July 06 2016 - The Pictou Advocate

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Town receives
spirit award
By Steve Goodwin
[email protected]
Local author to open
book store in River John
A 19-year-old girl once set
foot in a children’s bookshop.
She was bewitched by what she
saw and from then on, owning a
book store was the dream she
held close as she progressed
through her life, eventually getting a degree in children’s literature and becoming a writer.
Years later, that girl's dream
is coming true and Sheree Fitch
could not be more excited to see
her book shop come to life.
“That’s been my life—children and books,” Fitch said. She
is now a well-known children’s
author of books such as Mabel
Murple and Sleeping Dragons
All Around. She also writes adult
books and books for young
adults.
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Fitch has been fighting to keep
the small school in River John
open by using a Hub Model for
the space.
“It was just an incredible
opportunity for the school to be
retained,” she said.
Sadly, the model was rejected
and it left Fitch and others wondering where to turn next for the
community of River John.
“We had brought (the book
store) up on and off during the
Hub proposal,” Fitch said about
discussions she had with her
husband, Gilles Plante.
“My husband said, 'Well,
we’ve got that old farm house
over there',” she said.
After attending the 2016
Georgetown conference in
Georgetown, Prince Edward
Island, Fitch was reinvigorated
to chase her dream of opening a
book store that would be nestled
right across the street from her
River John author Sheree Fitch sits on the front step of what
will eventually become Mabel Murple’s Book Shoppe, with her
husband Gilles Plante, who will be doing the renovations to
(Brimicombe photo)
the building.
home in River John.
“The entrepreneurial spirit is
about trying to fly,” said Fitch.
She is hoping to have a soft
opening of the store next June,
once her husband has finished
all of the renovations to the two
buildings she will be using as a
book store and space for workshops and storytelling.
“I’m going to carry Canadian
children’s books and Atlantic
books for adults, so there’s books
for all ages,” Fitch mentioned.
”We’ll have a lot of events; I
have a lot of friends that are
authors and we’ll have book
readings.”
She continued, “I will curate
the collection very carefully.”
Fitch excitedly noted that she
already has interest from schools
to visit what will be Mabel
Murple’s Book Shoppe for class
trips and experiential learning.
“I’ve got incredible faith that
we can change – children’s book
by children’s book,” Fitch said.
She mentioned that the store
itself will be as much about story
telling as it will be about the
books. She aims to make the
shop about the experience more
than the retail aspect.
“The motivation here isn’t to
make a ton of money,” Fitch said.
“It’s experiential learning and
tourism and donkey hugs!”
NEW GLASGOW – A lieutenant governor’s visit and presentation of a community spirit
award to New Glasgow last
Thursday highlighted the town’s
annual pre-Canada Day celebrations.
Nearly 1,000 people attended
the gathering where Mayor
Barrie MacMillan and town
CAO Lisa MacDonald received
the award from BrigadierGeneral (retired) and Lt.-Gov.
J.J. Grant.
MacMillan also congratulated the other Nova Scotian recipients which were Gabarus,
Upper Hammonds Plains and
New Ross.
“This is an occasion that
belongs to the people of New
Glasgow,” he said, while guests
assembled onstage at the
Glasgow Square amphitheatre.
“We are proud to present
this pre-Canada Day celebration
for our community and to salute
you for making this a town with
charm, style and character. It is
a very historic day in the life of
our nation and also in the life of
our town.”
The visit by the lieutenant
governor and his wife was
pleasant but brief as they
returned after the ceremony to
Government House in Halifax
for their participation in formal
Canada Day celebrations there
on Friday.
“I can’t think of a better thing
than to be here among family
and friends,” Grant said.
“On this occasion, what
brings a community to life is its
spirit. This time, we’re not recognizing the service of an individual, but the service of a community.”
Dignitaries also included
Central Nova MP Sean Fraser
and Communities, Cultural and
Heritage Minister Tony Ince.
MacMillan presided over
formal festivities that opened
with a flag-raising ceremony.
“This is a nation whose people, although empowered with
greatness and talents, remain
understated and humble,” he
said.
“This is a nation we are so
very proud to call home.”
PA 200 celebrations begin
By Debbi Harvie
[email protected]
PICTOU – Pictou Academy
means a lot of things to a lot of
people and that was no better
expressed than on Sunday during the opening ceremonies of
the PA 200 celebrations.
Dan MacDonald, former PA
graduate and actor, emceed the
event which welcomed honorary guests such as Lieutenant
Governor J.J. Grant and his wife
Joan; Randy Delorey, minister
of Finance; Sean Fraser, MP
Central Nova; Karla MacFarlane,
MLA Pictou West; Dr. Jock
Murray, former PA student and
guest speaker alongside Dr.
David Anderson, dean of
Medicine
at
Dalhousie
University.
Nan MacKean, the oldest
known Pictou Academy graduate who insisted on attending
the events as she prepares to
turn 105 years old in August,
was also welcomed.
“I am an actor in large part,
because of this building,” said
MacDonald. “There were two
teachers here that gave me a
Nan MacKean, centre, is turning 105 in August and is the oldest
living Pictou Academy graduate. She helped unveil the new
monument in commemoration of the school’s 200th anniversary
with, David Anderson, dean of Medicine at Dalhousie University,
(Harvie photo)
left, and Lt.-Gov. J.J. Grant, on Sunday.
huge boost and helped me begin
my professional career in 1953.”
MacDonald spoke of Mrs.
Hugh Sutherland and George
Graham who created scholarships that were awarded to
MacDonald so he could attend
the only theatrics college at the
time in Vancouver.
Many other former students
shared similar stories of how
some of their teachers shaped
their young minds and encouraged them to go on and do
something great.
Joe Hawes, mayor of Pictou,
was one of them. He extolled
the virtues of Peter White and
George Crawford.
MLA Karla MacFarlane
shared her story about attending West Pictou District High
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School and so badly wanting to
be a PA student. “My whole
Grade 9 year, I implored my
parents to send me to PA...”
After a year and a half of
hounding, they agreed to let her
try it out for a few days a week,
she said.
“A few days of physics,
chemistry and English and I
decided it was in my best interests to go back to West Pictou,”
she laughed.
Blair MacDonald, current
principal noted, “(PA has a) tradition of being small yet
mighty.”
“Pictou Academy is responsible for so many students going
out in the world and making
their mark in a big way,” noted
Vivian Farrell, ChignectoCentral Regional School Board
representative.
MP Sean Fraser looked back
on 200 years.
“It seems like an eternity.
Just 100 years ago, we were in
the midst of the First World War
and there were very few cars on
the road. If you look at 200 years
before
Pictou
Academy,
Above, from left: town CAO Lisa MacDonald and Mayor Barrie
MacMillan accept a community spirit award from BrigadierGeneral (retired) and Lt.-Gov. J.J. Grant.
Bottom left: Hannah Greene wore appropriate colours while
handing out Canadian flags.
Bottom right: Luke Burns was among those who designed likenesses of the Canadian Flag.
(Goodwin photos)
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The Advocate
July 6, 2016
PICTOU ACADEMY
200
TH
ANNIVERSARY
In addition to our coverage
of the PA 200 celebrations in
this week’s edition, all of our
subscribers will be receiving one
complimentary copy of a special
PA 200 commemorative booklet.
HeartLand bikers riding
in Pictou County July 14
By Steve Goodwin
[email protected]
PICTOU – Bikers will be pedaling throughout Pictou County
when the 2016 Heartland Tour
visits on July 14.
The tour is marking its 10th
anniversary of its work in a public awareness campaign that uses
the bicycle as a vehicle to educate and draw attention to the
reduction of cardiac and health
risk factors in the health of Nova
Scotians. It will begin in Halifax
on July 9 and proceed through
Pictou County on its way to
Sydney on July 16.
Advocate President and CEO
Sean Murray says he’s pleased to
once again offer the company as
a sponsor for the annual event.
“It is a wonderful event promoting wellness, heart health
and cancer awareness,” he said.
“Despite the fact that health
care in Nova Scotia takes up
almost half the government budget, true wellness activities often
go unnoticed or with little fanfare . . . 2016 is the 10th anniversary of the HeartLand Tour, and
we are determined to make it the
best year yet, with great bike
rides, walks, community events,
and even more prizes to give
away in each community.”
Pictou County’s program will
start with an opening ceremony
at 8:30 a.m. at the Pictou County
Wellness Centre.
A long ride will start at 9 a.m.
KNOW BEFORE YOU GO
►8:30 a.m. – Opening ceremony at the Wellness Centre.
►9 a.m. – A long ride for "well prepared cyclists" going through
Lyons Brook to the rotary, back to the Wellness Centre.
►11 a.m. – A walk, open to anyone, leaving the Wellness Centre
for 3K, or 5K, or whatever distance participants are capable of
doing. Youth cyclists are welcome to ride along with walkers.
►12 p.m. – Long ride ends; lunch for all and draw prizes, including a bike donated annually by BMO.
►1 p.m. – Afternoon ride on Samson Trail, 5K or 10K, leaving
Wellness Centre under police escort to Museum of Industry,
Stellarton, where they will get on the Samson Trail. Women on
Wheels cyclists will join for this ride.
►Cyclists head out to Antigonish for the following day's ride.
Fire displaces
local people
THORBURN – At least 13
people – including three locals
– were displaced by four separate house fires in the Maritimes
this Canada Day long weekend.
Three people were displaced
by a fire reported around 5 a.m.
Saturday at 1682 MacLellan's
Brook Road in Thorburn.
Disaster volunteers with the
Canadian Red Cross arranged
emergency lodging, food and
personal-care items for an
elderly couple and their son in
his 40s while they await an
assessment by insurers.
In East Preston, a family of
four was displaced after a fire
Friday evening that extensively
damaged their house.
In Brackley Beach, PEI, a
couple and their two adult children escaped from a fire early
Saturday
morning
that
destroyed their house.
In Charlottetown, a man
and woman were displaced by
a fire Friday that damaged their
apartment.
Kathy Saulnier on a previous
Heartland tour.
(File photo)
for riders pedaling to Lyons
Brook and the Pictou Rotary and
back to the Wellness Centre,
while walks – with distances of
three kilometres and five kilometres – will start at 11 a.m.
Lunch and presentations at
noon will be followed by 5K
and 10K bike rides from the
Wellness Centre to the Museum
of Industry in Stellarton and
along the Albion and Samson
trails.
Dr. Nick Giacomantonio is
the inspirational leader of the
event. He’s a cardiologist, director of cardiovascular prevention
and rehabilitation CDHA, as
well as associate professor of
medicine dealing with program
Rekindled interest
in idle Trenton plant
By Steve Goodwin
[email protected]
TRENTON – Interest is
growing to restore production
of railcars at an idle plant in
Trenton.
Pictou Centre MLA Pat
Dunn says he has discussed
the idea of resuming railcar
assembly at the former DSTN
wind tower facility with a former Pictou County resident
now living in Vancouver who
is bidding for the property
with the backing of a U.S.
company interested in building railcars.
“There has been some interest in the plant,” Dunn said.
“There’s nothing substantial,
but it certainly would be nice
to see the place open up. It’s
nice to see some companies
are looking at it to see if it’s
viable. It would be a boon to
Pictou County with the railcar
assembly and the spinoffs
from it.”
The South Korean shipbuilding giant Daewoo closed
the wind tower plant on Feb.
18, prompting the Department
of Business to start filing for
receivership proceedings. The
company struck a deal with
the province for a 51-per cent
stake in the facility in 2010.
The Halifax office of
PricewaterhouseCoopers Inc.
was immediately named the
court-appointed receiver and
has been managing the property and assets since the plant
closed.
Hopes to revive the railcar
plant have abated over time,
but never vanished, since
TrentonWorks parent, the
Greenbrier Companies headquartered in Oswego, Oregon,
closed the facility in 2007.
Former
TrentonWorks
employee Ernie MacInnis says
several hundred people with
welding, pipe fitting and other
required skills who once
worked at the railcar plant
and translational research at
Dalhousie University.
He is also president of the
Nova Scotia Cardiac Cycle
Society and leader of the
Heartland Tour’s strategic
development of provincial programming in prevention.
Kathy Saulnier has been a
local core member of the team
since the tour was founded and
helps to co-ordinate the Pictou
County visit. She works as district
co-ordinator
for
Cardiovascular Health N.S., as
well as clinical associate for St.
Francis Xavier University’s
School of Nursing.
She has recruited 10 new riders to help celebrate the event’s
10th anniversary.
“We are pretty excited,” she
said. “They have been riding
regularly and all are committed
to the morning long ride.”
She shares her leadership
with other local core members
who host and deliver a full day
of activities when the tour passes through Pictou County.
“We have partnered with the
Lobster Carnival in Pictou, entering our bus, bikes and riders in
the parade,” she noted.
“We have also participated in
the Run for the Lobster road
race, yoga in Scotsburn, waterslide fun at Stellarton Recreation,
and cardiac rehab exercises at
the YMCA.”
could be available to resume
work there if railcar assembly
resumed.
Many of them have been
working in western Canada
but would prefer returning to
Pictou County.
“If the railcar plant was up
and running, they’d be here in
a flash,” he said.
He said the former employees understand aging hoppers, grain cars, tankers and
other rolling stock in Canada
and
elsewhere
requires
replacement or repair.
That’s the message Dunn
says he’d been hearing, especially tank cars for crude oil
delivery.
“The need to haul oil is on
the radar, to replace cars or
put new shells on them,
depending on the cost,” Dunn
said.
“There’s a fair number of
workers out of work out west.
They’re willing to return to
the Trenton plant if it’s viable
so they can return home.”
The receivership process is
the province’s attempt to
recover some of the equipment, land, buildings and
other proceeds from the
$32-million loan it called last
winter.
TATTOO
BOUND
Stan Jones, left, has been
organizing an annual bus
trip from Pictou to the
Halifax International Tattoo.
This year, the bus had
56 passengers who arrived
in Halifax in time to have
some lunch, take in a little
sightseeing and then enjoy
the Tattoo.
(Harvie photo)
Above and below: Former Pictou Academy graduates reminisce
and enjoy each others’ company after the PA 200 celebrations
opening ceremony on Sunday at the school.
(Harvie photo)
PA celebrations ...
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Shakespeare died that year and
information was still being
banned (if it promoted the fact
that the earth revolved around
the sun).”
He went on to note that, “this
educational institution has
pumped out more important
alumni than any other I know...
And one very important idea
came from Pictou Academy.
Pictou County has a real claim to
the birthplace of responsible government.”
The school also has a rich history throughout the province.
“Pictou
Academy
and
Dalhousie University do share a
rich and historical relationship,”
noted David Anderson, dean of
Medicine
at
Dalhousie
University.
Pictou Academy is older than
Dalhousie by two years.
“We share a common philosophy based on the Scottish principle of education for all,” said
Anderson.
“Like Pictou Academy,
Dalhousie encountered great
resistance...” Thanks to Dr.
Thomas McCulloch that tradition
lives on with numerous PA graduates moving on to Dalhousie to
further their education.
“At a time when other institutions were allowing only those of
one faith to attend and even then,
just
boys,
Dr.
Thomas
McCulloch... his school was open
to all children of any religion, boy
or girl,” said Dr. Jock Murray.
Murray talked of the varied
interests McCulloch had, from
teaching to medicine and taxidermy as well as his quick wit.
He also told of how Pictou
Academy was considered for the
location of Dalhousie University
by Lord Dalhousie, but because it
was too far from what Lord
Dalhousie felt was the centre of
the province, it was not to be.
“Pictou Academy was an
intellectual centre of Pictou.
There were 1,600 people in the
town at the time... it was a very
exciting place to be. Young men
and women came from all over
the province to study there.”
McCulloch, after two decades
of fighting for funding for PA,
became the president of Dalhousie
University.
As accomplished as Murray
is, he notes it was because of
teachers at PA that he has been
able to achieve so much. “Even
though I was a drop out of PA, I
loved school,” he said.
Murray left PA in Grade 11 to
attend St. Francis Xavier
University before leaving there to
HARD WORK
PAYING OFF
Years of preparation and planning are finally in action as the
PA 200 celebrations are now
underway.
In 2008, the PA 200 Society was
formed and organized yearly
celebrations with the 2016 graduating class from Pictou
Academy in preparation for this
momentous event.
“It has been about a year of
planning for this actual week,”
notes Beth Henderson, founder
of the PA 200 Society.
“It’s very exciting, like waiting for
a baby. It’s the perfect day and a
happy event,” she says referring
to the opening ceremonies.
Henderson is pleased with the
turnout of former grads from
near and far.
“The spirit of the school is still
with people that went there; they
made friendships and as Jock
Murray mentioned, they really
learned and learned the value of
the school.”
She was, however, blown away
by the fact that the oldest living
PA graduate, Nan MacKean,
insisted on being part of the
celebrations.
