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Snow, ice cause
ship to list
Coast guard
monitoring situation
By ROBERT HIRTLE
robert.hirtle@lighthousenow.ca
M@LunenburgNews
For the second time this month, Mother Nature has
caused trouble for a 240-foot ship moored at the Port of
Bridgewater.
Following the March 17-18 winter storm that reportedly dumped as much as 60 centimetres on parts of Nova
Scotia, passersby noticed that the Cormorant, a retired
navy dive vessel, had developed a severe list to its starboard side.
Port president Rick Welsford said the cause of the list
is a buildup of snow on the vessel’s deck, the same issue
that had plagued it previously.
“We are currently clearing snow from the port to
provide safer access and provide most accurate information,” he said Thursday morning. “It is still our understanding that the snow loading is causing the problem
and while some was removed with good result the latest
storm added to the problem again. We are in contact
with the coast guard and sharing information as we collect it.”
The problem occurred the first time on March 4, but
snow removal and some melting caused by a brief period
of above-zero temperatures helped right the ship.
Canadian Coast Guard spokesman Steve Bornais said
last Thursday that officials are aware of the situation
and have spoken to the ship’s owner.
“Coast guard employees from the environmental response branch previously visited the vessel and didn’t
find any signs of oil pollution,” he said of the March 4
incident. “They will be visiting the vessel again tomorrow.”
They have also instructed the owner to prepare a response plan to correct the condition of the ship.
“I’ve also been told that officers from Environment
Canada are expected to visit the vessel in the next few
days,” he added.
On Friday, Mr. Welsford said the vessel “remains secure at the wharf,” and a crew was continuing to clear
away snow to make the area safe.
“Canadian Coast Guard officials are working closely
with the stakeholders to monitor and collect possible
hydrocarbons from escaping into the LaHave River,” he
said. “The ship carries minimal fuel while in storage
and none has been observed so far.”
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Snow has apparently caused Cormorant, a 240-foot former navy dive vessel berthed at the Port of Bridgewater, to
develop a severe list to starboard side.
County expected to have full
complement of doctors soon
Marketing strategy successful in recruiting physicians
By PAULA LEVY
paula.levy@lighthousenow.ca
M@LunenburgCoLife
A physician recruitment marketing campaign has
paid off.
Health Services director Marlene Wheatley Downe
said that by this fall Lunenburg and Queens will
have a full complement of family doctors and specialists.
“I’m happy to say that all of our approved positions
have been filled,” she said, noting each position has to
be approved by the Department of Health. She said that
since September 2013, 10 physicians have moved to this
area and there will be four physicians joining them
this summer, including a family physician in Bridgewater and another in New Germany.
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Ms Wheatley Downe, joined by communication director Theresa Hawkesworth, addressed the Municipality of Lunenburg on March 17. She said there may
be people still without a physician since it can take
time for a doctor to build his or her practice.
The influx of physicians is a result of a marketing
campaign called “Practice Here” that was developed
in an effort to attract doctors to the South Shore.
Ms Hawkesworth said the marketing campaign has
been successful in raising the profile of the community and highlighting the opportunities that are
available.
“Recruitment needs to be a comprehensive approach
and I think that with the support of our partners, we’ve
been able to do that here,” she said.
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LighthouseNOW Progress Bulletin, Wednesday, March 25, 2015
Prime Minister honours Bridgewater
firm with volunteer award
LaHave River Credit Union adds to trophy case
Rogers. “I’d like to say he said,
‘Everyone should bank at LaHave
River Credit Union,’ but unfortunately he didn’t,” Mr. Henry told
The Prime Minister’s VolLighthouseNOW with a laugh.
unteer Award earned by the
Junior Achievement Nova ScoLaHave River Credit Union is a
tia nominated the credit union for
testament to the ongoing efforts
the award because the company
of the Bridgewater financial
has dedicated countless volunteer
services company’s workers, who
hours and financial help to its
give freely of their time to others,
program. Mr. Rogers said Junior
the firm’s general manager says.
Achievement began asking for in“We don’t do the volunteer
formation months ago to accomwork to look for recognition
pany the award application. Two
or awards or anything,” Corey
weeks before the ceremony, the
Rogers told LighthouseNOW
credit union was notified that the
in a phone interview after he
honour was coming its way. Mr.
and marketing and information
Rogers said he was thrilled and
technology co-ordinator Patrick
excited when he learned the news.
Henry returned to Nova Scotia
LaHave River Credit Union general
The credit union was lauded
from the award ceremony in Tofor working with youth, supportronto. “However, it is nice, and manager Corey Rogers holds the Prime
ing a platform for students to
I’m very proud of our staff and Minister’s Volunteer Award in Toronto
showcase academic skills and fosorganization to achieve these on March 18.
tering a culture of giving within
awards.
its
organization,
among
other things.
“We [volunteer] because it’s part of our cultural
The framed certificate and medal will be displayed
belief and philosophy to give back to our community.”
