Thursday, December 2, 2010
Craft Fair
Digby Neck fire hall Dec. 11, 9 am to 3pm Come one come all! Get your Christmas shopping done!
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Telecom companies look to profit in 2011
By Staff, The Canadian Press
Source: The Canadian Press - Decemer 2, 2010
[OTTAWA, ONT] - The introduction of new consumer technology and cost cutting will lead Canada’s telecom industry to a profitable 2010 but earnings are expected to stagnate in 2011 as competition heats up, according to a report by the Conference Board of Canada.Industry profit is expected to increase 11.6 per cent this year to $7.5 billion, but more competition will limit the ability of wireless providers to raise their prices, the report released Thursday said.
“All in all, telecom providers are benefiting from strong demand from both consumers and businesses but their pricing power is growing steadily weaker as competition increases,” conference board economist Maxim Armstrong said in his report.
The sluggish economic recovery made it harder for telecom providers to attract new clients or convince existing customers to expand their service, he said.
But lower costs and continued demand for products like digital TV and smartphones helped to keep the telecom industry growing when most other industries were in recession, Armstrong said.
The report noted that four new wireless players - Wind Mobile, Mobilicity, Public Mobile and Quebecor’s Videotron - entered the wireless market.
“The result for the industry as a whole is that increased competition will bring prices and profit margins down,” the report said. “In reaction to the new entrants’ arrival, most companies have eliminated network fees and made new types of packages available.”
The report also noted the influence of the Internet and improved networks with traditional telecom providers trying to adapt by adding content and more flexibility to their on-demand services.
“In the coming years, demand for telecom services is expected to continue to increase at a solid pace.”
By Staff, The Canadian Press
Source: The Canadian Press - Decemer 2, 2010
[OTTAWA, ONT] - The introduction of new consumer technology and cost cutting will lead Canada’s telecom industry to a profitable 2010 but earnings are expected to stagnate in 2011 as competition heats up, according to a report by the Conference Board of Canada.Industry profit is expected to increase 11.6 per cent this year to $7.5 billion, but more competition will limit the ability of wireless providers to raise their prices, the report released Thursday said.
“All in all, telecom providers are benefiting from strong demand from both consumers and businesses but their pricing power is growing steadily weaker as competition increases,” conference board economist Maxim Armstrong said in his report.
The sluggish economic recovery made it harder for telecom providers to attract new clients or convince existing customers to expand their service, he said.
But lower costs and continued demand for products like digital TV and smartphones helped to keep the telecom industry growing when most other industries were in recession, Armstrong said.
The report noted that four new wireless players - Wind Mobile, Mobilicity, Public Mobile and Quebecor’s Videotron - entered the wireless market.
“The result for the industry as a whole is that increased competition will bring prices and profit margins down,” the report said. “In reaction to the new entrants’ arrival, most companies have eliminated network fees and made new types of packages available.”
The report also noted the influence of the Internet and improved networks with traditional telecom providers trying to adapt by adding content and more flexibility to their on-demand services.
“In the coming years, demand for telecom services is expected to continue to increase at a solid pace.”
Mink on the South Shore
NS: Land use committee raises stink over mink farm
By Greg Bennett, Transcontinental Media
Source: The Coast Guard, December 2, 2010
[CLYDE RIVER, NS] — A controversial mink ranch in Clyde River is again on the radar of the Municipality of Barrington in the wake of a recent presentation.
Lee Keating, a spokesperson for the Clyde River Land Use Committee, told council that despite monitoring and inspections by the Nova Scotia Department of Agriculture and the Department of Environment, the mink facility operated by Maranatha Fur Farms Ltd. continues to be a major irritant to many citizens of Clyde River, noting that residents in the area of Brown’s Pit Road were particularly affected.
Keating told council that residents in the area have complained about odors from the mink farm, describing them as so noxious that homeowners at that vicinity are unable to enjoy their property, hang laundry, or open their windows.