“She was so excited to be here.
That spirit at 105 years old, it’s
amazing.”
Henderson herself is a former
grad, from the class of 1962.
“I’m just pleased with the attendance; there has been a real
mixture of students and there is
more to come. We have a lot of
older former students who
planned this for over a year.
There is a group of 15 graduates
from the 1950s who have been
planning to come for quite some
time and they are from all over.”
Festivities continue through to
the Lobster Carnival this weekend.
attend medical school at
Dalhousie University. He told of
one teacher taking him aside and
saying, "Just because your older
siblings went to university
doesn’t mean you have to..."
“I owe a lot to the Academy. I
was spurred on by three remarkable teachers – George Crawford,
David Chabbassol and Ted
Brown... As undistinguished as
my studies were, I really credit
them with my going on...”
Murray said, “The legacy of
Pictou Academy deserves recognition for what it has given its
students, the province and the
world.”
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ALMA – A number of graduating
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Lobster Carnival promoting
Twitter contest for sponsorship
PICTOU – Atlantic Lottery is
giving local festivals a chance to
win $2,000 in sponsorship for
next year and the Lobster
Carnival is already thinking of
the 2017 year’s event.
Atlantic Lottery is encouraging organizers, volunteers and
employees of the festival/event
who are 19 years or older to
tweet about their festival using
#ALintheCommunity. Tweeters
can feel free to include photos
but they are not an entry requirement.
There are a few must-haves
in order for a competing event
to qualify:
• Use #ALintheCommunity
• Name the festival/event
Atlantic Lottery is sponsoring
• Follow
@AL_Lottery
(https://twitter.com/AL_
Lottery)
• Must be 19 years or older,
and live in Atlantic Canada
For every qualifying tweet
about the Lobster Carnival, that
event will be entered into a
draw for one of four $2,000
sponsorships for 2017. One
prize will be given per province.
Follow @AL_Lottery on
Twitter to learn about how
Atlantic Lottery is giving back.
Carnival volunteer Kent
Corbett says, "Original tweets
only – retweets don't count.
Each tweet has to have the @
AL_Lottery handle, mention the
Pictou Lobster Carnival @PLC_
JulyFun
as
well
as
#ALinthecommunity."
Public lecture Sunday
timely for PA 200 events
PICTOU – A public lecture on Sunday
comes just in time for
the PA 200 celebrations that continue this
week.
Titled,
Looking
Back: The Pictou
Academy Centenary,
the “Petticoat Protest” Dr. P. W.
and
Public
Commemoration,
1916 to the Present,
will be given by Paul W. Bennett
at 2 p.m. at the McCulloch House
Museum in Pictou.
Over the 200-year history of
Pictou Academy, the Centenary
Celebrations held in July 1916
stand out because, at that time,
the Academy was one of Nova
Scotia’s leading school institutions and a living embodiment of
the prevailing Scottish tradition.
It was a grand public commemoration, but it also sparked a longforgotten and totally unexpected
reaction among Pictou women –
a notable “petticoat protest”
borne of the women’s suffrage
movement.
Dr. Bennett will take the audience back to the PA Centenary
and capture the lively spirit and
attitudes prevalent at the time.
Building upon that episode, his
fully illustrated lecture will show how
“public memory” is
shaped by such events
of historic commemoration. It will bring
history alive on the
occasion of the Pictou
Academy 200 celebrations.
Bennett
Bennett, Ed.D., is a
well-known
Nova
Scotian author, education professor, and news commentator. As the founding director of Schoolhouse Consulting
and adjunct professor of
Education at Saint Mary’s
University, Bennett has spoken
and written widely about Nova
Scotia education, history and politics. His education commentaries
and features appear in newspapers across Canada.
In addition to having written
numerous academic articles and
news commentaries, he has
authored eight books, most
recently Vanishing Schools,
Threatened Communities: The
Contested
Schoolhouse
in
Maritime Canada, 1850-2010
(2011) and The Last Stand:
Schools, Communities and the
Future of Rural Nova Scotia
(2013).
Council attempts to get
more funding for water
PICTOU – Council is making
one last attempt to get additional
funding for the water upgrades
that are desperately needed in
the town.
The town recently applied for
funding under the New Building
Canada Fund which would provide 66 per cent of the funds
required for the more than $5
million project.
The new federal program they
applied for would amount to 75
per cent of funding if granted.
Pictou’s water is among the
worst in terms of water quality
in Atlantic Canada, according to
Scott Conrod, CAO for Pictou.
The water project is currently
in the final phase of the fourphase project. Phase one consisted of connecting the wells to a
new common transmission line,
phase two was the installation of
municipal-grade disinfection
units, phase three was the water
meter installation and refurbishing of the water tower as well as
a multi-year piloting project for
water treatment technologies
and phase four consists of the
water treatment plant.
Conrod says the treatment
plant will address the essential
treatment of water discolouration and pressure issues by
removing 95 to 100 per cent of
the iron and manganese from the
water, improving the quality.
With the treatment plant,
wells will no longer require onsite treatment and the 10 to 12
water main breaks that occur
annually will no longer happen
because the drastic change in
pressure and direction of water
will be fixed.
Construction end date for the
project is hoped to be March 31,
2018.
Above: Jacob Rafuse, wish co-ordinator for the Children’s Wish foundation, left, and Sarah Fraser, Isaac's mother, sit beside
the new pool that Isaac Fraser, centre, received as his wish from the Children’s Wish Foundation. BELOW: Isaac and Sarah
(Brimicombe photo)
play in Isaac’s new pool.
Pool party
makes wish come true
By Heather Brimicombe
[email protected]
Laughter and squeals of joy
drifted through the air at the
Fraser home in West River
recently as Isaac Fraser got his
wish… a swimming pool.
Fraser, who suffers from
congenital muscular dystrophy, received his wish from
the Children’s Wish Foundation
last week with the gift of an
above ground pool as well as
some pool toys for him to play
with while in the water.
“Isaac’s wish has probably
been about five months in the
process,” said Jacob Rafuse,
wish co-ordinator for the foundation.
“It’s incredibly rewarding
because I actually get to meet
the kids,” he said of his job.
The pool party for Isaac saw
friends and family gather at
the house on a newly built
deck to enjoy the heated pool.
As Isaac’s friends jumped in
for a dip, Isaac finally got to go
for a swim with his mother,
Sarah, splashing and making
sounds of happiness the whole
time.
Rafuse also presented him
with two sea creature-themed
balloon sculptures that floated
in the pool.
“We’re just really grateful
that this is able to happen for
him,” said Sarah Fraser, Isaac’s
mother.
“He’s just always really
enjoyed the water. It’s a fun
way for him to be active."
She also noted that the pool
will be great for his physiotherapy, as Isaac uses a wheel-
chair to be mobile.
“He’s a very happy little
guy,” Fraser said.
Funfest kicking
off on July 14
By Debbi Harvie
[email protected]
Dan MacGillivray, CHAD executive director, stands in front of
a poster containing responses to a consultation workshop
regarding future plans for public transit in Pictou County.
(Goodwin photo)
CHAD hopes
to offer fixed
routes for buses
By Steve Goodwin
[email protected]
NEW GLASGOW – CHAD
hopes it can expand its local bus
service with fixed routes.
To that end, the Central
Highlands Association for the
Disabled will discuss the matter
during a two-hour consultation
at Central Nova MP Sean
Fraser’s riding office at
Bridgeview Square starting at
1:30 p.m. on Thursday in New
Glasgow.
CHAD executive director
Dan MacGillivray will join
Fraser and Jamie Stewart from
Four Points Business Consulting
in the conversation.
MacGillivray said the idea of
an event started several months
ago. He said it would be the first
fixed bus route service since
Pictou County Transit closed in
1996 and provincial funding
ended.
He said the plan is to utilize
the community consultation this
week to offer a business plan
and devise a feasibility study
that would lead to a pilot fixed
service by the fall of 2017.
CHAD began offering rides
for local disabled residents and
expanded the services for those
needing transportation for various reasons, such as medical
appointments.
MacGillivray said CHAD
needs to do something to complement its current door-to-door
service which is fully booked.
His computer screen shows a
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TRENTON – Trenton Funfest
is gearing up for its 28th annual
weekend of sun, fun and games
with the sun part emphasized this
year.
“We had to cancel our fireworks and concert under the stars
last year because of the rain, so
we’ve switched things around a
little bit this year,” explains Sherri
MacDonald, who chairs the
event.
This year, the family fun day is
on Saturday in hopes that the
weather will co-operate.
The weekend kicks off July 14
with the Jessie Smith Memorial
Mayor’s Tea and Opening
Ceremonies beginning at 2 p.m.
on Main Street followed by an
auction 45s tournament at the
Trenton Legion and Cinema
Under the Stars in Trenton Park
featuring Alvin & the Chipmunks:
Road Chip.
The annual Harvey Dickson
Memorial Ball Tournament kicks
off on July 15 and runs through
July 17.
The Mayor’s Golf Tournament
will also take place July 15 at Glen
Lovat Golf Course along with an
antique car show at Trenton Park
with a performance by the Dixie
Rovers and the Adult Team
Scavenger Hunt followed by
Karaoke Pub Night and awards at
the Trenton Rink.
Activities continue July 16 with
a town-wide yard sale and festival
market on Main Street, pancake
and sausage breakfast at First
United Church hall and Family
Fun Day at Trenton Park with
wagon rides, bouncy houses,
water slides, laser tag, face painting and more.
MacDonald says laser tag is
new this year and it’s something
for the big kids as well.
The annual T-Town Skate Jam
will round out the afternoon with
a skate competition, barbecue and
bands at the Trenton skate park on
Main Street.
“The skate board competition
is bigger this year,” explains
MacDonald. “Last year we almost
lost it, with a decline in attendance
and everything else, but this year
we have Brandon Richardson on
board and he seems to be on the
ball. We needed someone young
to bring some fresh ideas to the
event.”
Don’t forget the ever-popular
Molson Festival Dance at the
Trenton Rink for ages 19 and up
featuring the band The Morning
After.
The final day of Funfest is for
the family with kids events sponsored by Sobeys at Trenton Park
featuring Mr. J the Magician, Kids
Scavenger Hunt and a concert
under the stars with children’s
entertainers, The Decostes.
The final event is Next Exit
performing prior to the Funtastic
fireworks.
MacDonald says her favourite
event is always the concert under
the stars.
“I enjoy it all (Funfest), every
aspect of it, but when you have
lived in Trenton your whole life,
it’s something you can’t walk
away from.”
She says seeing the happiness
it brings to people and the sense of
accomplishment once it begins
keeps her coming back.
For the entire schedule of
events or for more information on
this year’s Funfest, visit http://
www.town.trenton.ns.ca/index.
php/festivals-events/trentonfunfest/event-schedule or the
Facebook page Trenton FunFest.
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Community
The Advocate
July 6, 2016
Special guest to officiate
Routes to Riches Race
By Stacey Dlamini
Special to The Advocate
Jiemi Gao, a visitor from New York City, was among those taking photos of Big Beautiful Bertha Blue, in her tank.
(Goodwin photo)
Fisheries Museum poised
for second lobster release
By Steve Goodwin
LOBSTERS OF A DIFFERENT
COLOUR
[email protected]
PICTOU – Her name is Big
Beautiful Bertha Blue, an eightpound, three-ounce female lobster that has captured the attention of visitors and staff since she
arrived at the Northumberland
Fisheries Museum in Pictou.
Bertha is one of several exotic
crustaceans gracing the museum as its tourism and production at the nearby lobster hatchery picks up. She was landed off
East Tracadie, Anti. Co. by
Nicholas Hemphill and will be
kept at the museum and released
after the tourist season ends.
Museum business manager
Ruby MacCallum-Roberts said
Bertha is a welcome addition to
• Live lobsters are generally dark green and turn red-orange during the boiling process.
• Lobsters of different colours occur in exotic mottled shades of
blue, white, yellow, black and red.
• Lobsters can be calico-coloured and sometimes have a line
across their backs dividing two colours.
• Diet and genetics can cause different pigmentations from the
normal green colour.
Source: www.lobsters.org
the facility’s long list of attractions. She also explained how
Bertha got her name.
“The fishermen always name
them,” she said. “(Nicholas) had
an attachment to the name. She’s
been a real hit.”
Gary Nowlan, vice-chairman
of the board that operates the
museum, says its members and
staff are looking forward to a
full summer of activity and visi-
tation at the museum, hatchery
and lighthouse.
The museum marked its first
release of young lobsters from
the hatchery.
All eight mothers were
released, along with the some
3,600 offspring that are about a
centimetre long. Even that small
size is considered crucial to raising their survival rate beyond
the prospects for newborns.
Nowlan said a new release is
expected in early to mid-July.
An ice boat is a centerpiece of
the museum’s displays on the
building’s
ground
floor.
Aquariums and related fishing
equipment are among items
surrounding it.
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Photographer lending talents
to animal shelter in fundraiser
By Debbi Harvie
FUNDRAISER
TAKE 2
[email protected]
NEW GLASGOW – The local
SPCA relies solely on the kindness
of the community for donations
and receives no provincial funding.
Newcomer to this part of the
province, Matt MacKinnon, wanted to help the SPCA while also
getting his name out there, so he
set up a studio-style portrait session for pets.
Hailing from Montreal,
MacKinnon is a photographer and
is hoping to kick start his business
while helping a good cause.
“There will be one in
Antigonish, one in New Glasgow
and one in Prince Edward Island
all supporting the local SPCAs,”
he explains.
The New Glasgow fundraiser
is taking place July 9 at the West
Side Community Centre.
“It’s $40 per session which lasts
about 15 minutes and that includes
three professionally retouched
digital images sent via email and
we will also have a printing centre
set up.”
As a promotion, anyone who
registers for the fundraiser and
gets a friend to register will receive
a free print.
Agnes Leavitt, shelter manager
of the SPCA of Pictou County, will
also be on hand to help out.
The SPCA of Pictou County is
hosting its annual yard sale July
30 at the shelter and they are
looking for donations. To drop
off a donation visit the shelter
Monday and Tuesday between
11 a.m. and 3 p.m., Wednesday
through Friday, 11 a.m.-5 p.m.
and Saturday from 1 to 3 p.m.
Agnes Leavitt, shelter manager of the SPCA of Pictou County,
holds two kittens that are currently up for adoption at the shelter. A pet photo fundraiser is taking place for the shelter at the
(Harvie photo)
West Side Community Centre on July 9.
“I’m taking my nine-year-old
border collie, Nelson, that I got
from the SPCA here.”
MacKinnon says he has always
had a soft spot for animals and the
SPCA.
“I have always preferred to
adopt animals, rather than buy
and they can’t speak for themselves so anything I can do to
help... and contribute back to the
community, I jump at the chance
to do that.”
He’s hoping the event is going
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exposure of the event because it’s
important the SPCA gets funding
in any way they can.”
Of the three organized events,
MacKinnon says the New Glasgow
one has had the best response so
far. There is space for 45 to 50 animals throughout the day.
Owners are encouraged to
bring anything they would like to
have in the photo with the animal
including clothing, toys or anything special.
Leavitt says this is the first time
they’ve done a fundraiser like this.
“We were very excited (to hear
from MacKinnon),” notes Leavitt.
“I can’t wait to see all the different
animals that show up.”
To register visit studiopetphotoevent.com or Facebook at Studio
Pet Photo Event.
NEW GLASGOW – The
Routes to Riches Race, a fundraiser for Pictou County Roots for
Youth, is taking place July 16.
The start and finish line is at
the Pictou County Gymnastics
Club at 558 South Frederick
Street, New Glasgow (the old
YMCA building). Teams will
check in from 8:45 a.m., and the
starting bell will sound at 10 a.m.
sharp.
The exciting news is that we
have confirmed a very special
guest to start our race in style.
Joe Roberts is a remarkable man
with his own personal story of
youth homelessness. Joe beat the
odds to become a successful
businessman, but the issue of
youth homelessness was never
far from his heart.
Joe decided that he needed to
do something radical to highlight
youth homelessness and raise
money to fight it. So he decided to
push a shopping cart across the
entire country of Canada. You
can acquaint yourself with Joe
and his story at http://www.
thepushforchange.com.
Joe will be speaking to race participants and volunteers from 9:50
to 10 a.m. and will officially start
the race by sounding the bell. It just
so happens that having completed
the Newfoundland portion of his
cross-Canada tour, he will be in
New Glasgow on July 16.
JOE ROBERTS
We are so honoured to provide a platform to Joe and The
Push for Change campaign and
to have such a fitting person to
start our race.
For questions about Pictou
County Roots for Youth or the
Routes to Riches Race, contact
Stacey at [email protected] or on 902 695
3241.
For questions about Joe and
The Push for Change, reach out
to Marie Roberts, campaign
director, at 778-875-5202 or
[email protected].