The LaHave River Credit Union received one of 15 in the company’s front-office area.
The recognition package allows recipients to idenregional awards. It won in the business leader category,
which recognizes firms that “demonstrate social re- tify a not-for-profit organization to receive a one-time
funding grant in their honour. The South Shore chapsponsibility in their business practices.”
Federal Finance Minister Joe Oliver was the event’s ter of the Autism Society and the Bridgewater Senior
master of ceremonies. Prime Minister Stephen Harper Wheels Association will receive $2,500 each.
The credit union’s trophy case is getting larger. It’s
presented the honours.
The prime minister did not say anything beyond captured provincial and municipal volunteer honours
“congratulations” when he presented the award to Mr. in the past two years, among other achievements.
By KEITH CORCORAN
keith.corcoran@lighthousenow.ca
M@NewsmanKeith
County to have full complement of doctors soon
to help with recruitment.
“There was a community physician recruitment
The municipality and Bridgewater provided funding team that was established,” said Ms Wheatley Downe,
for the strategy which enabled the district to advertise noting the residents came from the Town of Bridgenationally and create a professional trade show display water and the municipality. “At the same time, we had
for recruitment fairs. A video, which is on YouTube been working for a long time with a group of physiand the website, has also been created.
cians from Bridgewater trying to establish a collabora“It’s a comprehensive marketing approach that in- tive practice in Bridgewater. … The big issue that we
cludes many elements,” said Ms Hawkesworth.
ran into was space.”
Patients not having doctors has
As a result, funding from the
been a problem, especially in Lunenprovince came through to set up
burg County, for the past several
a collaborative practice in Bridgeyears.
water.
“A couple of years ago we really
“[With] the help of our muwere having some struggles with renicipal governments, with the
cruitment of family physicians. The
help of the mayors, we were able
models of how physicians worked
to work with the Department of
in our community and surrounding
Health and Wellness and secure
communities was what you would
some funding that allowed us to
call solo practice,” said Ms. Wheatley
move forward with establishing
Downe. “It’s pretty daunting if you
the Bridgewater and Area Famwant to try and have any quality of
ily Health Centre. We also had
life.”
some other help from the auxilTheresa Hawkesworth
The departure of several family
iary around outfitting that clinic,
South Shore Health
physicians for various reasons resultand Michelin as well. There was
ed in a large number of patients witha lot of community work and muout the care of a primary physician.
nicipal work that went into the
“Many of our local residents didn’t
establishment of that centre.”
have a family physician. They were relying on emerThe practice is now one of nine similar practices in
gency rooms or sometimes walk-in clinics for care,” Lunenburg and Queens counties. Although the doctors
she said. “Obviously, the community was becoming have come to Lunenburg and Queens and more will
very concerned and frustrated with the lack of physi- follow, Ms Wheatley said it’s up to the community to
help them stay.
cian resources in the area.”
“It’s up to us as a community to make it a place
She said South Shore Health had been active in
physician recruitment with the Department of Health, where they want to live and make our communities
but community involvement was needed. A group of welcoming and open and a place they want to stay and
residents approached South Shore Health and offered raise their families,” added Ms Wheatley Downe.
DOCTORS from A1
“Recruitment needs
to be a comprehensive
approach and I think
that with the support
of our partners, we’ve
been able to do that
here.”
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Motorist who failed
breathalyser in
Chester school zone
gets curative
discharge
Susannah Lee Dumaresq, 59,
receives 18 months’ probation
By KEITH CORCORAN
M@NewsmanKeith
A Halifax motorist who police said failed the breathalyser last September after speeding through a Chester
school zone when the village’s elementary and middle
schools were being dismissed for the day was sentenced
last week to a curative discharge.
Susannah Lee Dumaresq, 59, pleaded guilty in December to operating a motor vehicle with a blood-alcohol
level over the legal limit of 80 milligrams of alcohol in
100 millilitres of blood. She was sentenced to probation
during Bridgewater provincial court proceedings on
March 20. The 18 months’ probation, part of the curative discharge sentence, which includes treatment for
alcoholism, was a joint recommendation to Judge Paul
Scovil from Crown and defence attorneys.
Ms Dumaresq’s lawyer, Trevor McGuigan, said she
demonstrates good prospects for rehabilitation, is already seeking treatment and is actively engaged in Alcoholics Anonymous. “She is someone who is making a
genuine bona fide effort to recover from that addiction,”
he told the court.
Crown attorney Josh Bryson said a pre-sentence report concerning Ms Dumaresq was largely positive.
“She cannot promise that she won’t relapse. I mean,
that’s a reality that some people who struggle with addiction face,” Mr. McGuigan pointed out, “but she can
promise that she will not get behind the wheel [again]
while she’s drinking.”
