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Antigonish & Guysborough Edition Volume 6 Issue 8 February 22nd - 28th, 2013 An Enduring Legacy By Marie Hanifen Nova Scotia has lost an amazing woman. Building Homes and Creating Hope Before Pat graduated, she was already helping her community. Pat was hired as a field worker for the Extension Department at STFX. Her job was to work with low income African Nova Scotians in Antigonish and Guysborough counties. She went out to Lincolnville, Sunnyville, and her home area of Upper Big Tracadie with the hopes of increasing the education and employment opportunities for residents there. Instead, she was told by the locals that they were desperate for adequate housing. After approximately one year of planning, a program was made available. Residents who volunteered for the program would be given a new home, which they would pay-off in installments based on each homeowner’s income. Patricia Skinner’s long and inspirational life was brought to an end after she collided with another vehicle in James River last week. While Pat’s untimely death leaves behind sorrow for all who knew her, the legacy of her life leaves behind something even more powerful. Like many African Nova Scotians her age, Pat grew up in a community that was economically impoverished but socially connected. She was raised by her grandfather in Upper Big Tracadie, a predominately black community in Antigonish County that she described as close knit. Her grandfather was the pastor of the local church, and in an interview with the Antigonish Memory Project this fall, she spoke proudly of his abilities. After a series of meetings in homes, community centres and churches, 26 new houses were built and countless more had significant renovations. The homes still stand in these communities, monuments to Pat’s efforts and compassion. Pictured about is Pat Skinner. Photograph provided by Marie Hanifen. “If he had of had a lot of education, he would have been one of the best pastors in the whole universe,” she recalled, smiling. Unlike many of the white students who attended school in Nova Scotia, Pat and her classmates did not grow up learning about their heritage. It wasn’t until Pat entered the Coady International Institute’s Social Leadership Program that she first read a book about African Nova Scotian history. She described it as an awakening – an experience that would help define the social justice advocate that she would become. eye-openers… that I have experienced. After that I went around looking for every book that had to do with Nova Scotian blacks,” she said. “I’ve been reading ever since - I can’t read enough.” Through the program, Pat was introduced to a variety of people, including politicians and international delegates. She described the seven month program as permanently altering her world view. “It was the thing that made me think – ‘Pat, you’ll never be the same.’” INSIDE “When I read that book, it was one of the biggest According to Pat, the changes weren’t just material. Many residents were inspired to go back to school or seek better employment after receiving their new or improved homes. “It gave them that dignity, more respect for what they had,” she said. “It was like an uplift – something that gave them something worthwhile (to) live for.” Continued on page three AFRIKAN CANADIAN HERITAGE ASK THE NATUROPATH TO THE EDITOR Patsy Borden, Program Leader for the Afrikan Canadian Heritage and Friendship Centre in Guysborough shares a little about the center and why it is important on page nine and eleven. Dr. Teresa Donovan N.D., The Root Cause Health & Wellness Clinic has agreed to answer your questions regarding health and wellness . See the answer to her first question on page nine! The Highland Heart is pleased to feature a letters to the editor section. Each week we will share a new letter with our readership. Horoscopes ………... Letters to the Editor. Local ……………………. Puzzles ………………... Feature Story ……….. For Kids ………………. Classifieds …………... Recipe …………………. Pg 2 Pg 3 Pg 3 Pg 4-5 Pg 6-7 Pg 8 Pg 10 Pg 12 YOUR WEEKLY HOROSCOPE Aquarius (Jan 20-Feb 18) Leo (Jul 23-Aug 22) Its time to stop worrying and start living. Leave last weeks stress behind you and focus on moving ahead and making the week yours. Don’t worry about the weekend too much - events that seemed rather confusing will all make sense a few days later. Go with the flow and enjoy the moment. Pisces (Feb 19-Mar 20) Virgo (Aug 23-Sep 22) You may be in a situation this week that requires you to ask for financial assistance. Stay upbeat and you are more likely to receive the help you need. Aries (Mar 21-Apr 19) Take a closer look at your habits, both work and play, this week you may be missing out on opportunities as you get increasingly stuck in your rut. Taurus (Apr 20-May 20) People will enter and leave your life - with or without drama. This week may see you have the chance to reconnect with someone who left in anger and hurt. Gemini (May 21-Jun 20) Life is about to take an interesting turn if only you grab hold of the moment. Be ready to leap into new circumstances and step out of your comfort zone. Realize that looking ahead to success and wealth is important but you are missing out if you ignore the present for the future. Don’t miss current opportunities! Libra (Sep 23-Oct 22) With the right outlook everything will look new and exciting this week. Enjoy it and use it to motivate yourself to new successes. Don’t let others drag you down. Scorpio (Oct 23-Nov 21) The thought that certain people have it out for you is tempting as in your mind ‘evidence’ continues to build. Step back from the situation and remain calm. Sagittarius (Nov 22-Dec 21) New plans may take up much of your days this week but the time may not be right to commit to major change. Try to defer major decisions until next week. Cancer (Jun 21-Jul 22) Capricorn (Dec 22-Jan 19) Letting your feelings get the better of you can be satisfying at the moment but leads to regrets later. Keep this in mind as tempers boil this week. A chance to get ahead will present itself this week - but be careful that your chance is not someone else’s misfortune. Consider carefully before acting. Your Community Paper - The Highland Heart We’d like to thank our many supporters in the business community for advertising in The Highland Heart. As a free paper, privately owned, our only source of revenue are the many advertisers you will find in each issue. Their support makes all of this possible and we invite our readers to likewise support these outstanding businesses and organizations. Stop by and let them know where you saw their ad! Thanks - and keep reading! Crispin Cornect - Owner/Editor Crispin is the owner of Simply Ducky, an Antigonish based Web Development company. In the fall of 2011, he saw the opportunity to give something back to the community he calls home by purchasing the Highland Heart. Owning the paper allows him to support local organizations and businesses by providing them a place to be heard and an economical place to advertise their activities and services. Karen Keizer - Content Manager Karen joined Simply Ducky and started working on the Highland Heart, as Content Manager, in June of 2012. Karen works hard with local businesses and non-profits, helping bring their message to the paper each and every week. Karen also handles social media for The Highland Heart, keeping Antigonish residents up to date on local events and stories from the community. Please contact us at info@thehighlandheart.ca or by phone at (902) 735-5251 2 Visit us online at: www.thehighlandheart.ca or www.facebook.com/thehighlandheartweekly Download complete issues on our website, read individual articles, submit FREE classifieds, recipes and letters to the editor! The Highland Heart is printed on 30% post-consumer materials. Please pass this paper on to someone else or recycle it when you are finished! Letters To The Editor The Laws of Physics versus the Law of the Land I am writing to you today to express serious concern about some of the careless (care free?) habits of pedestrians in the environs of Antigonish town – particularly pedestrians who are also university students. First of all, let me say that I get it…I understand…pedestrians have the right of way. No argument here. Yes, there is a but coming. But the fact that pedestrian right of way is the law of the land doesn’t eliminate the need for a certain amount of common sense. So often I see young people – headphones on – blithely stepping out into the crosswalks without looking either way or even slowing down. The some of the joggers are even worse; they pop out of side streets and run into the crosswalks. How is it possible that so many people could have unlearned one of the basic rules taught in elementary school – look both ways before crossing the street? A few years ago, I was witness to a pedestrian-vehicle accident in Halifax. I was stopped in a line of traffic with the driver-side window down. A woman was struck by a car in the other lane, directly opposite to my window and not more than 10 feet away. I will not quickly or easily forget the slapping, crunching sound she made as she bounced off the hood of the car. Even though the car was not going particularly fast, the impact left the woman with injuries that were a long time healing. The fact that she was a pedestrian did not protect her from the Laws of Physics – specifically those dealing with inertia and friction – that govern how quickly a 1.5 ton vehicle can be brought to a stop. And, at this time of the year, with slippery roads and