After much discussion, and one defeated motion, three motions were made and accepted; including that letters be written to the Minister of Environment, the Minister of Agriculture and the Premier, requesting them to appear before council to explain why Maranatha Fur Farms Ltd. was instructed to install a lagoon system to deal with waste, a system they believe does not work, and to explain their plan to correct the problem.
A motion, pending legal advice, to provide Clyde River Land Use Committee $287.50 to cover an application for its complaint to the Farm Practices Board, was also approved.
An earlier motion by councillor Shaun Hatfield that the Municipality of Barrington file the complaint directly to the board was voted down.
After the meeting Hatfield expressed his frustration with the decision.
“It seems like a strange way for us to lead, resisting an acquisition of knowledge and a clear determination by the Farm Practices Board with which to help the farm, the citizens and the municipality all move forward on this issue,” he said.
By Greg Bennett, Transcontinental Media
Source: The Coast Guard, December 2, 2010
[CLYDE RIVER, NS] — A controversial mink ranch in Clyde River is again on the radar of the Municipality of Barrington in the wake of a recent presentation.
Lee Keating, a spokesperson for the Clyde River Land Use Committee, told council that despite monitoring and inspections by the Nova Scotia Department of Agriculture and the Department of Environment, the mink facility operated by Maranatha Fur Farms Ltd. continues to be a major irritant to many citizens of Clyde River, noting that residents in the area of Brown’s Pit Road were particularly affected.
Keating told council that residents in the area have complained about odors from the mink farm, describing them as so noxious that homeowners at that vicinity are unable to enjoy their property, hang laundry, or open their windows.
After much discussion, and one defeated motion, three motions were made and accepted; including that letters be written to the Minister of Environment, the Minister of Agriculture and the Premier, requesting them to appear before council to explain why Maranatha Fur Farms Ltd. was instructed to install a lagoon system to deal with waste, a system they believe does not work, and to explain their plan to correct the problem.
A motion, pending legal advice, to provide Clyde River Land Use Committee $287.50 to cover an application for its complaint to the Farm Practices Board, was also approved.
An earlier motion by councillor Shaun Hatfield that the Municipality of Barrington file the complaint directly to the board was voted down.
After the meeting Hatfield expressed his frustration with the decision.
“It seems like a strange way for us to lead, resisting an acquisition of knowledge and a clear determination by the Farm Practices Board with which to help the farm, the citizens and the municipality all move forward on this issue,” he said.
Wind Farm Open House
Industry and art meet on Digby neck
Posted on December 1, 2010 by admin
Artist Poppy Balser, from Digby, was invited to do a commissioned watercolour with the local windfarm as the subject. She created Winds of Change; Leaving a Legacy of Cleaner Energy, a 14 x 21″, watercolour.
There will be an open house of the windfarm complete with bus tour of the site on Saturday December 4 from 12 to 2 pm. Poppy will be there signing postcards of the completed commissioned painting of the windfarm. Because of the logistics of accessing the windfarm, it is necessary to register in advance. Please read the text of the invite from Nova Scotia Power below:
“Nova Scotia Power is proud to be part of your community as we work to provide more clean energy across the province. To celebrate this commitment, please join us at the Digby Neck Wind Farm for an open house event on Saturday, December 4 from 12:00pm to 2:00pm. There will be a bus tour of the site, and refreshments will be provided. Because of limited parking space at the wind farm site, bus transportation will be provided to and from the open house. To reserve your seat, please register by emailing stacey.pineau@nspower.ca or call 1-855-545-9463 (WIND) or 428-9463 (WIND) by December 2.”
To see more of Poppy’s work visit: www.poppybalser.com/blog
Posted on December 1, 2010 by admin
Artist Poppy Balser, from Digby, was invited to do a commissioned watercolour with the local windfarm as the subject. She created Winds of Change; Leaving a Legacy of Cleaner Energy, a 14 x 21″, watercolour.
