributions this year over
a grant of $150,000 to assist with the
last.
Mandatory contributions include the renovations.
“I’m not in favor of moving forward with continual
investment in that facility
without further study.”
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A11
Nine-year-old
complains to hospital
about emergency care
Grade four student, Jada Davis, waits eight
hours to get a prescription for antibiotics
By GAYLE WILSON
[email protected]
M@LHNOWnews
Those who fret about the lack of political and community engagement among
today’s youth possibly haven’t met Jada
Davis. The grade four student at Bridgewater’s Centre scolaire de la Rive-Sud has
helped orchestrate high profile fundraisers for Christmas Daddies and SHAID
animal shelter.
Now the nine-year-old, who is an admirer of the late NDP leader Jack Layton,
has targeted the emergency department
at Lunenburg County’s South Shore Regional Hospital as an area that needs
improvement.
She’s determined to address the frustration she experienced waiting for care
at the Bridgewater
hospital on April 11.
“I hope you understand my concerns for
seniors and children,”
she said in a letter
written to the hospital
but which her mother,
Tara Conrad, first sent
Jada
to LighthouseNOW.
In an interview
with the newspaper,
Ms. Conrad explained
that Jada took it upon herself to write the
letter, and merely had someone type it for
her. Ms. Conrad later sent the letter to the
hospital administration.
Ms. Conrad described to LighthouseNOW the events of that evening. She
says she took Jada to the hospital emergency department at about 5:30 p.m. She
suspected the young girl had a bladder
infection. They quickly went through the
triage process, during which the nurse requested a urine sample from Jada. After
handing that over, Ms. Conrad and Jada
sat down and waited.
“We waited, and waited and waited,”
Ms. Conrad said.
She says that at approximately 9 p.m.,
she approached the triage nurse again
asking how long the nurse expected it
might be before Jada was seen by the doctor. Ms. Conrad says the nurse looked at
the results of the urine test and said Jada
would need a prescription for antibiotics.
She said it likely would be a couple of
hours before the doctor could see her and
agreed it would probably be okay for the
mother and daughter to return home for a
short while, as they lived nearby. According to Ms. Conrad, they were back at the
hospital about 45 minutes later.
She says about midnight she approached the triage nurse again. By this
time, a different nurse was on duty, and
Jada was in tears because of her discomfort. Ms. Conrad says she asked again
how long it would be before she could get
the doctor to give the prescription. She
says she told the nurse if it was going
to be much longer, she would simply go
home for the night.
“I wasn’t going to wait another seven
hours with a nine-year-old kid,” Ms. Conrad recalled, noting that in the previous
seven hours only three people had gone
through the system and the nurse on duty
had just advised them there were still
three more people ahead of them.
Ms. Conrad said the nurse went to
speak to the doctor and returned advising
them to continue waiting.
“I was pissed off and annoyed and
started shouting and the nurse started
shouting,” said Jada’s mother. “I asked
her what would you do if it was your
child.”
Ms. Conrad said she was aware ambulances were coming through that evening
and that priority is given to them. However, she still feels the
wait was unreasonably
long and some staff
members
handled
themselves badly. She
says when she finally
did get through to the
examination room, she
could hear the nurses
Davis
at their station talking
about other patients,
and even making comments about her.
In her letter to the hospital, Jada complained staff were “disrespectful” and the
wait was too long.
“I think they shouldn’t take that long
to write a prescription and send someone
home because I only seen the doctor for
five minutes before he wrote me a prescription.”
Jada added that they only got out of
the hospital at 2 a.m.
“There was a little girl that was threeand-a-half. She came in at 5:00 p.m. and
did not get to see the doctor because the
wait was too long, so they went home.
They stayed as long as we did, but she was
still not called in.”
Responding on behalf of the hospital via email, Lynn Farrell, Director of
Health Services (Acute Care), told LighthouseNOW the hospital has been experiencing “high numbers of patients with
serious conditions”.
She said it’s often not possible to tell
from the waiting room what’s happening
behind the scenes in the department.
“So it can appear to be a bit of a mystery for those who are waiting.”
She advised that the hospital is not in
a position to comment on any specific
patient case. However, she said the goal
is for all patients and families to receive
courteous, respectful and compassionate
service.
“Patients and their families have every
right to expect that we meet this standard. When people contact us about these
concerns, we always follow up and look
into the situation,” said Ms Farrell.
Grade four student Jada Davis
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for smaller landfill items. No black or dark green garbage bags please!
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Furniture, carpet, mattresses, insulation, barbeques, washers, dryers and pieces of metal.
Doors must be removed from fridges and freezers and display the green Nova Scotia
Department of Environment ‘Refrigerant Free’ sticker. Air conditioners and dehumidifiers must
display this sticker. Metal items are free to drop off at the Community Recycling Centre. CFC
removal is free.
Small auto parts will be collected if all lubricants and coolants
have been drained and items are within weight and size limits.
No engine blocks or transmissions.
Please drain all gas and oil from lawn mowers.
Break down swing sets into pieces no longer than 1.8 m (6 ft).
Cut 200 gallon drums in half and drain, remove the end of 45
gallon drums.
Paint cans: Metal & plastic cans that are empty and dry may be
placed on your landfill & metal pile (remove lids).
Small pieces of landfill clean up must be placed in clear garbage bags.
Asphalt shingles cannot be collected during clean up.
WOOD COLLECTION: June 8 - June 19
( regular collection day)
Landfill & metal cannot be collected during wood clean up.
Remove all spikes and metal brackets longer than 6 inches,
barrier and insulation from pieces of wood.
Brush must be bundled and tied.
Cut boards, railings, plywood and wood to 1.8 m (6 ft.) long
and observe weight limit (place small pieces in a clear garbage
bag or a box).
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Not more than 140 kgs (308 lbs)
1.8 metres (6 ft)
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4 cubic metres (5.2 cubic yards)
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Community Recycling Centre for safe disposal.
Propane tanks and tires cannot be collected during clean up. Return refillable propane tanks and
passenger tires to a propane or tire dealer. Containers with unidentified contents will not be
collected.
Computers, printers, TVs, audio/video systems and other electronic items cannot be
collected during clean up. Drop electronics off for FREE at the Community Recycling Centre’s
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Tuesday, June 2. Household Hazardous waste will not be collected on these dates. For more
information about clean up and accepted items, call the Community Recycling Centre at
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www.lighthousenow.ca
Lunenburg agrees to support
policing review
By ROBERT HIRTLE
[email protected]
M@LunenburgNews
Lunenburg town council is supporting
a request that the province conduct a review of policing services.
Mahone Bay mayor Joe Feeney wrote
to Lunenburg mayor Rachel Bailey in
mid-April asking that Lunenburg support the review. The idea sprung from a
meeting among the representatives of the
two towns, the Municipality of Chester
(MODC), the Municipality of Lunenburg
(MODL), the RCMP and the provincial
Department of Justice in February.
Discussions at that gathering revolved
around policing services in the county,
in particular the level of service being
received and the associated costs.
Mahone Bay sent a letter to Minister
Lena Metledge Diab asking the department to carry out a resource methodology review of policing services provided
to that town.
The minister replied that before a review is initiated, the department would
like to have confirmation from all four
municipalities that they would support
it.
Mayor Feeney said the review is very
important to the Town of Mahone Bay
and urged Lunenburg to support it.
MODC and MODL councils had previously voted to support the review.
Library, museum join forces
on unique project
By ROBERT HIRTLE
[email protected]
M@LunenburgNews
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The Fisheries Museum of the Atlantic and the Lunenburg branch of South
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a new partnership they hope will generate interest in the two facilities.
Beginning on May 15 two family passes
for the Fisheries Museum will be available for public borrowing at the Lunenburg branch of the library.
A family pass can be checked out for a
one-day loan from the library, used at the
museum that day and then returned to
the branch. The passes are available on a
first-come, first-served basis.
“We’re going to roll it out here at
our branch in Lunenburg this year, and
depending on how things go we hope to
expand it next year,” said Christina Pottie, outreach and e-services director at
the library.
Hilda Russell, the museum’s operations supervisor of program development, said the idea is to use Lunenburg as
a pilot community. She will gather infor-
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The marriage should work well, considering both facilities fall under the
same provincial government department
— Communities, Culture and Heritage
— and also because the museum and the
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“You can come in at 10 in the morning,
borrow it for the day just like borrowing a
regular piece of reading material, but it’s
a one-day loan,” Ms Pottie said. “If you
can’t get back before we close at five, you
can pop it in the book drop and it’s ready
for a person the next day.”
Troy Myers, chief executive officer at
the library, says the new program is all
about breaking down barriers to community engagement.
“You know, the museum is a great
resource, but still, when people show up
they have to buy a ticket,” he explained.
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Veronica Purcell
has just released
her first book, “Kindling Friendships.”
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REMEMBERING
FALLEN
WORKERS
On April 28 Lunenburg
town council and staff
marked the annual National Day of Mourning
for workers who lost
their lives on the job.
A brief service led by
Mayor Rachel Bailey
was held at the Fishermen’s Memorial to honour the occasion and
town employee Trevor
Church was selected to
lay a memorial wreath.
Seven workers have
died on the job in Nova
Scotia so far this year.
ROBERT HIRTLE PHOTO
“Kindling Friendships”
ROBERT HIRTLE PHOTO
Building relationships in a new community
A retired teacher, Ms Purcell found
employment at the Pentz school following her move east, and that presented an
opportunity to get a stronger sense of the
Moving to a new province is a life- community to which she had relocated.
changing event.
“It’s a very unique and special place,
That is something that Veronica Pur- and I was very, very pleased to have the
cell knows all too well.
opportunity to work there,” she said.
Five years ago the former Ontario resiMs Purcell said her book revolves
dent and her husband decided to pur- around a tragic event that was the catachase a home in West LaHave overlooking lyst that helped her make a connection
the scenic LaHave River.
and feel rooted in the community.
It was not until recently, however, that
“I guess it just accelerated things for
the couple actually relocated to the area.
me,” she explained. “The title ‘Friend“This house origiship,’ I guess that’s
nally belonged to my
really one of the core
husband’s
mother
messages. As I said,
and step-father. They
moving to a communiare getting older and
ty and making friends
they wanted to sell the
is one of the definihouse, so they moved
tions, to me, of a home.
closer to town,” she
So this is my journey
recalled. “My husband
in learning how to beVeronica Purcell
always said to her that
long, fit in and build
Author
if the place came for
relationships.”
sale, he’d like to keep
One of the lessons
it in the family. It’s
she has learned in life
such a beautiful, beauis that sometimes when
tiful place.”
bad things happen, good things can reMoving to a new community and just sult.
trying to fit in compelled Ms Purcell to
“It was through the help of neighbours
write a novel about the experience.
and community that it turned out to be a
“Kindling Friendships” is her first lit- pretty amazing experience,” she said.
erary work, and it fulfills a lifelong desire
Ms Purcell started the book last sumshe had to write a book.
mer during a memoir writing workshop
“It’s the first time I’ve lived in another held at Chester Arts Centre, “so this is
province, so the inspiration is something loosely based on real-life events.
I guess everybody can relate to,” Ms Pur“That was kind of my beginning and
cell explained. “It’s about belonging, fit- I was able to connect with the Hubbards
ting in, making connections, relation- Writers Group through the Writers’ Fedships, whether it’s a new school, new job, eration of Nova Scotia,” she explained.
new place.”
“Again, that’s one of those things; when
She says there’s also the issue of strug- you’re new to an area, you try to make
gling with the meaning of home.
connections and join different things.”
“Because it was a change, and a change
“Kindling Friendships” is available
by choice, but still it was things that I through Amazon.ca in an electronic verhadn’t anticipated about missing fam- sion and through Amazon.com in both
ily and friends and all the changes that electronic and print versions.
occur,” she says.
By ROBERT HIRTLE
[email protected]
M@LunenburgNews
“I hadn’t anticipated
about missing family
and friends and all the
changes that occur.”
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Court Briefs
Judge fines Bridgewater
man $7,000 for failing to file
individual tax returns
Teen gets probation
in relation to five charges
By KEITH CORCORAN
[email protected]
M@NewsmanKeith
before proceeding.
“The accounting part of it is all done
but they want more payment to file,” he
told the court. “That’s where I am right
A Bridgewater man who failed to file now, your honour.”
seven years’ worth of personal income
Judge Paul Scovil emphasized to Mr.
tax returns has been ordered to pay Selig the necessity to file the returns,
$7,000 in fines.
even if it means he files the documents
Jimmy Richard Selig, 44, pleaded himself.
guilty to charges under the federal InAs part of the sentence handed down,
come Tax Act on
Judge Scovil authoApril 29 during
rized compliance
Bridgewater proorders, meaning
vincial court.
Mr. Selig is bound
Federal Crown
by court order to
attorney Jodi Mailfile the outstanding
man told the court
returns within spethat Mr. Selig was
cific timeframes.
ordered in 2012 to
Ms Mailman said
file individual inMr. Selig’s 2012 and
come tax returns
2013 tax returns
for the taxation
also had not been
years from 2005 to
filed as of April
2011. Charges were
29. She advised the
laid after the order
prosecution may
expired in 2013.
seek stiffer penalJodi Mailman
“I spoke with a
ties and higher
Federal Crown attorney
contact person at
fines if the pattern
Canada Revenue
of non-compliance
Agency yesterday
continues.
[April 28] and it’s
Mr. Selig was
my understanding that none of those fined $7,000 in 2014 for failing to file
returns had been filed as of yet,” Ms corporate income tax returns, during
Mailman said.
the same time period, associated with
Mr. Selig explained that the paper- his music production and audiovisual
work is in the hands of professionals, equipment business Road Sounds PA
who are now looking for compensation Systems.
By KEITH CORCORAN
[email protected]
M@NewsmanKeith
“I spoke with a contact
person at Canada
Revenue Agency
yesterday [April 28] and
it’s my understanding
that none of those
returns had been filed as
of yet.”
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A Chester teen will serve 15 months’
probation for offences that included resisting arrest and threatening to kill a
police officer.
Cody Alexander Bremner was ordered
to submit a DNA sample for the national
data bank and was given a three-year
weapons prohibition at Bridgewater provincial court on April 22.
Terms of the 18 year old’s probation include a counselling provision. If ordered
by a probation officer, Mr. Bremner must
complete counselling, which may include
assistance with any anger management
or mental health issues.
Mr. Bremner pleaded guilty to five
charges during a previous court appearance. He admitted to resisting an RCMP
officer by “running away and not going
into [a] police vehicle peacefully,” court
records show. He also admitted to single
counts of uttering threats, assault with
a weapon, assaulting a peace officer and
failing to comply with conditions of an
undertaking.
The breach of court-ordered conditions offence took place in January 2015.
The rest of the incidents happened in
December 2014.
Hebbville man sent to prison
on drug charges
By KEITH CORCORAN
[email protected]
M@NewsmanKeith
A provincial court judge sentenced a
Hebbville man to two and a half years of
federal prison time after the accused was
found guilty of three charges.
In addition to prison, Jared Keith
Toope, 28, was ordered to submit a DNA
sample to the national databank, is
banned from having firearms for a 10year period and must pay $500 in victim
fine surcharges.
Judge Gregory Lenehan handed down
the sentence on April 17. The trial took
place over three days in 2014. In January, the judge convicted Mr. Toope of
possessing the painkilling narcotic hydromorphone for the purpose of trafficking, producing cannabis marijuana and
breaching probation.
Court records indicate the offence took
place in June 2013.
Items seized by law enforcement were
forfeited to the Crown.
Man faces charges connected
to Bridgewater disturbance
By KEITH CORCORAN
[email protected]
M@NewsmanKeith
A man facing several charges in connection to a recent disturbance in Bridgewater has pleaded guilty to one offence.
Gavin Wallace Wilkie, 32, admitted in
Bridgewater provincial court on May 1 to
breaching his probation. He was subject
to court-ordered conditions when he was
in the company of a named individual
with whom he was not to have contact
with, the court heard. Judge Paul Scovil
sentenced Mr. Wilkie to time served for
the offence. At the time of the court appearance, Mr. Wilkie had been in custody
for 10 days.
He faces another count of breaching
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probation, in addition to single counts
of possessing a weapon for a dangerous
purpose, assault with a weapon and uttering threats. He was remanded into
custody until his next court appearance
on May 11.
The Bridgewater Police Service said
the accused was charged with offences
which arose after they were dispatched
around 11 p.m. on April 22 to a report of a
man armed with a knife at a North Street
apartment building.
“A knife and a baseball bat were seized
at the scene,” police said.
Authorities said it’s believed one man
was hit in the head with the bat, but the
individual “did not sustain serious injuries as a result of this altercation.”
TM
A Hebbville man will spend another 251
days in custody after he pleaded guilty to
three charges during recent Bridgewater
provincial court proceedings.
Guilty pleas were entered into the
court record on April 24. Dakota James
Parsons, 29, who had already been remanded in custody for several weeks,
was sentenced on the same date. He will
also be on probation for two years following his release. Judge Paul Scovil, who
handed down the sentence, also banned
Mr. Parsons from having firearms for a
10-year period.
Mr. Parsons admitted to breaking and
entering into a First South motel on November 1, 2013 and committing the indictable offence of theft. He also admitted to carelessly handling a firearm and
possessing the firearm without having a
licence, on November 3, 2013,
The probationary period includes a
provision that Mr. Parsons remain away
from two named individuals and the Lily
Front Motel and Cottages.
Lunenburg lawyer David Hirtle represented the accused in court.
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A15
Business fair reveals what’s for sale in South Shore homes
Chester Basin Legion ladies auxiliary hosts event
Participants in the event have to be
home-based businesses without a storefront. They also must have something for
sale at their table or give a free product or
service away in a draw. Only one type of
each business is allowed to be showcased.
This year, the fair had 22 participants.
Tables were $10 to rent or $15 with electricity. “Just enough to cover our heat
and lights,” said Natalie Forsyth, the
president of the auxiliary. “I just hope
they have a lot of people come through
and that it’s a success for them.”
Popular home-based businesses such
KELSEY POWER PHOTO
as Arbonne, Tupperware and Mary Kay
Nora Power and Brenda Redman look at
were represented along with products
Arbonne products being sold by Alex De and services such as massages, steeped
Campos Guerra April 18 at the Chester
tea, apparel, homemade soap and photogBasin Legion.
raphy. Also included were a ventilation
company, a rebate program and a parashowcasing what they had to offer,” said normal romantic novel series.
Ms MacKenzie, who revived the event a
“This is my second business fair here
few years later with more success. This and I did get clients from the last one,”
led her to start hosting it as an annual said Susan Duncan, a retired nurse who
event. “Once the word gets out that we’re now runs Cabin Escape Wellness Coachgoing to do this each year, we’re going to
ing, a business that involves therapeutic
T:10.25"
touch. “There were a lot of people. The
improve.”
By KELSEY POWER
[email protected]
M@kelseyLHNow
One of the problems with running a
business from home that’s not offered online is finding a customer base for your
service or product. The ladies auxiliary
of the Chester Basin Legion has tried to
solve this problem over the past few years
by hosting a home-based business fair.
“It kind of morphed out of our Christmas craft fair,” said Jayne MacKenzie,
the president of Legion Branch 88, about
the event, which was held at this location
for the third time on April 18. “Homebased businesses want to show at our
Christmas craft fair, but the Christmas
craft fair is just that – it’s for crafters. So
we decided to create a spring home-based
business fair for all those people that
didn’t fit the criteria.”
The initial one didn’t go quite as
planned. “The first one we did was a
few years ago, and the biggest complaint
from the public who came was that there
was nothing to buy. It was just businesses
numbers seem to be down a bit this year,
but that’s why I came back. Last year it
was great.”
Tanya Hickey, who runs PepperPot
Photography, also benefited from last
year’s fair. “It’s a two-fold thing. It’s getting your name out there. … I can come to
a home-based business fair and have 100
people come by and take my cards. The
word of mouth was invaluable,” she said.
“I think we need to have more of these
small business fairs, because there’s a lot
of valuable home-based businesses out
there that people aren’t aware of. I think
it’s a great way to be able to make people
aware of them.”
“Once the word gets out
that we’re going to do this
each year, we’re going to
improve.”
Jayne MacKenzie
Legion Branch 88 president
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plastic fencing 14 feet
from the rear of these
barricades. “Those barWill the big rig hill climb
ricades are not placed
be part of this year’s South
there to protect the fans
Shore in Motion event?
from the trucks, they’re
Organizers
Charlie
to protect the truckers
Horstman and Robby Sarty
from the fans. If you
made another pitch to
get 25,000 people, yes,
Bridgewater Town Council
we will need barricades
April 27. A similar request
to hold that,” said Mr.
was denied last year, which
Horstman, noting that a
led to the entire event colsimilar event in St. Jolapsing.
seph Quebec attracted a
The hill climb is a driver
crowd of that size. “With
skill competition, featurthat many people you’re
ing two big rigs climbing
going to get somebody
Charlie
Horstman
an incline of a 6 per cent
who wants to wander
for 900 feet. It’s proposed
out and be a hero in front of those trucks.
to take place on Exhibition Drive between
Dufferin Street and Jubilee Road, on Au- And we don’t want any heroes, alive or
gust 9 at 1 p.m. South Shore in Motion dead.”
A similar event was held in Digby last
would run from August 8-10.
July.
Mr. Horstman told councillors he was
“Although we can no longer be the
made aware most of them had not refirst
(in Nova Scotia), we hope that this
ceived all information, including proof of
insurance availability, the risk manage- presentation will show you it can be done
ment plan, and other documents before safely and has the potential to grow as an
they made their decision last year. He attraction,” said Mr. Horstman. “If we
made sure to include this information in fail then we are at fault, but if, like last
his presentation this year, to alleviate any year, we take many more valuable hours
to try to meet these requirements only to
concerns surrounding insurance issues.
South Shore in Motion’s risk manage- still get rejected, we have no further interment plan for this year has insurance for est in pursuing this event.”
Council agreed to give South Shore in
both the event and the Town of Bridgewater for $5 million in coverage. Ken Smith, Motion a decision at their next meeting
the town’s Chief Administrative Officer, May 11.
“I don’t think anyone is totally against
told councillors he would confirm that
this event, I know I’m in favour of it,”
with the town’s insurer.
Councillor Andrew Tanner asked said Deputy Mayor Bill McInnis who was
the organizers about the concrete bar- acting mayor at the meeting. “I haven’t
ricades to secure the course. They would had a chance to go back and review the
be placed along the route, on one side information I’ve got on it, and I’d like to
of the road at 20 foot intervals. Spec- do that.”
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WEDNESDAY, MAY 6, 2015
History
in the
making
Morgan Hussey of Bluenose Academy donned period costume to add some realism to her project on the
history of Bridgewater.
Students shine at regional fair
T
he 2015 edition of the South Shore Regional School
Boards’ Regional Heritage Fair was held at Bayview
Community School in Mahone Bay May 1.
The event featured the talents of students from both
Lunenburg and Queens Counties and solidified the area’s
reputation of possessing an abundance of talented young
people.
Story and photos by ROBERT HIRTLE
[email protected] /M@LunenburgNews
The Scottish heritage of Bridgewater Elementary’s Obadiah
Oickle was the basis of his entry, “Gael Force: The Winds Have
Changed.”
Bluenose Academy student Elias Dagley
did his entry on Halifax’s Pier 21.
Roy Spencer of Bluenose Academy displayed the pride he has for his great grandfather Roy MacDonald who
was a veteran of the Second World War.
Amber Barkhouse of Bayview Community School in Mahone
Bay elected to do her project on the history of lumbering in
Lunenburg County.
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LifeStyLeS
Loving Lunenburg
Former Torontonians don’t miss much about their former home
By DAVE STEPHENS
million for a place in Vancouver,”
wondered Mr. Findlay. “I believe this
place is an unfound jewel.”
Mr. Findlay is a composer, musiThe South Shore of Nova Scotia
cian and voiceover artist. His spewould appear to be neutral middle
cialty is composing musical scores
ground for a woman from Massafor movies and TV. With many of
chusetts and a man from Montreal.
his clients in California and British
But in fact, it was a “random TV
Columbia, he quickly discovered it
program about Newfoundland” and
didn’t really matter where his stuthe skyrocketing increase in the cost
dio was located. He’s recorded CDs
of living in Toronto that brought
for numerous Nova Scotia musicians
Janine and David Findlay to Lunenand accompanied young musical theburg four years ago.
atre performers. He’s also the organMs Findlay, relatively new to Canist and choir director at St. Andrew’s
ada at the time, saw the show about
Presbyterian Church in Lunenburg,
Newfoundland and asked Mr. Findwhich he particularly enjoys because
lay what it was like to live there.
it allows him to do something for the
That got him thinking about moving
community, something that writing
east.
scores for movies doesn’t.
“New Brunswick bored me. PEI is
One of the films he did do the
too small, and I think Newfoundland
music
for was “Avalanche Sharks”,
is too far, but I’d always been curious
which, according to the Internet
about Nova Scotia,” said Mr. Findlay.
Movie Data base “tells the story of a
Around the same time, the buildbikini contest that turns into a horing that housed his music recording
rifying affair when it is hit by a shark
studio in Toronto was being razed
avalanche.” It’s not the kind of movie
for a condo project and similar space
you’d expect to win an Oscar for, but
would likely have meant he’d be payMr. Findlay said he was unprepared
ing four times as much in rent. In
for the notoriety it received.
addition, the monthly fees for the
“Next thing I know, ‘Avalanche
condo he and Ms. Findlay were living
Sharks’ is being dissected and made
in had jumped over three years from
DAVE STEPHENS PHOTO
fun of by Jay Leno. He’s showing the
$700 to $1,200 a month.
David
and
Janine
Findlay
are
celebrating
four
years
in
Lunenburg.
Still, it wasn’t easy to leave Toronmovie that I scored in my little studio
to. They lived a short walk from the
in Nova Scotia and I’m thinking, ‘Not
St. Lawrence Market, the Eaton Centre verbial “fact-finding mission” so many you’re going to love it in July,’” recalled bad’,” he said with a laugh.
and many excellent restaurants. “All the newcomers find themselves on. Over the Mr. Findlay.
But he’s not laughing about the McNeil
They arrived in Lunenburg for good on
former Montrealers have made Toronto course of a February weekend, the Dials
government’s recent decision to gut the
a great city,” joked Mr. Findlay, who grew showed them “every property from Ches- May 6, 2011, four years ago today. “It looks film tax credit. In recent years, he’s been
up in Montreal. “If I were the mayor of ter to way down the shore” according to like Massachusetts,” said Ms Findlay. “It working more with local productions, and
Toronto, I would erect a monument to the Mr. Findlay, who admitted they had no has the same kind of houses, the same last year he earned a good chunk of his
Parti Quebecois, saying this is the best concept of what Nova Scotia was like kind of people.”
Even though Mr. Findlay had never income doing foley (sound effect) work
thing that ever happened to the city of outside of Halifax.
on a couple of TV series produced by
“At one point, we had this idea lived in a small town, he immediately companies that are now likely to leave
Toronto. You got tens of thouof getting a piece of land near took to Lunenburgers. “There’s a forth- Nova Scotia. “These idiots have commitsands of our best and brightest,
Blue Rocks,” recalled Ms Findlay. rightness and an honesty about people ted murder and suicide at the same time.
and highest-income earners, in
“It was kind of a hippie moment, here that I like, having been in our condo They’ve murdered an industry and, in so
