Municipality of the District of DigbyMunicipal Committee of the Whole MinutesDecember 13, 2010Acaciaville, Nova Scotia1Call to OrderThe meeting was called to order with Warden Gregory in thechair at 6:00 pm.AttendanceCouncillors present: Linda Gregory, Warden Jimmy MacAlpine, Deputy Warden Randall Amero, Councillor Maritza Adams, Councillor David Tudor, CouncillorStaff present: Linda Fraser, Chief Administrative Officer Gordon Wilson, Deputy Chief Administrative Officer Cora Lee Bremner, Executive SecretaryPrayerWarden Gregory asked everyone to pause to seek guidance forthe meeting.AgendaWarden Gregory added Marsh Road – Name to New Business.MOVED and seconded that the agenda be approved asamended.MOTION CARRIEDHearings & PresentationsRodney O’Neil & Jeff Nickerson, CookeAquacultureMOVED and seconded that Mr. Rodney O’Neil and Mr.Jeff Nickerson from Cooke Aquaculture come before thecommittee to make a presentation.MOTION CARRIED Mr. Ross Buckler, Vice-President of Cooke Aquaculturewas present as well. Cooke Aquaculture has the largestsalmon farming company in North America and currentlyhas over 2,000 employees. Their current operations have 9 marine farms, and more than 100 employees in NovaScotia. There are 222 spin-off jobs in Nova Scotia from thecurrent level of production. Digby County has 2 farms onein Westport, and one in Rattling Beach. They would like to
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Municipality of the District of DigbyMunicipal Committee of the Whole MinutesDecember 13, 2010Acaciaville, Nova Scotia2expand operations in Westport. They have applied for two additional sites. They are looking at 58 new direct full timejobs and 157 new full time indirect jobs. They have been meeting regularly with neighbors, community groups and fishery organizations. They received the local businessexcellence award from the Board of Trade. There was aquestion and answer period following the presentation.There were a number of questions following thepresentation. It was agreed that Council can organize thesequestions into a document to be forwarded to CookeAquaculture so that a written report can be given to Counciladdressing the questions. Warden Gregory thanked themfor the presentation. Break There was a 10 minute break before proceeding to the nextbusiness.MinutesNovember 8, 2010MOVED and seconded that the minutes of November 8, 2010 be approved as circulated.MOTION CARRIEDBusiness Arising/OldBusiness#1 Street LightRequest – 38 Old Route # 217 Loop A request has been received to add a streetlight to 38 OldRoute #217 Loop which is the last pole on the road. It wasmentioned that the bylaw does not allow for the installationof streetlights for safety or security reasons. WardenGregory noted that the road ends after that pole which is aconcern. Council felt that the letter, the way it wascurrently written, does not support the bylaw. CouncillorGregory will obtain another letter and present it at the nextmeeting.#2 Crosswalks on Highway 303 – Letter to Minister fromHarold Theriault The CAO has asked Mr. Theriault’s office to let her knowas soon as they receive a response from the Minister.
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Municipality of the District of DigbyMunicipal Committee of the Whole MinutesDecember 13, 2010Acaciaville, Nova Scotia3Other BusinessArising NILDeputy WardenMacAlpine No Business ArisingCouncillor Amero No Business ArisingCouncillor Adams No Business ArisingCouncillor Tudor No Business ArisingWarden Gregory No Business ArisingNew Business#1 2011 FCMPlanning Committee –FCM Farewell to NSBreakfast Council suggested that the Town of Digby and the Districtof Clare be contacted to see if they would be interested inpartnering as a Digby County initiative. It was suggested to participate at the $5,000 level and split the costs betweenthe three units. This item would be budgeted in the nextfiscal year.MOVED and seconded that the CAO investigate whetherDigby and Clare are interested in a partnership for theFCM Farewell to NS Breakfast initiative. MOTION CARRIED#2 Digby AreaTourism Association –Proposal to Department of TourismMOVED and seconded that Council fund the Fundy TrailExperience and Enhancements project in the amount of$10,000. It was mentioned that the signage alone would be worth the$10,000. It was also mentioned that the Province waslooking at Northern Point Lighthouse for a destination to beadvertised on the sign as opposed to Whale Watching. MOTION CARRIED
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Municipality of the District of DigbyMunicipal Committee of the Whole MinutesDecember 13, 2010Acaciaville, Nova Scotia4MOVED and seconded that a letter be sent to MinisterParis, Minister of Tourism, to request that if a destination isincluded on the sign that it reflect the dominated industries.This letter is to be carbon-copied to Digby Area Tourism Association.MOTION CARRIED#3 Digby Municipaland Town – TidalPower MaintenanceOpportunityMOVED and seconded that Council hire a person to workon the tidal power maintenance initiative. Warden Gregory and Deputy Warden MacAlpine have metwith the Town of Digby who is also taking this request to their Council. It would be a great initiative to work ontogether. The term is for 1 year and it requires 20 hours per week. There is office space available in the Municipalbuilding. It was mentioned that this person could also work on renewable opportunities if time permits. This wouldhappen as soon as a job description was put together and anadvertisement placed. MOTION CARRIED#4 Bear River Board of Trade – Request for Donation or use of Property The CAO has spoken with Doug Wilson who has advised her that the Bear River Board of Trade would prefer toobtain permission from the Municipality to develop the landas opposed to having the land donated to them.MOVED and seconded that the land be leased to the BearRiver Board of Trade in the amount of $1 for a period of 20 years. The CAO will check to make sure 20 years is an appropriateamount of time.MOTION CARRIED It was noted that the property was acquired at a tax sale andthe Municipality has not had any use for it.
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Municipality of the District of DigbyMunicipal Committee of the Whole MinutesDecember 13, 2010Acaciaville, Nova Scotia5#5 ADEDA – Requestfor Support - $3,300MOVED and seconded that Council support ADEDA’srequest in the amount of $3,300 for the installation of kiosks in the villages of Weymouth, Tiverton, and Westport. It was noted that there are funds available in the economicdevelopment budget.MOTION CARRIED#6 Weymouth Board of Trade – Request to cost share cameraA request has been received to cost share a new camera to tapeMunicipal Council Meetings.MOVED and seconded that the cost-share request for a newcamera from the Weymouth Board of Trade be referred to the budget process. MOTION CARRIED#7 Brook Swift &Sarah Whitenect –Youth Grants PolicyRequestMOVED and seconded that the request from Brook Swiftand Sarah Whitenect be granted according to the YouthGrants Policy.MOTION CARRIED#8 Marsh Road -NameWarden Gregory advised that the Marsh Road is also known asthe Lower Cross Road. 911 have it listed as Lower Cross Road. The CAO noted that the correct name would be listed inNASCAF. The signage all refers to it as the Marsh Road. Theresidents like the name Marsh Road. The CAO will follow upwith the Building Department to see which name is listed in theNASCAF system.