There will be an open house of the windfarm complete with bus tour of the site on Saturday December 4 from 12 to 2 pm. Poppy will be there signing postcards of the completed commissioned painting of the windfarm. Because of the logistics of accessing the windfarm, it is necessary to register in advance. Please read the text of the invite from Nova Scotia Power below:
“Nova Scotia Power is proud to be part of your community as we work to provide more clean energy across the province. To celebrate this commitment, please join us at the Digby Neck Wind Farm for an open house event on Saturday, December 4 from 12:00pm to 2:00pm. There will be a bus tour of the site, and refreshments will be provided. Because of limited parking space at the wind farm site, bus transportation will be provided to and from the open house. To reserve your seat, please register by emailing stacey.pineau@nspower.ca or call 1-855-545-9463 (WIND) or 428-9463 (WIND) by December 2.”
To see more of Poppy’s work visit: www.poppybalser.com/blog
Tuesday, November 30, 2010
Meet the Pros
Meet the ProsTuesday December 7th1:30pm-4pmDigby Legion
Local Professionals Providing Guidance:Andrew Stoddart:Acker Wealth ManagementTopics: Estate Planning, Minimize Taxation on Investments, Stable investments for Seniors.Jeremy Sanford:Jeremy Sanford Chartered Accountant Inc.
Topics: Income Splitting, Medical Expenses, Charitable donations and capital gains tax.Brian McConnell:Law office of Brian McConnellTopics: Power of Attornies, Deed Transfers and Estates and WillsRichard Deveau:Government Outreach OfficerTopics: Understanding the Canada Pension and Old Age SecurityPlansPresented by:Dawn Thomas,Senior Safety Co-ordinator, Digby Senior Safety ProgramAndrew Stoddart,Acker Wealth ManagementFor More information call Andrew Stoddart at 1-877-317-4511
Local Professionals Providing Guidance:Andrew Stoddart:Acker Wealth ManagementTopics: Estate Planning, Minimize Taxation on Investments, Stable investments for Seniors.Jeremy Sanford:Jeremy Sanford Chartered Accountant Inc.
Topics: Income Splitting, Medical Expenses, Charitable donations and capital gains tax.Brian McConnell:Law office of Brian McConnellTopics: Power of Attornies, Deed Transfers and Estates and WillsRichard Deveau:Government Outreach OfficerTopics: Understanding the Canada Pension and Old Age SecurityPlansPresented by:Dawn Thomas,Senior Safety Co-ordinator, Digby Senior Safety ProgramAndrew Stoddart,Acker Wealth ManagementFor More information call Andrew Stoddart at 1-877-317-4511
Aquaculture
via Don Hayden
AVR News 2010-11-29 , 12:16:29
This will probably be in the HCH in the morning.
By Robb Lepper.
Environment Canada are investigating aquaculture company, Cooke Aquaculture, for a large number of dead lobster collected in Grand Manan and Deer Island in November 2009. On November 18th of this year, members of Environment Canada's enforcement team exercised search warrants at 8 offices and facilities in New Brunswick. Robert Robichaud, District Manager for the Environmental Enforcement Division, announced today they are focusing their investigation on Cooke Aquaculture. Cooke Aquaculture are the largest independent aquaculture company in North America and recently proposed building a 208 acre salmon farm in St. Mary's Bay. A company spokes person was unavailable for comment
AVR News 2010-11-29 , 12:16:29
This will probably be in the HCH in the morning.
By Robb Lepper.
Environment Canada are investigating aquaculture company, Cooke Aquaculture, for a large number of dead lobster collected in Grand Manan and Deer Island in November 2009. On November 18th of this year, members of Environment Canada's enforcement team exercised search warrants at 8 offices and facilities in New Brunswick. Robert Robichaud, District Manager for the Environmental Enforcement Division, announced today they are focusing their investigation on Cooke Aquaculture. Cooke Aquaculture are the largest independent aquaculture company in North America and recently proposed building a 208 acre salmon farm in St. Mary's Bay. A company spokes person was unavailable for comment
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Sunday, November 28, 2010
Magellan and On This Date
On Nov. 28, 1520, Portuguese navigator Ferdinand Magellan first passed through South America to the Pacific Ocean
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Celebrity Birthdays for November 28th
The Associated Press
12:01 a.m. EST, November 28, 2010
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Today is Sunday, Nov. 28, the 332nd day of 2010. There are 33 days left in the year.