a short period of time.”
by
but not really us. We needed to be in Toronto where people were definitely doing, committed political suicide.”
He didn’t disagree when it
not that way.”
close to town.”
was suggested to him that the
Recent political debates aside, Janine
“People [in Toronto] said to us ‘What do
They eventually settled on a
town of Lunenburg erect a simiand David Findlay have no regrets about
you
mean
you’re
leaving
the
city?’
It
was
lar statue to Rob Ford to acknowledge home in Old Town Lunenburg. Ms Findas if we were leaving the planet, going on moving to Lunenburg. “I think the more
that the former Toronto mayor’s antics lay loved the dining and living rooms.
that Mars mission and not coming back,” people like us who move here and try to fit
might have encouraged residents of his Mr. Findlay was happy to see the plumbin without trying to take over, the better,”
said Ms Findlay.
city to move here over the past few years. ing and electricity had been re-done and
Now that they’re established here, they said Ms Findlay. Added Mr. Findlay, “NewUltimately, the Findlays decided it was there was a large outbuilding for his
don’t know what to say to their friends comers need to realize that this place and
too expensive to stay in Toronto. An on- studio. Anything they didn’t like, they
in other parts of the country. “Do we tell the people here existed and thrived long
line correspondence with local realtors could paint over. Their search was over.
them how great this place is, or do we before they got here and will keep going
Cindy and Adam Dial led to the pro- “Cindy told us, ‘If you like it in February,
let them pay a million five or even three long after they’re gone.”
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A relaxing day for
Tammy Slauenwhite
includes biking
up hills in the
morning, running in
the afternoon and
enjoying a honey,
chocolate, banana,
avocado, sauerkraut
smoothie.
Ten things you didn’t know about ...
Tammy Slauenwhite, fitness coach and triathlete
1.Owns three bikes — a road bike, mountain bike and cyclocross bike
— and on the day we met she had biked 53 kilometres.
2.Lives with her 20-year-old son in the same Rose Bay house she lived
in as a kid.
3.Has a sweet tooth and loves dark chocolate and Covered Bridge
chips, but says it’s all about moderation. She eats mostly local, fresh
food that she buys from nearby farmers’ markets.
4.Reads every day and mostly non-fiction books like Michael Pollan’s
“In Defense of Food,” which she just finished.
5.Has a completely severed ACL, but still bikes and runs every day. Ms
Slauenwhite didn’t know she’d severed it in 2008 and continued to
compete in marathons and also learned to snowboard.
6. Started a YouTube channel called “Tammy’s Fitness Jammies”,
where she leads home workouts in her pyjamas, often with a cup of
coffee nearby.
7. Has a long list of degrees, including an accounting degree, a
business diploma, a computer diploma and a teaching degree,
which she completed in 2010. Ms Slauenwhite says she’s an
entrepreneur at heart and does everything herself for her fitness
business.
8. Managed an Inuit art gallery in Lunenburg for 12 years and
travelled to Canada’s North, which was always a dream of hers.
9. Works as a substitute teacher with the South Shore Regional school
board and leads kids’ fitness and nutrition classes.
10. Didn’t complete the iron distance at her first Epic Dartmouth
competition in 2012, but came back the next year and finished first
in her age category.
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lifestyles
Mic Mac mines and a tragedy
Emily Challis
and Grace
Adams from
Bayview
Community
School have
been wanting
to start a youth
drop in centre
for about a
year.
T
he Mic Mac gold mines in Hebbville played Grace Moore and her daughters were injured.
an important economic role in our comThose travelling in the Moore carriage were
munity at the beginning of the 1900s. The
hurt when the horse broke free of its reins and
president, Thomas Moore, left his mark on the
went out of control. It had been heading down
community as did another employee, Philip
a very steep incline known as Weagles Hill near
Hooper (PH) Moore.
the mine settlement.
PH Moore was born in Newton, MassachuAt the bottom, where the roadway narrowed,
setts, in 1879. His wife was the former Grace Nut- the out-of-control carriage met an ox cart, and
ting, daughter of Capt. Lee and Arrietta (Durafter the animals passed each another the wagyea) Nutting of New York. Capt. Nutting, brevetons collided and the passengers were thrown.
ted colonel, was a New York merchant dealing in
The news report says that Mrs. Nutting died
hay and grains for horses and a decorated vetabout two hours after the accident at the home
eran of the American Civil War. As a captain in
of Joshua Winters. Mrs. Moore sustained a brothe 61st New York Regiment, he was in charge of
ken wrist and “internal shock.” Her daughter
the colour guard at the Battle of Todd’s Tavern
Arietta had a broken thigh and was badly cut.
during the Wilderness Campaign of 1864.
The maid, Annie Butler, was badly bruised.
On that fateful day, the Union Army was
The other Moore daughter, Marian, was bruised
under attack by a larger number of southernas well. The driver, Eli Weagle, was dragged
ers. The battle appeared to be lost. Rallying the
some distance and was cut and bruised. Doctors
troops, Capt. Nutting led a charge
from Bridgewater attended to them,
that caught the southerners off
having arrived in Hebbville as quickPeter C.
guard and sent them into retreat.
ly as possible.
OiCkle
During the charge, Capt. Nutting
Capt. Nutting and PH Moore were
A walk through our past fishing at Lake Rossignol. Special
was seriously injured, and a few
weeks later he was discharged.
trains brought them back to LunenLegend has it that he was hit in
burg County. Nutting’s daughter
the chest and saved by a pocket
Alice was visiting in Halifax and was
Bible. In 1893, he was awarded the Congressional
able to get to Bridgewater by car in six hours.
Medal of Honor for that heroic act. At the dediMrs. Nutting was buried in Brookside cemcation of the Gettysburg monument to the 61st
etery in 1907. Lee Nutting died the following
regiment, Capt. Nutting was a representative of
year, on July 9, 1908, after finishing dinner on the
the state of New York, and a portion of his adlawn of Clarke’s Hotel, Pleasant Street, Bridgedress has survived.
water. He is also interred in Brookside. Their
Lee Nutting and his wife had three children
burial site has been recognized with a plaque
survive to adulthood. Daughter Grace married
and flags that honour him as a recipient of the
PH Moore, who later opened White Point Beach
Congressional Medal of Honor.
Lodge. Prior to that, PH owned and operated a
Romeyn Berry, Nutting’s other son in-law, was
wilderness camp at Lake Rossignol. Daughter
also a person of some fame. He attended Cornell
Olive married Romeyn Berry. It is believed Olive
University, where he met his first wife, Alice
was introduced to Romeyn by her brother RayNutting. They were married September 21, 1908,
mond. Tragically, Raymond Nutting died after
at Crescent Beach, Lunenburg County, both listfalling from a cliff while on contract in Peru as a ing New York City as their place of residence.
mining engineer .
Romeyn maintained a close connection with CorPH and Grace had three children — a boy and
nell University throughout his life. From 1906 to
two girls. The two girls died of influenza while
1919, Berry practiced law in New York City. Durvisiting family in the U.S. Their bodies were creing World War I, he served as a first lieutenant in
mated at Summitt, New York. The boy died when
the U.S. Army.
he was very young.
Leaving his law practice, Berry became the
It is known that PH Moore was employed in
graduate director of Cornell athletics from 1919
some capacity at the Mic Mac Gold Mining Comto 1935. Around 1936, he moved to a 65-acre farm
pany, Hebbville. Company correspondence was
known as Stoneposts in Jacksonville, New York.
often penned and signed by PH, as Tom Moore
Alice died in a vehicle-train accident. He later
was frequently in the U.S. Tom Moore’s second
married Hester Bancroft, a sculptor and painter.
wife was a member of the Hebb family. Both Tom Romeyn died in 1957.
and PH had homes in Hebbs Cross. There is an
After spending their summers in Bridgewaunconfirmed story that while tavelling to Bridge- ter and area, the Nuttings found their eternal
water to deposit gold at the bank, he picked up
home on the South Shore. PH Moore and his wife
a walker. The walker later reported that PH
eventually resided in Chester and are buried at
showed him the gold, but he was more impressed Bayview Cemetery there. Romeyn Berry left a
with the speed of the horse.
lasting legacy at Cornell University.
Tragedy seems to have followed the Nutting
Peter C. Oickle is chair of the Bridgewater herifamily. In an article dated September 10, 1907,
tage advisory committee and of the Bridgewater
with the headline “Fatal Accident Near Mic Mac
museum commission. He also sits on the Heritage
Mines,” the Bridgewater Bulletin reported an
Trust of Nova Scotia board. You may contact him
accident in which Mrs. Nutting was killed and
at [email protected].
EMMA SMITH PHOTO
Awesome Foundation
hands out $2,000
By EMMA SMITH
For more information about
pitching your idea visit:
www.awesomesouthshore.ca
[email protected]
M@emmaLHNow
The South Shore chapter of the
Awesome Foundation handed out
$2,000 on April 29 to two community initiatives.
Grace Adams and Emily Challis from Bayview Community
School were given $1,000 for their
plan to turn a room in the Mahone
Bay Centre into a space for teens.
“We want to have a place to be
with our friends without having
to do a sport or doing a certain activity. Just to hang out with each
other and not worry about being
too loud or buying stuff,” said
Grace, who’s in Grade 9.
Grace and Emily say there’s
little for a teenager to do in Mahone Bay, besides wandering the
aisles of the Irving or sitting in
Tim Hortons.
They hope their youth centre,
which is open to all South Shore
teens, will be a safe space to meet
new people without fear of judgement.
“I’m not a very athletic person,
so I always feel judged if I want
to do a sport,” said Emily. “Now
it’s like we’re not being judged
because we know it’s a welcoming
place for people.”
The teens will use the funds as
seed money to rent the basement
of the Mahone Bay Centre and
buy food and decorations. They
plan to have it up and running by
September.
Liz Powers and Pam Paton, the
musical duo behind Road Trip
Boogie, also received $1,000 during the gathering at the HUB in
Mahone Bay.
Their idea is to hold flash mob
jam sessions across the South
Shore this summer. In keeping
with flash mob tradition, the locations and dates are secret.
“We’re going to surprise people
when they least expect it with
a flash mob, and that’s all we’re
going to say about that. So be prepared,” said Ms Paton.
The money will help them buy
“wonderful musical instruments
for everybody,” like triangles,
drums and ukuleles.
The Awesome Foundation is a
collection of 30 people who every
month give away $1,000 of their
own money to a great community
idea. Since starting last May, the
South Shore chapter has donated
a total of $11,000 to groups and
individuals.
This month, the group narrowed it down to four finalists
from 12, which was the highest
number of submissions yet.
The Awesome Foundation is
asking people to pitch ideas for
next month’s giveaway around the
theme of celebrating the group’s
one-year anniversary.
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Students achieve Duke of Edinburgh gold awards
“She automatically signed me up because it was
about volunteer work and outdoor activity, and
those are the two things that I really enjoy,” she
said, adding that she learned more about herself
Right Hon. David Johnston, Governor General
and found herself through the program. She will
of Canada, presented several South Shore students
enter the nursing program at the University of
with prestigious gold Duke of Edinburgh awards
Prince Edward Island after she graduates.
at a ceremony in Halifax late last month.
“I definitely learned a lot more than I thought
Forty-five youth volunteers from across the
I was capable of, and it basically pushes or chalprovince were presented with the gold awards of
lenges you to try different things, and that’s
achievement, including five from this area.
what I definitely got out of it,” said Mr. Curry,
“Honestly, I was most excited about meeting
who became involved in the program through
the Governor General because he’s pretty high
cadets. “I discovered myself as I was progressing
up in the chain and I don’t normally see people
through the program.” Mr. Curry is now a graduthat high up in the chain,” said Gregory Curry of
ate of Forest Heights Community School and has
Chester Basin, who achieved the award through
joined the Canadian Forces. When not working
Royal Canadian Sea Cadet Corp 351 Llewellyn, the
in the navy, he’s teaching wrestling at Sackville
Chester branch of the Navy League of Canada.
Sports Stadium, which involves a combination
“I mean, you may see them in the news once in a
of skills he picked up while going through this
while, but actually meeting them in person is quite
program.
a neat thing.”
Since the program began in 1956, over eight
Dean Larder of New Ross also achieved his
million youth in 143 countries have achieved
award through this organization. Allison Smith,
this recognition for undertaking numerous vola former student of Park View Education Centre,
untary and challenging activities, including over
and Meghan Ernst, set to graduate this spring,
500,000 from Canada since 1963. Over 44,000 moboth live in Lunenburg and achieved the award
tivated volunteers from Canada participate in
through their school. Carla du Toit of Conquerall
the program each year. The award has operated
Gregory
Curry
accepts
his
Gold
Duke
of
Edinburgh
Award
from
Right
Mills was also recognized for her volunteer efforts
in Nova Scotia since 1972, and over 4,000 people
in her community. She received the award indepen- Hon. David Johnston, Governor General of Canada, April 22 in Halifax.
have achieved bronze, silver and gold awards in
Mr. Curry volunteered in various cadet activities and also was involved that time.
dent of an organization.
“I really just enjoy helping others. That’s just with search and rescue.
“If any youth have the chance to do this prowhat I wanted to do since I was little,” said Ms
gram, do it, because it definitely shows you new
Smith, who is now 19 and enrolled in the continualready doing most of the activities required to achieve
skills, gives you more confidence and attributes
ing-care program at the Nova Scotia Community College the award on her own when a teacher recommended the that you never knew you even had until you started this
campus in Lunenburg. “I think probably the biggest in- opportunity to her. Now, her two younger sisters are also program,” said Mr. Curry.
fluence was my mom. She always gets out and volunteers enlisted in the Duke of Edinburgh program, and they
The Governor General attended the ceremony in
a lot and she would take us with her, and I think it just recently received bronze and silver awards.
Halifax as the national chair of the Duke of Edinburgh’s
became something I liked to do as well.” Ms Smith was
The same teacher signed Ms Ernst up for the program. Award in Canada.
By KELSEY POWER
[email protected]
M@kelseyLHNow
Meghan Ernst accepts her Gold Duke of Edinburgh
Award from Right Hon. David Johnston, Governor General of Canada, April 22 in Halifax. Ms Ernst volunteered
with her local Girl Guides Sparks Unit and taught swimming lessons in the community.
Carla du Toit accepts her Gold Duke of Edinburgh Award
from Right Hon. David Johnston, Governor General of
Canada, April 22 in Halifax. She volunteers as an assistant
at Bridgewater’s hospital, is a leader at a youth leadership camp and also teaches music.
Allison Smith accepts her Gold Duke of Edinburgh
Award from Right Hon. David Johnston, Governor General of Canada, April 22 in Halifax. She received the
award for volunteering within her community, for her
involvement with church, a day care and NSSSA.
Sweet, meet protein
M
ost of us like a little something
sweet for breakfast from time to
time — or every day — and I’m
no different. Too much sugar can actually bring your energy level lower than
it was before you ate, though, especially
if you don’t get a bit of protein in there
at the same time. Here are a few morning treats that give you the best of both
worlds.
King Pancakes
Ingredients
1 cup all-purpose flour
1 1/4 tsps baking powder
1/4 tsp salt
1 tsp brown sugar
1/4 cup creamy peanut butter
1 1/2 cups milk
1/2 tsp vanilla extract
1 small ripe banana, peeled and sliced
1 tbsp butter
Directions
Whisk flour, baking powder and salt
together in a mixing bowl.
Add brown sugar and peanut butter
and blend until the texture resembles
cornmeal. Add milk and vanilla. Stir just
until blended; some lumps
1 1/4 cups peanut butter
should remain. Stir in the
1/2 cup honey
banana pieces.
1/2 cup dry milk
Melt butter in a large
1/4 tsp salt
skillet or sauté pan over
Directions
medium heat. Spoon batCombine the oats, cereal,
ter into skillet, using 1/4
nuts, sunflower seeds, coconut
cup at a time to form each
and dried fruit in a large mixpancake. Flip when bubing bowl.
bles break through the unCombine the peanut butter,
cooked side and pancake
ElisabEth
honey, dry milk powder and
turns easily.
salt in a saucepan. Warm over
bailEy
Cook until the pancakes
low-medium heat, stirring
Betty's Bite
are golden brown on both
until the mixture is smooth
sides, and serve immediand can be easily poured.
ately.
Pour the liquid mixture
No-Bake Granola Bars
over the cereal mixture. Stir while the
Makes 12 bars
liquid is still warm to combine everyIngredients
thing. Use your hands if you need to —
2 cups quick oats
or want to. Kids love this step!
1 1/2 cups cereal (corn flakes, puffed
Press the mix into a 9x9” pan. Cover
rice, raisin bran or similar)
with plastic wrap and refrigerate until it
1/4 cup chopped nuts, any kind
is firm.
1/4 cup sunflower seeds
Cut into 12 pieces and store in an air1/4 cup shredded coconut
tight container in the refrigerator.
3/4 cup raisins or other dried fruit,
If you will not use the bars within a
chopped into bite-sized pieces if needed
week, you can wrap them well and store
them in the freezer.
Baked Apple Squares
Ingredients
2 cups flour
1 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp salt
1 3/4 cups sugar
1 tsp cinnamon
1 tsp vanilla
1/2 cup vegetable oil
3 eggs, beaten
2 cups chopped apples
1 cup walnut or pecan pieces
Directions
Preheat oven to 350°F. Butter a 9x13”
pan and set aside.
Whisk flour, baking powder, salt and
cinnamon together in a mixing bowl.
In a second bowl, beat sugar, vanilla,
vegetable oil and eggs together.
Add dry ingredients to wet ingredients and stir to combine. Add apple and
nuts until just blended. Transfer mixture
to prepared baking pan.
Bake for 35 to 40 minutes. Cool, then
cut into squares.
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Invisible ancestors
White-throated sparrows
record. They were not allowed to own
elcome to health class 101
land, sign legal documents or particiand science 102. It’s been
years since the first artificial pate in government activities such as
voting. Men took care of all that busiinsemination took place. The first testness, plus they claimed the children
tube baby, via in vitro fertilization, was
with their surname so it would be carborn in 1978. Both of these procedures
ried into the next generation.
prove science can help make a baby.
Although finding females in the famIn the cattle world, artificial insemiily can be difficult, it’s not impossible.
nation is down to a science. Farmers
One place to start your search is the
can now choose regular semen, which
female ancestors page on Cyndi’s List,
is a roll of the gender dice, or sexed
http://www.cyndislist.com/female.
semen, which almost always guaranLinks to various websites include cattees a female. Cows are more desired
egories for suffragettes and suffragists,
than bulls, for obvious reasons.
diaries and letters, clothing and cosBehind closed doors, and perhaps
tumes and witches.
in the kitchen, scientists are working
Barb Snow has a guide on her webto create human eggs and sperm. One
site to help researchers
experiment involves manufind female ancestors,
facturing eggs and sperm
http://www.barbsnow.net/
from the skin tissue of
Female.htm. She is intermice.
ested in more than just
Perhaps someday a
the raw data of names and
woman will be able to walk
dates; she researches the
into a local store, order a
society in which they lived.
specific sperm type with
She wants to know how the
regard to skin, hair and
laws affected them and to
eye colour, and walk out
learn whether they worked
pregnant. The birth ceroutside the home, kept a
tificate would record the
Diane Lynn diary or appeared in local
mother’s name and leave
TiberT
newspapers.
the father’s line blank, beHerstory: An Exhibicause no male donated to
Roots to the Past
tion, found at http://
the cause.
library.usask.ca/herstory,
But we’re a few years
is a digital version of
away from that scenario,
“Herstory: The Canadian Women’s
so every human on Earth is a product
Calendar” from 1974 to 1995. The first
of one female and one male. Yet many
20 issues provide short biographies on
genealogists place importance on only
several thousand Canadian women. It
one line of a family tree — the male
includes photographs, art, poetry and
line. If they are like me — and science
essays. The calendar tells the stories of
tells me they are — half of their anceswomen in society, arts and leisure, protors are female and half are male.
fessions and politics.
While many neglect the female line,
If you’ve never focused on female anmany others are interested in finding
cestors in your genealogy before, take
the women in their family, and they
time this Mother’s Day to give them
consider women to be as important as
more than a passing glance.
the men. If someone were looking for a
Diane Lynn McGyver Tibert, author
genetic illness in the family, it would be
of Fowl Summer Nights, is a freelance
a disservice to research only males.
writer based in Central Nova Scotia.
Female ancestors are sometimes
Visit her Roots to the Past blog (https://
called invisible ancestors. They are
rootstothepast.wordpress.com) to learn
difficult to trace because laws and
more about her genealogy writing.
customs kept them hidden from public
arrived. Hermit thrushes are starting
tephen Joudrey of Whynotts
to show up in many locations across the
Settlement sent me some photos
province now.
of a white-throated sparrow. Most
On April 22, Judith Orr of Union
people do not realize that we get two
Square spotted her first barn swallow for
versions of this sparrow here. One is
the year. Marg Millard of White Point
tan-striped, while the other is a whitesaw eight brown­-headed cowbirds in
striped. Mr. Joudrey had taken a photo
her grapevine. They included five males
of the white­-striped version, which has
and three females. In Broad Cove, Eileen
white on either side of the black crown
Morrison photographed what appears to
rather than tan. This sparrow is a fabe a very pale-coloured dark­-eyed junco
vourite of mine, especially when it calls
with a lot of white.
on territory with its “Old Sam Peabody,
As I mentioned earlier, a lot of species
Peabody, Peabody.” We should be hearing
seem to be bypassing us all together. Exthis call all over the place quite soon.
amples are a black-crowned night heron
Mr. Joudrey also had large numbers of
photographed by Jean ­Paul d’Entremont
American goldfinches and a male purple
and a field sparrow at the feeder of Rayfinch.
mond d’Entremont in Lower
Greater yellowlegs are
West Pubnico. Kim Robertnow showing up in migrason Walker also had a field
tion on the way to their
sparrow at Ohio, Shelburne
nesting grounds. The largest
County, and a field spargroup that I found consisted
row and an indigo bunting
of seven at Conrad’s Island,
were at Brian Mackenzie’s
near Sand Dollar Beach in
feeder in Lower Argyle.
Lower Rose Bay. Two willets
Indigo buntings have been
were also present. Willets
reported from a number
are starting to show someof other locations across
what earlier than expected,
the province also. Maynard
but all other reports that
James
Amirault had a male rose­I’ve seen have been from outbreasted grosbeak in Lower
side of Lunenburg County.
Hirtle
West Pubnico, and Johnny
Melba Lantz and her
Bird Notes
Nickerson had five at the
husband were pleased to
Hawk on Cape Sable Island.
see a pair of red crossbills
Palm warblers seem to be
at their feeder in Crouses
Settlement. This bird is scarce so far this reported from everywhere except Lunenburg County.
year. A lot of the birds that have come
I’ve seen photos of male scarlet
back recently seem to have bypassed
tanagers taken at a number of locations
Lunenburg County. It’s either that or
across the province. Ervin Olsen photowe are not noticing them. This was apgraphed an early red-­eyed vireo at Arcaparent with the yellow­-rumped warbler.
Nancy Dowd visited Kejimkujik National dia in Yarmouth County. Snow geese are
showing up in several areas. A white­Park and reported that this species was
fronted goose has been seen by a number
all over the place singing. I’ve not found
of people along the Habitant River near
one yet in my travels, and no one else
Canning with some snow geese and lots
has reported them here. Dorothy Poole
of Canada geese. Stan Riggs reports that
of Milton reported some to me, and they
Eastern phoebes are back in Coldbrook
seem to be prevalent elsewhere in other
and have already started to build a nest.
counties in the postings that I’ve seen.
Common redpolls are still present at
An overwintering group was found at
a few locations, which is very late for
Summerville Beach by Eric Mills. It’s
them to remain here. At Miners Marsh
likely the same group that Ms Poole and
in Kentville, Mike McCall heard the deI saw in that area in December, during
scending whinny of a sora rail. There
the White Point Christmas bird count.
was a male king eider located in Cape
Ms Dowd saw 25 common loons in
Breton, and Andy de Champlain discovthe bay and inlet off Corkums Island.
ered a male on the Salt Marsh Trail in
Sue Beaver of Garden Lots let me know
Cow Bay.
that two fox sparrows were still present
The North American migration count
after she had not seen any for about a
occurs on May 9. I look after co-ordination
week. A female red­-winged blackbird
of this for Lunenburg County. If you
is still there. Fox sparrows seem to be
hanging around in other locations across would like to be a feeder watcher or would
like to join a team in the field on that day
the province too. Mandy Eisenhauer of
please contact me. You may e-mail me at
Rhodes Corner also had a fox sparrow.
[email protected] or by phone at
She reported hearing a hermit thrush
902-693­-2174.
in song and a second northern flicker
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Langstroth.
A new piece written by Mr. Langstroth
and his his wife, lyricist Tasha Miller,
entitled “The Limpet and Her Rock,” will
be premiered.
Also on the program is Nova Scotian
composer Alasdair MacLean’s “Songs
and Sayings,” a work inspired by the
Helen Creighton collection of Nova Scotian folk songs, and commissioned for the
Aeolians by CBC Halifax 25 years ago.
The performance is sponsored by Musique Royale.
For more information, call 902-634-9994
or e-mail [email protected].
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Capella Regalis Choir to perform
The Capella Regalis Men and Boys
Choir will make two local stops as part of
its 2015 Nova Scotia spring tour.
The group will perform May 15 at 7:30
p.m. at Zion Lutheran Church in Lunenburg and again May 16 at 7 p.m. at St.
Mark’s Anglican Church in Broad Cove.
Founded by director Nick Halley in
2010, the choir comprises 10 men and 12
boys aged seven to 14 and is modelled on
the great Anglican tradition of men and
boys church choirs.
It is one of just a few such choirs in
Canada today and aims to help rejuvenate
what once was a rich tradition.
Capella Regalis is a unique educational
outreach program that is part of Musique
Royale.
For more information, visit http://
www.capellaregalis.com.
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Patricia Watson Quintet to perform
The Patricia Watson Quintet will perform at the Scuttlebutt Restaurant in
Lunenburg on May 29 from 7:30 to 9:30
p.m.
Along with Ms Watson, the group features the talents of John Bird, Ian Campbell, Gary Sallans and Dave Skinner.
Special guest for the evening will be
John Duckworth.
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Fiddlers to perform
Trinity Fiddlers, under the direction
of Maureen Mossman, will perform at
the United Church in Rose Bay on May 24
at 2:00 p.m.
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Tributes pour in for world renowned author
By KEITH CORCORAN
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M@NewsmanKeith
World renowned writer Budge Wilson has earned many
accolades for the way she styles her words, but she was at a
loss for them when friends and family honoured the author
for a lifetime of creativity and influence.
“You’ve made me feel kind of amazing. I thank every one
of you for that,” Ms Wilson told about 90 people gathered for
her “toast and tribute” at the Shore Club in Hubbards. The
inaugural Hubbards Writers Festival honoured Ms Wilson
with the special evening on May 1. Ms Wilson turned 88 the
following day.
“The last couple of hours have added up to one of the most
astonishing experiences of my life,” she said in her remarks
near the close of the
night that featured
speakers and presentations.
She said it is likely
impossible to imagine
an occasion matching
the delight she felt
during the tribute.
The Halifax-born
Ms Wilson, who summered in Northwest
Cove and continues
to live on the South
Shore, worked as a
Marjorie Simmons
Friend of Budge Wilson
teacher, artist, photographer and fitness
instructor before taking up writing at age
50. She has published 33 books which have been translated
into 14 languages. Mount Saint Vincent and Dalhousie University awarded her honorary degrees in 2012 and 2010, respectively. In 2011, she received the Order of Nova Scotia, and
she was appointed a Member of the Order of Canada in 2004.
One of Ms Wilson’s daughters, Andrea Wilson, was on
hand in Hubbards for the celebration of her mother’s attributes, abilities and accomplishments. Family friend Kirsten
Franklin read a submission on behalf of Ms Wilson’s other
daughter, Glynis Wilson Boultbee, who lives in Alberta and
was not able to attend.
The night was filled with laughter and applause as speakers recalled their Budge Wilson stories.
“Budge has given me friendship, shared with me her wisdom, opened up her heart and embraced me and my story,”
said Mary Jane Coops. “I am forever grateful to her and hope
that I can emulate her example of living life with love curiousity, honesty and diligence.”
More than 80 written tributes are contained in “Budge,”
which the Hubbards Writers Society, in co-operation with the
Hubbards and Area Business Association and the Aspotogan
Heritage Trust, compiled in a special commemorative book.
The Aspotogan Arts and Crafts organization presented Ms
Wilson with a painting as a memento of the evening.
“I’ve been daffy about her since the first time we met. For
such a petite woman, she is a powerhouse of creativity and
life energy. I also love her candour and authenticity,” noted
Marjorie Simmins of her connection to Ms Wilson.
Bridgewater-born actor John Dunsworth, known for playing the role of Jim Lahey on the TV series “Trailer Park
Boys”, was the night’s master of ceremonies.
“I’ve been daffy
about her since the
first time we met. For
such a petite woman,
she is a powerhouse
of creativity and life
energy.”
KEITH CORCORAN PHOTO
Acclaimed author Budge Wilson checks out the “Budge” book