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Municipality of the District of DigbyMunicipal Committee of the Whole MinutesDecember 13, 2010Acaciaville, Nova Scotia6Chief AdministrativeReportTender Award –Weymouth/Smith’sCover Expansion of Waste Water CollectionBear River WasteWater Treatment Plant– Expansion Options The CAO report dated December 13, 2010 was included inthe COTW Package.MOVED and seconded that the tender for the expansion ofthe Weymouth/Smith’s Cove waste water collection beawarded to the low bidder which was Howard LittleExcavating Limited for the unit price contract in theamount of $ 244,435.95 based on the recommendation of theengineers.MOTION CARRIEDThe CAO wanted Council to be aware that she has been incontact with Annapolis County regarding the agreement thatwas signed concerning the Waste Treatment Plant. The Countyof Annapolis is reading the agreement different. The CAOnoted that when the agreement was signed, they agreed to lend capacity. When the time would come that an expansion neededto be done the Municipality of Digby would expand to cover theportion that they are using. Annapolis County is currentlylooking at an expansion which will be $700,000. The CAO isquestioning how much of this expansion would be Digby’sresponsibility. The CAO has suggested that she meet with a representative from Annapolis County to see how they arefeeling before going any further with it.Request for Decisions/Direction NILDepartment ReportsTaxation The Taxation report for November 2010 was included in themeeting package. Building Inspection Report/Fire Inspection Report The Building Inspection report for November 2010 wasincluded in the meeting package. Airport/Dispatch The Airport/Dispatch report for November 2010 wasincluded in the meeting package. Dog Control Activity The Dog Control Activity and Financial report for
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Municipality of the District of DigbyMunicipal Committee of the Whole MinutesDecember 13, 2010Acaciaville, Nova Scotia7and Financial ReportNovember 2010 was included in the meeting package. Coordinator ProgramDevelopment The Coordinator Program Development report forNovember 4 to December 9, 2010 was included in themeeting package.Other BusinessN/AUpdates fromPrevious meetingsN/ASpecial ProjectsUpdatesMunicipal Building It was noted that the building is looking very nice.Strategic PrioritiesUpdateNotice of MotionN/AComments from theGalleryAdjournmentMOVED and seconded that the meeting adjourn at 7:39PM. MOTION CARRIED____________________________________________________________WARDENCLERK
Sunday, January 9, 2011
Municipal Council Agenda Jan. 10
Municipality of the District of DigbyCommittee of the WholeAgendaMeeting DateJanuary 10, 2011Meeting LocationCouncil ChambersCall to OrderWardenPause to Seek GuidanceWardenApproval of the Agenda Additions/DeletionsPresentationsGreg Roach, Associate Deputy Minister Deptof Fisheries and AquacultureAlso attending to answer Council’s questions are: Marshall Giles, Director of Aquaculture Dr. Toby Balch, Manger of Aquaculture Development (also responsible for theEnvironmental Management Program) Dr. Roland Cusack, Fish HealthVeterinarian Chuck McKenna, Manager ofAquaculture Policy and LicensingApproval of Minutes December 13, 2010Old Business /Business Arising from Minutes# 1.0 Street Light request – 38 Old Route # 217Loop (follow up letter)# 2.0FCM Farewell to NS Breakfast# 3.0Relocation of Land Registration Office –Letter of response from Minister Jennex# 4.0
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Municipality of the District of DigbyCommittee of the WholeAgendaDeputy Warden MacAlpineCouncillor AmeroCouncillor AdamsCouncillor TudorWarden GregoryNew Business#1Brier Island Chamber of Commerce Philip Halliday#2Admiral Digby Library& Historical Society Funding Request#3Islands ConsolidatedSchools Funding Request#4Trinity AnglicanChurch Funding Request#5 Digby Pines Tender#6Warden Gregory E-CardsCorrespondenceReceivedInformation Only# 1Municipality of the District of Barrington Education budget cuts# 2 Infrastructure Canadaand FCM New deadline for completion of infrastructure stimulus projects# 3 NS Transportation & Infrastructure Renewal Cost shared paving of subdivision streets 2011-2012#4South West Health Increase in fees for blood collection
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Municipality of the District of DigbyCommittee of the WholeAgendaChief AdministrativeReport January 10, 2011Request for Decisions/DirectionAppointment of Cathy Barr as a MunicipalBuilding InspectorMeeting Dates/RemindersDate & TimeMeetingLocationJanuary 14th1:00 pm to 3:00Open HouseMunicipal BuildingJanuary 17th@ 5:00 pmMeeting with TIRMunicipal BoardroomJanuary 17th@ 6:00 pmBy-law & PolicyMunicipal BoardroomJanuary 24th@ 6:00 pmCouncilCouncil ChambersJanuary 28th@ 7:00 pmJim’s Retirement PartyCouncil ChambersDepartment Reports for December 2010 Administration Taxation Building Department Building Permit Municipal Fire Inspector Airport/Dispatch Dispatch Call Report Airport Statistical Dog Control Activity Dog Control Financial Coordinator Program DevelopmentUpdates from PreviousmeetingsSpecial ProjectsUpdatesStrategic PrioritiesUpdateNotice of MotionIn-Camera Contractual IssueAdjournment
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Municipality of the District of DigbyCommittee of the WholeAgendaDeputy Warden MacAlpineCouncillor AmeroCouncillor AdamsCouncillor TudorWarden GregoryNew Business#1Brier Island Chamber of Commerce Philip Halliday#2Admiral Digby Library& Historical Society Funding Request#3Islands ConsolidatedSchools Funding Request#4Trinity AnglicanChurch Funding Request#5 Digby Pines Tender#6Warden Gregory E-CardsCorrespondenceReceivedInformation Only# 1Municipality of the District of Barrington Education budget cuts# 2 Infrastructure Canadaand FCM New deadline for completion of infrastructure stimulus projects# 3 NS Transportation & Infrastructure Renewal Cost shared paving of subdivision streets 2011-2012#4South West Health Increase in fees for blood collection
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Municipality of the District of DigbyCommittee of the WholeAgendaChief AdministrativeReport January 10, 2011Request for Decisions/DirectionAppointment of Cathy Barr as a MunicipalBuilding InspectorMeeting Dates/RemindersDate & TimeMeetingLocationJanuary 14th1:00 pm to 3:00Open HouseMunicipal BuildingJanuary 17th@ 5:00 pmMeeting with TIRMunicipal BoardroomJanuary 17th@ 6:00 pmBy-law & PolicyMunicipal BoardroomJanuary 24th@ 6:00 pmCouncilCouncil ChambersJanuary 28th@ 7:00 pmJim’s Retirement PartyCouncil ChambersDepartment Reports for December 2010 Administration Taxation Building Department Building Permit Municipal Fire Inspector Airport/Dispatch Dispatch Call Report Airport Statistical Dog Control Activity Dog Control Financial Coordinator Program DevelopmentUpdates from PreviousmeetingsSpecial ProjectsUpdatesStrategic PrioritiesUpdateNotice of MotionIn-Camera Contractual IssueAdjournment
Thursday, January 6, 2011
Friends of the CBC
via Tom Paton
Dear friends in Western Nova Scotia,
For your information---- regarding this serious threat by Harper to eliminate the CBC and to further americanize Canadian broadcasting. The fact that Harper is attacking our CBC shows, ironically, how important it is as one channel for keeping our Canadian democracy alive.
I hope that we can make this larger issue---our support,federally and provincially and locally, of viable democratic freedoms---- an important one during the debates here in this SW Nova Riding during any election that comes up.
I hope many will join this effort. Kindly pass this on...
Cheers,
Tom
Tom Haynes-Paton
Dear Rev. Thomas,
Thank you very much for signing the “I Love CBC” petition!
Here's an update on the campaign:
Ever since Dean Del Mastro, the Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Canadian Heritage, floated a dangerous trial-balloon about "getting out of the broadcasting business", the response from Canadians has been clear - "Keep your hands off our CBC!"
Since we launched the petition on December 13, over 52,000 proud Canadians have stood together and signed their names!
Dean Del Mastro was recently afforded an opportunity to renounce his comments on a Peterborough news report. He didn't. Instead, using what could be described as typical Harper bully tactics, he attacked our campaign and allowed his original comments stand.
The battle ahead will be fierce. Stephen Harper has long held a simmering animosity towards the CBC which FRIENDS has tracked over many years. Now, with the country facing a deficit, Del Mastro's musings could forewarn that the Conservatives are planning to dismantle our public broadcaster piece by piece.
We believe the threat posed by Harper could be the most serious peril CBC has ever faced. Canadians who love the CBC are mobilizing – and so are we!