RCMP in a marked police car pulled over a vehicle in
the Duke Street area “driving a little fast for the conditions given that it was a school area,” Mr. Bryson said,
reading the facts to the court. Law enforcement detected
an odour of alcohol coming from the vehicle and noticed
the driver exhibited delayed, slurred speech and had
trouble locating her driving documents. A subsequent
breathalyser test showed Ms Dumaresq’s readings were
210 and 200 milligrams of alcohol in 100 millilitres of
blood.
A police statement released two days after the incident indicated a vehicle driven by a female in her 50s
was pulled over around 2 p.m. on September 10, 2014, “for
speeding in front of Chester’s elementary and middle
schools.
“At that time, students were being dismissed from
school for the day.” After stopping the driver, the Mountie noted signs that the woman had been drinking and arrested her. Police said she later registered breathalyser
readings two and a half times the legal limit.
Ms Dumaresq told the court last week that she realizes what she did was irresponsible.
The terms of her probation include being of good
behaviour, abstaining from alcohol and completing any
counselling as directed, including obtaining assistance
for substance abuse. She also must pay a $100 victim fine
surcharge.
Judge Paul Scovil said he was satisfied Ms Dumaresq
is in need of curative treatment for alcohol and that she
has meaningfully sought and responded well to treatment and is engaged in the process.
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A3
Skatepark progress continues to be stalled
Group asks for $200,000 from Bridgewater council
time in case the park is built in less time
than projected.
“If the all-wheels park wasn’t built
for four years, say we built it in one year
The proposed skateboard, scooter, or two years, and we’re asking people
BMX and bike park for Bridgewater has to donate over a three-year period, the
been further pushed back.
park could actually get built before the
The Grinder’s Square All-wheels donations and sponsors were to come in
Park committee approached council for over that time frame, so there would be
$200,000 of funding March 9, and its re- a bit of a risk to the town,” said Trudy
quest was denied.
Payne, the director of recreation for the
The committee’s motion was moved Municipality of Lunenburg, who also
to the budget deliberation process in- serves on this committee.
stead.
The town would be expected to cover
“I still think we need to have an the donations of other sponsors until
overall picture. I would still like to have the agreed time they were due.
information from staff with regard
“I’m very familiar with this, because
to projected gas tax revenues over the this is the type of process that was used
next three years,” said
in the Municipality of
Mayor David Walker.
Chester when they did
“I think there’s
their skatepark,” said
more information that
Ms Payne, who assured
I need before I can
council that all of the
make that commitdonors and sponsors in
ment.”
that instance honoured
Aside from analyztheir commitments.
ing projected gas tax
At the moment,
revenues council plans
$69,410 has been raised.
to raise the possibility
There are other
of making the project
areas
of potential ina regional partnership
come. The town holds
Mayor David Walker
with the District of
a reserve account of
Town of Bridgewater
Lunenburg, (MODL).
$14,410, and MODL
“There was some
committed $40,000 over
talk between MODL
a four-year period,
and Bridgewater about
from 2013 to 2017. Miregional facilities, and I think there’s a
fine example where that could be done chelin agreed to donate $16,000, $1,000
… because the whole region will use it of which has already been spent on
and should be supporting it,” said Coun- the design phase of the project. The
United Way of Lunenburg previously
cillor Wayne Thorburne.
The committee representatives re- committed $15,000, but as the project
quested that the town commit to 40 per has taken so long to get off, or, in this
cent of the total project cost of $500,000, case, on the ground, the committee will
a maximum of $200,000, with the un- have to apply for funding from this orderstanding the committee had to raise ganization again. Also, The Nova Scotia
the remainder of the project’s funding Department of Health and Wellness has
within the next four years. They also re- a facility development grant of up to
quested potential sponsors be allowed to $150,000, which is a third of the cost of
the project.
donate funds over a three-year period.
“I do know that the gas tax agreement
“This commitment would input in a
formal agreement,” said Sandy Mair- had changed and is now allowed for
Dodman, the acting recreation, parks recreation capital projects and the alland culture director for the town of wheels park would definitely fit within
Bridgewater who also sits on this com- the category of culture, tourism, recreation and sport infrastructure,” said
mittee.
“The committee feels that this is im- Ms Payne, which is why the town will
perative, that council backs this project also explore this as a possible source of
up with financial support for it to be- commitment.
come a reality.”
The Grinder’s Square All-wheels
They need council to allow other Family Park became a Town of Bridgesponsors to donate over that period of water project in 2013. This meant the
By KELSEY POWER
kelsey.power@lighthousenow.ca
M@kelseyLHNow
“I think the project
has extreme merit.
I think it would be
used extensively
within our
community.”
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KELSEY POWER PHOTO
Sadie Watson said she has been hearing
about this park’s creation since she was
seven years old. Now that she’s 31, she
hopes her three year old will someday get
the chance to use such a facility.