during a tribute event in her honour in Hubbards.
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Lunenburg School of the Arts opens
Facility enhances the creative culture of the town
By ROBERT HIRTLE
[email protected]
M@LunenburgNews
The Lunenburg School of the Arts officially
opened its doors amid much fanfare May 1.
Senator Wilfred Moore, who was the driving force
behind the foundation of the institution, served as
master of ceremonies for the event, which drew a
large crowd to its Prince Street studio.
“In March 2011, Doug Bamford and I were at
an event in Halifax. A lady was there and she was
the dean of the Haliburton School of the Arts in
Haliburton, Ontario,” Senator Moore recalled. “She
explained what was going on and how they offered
summer programs. I looked at Doug and said, ‘that’s
an idea we can steal’.”
Meetings began in earnest in the spring of 2013
to determine just exactly what was going to be done
and how to go about doing it.
“We got ourselves incorporated and registered
as a charity, and all of that didn’t just happen with
Doug and me. We had great help along the way,” he
said.
A total of 10 courses have been scheduled for the
upcoming summer program, featuring an eclectic
variety of artistic media including painting, ceramics, screen printing, printmaking, sketching and
jewelry making.
Participating artists include Joan Bruneau, Tom
Forrestall, Stephen Bishop, Emma Fitzgerald, Roger
Mullin, Charley Young, Rebecca Hannon, Nancy
Price, Doug Bamford and Adero Willard.
The highlight of the opening event was the ceremonial ribbon cutting, which was performed by
three-year-old Franklin Dumaresq with assistance
from noted local artists Tela Purcell, Susan Hudson
and Andrew Maize.
Deputy mayor Danny Croft also brought greetings
from the town and presented Senator Moore with a
certificate to mark the occasion.
ROBERT HIRTLE PHOTO
Artists Susan Hudson, right, Andrew Maize and Tela Purcell lend
a hand as three-year-old Franklin Dumaresq cuts the ceremonial
ribbon to officially open the Lunenburg School of the Arts.
Singer-songwriter still going strong after 50 years
Hank Middleton launches second CD
By ROBERT HIRTLE
[email protected]
M@LunenburgNews
Singer-songwriter Hank Middleton will launch his latest CD with
a May 9 concert at Centre scolaire de la Riv-Sud in Cookville.
It might seem hard to believe but Hank Middleton has been writing and playing music for a half a
century.
To celebrate those 50 years, the affable Bridgewater entertainer will launch his latest CD, “Middletunes II - Messages” at a fundraising concert taking
place at Centre scolaire de la Rive-Sud in Cookville
May 9 at 7 p.m.
All proceeds from the event will go to support the
Society of St. Vincent de Paul to assist them in their
efforts of helping out those in need in Lunenburg
County.
“We have a very eclectic list of music. Everything
from bossa nova to Celtic to rock to country to folk,”
Mr.Middleton says of the new release. “And that’s
just the way I like it. I just hear too many artists who
play and you listen to the CD and if it’s not all the
same, it’s similar.”
While the album might be considered Mr. Middleton’s second solo release, he’s says it really isn’t
considered the wealth of talent that joined him in
the studio.
“Really, I’m a songwriter as opposed to a singer.
I do sing but I also write a lot of material I can’t
sing, for females, that is just out of my range,” he
explains.
Joining Mr. Middleton on Middletunes II - Messages is a who’s who of vocal and musical talent
from the South Shore and even beyond.
They include his colleagues from the vocal group
Collage and the cast of the summertime historical
variety show Glimpses, both of which Mr. Middleton
performs with.
What: Launch of “Middletunes II-Messages”
Where: Centre scolaire de la Rive-Sud
When: May 9 at 7 p.m.
Info: [email protected]
Among the vocalists who appear on the CD are
John Barr and Sharon Jackson as well as Pat Thompson, Dave Bell and Art Cole who all also play guitar.
Others lending their voices to the tracks are Stewart Franck, who also plays bass, Gaye Middleton,
Janet Rae and Vonda Laffin.
Other musical accompanists featured include
John Bird on keyboards, Gary Feener on drums,
Gary Mason on saxophone, Greg Middleton on bass,
Jude Pelley on mandolin, bass and percussion, Joe
Veres on harmonica, Charlie Wilson on flute and tin
whistle and Steve Keith on fiddle and banjo.
Thanks to the wonders of modern technology
another old friend of Mr. Middleton’s, Louisianna’s
Lee Benoit, also performs on the CD contributing
to a pair of French tunes with his Cajun accordion.
“Pretty much every song has a message. I like a
song with a story, a good melody, a nice arrangement,
and hopefully, that’s what I’ve done,” he says, adding
it took three winters of writing songs to complete the
album. “But that’s what I like. I like the writing part,
the creative part, and putting it together.”
As with his first solo CD “Messages I,” proceeds
from the concert and CD sales will go to charity, this
time the Society of St. Vincent de Paul.
“I’ve been involved with them since 2006. We help
people out financially when they’re in need,” Mr.
Middleton explains. “I do outreach for them for a
two-week period, three times a year. We help people
out with firewood, oil, and the big one, power bills.
That’s about 55 to 60 per cent of our calls. This winter has been terrible.”
The society also provides food vouchers, travel
for medical appointments and payment of telephone
bills.
“There’s a limit. We tell people we can help them
out in a major way once a year,” he says.
Over the past four years the society has assisted
needy people in Lunenburg County to the tune of
$174,000, $52,000 of that in the past 12 months alone.
“I guess the magnitude of the need is what really
got me,” he added.
For more information on the concert contact Mr.
Middleton via e-mail at [email protected].
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ArtPreneurs Hosting Art Celebration Event May 7
Jessica Uhlman, the local coordinator of Youth Art Connection, a Bridgewater group that helps young people make positive changes in their lives by using the arts, speaks to council April 27. It also offers an ArtPreneur program to help the young people learn to earn an income from their crafts. The group is hosting an
Art Celebration event May 7 from 7 to 9 p.m. at the Lunenburg County Lifestyle Centre, where their art will
be on display and available for purchase.
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In Your CommunItY
Contest Winners
Drug Awareness poster contest winners: Bayview Community School winners of
the Mahone Bay Area Lions Club’s poster contest, left to right, Grade 4, Hannah
Allen; Grade 5, Jessica Silver and Grade 6, Lily Street. Jessica Silver’s Grade 5
poster was also the second place poster in the Nova Scotia contest.
Lion Charles Uhlman photo
News from the Bridgewater Photo Club
On April 28, the Bridgewater Photo
Club welcomed three visitors to our
meeting, a wonderful surprise so late in
our year.
We started the evening with our sight
and sound competition. Our members
were challenged to put a digital slide
show together, complete with sound.
Charlene Lewis created a show called
“Thank You Louis,” which coupled
her photographs with the song “It’s a
Wonderful World” by Louis Armstrong.
Karen Parnell Herrick’s essay contained a collection of stunning portraits
wearing old fashioned hats set to the
song “My Hat’s on the Side of My Head”
by Ray Noble. Our winning essay of
the night was created by John Burnett.
His show was set to the Lennie Gallant
song “Make and Break Harbour” and
contained a series of photographs of
harbours and fishing boats.
After a break for snacking and socializing, Dublin Shore photographer
Kas Stone gave the club a presentation called “Digital Manipulation — the
Great “Reality” Debate.” How much post
processing of our digital photographs
is “allowed”? When does a photograph
change from being a photograph to
being art? Is a photographer an artist
who uses images as “ingredients”? Or
is it “cheating” to create a photograph
using elements from two or more pho-
tos? To help answer these questions,
please come and visit our club and you
will receive many different opinions!
A few of our club members were recently recognized at Bridgewater’s volunteer ceremony and reception. Longtime club member Nancy Johnston was
recognized for her years of arranging
a well-balanced and enjoyable program
for our club. John Burnett has only been
a member for a couple of years, but is
one of our most dedicated volunteers.
He is our current VP and projectionist and creates digital slide shows that
highlight the photography of all our
club members. He has also led many instructional sessions at the club, and has
volunteered his photography to the community at the DesBrisay Museum and
the Lunenburg Folk Harbour Festival.
Gary Smith was also recognized for his
volunteer work photographing exhibits
at the DesBrisay Museum.
Our annual meeting will wrap up our
club meetings on May 12 at the MARC.
In addition to our formal meeting, we’ll
be showing all the honour award winning photographs from the year and a
slide show from a recent field trip to Riverport and surrounding area. It’s your
last chance to join us before we break
for the summer. We welcome all photographers — beginners to professionals.
New baby Lion
Brian Demone (left), the 25th member of the Mahone Bay Area Lions Club was inducted by PKL Gary Langille during the April dinner meeting. Lion Brian’s sponsor is
PDG Charles Uhlman.
Guest
Speakers
Lesley Taylor,
community coordinator for South
Shore Helping
Hands, and Ted
Hobson, chairman
of senior’s project,
Mahone Bay
Centre shown
with Lion Gary
Langille, were
guest speakers at
the April meeting
of the Mahone Bay
Area Lions club.
Lion Charles Uhlman
photo
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Dea Sagnella deposits used eyeglasses as Mahone Bay Area Lions Club’s chairman,
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set a personal best in
the two-mile
race by over
one minute while
training in
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Athletes train in Florida
By STACEY COLWELL
[email protected]
M@LHNOWnews
During a recent two-week camp in Florida stocked
with dozens of high-performance track athletes from
across Nova Scotia, a young man with a less-decorated
athletic background shone the brightest.
“This year I gave an award, and I never do that,” said
Bluenose Athletics Club coach and annual trip organizer Tanya Daniels.
“I gave it to Ben Foote, who has never even made it
to the [high school] provincials in running to date, but
most definitely had the biggest gains in the two-week
camp that I quite honestly have ever witnessed.”
Last November, the 15-year-old Park View Education
Centre student asked his coach if he could go to the
high-performance camp.
“I was reluctant because I really didn’t know how it
would go or if he would enjoy the experience as it was
such a drastic — at that time — difference competitively,” said Ms Daniels.
“He came there with a very determined mindset,
focused an incredible amount of time on nutrition and
recovery, and by the time [of] the last meet he had set a
personal best in the two-mile [race] by over one minute.”
She said he has since continued to push himself to
excel and has become a model for just how beneficial the
Florida experience can be for young athletes.
Ben was one of 13 local teens from the Bluenose Athletics Club who attended the camp in Orlando. In total,
over 40 athletes from Nova Scotia made the trip, and
most of those rank among the best in the province in
their respective disciplines.
“Literally every national team athlete out of this area
has attended the Florida training camp: Jenna Martin,
Chelsea Whalen, Rachel McIntosh, Mattias Wolter and
several other Nova Scotia national team athletes,” said
Ms Daniels, who was introduced to the event in 2008 by
Charles Scarrow, the late coach of Bridgewater Olympian Jenna Martin.
“That next year I took the first official Bluenose
group, which included Rachael McIntosh and Mattias
Wolter, and Rachael to this day says it was the turning
point for her on the journey of being an elite athlete.”
Ms Daniels said that experience is not unique.
“For the athletes, it is invaluable to them truly understanding what it takes to go from training as a younger
athlete to training as a competitive athlete. For some,
this is their first time away from home as an athlete …
[and it] replicates the reality of an athlete’s life after
parents. They are fully immersed in a 24-hour-a-day
schedule — of training, eating, sleeping — that is 100 per
cent set up in a high performance mindset.”
The daily routine involves a wake-up time of 8 a.m.,
practice at 9:30, followed by lunch and a nap, then another practice at 3 p.m., after which the participants
have supper and then do yoga. They also have to schedule time for schoolwork and, at night, while recovering
from the day’s training, focus on mental skills training.
All the while, they learn to eat healthy, without added
sugars or processed food.
“They eat to compete, and for some of them this can
be a tough, tough battle. … Almost every one of them
had comments about how it was the toughest part of the
camp but the biggest thing they wanted to try to work on
when they returned home.”
Cameron Whynot trains in the shot put.
Daily practices involve time on the track, in the
pool and in the weight room. Some sessions are run by
international athletes and clinicians who train at the
Wide World of Sports facility. This year, teens also got to
observe the training of athletes such as Olympic hurdle
medalists David Oliver and Jason Richardson, along
with Olympic 400-metre gold medalist LeShawn Merrit.
Beginning in 2016, Athletics Nova Scotia will begin
organizing the annual Florida training camps.
“It is bittersweet to officially announce that I am
retiring after so many incredible Florida experiences,”
said Ms Daniels, who has been recognized by Athletics
Nova Scotia for her contributions to the sport and who
has coached various provincial and national teams.
“It has provided me with so much professional development in coaching and invaluable time with young athletes to help them excel with their goals. I am so happy
that Athletics Nova Scotia recognized and supports the
success in this program and is now taking [it] on and
organizing it.”
From left, Kasey
Knickle, Josh
Savage, Jessica
Clarke and
Robyne Simmons
participated in
this year’s Florida
training camp for
elite young Nova
Scotian track
athletes.
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MOVING
TARGET
Bowling
Emmett Dagley,
left, participates in
football skill session
with Christian
Dickens, right, during
a May 2 camp hosted
by South Shore
Seahawks Minor
Football to introduce
the game to potential
new players. The
camp took place
at Bridgewater’s
HB Studios Sports
Centre.
Lunenburg Bowling Alley League
Men’s League, April 13:
H.S., Jeff Carver, 140. H.T., : Yama
Younis, 357. T.H., Outlands, 1,693.
Ladies’ League, April 13:
H.S., Crystal Myra, 122. H.T., Kim Veinotte,
325. 300’s; Crystal Myra, 313; Kim Veinotte,
325.
Early Birds, April 22: H.S., Satrina
Swinemar, 120. H.T., Satrina Swinemar, 327.
H. no mark, Susan Cosgrove, 88.
Canexel, April 8: M.S., Garfield
Forward, 138. M.T., Garfield Forward, 372.
L.S., Courtney Tremere, 122. L.T., Courtney
Tremere, 339.
Money League, April 9: M.S., Bob Lantz,
122. M.T., Colton Whitman, 343. L.S., Tosha
Wellman, 125, 132. L.T., Tosha Wellman, 351.
Lucky Strikes, April 3: L.S., Sam Hirtle,
151. L.T., Sam Hirtle, 373. M.S., Henry Hirtle,
145. M.T., Jeff Zwicker, 346. T.T., Better Late
Lutheran Church
Bowling League
April
28:
Team Standings: The
Untouchables, 5,394; Wally’s Gang, 5,322;
Weebles, 5,320; The Unpredictables, 5,268.
L.S., Verlene Silver-Corkum, 109. L.T.,
Verline Silver-Corkum, 294. M.S., Wayne
Nauss, 111. M.T., Wally Corkum, 310. L.S.,
no mark, Pat Townsend, 87. M.S., no mark,
Arthur Veinot, 90.
A
W
E
S
O
M
E
Than Never, 1,581.
Mickey Mouse, April 19: L.S., Danika
Veinot, 137. L.T., Danika Veinot, 361. M.S.,
Charles Jackson, 147. M.T., Scott Doucette,
364.
AYB stats: April 4: Tiny Tots: G.S.,
Ella Nodding, 73. G.D., Ella Nodding, 155.
Peewee: G.S., Kaelyn Mason, 64. G.T.,
Kaelyn Mason, 181. Bantam: G.S., Grace
Lantz, 109. G.T., Grace Lantz, 300. B.S.,
Nathan Allen, 114. B.T., Nathan Allen,
300. Junior: G.S., Jorden Walker, 92. G.T.,
Faith Himmelman, 245. B.S., Logan Ring,
97. B.T., Logan Ring, 276. Senior: G.S.,
Makayla Smith, 103. Makayla Smith,
273. B.S., Mackenzie Dares, 105. B.T.,
Mackenzie Dares, 284.
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Back Row L to R: Kasey Knickle, Ben Foote, Cameron Whynot, Josh Savage, Tim Longley, James Lucas, Sam Julien
Front Row L to R: Robyne Simmons, Jessica Clarke, Leah Wagner, Rachel Crawley
Missing from Photo: Emily Haley (athlete), Tanya Daniels and Mattias Wolter (coaches), Judy Wagner (chaperone)
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Reflecting on 10 years of Nature’s Reflections
A
sk Ben Floyd about the winter of 2015
and he grins wryly and confesses,
“There were some challenging days
… some challenging weeks.”
For the landscaping and property maintenance business, it was, perhaps, the worst
winter our region has witnessed in 30 years.
But whether he’s faced with green grass or
high snow, Mr. Floyd somehow takes it all in
stride.
Now in its 10th year of operation, Nature’s
Reflections Landscaping has come a long way
in a decade of caring for the properties of
home and business owners in Lunenburg and
Queens counties.
“I was always in the industry, working part
time in greenhouses and doing landscaping
from the beginning,” Mr. Floyd recalled.
“I went away and studied landscaping and
horticulture in Niagara College in Ontario.
Then I came back, worked as the head grower
at Pine View, and then, within two years, had
started my own business,” he continued.
It didn’t take long for Mr. Floyd to begin
cultivating a clientele, and, almost overnight,
Nature’s Reflections blossomed.
Mr. Floyd said proudly that he has a fantastic team and that many of his staff have
enjoyed the work so much that they’ve gone
to school to study horticulture for themselves.
“If it wasn’t for the team, I wouldn’t be
here,” Mr. Floyd said. “Some have been here
since I started the business, so that speaks
volumes from my standpoint.”
It began as a one-man operation, but last
summer Nature’s Reflections Landscaping
employed 15 staff and performed all types of
tasks from mowing to detailed property maintenance.
“With property maintenance, some people
say, ‘Are you going to come and check my
house?’” Mr. Floyd noted.
“No, we don’t do that, but regular garden
maintenance, pruning, mowing, snow removal — we’ll provide all of those services.”
And the array of property service and support doesn’t stop there.
“I went and met with a couple recently, and
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greenhouses
and doing
landscaping
from the
beginning.”
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Ben Floyd and his team at Nature’s Reflections Landscaping, including Nick Murphy, left, are
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South Shore in 2015.
one of her biggest questions was, ‘What if we
need an electrician? Will you help look after
that?’” he explained.
“And the answer is, we’re sort of like a general contractor. We have contractors that we
work with and we’ll pull in to get a job done
right, from pouring concrete to arborists to
work with larger trees.”
Mr. Floyd and his staff have been headquartered in their new permanent base of
operations at 178 Crouses Settlement Road in
Upper LaHave for over a year and a half.
“This was the big step for us,” he said with
a smile.
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Companies see growth down
the road in driver’s education
Crozier’s and Omni in the business
of making better drivers
By GAYLE WILSON
[email protected]
M@LHNOWnews
The late comedian George Carlin once
asked, “Have you ever noticed that anybody driving slower than you is an idiot,
and anyone driving faster than you is a
maniac?”
Barry Crozier and Dave Patton are in
the business of making sure drivers who
take to the road are neither idiots nor
maniacs.
Mr. Crozier owns and operates Crozier’s Driving School. He’s a former special needs teacher who worked at Lunenburg County’s Centre and Park View high
schools, and used to teach driving on
the side for the Dartmouth-based Advanced Driving Concepts. Eventually, he
branched out on his own.
Crozier’s Driving School, which Mr.
Crozier and his wife Gail Zwicker operate, is based in Wileville and provides private automobile driving instruction for
new young drivers through high schools.
It also offers accredited private lessons
for adult drivers looking to get their licences for the first time or those wanting
to have their licences restored.
Anyone looking to learn how to drive a
motorcycle can click on a link on Mr. Crozier’s web site to connect to Omni Driver
Development, owned and operated by Mr.
Patton of Martins Brook.
Crozier’s Driving School trains between 150 and 200 drivers on automobiles
a year. That’s up from about 50 drivers
when the company first started in 2002.
Then, it was a sole proprietorship named
Crozier’s Defensive Driving School, utilizing a 2003 Chevrolet Cavalier.
The company was incorporated in 2013
under its current name, and now students
may find themselves driving one of the
company owners’ vehicles —a Mazda5
or a BMW — or one of the cars owned by
the two other driving
instructors.
Driving students undergo 25 hours of theory and 10 hours of oneon-one driving instruction. They may also use
one of the company’s
vehicles to take the required driver’s exam
through the Registry of Motor Vehicles.
The course costs $630.
“I go from dealing with students who
have driven four-wheelers since they
were three years old to students who have
never been behind a wheel,” Mr. Crozier
told LighthouseNOW.
Mr. Crozier said his market demographic is starting to trend toward adult
drivers. The company is seeing a lot more
immigrants looking to get their Nova
Scotia driving licences, as well as seniors
who have had their licences taken away,
often for medical reasons, but have permission to have them restored through
additional driver training.
“I like those a lot because it’s all about
their independence,” Mr. Crozier said of
senior drivers.
Croziers Driving School also offers a
six-hour, $100 defensive driving course
involving theory only. This course is most
applicable to drivers who may be looking
to have their licences restored, or to get
one to four points reinstated on their licences. It also allows a driver to have the
N – signifying a newly licenced driver –
removed from his or her licence.
“I think a lot of people are becoming
more aware that they have to get the
N off their licence or they’re still part
of the graduated system,” explained Mr.
Crozier.
He said there has been an assumption
that once a person has been driving for
two years with the N on his or her licence,
it just automatically becomes null and
void.
“Police are finding they’re stopping
older people after midnight, which is a
restriction. People feel it was the number
of years that they are driving that would
take the N off the licence. But the only
way to get the N off their licence is to take
a long or short course,” noted Mr. Crozier.
Once an instructor with Crozier’s, Mr.
Patton of Omni Driver Development has
been in the driving instruction business
for 16 years. Much of that time was spent
on training and regulating truck drivers, but for the past eight years he’s also
been an instructor of the Canada Safety
Council’s Gearing Up
motorcycle
driving
course. He used to do
this through Safety
Services Nova Scotia.
However, when Safety
Services started teaching another curriculum, Mr. Patton decided to begin offering
Gearing Up on his own.
“The entrepreneurial spirit that I am, I
thought there is an opportunity to fill the
gap from Gearing Up. I’m in competition
with the Safety Service now,” Mr. Patton
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Driven by success, Barry Crozier has been teaching people to drive for more than 20
years.
Dave Patton of Omni puts motorcyclists through their paces.
said in an interview with LighthouseNOW
Mr. Patton says Omni is now the only
company in Nova Scotia teaching the
Gearing Up program.
It took “four years of tenacity” to get
there, however.
“Tenacity or stupidity kept me in business,” he said, chuckling.
For the first four years after he began
offering the course in 2009, he was not allowed to conduct a credited exam for drivers at the end of each course; someone
from the government had to do it.
“I had to pay a government worker two
meals, mileage and double time on Sunday. But without that ability to licence,
there would be no way I could compete,”
he explained.
Eventually, he did earn his proverbial
stripes, and Omni has gone from 16 students paying $475 each in 2009 to 112 signing on for $490 each in 2014.
Each course features two and a half
hours of theory and 17 and a half hours
of practical training. It covers “every-
thing from how to
put on a helmet to
high speed collision avoidance manoeuvres,” according to Mr. Patton.
His
students
have ranged from
16 year old’s to 85
year old’s, with the
ratio of male to female fairly even, he
says.
He’s encouraged
to think the market
for motorcycle lessons is a growing
one that includes
an increasing number of people who
are putting driving
a motorcycle on
their “bucket list”.
“And the people who just want to lower
their carbon footprint and kids who just
want to go fast,” he added.
Omni’s Gearing Up courses run
throughout the summer in Bridgewater
and Kentville. The first one of the season
was held in Bridgewater last weekend.
Mr. Patton hopes to have courses in five
locations throughout the province eventually.
However, Omni is not there yet. Currently, it’s still a business on the side
for Mr. Patton, who works fulltime as a
director at the South Shore Career Training Centre in Bridgewater, which offers
instruction on heavy duty truck driving
and commercial equipment operation.
He wants to make prudent business
manoeuvres, down the road.
“I don’t want to grow too big too fast
and have it fall apart,” he told LighthouseNOW. “It’s better to go slow and
steady, try your market and make sure it
works before you commit more revenue.”
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Plot thickens as two more book stores open in Lunenburg
By GAYLE WILSON
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A page turned in the retail story of
Lunenburg’s downtown core last week
with the launching of another book store
on Montague Street.
Lexicon Books, owned by Jo Treggiari,
Alice Burdick and Anne-Marie Sheppard,
opened for business at Number 125 on
May 1.
The store is just across the road from
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Adding to these two, and completing
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America was beginning to read like a
woeful tale of consolidations and closures, as more and more readers took
to digital formats and on-line shopping.
However, the retail story has had twists
and turns, according to the owners of
Lexicon and Lunenburg Bound.
“The worst of it is over, and people are
starting to realize there’s value in being
able to go into a place that feels welcoming, and being able to talk to someone
who is knowledgeable about books and
who has a love of books,” Ms Treggiari
told LighthouseNOW at the official opening of the store.
Lunenburg Bound’s owner, Michael
Higgins, agrees.
“I think we sort of reached the bottom
of the collapse,” he told LighthouseNOW,
adding that book stores are reporting
“little, subtle signs of growth,” with more
and more people going back to buying
and reading physical books.
“We’re not the only two new book
stores in North America.”
He refers to his own daughter, who has
taken to collecting classic vinyl records,
as an example. She’s also become an avid
reader of hardcover books.
“People are saying, ‘Hey, these things
are cool again,’” observed Mr. Higgins.
Far from being competitors, the owners of Lunenburg’s newest bookstores see
themselves complementing each other.
“I think we all have our focus and atmospheres,” said Ms Treggiari. “That’s
our attitude. The more bookstores the
better.”
Elizabeth’s Books has been on Montague Street for about 25 years. Previously named Attic Owl, it offers customers a choice of approximately 30,000 used
and some rare books, according to owner
Chris Webb.
Mr. Webb told LighthouseNOW he’s not
concerned about the new bookstores, noting his store is open only in the evenings
and long after the others are closed.
“In the day, people are on the move.
They’re not going to take the time and
look through 30,000 books in the day and
talk to you.”
Mr. Webb describes himself as a night
person who is running the bookstore as a
hobby more than anything else.
“I’m often down there until midnight.
I’ve sold books at two o’clock in the morning,” he said. “In the summer there’s a
lot happening at night. There are a lot of
B&Bs and restaurants and people walking around with nothing to do. I’ve had
people from all around the world come in
for a chat.”
Lexicon is also about communication
and community. Customers can shop during the day, and while Mr. Webb offers
the personal, face-to-face approach in the
evening, Lexicon gives its customers 24-7
access to books via its on-line store.
“People like to midnight shop and
browse and find things with a click of a
button,” noted Ms Treggiari.
Whether in-store or on-line, customers
have a range of new books to choose from
at Lexicon, including fiction, bestsellers,
non-fiction, politics, poetry, young adult,
and classics, among others.
Lexicon’s three partners say they bring
together a helpful array of skills and experience relevant to running a successful
bookstore, apart from their shared love
of books.
Both Ms Treggiari and Ms Burdick
are published authors. Ms Treggiari ran
a book store in New York and had a CD
label in California. Ms Burdick has retail
experience working in an art gallery in
Mahone Bay. Ms Sheppard has a legal
background and helped a former partner
get his business off the ground.
They approached the entire setup process methodically from the start.
“We did everything by the book, with
a business plan, costings and a vision
statement,” explained Ms Treggiari. “It’s
a tedious part of starting a company, but
necessary.”
While Lexicon held a grand opening
event last Friday night, Mr. Higgins intends to open with considerably less fanfare sometime early in the month.
“It will be a soft opening. Take the
brown paper down off the windows and
unlock the door,” is how he described it to
LighthouseNOW. “It will give me a chance
to slowly ramp up.”
A former wooden boat builder, Mr.
Higgins has decided to try his hand at
books, which he says he’s always enjoyed.
The shelves of his store are starting to
get stocked with a broad spectrum of
new and used books, encompassing everything from contemporary literature to
local interest to best sellers.
In an attempt to be more things to
more people, he’s intending to position
Lunenburg Bound as a place where you
can buy a good used book for $4 or $5 or
a quality new one in the $40 to $50 range.
“I honestly don’t anticipate making a
fortune here, but I think there’s a way to
make a living and enjoy myself and be
immersed in books,” he said.
Lexicon Books
owners, back
row, left to right:
Alice Burdick, Jo
Treggiari, Front:
Anne-Marie
Sheppard
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5. The firing of a gun
9.Place where criminals are
locked up
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14. Flu symptom
15. Arm bone
16. Pepper’s partner
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the Gaspé Peninsula
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39. Cooking fat
41.What cabbage and spinach are
42. Worried and nervous
44. It’s used in glazing windows
45. Pillow cover
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 
 