The online petition is just the first phase of our campaign. The petition signatures will be taken to Parliament Hill as an indicator of the support CBC enjoys from Canadians. We will also be presenting the names of signers from each federal riding to their own Member of Parliament. In the new year, our efforts will focus on building a wide coalition of support for public broadcasting leading into an anticipated spring election.
I don't need to tell you what is at stake. But I do want to share with you the words of one FRIENDS supporter who wrote this about what the CBC means to him:
“Listening to CBC helps me stay in contact with other parts of the country, and links the people of other regions to my life here in Alberta. C'est la Vie refreshes my French knowledge, Q with Jian Ghomeshi brings me interviews with some of our best artists, The Current with Anna Maria Tremonti in-depth reporting on news items, and Ideas expands my own mind and creativity. Stuart McLean makes me laugh, David Suzuki and the Nature of Things teaches me responsibility, Tapestry lifts my spirit.”
If you haven't already done so, I ask you to please share the "I Love CBC" petition with your email contacts, on your Facebook, and tweet about it on Twitter.
Thank you again for your support of public broadcasting. I'll keep you posted on our progress.
The fight has just begun.
Yours sincerely,
Ian Morrison
Spokesperson
FRIENDS of Canadian Broadcasting
P.S. Working together as a network of concerned citizens, FRIENDS has already prevented disastrous changes to the CBC. We stopped a plan for advertising on CBC Radio; we have demonstrated broad public support for the CBC through our public opinion research; and we blew the whistle on Harper's secret plan hatched during the 2008 election to make disabling cuts to CBC's budget.
P.P.S. FRIENDS of Canadian Broadcasting is an independent watchdog for Canadian programming and is not affiliated with any broadcaster or political party. We are funded entirely by individual citizens and families that care about the future of public broadcasting, Canadian programs and Canadian cultural sovereignty.
Dear friends in Western Nova Scotia,
For your information---- regarding this serious threat by Harper to eliminate the CBC and to further americanize Canadian broadcasting. The fact that Harper is attacking our CBC shows, ironically, how important it is as one channel for keeping our Canadian democracy alive.
I hope that we can make this larger issue---our support,federally and provincially and locally, of viable democratic freedoms---- an important one during the debates here in this SW Nova Riding during any election that comes up.
I hope many will join this effort. Kindly pass this on...
Cheers,
Tom
Tom Haynes-Paton
Dear Rev. Thomas,
Thank you very much for signing the “I Love CBC” petition!
Here's an update on the campaign:
Ever since Dean Del Mastro, the Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Canadian Heritage, floated a dangerous trial-balloon about "getting out of the broadcasting business", the response from Canadians has been clear - "Keep your hands off our CBC!"
Since we launched the petition on December 13, over 52,000 proud Canadians have stood together and signed their names!
Dean Del Mastro was recently afforded an opportunity to renounce his comments on a Peterborough news report. He didn't. Instead, using what could be described as typical Harper bully tactics, he attacked our campaign and allowed his original comments stand.
The battle ahead will be fierce. Stephen Harper has long held a simmering animosity towards the CBC which FRIENDS has tracked over many years. Now, with the country facing a deficit, Del Mastro's musings could forewarn that the Conservatives are planning to dismantle our public broadcaster piece by piece.
We believe the threat posed by Harper could be the most serious peril CBC has ever faced. Canadians who love the CBC are mobilizing – and so are we!
The online petition is just the first phase of our campaign. The petition signatures will be taken to Parliament Hill as an indicator of the support CBC enjoys from Canadians. We will also be presenting the names of signers from each federal riding to their own Member of Parliament. In the new year, our efforts will focus on building a wide coalition of support for public broadcasting leading into an anticipated spring election.
I don't need to tell you what is at stake. But I do want to share with you the words of one FRIENDS supporter who wrote this about what the CBC means to him:
“Listening to CBC helps me stay in contact with other parts of the country, and links the people of other regions to my life here in Alberta. C'est la Vie refreshes my French knowledge, Q with Jian Ghomeshi brings me interviews with some of our best artists, The Current with Anna Maria Tremonti in-depth reporting on news items, and Ideas expands my own mind and creativity. Stuart McLean makes me laugh, David Suzuki and the Nature of Things teaches me responsibility, Tapestry lifts my spirit.”
If you haven't already done so, I ask you to please share the "I Love CBC" petition with your email contacts, on your Facebook, and tweet about it on Twitter.
Thank you again for your support of public broadcasting. I'll keep you posted on our progress.
The fight has just begun.
Yours sincerely,
Ian Morrison
Spokesperson
FRIENDS of Canadian Broadcasting
P.S. Working together as a network of concerned citizens, FRIENDS has already prevented disastrous changes to the CBC. We stopped a plan for advertising on CBC Radio; we have demonstrated broad public support for the CBC through our public opinion research; and we blew the whistle on Harper's secret plan hatched during the 2008 election to make disabling cuts to CBC's budget.
P.P.S. FRIENDS of Canadian Broadcasting is an independent watchdog for Canadian programming and is not affiliated with any broadcaster or political party. We are funded entirely by individual citizens and families that care about the future of public broadcasting, Canadian programs and Canadian cultural sovereignty.
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Thursday, December 30, 2010
Digby Area Year in Review
from the Digby Courier
Looking back at 2010
Kelly Tidd with four-year-old Sara and 14-day-old Gabriel Roderick Tidd. Leanne Delong photo
Published on December 29th, 2010
Published on December 29th, 2010
John DeMings Part 1: January - June
Topics : General Hospital , J.D. Irving Ltd. , Digby Regional High School , Digby County , Bear River East , Kentville
JANUARY
Jan. 7
Woodworker John Welch took on the challenge of restoring the historic Rebekah Lodge building in Bear River. “It’s a great community,” he said. “I love the architecture of this town. It’s kind of got like a bit of an edge to it, I like that.” The building holds a bike shop, Bare Canvas Studio and Gallery and an entertainment area upstairs.
Store manager Carthal Hall feels Digby has become an undesirable town to have a business because of continuous vandalism. A window of her Digby Treasures Gift Shop was smashed, the sixth time in six years the business had to replace one of its large windows.
Jan. 14
About 100 CUPE members at Digby General Hospital were among those who would be off the job if the union went on strike across the province. South West District Health Authority spokesperson Fraser Mooney said the authority was looking at reducing services.
A petition over possible cancellation of Acadian Coach Lines bus service between Digby and Kentville had 285 signatures so far at Needs Convenience Store. The bus lines’ owner, Groupe Orleans Express Inc. of Quebec, has filed a proposal to end services from Kentville to Digby.
Elsie Charles Basque, 93, of Saulnierville, was named to the order of Canada for her pioneering contributions as an educator and volunteer work on behalf of aboriginals and seniors in Nova Scotia and the United States.
The provincial government used up to $40 million to purchase about 31 parcels of land from J.D. Irving Ltd. in Digby, Yarmouth, Annapolis and Cumberland counties.
The season ended prematurely for the senior boy’s basketball team at Digby Regional High School because too few students committed to play.
Annapolis County council was reviewing options for the future of Lifeplex Wellness Centre at Cornwallis Park.
Jan. 21
Kelly and Gregory Tidd of Little River welcomed baby boy, Gabriel Roderick, just after midnight on New Year’s Eve, one of the province’s first babies of 2010.
The existing Digby ferry would likely still be the number one option for seafood shippers in southwestern Nova Scotia even if a ferry to Boston was available, said Denny Morrow, executive director of the Nova Scotia Fish Packers. Weather would make the service unreliable, he warned.
T&C Motors on Hwy. 101 turned off its gas pumps after 42 years.
Digby’s James Hazelton took 11th at the Can Skate Junior National championship in London, Ont. Hazelton. He was the only Nova Scotian to qualify for the event.