Stacey Dlamini is director, PC
Roots for Youth
Push for Change
campaign coming
here in mid-July
PICTOU – A former homeless youth who is pushing a
shopping cart across Canada
to raise awareness and funds
for homeless youth is expected to pass through Pictou
County in mid-July.
Joe Roberts is leading what
is called the Push for Change
campaign to end youth homelessness by pushing a shopping
cart – a symbol of homelessness
– in a 9,000-kilometre, 17-month
journey that began on May 1 at
Cape Spear, N.L. They plan to
arrive in Vancouver on or
before Sept. 30, 2017.
Roberts and his fellow
team members expect to
arrive in the area between July
14 and 16 on their way to the
ferry to P.E.I.
The entourage arrived by
ferry in North Sydney on June
15 and were scheduled to
arrive in Port Hawkesbury on
Tuesday on their way to
Halifax in time for Canada
Day celebrations.
Roberts and his team are
looking for people across
Canada to aid the campaign
CHAD ...
massive spread sheet filled with
riding requests. A survey produced 500 responses among
those interested in growing the
bus service.
“We decided to take on fixed
routes to alleviate pressure on
the door-to-door on-demand
service we currently operate,”
he said. “In the five years I’ve
been here, we’ve never said no.
Now we have to because the
service is so full.”
by hosting community events
aimed at raising awareness
and funds to prevent youth
homelessness.
The group plans to take
part in more than 400 school
and community events
throughout the journey.
“The key is in prevention
combined with emergency
services and sustainable housing,” Roberts said in a press
release. "Often the issue of
prevention is one that is overlooked, but it’s the one that
offers the best hope for helping young people transition
safely into adulthood. It is
also the most cost effective
and pragmatic approach to
investing in a problem that
looks like it has no end. If we
keep doing what we have
always done, we will keep
getting what we have always
gotten.”
Youth homelessness organizations taking part in the
campaign by planning and
hosting an event will half the
proceeds raise donated back
to them.
The fixed service concept is
an opportunity to expand the
bus service to more areas and
serve more customers, he said.
“It’s a chance to serve more
of Pictou County,” he said. “Any
vibrant community has public
transit and that’s what we want
for Pictou County if we can do
it. A lot of people have said
mass transit is important. They
have fixed incomes, or they’re
non-profit groups.”
Should the service proceed,
MacGillivray envisions return
trips from New Glasgow to
Pictou at 6:30 a.m. and 5 p.m.
lasting 90 minutes and hourly
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The Advocate
July 6, 2016
Pictou town schools subject
to a school board review
By Steve Goodwin
[email protected]
PICTOU – Schools in Pictou
are facing a review over the next
year.
The
Chignecto-Central
Regional School Board has scheduled a special board meeting today
at its regional office in Truro to
begin the review process.
It is specifically aimed at
Pictou Elementary due to its status as a P-3 school, as well at Dr.
Thomas McCulloch Junior High
School and Pictou Academy.
Vivian Farrell, the board’s
elected representative for West
Pictou, said other schools could
be included in the review.
“It will be at least those three:
Pictou Elementary and the
schools it feeds into – McCulloch
and Pictou Academy,” she said.
Normally, the school board
could implement the review process at its next regular meeting in
September, but Farrell said the
board had to call the meeting to
begin the review process as soon
as possible after Education
Minister Karen Casey mandated
the review.
Casey got clearance to exempt
Pictou Elementary from re-ex-
amining its arrangement with
the school’s private owner for a
year, but the school board’s
review must be completed sooner than that, Farrell said.
“If we wait until September,
the time lines won’t work,”
Farrell said, noting the review’s
deadline is the end of April,
2017, one month earlier than
usual.
Pictou Elementary is one of
13 P-3 schools owned by the private firm Scotia Learning and
operated jointly with the respective school boards on behalf of
the province.
“There was mutual agree-
Community
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ON GUARD
FOR THEE
ment to extend the notice date
(before agreements would be renegotiated for 12 of the schools)
to Oct. 31,” Casey said.
Pictou Elementary was given
the year to allow the CCRSB to
complete its school review, she
said.
Casey said three options are
being explored for the P-3
schools. The province could purchase the schools, extend the
agreement for the schools or
walk away from them.
“Negotiations are moving
along,” she said. “We have an
agreement to extend the notice
date.”
Public consultations
on environment and
electoral reform
MULTICULTURAL STORY
Abdulkadir Casim, originally from Turkey, reads a dual language
story book (Arabic/English) to Grade Primary students before
school closed for the summer. He was assisted by his wife,
Lema. Their son, Omer, is in the same classroom at Pictou
Elementary. Later, they taught the students to count from zero
(Submitted photo)
to five in Arabic.
Fisheries ...
A multipurpose room and
family facility room are located
on each end of a kitchen on the
second floor.
Scotsburn was well
represented at the
Northumberland Regional
High School 2016
non-academic awards.
These five students began
pre-school together at Miss
Kathie's preschool in
Scotsburn when they were
four and just graduated
together. From the left are:
Gillis Cox, top male athlete;
Dylan Fillier, Jared Kyle
Memorial Award; Kyle
Vandertoorn, female SOAR
award; Ryan Dykstra, NSSAF
athletic award; and Greg
Baillie, male SOAR award.
(Submitted photo)
MacCallum-Roberts said it
has already been a good tourist
season for the museum as it prepares to host visitors to this
weekend’s 2016 Pictou Lobster
Carnival.
“It’s been a wonderful season,” she said. “We’ve had
schools touring through, the
weather has been ideal and we
have a few bus tours booked.”
Sean Fraser, MP for Central
Nova, is hosting a series of community consultations to seek
feedback on the topics of climate change and electoral
reform.
Fraser and his team are hosting community consultations
where feedback, questions and
concerns will be collected and
consolidated into a report for
each minister, on behalf of the
Minister of Environment,
Catherine McKenna and the
Minister
of
Democratic
Institutions, Maryam Monsef
“Both Minister McKenna
and Minister Monsef are seeking input from Canadians and
we want to support them in
tackling these pan-Canadian
issues,” said Fraser.
“This is a chance to make
sure Central Nova’s voice is
heard and that rural Nova
Scotia weighs in on topics that
affect all Canadians.”
On July 19, Fraser will be cohosting a consultation in
Antigonish with St. Francis
Xavier University, which will
also be accessible by live-stream.
The evening will be moderated
by Mary Coyle, executive director for St. FX's McKenna Centre
for Leadership.
On August 2, Fraser will be
hosting a consultation at
Summer Street Industries in
New Glasgow with Jaimie
Smith, Marram Consulting,
moderating.
At the consultations, the discussion on electoral reform will
run from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m., followed by the conversation on
climate change from 8 to 9 p.m.
All are welcome to attend to
discuss either topic, or join the
conversation for both.
“We are energized by the
feedback we have heard from
constituents who have been
asking for these meetings, and
we are excited that St. FX has
agreed to co-host the Antigonish
event,” said Coyle.
“Our university is honoured
to provide a platform for vibrant
and meaningful community
engagement and we value our
partnership with the federal
government. The themes of climate change and electoral
reform are of great importance
to our students, faculty and
staff, as they are to others in our
TOWN HALL
MEETINGS
► July 7 – Scotsburn
Constituency Office + Town
Hall
► July 14 – River John
Hall Event
► July 19 – Antigonish Town
Hall for Electoral Reform and
Climate Change, St. Francis
Xavier University,
► July 21 – Sheet Harbour
Hall Event
► August 2 – New Glasgow
Town Hall for Electoral Reform
and Climate Change
► August 3 – Pictou Landing
First Nation Constituency
Office + Town Hall Event
► August 10 – Lismore
Hall Event
► August 18 – Pictou
County Town Hall Event
► August 31 – Antigonish
Town Hall Event
► September 13 – NSCC
Hall
region. I am delighted to be
moderating the community
consultation evening we are cohosting at St. FX and want to
encourage everyone to join us
as we engage in these important
policy and future shaping discussions.”
Fraser added, “Constituents
are always welcomed and
encouraged to reach out to us
on these and any other topics.”
Those unable to attend either
of the scheduled sessions are
encouraged to email Fraser's
office at [email protected],
or call 1-844-641-5886. Details
for the live broadcast option for
the July 19 meeting will be
shared on Fraser’s website,
www.seanfrasermp.ca, once
available.
These topic-specific community consultations are being
held in addition to the series of
14 town hall community meetings Fraser and his office are
hosting across the riding this
summer. The full schedule for
these meetings is available at
www.seanfrasermp.ca.
EDITOR'S NOTE: The Pictou County Military
Museum and The Advocate are teaming up to
present 'On Guard for Thee',
a series of profiles of some of the local men and
women who have served this country in times of
conflict. The project is the brainchild of Vincent
Joyce, founder and president of the Pictou County
Military Museum, who has generously supplied
all of the photos and military records
of the individuals who will be featured weekly
in The Advocate.
This profile and many others are available
for purchase as a fundraiser for
The Pictou County Military Museum. Discs
of the military profiles that have already
appeared in The Advocate can be purchased
for $25. Each CD contains 80 pictures and
profiles, 40 unit pictures and military
poems. Contact The Military Museum at
396-2194, 2020 Queen Street, Westville.
#WelcomeRefugees
Concerned about the refugee crisis
and want to get involved? The following groups
and individuals can help:
CAiRN (Communities Assisting Refugees Now):
Mary-Beth Moriarity at Pictou United Church (Phone: 902485-8081). Email: [email protected].
Rebecca McKenna (Phone: 902-485-1417). Email: [email protected]. Facebook: www.facebook.com/CAIRNCommunitiesAssistingRefugeesNow
Alta Munro, [email protected]
Nanda Shirke, Pictou County Multicultiral Association (Phone:
902-695-6383). Email: [email protected].
Safe Harbour, [email protected]
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Opinion
The Advocate
July 6, 2016
Canada needs
postal peace
O
ne would think a welcome way to celebrate
the 150th anniversary of confederation in Canada next year
would be for Canada Post and
its workers to make peace permanently.
Canada’s 149th birthday
passed as another postal
impasse loomed this week. A
strike or lockout imposes hardship on many Canadian citizens and businesses, but this
latest labour dispute is especially ill-timed.
Postal workers already got a
reprieve when the federal
Liberals returned to power last
fall with a promise to reverse
the previous government’s plan
to end door-to-door mail delivery. Ending the practice
amounted
to
expecting
Canadian taxpayers to pay
more for less service. The
Liberals also pledged to review
Canada Post, consult with
Canadians and present a plan
on the service’s future by next
June.
Canadian Union of Postal
Workers national president
Mike Palecek has described two
stages of work in a recent
CUPW letter that includes a
task force to gather information
by September before a parliamentary committee consults
with Canadians on options to
present to the government by
the end of this year.
Surely, the employer and its
employees’ labour representations can free Canadians from
disrupted
postal
service
between now and then. That
should be especially true, given
that pension issues are primarily what is driving this impending shutdown.
What is known about
Canada Post’s history is well
FLASHBACK
♦
documented, but it bears
repeating. History records
examples of how this employer
and its employees don’t get
along very well. There have
been more than 20 service disruptions – strikes, lockouts and
walkouts – since 1965. CUPW
and Canada Post achieved an
agreement in 2008 without any
labour action, but the last one
in 2011 only produced a deal
after CUPW began with rotating strikes, Canada Post locked
out its workers and the government imposed back-to-work
legislation.
This time, Canada Post has
served a 72-hour lockout
notice.
CUPW has been leveraging
favour from Canadian municipalities during its current campaign. That would seem
strange on the door-to-door
issue, considering so little of it
remains. It exists only in New
Glasgow and the Lourdes portion of Stellarton in Pictou
County.
Adding the matter of community mailboxes to the discussion is wise. Many of them
already occupy locations that
appear arbitrary and less userfriendly, and yet the more consumers pine for either door-todoor delivery or community
mailboxes, the more justified
Canada Post may feel it would
be to close more post offices.
Canada Post long ago lost its
virtual monopoly on mail delivery. Yet it still makes money
competing for its share of that
business. Top service for a reasonable cost is its ticket to future
survival and prosperity.
Sometime in 2017, can we
expect the federal government,
Canada Post and its workers to
resolve this?
PA RUGBY
TEAM '53-54
From the left, back row:
Ronnie Pettipas, Tom
Hendrican, Duncan
MacNiven, Robert
MacAulay, Sandy
MacLean, Jock Murray.
Second row: Stan McNeill
(assistant coach), Kenny
Appleby, Orelle Gaudet,
Donnie Grant, Howie
Smith, Leo MacDonald
(manager). Front row:
(coach) Joe Brown, Larry
Munro, Leroy Rankin,
Russell Crockett, Tom
Cheverie, Seaward Brown
(faculty advisor).
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Photograph Society. Go to www.pictouphotos.ca/NovaStory.ca to view
these and 1,800 more Pictou photos.
Check out their Facebook page.)
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Lobster Carnival offering something for everyone
To the Editor:
As chair of the 2016 Pictou
Lobster Carnival I would like to
welcome all visitors and
Pictonians to this year’s events. I
am excited to say that our event
has something for all ages to
enjoy.
We have great committee
members who are working hard
at fundraising and organizing
this year’s events.
Some of this year’s highlights
include: the annual Mardi Gras
Parade, boat races ( both regular
and modified), an antique car
show, the Sobeys children’s
parade, Pictou and Area Lions
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at 1 p.m. and 3 p.m. in the
deCoste parking lot.) They provide top quality entertainment
in fire manipulation, with specialty fire acts along with acrobatics performance, sponsored
by The Advocate.
Showcasing individual’s talents is the Pictou Buskers. Be
sure to look out for them at the
Pictou Marina and other locations in the downtown area all
weekend.
We would also like to welcome (those on behalf of) the
Black Battalion, which is celebrating its 100 anniversary the
carnival weekend with us.
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Club derby race, Scotiabank bed
races, Tammy Nichol princess
pageant, Little Miss Mermaid
and Prince Neptune pageant,
dog show, and Run 4 the Lobster.
We have fun for all ages including Hincheys Rides and an oldtime dance.
New this year is our $10,000
fireworks display instead of our
usual $5,000 show, sponsored in
part by Sharon’s Place, still
occurring on the carnival
Friday.
In addition to our regular
events, this year we are thrilled
to have the Atlantic Cirque Ltd.
performing two shows (Sunday
To the Editor:
We felt very privileged to be
able to enter a Northern Pulp
golf team in the Summer Street
Industries 22nd Annual Golf
Scramble at Abercrombie Golf
Club this year.
My sister has worked in this
field of education for over 30
years and I can appreciate the
hard work and commitment by
the clients, workers, families and
community members that help
to create and nurture happy and
successful citizens of our community. To me, their devotion
and commitment to the success
REPORTER
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(902) 301-5997
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of Summer Street Industries
make them some of the most
very special people you’ll ever
meet.
The party started the night
before at the Abercrombie
Country Club with a casino
night. Games were available to
play which helped raise funds
for Special Olympics. It was a
great success and a wonderful
way to meet people that you
would encounter the next day on
the golf course. It was a blast.
The golf tournament was the
next day; it was a very special
event that I won’t soon forget. It
REPORTER
Heather Brimicombe
902-301-1653
was a celebration for all sponsors, Summer Street Industries
and fundraisers. On just about
every hole there was something
to eat, drink or simply play a
unique game before you teed off.
They had golf skills challenges
(like golf pong), trivia contests,
lawn darts and the chance to win
a car on several holes.
One very different and unique
idea was that there were some
small business ventures mixed in
throughout the course which
allowed everyone to build community friendships as well as
promote business opportunities
amongst sponsorship leaders. I
found this to be very creative
and inspirational.
Everyone at Summer Street
makes all the events I attend
very memorable and special
because they have the amazing
ability to make you feel happy
and joyous while in their presence – and this event was no
different! The sponsorships
involved in this event are remarkable. They help the facility maintain and build on its operations,
ideas and development structure. A couple of the long-serving sponsors collected over
$30,000 each on their pledge
sheets this year.
Continued on page 7
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We also have great, great
entertainment Friday, Saturday
and all day Sunday, closing
Sunday night with The
Stanfields.
The carnival committee
would like to wish a very special
welcome home to all the Pictou
Academy grads celebrating 200
years.
Volunteers have this year’s
show ready to go. We just ask
for Mother Nature’s support.
On behalf of the committee
and myself, I hope you all get
out and enjoy the weekend.
Shawn McNamara
Carnival chairman
Silvia Schaaf
902-301-2554
Blake Ross
902-759-5054
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HOMETOWN HEROES
Linthorne holds county close to home
Editor's note: This is the next
article in a monthly feature titled
Hometown Heroes. On the first
Wednesday of each month, we will
highlight the achievements of someone who has Pictou County roots.