uncertain lighting in the evenings, pedestrians need to exercise a level of caution and not assume that the drivers can see them and stop in time. It is not about legal rights. It is about self-preservation and accepting responsibility for protecting yourself. I suspect that your legal right of way would be small comfort if you were seriously injured or handicapped as a result of an avoidable accident. So I plead with pedestrians; please, PLEASE, take the few seconds needed to look both ways. If a car is coming, wait until you make eye contact with the driver and s/he stops before stepping into the crosswalk. Be safe! Yours truly, D. Smith, West River Do you have something to say that you would like to share with the community? Letters to the editor can be sent via email to info@thehighlandheart.ca and should be no more then 450 words in length. We are unable to print anonymous letters and your submission must include your first initial, family name and location. The Highland Heart is a community newspaper comprised of content generated by and for the Antigonish & Guysborough area. We welcome submissions about community events, local business, tourism, opinion pieces and more. An Enduring Legacy Continued from page one sion until the time of her death. man Rights Commission in 2006. She was a proud mother, grandmother and great-grandmother. In short, Pat leaves behind a legacy that we should all aspire to. She’s an inspiration to all of us who believe in equality, social justice, and kindness, and we can only hope to have more members in our community as devoted and compassionate as her. Pat would go on to become the regional supervisor for the Human Rights Commission in Northeastern Nova Scotia. She spent her days investigating claims: from African Nova Scotians being denied housing to women being denied promotions and jobs. It was another job that allowed her to reach out to her community, and while she left to work for the Philatelic Centre in 1984, she continued to be involved with the Human Rights Commis- Her Legacy There is so much more to be said about Pat. She was an important member of both the Black United Front and the Black Cultural Society. She was involved with the St. James United Church and the Antigonish-Guysborough Black Development Association. She has received numerous awards for her outstanding devotion to her com- Pat, we were so lucky to have had munity, including the Human Rights you. Rest in peace. Award from the Nova Scotia Hu- Visit us online at: www.thehighlandheart.ca or www.facebook.com/thehighlandheartweekly Download complete issues on our website, read individual articles, submit FREE classifieds, recipes and letters to the editor! The Highland Heart is printed on 30% post-consumer materials. Please pass this paper on to someone else or recycle it when you are finished! 3 HELP Boston Pizza HELP your local SPCA Make your meal go "fur"-ther! When you eat at Boston Pizza, write SPCA on the back of your bill and Boston Pizza will donate 5% of your bill to the Antigonish SPCA. The animals will thank you. SPCA. The animals will thank you. Across 1. Grammy winner ___ Anthony 5. Liaison 10. Huntley of 50's-60's NBC news 14. Hawaiian thrush 15. Singer Nixon 16. Libeler, almost by definition 17. Italian for "baked earth" 19. Der ___:Adenauer 20. Dills of the Bible 21. Time interval from one midnight to the following midnight 23. Salinger gal 26. Alternatives to tricks 27. Totally batty 32. Lithe swimmer 33. Remainder, in Rennes 34. 799, to Antony 38. Kiss-and- ____ 40. Mexican's hot sauce 42. Lod Airport carrier 43. Poet T. S. ___ 45. Clinton or Bush, collegiately 47. Prominent grocery chain 48. Where actors put costumes on 51. Conger, for one 54. To be, to Paris 4 55. Use strong-arm tactics on 58. Really love something, with "up" 62. Atlantic Coast area, with "the" 63. Separate-checks occasion 66. Tiger's habitat 67. Gladden the heart. 68. Office reminder 69. Gourmet Graham 70. What rain may cause 71. Crack, as a whip Down 1. Manny of the Dodgers 2. Hymn word 3. Like the whooping crane 4. Explorer Hernando 5. HBO competitor 6. Contemporary of Zhou 7. Plate scrapings 8. Golden-rule preposition 9. Popular theater name 10. Relative of a brougham 11. "Broom-___" (Russell Myers comic strip) 12. Vex incessantly 13. Cards above deuces 18. Nineveh was its cap. 22. Yankee slugger who just broke the A.L. record for most homers in Apr. 24. Mix (up) 25. Emerson products 27. Whale 28. Movie holder 29. "___want for..." 30. Geography book 31. Lisa of the WNBA 35. Main character in the musical "Xanadu" 36. 