Trudy Payne, recreation director for the
District of Lunenburg, highlights the contributions the Chester Skatepark has made
to its community.
town would own and operate the park once
it was completed. This was nine years after
the initial sketches of the official vision for
the park were made, when the Bridgewater
Development Association (BDA) contacted
Spectrum Skateparks to design a concept
for the skatepark. It proposed a skatepark
different from any other in the province,
a 10,000-square-foot plaza. The town and
the BDA have already invested $27,000 and
$36,000 for the conceptual plan and construction design respectively.
The BDA also donated land for this use
to the Lunenburg County Lifestyle Centre (LCLC) to create an overall recreation
complex. This resulted in the signing of a
memorandum of understanding between
the town and the LCLC and the creation
of a committee of council to implement
the park.
“I want to be very clear. I think the project has extreme merit,” said Mayor Walker.
“I think it would be used extensively within our community.”
KELSEY POWER PHOTO
CONTRIBUTED PHOTO
RCMP says snow-stuck delivery
driver fails breathalyzer
Authorities deal with stranded motorists
during March 18 storm
By KEITH CORCORAN
M@NewsmanKeith
Mounties checking on about a dozen
stranded motorists during a snow storm
last week found one driver who had no
business being behind the wheel in the
first place.
Lunenburg County RCMP checking
on a marked delivery van stuck in the
snow around 9 a.m. on March 18 discovered the driver of the vehicle had been
drinking. The police officer detected
“obvious signs of impairment,” Staff
Sgt. Jean-Guy Richard said, and a subsequent breath test confirmed the findings. The driver, who was on the job that
day, registered breathalyzer readings
more than three times the legal limit.
The incident took the responding officer by surprise.
“That would be the best way to put
it,” Staff Sgt. Richard told LighthouseNOW.
There were no passengers in the van.
The Halifax area driver faces drunk
driving-related charges and is due to appear in court at a later date.
The vehicle was towed and the company that operates the van sent someone to pick it up, Staff Sgt. Richard said.
Other vehicles that were checked, including one transport truck, were able
to safely venture on once the road was
plowed, the officer said.
Most of the stuck vehicles were in
the Chester area on Highway 103.
“By 10 a.m., there was nobody left
stranded,” the staff sergeant said.
Bridgewater firefighters were on scene over the weekend blasting the deck of the
Cormorant with water in hopes of removing a build-up of ice and snow which would
allow access to the lower decks of the vessel.
Snow, ice cause ship to list
At that time, coast guard spokesman
Keith Laidlaw told CTV News the ship apMr. Welsford said ownership of the ves- pears to be resting on bottom and hasn’t
sel lies with 3092714 Nova Scotia Limited, moved through the tide cycles in the past
a temporary ownership step facilitating couple of days.
a more straightforward transfer to a new
“So we don’t believe it will move any
owner and that he has remore, but that is specusponsibility to speak on
lation,” he said, adding
behalf of the vessel and
that he has been told
the Nova Scotia company.
there are less than 200 liThe former owner was
tres of fuel on board and
the Cormorant Marine
the main fuel tanks are
Services Corporation of
empty and possibly filled
the United States.
with water for ballast.
“Discussions are onThere is reportedly
going as to what plans
Keith Laidlaw
also
some lubrication in
are to be made,” he said.
Canadian Coast Guard
the main engine crank“Inspections and contincases and some hydrauued monitoring will take
lic fluids aboard.
place over the weekend.”
Mr. Bornais said MonOn Saturday, members
of the Bridgewater fire department were day morning that there was nothing new
engaged to try and blast snow and ice to report on the condition of the ship, and
from the ship’s deck to allow access to there was still no sign of any contaminahatches and the lower decks.
tion to the river.
SNOW from A1
“So we don’t
believe it will move
any more but that
is speculation.”
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Bridgewater town council has been considering possible permanent close of its old arena.
Angela Pearson
Marketing Director
angie.pearson@lighthousenow.ca
Town council alone
can’t save aging arena
he Bridgewater Memorial Arena is on thin ice,
and it’s going to take a team effort to save it.
A parade of rink users have stated unequivocally that the old rink is essential to meet their
recreational needs, which is one of the primary
mandates of any municipal government.
However, too often our local governments have
focused on historical gripes or outdated electoral
boundaries instead of what’s best for their constituents.
Bridgewater’s aging arena, which town council is
considering for permanent closure, is just the latest
example.
This needs to change. We need our local municipalities to stop thinking about the past and start
thinking about the future.
At a time when the Lunenburg County Lifestyle
Centre (LCLC) and its new arena has opened across
town, the other outdated rink typically runs a deficit
of over $150,000, a tab that is by our account unsustainable for Bridgewater taxpayers. Still, it seems
neighbouring municipalities and nearby arena operators would not shed a tear if the old rink closed,
despite the needs of the communities they serve.
To be clear, we’re not saying any municipality
other than the town should have to take on the deficit. That said, if there is indeed a need for this facility in the region, then our local governments must
work together for the sake of the people who use it.