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By Steve Goodwin
[email protected]
STELLARTON – James
Linthorne took a rare opportunity recently to return home to
Pictou County.
Linthorne used his time home
to include participation in the
Joe Earle Memorial Road races
in Trenton, but he has established himself in Alberta.
“We try to get home every
year, but now that we have two
daughters that may change,” he
said. “We like getting home
when we can.”
He was born in Stellarton,
graduated from Stellarton High
School and studied at Red Deer
College before graduating from
the University of Alberta with a
physical education degree spe-
cializing in active living health
and well-being.
He lives in Edmonton, was
an exercise physiologist for 11
years at MacEwan University in
Edmonton and on April 25,
joined the City of Edmonton as a
member experiences program
co-ordinator.
“I travel around the City of
Edmonton’s recreation facilities
working on member retention,
making the experience for members more positive and engaging,” he said.
Linthorne said he appreciates
his time boxing when he was a
youth. He was a successful
member of the Albion Amateur
Boxing Club.
“It was huge – the whole
active living and competition,”
he said.
He said fellow Pictou County
residents Richard Cameron and
the late Fred Lays also had a
profound influence on him,
encouraging him to pursue the
career path he’s undertaken.
“They said I needed to pursue this,” he said.
“When I graduated in 2001, I
worked a full year at the Y.
That’s when I sought out the
programs out west and worked
at the Y in the summers.”
Community
James Linthorne completed a run during the 2016 Joe Earle
Memorial Road Races when he visited Pictou County in May.
(Goodwin photo)
This gave me a whole new meaning to what a pledge sheet means.
Wow.
Collectively the pledges this
year raised over $167,000 and
over the last 22 years, Summer
Street Industries through their
Annual Golf Scramble has
raised over $2.6 million in
donations for their facility.
I felt proud and privileged
to be in the same room with so
many kind and wonderful people at the post-golf banquet. It
was really nice to see the personal performances by clients
and the video thank you from
the Summer Street family. It
was a nice way for them to
show us they recognize and
appreciate our support.
The entire team (staff, clients, etc.) of Summer Street
Industries were very appreciative of the enormous amount of
sponsorship, kindness, friendship and family support they
received over the past couple of
days from the scramble teams
– but even more specifically the
on-going support from the
community throughout the
year.
Finally, I’m sure my colleagues and friends (Jennifer
Buchanan, Michael Wilson and
Phil Redden) who golfed with
me in the 22nd Annual Summer
Street Scramble would agree
that all of this fun wouldn’t
7
have been possible without the
community support shown by
Bruce Chapman and Kathy
Cloutier. We would like to
thank them for this honour and
privilege to represent Northern
Pulp in this incredible community event. We had a lot of fun
and got to meet wonderful new
friends.
I just can’t say it enough –
this great event showcased
commitment, community, hard
work, generosity, family and
love. It was a first-class event
and we look forward to defending our ‘best dressed team’ and
‘best dressed cart’ winning
titles next year. I would like to
challenge all of us at Northern
Pulp to return in 2017 and take
home the Most Improved
Percentage in Donations Raised
Award as a team – showing the
continued support from all of
us here at the mill.
We are very happy for all
the years of success that
Summer Street has encountered
and we will continue to enjoy
watching the facility grow.
Most importantly, we would
like to thank Summer Street
Industries for making us feel at
home. Thank you!
Much love and success in
the coming year.
Dana Cameron
On behalf of teammates
Jennifer Buchanan, Phil
Redden, Michael Wilson and
Kathy Cloutier
Oh by the way, if you’ve been
waiting for me to tell you – we
scored a 67 (4 under).
Pictou businesses gear up for busy season
By Debbi Harvie
[email protected]
PICTOU – The busy summer
season is here and local Pictou
businesses are gearing up for
tourist season.
Barry Randle, chairman of
the Pictou Business and
Marketing Society, says the
town has already seen tourists
from across the Maritimes, the
US and even from Europe.
As the businesses gear up
for the busy season, the PBMS
is
gearing
down
until
September, but is still working
on projects that will benefit the
town.
“The town will be putting
up some way finding signs,” he
says. “This has been an ongoing project.”
Nicole Battist, deputy clerk
for Pictou, noted there are going
to be a minimum of three signs
erected later this summer.
“One is going to be a service
club sign that will be near the
new roundabout,” she explains,
“and there will be more along
West River Road as you come
into town.”
The signs are approximately
12 feet in height.
The PBMS has also partnered with The Advocate to
create a map of Pictou high-
One of the rookie golf teams in the Summer Street Industries
22nd Annual Golf Scramble at Abercrombie Golf Club this year
was the team from Northern Pulp. They are, from the left,
Jennifer Buchanan, Michael Wilson, Phil Redden, Dana Cameron
(Submitted photo)
and Kathy Cloutier.
The Pictou Business and Marketing Society gathered recently in the Stone Soup Cafe in downtown Pictou for their annual general meeting.
(Brimicombe photo)
lighting the various businesses
in town.
“We (usually) have a summer student ambassador who
(will) greet tourists and provide
information on events going on
throughout the town, so (when
hired) they will be able to hand
out these maps as well.”
Randle says they are hoping
to find someone who is outgoing with good social media
skills for the ambassador position so the information is readily available to everyone.
The Pictou Garden Club also
plays a role in making the
downtown beautiful by planting various flowers and it has
big plans for a revamp of
Market Square on Water Street.
As for local businesses,
Randle says many have been
hiring new staff for the summer
months and organizing for the
multitude of bus tours that
make their way through the
town.
The PBMS is also looking to
expand its membership from
the downtown core to include
the entire town, so any business owner interested in becoming a part of the society can
contact Barry Randle at the
Stone Soup Cafe.
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of cucumbers, squashes, pumpkins or melons, these fellas
just seem to appear and soon riddle the leaves. I counted
over 50 on one pumpkin leaf after it was planted in the
field. For many gardeners, the worst enemy is the very destructive lily beetle and for many, no doubt, the voracious
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shrubs, especially snowball bushes can make an awful
mess and destroy the bush or tree over time. If you know
the bugs are coming every year, be prepared to spray them
early, not after the damage is done. Most of the products
on the market today for homeowners are very safe but not
as effective as in past years. I have found that ‘pyrethrin’,
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Tuck, McCallum visiting county
in three stops this month
By Aaron Cameron
[email protected]
The lengthy 30-plus date tour
of Al Tuck and Thomas
McCallum will soon be swinging
through the area with shows in
New Glasgow and Alma on July
9 and 11 respectively and River
John on July 24.
Tuck is a singer-songwriter
who has written songs recorded
by a who's who of top-notch
CanCon including Big Sugar,
Erin Costello and Joel Plaskett,
while McCallum – of Six Mile
Brook – is a songwriter on the
rise with Crocus Song disc to his
credit.
The tour has already taken
the pair all over the Atlantic
Provinces.
“We've had a grand time,”
McCallum
said.
“Newfoundland treated us famously.
It was my first time up that
way as an adult. People would
ask me if it was my first time in
Newfoundland and I'd say I've
actually toured Newfoundland
before, and they'd say 'oh really' and I'd say 'yes, I toured it in
Grade 6 with the Pictou District
Honour Choir'. I don't know
how impressive that was.”
McCallum said he and Tuck
Thomas McCallum, left, and Al Tuck will be performing throughout the county later this month.
(Submitted photo)
met through mutual friends in
the “Anglican Church circles”
and he later approached Tuck
with the idea of a joint tour.
Tuck plotted June's shows
while McCallum booked the
July gigs and the pair made an
effort to bring their music to
smaller towns and rural locations.
“It's important to take it to
the small places because the
small places are important,”
McCallum said. “The small
towns in the Maritimes embody
or contain the memories and
practices of an older world that's
slipping away. Skills and social
structures, like friendliness, that
I think may be lost on larger,
urban centres. There's memory
and beauty in the small town.”
McCallum said both artists
will be on stage for the majority
of the show with one backing
the other during each other’s
songs rather than a songwriter
circle trade off. McCallum said
when it comes to the backing
role he has an easier time of it
due to his fandom of Tuck's
work while some of McCallum's
newer material will feature him
alone.
McCallum cited a deep
appreciation for Tuck's work and not just because it adapts
well to the penny whistle.
“It gets in touch with the
human condition in a way that
very few song writers can,”
McCallum said, “He's witty, he
has wit. Wit I think has been
largely replaced by schmaltz in a
lot of modern song writing. It's
like reading a book like the Little
Prince or Wind in the Willows.
You can read it every year and
you get something different out
of it every time. He has achieved
what I'm going for in that his
song writing is truly literary. He
puts real work into his songs...
and he's just a lot of fun.”
Tuck and McCallum's tour
will see them in New Glasgow at
The Commune on July 9 at 9
p.m., at the Greenhill-Alma
United Church on July 11 at 7:30
p.m., and in River John at St.
John the Baptist Anglican Church
on July 24 at 4 p.m. during the
River John Festival Days.
Additional information about
the tour can be found through
the artists respective Facebook
pages.
Local video gaining momentum
By Aaron Cameron
[email protected]
It's been more than a month
since the lights went down on
Lacey Morrell's CD release party
but the music of Heartland is
continuing to create ripples and
find new fans for the PictouCounty based singer-songwriter.
Shortly after Morrell's guest
star-packed release party, the
artist debuted a video for her
song Plenty. The video, which
can be found on the Lacey
Morrell YouTube channel, has to
date gained nearly 1,800 views –
no small feat for a locally made,
independent music video.
“I wanted to make this video,”
Morrell said, “not only for myself
and to promote my music, but
also for this county. Times are
hard in Pictou County, and have
been for a long time, but we still
have beauty here, too. We live in
an incredible place with kind-
Caledonia Scottish
Orchestra to play
Glasgow Square
Caledonia Scottish Orchestra
of Nova Scotia will give a concert
on July 15 at 7 p.m. in the New
Glasgow Square Theatre.
Under the direction of Nelson
Ferguson, the orchestra will offer
a varied selection of two-steps,
slow airs, jigs, reels, polkas,
waltzes and an audience singalong.
Guest artists will include the
Performance Group of Pictou
County Highland Dancers, well
known New Brunswick fiddler
Crystal Jones and vocalist Sarah
Lennerton.
Organized in 1993, the orchestra has 35 musicians playing violins, accordions, bass, cello, keyboard, percussions, flutes and
pipes. The members come from
metro Halifax, Hants, Colchester,
Cumberland and Pictou Counties
and New Brunswick.
Members volunteer their time
and talents giving benefit concerts to raise money for various
charities throughout the province.
The orchestra recently recorded their fourth CD – One
Hundred Thousand Welcomes,
which will be available this
autumn. Tickets for the concerts
are $15 and can be purchased at
the door.
When the Scots left the
Highlands and villages in the
18th and 19th centuries for Nova
Scotia, they brought with them
their fiddles, drums and pipes to
keep alive the traditional music
and culture of their homelands.
The Caledonia Orchestra through
its concerts and CDs is continuing that tradition by keeping
alive the culture of old Scotland
for present and future generations of New Scotland.
hearted, genuine people and we
deserve to be proud of our
home.”
Morrell described 'Plenty' as
being about ‘remembering the
important things in life.’
“Friends, family and the
humanity around us,” Morrell
said. “It's about caring for something greater than ourselves,
something more valuable than
money and more precious than
gold. It is about the legacy of a
parent being passed from one
generation to the next, in the
hopes that the future will understand what to value and how to
improve society.”
The video was shot by A for
Adventure – a Dartmouth-based
film company Morrell described
as having a “mission to inspire
people to get outside and
explore the world around them.”
The video's storyline was written by the artist herself with her
husband Jocelyn and was shot
at Melmerby Beach and Big
Island.
“Having grown up here,”
Morrell said, “this is my
Heartland, which brought forth
the name of my album. I grew
up visiting Melmerby Beach and
Big Island, and I knew this
would be the perfect backdrop
for what I considered to be a
necessary story to tell.”
The video features Morrell
singing to camera, riding horse
back and playing around the
camp fire with friends, all of
which is contrasted with a
young girl living out the message of the song.
“We knew we wanted something simple, beautiful and
heartfelt,” Morrell said. “We
knew we needed a young girl to
play the biggest role in the
video, to carry the message
through to the audience. We
started with the innocence of
this little girl who discovers a
message left from her father –
'it's not what's in your pockets,
it's the friends you've got
around'.”
“Like many of us, she isn't
able to truly grasp the concept
at such a young age, but she carries it with her through her life
until she is ready to understand.”
The young girl was played
by Klaira Flemming, a student
at G.R. Saunders who Morrell
invited into the project based on
Klaira's love of singing and
dancing and her ease at acting.
“She took direction like a pro
and enjoyed every moment of
the experience,” Morrell said.
“When the video was finished,
we sat together and watched it.
It was very emotional and we
all felt very proud to be part of
something so beautiful.”
The video as well as other
visual content can be found on
the Lacey Morrell's official
YouTube channel or by searching 'Lacey Morrell' on YouTube.
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poses for a picture after
entertaining the crowd at the
Canada Day celebrations in
Bissell Park, River John, on
Friday.
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When the word ‘library’ comes
up in conversation, many think
about a place where they can borrow books, DVDs, magazines and
other items. People often overlook
the fact that their local library also
provides access to equipment,
resources and free programming.
Libraries can also be a place to
exchange ideas, share knowledge
and keep informed.
Connecting and learning
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In libraries throughout Pictou
County, there are computers
allowing people free access to the
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Access Program (also known as
NSCAP) and are often called
NSCAP sites. These sites will also
have shared access to technology
assistants this summer providing
one-on-one mentoring for all ages,
and helping out with programs
and cybercamps for kids. These
cybercamps range in topic from
building robots with LEGO to
teaching children about animation
software. This year’s recent addition of new technology and gadgets, like Virtual Reality goggles,
3D printers, ‘Little Bits’ Kits (funded in part by the Friends of the
Antigonish Library) and even a
button maker (funded by the
Adopt-a-Library
Literacy
Program) also adds a new dimension and dynamic to the summer
programming, and gives children
the opportunity to get creative and
experience technology they may
not normally have access to.
For more information on
upcoming cybercamps and summer programming, or to make a
one-on-one mentoring appointment, contact your local library.
Check with your local library for
more details on summer programming, or visit our upcoming events
page at www.parl.ns.ca. Since
technology and gadgets will be
shared between libraries, schedules may vary according to location.
Connecting with others –
At the Library
HOLLY MACLEAN
is community outreach
assistant for Pictou County
Today, July 6 in the New Glasgow
Library there will be a few panel
discussions related to LGBTQ
issues to celebrate Pictou County
Pride Week. The first one starts at
2 p.m. and the evening one begins
at 6 p.m. All are welcome!
Looking to connect around the
campfire without the actual fire?
Join the Pictou Library for their
annual Family Campfire time
complete with campfire songs and
s’mores on Thursday starting at
6:30 p.m. Bring your best “knock
knock” jokes and get the family in
the Lobster Carnival spirit! For
information call (902) 485-5021.
Important note for Books-byMail borrowers – In the event of a
postal service strike, we will be
unable to offer delivery to personal mailboxes through our
Books-by-Mail service. If you are a
Books-by-Mail borrower, contact
Pictou-Antigonish
Regional
Library Headquarters by calling
(902) 755-6031 locally, 1 (866) 7797761 toll-free or emailing bbm@
nsngp.library.ns.ca to work out
alternative delivery arrangements.
The
Interlibrary
Loans
Services will also be disrupted
during this time period. The
library will make efforts to borrow and exchange materials borrowed from other Regional
Public, Academic and Special
Libraries, although the delivery
of materials will be slower.
Local, Fresh & Flourishing
As a Farmers Market, our first focus is on “primary” producers; the meat and potatoes, literally. We have many local
farmers that join us through the season and of course we are
always ready to welcome more! This week, I’d like to give you
a brief introduction:
At the Market you will find a variety of fresh, naturally
raised meats. BLM Meats, 2015 Cattle producer of the year
has naturally raised beef in just about any cut you could want.
Little Dan D Farm, has farm fresh pork, including ribs, bacon and sausages, maple syrup and farm fresh eggs. You can
also order fresh chicken from them as well; both are located
in Pictou County. Little Dorset Farm joins us from Middle
Musquodoboit with a variety of naturally raised meats including beef, chicken and pork as well as meat pies and sausage rolls. If you love lamb, we have that too! Pick up fresh
lamb sausages from Lismore Sheep Farm. We have just the
right thing for your BBQ!
In addition to fresh meat, you can also find your other staples at the Market. You will find salad greens and toppings
like radishes, tomatoes, spinach, greens and onions from
local Pictou County Farms like Lakenman’s Farm, Friesen’s
Farm Fresh and more producers throughout the season.