'Othello' antagonist 37. Close-mouthed one 39. Guiding night light 41. "It ___ Me Babe" (hit for the Turtles) 44. Very, in Rouen 46. Heron variety 49. Sidestepped 50. Supplies with new weapons 51. Break one's silence 52. Use the backspace key 53. Subject of the eddas 56. Have the throne 57. Etc. relative 59. Number suffix 60. "___ Rock": Simon and Garfunkel hit 61. Sporty auto roof 64. Windy City train initials 65. Relative of "pssst!" Visit us online at: www.thehighlandheart.ca or www.facebook.com/thehighlandheartweekly Download complete issues on our website, read individual articles, submit FREE classifieds, recipes and letters to the editor! The Highland Heart is printed on 30% post-consumer materials. Please pass this paper on to someone else or recycle it when you are finished! Sudoku Fill in each square so the numbers one through nine appear only once in each row, column and three by three box. Solution at bottom of this page. No cheating! Cryptogram A cryptogram is a phrase or quote that has been encrypted by simple letter substitution. You solve the cryptogram with a trial and error process, guessing the letters that have been replaced. One final rule - a letter can never be substituted with itself. V Q P K G F F L F F YV G X U LK C O Q O G L K L K P L Z L P S Q E F W S X L K C O Y S B F, B Q O X LG F, B G Y B E G F, Q C G F L X L F X U G O SE G . The solution: No cheating! Solution to cryptogram on this page: groups, parties, peoples, ages it is the rule. Madness is something rare in individuals - but in The solution: No cheating! — Friedrich Nietzsche Visit us online at: www.thehighlandheart.ca or www.facebook.com/thehighlandheartweekly Download complete issues on our website, read individual articles, submit FREE classifieds, recipes and letters to the editor! The Highland Heart is printed on 30% post-consumer materials. Please pass this paper on to someone else or recycle it when you are finished! 5 YMCA Port Hawkesbury - News For By Debbi Tobin, General Manager, YMCA of Cape Breton Shown above are the members of the 2nd Annual General Manager’s Challenge Group. Front row left to right: Sandra Embree, Holly Benoit, Ginette Pertus, Lydia Hart, Tammy Kierston, Nicole Cann. Back row left to right: Sarah Benoit, Heather Hart, KC Beaton, Michelle Tabinsky, Christine LaFoss MacDonald and our very own Lisa MacDonald. Photograph provided by Debbi Tobin, General Manager , YMCA of Cape Breton. What’s New At The Y? At Naomi Society, we know that family and intimate partner violence is impacting our communities. Naomi Society is here to provide fee and confidential support for individuals who experience family and intimate partner violence. February is the shortest month of the year and it has been the busiest to date! The 2nd Annual General Manager’s Challenge is in full swing and everyone is seeing results! (See photo). We have wrapped up our first session of the year of Youth in Action and another has begun. Since we live in rural Cape Breton and the YMCA has a commitment to building healthy communities, children, adult, youth and seniors, the Port Hawkesbury Branch of the YMCA of Cape Breton will be conducting fitness camps for our targeted groups and providing services directly in the community. February is also a romantic month and the YMCA in Port Hawkesbury offered members and their “sweeties” to come in and learn how to Merengue and Salsa! All couples who enjoy dancing the night away were entered to win a Y Love Basket filled with a variety of romantic goodies! Those needing a sitter for children between the ages of 4-11, the Y came to the rescue with our Kids Racquetball program that is free to our family members. And for those with two left feet, we encouraged BBF couples to join in. A great turn out came with lots of laughs and a few hugs too. Our winner of our Y Love basket is Hawk radio personality Scottie O and the love of his life, wife Lori Oakley! Commencing February 18th, and every Monday and Thursday for six weeks, the YMCA will run programs in Potlotek First Nation. Monday evenings will consist of Zumba and a kids’ “Live Y’ers” fun activity program to run simultaneously. Thursday evenings will run a co-ed Boot Camp “Potlotek Moves It” and another fun evening for kids’ “Live Y’ers”. 6 es. Keep an eye out for new and exciting programs upcoming at the YMCA in Port Hawkesbury. Hint: Wedding Party Boot Camps possibly? How about Grad Fit? Beach Party Booty Camps? There will be some pretty exciting programs up and coming here at the Y in Port Hawkesbury. Also, watch for our March Break Kids Camp taking place from March 11-15th at the Strait Area Community Curling Club. Children ages 4-11 are welcome to sign up by the day or week. Every day will be a different theme but some of the fun filled days will be Theatre Day, Kids Get Cooking, Explosive Science, Wizards, Witches and Warlocks and Neon Glow With the Flow. But hurry, there are only 30 Kids Racquetball fun for children spaces that fill up quickly. Contact ages 4-11 is free with a family us at 