       
     
  
       
 
  
       

  
   

    
 
  
 
 
 
  
   
   +++       

    
    



    

         

  +++    
   

      
    
 
++    
   
     
  
  
    

   

  
 
     


   
 
 
 
 
       
 
  
  
 
      



     
 
 
  
    
  

  
  
  
    
       
    
  
         
     
  
              
  

  





   
 







  
 

++       
        
         
 
  
     
 
  
    
     

  
    

 

  
 
 

 
  

       
  
    
    
  

     
WEEKDAY DAYTIME
7:30
8:00
8:30
   
   

 
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
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


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
8:30
   
 
  
   
  

  
   
          
  

 




 
    

        
  



      
 
 
        
       
 
++       
     
                     
         
 

   

    
 
 

       
 
   
   
     
    
    
  
 

    
          





   

 
   
 
 
 
 
   
     
  
  
    

  
  
 
 
       
  
   
        


       
  
      
 
      

    
     
 
 

     
 

  
  
       
       
    
  
           

   
  

            
  

  





   
   


   
  
 
    +++      
        
        
 
  
     
 
         
    

          

 

  
 
 
   
  
  
           
    
  

 
   
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
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LighthouseNow Progress Bulletin, Wednesday, May 6, 2015
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   
       
   
  
 
   
        
  

 

       
  
    

  
    



    
  

 
        
 
 
   
     
           
  
    
 
 
  
      


   
   

    
 
   
     
  
  
   
    
  
    
    
  
 
  
         
   
 

      
      
   
    
  
+++    
   
     
  
  
    

   
     
      
 

  
                       
       
  


 
      

++    
     
 
      
+       +++   

  
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    +++      
       
    
  
         
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  
  
  
     
      
  

  


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   
 

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


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    
           
        
     
  
 
  
     
 
  
    
     

       

  

     
 
   
  

    
+++    
    
  


    
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         
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   
 
  
  
  
 
 
 
   
 
    
       


  
  
 

   
         


      
   


    
         
  
  
       
   
 
  
  
 
 


 
 
 
    
  
  
  
   
   
 
   
 
 
 

  
  
  
   
 

 
                      
  
 
       
 
 
   
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   
 
 
 
  
 

 
 
    
 
 
      
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
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  
  
  


  
     
 
   

      
   


       
        




    

 





      

  
 
 



 

    
 

 
    
 

  
   
  
  
  
 
  
       
   
    
    
 
   

 
 
 
 
  

 


 

 

 







   
    



  
 

 
    
    

 
 




   

 
 



 
 
     
 
      
  



               


  
   
   
        



       

 


   
    
   
 

 




    
       
   






   
  

    



  







 
  
  
   
 
 

  

   
 
 
 
    
         
   
 
 
 
 


   
   

    
  
  
        
        
 







  
    
  
 
      
      
  

 






  

  








  
       
    
  
 
  
 
    
   


 
 
     
 

 
  
 



 
 
 
 

   






 
 





 





 
 
 




 
 




  










 

 
   
 


 
    
  


 
  