A case in point is the fact that some Bridgewater
councillors have suggested what sounds like a viable alternative, a business model that could limit
the financial risk for the Municipality of Lunenburg (MODL) — which shares the operating costs
of the LCLC with the town — while increasing the
efficiency of local rink operations and streamlining
overall costs. The concept would involve the LCLC
managing the old rink’s operations and the town
agreeing to fund annually what would amount to the
estimated costs of keeping the old rink open.
That may receive a lukewarm response from
MODL, which has legitimate concerns about running deficits at both the Lifesyle Centre and the old
arena. However, closing a rink is a short-sighted
solution to help alleviate that. For example, we have
to consider that the LCLC’s plans for growth include
hosting concerts and special events, which would
become increasingly problematic should the old rink
close and leave regular LCLC user groups without
ice time.
In the meantime, the two facilities, along with
similar ones in Chester and Lunenburg, have competed against each other for increasingly smaller
pieces of the recreational pie since the opening of
the Lifestyle Centre.
According to a recent study presented to town
council, Bridgewater Memorial Arena revenues
plummeted 50 per cent during the first year of operation of the LCLC, while revenues in Lunenburg,
and to some degree Chester, also declined sharply.
T
Therefore, they wind up competing against each
other instead of working together.
At the same time, a one-month snapshot of ice
time analysis at the four rinks determined primetime rentals were being utilized at 78 per cent of
capacity and that closing the old arena would leave
many of those users out in the cold.
Another consideration is marquee events such as
this week’s Gary L. Wentzell March Break hockey
tournament, which attracts about 60 teams annually
and is a major shot in the arm to the local economy.
Its primary organizer has said the area could “kiss
this tournament goodbye” should the old rink close.
Many other user groups have voiced similar sentiments.
And where are these users coming from? According to information from a recent council meeting,
about 70 per cent of the old arena’s users live outside the Town of Bridgewater.
So, it should be in MODL’s interest to help ensure
the rink is utilized while it’s still needed.
That said, perhaps by managing the facility
together with the LCLC, and with some better cooperation between it and facilities in Lunenburg and
Chester, the old Bridgewater arena could even be
permanently closed in the future through creative
scheduling, less competition, improved management
and better communication?
Regardless, the report to Bridgewater council
recommended a two-year moratorium on possible
closure so that a new, unified vision for recreation in
Lunenburg County can be developed.
We agree that vision is needed, but the unfortunate reality is that it’s long overdue.
More than three years ago, a $100,000-plus review
on regional governance recommended the implementation of a joint recreation program by the end
of 2012 among Bridgewater, MODL and the Town of
Mahone Bay.
We’re still waiting.
The Marathon Human Resources report correctly
pointed out economic and demographic challenges
that should be a powerful incentive for changing the
existing models of local government. It also warned
aging infrastructure, new environmental requirements and a rapidly aging population would impact
municipal taxes and user fees significantly in the
coming years; that sharing more services would
improve service delivery and position the partners
much better to manage future cost pressures and to
expand commercial investment; and that there was
strong public and media support for municipal cooperation, improving local governance and minimizing future tax increases.
Until our municipal governments can agree to
work together to meet the recreational needs of
Bridgewater Memorial Arena users, those people
will be left to ponder an uncertain future
They deserve better.
~ Stacey Colwell
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TO THE EDITOR
Council should be responsible
for house demolition
ast May, the Municipality of Lunenburg
(MODL) council approved the demolition of my
house in Conqueral Bank.
Now, I am being asked to pay for a demolition that
should have never happened.
A small addition attached to the original house
required removal due to its condition. I personally removed the addition prior to date requested by MODL.
I spent considerable time repairing the original Cape
and installed almost $2,000 in new material only to
have the municipality haul it to the landfill.
A municipal official was aware I was repairing my
house. When I found out a tender had been awarded
to demolish my house, I immediately contacted everyone I could think of who might be able to have this
stopped. I contacted the mayor, a number of councillors, the ombudsman and the MLA for municipal affairs, but no one did anything.
On November 3, 2014, I attended a municipal council meeting and presented documents proving some
of the incorrect statements which council had made
its decision on. During this meeting, council requested a staff report but it has been over four months and
still no report.
Council should realize their accountability on this
issue.
The order to demolish was based on a false report.
The damage has been done and it cannot be
L
LCLC is a gift
egarding the Lunenburg County Lifestyle Centre, I am writing to acknowledge the gift we
have in this county.
I had been unable to attend many of the activities
it offers due to being away and recovering from an
injury.
However, upon attending classes at the pool for
the last two weeks, it was a pleasure to see so many
young children of all ages and seniors enjoying the
pools. We all know that exercise is very beneficial for
our health.
Seeing the people going in and out of the centre is
great, including those taking advantage of the walking area around the rink, those going to the excellent
library and those just in time to enjoy a light lunch
and tea and coffee. The cafe is reasonably priced and
one can sit and watch the pool action.
Of course, the rink is amazing for both skaters and
sports fans.
If you care to take part in any of the action in this
facility, you will find it very clean and well equipped.