Municipality of Digby warden Jim Thurber said he remained hopeful nurse practitioner Karen Snider will someday be employed again at Islands Health Clinic. Snider, who was fired from her Islands job in October, was in Thompson, Man., on a contract position.
Jan. 28
Nova Scotia education partners asked the province for a 3.6 per cent increase in 2010-11 school budgets to avoid cuts throughout the education system.
Bay Ferries was keeping mum about security arrangements at terminals of the Bay of Fundy service between Digby and Saint John. New regulations to enhance the security of domestic ferries and Canada's marine transportation system took effect Dec. 23.
Bear River Board of Trade president Bob Benson has stepped down after six years at the helm, and handed over the position to Kelly Foxton.
FEBRUARY
Feb. 4
Geoff Irvine, executive director of the recently formed Lobster Council of Canada says the Atlantic Canada lobster industry faced significant challenges. “This is a billion dollar industry where nobody likes each other, where sectors don’t trust each other.”
One night each week of emergency department coverage at Digby General Hospital was added by the recruitment of Dr. Kathryn Diefenbach.
About 90 per cent of the rails-to-trails project in Digby County was complete but the fate of old bridges in Clementsport, Bear River and Weymouth was yet to be determined. Cost of removing the bridges, which are owned by the province, is estimated at $10 million.
Lightning struck a transmission structure on Lansdowne Road and left more than 4,700 county residents in the dark.
Digby Ravens captured the Western Valley Minor Hockey Midget B championship at home, downing West Hants 6-2 in the second of a best-of-three series.
Feb. 11
Barton and Digby Neck schools dodged the bullet on a school review, and a consultant’s report on area schools hinted at replacement of Islands Consolidated.
An archeological assessment was scheduled on Crown land near the Tideview seniors home to determine whether aboriginals once occupied the area.
Emera, the parent company of Nova Scotia Power, purchased Scotian Windfield’s 50 per cent share of the Digby wind farm project, giving it full ownership.
Vince Stuart and Clare Machine Works Ltd. won the regional I-3 Technology Start-Up prize, earning $100,000 in a combination of cash and in-kind business building
Feb. 18
Roughly 500 people attended a fundraiser for Philip Halliday, his wife Sheree and their two children, and raised just over $13,000. Halliday was arrested by Spanish authorities just before Christmas after cocaine was found on the ship in which he was crewing.
New France was one of the 31 parcels of land sold by J.D. Irving to the province in January and playwright Hal Theriault, author of the play ‘Lights in the Forest’, said the government’s purchase presented the possibility of preserving the site.
Digby Regional’s Lady Mariners moved into a three-way tie for second place in Western Region Division 3 senior girls’ in their final league game of the season and were waiting for a decision on which would host the Regional championship.
Feb. 25
Former Digby-Annapolis MLA Joseph Casey, who died Feb. 16 at age 91 in his Annapolis County home, was remembered at a memorial service, especially for his humour and love of storytelling.
Digby firefighters delivered their spare rescue truck to North Sydney to be ferried to Baie Verte, Nfld., where the fire department there had lost its equipment to fire early.
Conway was to get a left-turning lane from Hwy. 101 at Exit 26, north to the Digby town line, announced the province. As well, Hwy. 101 from the Mary Jane Riley Road overpass to the west end of the Bear River bridge would be repaved.
St. Mary’s Bay Academy basketball Stingrays won the Regional championship and the DRHS senior girls’ basketball team learned it would host the Division 3 provincial championships. Regional playoffs took place at Kings-Edgehill in Windsor.
MARCH
March 4:
Finance Minister Graham Steele was in Digby to discuss the province’s deficit, which he said could reach $1.4 billion by 2013. He said there was a reluctant willingness across the province to accept an increase in the Harmonized Sales Tax.
The former wildlife park at Upper Clements is to become the Upper Clements Adventure Park, complete with zip lines, elevated canopy tours, and suspension bridges. Completion of the project is expected in time for the 2011 season.
The Glooscap rink from Kentville won the Nova Scotia senior women’s championship at the Digby Curling Centre. The curling centre is hosting the 2011 men’s and women’s national championships, using ice surfaces in the centre and the adjacent hockey rink.
Acadian Lines applied to the Nova Scotia Utility and Review Board to discontinue service between Kentville and Digby and reduce its service between Kentville and Halifax.
A proposed move of the Crown Attorney’s office from Middleton to Digby provoked protest from police advisory boards in Annapolis County as well as the RMCP detachment there.
March 11
The federal budget set aside $28 million to be shared by ferry services in Atlantic Canada. Aside from the Digby-Saint John ferry, those services include ferries between Woods Island, P.E.I., and Caribou, N.S., and between Iles de la Madeleine, Que., and Souris, P.E.I.
St. Mary’s Bay Academy Stingrays successfully defended their provincial championship title by downing Hants North Flames 67-54 in the final game of the Division 3 senior boys’ provincial championships at Dalbrae Academy in Mabou, Cape Breton.
March 18
Lifeplex Wellness Centre was closing its doors March 21, and Annapolis County council was looking at the YMCA as future managers of the facility.
March 25
A home and two outbuildings were destroyed in Tiverton after a grass fire got out of control. The fire was one of 18 grass fires during the week to require the attention of area firefighters. Spring had arrived with early dry conditions.
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The 152-year-old Trading Post in Weymouth will be closing its doors at the end of May, said owner Louise Mullen, who with her husband bought the store in 2001 and became the third owners of what was among Canada’s oldest rural general stores.
APRIL
April 1
A search and rescue Cormorant helicopter on its way to CFB Greenwood made an emergency landing in Ashmore after a warning light showed on its instrument panel.
Digby and Annapolis counties put out a virtual welcome mat for new immigrants when the Annapolis Digby Economic Development Agency launched an online immigration portal, looking to boost the area’s population and stimulate economic and social well-being.
April 8
After two decades, Wilson’s Gas Stop in Bear closed its doors, but the company was looking for a new owner.
Police in Nova Scotia joined forces to reduce the number of firearms in communities across the province and were offering a month-long gun amnesty during April.
April 15
A new family physician was recruited for Digby and could start a practice in the area as early as September. Dr. Gerhard Beukes was also expected to provide some coverage in the Digby General emergency department.
Finance Minister Graham Steele presented the provincial budget and one of the measures announced was a hike in the HST to 15 per cent.
Tri-County Regional School Board’s finance department was crunching numbers to see what impact the provincial budget would have and found school boards wouldn’t be getting as much money as hoped.
Barton Consolidated School planned to celebrate the school’s 50th anniversary on May 1. The school first opened in January, 1960, with 217 students
April 22
Eric Locke of the Digby Golf Club was one of three Nova Scotia junior golfers in Vancouver for a weekend training camp and a competition in the CN Future Links Pacific Championship. The three received a special invitation from the British Columbia Golf Association.
April 29
A full-time nurse practitioner was recruited to serve residents of Long and Brier islands at the Islands Health Centre. Nurse practitioner Constance Day was relocating from Alberta and succeeded Karen Snider, whose contract was not renewed the previous fall by South West Health.
The 100th anniversary of the Royal Canadian Naval Service was kicked off by celebrations at the former naval training base at Cornwallis, one of the oldest naval training bases in Canada, and the largest in the British Empire during the Second World War.
The Tiny Tattler, a small Digby Neck newspaper printed in the 1930s and ’40s, found new life online thanks to a campaign to digitize the province’s historical newspapers. The Tiny Tattler, begun by teenager Ivan Shortliffe on a small press supplied by the then-Courier publisher, recorded the doings on Digby Neck for 10 years, from 1933-43.
MAY
May 6
Fire resulted in the loss of Sean Wallace’s S&S Custom Cycle Supply on Fort Point Road in Weymouth North.