Cochrane Family Farm Certified Organic joins us from
Musquodoboit with certified organic produce and they also
currently have fresh strawberries with them! The Market is
great for finding things that you won’t find anywhere else.
Bramble Hill Farm has a selection of unique vegetables such
as diakon, a very colourful and tasty radish alternative, hops
and microgreens including sprouts, corn shoots, pea shoots
and more! The Market is also home to duck and quail eggs
(chicken eggs too) from Knotty Acres. You will find locally
grown mushrooms, both fresh and dried. So much grown
right here with less than a few kilometers from the farm to
your table! You can’t get fresher than that!
Before I close for the week, I would like to invite you to
come out to our Market Kitchen Party on Sunday, July 17th.
Held at the market from 4pm-6pm, it’s a BBQ fundraiser to
help us stock the new Kitchen with some wares! Your meal
includes an all-beef burger from Auchencairn Farm, sausage
(pork or lamb), salads made from Market greens, dessert,
a drink and coffee or tea. Gluten Free or Vegetarian? Not a
problem! Just let us know when you buy your ticket! Your experience also includes fabulous local music from Pat Spaulding, Singer/Songwriter. Tickets to this fun family event are
only $15 for adults and $8 for children under 10. Purchase
them at the Welcome table this Saturday or visit our website
at ngfarmmarket.com and click on ‘Events’ or visit our Facebook page and click on ‘Buy Tickets’.
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they concern an urgent situation.
GEMINI
You might have to revise your budget and
redo some calculations. Check your bills
carefully because a mistake might have
been made. After this you’ll be able to save
a lot of money.
CANCER
You feel like conquering the world. You are
motivated to improve your situation and
have a bigger and better life. In a way, this
is a new beginning for you.
LEO
You need the first few days of the week to
think before taking action. The bigger your
projects, the more thought you should put
into them.
VIRGO
You are responsible for an event that brings
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have lots of requests, and you are unable
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LIBRA
You take advantage of the summer to begin
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for your self-esteem.
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SPORTS
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Tic Williams was
the best Maripac
OBSTACLE COURSE RACING
Fit Chix repeat Mud Hero run
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By Steve Goodwin
[email protected]
PLYMOUTH – The Down ‘n’
Dirty Fit Chicks are at it again.
Six members of the local
60-something fitness group –
including their coach and instructor Cheryl Lays – have been
training for another trip to the
annual Mud Hero, an OCR sanctioned event at Ski Martock near
Windsor, N.S.
Besides Lays, the team
includes newcomers Janet
MacLean and Vera Campbell
and returning athletes Susan
Lindblad, Dorothy Benoit and
Ruth Thompson.
Lays leads her group of women
– including those who do the Mud
Hero event – through workouts
once or twice a week at the
Plymouth Community Centre.
MacLean has been with the
group for three years, but this
year she decided to compete
at Martock.
“They went last year,” she
said. “I said I’m in. I’m going.”
It’s a close-knit group. The
women wear outfits with hot
pink T-shirts emblazoned with
Down 'n' Dirty Fit Chix on the
back. They made a statement
with their attire last year at
Martock and last March during a
From the left: Janet MacLean, Dorothy Benoit, Cheryl Lays and Ruth Thompson flex their muscles
before the Mud Hero OCR event taking place this weekend.
(Goodwin photo)
trip nine of them made to Cuba.
“There’s
a
kinship,”
Thompson said.
“It’s like an extended family,”
Lays said. “We just like being
together.”
Lays recalled the music being
played before last year’s Mud
Hero event at Martock. The Fit
Chix started performing aerobics
to the beat of the music.
“Younger girls were there
saying ‘Look at those girls,’”
Lays said. “It’s great to be old.
Based on (The Fit Chix’) fitness,
they can do so much more. I
think we’re strong, but our aim
is to go, not to win.”
Lays feels those teammates
who were at the Mud Hero event
last year will be more used to it.
“It’s intimidating when you
get there,” she said. “I overcame
my fear of heights.”
SPORTS BRIEFS
◆
Henderson
eyes golf title
NEW GLASGOW – Threetime winner and two-time defending champion Julia Henderson of
New Glasgow will contest the
Nova Scotia women’s amateur
golf championship this week.
Henderson will tee off at 7:30
a.m. on Thursday for the 54-hole
event that ends on Saturday at
Brightwood Golf and Country
Club in Dartmouth.
The top three golfers will
qualify for Nova Scotia’s team
at the Canadian women’s amateur championship in New
Minas, N.S. at the Ken-Wo club
from July 26 to 29.
Laffin, Wolfe
among leaders
LRoyals hurler Josh Fushtey delivers a pitch on Saturday durig the second game of their doubleheader with the Windsor Knights on Saturday in Stellarton.
(Goodwin photos)
BASEBALL
ARISAIG – Former Trenton
Rangers players Pat Laffin of
the Arisaig Blues and Mike
Wolfe
of
the
Pomquet
Acadians are contributing to
their respective teams in the
AGR Fastball League.
Laffin has won his two
decisions for the Blues, who
sport a 4-0 record, while Wolfe
has a 1-0 record with the 4-1
Acadians. The two teams have
the only winning records in
the five-team league.
Laffin is fourth with 11
strikeouts and his total of two
home runs puts him second to
teammate Craig MacDonald’s
three homers. MacDonald
leads the league with 13 runs
batted in, while Laffin is tied
for third with five RBIs.
The teams are scheduled to
meet today at 7 p.m. in Pomquet,
July 22 at 8 p.m. at the Regional
Field in Antigonish and 6:30 p.m.
Aug. 3 at the Arisaig Field.
Royals host Yarmouth
after dropping twin-bill
STELLARTON
–
The
Pictou County Royals will try
to get back to .500 on Saturday
when they host the Yarmouth
Gateways for two games at 1
p.m. and 3 p.m. at the Albion
Athletic Field.
The Pictou County Albions
will host the Gateways for two
games at 1 p.m. and 3 p.m. in
Stellarton on Sunday.
The Royals sit at 6-8 in the
Nova Scotia Intermediate
Baseball League standings after
dropping two tough seven-inning games by scores of 2-1 and
4-l to the Windsor Knights last
Saturday in Stellarton.
The Knights’ 8-2 record
gives them the best record in
the eight-team league, while
the Noel Road Blue Jays are 8-3
and lead the standings based
on points for wins.
The Albions are 6-6 entering
this weekend.
In Saturday’s games, the
Knights led 2-0 after single
runs in the first and second
innings.
The Royals scored their run in
the bottom of the seventh inning
when Noah Delorey scored on
Matt MacLean’s single.
Blair Dewtie took the loss.
Lucas MacDonald scored
the Royals’ only run to give
them a 1-0 lead when he engineered a bunt single, stole second, reached third on a wild
pitch and scored on Ryan
Camp’s groundball out.
Windsor tied the game and
scored their other three runs in
the top of the seventh.
The result spoiled a valiant
effort by losing pitcher Josh
Fushtey.
ou would have to be as
old as me – or pretty
darn close – to remember watching Tic Williams playing
hockey for the Pictou Maripacs.
It was long ago.
He was Robert Williams on his
birth certificate, born in
Charlottetown, but around Pictou,
around the county, around Nova
Scotia and the Maritimes, he was
Tic. No additional name was
needed.
Wow, was he good.
Many moons ago, in a column
in another newspaper, I said he
was one of the best senior players
ever in Pictou County.
Definitely the very best Maripac
– among a lot of great players who
wore Maripac jerseys in that era.
I think of Tic particularly now
because, if he were still alive, he
would have turned 100 years old
this year. He never made it to his
centennial. He never made it to his
senior years. He didn't even come
close to enjoying retirement. He
died too young. Much too young.
For a man so very talented, a
man capable of scoring in Maurice
(Rocket) Richard fashion, a man
who had enormous hockey skills
squeezed into a 5-foot-10 frame, a
man who created excitement every
time he hit the ice, his premature
death came as a huge shock to
everybody who watched him.
He had come to Pictou in 194243 at the age of 26, having already
played senior hockey with teams
in Reserve Mines, Sydney, North
Sydney and, for one year, in
Ontario. He adopted Pictou, and
Pictou adopted him.
He played for the Pictou
Shipbuilders, the Pictou Refitters,
the Pictou Sunbeams and finally
the Pictou Maripacs. He also
picked up a few playoff games
with the New Glasgow Bombers
and Truro Bearcats.
Mostly, he was a Maripac.
In my growing-up years, one
of the teams I enjoyed watching
the most was the 1952-53 Maripacs,
a club that beat the Antigonish
Bulldogs and Stellarton Royals to
capture the APC league title, then
waged a great battle with the
Lunenburg Falcons in the provincial finals. That wasn't Tic's only
championship in the shiretown.
He enjoyed others.
Oh how he could score! He
had a 53-goal season in 1948-49,
just about the time I began seeing
him in action. He also had seasons
of 43 goals, 42 goals, 38 goals and
33 goals. One year, 1949-50, he had
101 points in just 32 games. In
another, 1951-52, he produced 96
points in only 29 games.
And consider this: he won the
APC Senior Hockey League scoring champion six times and tied
for a seventh. I'm not aware of any
player coming close to that
achievement.
After all this time, I can still
remember a special game at
Stellarton Memorial Rink in 1953
between the Maripacs and Trenton
Scotias. It was Tic Williams Night.
I can still see that brand new
Pontiac being driven onto the ice
to be presented to the man of the
hour. A large banner on the car
proclaimed: “Our Tic Williams,
Mr. APC League, 1942-53.”
Three decades after his death,
he was inducted posthumously at
the inaugural induction ceremony
of the Pictou County Sports
Heritage Hall of Fame in 1990.
He hadn't been forgotten.
He had some wonderful teammates in Pictou, fellows like Allie
Morrison, Ab MacKinnon, Max
Murdock, Kink MacDonald,
Sonny MacDonald, Bobby Beaton,
Mel Gadd, Frankie Prozenor, Stan
MacDougall
and
Laurie
Burbidge.
Hugh's Highland View
HUGH TOWNSEND
A New Glasgow native and
Nova Scotia sports journalist
for almost 60 years.
[email protected]
But his long-time linemate, his
greatest supporter, his closest
friend was Mark Babineau, an
outstanding player in his own
right. They were inseparable pals,
literally to the end.
A number of years ago,
Babineau and I talked about
Williams.
“I marvelled at his finesse,”
Mark said. “It was like watching
Gordie Howe or Jean Beliveau or
any of those NHLers. This guy
had it all. He was quite a man to
get to know. If he knew you were
trying or putting out 100 per cent,
he'd really try to help you.”
Babineau's career included a
year with New Haven in the
Eastern Professional League,
where he was on a line with two
other Nova Scotians, Truro's Art
Dorrington and New Glasgow's
Courtney Malcolm.
He wasn't fussy about playing
away from home. He was far happier back in Pictou, with the
Maripacs, especially in his years
alongside Williams.
“The highlights of my career,”
he told me, “were being on that
team and playing for eight years
with Tic Williams.”
As friends, as teammates, Tic
and Mark had no idea what was
coming in the future. The first
shocker occurred in November
1954 at the Halifax Forum. It was
the very first game of the APC
season, a contest between the
Maripacs and the Wolverines.
Williams was the playing coach
for Pictou that winter and, once
more, Babineau was a linemate.
This is how Babineau told me
what happened: “It was very early
in the game. Tic was sitting on the
bench and everyone was wondering what was wrong. He never
said anything. In between periods,
he just sat there in the dressing
room. Afterwards, he couldn't
take off his skates and we took
him right to the hospital.”
Tic, only 39, had suffered a
heart attack.
Right there, in Halifax, a brilliant hockey career ended. There
would be no more games, no
more spectacular goals, no more
standing ovations from the fans.
The second shock – the bigger,
sadder one – happened one night
in 1960 at the Pictou Arena. Two
old hockey pals, two dear friends,
were enjoying a skating session.
Suddenly, with no warning,
Tic collapsed and died in Mark's
arms. It happened right there, on
the same ice surface where the two
of them had enjoyed so many
wonderful hockey experiences
together, combining for so many
great goal scoring plays, and so
many Maripac victories.
Tic was just 44.
All these years later, I think it's
only fitting that those of us who
were fortunate to see and admire
his magnificent play, should recall
once more, an athletically-gifted
man who was taken far too soon.
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Noftall eyes Olympic honours CORNER
TRIATHLON
By Steve Goodwin
[email protected]
MELMERBY BEACH – A
new local challenger at the
Olympic distance and altered
courses are among highlights for
the 2016 Melmerby Triathlon.
Race director Terry Curley
says Shawn Noftall of New
Glasgow looks like the best hope
this year for a men’s Olympics
distance winner during the triathlon on July 24.
“He’s a powerhouse,” Curley
said, noting Noftall did well at
the Ironman event on June 27 in
Mont Tremblant, Que.
Meanwhile, Noftall’s sister
Krista Hynes could be the fastest
female finisher.
“We could have brother and
sister winners – that would be
neat,” Curley said.
The scenario has surfaced
since defending champion Ryan
MacDonald is unable to compete
this year.
“It’s not a good training year
for him,” Curley said.
Noftall placed fourth at the
2015 Melmerby Triathlon when
he gave MacDonald – who is half
his age – a more than six-minute
head start out of the water and
more than three minutes on the
bike. He was within 48 seconds
of MacDonald’s running pace.
He was runner-up to
MacDonald in 2014 by more than
nine minutes.
Noftall was 19th among 282
Shawn Noftall, left, holds his runner-up plaque presented to
him by race director Terry Curley at the 2014 Melmerby
(File photo)
Triathlon.
finishers in his men’s 45 to 49 age
group, 172nd among 1,720 men
and 195th out of 2,604 overall
while completing the 70.3-kilometre course in four hours, 59
minutes, 37 seconds.
The course included a 1.9-kilometre swim, 90-kilometre cycling
distance and a half marathon.
The various races on July 24
will follow the opening of the transition area at 6 a.m. , registration
for 45 minutes starting at 6:30 a.m.
and athletes meeting at 8 a.m.
Starting times are 8:15 a.m.
for the sprint, 8:30 a.m. for the
Olympic race and 8:45 a.m. for
the Try-A-Tri and super sprint
races.
The Olympic distances will
feature the same 1,500-metre
swim, 40-K bike portion and
10-K run, but the course for all
three disciplines has undergone
major changes.
“I think it will be great,”
Curley said. “It’s more consolidated. It goes back to the con-
cept we had, but it’s going to
be much more spectatorfriendly and better for the
competitors. The cyclists will
not feel so isolated. There will
always be a biker in sight.”
The swim will be a loop
instead of a triangle and will be
set up as close as possible to the
shoreline.
Swimmers will wade to the
middle buoy and turn right to
begin the loop once for the sprint
triathlon and twice for the
Olympic race. There will be a
partial loop of 200 metres for the
Try-A-Tri and super sprint
events.
The only transition area for
both the swim to the bike run
and bike run to the road race will
be at Melmerby Beach.
Bikers will depart the beach
and proceed along the pavement
to Lewis Road at Chance Harbour
and back. Olympic bikers will
complete the course twice. Sprint
bikers will do the loop once, while
there is a 10-K loop for the Try-ATri and super sprint bikers.
The running course has been
directed the opposite way from
the pavilion and transition area
toward trails on Roy Island that
can accommodate the runners.
“The trails on Roy Island are
in great shape,” Curley said. “It
allows everything to transition at
the beach.”
He said separating the runners
from the bikers and cars is a crucial safety measure to allow the
event to continue in the area.
When did you begin
coaching?
“I started three or four
years ago and coached house
league. I help coaches of rep
teams with their catching and
pitching.”
STEVE MACLEOD
What do you like about
coaching?
“The part is to see their
attention and wanting to
learn. That’s very satisfying.”
Where were you born?
“I was born in Woodstock,
Ont.”
When did you first become
involved in sports?
“I started playing ball
when I was 11. I played basketball and baseball.”
What is your coaching
philosophy?
“Have fun. You’ve got to
love the game and have fun.”
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George offers summer camp July 18-21
PICTOU – SG Sports Club,
in conjunction with Pictou Parks
and Recreation, is conducting a
summer soccer camp at the
McCulloch field in Pictou from
9 a.m. to noon daily from July 18
to 21.
The camp is for players who
were in Grades 1 to 4 in the
2015-16 school year.
Each participant will receive
a T-shirt; cost of the camp is $75.
Shawn George can be contacted at sgsportsclub@hotmail.
com regarding the camp.
The summer camp follows
previous sessions George
offered young students at Pictou
Elementary, New Glasgow
Academy and G.R. Saunders
school in Stellarton during afterschool programs for activities,
such as futsal – a five-a-side
variant of soccer – as well as
handball, dodge ball, floor hockey and lacrosse.