  
 
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LighthouseNow Progress Bulletin, Wednesday, May 6, 2015 SATURDAY DAYTIME
7:30
8:00
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Noon
12:30
1:00
1:30
2:00
2:30
3:00
3:30
4:00
4:30
5:00
5:30
MAY 9
6:00
9:00
9:30
10:00
10:30
11:00
11:30
Noon
12:30
1:00
1:30
2:00
2:30
3:00
3:30
4:00
4:30
5:00
5:30
MAY 10
6:00
10:00
10:30
11:00
MAY 10
11:30
        
       
          



































   
      
               
 
   

      
      
     

  
 
 
 


   
      
 



             



    
 

    
  


   
 
  


 
   
++    
 
 
 
  
 
      
     
           
    
     
 
     
            
 
 
 
++++          
           
     
          
       
 
    
 
 
    
  
 
  
  
   
 
          
    
  

 
 
 
 
    
 

   
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     
     
  
  
 
 
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
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
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    ++++      
+++      
  
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  
  
                
  

  


            
        

               
   
  




       
      ++          
 
+++    
    
  
  
  

   
   
          
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      
         
   
        

++       
++     
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             
 

    
    
   




    
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         
 
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    
 
      
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 
+++          +++               
    
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  
        
       
       
     
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      
          
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   
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    
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        
  
   
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    
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    
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
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 
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++        
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      
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    
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     
     
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   
     
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                     
         
       
           

  
   
    
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      
     
 
       
        

    
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    

     
    
     ++++     
      
  
      
      
      
 


      
  
 


 
      
 
 

  
 
    

   
    

 
 
 
     
  



 
            
 
 
 




 
 
 
 
 
 
 
          
    
      
     
  
  
    
    
  
  
 
 
  
  
       
    
       
  
 
   
  
 
 
 

    




     
   
 
 
   
     
 
 

        +++      
++        
  
    
  
  
              

       
 
 
       +++       
+     

 

 +++    
+++     

       
    
       ++         +++       
++     
   
  
  
   
  
  

 




 



  

   


++      
+++      
  



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
                              

             
  
 
     
  
 
    
        
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  
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++      
   
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   
  
+++        
      
  
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      
++       
++     
  
        

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    
       
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   
   
  
          
       
     
    
  


            
   
        
   
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  
  
++     
+++     
+++     

  
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
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  

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     
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++       
 
++       
         +++      
+++  
   
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   
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                     
   
 
 
 
 

          

 
   
    
          
   
       
           
 
         

    
                            
 
 
        
 
       
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++     
   ++         +++     
      
  
    
    
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   
              
   
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
     
   
 
     
 
      
 
      
 

     
      +++          ++++      

     
   ++     
            
   
  
   
  
  
 
 

    
    
       


 
      ++     
   





 
 
  +++            
  
    
 

  
 
  
     
 
    
    
    


       

 
           +++      
  

  +++    


   
 
 

 
SUNDAY EVENING
6:30
7:00
7:30
   
    
 
 



































8:00
8:30
9:00
9:30
  
     
   
 
   
     
 
          
  

      
  
     
     

  
   
  
  

      
      
  
 
   
 
   
 
 
 
   
   


   
  +++      



   
 
 
  
 
 
   
   
             
    
 
 
+++      
  
     
 
  

      
    
   


 
    

   
    ++       
       
   
  
  
  
  
      
 
   
  

   


     
        
  
   
   
    
     
  
  
 
                 

       
  
  

    
   
     
           
   
     
 
       

    

  
      
   
   

++        

  



    

 +++      

 

     

 
 
 
  
     
 
    
    
    
   

  
 

        
 
 
 

      


 
     

      
www.lighthousenow.ca LighthouseNow Progress Bulletin, Wednesday, May 6, 2015
MOVIES
Wednesday 05/06
Evening
9:00 (SHOW) “A Family Again”
(Drama,2011) Charisma
Carpenter, Sebastian Spence.
A family comes to grips with
their own grief after the eldest
daughter is killed. (PG)
10:00 (SPACE) “X-Men: First Class”
(Action,2011) James McAvoy,
Michael Fassbender. The
government asks the Mutants
to help stop a dictator intent on
starting World War III. (PG)
1:00 (VIS) “A Price Above Rubies”
(Drama,1998) Renée Zellweger,
Christopher Eccleston. A
member of a closed Hasidic
community constantly breaks
religious rules. (18+)
11:00
Thursday 05/07
Evening
8:00 (TOON) “Madagascar”
(Animated,2005) Voices of Ben
Stiller, Chris Rock. Animals
from New York’s Central Park
Zoo escape from the zoo and
learn their true natures. (PG)
9:00 (CH) “Crazy Heart”
(Drama,2009) Jeff Bridges,
Colin Farrell. A fading country
music star reassesses his
lifestyle after meeting a young
journalist. (14+)
(SHOW) “Twister Valley”
(Action,2009) Cameron
Bancroft, Meredith Monroe.
Two girls lose everything to
a tornado and try to live their
lives picking up the pieces.
10:00 (WTN) “Grease” (Musical,1978)
John Travolta, Olivia NewtonJohn. A leather-jacketed boy
and a goody-two-shoes girl fall
in and out of love in the 1950s.
(SPACE) “Riddles of the
Sphinx” (Horror,2008) Dina
Meyer, Lochlyn Munro. An
astronomer and a cryptographer
accidentally release a deadly
sphinx. (PG)
11:00 (SHOW) “Arctic Blast” (Sci-Fi,
2010) Judith Baribeau, Cinthia
Burke. An eclipse sends super
chilled air to Earth which threatens to engulf the world in ice.
11:10
1:00
1:30
2:00
Friday 05/08
Evening
7:00 (SHOW) “Fire Twister” (SciFi,2014) Leah Bateman, Lisa
Ciara. (14+)
9:00 (FOX) “Scream” (Horror,1996)
Neve Campbell, Courteney Cox.
A teenage girl becomes the
target of a serial killer a year
after her mother was murdered.
(SHOW) “Screamers: The
Hunting” (Horror,2009) Gina
Holden, Jana Pallaske. After
arriving on Sirius 6-B, a rescue
team discovers the looming
threat of ‘screamers.’ (14+)
(FAM) “Teen Beach Movie”
(Family,2013) Ross Lynch,
Maia Mitchell. Brady and
McKenzie try to return to
present day; their lives may be
changed forever. (PG)
10:00 (TOON) “Necessary Evil:
Super-Villains of DC Comics”
(Documentary,2013) Voices of
Christopher Lee. Examines the
most famous villains featured in
DC comics. (14+)
MONDAY EVENING
6:30
7:00
7:30
  
   
  

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





























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
(WTN) “Bridesmaids”(Comedy,
2011) Kristen Wiig, Maya
Rudolph. A broke woman tries
to bluff her way through her
best friend’s bridesmaid rituals.
(LIFE) “50 First Dates”
(Romance,2004) Adam Sandler,
Drew Barrymore. A veterinarian
falls for a woman with shortterm memory loss and sets out
to win her over. (14+)
(SPACE) “Harry Potter and
the Chamber of Secrets”
(Family,2002) Daniel Radcliffe,
Rupert Grint. Harry Potter
returns to Hogwarts only to
find the school plagued by
mysterious attacks. (PG)
(APTN) “Moccasin Flats:
Redemption” (Drama,2008)
Tantoo Cardinal, Gordon
Tootoosis. An ex-junkie tries to
reconcile with his horrific past
with the help of a child.
(CMT) “The Longest Yard”
(Comedy,2005) Adam Sandler,
Chris Rock. A former football
star puts a team of inmates
together to play the prison
guards. (14+)
(SHOW) “Star Trek” (SciFi,2009) Chris Pine, Zachary
Quinto. A Romulan travels
through time for vengeance
against Spock for the death of
his planet. (PG)
(OWN) “Bottle Shock”(Comedy,
2008) Alan Rickman, Bill
Pullman. A wine enthusiast from
Paris comes to Napa Valley to
bring back the finest wines.
(FAM) “The Last Mimzy”
(Family,2007) Rhiannon Leigh
Wryn, Chris O’Neil. When two
children discover a strange box
of toys, they are transformed
into geniuses. (PG)
(TOON) “Necessary Evil:
Super-Villains of DC Comics”
(Documentary,2013) Voices of
Christopher Lee. Examines the
most famous villains featured in
DC comics. (14+)
(WTN) “Bridesmaids”
(Comedy,2011) Kristen Wiig,
Maya Rudolph. A broke woman
tries to bluff her way through
her best friend’s bridesmaid
rituals. (18+)
(SHOW) “Star Trek IV: The
Voyage Home” (Sci-Fi,1986)
William Shatner, Leonard
Nimoy. A ship’s crew travel
back in time to the 1980 to save
Earth from an alien probe. (PG)
(CMT) “The Longest Yard”
(Comedy,2005) Adam Sandler,
Chris Rock. A former football
star puts a team of inmates
together to play the prison
guards. (14+)
(LIFE) “50 First Dates”
(Romance,2004) Adam Sandler,
Drew Barrymore. A veterinarian
falls for a woman with shortterm memory loss and sets out
to win her over. (14+)
(APTN) “Moccasin Flats:Redemption” (Drama,2008)
Tantoo Cardinal, Gordon Tootoosis. An ex-junkie tries to
reconcile with his horrific past
with the help of a child.
Saturday 05/09
Evening
8:30
9:00
9:30
5:00
5:30
6:45
7:30
8:00
10:00
4:00 (ASN) “Heartbreakers”
(Comedy,2001) Sigourney
Weaver, Jennifer Love Hewitt. A
mother and daughter team up to
con rich men into marriage and
rob them of their fortune. (14+)
4:30 (WTN) “Bridesmaids”
8:00
10:00
(Comedy,2011) Kristen Wiig,
Maya Rudolph. A broke woman
tries to bluff her way through
her best friend’s bridesmaid
rituals. (18+)
(LIFE) “Knocked Up”
(Comedy,2007) Seth Rogen,
Katherine Heigl. Two people
try to build a relationship after
their one-night stand results in a
pregnancy. (18+)
(CH) “The Son of Monte
Cristo” (Comedy,1940) Louis
Hayward, George Sanders. A
spoiled dandy by day, a man
dons a mask at night to fight a
fascistic despot. (G)
(BRAVO) “One for the Money”
(Comedy,2012) Katherine
Heigl, Jason O’Mara. A
divorcee finds herself entangled
with her past when she joins the
bail-bond business. (PG)
(SHOW) “Star Trek VI: The
Undiscovered Country”
(Sci-Fi,1991) William Shatner,
Leonard Nimoy. The Enterprise
crew must stop a plot to block
a peace treaty with the Klingon
Empire. (PG)
(TBS) “Red Eye” (Thriller,
2005) Rachel McAdams, Cillian
Murphy. A charming man
connected to an assassination
plot holds a woman hostage on
a plane. (14+)
(SPACE) “Harry Potter and
the Chamber of Secrets”
(Family,2002) Daniel Radcliffe,
Rupert Grint. Harry Potter
returns to Hogwarts only to
find the school plagued by
mysterious attacks. (PG)
(WTN) “Hairspray” (Musical,
2007) Nikki Blonsky, John
Travolta. A full-figured teen
challenges boundaries while
trying to earn a spot on a TV
dance show. (PG)
(SHOW) “Star Trek” (SciFi,2009) Chris Pine, Zachary
Quinto. A Romulan travels
through time for vengeance
against Spock for the death of
his planet. (PG)
(TOON) “Madagascar: Escape
2 Africa” (Animated,2008)
Voices of Ben Stiller, Chris
Rock. The animals leave
Madagascar and land in Africa
where Alex meets his family.
(TOON) “There’s Something
About Mary” (Comedy,1998)
Ben Stiller, Cameron Diaz. A
sleazy private detective falls for
the woman his client hired him
to locate. (14+)
(WTN) “It’s Complicated”
(Romance,2009) Meryl Streep,
Steve Martin. A divorced couple
rediscovers the spark they
once had while at their son’s
graduation. (18+)
(BRAVO) “Garage Sale
Mystery: The Deadly Room”
(Mystery,2015) Lori Loughlin,
Steve Bacic. A shop owner
begins investigating her friend’s
death, putting her life at risk.
(SHOW) “Raiders of the
Lost Ark” (Adventure,1981)
Harrison Ford, Karen Allen.
An archaeologist and a woman
from his past search for the Ark
of the Covenant in Egypt. (14+)
(LIFE) “Leap Year”
(Comedy,2010) Amy Adams,
Matthew Goode. A woman
plans an elaborate scheme to
propose to her boyfriend on
February 29th. (PG)
(TBS) “Saving Silverman”
(Comedy,2001) Jack Black,
Steve Zahn. Two buddies
conspire to prevent their friend
10:30
11:00
MAY 11
11:30
        

   
  
    
   
      
  

 

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     
    

    
  



        
 
 
        
   
  





+++        
   
      
 
  
         

  
  
   

     
 
  
 
 
   
 
   
     
+++    
    
    
  
   

      
  
     

  

   

 
    
    
 
  
    
   
     
  
  
    

   
  
   
 
          
 
         
     
       
      
 
 
      

 
 
     
 
 
 
      
 

        

  
  
       
    
  
         
 
 
  
             
  

  





   
     


 
  
 

 
 
        
          
 
  
     
 
 
 
    
      

   

  

  
 
       
 

   



 
 
    
  

     
11:00
11:15
12:00
12:05
12:30
1:00
2:00
from leaving them to marry the
wrong woman. (14+)
(STAR) “School of Life”
(Comedy,2005) Chelsea Florko,
David Paymer. Matt thinks he
might finally be named ‘Teacher
of the Year’ until Mr. D arrives.
(APTN) “Transamerica”
(Comedy/Drama,2005) Felicity
Huffman, Kevin Zegers. A preop transvestite learns she has
a runaway son living on the
streets of New York. (14+)
(FAM) “Teen Beach Movie”
(Family,2013) Ross Lynch,
Maia Mitchell. Brady and
McKenzie try to return to
present day; their lives may be
changed forever. (PG)
(SPACE) “Speed Racer”
(Adventure,2008) Emile Hirsch,
Matthew Fox. A young racer
participates in a massive rally
race to bring down an evil
corporation. (14+)
(BRAVO) “One for the Money”
(Comedy,2012) Katherine
Heigl, Jason O’Mara. A
divorcee finds herself entangled
with her past when she joins the
bail-bond business. (PG)
(ATV) “The Mod Squad”
(Action,1999) Claire Danes,
Giovanni Ribisi. Three
delinquents are recruited by an
officer to work undercover to
expose a drug ring. (18+)
(WTN) “It’s Complicated”
(Romance,2009) Meryl Streep,
Steve Martin. A divorced couple
rediscovers the spark they
once had while at their son’s
graduation. (18+)
(SHOW) “Raiders of the
Lost Ark” (Adventure,1981)
Harrison Ford, Karen Allen.
An archaeologist and a woman
from his past search for the Ark
of the Covenant in Egypt. (14+)
(LIFE) “Runaway Bride”
(Romance,1999) Julia Roberts,
Richard Gere. A newspaper
columnist investigates a smalltown bride-to-be who has a
unique history. (PG)
(STAR) “School of Life”
(Comedy,2005) Chelsea Florko,
David Paymer. Matt thinks he
might finally be named ‘Teacher
of the Year’ until Mr. D arrives.
(TOON) “There’s Something
About Mary” (Comedy,1998)
Ben Stiller, Cameron Diaz. A
sleazy private detective falls for
the woman his client hired him
to locate. (14+)
(COM) “Alpha House”
(Comedy,2014) Julien Ari,
Heather Paige Cohen. Two
freshman pledges are accepted
into the biggest party frat on
campus. (18+)
(STAR) “School of Life”
(Comedy,2005) Chelsea Florko,
David Paymer. Matt thinks he
might finally be named ‘Teacher
of the Year’ until Mr. D arrives.
(BRAVO) “Bandits” (Comedy,
2001) Bruce Willis, Billy Bob
Thornton. Two con men devise
a clever ploy to rob banks to
quickly make themselves rich.
(APTN) “Transamerica”
(Comedy/Drama,2005) Felicity
Huffman, Kevin Zegers. A preop transvestite learns she has
a runaway son living on the
streets of New York. (14+)
4:30
5:00
5:30
7:00
7:30
10:00
Sunday 05/10
Evening
4:00 (FOX) “Desperately Seeking
Susan” (Comedy,1985)
TUESDAY EVENING
6:30
7:00
7:30
  
   
  



































11:00
8:00
Madonna, Rosanna Arquette.
A bored housewife loses her
memory while searching for a
woman from the personal ads.
(CH) “Dr. Seuss’ Cat in the
Hat” (Family,2003) Mike
Myers, Dakota Fanning. A
mischievous cat visits siblings
when their mother leaves them
home alone. (PG)
(SHOW) “Sherlock Holmes:
A Game of Shadows”
(Action,2011) Robert Downey
Jr., Jude Law. Sherlock Holmes
and Dr. Watson team up to take
down their nemesis, Professor
Moriarty. (PG)
(LIFE) “Runaway Bride”
(Romance,1999) Julia Roberts,
Richard Gere. A newspaper
columnist investigates a smalltown bride-to-be who has a
unique history. (PG)
(CBC) “Booky Makes Her
Mark” (Family,2006) Tatiana
Maslany, Megan Follows.
A young girl, growing up in
Toronto, is helped through hard
times by her imagination. (G)
(WTN) “Mamma Mia!”
(Musical,2008) Meryl
Streep, Pierce Brosnan. A
young woman invites her
three potential fathers to her
upcoming wedding. (PG)
(BRAVO) “Morning Glory”
(Comedy/Drama,2010) Rachel
McAdams, Harrison Ford.
A television producer tries to
revive a struggling morning
show whose hosts always argue.
(TBS) “Shrek 2” (Animated,
2004) Voices of Mike Myers,
Eddie Murphy. Shrek and
Donkey set out to meet Princess
Fiona’s parents, who don’t
know he is an ogre. (PG)
(SPACE) “300” (Epic,2006)
Gerard Butler, Lena Headey.
The Spartan king assembles a
small army of soldiers to defend
his land from the Persians.
(CMT) “Field of Dreams”
(Drama,1989) Kevin Costner,
James Earl Jones. After hearing
voices, a farmer constructs a
mystical baseball diamond in
his cornfield. (PG)
(SHOW) “Collision Earth”
(Sci-Fi,2012) Kirk Acevedo,
Diane Farr. A solar flare knocks
Mercury out of its orbit and
onto a collision course with
Earth. (14+)
(WTN) “What to Expect When
You’re Expecting” (Comedy/
Drama,2012) Cameron Diaz,
Matthew Morrison. Five
couples come to understand
love and life’s twists and turns.
(CH) “Poseidon” (Drama,2006)
Kurt Russell, Josh Lucas. On
New Year’s Eve, passengers
fight for survival on a sinking
luxury ocean liner. (14+)
(WTN) “I Don’t Know How
She Does It” (Comedy,2011)
Sarah Jessica Parker, Pierce
Brosnan. A female executive
balances both her professional
and personal life. (14+)
(BRAVO) “Playing for Keeps”
(Comedy,2012) Gerard Butler,
Dennis Quaid. A former soccer
star coaches his son’s team in
hopes of getting his own life
together. (PG)
(TBS) “Prince of Persia: The
Sands of Time” (Action,2010)
Jake Gyllenhaal, Gemma
Arterton. A rogue prince and a
princess try to protect a magical
dagger that can reverse time.
(TOON) “Ace Ventura: Pet
Detective” (Comedy,1994) Jim
8:30
9:00
9:30
C7
Carrey, Courteney Cox. An
unconventional pet detective
is hired to find the Miami
Dolphins’ missing mascot.
12:00 (SPACE) “Immortals”
(Action,2011) Henry Cavill,
Mickey Rourke. A mortal,
chosen by Zeus, is sent to stop
King Hyperion’s quest to find a
weapon. (18+)
12:15 (BRAVO) “Morning Glory”
(Comedy/Drama,2010) Rachel
McAdams, Harrison Ford.
A television producer tries to
revive a struggling morning
show whose hosts always argue.
1:00 (TOON) “Ace Ventura: Pet
Detective” (Comedy,1994) Jim
Carrey, Courteney Cox. An
unconventional pet detective
is hired to find the Miami
Dolphins’ missing mascot.
(WTN) “I Don’t Know How
She Does It” (Comedy,2011)
Sarah Jessica Parker, Pierce
Brosnan. A female executive
balances both her professional
and personal life. (14+)
(COM) “American Pie 2”
(Comedy,2001) Jason Biggs,
Shannon Elizabeth. After a
year of college, a gang of high
school friends reunites for a
summer of fun. (18+)
Monday 05/11
Evening
9:00 (SHOW) “Goodnight for
Justice: Queen of Hearts”
(Western,2013) Luke Perry,
Ricky Schroder. John Goodnight
rescues a beautiful woman
when her stagecoach is under
attack. (G)
10:00 (CH) “Swimming With
Sharks” (Comedy/
Drama,1995) Kevin Spacey,
Frank Whaley. An assistant
snaps and seeks revenge against
his boss, a Hollywood movie
producer. (18+)
1:00 (VIS) “Long Life, Happiness
and Prosperity” (Comedy/
Drama,2002) Sandra Oh,
Valerie Tian. A girl uses
Taoist magic to fix her single
mother’s financial and romantic
prospects. (PG)
Tuesday 05/12
Evening
9:00 (SHOW) “Safe Harbor”
(Thriller,2006) Tracey Gold,
Mitchell Kosterman. Detective
Carly Segan investigates the
satanic murders of young
women. (14+)
10:00 (CH) “The Wedding Singer”
(Comedy,1997) Adam Sandler,
Drew Barrymore. After being
stood up at the altar, a wedding
singer falls for an engaged
waitress. (14+)
(BRAVO) “Wedding Planner
Mystery” (Mystery,2014) Erica
Durance, Andrew Walker. An
event planner attempts to clear
her name when she is framed.
(VIS) “Long Life, Happiness
and Prosperity” (Comedy/
Drama,2002) Sandra Oh,
Valerie Tian. A girl uses
Taoist magic to fix her single
mother’s financial and romantic
prospects. (PG)
1:00 (VIS) “English Butler Masala
Chai” (Comedy,2010) Tara
Joshi, Sachin Sharma. A young
woman disguises her English
boyfriend as a butler in her
Indian father’s house. (PG)
10:00
10:30
11:00
MAY 12
11:30
    