The Bay of Fundy gained worldwide attention by becoming one of 28 finalists in the New7Wonders of Nature competition. The bay was one of 441 locations originally entered. The winner will be named in 2011
May 13
Digby General Hospital received a new x-ray unit to replace one used since 1979. Digby and Area Health Services Charitable Foundation provided $170,000 for the equipment that was officially welcomed in a recent ribbon cutting ceremony.
The new Digby Elementary School playground would be named after Keith Trimper, a 14-year-old former DES student who died two years earlier, announced the DES Home and School Association.
May 20
Firefighters from six local departments were called to Havelock and Corberrie for what turned out to be two close calls. Shortly after 9 a.m., Havelock firefighters were responding to a chimney fire in Corberrie when they found their fire hall full of smoke after a compressor caught fire. Other departments went to Corberrie and two Havelock firefighters were treated for smoke inhalation.
The DRHS Envirothon team of Rebecca Alexander, Jamie-Lee Berends, Stacy Comeau, Marley Gidney and Kayla Tidd, came second at the provincial competition at Acadia University. They were just edged out by winner Northumberland High.
Digby figure skater James Hazelton was named male individual athlete of the year by Skate Canada Nova Scotia.
May 27
Freeport firefighters, residents and area officials gathered for the opening of the village’s new fire hall, marking the end of a project that began six years earlier.
Bear River Board of Trade held a public meeting to discuss the future of the community’s iconic windmill after an examination found deterioration that posed health and safety risks in the structure that housed the visitor information centre.
Digby Regional High School’s track and field team ignored wet conditions and for the third year in a row won the Annapolis-Digby District competition in Bridgetown. The 48-member team captured four divisions—intermediate boys, junior boys, senior boys and senior girls.
JUNE
June 3
Canada Post was planning to start its rural mailbox traffic safety review in Digby in mid-July, assessing 766 mailboxes in rural routes 2, 3 and 4.
At the Apple Blossom Festival coronation, Digby Scallop Queen Josie Zakhour was selected as first lady-in-waiting to the newly crowned Queen Annapolisa LXXVIII, 19-year-old Emily Elizabeth Lynn Rafuse of Windsor.
The third annual High Cs and Digby Choral Festival ended on a high note with a choral concert featuring a mass choir of 120 singers at the acoustically renowned Saint Bernard Church in St. Bernard.
Kings Transit Authority offered free bus rides on Clean Air Day, June 2.
Records were set in Digby as over 30 power lifters from around the province and Prince Edward Island took part in the provincial powerlifting and bench press championships. Culloden Powerlifting hosted the championships.
A project looking at a new way of capturing energy from waves earned a gold medal at the Canada-Wide Science Fair in Peterborough, Ont., for Chantal Surette, a grade 9 student at École secondaire de Clare.
June 10
A parade of 96 cancer survivors in yellow shirts walked around Dan Brown Memorial Baseball Park in a ‘victory lap’ at the Relay For Life. More than 500 participants raised $60,076 for cancer research.
Annapolis Highland Vineyards of Bear River East became the first winery in southwestern Nova Scotia to bring home gold and silver medals from the All-Canadian Wine Championships.
Digby Regional Airport’s first fly-in breakfast raised about $400 for Digby Area Minor Baseball, and attracted about 110 people and 14 aircraft.
June 17
A crowd watched the demolition of Bear River’s windmill visitor information centre. It took only about a half-hour a crew to tear down the windmill that was built in the mid-1970s for use as a tearoom and gift shop.
Lightning blew out part of the steeple of the Baptist Church in Westport. Three and a half years earlier, the same steeple was struck by lightning just before Christmas.
June 24
Acadian Intercity Coaches’ request to discontinue its Kentville to Digby route and other routes was denied by the Nova Scotia Utility Review Board.
Over 50 people gathered at the Freeport Fire Hall to discuss a fish farm Cooke Aquaculture has planned for St. Mary’s Bay and what it meant for the local lobster and ecotourism industries.
Digby golfer Anne Balser took first place in the university college championships women’s individual competition and then placed 12th at the World University Games. The 22-year-old studies physical education and history at University of Victoria in British Columbia.
Karate athlete and two-time grand champion Gary Sabean of Weymouth was named as one of six athletes who would be inducted into the Nova Scotia Sport Hall of Fame on Oct. 30 in Halifax.
Looking back at 2010
Kelly Tidd with four-year-old Sara and 14-day-old Gabriel Roderick Tidd. Leanne Delong photo
Published on December 29th, 2010
Published on December 29th, 2010
John DeMings Part 1: January - June
Topics : General Hospital , J.D. Irving Ltd. , Digby Regional High School , Digby County , Bear River East , Kentville
JANUARY
Jan. 7
Woodworker John Welch took on the challenge of restoring the historic Rebekah Lodge building in Bear River. “It’s a great community,” he said. “I love the architecture of this town. It’s kind of got like a bit of an edge to it, I like that.” The building holds a bike shop, Bare Canvas Studio and Gallery and an entertainment area upstairs.
Store manager Carthal Hall feels Digby has become an undesirable town to have a business because of continuous vandalism. A window of her Digby Treasures Gift Shop was smashed, the sixth time in six years the business had to replace one of its large windows.
Jan. 14
About 100 CUPE members at Digby General Hospital were among those who would be off the job if the union went on strike across the province. South West District Health Authority spokesperson Fraser Mooney said the authority was looking at reducing services.
A petition over possible cancellation of Acadian Coach Lines bus service between Digby and Kentville had 285 signatures so far at Needs Convenience Store. The bus lines’ owner, Groupe Orleans Express Inc. of Quebec, has filed a proposal to end services from Kentville to Digby.
Elsie Charles Basque, 93, of Saulnierville, was named to the order of Canada for her pioneering contributions as an educator and volunteer work on behalf of aboriginals and seniors in Nova Scotia and the United States.
The provincial government used up to $40 million to purchase about 31 parcels of land from J.D. Irving Ltd. in Digby, Yarmouth, Annapolis and Cumberland counties.
The season ended prematurely for the senior boy’s basketball team at Digby Regional High School because too few students committed to play.
Annapolis County council was reviewing options for the future of Lifeplex Wellness Centre at Cornwallis Park.
Jan. 21
Kelly and Gregory Tidd of Little River welcomed baby boy, Gabriel Roderick, just after midnight on New Year’s Eve, one of the province’s first babies of 2010.
The existing Digby ferry would likely still be the number one option for seafood shippers in southwestern Nova Scotia even if a ferry to Boston was available, said Denny Morrow, executive director of the Nova Scotia Fish Packers. Weather would make the service unreliable, he warned.
T&C Motors on Hwy. 101 turned off its gas pumps after 42 years.
Digby’s James Hazelton took 11th at the Can Skate Junior National championship in London, Ont. Hazelton. He was the only Nova Scotian to qualify for the event.
Municipality of Digby warden Jim Thurber said he remained hopeful nurse practitioner Karen Snider will someday be employed again at Islands Health Clinic. Snider, who was fired from her Islands job in October, was in Thompson, Man., on a contract position.
Jan. 28
Nova Scotia education partners asked the province for a 3.6 per cent increase in 2010-11 school budgets to avoid cuts throughout the education system.
Bay Ferries was keeping mum about security arrangements at terminals of the Bay of Fundy service between Digby and Saint John. New regulations to enhance the security of domestic ferries and Canada's marine transportation system took effect Dec. 23.
Bear River Board of Trade president Bob Benson has stepped down after six years at the helm, and handed over the position to Kelly Foxton.
FEBRUARY
Feb. 4
Geoff Irvine, executive director of the recently formed Lobster Council of Canada says the Atlantic Canada lobster industry faced significant challenges. “This is a billion dollar industry where nobody likes each other, where sectors don’t trust each other.”