“We start with a warm-up
and some low organized
games before we get into the
actual
sports,”
George
explained. “We had about 16
kids at each session. I like to
provide what they enjoy. They
(the schools) connect it with
youth, activity and playing in
a safe environment.”
Cameron MacKinnon backhands a shot past goalie Landon Preston during a floor hockey game
(Goodwin photo)
at G.R. Saunders school.
George has a community
studies sports degree from
Cape Breton University. He
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[email protected]
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You’ve probably heard about negative or
sub-zero rates – it’s a trending topic, after all. In
Europe, several countries already have sub-zero
rates and Bank of Canada governor Stephen Poloz
has said that he wouldn’t rule out taking our rates
in that direction. But what does it really mean to
you? Let’s find out.
Up until a few years ago the idea of rates falling
below zero had zero traction. But the global economy hasn’t grown as quickly as expected after the
recession and the central banks of many still-suffering countries, especially in Europe, have been
forced to come up with new stimulus-inducing
ideas.
[email protected]
Lowering interest rates to near or even below
zero is one such idea. The thinking is: zero or
sub-zero rates will encourage people and companies to borrow cheaply and spend more money,
thus increasing economic growth.
JERRY
Here in Canada, to help the economy grow
during the oil price plunge, the Bank of Canada
cut the interest rate from 1% to 0.75% in January
2015 and then to 0.5% in July. As energy prices fell
further, the Bank of Canada said it would continue
cutting rates, perhaps into negative territory – but
with oil prices rebounding and the Canadian dollar strengthening, that may not happen. In its
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FULMORE’S
Front Street, Pictou
AUTO RACING
Clark leads drivers
in Pro Stock points
before Riverside race
PICTOU – Cassius Clark continues to hold the lead driving
the No. 13 entry owned by Rollie
MacDonald of Pictou in the Parts
for Trucks Maritime Pro Stock
driver standings.
Clark,
who
is
from
Farmington, Me., has amassed
1,010 points and will be looking
for his third win this season
when the circuit resumes on July
16 at Riverside International
Speedway in James River for the
annual IWK 250 feature.
Clark has won both races at
Scotia SpeedWorld that took
place on May 21 and June 18.
Dylan Blenkhorn of Truro has
also won two races and is 18
points behind Clark in second
place with 992 points.
Blenkhorn won the first feature of the season at Riverside on
June 11 and also won on June 25
at Petty International Raceway
in River Glade, N.B.
Greg Proude of Springvale,
P.E.I. won the fifth and most recent
race last Saturday at Speedway
660 near Fredericton, N.B.
Clark has kept the lead by
contending in other races.
He was second last Saturday
when Proude was able to hold
him off over the last 20 laps after
passing pole-sitter Donald
Chisholm
of
Antigonish.
Chisholm was forced to retire
after 80 laps.
Clark finished third behind
Blenkhorn and Chisholm on
June 11 at Riverside.
He was third behind
Blenkhorn and runner-up Cole
Butcher of Porter’s Lake, N. S. at
the Petty race.
George Koszkulics of Little
Harbour has not entered all five
races and is well back in the
driver point standings.
What you need to know about negative or sub-zero rates
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Heart attacks leave the heart damaged and it is less
able to pump blood through the body as efficiently as
before the attack. Doctors are working on a “heart
patch” using the patient’s own cells that will grow into
new heart muscle and will send signals into the heart
muscle to develop new blood vessels. The hope is that
this new technology will lessen the need for full heart
transplants.
It’s the female mosquito that are the biters. They are attracted to body heat
and the carbon dioxide we exhale. So the greater the volume you breathe out,
the more attractive you are to the mosquitos. They like larger people, pregnant
women and those who exert themselves a lot.
The idea of an annual physical exam seems to be falling out of favour in
Canada. It’s felt that otherwise healthy people don’t need all the tests done in
the annual physical. This doesn’t mean you never contact your doctor for a long
time or wait until you get more than one medical problem. Get it checked if
you are concerned. Otherwise getting a full annual exam may be overkill and
costly.
We produce about one to two litres of saliva every day. It consists mostly of
water. It also contains enzymes to start digestion of food and generally keeps your
mouth clean. When we produce so much, it’s amazing that some people suffer
from dry mouth syndrome. There is help for that. Talk to our pharmacists.
Pharmacists are the most accessible of all the health professionals. We are
very happy to share our knowledge of medication with you. Just ask us!
Development Corporations.
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with my idea,” he said.
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most recent meeting in April, the Bank of Canada
kept its benchmark lending rate at 0.5%.
There are two sides to sub-zero rates for consumers and investors. On the positive side, people
are able to borrow money at extremely low rates.
On the negative side, money in savings accounts
won’t earn as much interest and conservative
income-producing securities like money market
funds and Guaranteed Investment Certificates
(GICs), where rates are already low, may fall even
more. However, lower rates are usually positive for
stocks, so equity values could rise.
In a zero/sub-zero environment, gold could do
well and high-yield bonds – debt issue by corporations – also begin to look more attractive.
No, zero/sub-zero rates have not yet come to
Canada – and they may never do so – but it’s still
a good idea to talk to your professional advisor
about how lower rates could affect your portfolio
and your overall financial plan.
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Services Inc. (in Québec – a Financial Services Firm), and Investors
Group Securities Inc. (in Québec, a firm in Financial Planning) presents general information only and is not a solicitation to buy or sell any
investments. Contact your own advisor for specific advice about your
circumstances. For more information on this topic please contact your
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July 6, 2016
Canada Day in the county
From left: 2015 Westville Canada Day Queen Skyler Cameron, Miss Congeniality Janetta Millen, 2016 Queen Tessa Sherman, First
Lady Maddie Bourque, Second Lady Victoria MacKenzie, Miss Evening Wear Sydney MacLeod. Front: 2016 Flower Girl Victoria
Boudreau and 2016 Usher Wesley O`Brien.
(Cameron photo)
Photos by Aaron Cameron and Steve Goodwin
Community
The Advocate
July 6, 2016
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FROM THE CRUISER
Pictured from left are Sue
Arsenault, nurse, Public
Health; Susan Malcolm,
Aberdeen Health Foundation;
Jane Marshall, Aberdeen
Hospital Auxiliary; Martin
Fisher, volunteer and
Community Health Board coordinator; Tanya Antle, nurse,
Public Health; and Kelley
Cavan, nutritionist, Public
Health on the rooftop garden
at the hospital.
(Submitted photo)
Rooftop garden to benefit
patients and community
NEW GLASGOW – The
rooftop adjacent to the Women
and Children’s Unit at the
Aberdeen Hospital is about to
get much prettier, thanks to a
number of partners.
A community garden is being
created on the rooftop by staff of
the Women and Children’s Unit
with the support of Public
Health, the hospital auxiliary,
volunteers and the Aberdeen
Health Foundation. The space
already has 20 small raised beds
that were utilized in the past but
have not been planted in recent
years.
The costs of raised beds and
deer fencing are usually the
most expensive parts of a community garden. The rooftop
space has these two expenses
taken care of, so it will be a relatively low-cost project, with lots
of benefits.
Tanya Antle, Public Health
nurse says, “This collaborative
project allows us to model the
concept of community gardening to staff, physicians, volunteers and patients. By starting
a garden on the hospital rooftop, it helps to show others
that gardening is possible anywhere."
She says, "The hope is that
the garden will provide motivation and inspiration to others
and to showcase the fruits, vegetables, and flowers that will be
grown.”
Public Health nutritionist
Kelley Cavan says the project
will give back two-fold.
"Half of the beds will be
planted with flowers to beautify
the space. The other half will
contain vegetables, which will
be donated back to members of
the community through groups
such as the Pictou County Food
Bank. Patients in the hospital
will be able to enjoy the beauty
of the plants and watch them
grow, and fresh produce will be
provided to those who need it.”
Debbie MacDonald, who
manages the hospital's Women’s
and Children’s Health Unit, is
enthusiastic about the project.
“Evidence shows that viewing plants and flowers for just a
few minutes daily can increase
immunity and boost healing.
With labouring mothers in the
unit, gardens that can help
reduce anxiety, discomfort and
induce relaxation are beneficial.
Patients of other units can benefit as well.”
She adds, “Now with some
bees, sun and rain we are looking forward to a wonderful mixture of food and flowers for all
to enjoy.”
Martin Fisher, who co-ordinates volunteers for the hospital, says it did not take long for
him to find volunteers willing to
be a part of this project.
“We have a fantastic pool of
willing volunteers who are
interested in improving the
experience at the Aberdeen for
both clients and staff.”
The garden project was
funded by the hospital auxiliary
and the Aberdeen Health
Foundation with support from
Central Supplies in Stellarton.
“The auxiliary was happy to
provide funding for this project
– it adds beauty to our hospital,
comfort for our patients and
locally produced, delicious food
for the food bank,” says Sharon
MacDonald.
Speaking on behalf of the
Aberdeen Health Foundation,
Susan Malcolm says, “We love
to partner to improve health
and wellness in our community.
We all look forward to watching
the garden grow.”
The Pictou County District
RCMP responded to 655 calls
for service between May 26 and
June 23, 2016. Of those calls,
100 were Criminal Code complaints and remain under investigation or have been concluded.
During that time, RCMP
investigated and charged five
people with impaired operation of a motor vehicle and
suspended six drivers for having alcohol in their system.
RCMP investigated 28 roadside
check points within the Town
of Pictou and throughout the
County of Pictou. They also
issued 101 warning tickets during the same period.
The Pictou County District
RCMP are reminding people
who are heading out on the
water to stay safe and that operating a boat while under the
influence of alcohol is a criminal offence. Police will continue
to maintain a presence on the
water and will be working
together with Department of
Fisheries and Coast Guard and
other agencies to ensure all
boaters – whether recreational
or commercial – are complying
with all rules and safety protocols. RCMP’s focus will be on
impaired operation of a vessel
and ensuring boats are properly equipped with proper safety
equipment as per regulations.
They remind boaters it is
their responsibility to make
sure their vessel is equipped
with proper safety equipment
and navigational aids and that
all are in good working order
should an emergency happen
on the water. For information
on the equipment that is needed on a vessel, go to Transport
Canada’s
boating
Safety
Guide.
On May 25, just before 3:30
a.m., the Pictou County District
RCMP received a report of a
collision between a moose and
an SUV. The incident happened
on the 104 highway near Mount
Thom. The SUV was travelling
westbound when it struck the
moose. The vehicle was severely damaged and the driver sus-
From the Cruiser
CONST. PAUL VANDERLAAN
is the district liaison
officer, Pictou County
District RCMP
tained minimal injuries. DNR
removed the moose from the
highway.
On June 19 just before 2
a.m., the Pictou County District
RCMP were conducting a
checkpoint near Hillside. A
vehicle had come through the
checkpoint and police detected
an odour of alcohol coming
from the driver’s breath. Police
then administered the roadside
screening device and results
were a fail. A 29-year-old man
from Pictou Landing was then
arrested and brought back to
the Pictou detachment. He was
charged with impaired operation of a motor vehicle by alcohol and was released with a
court date for August 22 at
Pictou Provincial Court.
Just before 5 a.m. on June 19,
a vehicle travelling on the
Sherbrooke Road had come
across a single-vehicle rollover.
Witness saw two males exit the
vehicle. Two men asked the
driver for a ride. The driver
called EHS and police. Further
investigation revealed there
was a man who was walking
on the MacLellan’s Brook Road.
Police located him and after
speaking with the 18-year-old,
police arrested and transported
him back to Pictou. He was
charged with impaired operation of motor vehicle by alcohol
and was released with a court
date for August 22 at the Pictou
Provincial Court.
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This year’s Pictou County Fuel
Fund award winners show
off their awards after the
group's AGM. From the left,
top left photo: Jim Shaw of
Tim Hortons is presented the
Pictou County Fuel Fund
Ambassadors Award for the
eatery’s Smile Cookie
campaign by Jim McKenna,
new Fuel Fund president.
Top right: Jim McKenna
presents the Community
Award to Bruce Chapman of
Northern Pulp.
Bottom photo: Jim McKenna
presents the Award of Merit
to Arlis MacCallum and
Lawrence George of Help
Line for their partnership
with the organization.
Not pictured is Rev. Aiden
Kingsbury who received the
Founders award.
Pet of the Week
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starring YOUR pet!
Email us a photo of your pet, along with its name,
age and who its owners are and we'll do our best to
make him/her a newspaper star!
Today's pet is Harley who will be two years old
in August. Harley is a schnoodle which is a cross
between a poodle and schnauzer. His parents are
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Left photo: Susan Fraser and
Catherine MacDonald of the
PA 200 committee help hand
out registration packages at
the school in advance of the
PA 200 celebrations which
kicked off on Saturday afternoon.
Bottom left: Beth Henderson
of the PA 200 organizing
committee stands with one of
the signs that are for sale for
former PA grads to place in
front of their homes.
Bottom right: Xavier and
Medina Maskell play under a
big tent while Michelle Young
checks in on them during the
PA 200 picnic that took place
at Caribou Provincial Park
Saturday afternoon.
(Harvie photos)
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United Way shooting
for hole in one
By Debbi Harvie
[email protected]
Fore! Look out, the United
Way’s annual golf tournament is
just around the corner.
The fundraising event is in its
third year and will be taking
place this Saturday, July 9 at
Glen Lovat golf course.
“We moved it ahead a month
this year, hoping for better
weather,” explains Jessica Smith,
executive director of the United
Way of Pictou County.
The tournament is open to 25
teams with space still available.
“It’s great so far,” says Smith.
Instead of raising funds for
the event, teams of four pay $320
which includes the green fees,
cart rentals and a dinner afterward.
“The registration fee covers
the cost of the event and we have
sponsors as well as games during the event and a 50/50 draw
and silent auction to raise
funds.”
Smith says the event has been
slowly growing each year, raising $3,000 in the first year and
$5,500 last year.
“We are hoping to raise $5,500
or more this year,” she notes.
The tournament begins at 12
noon and wraps up around 6
p.m. with a dinner at the course.
“We have a hole-in-one contest on one of the holes where the
winner gets $10,000.”
The money raised from the
event will go toward the United
Way’s Bikes for Kids program,
which costs $6,000 to $7,000
annually to run.
“We don’t really get enough
funding for the program, because
we hire a summer student to run
Bikes for Kids and we have to
purchase tools, parts for the
bikes, bells and helmets for all
bikes and training wheels if
needed,” explains Smith.
Any additional funds raised
from the golf tournament go into
the general community pot for
the following year’s campaign in
support of local organizations.
To register for the tournament or for more information,
phone United Way at 902-7551754 or visit www.pictoucountyunitedway.ca.
Friday FUNday in New Glasgow
Left photo: From the left:
Doug Tupper, class of 1960;
Lynda Tupper, class of 1962;
Alex Gilchrist, class of 1952;
Cathy Beer and Sharon
MacLeod, class of 1962 enjoy
some of the treats available
during the PA 200 family picnic at Caribou Provincial Park
Saturday afternoon.
Bottom left: Hundreds of
Pictou Academy graduates
and faculty from Pictou
Academy gathered in the
Murray Room at the DeCoste
Centre on Monday prior to a
presentation in the main concert hall. 1959 graduate John
Roach, left, got to meet 1965
graduate Joe Hawes.
Bottom right: Nancy
Boudreau signs her name to
the list of graduates from her
decade at Pictou Academy.
(Goodwin and Harvie photos)
New Glasgow’s Department of
Community
Economic
Development is hosting its first
Friday FUNday of 2016.
The event, July 8 at the West
Side Community Centre, will
include a barbecue, classic summer games such as hopscotch,
skipping and hula hoops, tennis
with instructor Gerry Holle and
water games.
The West Side Community
Centre has playground equipment, an outdoor road hockey
surface and a new garden.
The celebrations will begin at
noon and finish around 4 p.m. The
event is free for all community
members to attend, with donations from the barbecue going
toward the Jumpstart Charity,
helping children with financial
challenges get involved in organized sport and recreation.
Premier to attend
Lobster Carnival
PICTOU – The premier of
Nova Scotia will be attending this
year’s Pictou Lobster Carnival.
Stephen McNeil will be among
dignitaries in attendance at this
year’s festival running July 8
through 10.
David Jackson, communications with McNeil’s office, says
McNeil will be arriving Saturday
to take in activities on the waterfront and will also be speaking at
the No. 2 Construction Battalion
memorial ceremony commemorating 100 years since the creation
of the only black construction battalion.
The parade for the ceremony
will take place on Caladh Avenue
to the deCoste Centre where the
memorial ceremony will begin at
11 a.m.
Stay tuned to www.pictouadvocate.com for more information
as it arrives leading up to the
Pictou Lobster Carnival.
Dry docked ferry leads
to late-night sailings
Axe wielding man given discharge
By Debbi Harvie
[email protected]
PICTOU – A conditional discharge has been given to Ding
Guo Fang after he pleaded guilty
to a charge of assault while carrying a weapon.