      
   
   
          
          
  

 


       
    

  
      



    
      
 
        
 
    
   +++              
     
            
    

          
   

     
 
     
       
   
    
+++      
    
    
  
  

    
   
     

       

 
     
    
 
  
  
   
     
  
  
    
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  
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            
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  
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         
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Long range outlook for school board released
Document will guide future closures and boundary changes
By KELSEY POWER
[email protected]
M@kelseyLHNow
A much-anticipated document that will
guide the South Shore Regional School
Board (SSRSB) through future school closures and boundary reviews has been
released.
The document, released on April 22,
is a new requirement in Nova Scotia’s
Education Act, aimed at providing information to the public about schools and
the delivery of education programs and
services. It’s also the first stage of the
province’s new school review policy.
“I do want to point out to the board
tonight that should they receive the document they have made no decisions other
than to receive the outlook,” said Geoff
Cainen, superintendent of schools for the
SSRSB. “I think that’s a really important
first piece in receiving it. What you then
do is you allow staff to go on and continue
some work, and that work would be to prepare to come back at a later date, probably
September, with a list of ideas or options
that the board could consider for that coming year.”
Though the document provides a lot of
information about the board’s schools and
its delivery of education programs and
services, the recommended future considerations are the highlight of its 115 pages.
The first recommendation is for a review of school catchment areas. The document notes that catchment areas have remained the same, with few exceptions, as
KELSEY POWER PHOTO
Brian Smith, director of operations for SSRSB demonstrates how school capacity was
calculated for the long range outlook to board members and staff.
they were prior to 1982, when the province
moved responsibility for education from
municipal entities to a single board. The
main goal of examining these boundaries
would be to create shorter travel times to
schools, which would benefit students and
the board.
“There is the need to develop a school
catchment policy, and staff recognizes
that must come forward before we do any
of the other recommended responses,”
said Cheryl Fougere, Vice Chair of SSRSB
and representative for District 3, which
includes the Town of Bridgewater family
of schools.
It is important to note a school review
recommended for a family of schools does
not necessarily mean a closure. A school
review can also include a review of a
catchment area, cross-boundary registrations, grade configuration, or a P3 school
renewal option. It could also mean a rec-
ommendation for a new, replacement or
refurbished school, if a closure was in fact
decided upon.
The board has developed a timeline for
these considerations.
The document calls for school reviews
of the Bridgewater family of schools, the
Park View family of schools as well as Big
Tancook School. The current utilization
of Big Tancook is eight per cent, with
only four students currently enrolled.
This number is projected to decrease to
zero in 2016-17, so closing this facility will
be considered soon.
The report says the closure of the Pentz
and Petite Riviere schools could have an
impact on enrolment at Hebbville Academy. Without the influx of students from
Pentz and Petite Riviere, the report predicts Hebbville’s enrolment will drop from
71 to 59 per cent in the next 10 years. But
the board has decisions to make about
several other schools.
Bayview’s lease expires October 31,
2020, but its enrolment is projected to
remain stable over the next decade. Bluenose Academy is said to cost substantially more than other board schools due
to charges of $96,000 annually from the
Town of Lunenburg. Its utilization is expected to decrease from 86 to 77 per cent
in the next ten years. Park View is currently undergoing a $13 million renovation project, but over the next 10 years its
utilization is expected to decrease from 82
to 56 per cent.
Decreasing enrollment at Bridgewater
Junior/Senior High School will continue
to reduce the course selections offered to
students.
“There is the need to
develop a school
catchment policy.”
Cheryl Fougere
Vice Chair or SSRSB
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The document recommends a review
two years from now of the New Germany
family of schools and Aspotogan Elementary School. The lease for this school
expires November 30, 2020, but a notice
of intent for future use must be given
to the owner by November 30, 2016. Its
utilization of 57 per cent is expected to remain stable. The document notes the New
Germany schools all have underutilized
space and both facilities located in New
Germany have deferred maintenance that
needs to be addressed.
The report calls for a review in
three years of the North Queens family of schools and New Ross Consolidated
School. New Ross has a building utilization of 32 per cent, projected to decrease to
18 per cent in 10 years time, but the travel
times these students would face if transported to another school would be more
than an hour. However, the document also
notes the cost to maintain this 1960’s-era
school is high. North Queens Community
School’s status has not changed, and its
student enrolment is expected to continue
to decrease.
The document recommends a review
in 10 years of the Liverpool family of
schools, Chester Area Middle School and
Chester District Elementary School.
Staff and the board will have discussions in the near future with the school
advisory councils and municipal councils
regarding the outlook.
“Let me point out that for each of these
recommended responses that you should
not read into it that this is what’s going
to happen,” said Elmer Garber, chair of
SSRSB. “Because the board receives the
report doesn’t mean that it is going to happen, that there is going to be a review of
Bridgewater family of schools within one
year, unless the staff brings that forward
and a motion is passed to do just that at
a future meeting, which I assume would
take place after the communication plan
with the communities.”
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MODL approves LCLC operating and capital budgets with reservation
By GAYLE WILSON
[email protected]
M@LHNOWnews
It didn’t sit easy with almost half of those voting in
the April 28 council meeting, but the Municipality of
Lunenburg (MODL) gave approval to its portion of the
Lunenburg County Lifestyle Centre’s operating and
capital budgets for 2015-2016.
Four council members - Errol Knickle, Frank Fawson, Michael Ernst and Terry Dorey - voted against
backing MODL’s portion of the operating budget, which
recognized a deficit from 2014 of $403,515. The remaining six who were in attendance that evening - Donald
Zwicker, John Veinot, Deputy Mayor Lee Nauss, Martin
Bell, Eric Hustvedt and Mayor Downe - voted in favour.
Mr. Fawson had requested a recorded vote.
Mr. Hustvedt advised council members he would be
voting in favour of approval, but that he did not wholly
support it.
“Sixty per cent yes,” he explained.
In a previous committee of the whole meeting, councillors had voiced concern about confusion regarding
accounting procedures and responsibilities between the
LCLC and its partners, MODL and the Town of Bridgewater. They wondered why it took so long for MODL to
learn the LCLC was operating on such a deficit.
The Town of Bridgewater, which must cover 50 per
cent of the operating and capital costs, has given its approval to the budgets.
“When did the (LCLC) board know they were going
to be over budget and when did they inform us?” asked
Mr. Ernst.
“The major problem is the process. Something has
gone awry with the process,” said Mr. Dorey.
The councillor for District 6 wondered how it is the
LCLC could accumulate such a deficit in the first place.
“Essentially somebody took it upon themselves to
spend taxpayers’ dollars without authority.”
He noted that MODL and the Town of Bridgewater
were partners in the LCLC, and that they should be
working in unison.
“Town council has lost sight of who has the authority
to take money out of the pot,” emphasized Mr. Dorey.
The councillor said he was afraid that if MODL
Earth Day
Challenge
2015
approved the budget, months would go by without an
understanding of the accounting roles and procedures.
Mr. Fawson voiced concerned about the capital budget and the fact that it is based on a 75 per cent increase
in membership numbers. He questioned whether that
target was reachable given the small marketing budget
for 2015-2016 — just $20,000.
He worried the LCLC will end up in the same deficit
position next year and asked what the plan is if the
membership target is not achieved.
Mayor Don Downe reported he had met with the
mayor of Bridgewater.
“There is a common understanding of what our respective councils are expecting,” MODL’s mayor said.
“We don’t want anyone to take lightly the situation
and circumstances.”
Councillor Martin Bell said he was confident MODL
has now given the necessary notice to its LCLC partners
regarding expectations.
At the same time, he pointed out leisure centres do
come with costs. “It’s a service. With the assurances I
have been given in the past week I will support this.”
WEDNESDAY
MAY 13
The glorious sun will soon melt the snow,
To reveal all the litter that people did throw.
To make sure our landscape is a sight to see
It’s going to take the whole community.
Against the winter and snow we take our
revenge
And participate in the Earth Day Challenge.
Grab a friend, co-worker or do it alone,
Pick a park, a trail or a road near your home.
It will take lots of teamwork, but it needs to
get done,
Although make no mistake, it will also be
fun!
So register to help, it's Lunenburg County
wide,
To show our community beauty and pride.
YOUR
COMMUNITY
NEEDS YOU!
Call to register your team:
• Municipality of Chester
275-1312 / 275-2330
• Lunenburg Regional
Community Recycling Centre
543-2991
Sponsored
by:
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MEETINGS
COMMUNITY
SUPPERS
BREAKFASTS
BINGOS
Bridgewater
Garden
Club Meeting, May 11, 7
p.m., at the Seniors
Room,
Bridgewater
Arena. Bruce Wright will
be speaking on Growing
Grapes.
Royal Canadian Sea
Cadet
Corps
#39
Neptune, Bottle Drive,
Town of Lunenburg,
Spectacle Lakes, Blue
Rocks and surrounding
areas, May 9. For early
pickup Brenda 902-7664047
Celebrating Mom. Please
join St. Mark’s Anglican
Church in Celebrating
Mom with Roast Beef
Dinner, dessert, music
and laughter, plus auction, Western Shore &
District
Fire
Hall,
Saturday May 9, 6 p.m.
(doors open 5p.m.)
Advance tickets only,
$20.00 each; contact
Peggy 627-2606 or
Debbie 627-2069
Church Mother’s Day
Fundraising Breakfast,
Saturday, May 9, 7 - 11
a.m.,
St.
Martin’s
Anglican Church hall,
Martin’s
River.
Scrambled eggs, hash
browns, baked beans,
pancakes, bacon, sausage, toasted English
muffins, toast, tea, coffee, juice. Take-outs
available. Adults $8, children 5- 12 $4, under 5
free.
Proceeds
St.
Martin’s Church.
Mahone Bay & District
If you drink, that’s your
business. If you want to
stop, that’s ours! Call AA
1-888-853-7222,
(902)530-0001
Lunenburg
&
Area
Garden Club welcomes
spring, Thursday, May 7,
7 p.m., Harbour View
Haven boardroom.
CHURCH
Gospel Concert with
Kinfolk, Friday, May 8, 7
p.m. St. Matthew’s
Lutheran Church, Rose
Bay. Freewill offering.
Refreshments to follow.
COMMUNITY
4-H
Bottle
Drive
Fundraiser for the Hill ‘n
Dale Youth Exchange to
Manitoba. Bottles are
being collected until
August 4, 2015. Drop off
EIEIO Farm, Blockhouse;
Oickle’s Bottle Exchange;
Corkum’s EnviroDepot;
or call 902-624-9636
Bazaar, Saturday, May 9,
9 a.m - 1 p.m., West
Northfield Community
Centre. Proceeds for St.
Andrew’s
Lutheran
Church. Crafts, baked
goods, white elephant,
silent auction, plants, $1
table. Canteen available.
Sandwiches, sweets, tea,
coffee, pop.
Card Party, Pleasantville
Fire Hall, Saturday, May
9, 7:30 p.m. Lunch
provided.
Everyone
welcome.
May Day Extravaganza,
Saturday, May 9, 10-1,
West
Northfield
Elementary School.Penny
Auction (closes 12 p.m.),
Live Auction (starts 12
p.m.), jail, games of
chance, surprise wall,
plinko, duck pond, face
painting, cookie decorating, mini golf, cake walk,
BBQ,
crafts,
books,
toonie toss and Stand
the
Bottle
game.
Information 541-8220
Penny Auction, Book
Sale, Bake Table and
50/50. May 9, 10 a.m.2 p.m. Lunenburg
County YMCA (75 High
Street), NSCC gymnasium. All proceeds to
support YMCA King
Street Youth Centre
Penny Auction, Saturday,
May 16, 9:30 a.m.-12:30
p.m. St. Paul’s United
Church Hall, Blue Rocks,
#131. New and like new
items, gift certificates,
bake sale, etc. Advance
tickets Friday, May 15, 67:30 p.m. Proceeds for
the Lower, Upper Blue
Rocks Cemetery. Contact
Phyllis Tanner, 902-6344525; Donna Mercer
902-634-9106
Pie and Ice Cream Sale,
Friday, May 8, 6 p.m.
Northwest
United
Baptist Church. Bake and
Craft Table.
Spring Craft Sale, May 9,
10 a.m.- 2 p.m. New
Germany Legion, Varner
Road. All local craftspeople.
Light snacks
available. Contact 902644-2320.
Hawaiian
Theme Dance
Sat., May 23
Anglican Parish of New
Germany Bean and Salad
Supper, Saturday, May 9,
4 - 6:30 p.m., St. John’s
Church hall, Highway 10,
New Germany. Adults
$10, children under 5
free.
$10 per person
Call 902-543-9427
for tickets.
DJ - Sound Choice
Entertainment.
Turkey Dinner, pie for
dessert, Saturday, May 9,
4:30- 6:30 p.m., Trinity
United, Rose Bay, Adults
$12, children $6, under 5
free. Take-outs call 902766-4752 or 902-7664938.
DANCES
9pm to 1am
Hebbville Fire Hall
Must be 19 years
or older to attend.
Karaoke.
May
9,
Lunenburg Legion, 9
p.m.- 1 a.m. Music by DJ
D’lite. Advance tickets
available at the bar.
Remaining tickets sold at
the door. $7/ person, 19+
welcome
May 9, Saturday, Dance,
Italy Cross, Middlewood
and District fire hall, 9
p.m.- 1 a.m. Music by
the
band
Rimshot.
Canteen facilities. Tickets
$8/ person. 19 years and
over. 902-543-9806, 902543-2729. Proceeds for
fire department.
TEAS
Coffee Party and Bake
Sale,
St.
Andrew’s
Presbyterian
Church,
Rose Bay, May 9, 10:30
a.m.- 1 p.m. Adults $7;
children 6-12 years, $3;
under 5 free.
Coffee Party Bake Table,
Wednesday, May 20, 11
a.m.-1 p.m. Riverport
Community
Centre.
Sandwiches, sweets, beverages.
Adults
$7.
Sponsored
by
St.
Matthew’s
Lutheran
Church.
Saturday, May 9, Daffodil
Luncheon, Wesley United
Church, Petite Riviere, 11
a.m.- 2 p.m. Soups,
chowders, variety of desserts, roll and beverage.
Adults $10, children $5,
under 5 free. Bake table
and
silent
auction.
Sponsored by UCW
SUPPERS
Mothers Day Supper,
Sunday May 10, 4:30- 6
p.m. Forties Community
Centre,
New
Ross.
Chicken,
cranberries,
peas, carrots potatoes,
Dessert, tea/ coffee.
Doors open at 4, serving
4:30.
Adults
$12;
Children 5-12 $6; under
5 $3. Info, 902-689-2000
or 902-689-2612
Fire Department
Mother’S Day
Bingo
Sun., May 10
starting at 7:10 pm
Treat bags, stand up
bingo, pick a friend &
door prizes
Victoria Day
Bingo
Monday, May 18
starting at 2 pm
Doors Open 12 pm
Regular games $100
Speical games $150
Jackpot $500 to go
Books 3 for $5
184 Kinburn St.
Are you waiting for
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HAPPEN?
We can help your business
progress for less.
BREAKFASTS
Breakfast, Hebbs Cross
Fire Department, May 9,
7- 11 a.m. Homemade
baked beans, eggs, hash
browns, bacon, sausage,
toast, tea, coffee, juice.
shining a light on the progress of our south shore
Still the largest advertising vehicle
for your marketing dollars!
notices
PRODUCT RECALL
Kidde Canada, in conjunction with
Health Canada, has announced a
voluntary recall to replace certain
Kidde black plastic valve disposable
fire extinguishers.
ABC and BC-rated fire extinguishers
manufactured between July 23,
2013 and October 15, 2014
could be affected.
If you believe you may have one
of these fire extinguishers please
contact Kidde Canada at
1-844-833-6394 (8 am - 5 pm) Mon-Fri
or visit www.kiddecanada.com and
click “3AFETY .OTICE”.
tenders
Medway Community Forest Co-op
Notice of Timber Harvest Tender
The Medway Community Forest Co-op Ltd. (MCFC) will be
accepting bids for timber harvesting in the Northfield Rd. Salmon Lake area. The estimated harvest volume is 2,078 tonnes over
seven worksites totalling 28.1 hectares. To receive a tender package
including pre-qualification criteria please send a request for the
tender package via e-mail to jobs@medwaycommunityforest.
com prior to May 14th,2015.
All bidders are obligated to attend a site tour and harvest meeting on
May 15th, 2015 at 12:00 pm AST. The bidder also must express the date
and time he/she wishes to send a representative to cruise the area and
wait for approval by the MCFC manager, Mary Jane Rodger. Closing
date for bids to be received is June 5th, 2015 4:30 pm AST.
Information regarding bid submission and formatting is specified in the
tender package.
MCFC will not be held liable for failures in electronic transmission. If
unable to contact the above e-mail, or for queries, the bidder or public
may contact Mary Jane at,
[email protected] or
902-702-0505 or 1-888-MCFC • www.medwaycommunityforest.com
TOWN OF LUNENBURG
LUNENBURG AcAdEmy iNTERiOR RENOvATiONs
The Town of Lunenburg is accepting tenders for interior
renovations which include electrical, mechanical and renovation
work at the Lunenburg Academy National Historic Site, 101
Kaulback Street.
A non-mandatory site visit for prospective bidders will be held
at the Academy on May 14th at 1:00 p.m. Sealed tenders must
be received by the Town of Lunenburg before 2:00 PM,
May 27, 2015. Tender documents may be accessed by contacting
G.F. Duffus and Company Ltd., [email protected],
315 - 1496 Lower Water Street (in the Brew House), Halifax, NS,
B3J 1R9. Documents can be viewed at the offices of G. F. Duffus
and Company Ltd. or the Town of Lunenburg, 119 Cumberland
Street, Lunenburg, NS, B0J 2C0. The Town of Lunenburg
reserves the right to waive any irregularity and to accept or reject
any offer whatsoever.
MUNICIPAL JOINT SERVICES BOARD
LUNENBURG REGION
REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL
Legal Services
The Municipal Joint Services Board (MJSB) is issuing a
request for proposal (RFP) from a solicitor or a firm
interested in providing legal advice and services for the
MJSB. Electronic copies of the RFP may be obtained from
Stephanie Smits - Supervisor - Outreach & Communications
after 8:00 am on Tuesday, April 28, 2015. Email
[email protected].
All submissions must be received by 3:00 pm local time on
Wednesday, May 20, 2015 in a sealed envelope and clearly
marked “RFP # 2015- 001 Legal Services” with the name and
address of the proponent.
Submissions may be mailed to:
Municipal Joint Services Board, Stephanie Smits - Supervisor
Outreach & Communications, 131 North Street, PO Box 209,
Bridgewater, NS B4V 2W8
WANT TO
KNOW
WHAT'S
GOING
ON?
Submissions may be delivered by courier or in person to:
Municipal Joint Services Board, Lunenburg Regional
Community Recycling Centre, 908 Mullock Road, Whynott’s
Settlement, NS
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908 Mullock Road, Whynott’s Settlement, NS
(902) 543-2991 [email protected]
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MUNICIPALITY OF THE DISTRICT
OF LUNENBURG
TENDER
Sealed tenders will be received by the undersigned up to 2:00 p.m.,
local time, May 12th, 15 for the following:
HOMES/SALE
1- 2 bedroom apartments in Bridgewater,
centrally located with
balconies.
Available
immediately.
Rent
includes fridge, stove
and parking. Rent incentives. 902-543-6088.
For rent: 1, 2 and 3 bedroom apt. Heat, hot and
cold water, fridge, stove,
coin laundry, parking,
security building. Clean,
well maintained building. No pets, security
deposit required. 5271843.
Three bedroom house, 3
acre lot, large deck,
walkout
basement,
Church Lake access. 902644-2792,
902-5273418.
Blockhouse.
Newly
renovated one bedroom, fridge and stove
included. 902-624-9792
Bridgewater, 68 Elm
Street. Two bedroom
with balcony completely
renovated,
$750.
Includes heat, hot and
cold water, parking, coin
laundry.
No
pets.
Available June 1. 902527-1539
Bridgewater. Luxurious, 2
bedroom apartment, in
LaHave View Estates at
74 Aberdeen Road. Rent
$1150 month includes
heat, hot and cold water,
5 appliances, balcony,
underground
parking
and storage. Available
June 1. 902-527-1539.
Bridgewater. One bedroom apartment centrally located, fridge and
stove included. Available
immediately.
Nonsmoking building. 902527-0181
Bridgewater. One bedroom apartment includes
appliances, hot and cold
water, parking. Clean,
well-maintained security
building. $465 monthly
(no pets, non smokers).
902-543-3568, 902-5431025
Chester. One bedroom
apartment.
902-2753297
Dufferin
Street,
Bridgewater, 2 bedroom first floor apartment $570 monthly
plus utilities. No pets.
Call 543-6262
Maple
Street,
Bridgewater,
bachelor
apartment for rent at
$390 monthly, plus utilities. No pets. Call 902543-6262.
Two bedroom apartment,
Western Shore (near
Chester). 850 sq. ft. $800
monthly includes appliances, heat, lights, central air, outside storage .
902-229-6423
HOMES/RENT
May 1. Two bedroom
duplex
in
West
Northfield/Wentzell Lake
area, $650 monthly plus
utilities. Damage deposit,
no smoking and small
pets considered. Fridge,
stove, dishwasher, air
conditioner, microwave,
washer
and
dryer
included. Freshly painted
with some curtains.
Dining and living room.
West
Northfield
Elementary School and
New Germany Junior/Senior School district.
Snowplowing
also
included, yard maintenance not provided but
required. Oil heat. 902624-0326 or 902-5277928.
HOMES/SALE
3 bedroom, 1 bath home,
close to West Northfield
Elementary
School.
Wood furnace, electric
heat. Rec room with
wood stove, basement
garage, basement walkout. 902-543-3733
LaHave Heights, 58x14, 2
bedroom mini home, 4
appliances,
many
upgrades, no carpet.
902-530-5821
New two bedroom cottage under construction,
2 acre lot, Sherbooke
Lake access. 902-6442792 or 902-527-3418
LAND FOR SALE
50 acres, borders on two
paved highways. 25