One night each week of emergency department coverage at Digby General Hospital was added by the recruitment of Dr. Kathryn Diefenbach.
About 90 per cent of the rails-to-trails project in Digby County was complete but the fate of old bridges in Clementsport, Bear River and Weymouth was yet to be determined. Cost of removing the bridges, which are owned by the province, is estimated at $10 million.
Lightning struck a transmission structure on Lansdowne Road and left more than 4,700 county residents in the dark.
Digby Ravens captured the Western Valley Minor Hockey Midget B championship at home, downing West Hants 6-2 in the second of a best-of-three series.
Feb. 11
Barton and Digby Neck schools dodged the bullet on a school review, and a consultant’s report on area schools hinted at replacement of Islands Consolidated.
An archeological assessment was scheduled on Crown land near the Tideview seniors home to determine whether aboriginals once occupied the area.
Emera, the parent company of Nova Scotia Power, purchased Scotian Windfield’s 50 per cent share of the Digby wind farm project, giving it full ownership.
Vince Stuart and Clare Machine Works Ltd. won the regional I-3 Technology Start-Up prize, earning $100,000 in a combination of cash and in-kind business building
Feb. 18
Roughly 500 people attended a fundraiser for Philip Halliday, his wife Sheree and their two children, and raised just over $13,000. Halliday was arrested by Spanish authorities just before Christmas after cocaine was found on the ship in which he was crewing.
New France was one of the 31 parcels of land sold by J.D. Irving to the province in January and playwright Hal Theriault, author of the play ‘Lights in the Forest’, said the government’s purchase presented the possibility of preserving the site.
Digby Regional’s Lady Mariners moved into a three-way tie for second place in Western Region Division 3 senior girls’ in their final league game of the season and were waiting for a decision on which would host the Regional championship.
Feb. 25
Former Digby-Annapolis MLA Joseph Casey, who died Feb. 16 at age 91 in his Annapolis County home, was remembered at a memorial service, especially for his humour and love of storytelling.
Digby firefighters delivered their spare rescue truck to North Sydney to be ferried to Baie Verte, Nfld., where the fire department there had lost its equipment to fire early.
Conway was to get a left-turning lane from Hwy. 101 at Exit 26, north to the Digby town line, announced the province. As well, Hwy. 101 from the Mary Jane Riley Road overpass to the west end of the Bear River bridge would be repaved.
St. Mary’s Bay Academy basketball Stingrays won the Regional championship and the DRHS senior girls’ basketball team learned it would host the Division 3 provincial championships. Regional playoffs took place at Kings-Edgehill in Windsor.
MARCH
March 4:
Finance Minister Graham Steele was in Digby to discuss the province’s deficit, which he said could reach $1.4 billion by 2013. He said there was a reluctant willingness across the province to accept an increase in the Harmonized Sales Tax.
The former wildlife park at Upper Clements is to become the Upper Clements Adventure Park, complete with zip lines, elevated canopy tours, and suspension bridges. Completion of the project is expected in time for the 2011 season.
The Glooscap rink from Kentville won the Nova Scotia senior women’s championship at the Digby Curling Centre. The curling centre is hosting the 2011 men’s and women’s national championships, using ice surfaces in the centre and the adjacent hockey rink.
Acadian Lines applied to the Nova Scotia Utility and Review Board to discontinue service between Kentville and Digby and reduce its service between Kentville and Halifax.
A proposed move of the Crown Attorney’s office from Middleton to Digby provoked protest from police advisory boards in Annapolis County as well as the RMCP detachment there.
March 11
The federal budget set aside $28 million to be shared by ferry services in Atlantic Canada. Aside from the Digby-Saint John ferry, those services include ferries between Woods Island, P.E.I., and Caribou, N.S., and between Iles de la Madeleine, Que., and Souris, P.E.I.
St. Mary’s Bay Academy Stingrays successfully defended their provincial championship title by downing Hants North Flames 67-54 in the final game of the Division 3 senior boys’ provincial championships at Dalbrae Academy in Mabou, Cape Breton.
March 18
Lifeplex Wellness Centre was closing its doors March 21, and Annapolis County council was looking at the YMCA as future managers of the facility.
March 25
A home and two outbuildings were destroyed in Tiverton after a grass fire got out of control. The fire was one of 18 grass fires during the week to require the attention of area firefighters. Spring had arrived with early dry conditions.
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The 152-year-old Trading Post in Weymouth will be closing its doors at the end of May, said owner Louise Mullen, who with her husband bought the store in 2001 and became the third owners of what was among Canada’s oldest rural general stores.
APRIL
April 1
A search and rescue Cormorant helicopter on its way to CFB Greenwood made an emergency landing in Ashmore after a warning light showed on its instrument panel.
Digby and Annapolis counties put out a virtual welcome mat for new immigrants when the Annapolis Digby Economic Development Agency launched an online immigration portal, looking to boost the area’s population and stimulate economic and social well-being.
April 8
After two decades, Wilson’s Gas Stop in Bear closed its doors, but the company was looking for a new owner.
Police in Nova Scotia joined forces to reduce the number of firearms in communities across the province and were offering a month-long gun amnesty during April.
April 15
A new family physician was recruited for Digby and could start a practice in the area as early as September. Dr. Gerhard Beukes was also expected to provide some coverage in the Digby General emergency department.
Finance Minister Graham Steele presented the provincial budget and one of the measures announced was a hike in the HST to 15 per cent.
Tri-County Regional School Board’s finance department was crunching numbers to see what impact the provincial budget would have and found school boards wouldn’t be getting as much money as hoped.
Barton Consolidated School planned to celebrate the school’s 50th anniversary on May 1. The school first opened in January, 1960, with 217 students
April 22
Eric Locke of the Digby Golf Club was one of three Nova Scotia junior golfers in Vancouver for a weekend training camp and a competition in the CN Future Links Pacific Championship. The three received a special invitation from the British Columbia Golf Association.
April 29
A full-time nurse practitioner was recruited to serve residents of Long and Brier islands at the Islands Health Centre. Nurse practitioner Constance Day was relocating from Alberta and succeeded Karen Snider, whose contract was not renewed the previous fall by South West Health.
The 100th anniversary of the Royal Canadian Naval Service was kicked off by celebrations at the former naval training base at Cornwallis, one of the oldest naval training bases in Canada, and the largest in the British Empire during the Second World War.
The Tiny Tattler, a small Digby Neck newspaper printed in the 1930s and ’40s, found new life online thanks to a campaign to digitize the province’s historical newspapers. The Tiny Tattler, begun by teenager Ivan Shortliffe on a small press supplied by the then-Courier publisher, recorded the doings on Digby Neck for 10 years, from 1933-43.
MAY
May 6
Fire resulted in the loss of Sean Wallace’s S&S Custom Cycle Supply on Fort Point Road in Weymouth North.
The Bay of Fundy gained worldwide attention by becoming one of 28 finalists in the New7Wonders of Nature competition. The bay was one of 441 locations originally entered. The winner will be named in 2011
May 13
Digby General Hospital received a new x-ray unit to replace one used since 1979. Digby and Area Health Services Charitable Foundation provided $170,000 for the equipment that was officially welcomed in a recent ribbon cutting ceremony.
The new Digby Elementary School playground would be named after Keith Trimper, a 14-year-old former DES student who died two years earlier, announced the DES Home and School Association.
May 20
Firefighters from six local departments were called to Havelock and Corberrie for what turned out to be two close calls. Shortly after 9 a.m., Havelock firefighters were responding to a chimney fire in Corberrie when they found their fire hall full of smoke after a compressor caught fire. Other departments went to Corberrie and two Havelock firefighters were treated for smoke inhalation.
The DRHS Envirothon team of Rebecca Alexander, Jamie-Lee Berends, Stacy Comeau, Marley Gidney and Kayla Tidd, came second at the provincial competition at Acadia University. They were just edged out by winner Northumberland High.