625-4600. membership and runs Tuesdays and Thursdays. February has been so much fun and action packed. We enjoy March is just around the corner; reaching out into our neighbouring spring showers, patches of grass, communities as well. We look just a hint of nice weather coming. forward to March! That means special events such as weddings, graduations and beach- Visit us online at: www.thehighlandheart.ca or www.facebook.com/thehighlandheartweekly Download complete issues on our website, read individual articles, submit FREE classifieds, recipes and letters to the editor! The Highland Heart is printed on 30% post-consumer materials. Please pass this paper on to someone else or recycle it when you are finished! February! Draw Date Every Sunday - Next Draw Feb 24th February 17th Winner: Florence Landry, Antigonish $23,235 Tickets available from any member of AMHA or community business sponsors like Irving ( Post Road)! Shown above is YMCA Zumba Instructor, Jennifer MacDonnell. Top right is Jennifer MacDonnell, Zumba Instructor and yes you are seeing right, she is dancing in heels! Center right are the winners of the YMCA Love Basket, Lisa MacLeod (left) is shown awarding Scott and Lori Oakley with their prize. Pictured below is Zumba Love, some of our couples enjoying dancing the night away! All photographs were provided by Debbi Tobin, General Manager, YMCA of Cape Breton. Visit us online at: www.thehighlandheart.ca or www.facebook.com/thehighlandheartweekly Download complete issues on our website, read individual articles, submit FREE classifieds, recipes and letters to the editor! The Highland Heart is printed on 30% post-consumer materials. Please pass this paper on to someone else or recycle it when you are finished! 7 Just For Kids! (or for the kid in all of us) We promote Small Business success through: Business Startup Assistance Business Counseling Training and Skill Development Consulting E-Learning Centre www.xedc.ca Contact: Paula Brophy StFX Enterprise Development Centre, 867-5543 BEAUTIFUL BLUE EYES CREATURE FAIR FANTASY FOLKLORE HEALING HORSE-LIKE LEGENDARY MAGICAL MAIDEN MAJESTIC MYSTERIOUS MYSTICAL MYTHICAL ONE HORNED SWIFT UNTAMABLE WHITE WILD 8 Visit us online at: www.thehighlandheart.ca or www.facebook.com/thehighlandheartweekly Download complete issues on our website, read individual articles, submit FREE classifieds, recipes and letters to the editor! The Highland Heart is printed on 30% post-consumer materials. Please pass this paper on to someone else or recycle it when you are finished! Ask The Naturopath By Dr. Teresa Donovan N.D., The Root Cause Health & Wellness Clinic The Highland Heart is pleased to periodically feature a new series called Ask the Naturopath. If you have any questions you would like the doctor to address in an upcoming issue, please submit them to rootcause@eastlink.ca. I have been trying to lose weight by eating healthy and exercising, but the scale is not budging. Is there more I can do? When starting a weight loss program, I encourage patients to put less focus on the scale and more focus on the percentage of body fat that they’re losing. The goal of a weight loss program shouldn’t be to look thin, it should be to decrease the amount of body fat while increasing muscle mass, therefore achieving a healthy body composition. Too much body fat, whether a person appears thin or obese, can lead to increased risk of heart disease, hypertension, metabolic syndrome, back pain, hormone imbalance, fatigue, stroke, high cholesterol, diabetes, respiratory problems, gallbladder disease, and osteoarthritis. At Root Cause, we track this progress through an advanced BIA machine, which analyzes the percentage of body fat, lean body mass, hydration, cell integrity, and metabolic rate to get an accurate picture of a person’s health progress. As the foundation of any healthy weight loss program is a healthy diet and fitness program, there may also be other underlying reasons that should be examined by a health professional that may be contributing to an inability to lose weight, or that may have caused the weight gain from the start. usually following high stress periods and symptoms include fatigue or burn out, poor sleep, and weight gain around the midline due to high cortisol levels. The most common underlying conditions that I see in practice are thyroid disorders, adrenal imbalance, hormonal imbalances, excess toxins, and poor lymphatic function. Naturopathic Doctors will perform a thorough intake on each patient, looking at all of their signs & symptoms, a review of body systems, medical history, and a physical exam. All of this information provides a complete picture of the patient, and the ability to screen for any possible underlying conditions that are going to contribute to weight gain, but also their health in