Today's Highlight in History:
On Nov. 28, 1520, Portuguese navigator Ferdinand Magellan reached the Pacific Ocean after passing through the South American strait that now bears his name.
On this date:
In 1859, American author Washington Irving died in present-day Tarrytown, N.Y. at age 76.
In 1885, at the end of the Third Anglo-Burmese War, British troops occupied Mandalay.
In 1909, Sergei Rachmaninoff's Piano Concerto No. 3 in D minor, Op. 30 had its world premiere in New York, with Rachmaninoff at the piano.
In 1919, American-born Lady Astor was elected the first female member of the British Parliament.
In 1942, nearly 500 people died in a fire that destroyed the Cocoanut Grove nightclub in Boston.
In 1958, Chad, Gabon and Middle Congo became autonomous republics within the French community.
In 1960, American author Richard Wright ("Native Son") died in Paris at age 52. Mauritania became independent of France.
In 1964, the United States launched the space probe Mariner 4 on a course to Mars.
In 1979, an Air New Zealand DC-10 en route to the South Pole crashed into a mountain in Antarctica, killing all 257 people aboard.
In 1987, a South African Airways Boeing 747 crashed into the Indian Ocean with the loss of all 159 people aboard.
Ten years ago: George W. Bush's lawyers asked the U.S. Supreme Court to bring "legal finality" to the presidential election by ending any further ballot recounts; Al Gore's team countered that the nation's highest court should not interfere in Florida's recount dispute. Former Texas Congressman Henry B. Gonzalez, a Democrat who'd served 37 years on Capitol Hill, died in San Antonio at age 84.
Five years ago: Eight-term Congressman Randy "Duke" Cunningham pleaded guilty to graft and tearfully resigned; the California Republican had admitted taking $2.4 million in bribes mostly from defense contractors in exchange for government business and other favors. (Cunningham was later sentenced to 8 years in prison.) A corruption scandal brought down the minority government of Canadian Prime Minister Paul Martin. A 10-day U.N. Climate Control Conference opened in Montreal.
One year ago: A conservative Iranian legislator warned his country might pull out of the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty after a U.N. resolution censuring Tehran. For a second straight day, Tiger Woods was unavailable to speak to the Florida Highway Patrol about an accident involving his SUV that sent him to the hospital with injuries.
Today's Birthdays: Recording executive Berry Gordy Jr. is 81. Former Sen. Gary Hart (D-Colo.) is 74. Singer-songwriter Bruce Channel is 70. Singer Randy Newman is 67. CBS News correspondent Susan Spencer is 64. Movie director Joe Dante is 63. "Late Show" orchestra leader Paul Shaffer is 61. Actor Ed Harris is 60. Former NASA teacher in space Barbara Morgan is 59. Actress S. Epatha (eh-PAY'-thah) Merkerson is 58. Former Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff is 57. Country singer Kristine Arnold (Sweethearts of the Rodeo) is 54. Actor Judd Nelson is 51. Movie director Alfonso Cuaron (kwahr-OHN') is 49. Rock musician Matt Cameron is 48. Actress Jane Sibbett is 48. Comedian Jon Stewart is 48. Actress Garcelle Beauvais-Nilon is 44. Rhythm-and-blues singer Dawn Robinson is 42. Hip-hop musician apl.de.ap ( Black Eyed Peas) is 36. Actress Aimee Garcia is 32. Rapper Chamillionaire is 31. Actor Daniel Henney is 31. Rock musician Rostam Batmanglij (bot-man-GLEESH') ( Vampire Weekend) is 27. Actress Mary Elizabeth Winstead is 26. Actress Scarlett Pomers ("Reba") is 22.
Thought for Today: "Happiness is a sort of atmosphere you can live in sometimes when you're lucky. Joy is a light that fills you with hope and faith and love." — Adela Rogers St. Johns, American journalist (1894-1988).