I say thank you for the Lifestyle Centre.
DALE WENTZELL
Pleasantville
R
Massive pothole
a safety issue
corrected. Due to the size of land the house was on,
I will not be able to rebuild and this makes the property almost worthless.
Council should be responsible to pay replacement
value of my house and the cost of the new materials
installed.
I will avoid purchasing any property in the future
within the Municipality of Lunenburg.
LEE HARNISH
Chester Basin
here is a very dangerous situation at the community mailboxes at Mike’s Kwik Way, just outside Lunenburg.
Cars are being damaged and have to be towed out
of a massive pothole that’s approximately 30 feet
long, 15 feet wide and 7 inches deep.
The situation is very dangerous and unsafe.
Problems were reported with similar issues back
in October.
DAVID MOSSMAN
Masons Beach
Delighted by
Davison article
Pollution from ship is
least of river’s worries
t was delightful to see the article in the March 11
Progress Bulletin on E.D. Davison’s importance
to the development of Bridgewater and the areas
surrounding the LaHave River (“Building Bridgewater,” B1).
Kudos to Patrick Hirtle for his book and his descriptions of Davison’s contributions.
Readers interested in the history of the area and
Mr. Davison will gain additional insight into his life
and times by delving into Davison’s diaries, edited
and annotated by Catherine Pross in her book “I Did
Enjoy: The Enterprising Life of E.D. Davison.”
Davison had his finger in more pies than just lumber. He was quite the entrepreneur.
FRANCES ANDERSON
Upper LaHave
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CONGRATULATIONS...
T
egarding the ship on its side in the LaHave:
Why has Bridgewater turned its back on the
beautiful LaHave River that runs through the
R
town?
Why isn’t the pollution from sewage straight pipes
into the river more of a hot political issue? Why does
the majority of the Town’s river frontage consist of
parking lots, the back side of a shopping mall and old
ships that should have been removed years ago?
Bridgewater, “the Main Street of the South Shore,”
with its main street running alongside the river, in
recent years has lost its public post office and its
public library and currently consists of quick money
loan stores, surplus secondhand stores and vacant
storefronts. It’s looking bad.
The time has come to turn around and look at the
LaHave and make the river frontage the most important part of the community.
First, there needs to be the political will – civic,
provincial and federal – which is currently seriously
lacking.
Up and down the LaHave River, many houses still
have “straight pipes,” a term used to describe a house
that dumps its sewage untreated directly by way of
a straight pipe into the river. Why do houses, just
because they are on the river, still have the right to
dump their sewage directly into the river? You would
think that if such a house sold, this would have to be
corrected, but that’s not the case, and some of these
houses and properties are very expensive.
Yes, the river up to Bridgewater is a tidal river,
but the sewage doesn’t flush out to sea. It just washes
back and forth up and down the river with the tides.
The river is not safe for swimming, and perhaps it’s
unsafe for many other forms of recreational activity.
Concerns about this ship’s pollution should pale in
comparison.
BL MacNevin
Bridgewater
MARGARET PARSONS
of West Clifford
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Lunenburg council on board
with dial-a-ride
By ROBERT HIRTLE
M@LunenburgNews
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MUNICIPALITY OF THE DISTRICT
OF LUNENBURG
NEW DATES ADDED FOR
MODL ELECTION BOUNDARY
CONSULTATIONS
Six new dates have been announced by the Municipality of the
District of Lunenburg (MODL) for further public consultations
regarding the review of existing municipal electoral boundaries, as
required by the Nova Scotia Utilities and Review Board (NSUARB).
Adjustments to existing boundaries will come into effect in 2016.
“We learned a great deal during our initial round of consultations
and we would like to continue the discussion with our residents,”
said Don Downe, Mayor of MODL. “We have made some revisions
to our proposed boundary maps based on feedback received to date
and would like additional input from the public to further refine our
recommendations to the Board.”
The process is outlined by the Nova Scotia Utility and Review
Board, which requires municipalities to review the number and
boundaries of municipal polling districts and councillors once every
eight years. The NSUARB expects variances for relative parity
between polling districts to be within ten per cent.
During each consultation session, residents will have the opportunity
to review several proposed boundary revisions and to provide feedback and observations. This information will be taken into account
before a final recommendation is made by MODL to the NSUARB
for approval. The dates and locations for these sessions are:
April 1, 2015 – Mahone Bay Community Centre, 7 p.m.
April 7, 2015 – Best Western Hotel, Cookville, 7 p.m.
April 8, 2015 – Petite Riviere Fire Hall, 7 p.m.
April 9, 2015 –Barss Corner Community Hall, 7 p.m.
April 16, 2015 – St. Barnabas Church Hall, Blue Rocks, 7 p.m.
April 20, 2015 – Riverport Community Centre, 7 p.m.
The proposed electoral boundary options, along with a feedback
form, are posted on-line at www.modl.ca. Electoral boundary
feedback stations have also been setup at your local fire hall or a
community hall near you. For a listing of display locations please
visit our website.