Digby figure skater James Hazelton was named male individual athlete of the year by Skate Canada Nova Scotia.
May 27
Freeport firefighters, residents and area officials gathered for the opening of the village’s new fire hall, marking the end of a project that began six years earlier.
Bear River Board of Trade held a public meeting to discuss the future of the community’s iconic windmill after an examination found deterioration that posed health and safety risks in the structure that housed the visitor information centre.
Digby Regional High School’s track and field team ignored wet conditions and for the third year in a row won the Annapolis-Digby District competition in Bridgetown. The 48-member team captured four divisions—intermediate boys, junior boys, senior boys and senior girls.
JUNE
June 3
Canada Post was planning to start its rural mailbox traffic safety review in Digby in mid-July, assessing 766 mailboxes in rural routes 2, 3 and 4.
At the Apple Blossom Festival coronation, Digby Scallop Queen Josie Zakhour was selected as first lady-in-waiting to the newly crowned Queen Annapolisa LXXVIII, 19-year-old Emily Elizabeth Lynn Rafuse of Windsor.
The third annual High Cs and Digby Choral Festival ended on a high note with a choral concert featuring a mass choir of 120 singers at the acoustically renowned Saint Bernard Church in St. Bernard.
Kings Transit Authority offered free bus rides on Clean Air Day, June 2.
Records were set in Digby as over 30 power lifters from around the province and Prince Edward Island took part in the provincial powerlifting and bench press championships. Culloden Powerlifting hosted the championships.
A project looking at a new way of capturing energy from waves earned a gold medal at the Canada-Wide Science Fair in Peterborough, Ont., for Chantal Surette, a grade 9 student at École secondaire de Clare.
June 10
A parade of 96 cancer survivors in yellow shirts walked around Dan Brown Memorial Baseball Park in a ‘victory lap’ at the Relay For Life. More than 500 participants raised $60,076 for cancer research.
Annapolis Highland Vineyards of Bear River East became the first winery in southwestern Nova Scotia to bring home gold and silver medals from the All-Canadian Wine Championships.
Digby Regional Airport’s first fly-in breakfast raised about $400 for Digby Area Minor Baseball, and attracted about 110 people and 14 aircraft.
June 17
A crowd watched the demolition of Bear River’s windmill visitor information centre. It took only about a half-hour a crew to tear down the windmill that was built in the mid-1970s for use as a tearoom and gift shop.
Lightning blew out part of the steeple of the Baptist Church in Westport. Three and a half years earlier, the same steeple was struck by lightning just before Christmas.
June 24
Acadian Intercity Coaches’ request to discontinue its Kentville to Digby route and other routes was denied by the Nova Scotia Utility Review Board.
Over 50 people gathered at the Freeport Fire Hall to discuss a fish farm Cooke Aquaculture has planned for St. Mary’s Bay and what it meant for the local lobster and ecotourism industries.
Digby golfer Anne Balser took first place in the university college championships women’s individual competition and then placed 12th at the World University Games. The 22-year-old studies physical education and history at University of Victoria in British Columbia.
Karate athlete and two-time grand champion Gary Sabean of Weymouth was named as one of six athletes who would be inducted into the Nova Scotia Sport Hall of Fame on Oct. 30 in Halifax.
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Saturday, December 25, 2010
Storms in the East
Atlantic Region: Economic damage rising from storms
By Michael Tutton, The Canadian Press
Source: The Canadian Press, December 23, 2010
[ATLANTIC CANADA] — The economic toll is mounting after the third Atlantic storm in a month crashed through seawalls, flooded wharfs and damaged homes on Wednesday.
Ernie MacGillivray, director of emergency services at New Brunswick’s Emergency Measures Organization, said the three storms might be among the most costly disasters in recent history in the province.
He said the total cost of the three floods — ranging from a deluge in southwestern New Brunswick to storm surges this week on the eastern coast — is difficult to estimate.
“As a whole this could well be the second-largest event since 1973,” MacGillivray said, referring to the massive flooding of the St. John River and its tributaries.
The flooding of the St. John River in 2008 ended up costing New Brunswick about $100 million for government disaster relief, private insurance and other costs to citizens, he said.
“This event could be half as big as 2008 but we don’t really know yet,” he said.
All across the province, there’s also the cost of lost business days and damage not covered by insurance.
In Shediac, Home Hardware manager Ricky Babineau said retail outlets struggle when they’re on the wrong side of flooded streets.
His business evaporated during the crucial pre-Christmas period when rising sea waters blocked the usual local routes to his store.
“I would dare say a day like yesterday we would have lost $15,000 to $25,000 in sales,” he said in a telephone interview.
Along the eastern coast of the province, businesses were closed when winds reached over 100 kilometres an hour, roads crumbled and residents hunkered down.
Tourist attractions, such as the boardwalk structure of the Irving Eco-Centre on Bouctouche Bay were badly damaged.
A spokesman for J.D. Irving Ltd. said about half of the walkway — used to view rare Northumberland Strait sand dunes — was damaged.
By late afternoon, the Emergency Measures Organization in New Brunswick said that more than 600 reports of property damage had been received as a result of the coastal flooding and from the extreme rainfall on December 13 and 14.
Thirty-five residents of the Indian Island First Nation were evacuated on Wednesday. Four people were taken out of homes in Rexton, N.B.
There were reports of 160 homes and businesses being damaged by the rising waters in communities ranging from Petit-Rocher and Brantville to Escuminac and Miramichi.
Elsewhere in Atlantic Canada, public safety officials reported less severe incidents of coastal flooding, but storm surge warnings remained in place for coastal areas along the Northumberland Strait and in Cape Breton.
Environment Canada said Cape Breton had received 317 millimetres of rain so far this month — three times higher than historic averages over the past three decades.
The northerly storm barrelled on through Prince Edward Island, where it toppled trees onto cars, caused rivers to overflow and impeded travel.
David Ganong, a business leader in New Brunswick whose family has operated a chocolate factory in St. Stephen for more than 100 years, said the cumulative impact on the region’s economy includes both damage and lost opportunity.
Ganong, 67, said he watched from the high ground of his offices as the retail areas of the community of St. Stephen were flooded.
“By my estimate something well north of 50 per cent of the retail volume in the town was flooded out and closed,” he said. “In the biggest sale week of the year, it’s devastating to be shut down.”
MacGillivray said his officials have been troubled by the land erosion that has accompanied storm surges.
“We’ve seen backyards of properties that have lost tens of metres of land,” said MacGillivray.
MacGillivray said higher sea levels combined with warmer sea temperatures lead him to believe similar events will continue to arrive on the region’s coasts.
“We’re all going to have to adapt as a region, as a jurisdiction, and communities will have to take into account the increased risks from climate change,” he said.
By Michael Tutton, The Canadian Press
Source: The Canadian Press, December 23, 2010
[ATLANTIC CANADA] — The economic toll is mounting after the third Atlantic storm in a month crashed through seawalls, flooded wharfs and damaged homes on Wednesday.
Ernie MacGillivray, director of emergency services at New Brunswick’s Emergency Measures Organization, said the three storms might be among the most costly disasters in recent history in the province.
He said the total cost of the three floods — ranging from a deluge in southwestern New Brunswick to storm surges this week on the eastern coast — is difficult to estimate.
“As a whole this could well be the second-largest event since 1973,” MacGillivray said, referring to the massive flooding of the St. John River and its tributaries.
The flooding of the St. John River in 2008 ended up costing New Brunswick about $100 million for government disaster relief, private insurance and other costs to citizens, he said.
“This event could be half as big as 2008 but we don’t really know yet,” he said.
All across the province, there’s also the cost of lost business days and damage not covered by insurance.