Fang required a Cantonese
translator from Halifax for the
sentencing that took place
Tuesday, July 5, in Pictou
Provincial Court.
He was charged on February
23 after New Glasgow Regional
Police Service responded to a call
at the Dragon Bowl restaurant on
Westville Road.
Fang originally entered a not
guilty plea to two charges, committing assault while carrying,
using or threatening to use a
weapon and committing an
offence while possessing a weapon. The first charge was amended
by the Crown to a charge of common assault and the second charge
was dismissed.
The incident occurred on
February 23 at 6:10 p.m. when the
defendant was said to have walked
into the Dragon Bowl restaurant
holding an axe and looking for the
owner, Anthony Ng.
Police were called to the scene
by a patron of the restaurant who
saw the confrontation once it
moved from the kitchen to the
dining area.
In his statement to police, Ng
stated that earlier that day he was
in Halifax with his accountant to
get T-4 slips for his employees.
Fang apparently entered the
restaurant talking about gambling
and was looking for his T-4 or
record of employment. He had
been an employee of the restaurant for some time until he quit a
week prior.
Crown attorney, Bill Gorman,
indicated to the court that Fang
has a wife and adult daughter in
Woodstock, Ont., and his wife is
dealing with breast cancer.
In Ng’s statement, Fang wanted his T-4 so he could get money
to go home and visit his sick wife.
When Fang entered the restaurant with the yellow-handled
Mastercraft axe, he headed straight
for the kitchen.
Ng was concerned for his girlfriend, who was also in the kitch-
en, so he grabbed an industrial
chrome can opener.
Fang and Ng were arguing
aggressively and Fang followed
Ng to the dining area holding the
axe in both hands.
It was at that time NGRPS
entered the restaurant and diffused the situation, forcing both
men to drop their weapons.
Language presented a barrier
in dealing with Fang, so he was
arrested and means of contacting a translator were unsuccessful, so police contacted a local
New Glasgow resident to assist
with translation.
Fang, 57, was held in custody
until the next day when he was
released on bail and permitted to
fly home to visit his wife.
“Mr. Fang has no prior criminal record of which I am aware,
and it appears the situation got
out of control and was handled
inappropriately by the defendant,” noted Gorman.
Stephen Robertson, legal aid
and Fang’s defence lawyer, noted
Fang grew up in mainland China
until he immigrated to Canada
legally in 1990 and obtained his
Canadian citizenship in 2001.
“Mr. Fang wanted to file his
claim as quickly as possible so he
could get money to visit his
wife. He spent one night in jail...
he understands he overreacted,”
noted Robertson.
Judge Del Atwood agreed,
saying there was no evidence
of escalating behaviour and
because no one was injured he
sentenced Fang to a conditional discharge.
“An axe is a useful tool for
cutting wood, splitting wood,
but is not useful in communicating between two people,”
said Atwood.
Fang will serve six months of
probation which includes keeping the peace and being of good
behaviour, appearing before
court when required to do so,
notifying the court in advance
of any change of name, address,
employment or occupation and
staying away from the person,
home or business of Anthony
Ng and having no contact or
communication with him.
He was also sentenced to pay
a $100 victim surcharge.
CARIBOU – Late-night ferry
crossings are possible for anyone
wanting to get to Prince Edward
Island.
Northumberland
Ferries
Limited has a new schedule as a
result of one of its ships being in
drydock for repairs. In mid-June,
the company announced that
MV Holiday Island ferry will not
be resuming daily trips between
Wood Islands and Caribou for
the season, as originally scheduled. As a result, additional crossings by MV Confederation have
been added.
Tests and measurements
taken while the vessel was in drydock at Verreault Navigation
Shipyard in Quebec revealed that
additional steel work is required
beyond the original drydock
specifications. Most of the additional steel work is in and around
the vessel's main vehicle deck
and in other above-water areas.
"Vessels are drydocked and
surveyed thoroughly every two
years and condition surveys are
undertaken to ensure the safe
condition of vessels," says Donald
Cormier,
vice-president
Operations
and
Safety
Management at NFL.
Capacity for commercial customers and customers travelling
in motor homes or other highsided vehicles will be limited on
Sailing schedule
►Caribou:
Monday to Friday
• 3:30 a.m. • 8 a.m. • 11:15
a.m. • 2:45 p.m. • 6:15 p.m.
• 9:30 p.m.
Saturday and Sunday
• 8 a.m. • 11:15 a.m. • 2:45
p.m.• 6:15 p.m. • 9:30 p.m.
►Wood Islands
Monday to Thursday
• 5 a.m. • 9:30 a.m. • 1 p.m.
• 4:30 p.m. • 8 p.m. • midnight
Friday
• 5 a.m. • 9:30 a.m. • 1 p.m.
• 4:30 p.m. • 8 p.m.
Saturday
• 6:30 a.m. • 9:30 a.m.
• 1 p.m. • 4:30 p.m. • 8 p.m.
Sunday
• 6:30 a.m. • 9:30 a.m.
• 1 p.m. • 4:30 p.m. • 8 p.m.
• midnight
some sailings.
NFL is encouraging customers
to use its online reservation system at www.ferries.ca or 1-877762-7245. All reservation fees will
be waived during this period.
NFL is exploring other available
options to manage and maximize
capacity.
16
Community
The Advocate
July 6, 2016
RIVER JOHN NEWS
By Anne Patriquin
River John correspondent
Lobster season is now over
and what a season it was. Our
fishermen are all safe back on
land for a while. Now we are
waiting for the Lobster Carnival
to start.
I went to the bike rodeo and
the children loved it. Thanks to
the two RCMP officers for their
assistance in informing the children on how they should drive
their bikes safely. Also thanks to
Lynn MacLeod for organizing it;
the children loved it and the ice
cream afterwards.
Now what's coming up?
On July 8 is Chase the Ace at
the River John Legion branch
108, 6:30 till 8:30 p.m. There will
be a Old Time Dance on July 8
starting at 7:30 p.m. at the West
Branch Community Hall.
daughter, Anne, to Donald. Her
mother's side of the family were
all of the Baptist faith, so they
had to walk to Pictou to be married. They would make it to the
half-way house the first day.
Also, they would carry their
good boots and walk in their
homemade ones. They would
exchange boots just before they
reached Pictou. That way of saving good boots was common at
that time.
Little is known of the marriage but they would only stay
one day and walk back to the
half-way house then return to
River John. They would be carrying supplies on their backs on
the return home.
Anne was Slyvia's greatgrandmother. She and Donald
are buried in the cemetery on
Toney Mills Road. Sylvia has a
rocking chair that Donald made
for daughter Agnes Sillars (her
grandmother) as a wedding
gift.
Another interesting bit of
news, Sylvia tells me her nurse is
On July 18 starting at 7 p.m. at
the River John Hub (School)
there is a fashion show; tickets
are $10 each.
The schedules for River John
Festival Days are out so pick one
up; there will be something for
everyone.
The River John Sunday
Market has started. It's every
Sunday 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. The
market is held at Lismore Sheep
Farm on the Louisville Road in
River John. There is music, a
barbecue and wagon rides so
there is lots of fun for everyone.
Now for the rest of the story
Sylvia sent me...
Rev. Mitchell's daughter
Anne was marrying Donald
MacNaughton who had a property in what is known today as
Toney River. He made furniture
as a profession. At this time, her
father could not marry his
COMMUNITY EVENTS
u
WEDNESDAY, July 6
AA’s Pictou Hr. Group meets at 8
p.m. on the Old Pictou Road and at
8 p.m. at St. Andrew’s Presbyterian
Church, Westville.
Preschool Storytime (ages 3-5),
runs 9:30-10:30 a.m. at the River
John Library and 1:30-2:15 p.m.,
New Glasgow Library.
ABC’s for Babies (newborn-18
months) takes place 10-11 a.m.,
Westville Library and 10:45-11:30
a.m., Stellarton Library.
Anna Dwyer. Anna is one of the
daughters of Jim and Jean Dwyer
who used to live in Slab Town by
Salem United Church. I went to
school with Anna's sister Susan
Dwyer. What a small world we
live in!
Congratulations to all our
Grade 12 students who are now
on a new adventure in life. Good
luck and don't forget to keep
smiling – it goes a long way and
opens up a lot of doors.
ToddleTime (18 months-3 years)
runs 10:15-11 a.m. at the New
Glasgow Library.
Gamers Afterschool @ Library
(drop-in) is 3-5 p.m., Westville
Library.
Afterschool @ Library (ages 5-9)
runs 3-4 p.m., Stellarton Library.
Club Francais meets 12-1 p.m.,
Stellarton Library. For more info
contact the co-ordinator Cynthia
Gallager at 902-754-2682 or [email protected].
Meat darts, Royal Canadian Legion
Pictou, 7 p.m. All welcome.
OBITUARIES
Need computer help? NSC@P
interns return to the Trenton Library
this summer on Wednesdays.
u
The Pictou Library C@P Site will
have an intern on hand on
Wednesdays and Fridays to assist
you or to give free one-on-one training. The library also has five C@P
computers available for public use
for an hour a day, longer if necessary and two express computers
available.
STREAM summer reading program
for school-age children runs 10:30
a.m., Pictou Library. Registration
required.
MURRAY, Mona Catherine –
95, Truro, passed away Friday,
July 1st, 2016 in the Colchester
East Hants Health Centre, Truro.
Born in Meadowville, Pictou Co.,
she was a daughter of the late
Charles and Catherine (Ellis)
Haslam. Mum was a member of
First United Church, Truro, Unit A,
dedicating many hours of volunteer work to her church and other
charities. Mum had many interests, including painting, ceramics,
bowling and loved her card
games. Mum and Dad loved travelling back roads and camping.
We all had a great childhood and
Mum was a wonderful example of
how to live life. She was a devoted mum to her daughters, Colleen
Flemming (David) of Bible Hill,
Wendy Baumann (Peter Connick)
of Northport; sons, Peter Murray
(Joan) of Truro, Sandy Murray
(Grace) of Truro; grandchildren:
Robbie (Kari), Adam, Jennifer
(Warren), Sean (Gabrielle), Phemie
(Roi), Tom (Alanna), Charlie, Sarah,
Blair, Ashleigh, John; five greatgrandchildren; three great-greatgrandchildren. Besides her parents, she was predeceased by
her husband Thomas Allison
Murray; brothers, Harry and
Charles. Arrangements have been
entrusted to the Mattatall~Varner
Funeral Home, 55 Young Street,
Truro, from where visitation will
take place on Wednesday (today)
from 7 to 9 p.m. and where
funeral service will take place on
Thursday, July 7th at 2 p.m.
Reverend Donna Lawrence will
officiate with a reception to follow
in the funeral home. Burial will
take place at a later date in
Gladstone Cemetery, Pictou
County. Family flowers only.
Donations in Mona’s memory may
be made to the Palliative Care
Unit of CEHHC, Truro. A special
thank you to Dr. Rafiq, Dr. Smith
and the nursing staff of the
Palliative Care Unit, for the wonderful care given to our mum.
Private messages of condolence
may be sent to the family by viewing Mona’s obituary on-line and
selecting "Send A Condolence"
at: www.mattatallvarnerfh.com.
Mum and Dad will be dancing to
the Westphalia Waltz together
again. †
O’BRIEN, Janet Sabine
(McCarville) – of Kitchener,
Ontario, passed away peacefully on July 2, 2016 at Freeport
Hospital of age related illness.
She was 87. Born in Pictou,
Nova Scotia on May 3, 1929,
Janet travelled to Ontario in
1950 with sister Carolyn and
friend Wilma Thompson,
searching for work and opportunity. She worked at CN in
Kitchener beside her husband
Joe O’Brien for many years.
Janet was predeceased by her
husband Joe, and is survived
by her sister Connie Vassallo.
While Janet had no children of
her own, she was ‘Aunt Janet’
to family and friends alike.
Janet was a long time volunteer at St. Mary’s Hospital and
St. Francis Catholic Church.
Her kindness and positive attitude toward others will be
missed by all. Mass of Christian
Burial was from St. Francis of
Assisi Parish, 49 Blueridge Ave.
on July 5. Interment at the
Woodland
Cemetery
in
Kitchener. In lieu of flowers,
donations may be made to St.
Francis of Assisi Parish or St.
Mary’s Hospital Foundation.
Visit Janet's memorial and
share condolences online at
www.westmountfuneralchapel.
com. †
LeBLANC, R. C. “Bob” – It is
with the greatest of sorrow that
we announce the passing of
Robert Charles “Bob” LeBlanc on
Saturday, July 2, 2016 surrounded by family at his home in New
Glasgow. Bob lost a brief but
fierce battle with cancer. He was
born in Pictou, November 4,
1951, but grew up primarily in the
military community of Oromocto,
New Brunswick. Bob, himself,
was a retired member of the
Canadian Armed Forces, serving
in various peace-keeping and
duty tours throughout Canada
and the middle-east. It was here
in Nova Scotia, however, where
Bob enjoyed his working career
the most. Having been an avid
outdoorsman, hunter and fisherman all of his life, Bob spent the
last years of his working career
employed as an aquaculture technician for the Fraser’s Mill Fish
Hatchery in St. Andrews. He also
served as the chief of the Central
Nova Eastern Woodland Metis
Nation. Bob is survived by his
beloved spouse, O’Ritha Grant;
his parents, Fred and Mary
LeBlanc; his children, Nadine
(Travis MacDonald) LeBlanc, John
LeBlanc (Cathy Ferguson) and
Doreen (Terry) Walker; his stepchildren, Jackie (Curtis Frost)
Grant and Joshua Grant; his
grandchildren, Ben and Sadie
LeBlanc,
Nora
LeBlanc,
MacKenzie, Keegan and Emerson
Walker, and Lennon and Quinn
Frost. Bob is also survived by his
three sisters, Lee (Glen) Navid,
Jackie (Mike) Muise and Anne (Al)
Shears, as well as his brother,
Louis (Staci MacRae) LeBlanc. In
addition to a large extended family of aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews and cousins, Bob is remembered by a very special uncle,
Winston Gallant, along with an
especially dear friend, Phil
MacDonald. Visitation will be held
2-4 and 6-8 p.m. Wednesday in
the McLaren Funeral Home,
Pictou. A private family graveside
service will be held. In lieu of flowers, donations in his memory may
be made to a charity of your
choice. †
MacDONALD, Father David – It
is with deep sadness that we
announce the passing of Father
David MacDonald, age 70, of
Springhill. Father David passed
away peacefully at his home on
Monday, July 4, 2016 with his
family by his side after a lengthy
battle with cancer. Born in
Springhill, NS, he was a son of the
late John "Willy" MacDonald and
Ethel MacDonald Casey. Father
David grew up in Springhill, NS.
He was an avid hockey player and
a dedicated fan of the Montreal
Canadians. Ordained June 4,
1974 at St. John The Baptist
Roman Catholic Church, Springhill,
he served in various parishes and
communities throughout the diocese. All heart, he dedicated his
life to his parishioners, his family,
his community, and anyone in
need. Father David had a knack
for getting things done. He is survived by sisters; Diane MacDonald
of Springhill, and Christine Asher,
Truro; brother, John W. (Debbie)
MacDonald, Pictou; several nieces and nephews and grand nieces
and nephews. Besides his parents, he was predeceased by
brother Brian in infancy; sisters,
Thelma and Mary Ellen; brotherin-law John Asher and step-father,
Lawrence Casey. Arrangements
have been entrusted to A H Brown
Funeral Home, 5 McFarlane St.,
Springhill, NS (902-597-2361).
An Afternoon of Remembrance
will be held at A H Brown Funeral
Home on Saturday, July 9, 2016
from 2 to 4 p.m. Father David
requested that each of his parishes may host a Mass for Peace.
A family graveside service will be
held at North Street Roman
Catholic Cemetery at a later date.
Father David would like those
thinking of making a memorial
donation, to instead perform an
act of kindness for someone.
Memories and stories may be
sent to the family by visiting Father
David's online memorials on the
A H Brown Funeral Home's
Facebook page or at www.
brownsfuneralhome.com. †
Pictou County Pride Week panel
discussion is 2-4 and 6-8 p.m. at
the New Glasgow Library. All are
welcome to attend.
Summer Storytime and crafts,
Westville Library, 2:30-3:30 p.m.
LEGOs at the Pictou Library, 1-4
p.m., for children of all ages, parents
welcome too.
THURSDAY, July 7
AA’s Pictou Hr. Group meets at 8
p.m. on the Old Pictou Road and at
8:30 p.m. the HOW Group meets
on East River Road in New
Glasgow.
Preschool Storytime (ages 3-5
years) is 10:15-11 a.m. at the New
Glasgow Library; 1-2 p.m. at the
Stellarton Library and 1:15-2:15
p.m., Westville Library.