acres field, remainder
wooded. Phone/fax 902644-2792 or 902-5273418.
Homeowner Dream Deal.
2 backlots for only
$25,000 + HST or
$20,000 per lot + HST.
Where?
Homestead
Estates on Raspberry
Court with deeded right
away to Crooked Lake.
Phone 902-634-8300 or
902-543-0307 MondaySaturday. Lots approx 11/2 acres each.
Two lots for sale or lease
for private use with
access to Sherbooke
Lake. 902-644-2792 or
902-527-3418.
Wooded lot, secluded 81/2 acres, 1 miles
wooded private road
access, near Lunenburg.
902-644-2792, 902-5273418
FOR SALE
FOR SALE
4 electric motors; tailgate sander; 10 interesting ancient rocks, others
for walkways, etc. 902644-2792, 902-527-3418
GM step boards, new;
265/70/R17 new tire and
chrome rim; two moulding strips. 902-543-4864
Table saw, 10 inch, extra
blade and all attachments, $150; patio table
and 4 chairs with cushions, tube design, $125.
Call 902-530-6338.
DINNER SETTING for 8
with 6 pieces each; Royal
Albert
TRANQUILITY;
plus butter dish, covered
vegetable dish, large
platter and gravy boat.
$700. 902-543-6700
Double reclining couch,
good working order,
chocolate brown bonded
leather, small amount of
wear by head rests, $450
obo; 3 piece coffee table
and end tables, pine with
dark green, good condition, $150 obo. 902543-6191
Double stainless steel
sink, dressers, bedroom
sets, air conditioner, love
chair, MDF/ wood moulding, steel door. 627-1986
DSL or Cable high-speed
internet service, add
Digital home phone
service
$14.95/mth
includes all features
and
free
long
distance service. No
credit
or
deposits.
yourcitywide.com
1-800-600-5667
Good quality reasonable
priced lawn tractors and
gas push mowers. 902634-3738
FOR SALE
Reasonable Prices!
Net to cover your truck
box or utility trailer.
Netting is cut square.
Made of nylon twine,
roped on four sides.
Nets are made in
different sizes.
624-8155
King 10” 3 hp 220V
cabinet tablesaw on
portable
base
with
extensions; $1,000 or
best offer. Call James
624-9165 after 6 p.m.
Quality firewood, delivered and building lots
near lakes. G. Falkenham
and Sons Ltd. Phone/fax
902-644-2792
Winter tires for VW Jetta,
205/55/R16 91T. Call
902-523-0066
ANTIQUES
SAWMILLS from only
$4,397 - MAKE MONEY
& SAVE MONEY with
your own bandmill - Cut
lumber any dimension. In
stock ready to ship. FREE
Info
&
DVD:
www.NorwoodSawmills.com/400OT 1-800-5666899 Ext:400OT.
Rhodenizer
Antique Auctions
Buying Antiques &
Collectibles, one item
or complete estate
contents or will sell your
items on commission.
Judy Rhodenizer
902-543-5194
S
T
E
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L
BUILDINGS...”SPRING
SALES
WITH
HOT
SAVINGS!” All Steel
building models and
sizes are now on sale.
Get your building deal
while it’s hot. Pioneer
Steel
1-800-668-5422
www.pioneersteel.ca
WANTED
Will buy small aluminum
boat, motor and trailer.
Will purchase separately.
902-543-1050
MOVING
Hardwood for sale.
Junked, split and delivered. 902-624-6209
Stubbs Moving. Local
and
long
distance.
Ontario, Alberta, BC,
return, insured, great
rates. 902-521-2693
Flea Market, Michelin
Social Club, May 9, 9-1.
Admission $1. For tables
902-543-5018
YARD SALES
Moving Sale, 174 Pine
St., Bridgewater, May 9.
Every thing must go.
Rain or shine.
Rain or Shine MultiFamily Garage Sale, 12
Forest Drive, Auburndale,
Saturday, May 9, 9 a.m.
Cemetery saddles; single
bed with box spring and
mattress; picture window Jeld-Wen, 75x74,
vinyl; 4 Michelin tires,
235/75/R15; window air
conditioner; white range
hood; LazyBoy rocker
recliner, grey; household
articles, etc. Early inquiries 902-543-4332
PETS/SUPPLIES
Complaints of animal
mistreatment should be
reported to SPCA at 1888-703-7722. For any
other concerns regarding
animals call 766-4787.
Japanese Koi fish for
your aquarium or land
pond, various sizes and
colours, $3 - $10. 902624-9102
Professional
Dog
Grooming by Shirley
Place. 902-624-8718
COMMERCIAL
TRAINING
M E D I C A L
TRANSCRIPTIONISTS are
in huge demand! Train
with the leading Medical
Transcription
school.
Learn from home and
work from home. Call
today. 1.800.466.1535
w w w. c a n s c r i b e. c o m .
[email protected].
Assorted sizes
of ends of
newsprint rolls
available for
75¢ per pound.
Great for
packing!
Great for kids'
crafts!
1-866-447-5116
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Guaranteed $
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FARM EQUIP.
1969 Farmall Cub tractor
for sale. Implements
included. Call Paul 2982443
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Bridgewater. 599 King
St., King’s Court. 900 sq.
ft., second floor retail or
office space, $695 plus
utilities. Also 1,300 sq. ft.
space, $895 plus utilities.
902-527-1539
First come, first served!
CANE’S
MOVING.
Professional, reliable and
very careful residential
and office moving service. Local and long distance. 902-521-8596
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APTS.
Will buy old photographs,
magazines,
sportscards, postcards,
toys, matchbooks, comics, fishing tackle, cigarette cards. 902-5431050.
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The Municipality of the District of Lunenburg reserves the right to
reject any or all tenders, not necessarily accept the lowest tender,
or to accept any tender which it may consider to be in its best interest. The Municipality also reserves the right to waive formality,
informality or technicality in any tender.
APTS.
MOVING
Applications are now being accepted for
Sea Cucumber Processors at Ocean Leader Fisheries Ltd.
in Lower Wedgeport, Nova Scotia
Tenders will be publicly opened in the council chambers at 210
Aberdeen Rd., Bridgewater, N.S. at 2:00 p.m., local time on the
closing date. All tenders must be submitted in a sealed envelope
clearly marked with the tender name and number. Specifications
and/or particulars may be obtained from the undersigned.
V.E. Oakley, CPPB
Purchasing Coordinator
Municipality of the District of Lunenburg
210 Aberdeen Rd.
Bridgewater, N.S. B4V 4G8
Tel: (902) 541-1324
WANTED
WANTED:
FISH PROCESSORS
#2015-01-001 Municipal Public Road
General Maintenance
Beautiful bachelor apartment, located on lake, 4
km from Bridgewater.
Fully furnished. Includes
heat, lights and parking.
References
required.
$775. 902-543-4703
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tax
incl.
shining a light on the progress of our south shore
CALL TODAY! 902-543-2457
or email: [email protected]
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cars
spec2705136
91B Water Street
Yarmouth, NS
Ph: 902-742-9100
Toll Free: 1-844-492-9875
ELDERLY CARE
SEMCHUK’S
APPLIANCE REPAIR
Authorized
Servicer
PROMPT…COURTEOUS
PROFESSIONAL
902 298 1122
Zinck’s Drywall & Taping.
Over
18
years
experience.
Quality
work. Free estimates.
902-527-1498
Economy
Appliance
Repair & Services
We repair in your home
ALL MAJOR BRANDS!
WASHERS • DRYERS
FRIDGES • FREEZERS
RANGES • DISHWASHERS
902-527-2024
13879 Dayspring
Hwy. #3
“We Appreciate Your
Business”
Available for JUNK
REMOVAL, brush/ tree
limb disposal, light moving,
deliveries,
etc.
Chainsaw work. 902543-6648
SIDING
prOfEssiOnal
installatiOn
& rEnOvatiOns
loweSt
prIceS
Free
eStImateS
Over 23 Years
Quality Experience
Lifetime Warranty on
Windows & Doors
Rafuse’s
Roofing.
Reasonable
prices.
Phone Paul Rafuse. 902530-2361, 902-529-0920
Y2K Construction. Over
25 years experience.
New home construction,
sub-labour contracting,
decks, siding, roofing,
additions, renovations.
Paul
902-541-0601
[email protected]
G.W. Tree
Removal
REMOVAL
TOPPING • PRUNING
60 ft. Bucket
Truck
Wood Chipper
Fully Insured,
Safety Certified
Free Estimates
Serving all of
Lunenburg County
GARRY WHYNOT
902-677-2038
PAINTING
M.C. Brush
Int./Ext. Painting
Minor Carpentry
Repairs
Drywall/Taping
& Repairs
Call Now
BlaIr lyoNS
Cell 523-2276
644-3142
902-543-7974
902-527-4544
Build, repair any type of
home or building, including well, septic, driveway. Gilbert Falkenham.
902-644-2792
Good home cleaning. For
all your home cleaning
needs please call Lisa.
References
available.
902-523-5223
Carpenter, 35+ years
experience. Renovations,
additions, decks, hardwood/ laminate floors,
new windows, doors.
Free estimates. Call Gary
Mossman, 902-298-9046
Looking to clean in
Bridgewater and surrounding areas. Spring
Cleaning. Houses, apartments and offices. Would
love to work with seniors, cooking, cleaning,
etc. Lots of experience.
Reasonable rates. 902685-2236, 902-521-0442
HAL JOHNSON
GENERAL CONTRACTING
30+ years experience
WE DO IT ALL
Residential, Commercial,
Repairs, Renovations &
New Home Construction.
Fully licened & insured.
Free estimate.
Ph.: 902-543-1815
Cell: 902-521-3046
Home
Maintenance:
Carpentry, laminate and
hardwood
flooring,
painting, minor electrical/ plumbing repairs.
902-521-0649, 902-2752291.
[email protected]
KERBA Yard Works. Lawn
mowing, lawn aeration,
junk removal, pressure
washing and odd jobs.
902-530-5092
Midtown Construction.
Roofing, renovations, etc.
Carson Robar 902-2983178. Free estimates.
[email protected]
Roof top snow and ice
removal, also offering
tree and limb removal.
Fully insured. 902-5140123
CLEANING
EMPLOYMENT
EMPLOYMENT
EMPLOYMENT
EMPLOYMENT
Superintendent to maintain a 24-unit apartment
building
in
central
Bridgewater. Duties light
cleaning, general maintenance and good people skills. Free rent. Apply
to 37 MacNeil Drive,
Bridgewater B4V 3N4
Massage
Therapist
wanted for maternity
leave.
Registered
Massage
Therapist
wanted to join our clinical practice in Chester,
NS. Established practice
with flexible hours starting in July. Please send
resume to: [email protected]
Progressive automotive dealership
is seeking a full time
SERVICE MANAGER
Person with own equipment to mow/whippersnip Baker Settlement
Cemetery. 902-527-7051
Debbie Comeau
Automobile Insurance Specialist
[email protected] www.autosmartinsurance.ca
SERVICES
www.lighthousenow.ca
Available: Experienced,
mature, reliable, careworker and homemaker
lady looking for work to
assist with elderly in
their home, with care
and respect. Reasonable
rate. 902-624-0090
Will look after elderly in
their home, Queens
County. Will do appointments, meals, etc. 902677-2693
EmpLoymEnt opportunity
The Town of Bridgewater is
currently seeking a
Labourer Summer Student(s)
for our Public Works Department.
Further details, of this
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~ Valid driver licence/air brake
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Engineering and Public Works Department are seeking
applications from motivated students for one (1) position of
Labourer.
Please submit your resume to the attention of the: Engineering and
Public Works Department., PO Box 369, Chester, NS B0J 1J0.
Applications will be received until 4:30 pm on Friday,
May 15, 2015. Those interested are advised to pick up a copy
of the complete job description at the Municipal Office located at
151 King St., Suite 212, Chester. Or, call Robin Kaizer at
902-275-1312 or view a copy on our website at www.chester.ca.
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Reporting to the Shelter Manager, the ideal candidate will need to demonstrate the following:
• have strong oral & written communications skills
• must be comfortable working with the public
• strong work ethic, able to exhibit discretion, professionalism & diplomacy when dealing with public,
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• able to work independently and cooperatively in a team setting
• ability to prioritize workload & adjust to a changing environment
• adheres to high standards of confidentially
• willing to work a flexible schedule, weekends and willing to work holidays
• able to work with and handle both cats and dogs
This individual will be responsible for:
• the cleanliness of the shelter facility and its environment at all times
• have the ability or willingness to be trained to administer vaccinations and medication to animals as
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• lifting of heavy items (food, litter)
• holding a valid driver's license
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Mail: Attn. Harold Rowsell, 450 LaHave St., Unit 17, Suite 138, Bridgewater, NS B4V 4A3
We thank all applicants for their interest, however only those selected for interview will be contacted.
Ocean Green Property Management is a growing and well-respected landscaping
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Job summary: Reporting to the Owner of Ocean Green Property Management
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of landscape projects, manage budgets and employees and sell the services of OGPM.
During the winter season; leading the snow management business.
Major accountabilities:
- Meet with clients for site assessment
- Create project design, estimates, all while maintaining budgets
- Construct walkways, patios, decks, fences and landscape features
- Assist in planning and organizing the job, ensuring that sufficient resources and
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manner;
- Ensure all employees follow the Health & Safety policy of Ocean Green Property
Management
- May perform specialist functions based on certification to ensure the health of
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- Winter snow management and scheduling
- Generate new business opportunities
Tools & equipment:
- Small tractors, bobcats, tillers, excavators, lawn mowers, etc.
- Power equipment such as shears, saws, aerators, drills, cut off saw, etc.
- Snow plows/salters
education:
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- Preferably Landscape Technician Diploma/Landscape Industry Certification or
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- Possess a valid Class - 5 Driver’s license with air brakes and condition 15 for pulling
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Knowledge, skills and abilities:
- Knowledge of landscape and construction techniques and practices
- Knowledge of snow equipment
- Ability to understand and execute oral and written instruction
- Ability to interpret plans and specifications
- Ability to plan multiple job tasks to meet various project deadlines
- Problem solving
- Computer skills
If interested in this opportunity, please email your cover letter and resume to:
[email protected]. We thank everyone for their interest but will
only respond to those applicants selected for and interview.
BIRTHS
CROUSE: Proud parents Robyn and Gavin
Crouse, along with big
sister, Rayna, are
happy to announce
the safe arrival of Eli
Gavin, on March 12,
2015, weighing 9 lb
5.5 oz. Welcoming Eli
are
grandparents,
David and Sally Zinck,
Brian Bolivar and
Karen Cleversey and
great-grandmother,
Olla Bolivar. Special
thanks to SSRH and
everyone who made
Eli’s arrival special.
family album
She’s singing
and smiling
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headaches or
tension,
Cause very soon
she’ll be getting
the pension.
Happy 60th Birthday
Maryann
May 7
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THANKS
MEMORIAMS
I would like to thank
everyone for the wonderful 90th birthday surprise that my daughter,
Linda, organized for me.
A special thank-you for
the many lovely cards,
gifts, flowers, etc. I
received. A
special
appreciation for all those
who helped in any way
with set-up, decorating,
food donations and
clean-up. Thank you to
family and friends who
came from near and far
to help me celebrate this
special day. I would like
to express my appreciation to Lee Nauss,
Deputy Mayor and Eric
Hustvedt, Councillor, for
the presentation of the
many certificates. It was
a special highlight in my
life and I really enjoyed
every minute of it. God
bless everyone. Pearl
Lohnes
BUSH: In memory of
Lawson Melbourne, who
passed away May 4,
2012.
Time slips by and life
goes on,
But in our hearts you’re
never gone.
We think about you
often
And talk about you too,
We have so many
memories
But wish we still had
you.
Loving remembered by
wife Daphne; family,
James, Deborah and
David.
MEMORIAMS
LOCKYER: In memory of
my sister, Dora Lockyer,
who passed away May 3,
2014.
I thought of you today
But that is nothing new,
I thought about you yesterday
And days before that
too.
I think of you in silence
I often speak your name,
All I have is memories
And a picture in a frame.
Your memory is a keepsake
From which I’ll never
part,
God has you in his arms
I have you in my heart.
Sister Vivian Hillier and
family.
SCOTT: In loving memory of Albert Scott
(Scotty), who passed
away May 12, 2011.
It isn’t what we write,
It isn’t what we say,
It’s how we feel deep
inside
As we think of you
today.
Fond memories linger
every day,
Remembrance keeps
you near and dear to
our hearts.
Forever loved, Evelyn
and family.
Barry Alan Parks
It is with great sadness that the family of Barry Alan Parks, 60, of East
LaHave and Halifax, announces his
passing on Wednesday, April 22,
2015, at the South Shore Regional
Hospital, Bridgewater.
Born in Bridgewater, he was a son of
Shirley (Haughn) Parks of East
LaHave and the late Keith Parks.
After graduating from Centre
Consolidated School, Barry became
personnel manager at the Riverport
Fish Plant and then went on to work
with Ranpro in LaHave.
For many years he was employed at
Bonny Lea Farms, Chester until ill health forced him to retire in the early 90s.
Barry was well-known for his great love and expert knowledge of antique collecting, but he was probably most proud of the genealogical research he did of
the local families of East LaHave. His community of family and friends were most
important to him and he loved nothing better than to entertain and cook for
them in the company of his constant feline companions. Barry was so proud to
be from Park’s Creek (East LaHave) and knew that one day he would return here
for good. We all wish it could have been for longer.
Besides his mother, Shirley, Barry is survived by his loving partner, Reginald
Gibson of East LaHave; sisters, Anne (Gregory) Publicover, Lower Sackville; Sherry
(Leonard) Hirtle, Feltzen South; nieces and nephews, Erin Hirtle, Jared Hirtle,
Jason Hirtle, Lisa Kennedy and Sabrina Thurlow; aunts, Norma, Frances and
Phyllis and Uncle Bobby (Joanne) and Reg’s extended family and his many cherished friends from all over.
Besides his father, Keith, he was predeceased by his brother, Jeffrey.
Funeral arrangements are under the direction of the Dana L. Sweeny Funeral
Home, 11213 Hwy. 3, Lunenburg. A graveside committal service to celebrate
Barry’s life will be held Saturday, May 9, 2015 at 2 p.m. at the Creek Hill
Cemetery, East LaHave.
In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to SHAID Tree Animal
Shelter, the SPCA or to a charity of your choice. http://
www.sweenyfuneralhome.ca.
Barry Alan Parks - 60,
East LaHave and Halifax,
died April 22, 2015, in
South Shore Regional
Hospital,
Bridgewater.
Funeral
arrangements
under the direction of
Dana L. Sweeny Funeral
Home, Lunenburg.
Alma
Maxine
MacDonald
54,
Lunenburg, died April 24,
2015, at home. Funeral
arrangements under the
direction of Dana L.
Sweeny Funeral Home,
Lunenburg.
Marjorie
June
Langford - 88, Garden
Lots, died April 29, 2015,
at Fishermen’s Memorial
Hospital,
Lunenburg.
Funeral
arrangements
under the direction of
Dana L. Sweeny Funeral
Home, Lunenburg.
Captain Jay Bradley
George - 52, Richmond,
BC, and formerly of
Lunenburg, died April 24,
2015, at Richmond
General Hospital, BC.
Funeral
arrangements
under the direction of
Dana L. Sweeny Funeral
Home, Lunenburg.
Robert Evatt Lewis 70, Conquerall Mills,
died April 16, 2015.
Funeral
arrangements
under the direction of
R.A. Corkum Funeral
Home, Wileville.
Doris Maxine Conrad 82, Bridgewater, died
April 20, 2015, at South
Shore Regional Hospital,
Bridgewater.
Funeral
arrangements under the
direction of R.A. Corkum
Funeral Home, Wileville.
Marcella
Lucille
Crouse - 67, Branch
LaHave, died April 21,
2015, at South Shore
Regional
Hospital,
Bridgewater.
Funeral
arrangements under the
direction of R.A. Corkum
Funeral Home, Wileville.
Sylvia Marie Gardner 86, Bridgewater, died
April 25, 2015. Funeral
arrangements under the
direction of R.A. Corkum
Funeral Home, Wileville.
Marjorie June Langford
It is with great sadness that the family of Marjorie June Langford, 88, of
Garden Lots, announces her passing
on Wednesday, April 29, 2015, at the
Fishermen’s Memorial Hospital,
Lunenburg.
Born in Somerville, Mass., she was
the daughter of the late Carl and
Emily (Bridge) Tanner.
Marjorie worked as a Certified Drug
Clerk, dispensing drugs at Kinley’s
Drug Company for 38 years in
Lunenburg, where she was known
and loved by all.
She was a member of St. Andrew’s
Presbyterian Church, Lunenburg,
where in her earlier years, taught Sunday school, and was a former Girl Guide
Leader. She was an avid hobbyist who loved to create crafts for her friends and
family. In her later years, she enjoyed the social aspect of a good game of cards
with her Tuesday bridge group and her Wednesday 45 club. Marjorie was a very
easy-going person who had a personality that allowed her to make many friends
easily. All she came into contact with always looked forward to her unlimited
supply of jokes and her infectious nature.
She was an amazing single mother who raised four children that went on to be
well educated and lead productive lives in their chosen communities.
Marjorie is survived by her daughter, Terrye Langford, Halifax; sons, Philip
(Peggy), Riverport; Jay (Martha), Lunenburg and Kim (Ramona), Cambridge, ON;
10 grandchildren, Leah, Jennifer, Lindsey, Josh, Amber, Haley, Ben, Deidre,
Courtney and Victoria and 10 great-grandchildren, Connor, Addison, Teagan,
Emma, Rory, Eli, Maya, Grayson, Mila and Grady. She is also survived by her
sister-in-law, Helen (Berringer) Tanner, of Danvers, Mass/Bonita Springs, Florida;
niece, Carol (Carl) Foster, and their children, Megan and Katelyn, of Portsmouth,
Maine as well as a nephew, Paul (Debra) Tanner and their children, Carl and Scott
of Lunenburg, Mass.
She was predeceased by her brother, Philip; and nephew, Mark.
Funeral arrangements are under the direction of the Dana L. Sweeny Funeral
Home, 11213 Hwy. 3, Lunenburg. Marjorie has chosen cremation, and a memorial service to celebrate Marjorie’s life will be held in the future with Rev. Dr.
Laurence Mawhinney officiating. Notice will be sent out once a date is chosen.
Interment will be in Garden Lots Cemetery.
In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to the Canadian Cancer