In Shediac, Home Hardware manager Ricky Babineau said retail outlets struggle when they’re on the wrong side of flooded streets.
His business evaporated during the crucial pre-Christmas period when rising sea waters blocked the usual local routes to his store.
“I would dare say a day like yesterday we would have lost $15,000 to $25,000 in sales,” he said in a telephone interview.
Along the eastern coast of the province, businesses were closed when winds reached over 100 kilometres an hour, roads crumbled and residents hunkered down.
Tourist attractions, such as the boardwalk structure of the Irving Eco-Centre on Bouctouche Bay were badly damaged.
A spokesman for J.D. Irving Ltd. said about half of the walkway — used to view rare Northumberland Strait sand dunes — was damaged.
By late afternoon, the Emergency Measures Organization in New Brunswick said that more than 600 reports of property damage had been received as a result of the coastal flooding and from the extreme rainfall on December 13 and 14.
Thirty-five residents of the Indian Island First Nation were evacuated on Wednesday. Four people were taken out of homes in Rexton, N.B.
There were reports of 160 homes and businesses being damaged by the rising waters in communities ranging from Petit-Rocher and Brantville to Escuminac and Miramichi.
Elsewhere in Atlantic Canada, public safety officials reported less severe incidents of coastal flooding, but storm surge warnings remained in place for coastal areas along the Northumberland Strait and in Cape Breton.
Environment Canada said Cape Breton had received 317 millimetres of rain so far this month — three times higher than historic averages over the past three decades.
The northerly storm barrelled on through Prince Edward Island, where it toppled trees onto cars, caused rivers to overflow and impeded travel.
David Ganong, a business leader in New Brunswick whose family has operated a chocolate factory in St. Stephen for more than 100 years, said the cumulative impact on the region’s economy includes both damage and lost opportunity.
Ganong, 67, said he watched from the high ground of his offices as the retail areas of the community of St. Stephen were flooded.
“By my estimate something well north of 50 per cent of the retail volume in the town was flooded out and closed,” he said. “In the biggest sale week of the year, it’s devastating to be shut down.”
MacGillivray said his officials have been troubled by the land erosion that has accompanied storm surges.
“We’ve seen backyards of properties that have lost tens of metres of land,” said MacGillivray.
MacGillivray said higher sea levels combined with warmer sea temperatures lead him to believe similar events will continue to arrive on the region’s coasts.
“We’re all going to have to adapt as a region, as a jurisdiction, and communities will have to take into account the increased risks from climate change,” he said.
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Wednesday, December 22, 2010
Bear River Health Clinic
Acupuncture - Traditional Chinese Acupuncture by Joe Kubinec. Traditional Chinese Acupuncture by Joe Kubinec is available on Wednesdays unless otherwise posted. This treatment is good for back pain, arthritis, menopause, headaches, insomnia, stop smoking and many other conditions. Appointments are booked through the Clinic. For those who don't like needles, Joe now offers treatments using lazer.
Audiology - Neil Hackett is in every other Friday to help with your hearing needs. Please call 1-866-299-2016 to book appointment.
BodyTalk System -Jocelyn incorporates balancing techniques using muscle testing. Your body determines healing priorities. Book appointments through the Clinic. For further information call Jocelyn at 467-0771 or visit www.bodytalksystem.com
Counselling/Clinical Hypnotherapy - Gayle Allen offers help with concerns such as phobias, bed-wetting and stress just to mention a few. Call the Clinic to book appointments and for more info. You can also call Gayle for more info at 526-2850.
Electrolysis - Ronda Best is in twice a month for all your hair removal needs. Call 1-902-791-0953 for more information or to book your appointment.
Esthetics -Charlene Decker is in monthly for waxing, manicures and pedicures. To book an appointment or for more information, call 1-902-874-2454 or email: estheticly_pleasing@yahoo.ca
Juniper House Outreach - Lori is available to see clients at our Clinic. Please call 245-4789 to book your appointment.
Nurse Practitioners - Dianne Corbett, RN specializes in concerns specific to the elderly, such as memory loss, complicated medical conditions and poor coordination/balance. Dianne will continue to see a limited number of patients at our Clinic. She will be in once a month.
Connie Day, RN is a general nurse practitioner. Connie is in on Wednesdays.
Physician Services - At this time, Dr. Harding is unable to take on any patients he has not already seen at our Clinic, due to high patient volume.
Reflexology/Massage - Deb provides quality reiki and reflexology services, along with Indian Head Massage, chair massage and Scalp Massage. Need to de-stress? Book your appointment today and relax!
Times and dates are subject to change due to unforeseen circumstances. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause.
Bear River Historical Society
Next meeting will be on the third Wednesday in January. Location TBA.
Upcoming BodyTalk Events
Join Jocelyn for a BodyTalk presentation on Monday, January 10 at the Women's Resource Centre in Cornwallis at 7:00 pm.
BodyTalk workshop
Saturday, January 15 from 9am to 5 pm at the Women's Resource Centre in Cornwallis.
Cost: $175
Discount coupons are available on request at the Bear River & Area Community Health Clinic
Yoga Classes
Thursday, 6 pm at the Oakdene Centre with Julie Palmer 467-3151 www.yoga4all.ca
Learn to relax, breathe, meditate, stretch and strengthen. $100 for 10-week session or $13 drop-in.
The next Board Meeting is Tuesday, February 1 at 7 p.m. All are welcome!
Audiology - Neil Hackett is in every other Friday to help with your hearing needs. Please call 1-866-299-2016 to book appointment.
BodyTalk System -Jocelyn incorporates balancing techniques using muscle testing. Your body determines healing priorities. Book appointments through the Clinic. For further information call Jocelyn at 467-0771 or visit www.bodytalksystem.com
Counselling/Clinical Hypnotherapy - Gayle Allen offers help with concerns such as phobias, bed-wetting and stress just to mention a few. Call the Clinic to book appointments and for more info. You can also call Gayle for more info at 526-2850.
Electrolysis - Ronda Best is in twice a month for all your hair removal needs. Call 1-902-791-0953 for more information or to book your appointment.
Esthetics -Charlene Decker is in monthly for waxing, manicures and pedicures. To book an appointment or for more information, call 1-902-874-2454 or email: estheticly_pleasing@yahoo.ca
Juniper House Outreach - Lori is available to see clients at our Clinic. Please call 245-4789 to book your appointment.
Nurse Practitioners - Dianne Corbett, RN specializes in concerns specific to the elderly, such as memory loss, complicated medical conditions and poor coordination/balance. Dianne will continue to see a limited number of patients at our Clinic. She will be in once a month.
Connie Day, RN is a general nurse practitioner. Connie is in on Wednesdays.
Physician Services - At this time, Dr. Harding is unable to take on any patients he has not already seen at our Clinic, due to high patient volume.
Reflexology/Massage - Deb provides quality reiki and reflexology services, along with Indian Head Massage, chair massage and Scalp Massage. Need to de-stress? Book your appointment today and relax!
Times and dates are subject to change due to unforeseen circumstances. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause.
Bear River Historical Society
Next meeting will be on the third Wednesday in January. Location TBA.
Upcoming BodyTalk Events
Join Jocelyn for a BodyTalk presentation on Monday, January 10 at the Women's Resource Centre in Cornwallis at 7:00 pm.
BodyTalk workshop
Saturday, January 15 from 9am to 5 pm at the Women's Resource Centre in Cornwallis.
Cost: $175
Discount coupons are available on request at the Bear River & Area Community Health Clinic
Yoga Classes
Thursday, 6 pm at the Oakdene Centre with Julie Palmer 467-3151 www.yoga4all.ca
Learn to relax, breathe, meditate, stretch and strengthen. $100 for 10-week session or $13 drop-in.
The next Board Meeting is Tuesday, February 1 at 7 p.m. All are welcome!
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