For more information, please contact: Jeff Merrill at 902-541-1340
or jmerrill@modl.ca
The Town of Lunenburg is backing a dial-a-ride
project being pitched by the joint transportation
committee (JTC).
JTC chairperson Eric Hustvedt and public transportation co-ordinator Faus Johnson appeared before council March 10 to review the proposal,
which, if fully approved and funded, will initially
operate on a one-year trial basis.
The proposal reflects municipal contributions to
the capital budget of $84,000 and a first-year operating budget of $34,000. That represents 50 per cent
of first-year and start-up costs, with the other half
being provided by the province, subject to approval.
Lunenburg’s share works out to eight per cent –
$2585.53 for operating and $6,388 for capital.
“This is an interim plan; it hasn’t been sanctioned or authorized by anyone,” Mr. Johnson
told council. “The purpose is to provide affordable wheelchair access, public access, on-demand
service for the transportation disadvantaged in
Lunenburg County.”
He said there are benefits to having an on-demand service rather than a fixed-route one. An ondemand service targets seniors who wish to remain
in their homes but don’t have their own transportation, individuals with a disability who can’t drive
and youth. The service could also be available for
group tours and community social events.
Also, the province will not provide funding for
fixed-route services.
“In terms of focus, we’re looking at this from a
target-marketing perspective. Certainly hospitals,
nursing homes, retirement [homes], not-for-profit
organizations that need to move people from one
location to another, are high on the priority list,”
he said.
Along with the dial-a-ride service, there would
also be a charter service that would operate during
non-peak hours and on evenings and weekends.
“This would be a benefit for the business community as well as social activities,” Mr. Johnson
explained. “In terms of a marketing plan, this is a
work in progress, but there will be a website and
collateral material going ahead once we establish
what the rates are, and are so on and so forth.”
He said the service falls in a catch basin of upwards of 40,000 people, and anticipated growth over
a five-year period is expected to reach 100 Point-Ato-Point-B trips per day.
“There are 14 other organizations in the province that operate similarly, all under the not-forprofit signature, and this is one of the criteria for
government funding,” he said. “Population density
also plays a part in the funding from the government and the majority of rides will be between
population centres.”
Mr. Johnson said the target date for having funding in place is May, which would allow for vehicle
procurement in June and startup of the service in
July.
Following discussion, council passed a motion
authorizing the JTC to apply to the Nova Scotia Transit Research Incentive Program for pilot
funding to offset the initial operating costs of the
service as well as to the Accessible Transportation
Assistance Program for the purchase of an accessible van and community bus.
Bridgewater man pleads guilty
after damaging truck
By EMMA SMITH
M@emmaLHNow
A Bridgewater man who punched the truck that his excommon-law partner was sitting in said he only wanted to see
his young daughter before heading into surgery.
Stephen Hubley pleaded guilty to mischief in provincial
court on March 11 and was ordered to pay for the damage to
the truck, which totalled $264.15.
TOWN OF LUNENBURG
NOTICE
SEWER DISCHARGE BY-LAW
On Tuesday, March 10, 2015, Lunenburg Town Council gave
second and final reading of (and thereby passed) an Amendment to the Sewer Discharge By-law No. 34. This Amendment
which is effective on and after June 1, 2015, provides that every
owner or operator of a Restaurant or other industrial, commercial, or institutional premises where food is cooked, processed
or prepared, for which the premises is connected directly or indirectly to a sanitary or combined sewer, shall take all measures
to ensure that oil and grease are prevented from entering the
sanitary or combined sewer in excess of the provisions of the
By-law. In addition,
– grease interceptors shall not discharge to storm sewers,
– an oil and grease interceptor shall be installed in any piping
system that connects directly, or indirectly, to a sewer -the
installation shall be in compliance with the current Building
Code and shall meet CSA National Standards CAN/CSA
B481.3 as amended,
– maintenance requirements shall be posted in the work place,
– a maintenance schedule and record of maintenance shall be
available to the Town,
– document of proof for the interceptor clean-out and oil and
grease disposal shall be kept for two years and
– emulsifiers shall not be discharged into interceptors or the
sewer system,
– No person shall use enzymes, bacteria, solvents, hot water
or other agents to facilitate the passage of oil and grease to a
grease interceptor, and
– removal of retained or trapped material shall be achieved by
pumping or other physical means and shall be hauled away
and disposed of as required by law.
A copy of the Amendment to the By-Law is available on
www.explorelunenburg.ca or by contacting Bea Renton, Town
Manager/Clerk, at 902-634-4410, 119 Cumberland Street,
Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, or brenton@explorelunenburg.ca.
“Mr. Hubley punched a mirror of a
Ford F-150 truck, splitting the plastic casing and breaking the glass,” said Crown
attorney Lloyd Tancock about the December 12 incident in Bridgewater.
Mr. Hubley has a prior assault conviction from 2012.