general. Symptoms of hormonal imbalances are often viewed as ‘normal’ because they are ‘common’ among women. Just because these symptoms are common does not mean that they are normal. They are symptoms of hormonal imbalances and can include bloating, weight gain in the hips & thighs, acne, water retention, mood changes, irregular cycles, headaches, and pain. Generally, with an under-active thyroid, the symptoms are typically depression, difficulty losing weight or unexplained weight gain, fatigue, dry skin, hair loss, muscle cramping, changes in heart rate, sensitivity to cold temperatures, irregular heavy periods, high cholesterol, and low libido. Adrenal imbalances are Once these underlying conditions are in balance, weight loss is easier to achieve and maintain in the long term. The secret is to find and treat the root cause! Do you have a question for Dr. Donovan? Email us at rootcause@eastlink.ca or call us at 735-3995. Dr. Teresa Donovan N.D. is a Naturopathic Doctor. She practices at the Root Cause Health & Wellness Clinic. Afrikan Canadian Heritage and Friendship Centre By Patsy Borden, Program Director, Afrikan Canadian Heritage and Friendship Centre The Afrikan Canadian Heritage and Friendship Centre official opened in November 2001. It is located in Chedabucto Place, a primary to 12 school under the direction of the Strait Regional School Board. It is located in Chedabucto Place, Guysborough, which is also home to the Chedabucto Education Centre/ Guysborough Academy school facility and community recreation facilities. The ACHFC is committed to increasing the public’s awareness of the importance of African Heritage. The Centre’s goal is to promote and enhance the cultural values and traditions of the surrounding African communities. The Centre plays a key role in preserving and protecting the community’s heritage as well as fostering the community’s cultural awareness and crosscultural understanding. The Centre has a Picture above taken from the Afrikan Canadian Heritage and Friendship Centre. Photograph provided by Patsy Borden, Program Leader. Continued on page twelve Visit us online at: www.thehighlandheart.ca or www.facebook.com/thehighlandheartweekly Download complete issues on our website, read individual articles, submit FREE classifieds, recipes and letters to the editor! The Highland Heart is printed on 30% post-consumer materials. Please pass this paper on to someone else or recycle it when you are finished! 9 This new three bedroom, 2 bath, complete with dome top tubs, 2012 - 72 x 16 Kent Mini Home with its five appliances is ready to move in to. CWR File # - 581 This 2010 3 bedroom , 1 plus 3/4 bath which has only been lived in for 1 year is in excellent condition. Call today to view this great home. CWR File # - 553 62 Red Maple Drive, Antigonish MLS # 2012241731 $92,061 1 Meadow Park Lane, Antigonish MLS # 2012239806 $89,900 - no HST 20836 Hwy 316 Goshen, Guysborough County 12 MacLellan St., Antigonish $155,000 $185,000 Family Home MLS # 37520798 2 Unit Rental MLS # 01224872 3.7 Acre Lot, Pellerine Rd Oceanfront lot on Tor Bay, Guysborough MLS # 35011741 $15,000 3 bedroom Minihome in Pomquet 3 bedroom mini home includes woodstove, washer/dryer large yard, deck, storage shed, beautiful waterfront view Call (902) 386-2033 Apartment for Rent Karen’s Fortunes Back In Town Bright 2 bedroom basement apt in quiet neighbourhood. 20 min walk to StFX. Nonsmoking. Parking, laundry, fridge, stove. $550.00 per month plus utilities. Available March 18th. Call 735-2453 or 870-7162 Karen will be doing Card, Palm, Candle and Tea Leave readings on March 8th in Port Hawkesbury and the 9th and 10th in Antigonish. Call today. Spots go fast! 902-396-5882 10 Visit us online at: www.thehighlandheart.ca or www.facebook.com/thehighlandheartweekly Download complete issues on our website, read individual articles, submit FREE classifieds, recipes and letters to the editor! The Highland Heart is printed on 30% post-consumer materials. Please pass this paper on to someone else or recycle it when you are finished! Business Focus: Green Monkey By Karen Keizer, The Highland Heart The Highland Heart is delighted to bring you a look at a new or unique business located right here in Antigonish. Not only is it important to support local businesses by shopping local, its also very practical with so many wonderful shops and services available. Gordon Stewart’s love of tattoos started at a very early age. He actually gave himself his first tattoo at just thirteen and then turned to the professionals at sixteen for his second. Becoming a tattoo artist seemed natural for Gordon who has been drawing his whole life. Gordon did his tattooing apprenticeship while living in in Ontario. Upon returning home he began working in Stellarton but soon decided he would