Society, Multiple Sclerosis Society of Canada or a charity of choice. http://
www.sweenyfuneralhome.ca.
Jean A. Oxner
OXNER, Jean A., age 89, of Mahone
Bay, passed away April 30, 2015, at
South Shore Regional Hospital,
Bridgewater, NS. Born in St. John’s,
NFLD, she was a daughter of the late
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cherished time spent with her friends and family. During her illness she was very
strong, never complaining and was always thankful and gracious for someone’s
care and help.
Jean is survived by son-in-law, Bruce V. Baker, Oakland; sister, Joyce Edgar,
County
Ontario; brothers, John Edgar, Ontario and James Edgar, Newfoundland. She is
also survived and will be greatly missed by her grandsons, Bruce G. Baker and his
wife Elizabeth, Martin’s Point; Neil Oxner and his wife Sonia, Canmore, AB.;
Christopher Oxner, USA; and her granddaughter, Denise Baker and her fiance
Timmy Tanner, Back Centre; great-grandchildren, Rachel and Nathan Baker; Karla
and Piper Oxner; Kelsi-Rose and Ivy-Marie Tanner. She was predeceased by her
husband, Karl Donald Oxner; daughter, Gladys Joyce Baker; son, Karl John Oxner;
sister, Nancy Edgar; and brother, Donald Edgar.
No visiting by request. A private graveside service will be held at Park Cemetery,
Mahone Bay. Memorial donations may be made to South Shore Regional
Hospital Palliative Care, Canadian Diabetes Association or The Children’s Wish
Foundation - Nova Scotia Chapter.
A huge thank you is extended to Jean’s friends at Cherry Lane Lodge Senior
Complex in Mahone Bay and her home care workers for caring and always looking out for her. Also, to Dr. Robertson, local paramedics and the nurses and staff
on the fourth floor of South Shore Regional Hospital for their warmth, kindness
and compassionate care. Thank you to family and friends for their support during
Jean’s illness and a special thank you to Jean’s niece, Jane Edgar and her husband Bill Hughes, for always keeping us in their thoughts and for all the little
things that meant so much. Arrangements entrusted to the care of Mahone
Funeral Home, P.O. Box 200, 32 Parish St., Mahone Bay, NS B0J 2E0 Tel. 902-6248241. On-line condolences may be sent to the family by visiting http://
www.mahonefuneral.ca.
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Daniel Rufus Bruce
BRUCE, Daniel Rufus “Dan.” Age 74, of Martins River, passed away on April 23,
2015, of kidney failure, at South Shore Regional Hospital, Bridgewater.
Born in 1941 at Shelburne, he graduated high school in Shelburne in 1958, then
went to Dalhousie University, Toronto University and University of Waterloo,
earning postgraduate degrees at each university.
He was predeceased by his parents, George Bell and “Maizie” Mary Lamont
(Dexter) Bruce, both were lifelong residents of Shelburne. Dan was also predeceased by his brother, Dexter Bruce and his sister, Beth (Cheney).
He is survived by his wife of 46 years, Sandra Clair (Hope); his son, Alan Dexter
Bruce (wife, Jenny Bolduc); two grandsons, Aiden Bruce and Calven Bruce, all of
Ottawa, Ont.; his daughter, Kirsti Ruusu Bruce, Toronto, Ont; his niece, Sue
(Cheney) Watt; nephews, Ted Cheney, John Bruce and Jim Bruce.
The Tollers at Redland Kennels will miss Dan’s love, attention and especially the
breakfast treats. A memorial service was held 2 p.m., Saturday, May 2, 2015, at
Mahone Funeral Home, Mahone Bay, Rev. Peter Rafuse officiated, assisted by
Rev. Barbara Minard.
Dan’s heart never left Shelburne and his ashes will be taken there at a later
date. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations made to The Kidney Foundation of
Canada or a charity of your choice would be appreciated. Arrangements
entrusted to the care of Mahone Funeral Home, PO Box 200, 32 Parish St.,
Mahone Bay, NS B0J 2E0 Tel. 902-624-8241. On-line condolences may be sent to
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John Rodney Henderson
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ANSWERS
John Rodney Henderson of Wentzell’s Lake, formerly of Camden, Colchester
County, passed away on January 6, 2015. There will be a graveside service at
Camden Cemetery on May 9 at 1 p.m. A reception will follow at the HarmonyCamden church hall from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m.
May 6, 2015
Phyllis Rubena Campbell
CAMPBELL, Phyllis Rubena. Age, 97,
formerly of Martin’s River, passed
away Thursday, April 30, 2015, at
Mahone Nursing Home, Mahone Bay.
Born September 1, 1917, at home in
Lapland, she was the daughter of the
late Charles Seaforth and Minnie
Letitia (Bollivar) Horne. She attended
school in Lapland and then went on
to the Provincial Normal College for
a year to pursue teaching. She
taught for five years at several one
room school houses in Pine Grove,
Maitland, Walden and Lower Branch.
Phyllis then decided to train for
nursing at the Victoria General
KEITH CORCORAN PHOTO
RCMP Cst. Rod Francis, left, and CyberSCAN investigator Greg
Byrne with an information brochure following the Mahone Bay
meeting.
Hospital and worked there from 1941-1944. She then returned to the South
Shore and worked a year at Dawson Memorial Hospital, Bridgewater. On May 3,
1946, she married Alonzo Campbell and together they raised five children, living
in Halifax, Gold River and Martin’s River. Their family grew to include 10 grandchildren and six great-grandchildren. Returning to work in 1965 at Fishermen’s
Memorial Hospital, Lunenburg, she continued her nursing career for 17 and a
half more years until retirement.
Leisure activities included, going to the casino, playing bingo, crocheting, reading (mystery and newspaper), playing checkers, Auction 45s, church and musical
entertainment. Older music and hymns were her favourite choices to listen to.
There was no better time spent than with her children and their families. When
asked what she felt had been her biggest accomplishment in life, her response
was, “I raised a respectable family through lots of hard work and I enjoyed my
nursing career.”
Phyllis is survived by her daughters, Gwendolyn (Bob) McLean, Elliot Lake, Ont;
Anne (Luc) Laliberte, Lapland; sons, Richard “Ricky” (Judy), Martin’s River;
William “Bill” (Julie), Bridgewater; grandchildren, Lee (Joey), Nicole (Doug),
Adam (Brittany), Ian, Megan, Alex, Anthony (Angela), Krista (Jason), Kathryn,
Jeffrey (Jennifer); great-grandchildren, Maverick, Jackson, Grace, Ivan, Haiden
and Hunter. She was predeceased by her husband, Alonzo (1969); son, Roderick
“Roddy” (Janice); brothers, Herbert (Vallie) Horne; Edward Horne.
No visiting by request. A memorial service will be held 2 p.m., Thursday. May 7,
2015 at St. John’s Lutheran Church, Mahone Bay, Rev. Adam Snook officiating.
Burial will be in St. Martin’s Cemetery, Martin’s River. The family requests memorial donations be made to Canadian Cancer Society or St. John’s Lutheran
Church. Arrangements entrusted to the care of Mahone Funeral Home, P.O. Box
200, 32 Parish St., Mahone Bay, NS B0J 2E0 Tel. 902-624-8241. On-line condolences may be sent to the family by visiting http://www.mahonefuneral.ca.
Officers open parents’
eyes to internet
safety, risks children
face online
Bayview Community School
hosts cyber-awareness session
By KEITH CORCORAN
Lester Theodore Semon
[email protected]
M@NewsmanKeith
Semon, Lester Theodore, passed
away April 10, 2015, in Mahone
Nursing Home, Mahone Bay. Born in
New Canada, August 14, 1917, he
was the youngest son of the late
Johnson and Laura (Silver) Semon,
and was the last surviving member
of his immediate family.
He began his education in the oneroom school in New Canada and
continued his entire early education
there, receiving his Provincial High
School Certificate at the age of 15.
He remained at home during the
next few years where he was interested and involved in all community
and church activities. He carried this same zeal and enthusiasm with him when
he later spent three years in Chelsea, which he called his second home as he
sang in the choir and was church organist for a great part of the time.
He attended the Provincial Normal College in Truro, graduating in 1936. Later he
attended St. Mary’s University where he received the degrees of B.A. (cum laude)
and Bachelor of Commerce. He furthered his studies at Dalhousie University,
graduating with a Bachelor of Education Degree. Continuing his academic education, he studied at the University of Maine, receiving a Masters Degree in
Education in 1971. In his earlier life, he spent some time in the Christian Ministry
and served as a pastor for three consecutive summers. However, his main interest
was in education. He continued teaching, spending 33 years in Nova Scotia, 12
years in the Halifax-Dartmouth area, and a further five years in the province of
Quebec. Four of these years were spent at Stanstead College where he was Dean
of Boys as well as teacher of high school math. Later he held a similar teaching
position in New Germany Rural High School. Of the 38 years, 19 were spent as
principal of elementary and junior high schools. He retired in 1975. He then
worked at Colwell’s Men’s Clothing store in Halifax and Dartmouth for a period
of six years.
At the age of 65, he returned to his native Lunenburg County, bought a home in
Bridgewater, where he has since retired. During that period, he did a considerable amount of traveling, spending a winter in Barbados, some time in
Jamaica, as well as New Zealand and England. However, his interest in education
continued and he studied by distance education from the University of Waterloo
and Laurention University in Sudbury, accumulating seven additional degrees.
While in Dartmouth, he was interested in church life and was a Charter member
of two churches, Reformed Baptist Church and Regal Road United Baptist
Church. His interest in Theology also led him to the Bangor Theology Seminary
where he spent a few months. He later went to Toronto where he received a
diploma in Theology from the Toronto School of Theology in 1994. He was a
member of Bridgewater Baptist Church.
Surviving are his niece, Diane Petrie, Halifax; several nieces, nephews and cousins in the USA, mostly in the Maine and Massachusetts areas. Besides his parents
he was predeceased by his brothers Garland, Cleveland, Lorraine, Maurel and
Cecil.
Funeral arrangements were under the direction of R.A. Corkum Funeral Home,
Wileville, where service was held Tuesday, April 14 at 2 p.m., Rev. Dr. Brian
MacArthur officiating, assisted by Rev. Norman Hovland. Interment was held
April 17, 2015, in Lakeside Cemetery, New Canada. Memorial donations may be
made to Bridgewater Baptist Church Building Fund.
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Mahone Bay area parents
recently had their eyes opened
to the perils their children
face, when law enforcement
officials raised awareness
about risks lurking in the online world.
Bayview
Community
School recently welcomed
school safety resource officer
RCMP Cst. Rod Francis and
Greg Byrne, an enforcement
agent with the Department of
Justice’s CyberSCAN unit, to
speak to parents in the wake
of an alleged child luring case
that has impacted the school
community. School counsellor
Marc Breaugh introduced the
session.
Those who support vigilance when dealing with the
web say it is important that
parents comprehend the signs
of what may be inappropriate
online behaviour.
“It’s a lack of knowledge
and sometimes not understanding the capabilities of
these devices and what kids
are getting into and what they
have the capability of finding,” Mr. Byrne said.
Meeting participants heard
news stories and watched internet safety education videos pertaining to teenage girls
who were lured by men with
whom they communicated
on-line. Statistics provided
during the meeting showed
that most of the child luring
victims are girls around 14
years of age. On-line predators use what is called the
“grooming” process to develop relationships and garner
trust with teens. Cst. Francis
said a predator pretending to
be a “friendly adult” could
strike up a chat about common interests using a clue the
child posted on-line, such as
being a fan of a professional
sports franchise, as part of
the grooming procedure.
Children using social network services with video and
photo-sharing capabilities are
doing little to protect their
privacy. Cst. Francis showed
examples, with personal information blacked out, of
Lunenburg County Instagram
accounts that had phone numbers displayed and hundreds
of followers.
Internet offenders are targeting kids via web sites, such
as social media, web cams,
chat groups, e-mail and cell
phones, Cst. Francis said. A
predator’s technique could
include attempts to place a
wedge between a child and
his or her family, using sympathetic comments, and, possibly, to set up a face-to-face
meeting away from the child’s
home and school.
Meanwhile, Mr. Byrne, who
spoke about cyber safety and
cyber bullying, said investigators can get frustrated with
the challenge of trying to get
internet posts removed from
some web sites. The process
can take months, he said.
Computer and technologyrelated incidents are not isolated occurrences, he told the
meeting. “Just because you’re
living in a small town doesn’t
mean it’s not happening.”
Links: http://cyberscan.novascotia.ca
http://www.cybertip.ca
Some tips for parents offered by Cst. Francis and
Mr. Byrne on how to deal with children’s technology
habits and gadgets:
- Check their devices often, including smartphones
and tablets
- Prohibit children from taking their devices to bed
- Turn off the home modem when the children turn in
for the night
- Establish a device-charging area where all the family’s phones/tablets, etc. are charging in one place
at the end of the day
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Chester golf course development
moves forward
A proposed housing development at the Sherwood Golf and Country Club has moved one step
closer to teeing off.
The council of the Municipality of the District
of Chester (MODC) passed a motion to enter into a
development agreement with Richburg LP Management Inc., Sherwood’s owner, and set May 27 as the
date for a public hearing on the project. That hearing is required by the Municipal Government Act.
“We are pleased that council supported the recommendation of staff. This is an exciting project.
The economic impact to the community will be in
excess of $15 million, and it will bring an additional
$250,000 in property tax revenue to the municipality,” Ged Stonehouse, owner of Stonehouse Marketing and Golf Group, wrote in an e-mail.
Mr. Stonehouse is managing the project for Richburg, which is owned by Richard Homburg.
The proposal to build 32 vacation residences at
the golf course has received more public input than
is usual. The municipality changed its policy for
this proposal and held a public information session
on March 16, prior to council making a decision on
a development agreement. Usually, public information meetings are held after council has made a
decision.
Some local residents who live near the golf
course and proposed development have raised concerns, though none were in attendance at the council meeting on April 30.
Twelve people attended the public information
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session in March. A variety of concerns were
raised, including matters regarding the design
and construction of the houses, the impact on the
surrounding environment from water runoff and
increased traffic on the Sherwood Road.
Regarding those residents, Mr. Stonehouse wrote
in his e-mail, “We have chatted with each of the
residents that we are aware they had concerns,
mostly related to the speed of vehicles on the Sherwood Road, as well as the condition of the road. We
realize changes always makes for questions. There
were questions as to if we were using local contractors at all. We have already contracted locally with
surveyors, water/hydrology, septic/sewer and we
are talking with local design people and builders.”
During the council meeting, Councillor Sharon
Church Cornelius asked about the height of the
buildings, which has been capped at 45 feet. The
area is zoned “general basic” by the municipality,
in which there is normally no restriction on height.
In a note to council, the Chester volunteer fire
chief had raised the point that the department has
no aerial apparatus.
In another e-mail, Mr. Stonehouse explained that
the 45-foot limit took into account walk-out basements that would be below ground. From the street
side, homes would be two storeys.
The public hearing, slated for May 27, will be
held at 7 p.m. in the council chambers at the MODC
office on Central Street in Chester.
Lunenburg’s winter maintenance
cost hits all time high
By ROBERT HIRTLE
[email protected]
M@LunenburgNews
It will come as no surprise to anyone who spent the winter
in Lunenburg that the town spent far more than it budgeted on
road maintenance. However, Mother Nature failed to deliver a
significant blow to the town’s overall financial picture.
Last week finance and accounting director Elana Wentzell
presented her department’s variance reports to the end of
March. They reflected a staggering increase in the cost of clearing snow and salting town streets in what, for many, was the
worst winter in memory.
The report showed that labour for winter maintenance work
totalled $70,918, which was $39,928 over the amount that had
been budgeted. Equipment rentals totalled $1,784 or $1,284 over
budget, and salt topped out at $98,879, $18,897 over budget.
The total cost to taxpayers as of the end of March was
$171,581, which was $51,091 more than anticipated.
Despite that bad news, there is a light at the end of the tunnel.
Ms Wentzell said that she did not have to dip into reserves to
cover the unexpected additional costs, since money was saved
in other budgeted items and revenues from certain sources
increased.
The latter included parking meter revenues which were
$5,062 over budget; parking fines, which were $10,918 over budget; and court fines, which were up $2,972.
In 2013-14, the town paid $148,073 in winter maintenance
costs, up from $100,540 in 2012-13 and a considerable hike from
2011-12, when costs totalled $66,889.
RELIGION DIRECTORY
ST. JOHN’S ANGLICAN CHURCH
LUNENBURG
HERITAGE, FAITH, VISION SINCE 1753
Sunday, May 10: 6th Easter & Mother’s Day
Holy Eucharist 8:30 am
Family Eucharist 10:30 am
Closing of Sunday School Semester
BBQ in Parish Square following the service (weather permitting)
Services for
May 10,
2015
Holy Eucharist every Wednesday at 10:00 am
Archdeacon Michael H. Mitchell, Parish Office 634-4994 / www.stjohnslunenburg.org
St. Paul’s Evangelical Lutheran Church
25 Phoenix Street, Bridgewater, 543-4106
[email protected]
ANGLICAN PARISHES OF PETITE RIVIERE & NEW DUBLIN
E-mail: [email protected]
SUNDAY, MAY 10
SUNDAY, MAY 10, 2015 - EASTER 6
8:45 a.m. Celebration & Praise
8:45 a.m. Sunday School
11:00 a.m. Worship (Communion)
3:00 p.m. Communion Service @ Ridgewood
Wednesday, May 6
“May the Peace of Christ Jesus be
1:00 pm Adult Choir
with you today and always”
5:30 pm Community Café
is being held at the old Baptist Church
on King St. until further notice.
Pastor Paul Jensen – Organist: David G. Zwicker
EMMANUEL PENTECOSTAL TABERNACLE
Hirtle Rd., Middlewood
Pastor: Rev. Fred Carr 902-354-4828
2:30 p.m. Worship
CALVARY TEMPLE (P.A.O.C.)
510 Main St., Mahone Bay 902-624-8253
Sunday, May 10, 2015
Mother’s Day
11:00 a.m. Cindy Wozney “God’s signature scent”
7:00 pm Hymn Sing cancelled
Wednesday prayer and bible study
May 17 - Hymn sing guest Jeff Haines
ALL WELCOME!
Anglican Parish of
Bridgewater & The Conqueralls
Sunday, May 10, 2015
The Sixth Sunday of Easter
Christian Family Sunday -Radio Broadcast
8 am – Holy Eucharist (BCP)
10 am – Holy Eucharist (BAS)
Parish Office: 902.543.3440 | email: [email protected]
Facebook: Holy Trinity Anglican Church, Bridgewater, NS
Phone: (902) 634-8589 www.prnd.ca
Rogation Sunday – Rev. Oliver Osmond
9:00 a.m.
St. John’s, West Dublin
11:00 a.m. St. Alban’s, Vogler’s Cove
Holy Communion
Holy Communion
All services according to the Book of Common Prayer
"O worship the Lord in the beauty of holiness"
Central United Church
136 Cumberland St., Lunenburg
Reverend Grace Caines-Corkum
634-4035
Bridgewater United Church
87 Hillcrest Street, Bridgewater, 543-4833
www.bridgewaterunited.ca
[email protected]
SATURDAY, MAY 9, 2015
5:30 pm Roast Pork Supper and Auction. $12.00 per person
Tickets required; phone the Church Office for more information
SUNDAY, MAY 10, 2015 – 6TH OF EASTER
9:45 am Choir; 10:15 am Youth Singers’ Practice
11:00 am Worship and Sunday School
11:45 am Youth Group at Drumlin HIlls
Minister: Rev. David E. Campbell
Organist and Choir Director: Wendy Fraser
Church Office open weekday mornings, 9:30 am - 1:00 pm
Zion Evangelical
Lutheran Church
Pastor Rick Pryce
Corner of Cornwallis and Fox Street, Lunenburg
SUNDAY, MAY 10, 2015
9:45 am Sunday School; 11:00 am Morning Service
TUESDAY - Quilters Group at 9:00 am
Jr. Chor at 6:15 pm, Sr. Choir at 7:00 pm
10:30 a.m. Service
Sunday School during service
~ WHEELCHAIR ACCESSIBLE ~ WE WELCOME YOU ~
Everyone Welcome
Canada’s Oldest Lutheran Congregation Celebrating 241 Years!
“A worshiping, loving &
welcoming community,
joyfully sharing God’s
gifts”
St. John'S EvangElical
luthEran church
Pastor Adam Snook
89 Edgewater Street, Mahone Bay
624-9660
www.stjohnsmahonebay.ca
Celebrating 150 years ~ 1864 - 2014
Worship Services - Sundays 11 a.m.
Bible Study - Tuesday 3 pm
(Sept. to June)
Choir Practice - Thursday 6:30 pm
(Sept. to June)
WEDNESDAY, MAY 13 - Bible Study at Grace - 7:00 pm
St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church
Old Town Lunenburg
Team Ministry with
The Rev. Dr. Laurence Mawhinney and Marion Mawhinney
David Findlay - Organist and Choir Director
SUNDAY, MAY 10, 2015
Morning Worship at 11:00 a.m.
Sunday School Graduation
Meditation: “Just Smile and Say, “Yes Darlin!”
Special Music of the Day
Visitors are always welcome.
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450 LaHave Street
902-543-7121
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150 Logan road
902-543-2426
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3797 Highway 3
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180 Victoria road
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