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12:01 a.m. EST, November 28, 2010
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Today is Sunday, Nov. 28, the 332nd day of 2010. There are 33 days left in the year.
Today's Highlight in History:
On Nov. 28, 1520, Portuguese navigator Ferdinand Magellan reached the Pacific Ocean after passing through the South American strait that now bears his name.
On this date:
In 1859, American author Washington Irving died in present-day Tarrytown, N.Y. at age 76.
In 1885, at the end of the Third Anglo-Burmese War, British troops occupied Mandalay.
In 1909, Sergei Rachmaninoff's Piano Concerto No. 3 in D minor, Op. 30 had its world premiere in New York, with Rachmaninoff at the piano.
In 1919, American-born Lady Astor was elected the first female member of the British Parliament.
In 1942, nearly 500 people died in a fire that destroyed the Cocoanut Grove nightclub in Boston.
In 1958, Chad, Gabon and Middle Congo became autonomous republics within the French community.
In 1960, American author Richard Wright ("Native Son") died in Paris at age 52. Mauritania became independent of France.
In 1964, the United States launched the space probe Mariner 4 on a course to Mars.
In 1979, an Air New Zealand DC-10 en route to the South Pole crashed into a mountain in Antarctica, killing all 257 people aboard.
In 1987, a South African Airways Boeing 747 crashed into the Indian Ocean with the loss of all 159 people aboard.
Ten years ago: George W. Bush's lawyers asked the U.S. Supreme Court to bring "legal finality" to the presidential election by ending any further ballot recounts; Al Gore's team countered that the nation's highest court should not interfere in Florida's recount dispute. Former Texas Congressman Henry B. Gonzalez, a Democrat who'd served 37 years on Capitol Hill, died in San Antonio at age 84.
Five years ago: Eight-term Congressman Randy "Duke" Cunningham pleaded guilty to graft and tearfully resigned; the California Republican had admitted taking $2.4 million in bribes mostly from defense contractors in exchange for government business and other favors. (Cunningham was later sentenced to 8 years in prison.) A corruption scandal brought down the minority government of Canadian Prime Minister Paul Martin. A 10-day U.N. Climate Control Conference opened in Montreal.
One year ago: A conservative Iranian legislator warned his country might pull out of the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty after a U.N. resolution censuring Tehran. For a second straight day, Tiger Woods was unavailable to speak to the Florida Highway Patrol about an accident involving his SUV that sent him to the hospital with injuries.
Today's Birthdays: Recording executive Berry Gordy Jr. is 81. Former Sen. Gary Hart (D-Colo.) is 74. Singer-songwriter Bruce Channel is 70. Singer Randy Newman is 67. CBS News correspondent Susan Spencer is 64. Movie director Joe Dante is 63. "Late Show" orchestra leader Paul Shaffer is 61. Actor Ed Harris is 60. Former NASA teacher in space Barbara Morgan is 59. Actress S. Epatha (eh-PAY'-thah) Merkerson is 58. Former Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff is 57. Country singer Kristine Arnold (Sweethearts of the Rodeo) is 54. Actor Judd Nelson is 51. Movie director Alfonso Cuaron (kwahr-OHN') is 49. Rock musician Matt Cameron is 48. Actress Jane Sibbett is 48. Comedian Jon Stewart is 48. Actress Garcelle Beauvais-Nilon is 44. Rhythm-and-blues singer Dawn Robinson is 42. Hip-hop musician apl.de.ap ( Black Eyed Peas) is 36. Actress Aimee Garcia is 32. Rapper Chamillionaire is 31. Actor Daniel Henney is 31. Rock musician Rostam Batmanglij (bot-man-GLEESH') ( Vampire Weekend) is 27. Actress Mary Elizabeth Winstead is 26. Actress Scarlett Pomers ("Reba") is 22.
Thought for Today: "Happiness is a sort of atmosphere you can live in sometimes when you're lucky. Joy is a light that fills you with hope and faith and love." — Adela Rogers St. Johns, American journalist (1894-1988).
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