like to open his own business and Antigonish seemed like a great location. Drawing and being an artist has lent itself well to his chosen profession as a major part of his job is customizing tattoos. Customers generally choose their tattoos from flash books, internet pic- Opened: Location: Owner: Phone: Facebook: Hours: tures, or hand drawn images. Once an image is chosen Gordon draws it out to scale so his clients can see what the finished product will look like. When trying to do repairs on tattoos or cover ups Gordon is required to call on his drawing skills to use lines from an old tattoo to generate a new image which can be a challenge. Gordon also draws original images for his clients if they request something they are having trouble finding or visualizing. fication. Working as Colin’s apprentice is Quentin Boucher. At the Green Monkey, Gordon has an apprentice, Kayla Bates, learning all the ins and outs of the tattooing business by working along side him. Besides tattooing the Green Monkey has Colin Dunbar who does piercings. Colin offers full body piercing and modi- On a side note, four year ago Gordon started to paint with oils which is something he really loves. He displays some of his artwork in the reception area of the Green Monkey. Stop by and have a look! Gordon says he wanted his business to have a fun atmosphere and for people to relax and enjoy their time there. When asked why he named the business the Green Monkey, Gordon says “I always liked monkeys and green is my favourite colour. Having a great time at work makes me think of monkeying around so it seemed like a suitable name for my shop.” September 20th, 2011 235 Main Street (above Myers Tea Room) Gordon Stewart (902) 735-3366 www.facebook.com/pages/Green-Monkey-Tattoo-Studio Tuesday - Saturday 11am - 6pm Visit us online at: www.thehighlandheart.ca or www.facebook.com/thehighlandheartweekly Download complete issues on our website, read individual articles, submit FREE classifieds, recipes and letters to the editor! The Highland Heart is printed on 30% post-consumer materials. Please pass this paper on to someone else or recycle it when you are finished! 11 Afrikan Canadian Heritage Continued from page nine teacher on site that develops lessons that incorporate, acknowledge, reflect and appreciate the important contributions of members of our extended African communities past and present to the settlement, growth and development. The Centre is a valuable resource for students, staff, school community, community members and a resource for all schools in the Strait Region and partners with the local and provincial African Nova Scotia Community. The Centre is open to the public Recognizes Community contributions Enhances programming Host special events/guest speakers/presentations An anchor and connection that enriches existing curricular resources Celebrates African Heritage throughout the year Presently the Centre is the only Africentric enh a n c e d learning space located in an educational facility in Nova Scotia and has been recognized as a historical site. Picture above taken from the Afrikan Canadian Heritage and Friendship Centre. Photograph provided by Patsy Borden, Program Leader. The Afrikan Canadian Heritage and Friendship Centre is dedicated to the Legacy of all Black Nova Scotian Settlers. For more information, or to schedule a visit to the Centre, please call (902) 533-4006. The Highland Heart Weekly is printed every Thursday and distributed each Friday right here in Antigonish. Copies are available at over 40 locations in Antigonish Town & County, as well as online at www.thehighlandheart.ca We are always interested in printing articles of interest to the community, classified ads, recipes and more. Not all submissions will be printed. Please contact us at info thehighlandheart.ca or by phone at (902) 735-5251. The Highland Heart is proudly owned and published by Simply Ducky (www.simplyducky.ca). Oat Cakes 1 1/2 cups whole wheat flour 1 1/4 cups white flour 1/4 cup flax meal 3 cups rolled oats 1 cup butter 1 cup shortening 1/2 cup + 2 Tbsp sugar 1/2 cup + 2 Tbsp Splenda 1/4 tsp salt Cream butter, shortening and sugars. Add the rest of the ingredients. Mix well. Roll out (about 1/4 inch thick) between two pieces of wax paper. Cut into squares. Bake at 350 for 10-15 mins or until a delicate brown. Submitted by Laura Whitehead 12 (via www.thehighlandheart.ca) Visit us online at: www.thehighlandheart.ca or www.facebook.com/thehighlandheartweekly Download complete issues on our website, read individual articles, submit FREE classifieds, recipes and letters to the editor! The Highland Heart is printed on 30% post-consumer materials. Please pass this paper on to someone else or recycle it when you are finished!
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