Knitting and Crocheting Group
(drop-in) meets 3-4:30 p.m. at the
Pictou Library.
ToddleTime (18 months-3 years)
runs 6:15-7:15 p.m. at the Stellarton
Library.
Puppetry Club (pre-registration
required) gathers 3-4:30 p.m.,
Westville Library. Learn how to
make puppets and write a puppet
show too! For info and to register
contact the library.
Enjoy LEGOs @ the Library, 3-4
p.m., New Glasgow Library.
Tween Scene meets 3-4:30 p.m. at
the Westville Library. Tweens, ages
8-14, are invited to hang out and
create together!
ABC’s for Babies is 10:30-11:30
a.m., Pictou Library, for moms/dads
and babies from newborn to 18
months.
Summer family storytime runs
10:15-11 a.m., New Glasgow
Library.
Origami Yodas and Summer
Reading kick-off, Stellarton Library.
Help fold 1,000 Origami Yodas by
the end of the summer and pick up
your logbook for the Summer
Learning Program.
Family “Campfire” time, 6:30 p.m.,
Pictou Library. Bring your favourite
knock, knock jokes, campfire songs
and scary stories. A special time for
families, s’mores included.
FRIDAY, July 8
AA’s Trenton 24-Hr. Group meets at
8 p.m. on Pleasant Street; at 8 p.m.
Hope Group meets at the Sister
Catherine Steel Centre, Lourdes.
Knitting circle, 10-11 a.m. with the
RJ Square Knitters, River John
Library and 1-2 p.m. in the Stellarton
Library with the Stellar Knitters.
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Toddletime is 10-11 a.m., Westville
Library and 10:45-11:45 at the
Stellarton Library.
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Chase the Ace, River John Legion.
Tickets on sale 6:30-8:30 p.m. with
draw at 9 p.m. Proceeds to support
the River John Legion and the River
John Community HUB.
THE HIGHLAND
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HIGHLAND
SQUARE
MALL
SQUARE
MALL
Chase the Ace, Stellar Curling Club,
Foord Street, Stellarton, 6-8 p.m.
with ticket draw at 8:15 p.m.
SQUARE MALL
Call Robert Simpson for an
Call
Robert Simpson
for an
Appointment
902-755-1833
485-8014
Gamers Afterschool @ Library
(drop-in), 3-5 p.m., Westville
Library.
Appointment
902-755-1833
Call Robert
Simpson
for an
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Chase the Ace, Royal Canadian
Legion Pictou, 7:30-9:30 p.m.
Entertainment, draw at 9:45 p.m.
Women on Wheels (WoW)! meet
10:30-11:30 a.m., Pictou Library.
Would you like to: connect with
other senior women? Enjoy short
bike rides and learn new skills? Feel
safe cycling on trails and roads? Be
more connected to your commu-
nity? Pre-registration required, by
contacting the Pictou Recreation &
Parks at (902) 485-4372.
interns return to the Stellarton
Library on Fridays and Saturdays.
p.m., for children of all ages.
Knitting for ages 8+, Stellarton
Library, 2-3 p.m.
Preschool Summer Reading program, 10:30 a.m., Pictou Library.
Join us every week for special stories, games and activities. This week
is Ice Fishing.
Royal Canadian Legion #64,
Tatamagouche, Friday Night Social,
5 p.m. until sold out. Barbecue,
salad and dessert. $7.
SATURDAY, July 9
Auction 45s, 7 p.m., New Horizons
Club, Pictou. Adm. $5 (includes
tickets for 50/50, door prize, pool
and mystery.)
Tatamagouche Legion #64 and
North Shore Rec. Centre presents,
The Queen of Hearts, 2-4 p.m. Play
$2 per ticket and be there at 4:15
p.m. to win. Everyone welcome.
AA’s Easy Does it Group meets at 8
p.m. at St. Andrew’s Presbyterian
Church, Westville.
Seniors Relay sale, 474 Scotsburn
Rd, West Branch, 9 a.m.-1 p.m.
New items weekly. Proceeds for the
Fuel Fund for district seniors.
Saturday Morning Puppetry Club
meets 10:30-11:30 a.m. at the
Pictou Library.
Crafty Saturday (drop-in), 11 a.m.-3
p.m., Trenton Library. Join us for a
Crafty Saturday!
p.m., for children of all ages.
Imagination Saturday runs 11 a.m.
- 4 p.m., Stellarton Library; 10 a.m.
– 3 p.m., River John and Westville
libraries and 11 a.m.-4 p.m. at
Trenton Library.
Registration is now open for the
United Way's 3rd Annual Golf Fore
Change. The tournament will take
place July 9 at the Glen Lovat Golf
Club. Registration is $320 for a
team of 4 and includes cart and
green fees, steak dinner, and lots of
contests and prizes. For more information call them at 902-755-1754
or visit their website at www.
PictouCountyUnitedWay.ca.
SUNDAY, July 10
AA’s Hope Group meets at 12:30
p.m. at the Sister Catherine Steele
Centre, Stellarton. There is an information meeting at 2:30 p.m. at the
Pictou Detox. The Pictou Hr. Group
meets at 8 p.m. on Old Pictou Road
and the HOW Group meets at 8:30
p.m. at First Baptist Church, East
River Road, New Glasgow.
Meat roll, Royal Canadian Legion
Pictou, 2 p.m.
MONDAY, July 11
AA’s Trenton 24 Group meets at 8
p.m. on Pleasant Street, Trenton
and the Hope Group meets at 8
p.m. at the Sister Catherine Steel
Centre, Lourdes.
Bingo, Royal Canadian Legion
Pictou. Doors open at 6:30 p.m.
interns will be at the River John
Library on Mondays, Tuesday and
Thursday.
Monday Music in Alma presents Al
Tuck and Thomas McCallum in concert, 7:30 p.m., Green Hill-Alma
United Church. Admission: Pay
What You Can (minimum $10.)
TUESDAY, July 12
ALANON Adult Children of Alcoholics
meets 7 - 8 p.m. downstairs at The
Detox Center, 199 Elliott Street,
Pictou. For more info contact
Brenda 485-8653.
AA meets at 8 p.m. at the Sister
Catherine Steel Centre, Lourdes
and at 8 p.m. at the Lismore
Community Centre.
Knitting for Children (for ages 5+),
pre-registration is required, 3-4:30
p.m., Pictou Library. All yarn and
needles will be provided.
ABC’s for Babies (newborn-18
months) runs 10:15-11 a.m., New
Glasgow Library.
LEGO family night runs 6-7 p.m.,
Pictou Library.
LEGO @ the Library (drop-in), 6:15
-7:45 p.m., River John Library; 6:30
-7:30 p.m., Stellarton Library; 67:30 p.m., Westville Library and 1-4
p.m. at the Pictou Library.
Toddle Time runs 10:30-11:30 a.m.,
Pictou Library.
interns return to the Westville Library
this
summer
on
Tuesday,
Wednesdays and Thursdays.
LEGOs at River John Library, 6:30
p.m. Fun for kids and families too.
Art time, 2-3 p.m., New Glasgow
Library for ages 5+. Call to register.
Learn to play Chess, Westville
Library, 2:30 -3:30 p.m.
Community Events listings
are available free of charge for
non-profits. Deadline for
submissions is 12 noon on
Fridays. Email submissions to
[email protected].
No phone calls.
The Advocate
July 6, 2016
Religion
17
Back to the Hill service commemorates PA 200
PICTOU - Jacquie Ross and
Blake Haley greeted the congregation of St. Andrew's
Presbyterian Church. Members
of the Heatherbell Pipes and
Drums Band performed on the
lawn of the church prior to the
service.
Clerk of Session, Chris
MacDonald, welcomed the
former Pictou Academy students in attendance alongside
interested parties, for the
"Back to the Hill" service of
worship.
An introduction about
Pictou Academy highlighted
Rev. Dr. Thomas McCulloch
who had been inducted to the
congregation in 1804 and ministered to it until 1824. Luke
Young spoke of the faith of
the visionaries of the Academy
and
of
Dr.
Thomas
McCulloch.
Readings were: Psalm 96
led by Rev. Dr. John Roddam;
Deuteronomy 26:1-11 read by
Doris Young; Philippians 3:1216 read by Dan Currie; John
13: 33-35 read by Rev. Christine
Johnson. A massed choir of
the Town of Pictou Churches
led the singing of hymns
Praise My Soul the King of
Heaven, In the Bulb There Is a
Flower, and One More Step
Along the Way I Go accompanied by Joan Clark, First
Church organist.
Rev. Gail Johnson-Murdock,
formerly of Pictou, now living
in Merigomish, was the guest
speaker. Prior to the service,
attendees were given small
stones to hold. Her sermon,
Stone Testaments, made the
reason apparent. She said in a
Jewish cemetery, you will see
stones lined up on the headstones. These stones are a testament to memories a person
Helen Scammell is greeted by Rev. Gail Murdock, guest speaker,
prior to the Pictou Academy 200 ecumenical service at First
Presbyterian Church in Pictou entitled Back to the Hill. The service took place Sunday as part of the PA 200 anniversary cele(Submitted photo)
brations.
may want to acknowledge as a
common denominator he or
she has with the deceased person.
When the Israelites crossed
the Jordan River to the new
Promised Land, each leader of
the 12 tribes picked up a stone
from the river bed and carried
it to their new territory where it
became a boundary marker.
These stones were a testament
of the Israelites' safe passage, to
land they inherited, and to the
common acknowledgement of
the people, of God's gift of
deliverance and freedom.
Johnson-Murdock said PA
grads are living flesh and
blood of the Academy's legacy
of our forefathers' vision for
faith, education, democracy
and freedoms which we all
share today. She then asked,
"What will be your stone testament? Where will we go
from here?"
She asked everyone to hold
their stone firmly, think about
what is preventing them from
being all that God intended
them to be - whatever the trial,
burden, or memory they have
of what they should or should
not have done - something in
their lives they can tie to the
stone of a memory of what
that was, but now no longer
defines us. Let it go, she
encouraged. Let this little
stone be a personal "stone testament" of a past connection
that no longer holds power.
Offering was gathered by
Luke MacDonald, Blake Haley,
Vi Arbuckle and Munro
Fraser. The funds will be
divided equally between the
Pictou West Food Bank and
the
Pictou
Academy
Educational Foundation.
Submitted by Carol MacKay
FIRST PRESBYTERIAN – PICTOU
Clare MacDonald greeted the
congregation for a service led by
Lynne MacKenzie of Toney River.
The choir, accompanied by
organist/director, Joan Clark sang,
On Eagle's Wings. During
Storytime, MacKenzie related the
meaning behind the song, This
Little Light of Mine, by reminding
that we all need to let others see
the light of God in our lives by
being kind to those we meet
Readings were: 2 Kings 5:1-14;
Psalm 30; Galatians 6:1-6; Luke
10:1-12, 16-20.
The sermon titled A Helping
Hand continued the theme of
Storytime with the message that
we can all offer a helping hand to
a fellow human being who needs
it, at the time help is needed.
MacKenzie said if we ask ourselves, "What would Jesus do," we
set the bar for our behaviour to
show God's love by compassion,
mercy, financial help - whatever it
takes to ease the burden of a person suffering a heavy load. Jesus is
the ultimate model and mentor for
our attitude and actions to those in
need.
She said He took our sins upon
Himself, gave His life for us, and is
a carrier of our burdens. We need
no special training to do this work.
Take the risk of getting involved;
trust God to guide you as Jesus
would do. MacKenzie summarized her sermon by singing, Try a
Little Kindness, a song of Glenn
Campbell's.
Offering was gathered by
Munro Fraser and Gordon
Thompson. David Munro presented the Food Bank Cart.
Submitted by Carol MacKay
Left photo: Carson Sharpe, Rihanna Bell-Miller, Kaycee Murdock, Anna Kennaley, Petra Moriarity and Autumn Wilson enjoy the
theme song to the Vacation Bible School which opened at Springville Presbyterian Church on Monday morning. The theme for the
school was Galactic Blast and participants learned all about Earth and space. Right photo: Jesse MacGillivray, Kaden Sharpe, Jordan
Bos, Jacy Bell-Bonvie and Carson Sharpe get introduced to Galileo the space puppet during this year’s school at Springville
Presbyterian Church.
(Harvie photos)
ST. ANDREW'S PRESBYTERIAN – NEW GLASGOW
Worshippers were greeted by
Wally Sutherland and Pat
MacKay.
Bill MacCulloch read the
Scriptures.
Marie Langille and Anna Marie
Galvin sang two sacred duets: As
the Deer and All Night, All Day.
Rev. Dr. Joon Ki Kim based his
sermon on the reading from 2
Kings 5: 1-14; the story of Naaman,
a great warrior from Aram, who
was cured of leprosy when he followed Elisha instruction to
immerse himself seven times in
the Jordan River. Nathan had to
put aside his ostentation and pride
about his power and privilege,
and disrobe and enter the water
like a child. Jesus was also
immersed in the Jordan when he
was baptized. When He entered
the water, he was there with all the
people who, with no pretense,
confessed their inescapable helplessness and weakness as human
beings. Jesus rose up from the
water to let the weak and sinful
be transformed into a new creation in Christ. Christ opened a
door for a new journey of life. At
the Lord’s Table there is cleansing, healing and change, Kim
said.
The congregation celebrated
holy communion by the ancient
practice of Intinction.
Following
the
service,
Charlotte MacDonald, Ruth
MacLeod, Heather Phinney and
Irene Thompson were the hosts
for refreshments in the Fellowship
Hall.
Submitted by Shirley Haggart
PICTOU UNITED CHRUCH
The congregation was greeted
by Gayle and Harris MacKenzie.
Steward on duty was Bill Dodson
and ambassador for July is Alison
Arsenault. Rev. Mary-Beth
Moriarity extended a welcome to
all with a special mention to past
and present students attending
Pictou Academy 200 Reunion. It
was Food Bank Sunday and the
congregation was pleased to welcome back summer student
Jeanetta Millen.
Doris Young was honoured
with the Happy Birthday song.
Lighting the Christ and Peace
candle, the congregation was
reminded that summer offers a
time of warmth, renewal and
refreshment and often busyness. It
is good to take time just to be still
and feel God’s presence. The
Breath Prayer helps with this
awareness, according to the
ancient writings of Kabir, God’s
Spirit is the breath inside the
breath. A Tibetan spiritual practice
is writing prayers on flags, and as
the wind blows prayers are carried out into the world. Moriarity
shared Psalm 113 and stories from
the Gospels of God’s abundance:
the loaves and fishes; the wedding
at Cana; a woman’s extravagant
gift to Jesus; and the Passover
bread in Jesus’ hands. She read
the story, A Party for Coats, and
invited all to gather at God’s table
for communion to share in bread
for the journey and a cup of God’s
blessing.
Melanie and David Pos accompanied by Shelley Pos sang
Homeward Bound by Marta Keen.
Other hymns sung were It’s a
Song of Praise to the Maker, and
Let Us Build a House.
The offering was received by
Ruth MacKay and Bill Dodson.
The Congregational Mission
Statement was proclaimed and
the group sang Salamun, a traditional blessing from Lebanon.
Following worship, refreshments
were served on the lawn.
Submitted by Bonnie McTague
TRINITY UNITED – NEW GLASGOW
Greeting at the door were Carol
McNutt and Patricia Kenney.
The Christ candle was lit by
Eugene Knowles.
Rev. Donna Tourneur asked
the congregation, ‘What would
you take if you had to take a quick
trip and didn’t want to carry much
with you?’
She said it is interesting when
you start to think about what you
really, really need.
She read 2 Kings 5: 1-14 and
Kathy Eddy read Luke 10: 1-11,
16-20.
Supply organist Emma Balodis
provided musical accompaniment.
During the reflection titled No
Baggage and No Magic, Tourneur
spoke of graduation and change
making a difference in the world.
She spoke of the disciples who
in the scripture story, went out on
their mission, depending completely on the hospitality of others,
taking with them, no bags, no
purse, no extra shoes. They went
out in twos with nothing but the
story to share of God’s inclusive
love. She told the congregation to
think of going out with nothing
and depending on the hospitality
of others, expect it to be tough and
know that no one works alone and
that we are never alone.
After worship summertime
refreshments on the side lawn
were provided by the M&P
Committee.
Submitted by Brenda Sterling
Goodwin
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RIVER JOHN - HUB
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SHEET HARBOUR - Eastern Shore Wildlife Association
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MUSQUODOBOIT HARBOUR - Eastern Shore Community Centre
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PICTOU LANDING FIRST NATION - Band Office
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SHERBROOKE - District of St. Mary’s Lions Club
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LISMORE - Lismore Community Centre
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MURPHY’S COVE/SHIP HARBOUR - Ship Harbour Community Centre
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