The 27-year-old man told Judge Paul
Scovil that he was scheduled to have
heart surgery and that his ex-partner
wasn’t allowing him to see his daughter.
“On the 18th of December I was scheduled to undergo a heart surgery where
I was only given a 10 per cent chance of
coming through it,” said Mr. Hubley, his
voice wavering as he spoke before the
court.
“I just wanted to see my little girl just
in case I didn’t come through this.”
Judge Scovil said he understands
Mr. Hubley’s frustration, but added that
“that’s not the way to deal with it.”
He ordered Mr. Hubley to pay restitution to the owner of the truck and complete nine months’ probation, plus pay
a $100 victim surcharge, which is due in
March 2016.
“I just wanted to see my
little girl just in case I
didn’t come through this.”
Stephen Hubley
Pleaded guilty to mischief
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Program is March 31, 2015
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MLA, Lunenburg
PO Box 136
125A Cornwall Rd.
Blockhouse, NS B0J 1E0
(at Exit 11 in new visitor
information centre)
902-531-3095
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Do you have a
home fire-escape
plan?
A7
BLIZZARD
CLEANUP
I
t was a busy week, with Lunenburg County
firefighters answering 55 calls for service from
Monday, March 16, to Sunday March 22. Thirty
of these calls were medicals.
On March 16, at 9:29 p.m., Chester Basin firefighters responded to a furnace fire in Chester
Basin.
On March 17, at 4:40 p.m., Blockhouse firefighters responded to a chimney fire in Blockhouse.
On March 18, at 4:43 a.m., Riverport firefighters responded to a pole fire in Rose Bay.
At 5:41 a.m., Riverport firefighters responded
to the same pole fire in
Rose Bay. It was reported
to have reignited and
spread to trees.
At 12:16 p.m., Bridgewater firefighters responded
to a chimney fire at the
corner of Pinecrest Boulevard and Olympiad AvBy KEITH CORCORAN
enue in Bridgewater.
Evan
M@NewsmanKeith
At 12:57 p.m., Chester
Dahl
firefighters responded to
The child exploitation case involving a BridgewaDahl Dispatch
a car on fire on Highway 3
ter computer services businessman is back before
in Chester.
court later this month.
On March 19, at 10:36
Vernon Lionel Bent, 51, is charged with two
a.m., Chester firefighters
counts of possessing and one count of distributing
responded to a fire alarm sounding on Highway 3
child pornography. Mr. Bent is accused of distributin Chester.
ing and possessing video files between March 5 and
At 1:19 p.m., Hebbville firefighters responded to
7 of this year, as well as possessing video and image
smoke in a house in Hebbville. Bridgewater firefiles on May 27, 2014. Police searched his Phoenix
fighters were dispatched for a pumper and breathStreet home and his King Street business in May,
seizing computer gear. Authorities also searched his
ing apparatus crew to assist at the scene. Hebbs
vehicle.
Cross firefighters were dispatched for a pumper,
In an e-mail, defence attorney Alan Ferrier said
tanker and breathing apparatus crew to the scene.
disclosure concerning the matter is still under reItaly Cross, Tri District, Conquerall Bank and Peview. The case is scheduled to be back on the Bridgetite Riviere fire departments were dispatched for
water provincial court docket on March 30. Mr. Fertankers to assist at the scene.
rier indicated during a November court appearance
At 6:16 p.m., Conquerall Bank firefighters were
that it was expected to take “at least six months” for
dispatched for a two-vehicle accident in Conquerauthorities to analyze the material that’s the subject
all Bank. There was a fluid leak reported.
of the investigation.
On March 20, at 10:46 a.m., Dayspring firefightMr. Bent was one of 10 Nova Scotians charged
ers responded to a report of a multi-vehicle acin connection with Operation Snapshot III, which
cident in Dayspring. Oakhill and Bridgewater firefighters were also dispatched
to assist.
Locally owned
On March 21 at 1:50 a.m. Blockhouse
firefighters responded to a green bin fire
and operated
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On March 22, at 6:46 a.m., Hebbville
firefighters responded to a possible electrical fire in Hebbville.
Later that day, at 5:45 p.m., Northfield
Located on the
firefighters responded to a person stuck
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inside an elevator in Cookville. Oakhill
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firefighters were also dispatched to assist.
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Do you have a home fire-escape plan
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Welding / Fabrication / Machine Shop
in place? If not, it would be a great idea
to have one in place in case a fire were
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to happen. Be sure to prepare one and
practice it regularly with every member
TIDE • TABLE
of your household. Look for two ways
out of each room, whether it be through
MARCH 25 - APRIL 1, 2015
windows or doors. This way, if one exit
Thurs., March 26
Wed., March 25
is blocked you have another exit to use.
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on your hands and knees and crawl to
the nearest safest exit. Once you are out,
Sat., March 28
Fri., March 27
arrange an outside meeting place that
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anything.
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Also, smoking inside is hazardous.
Sun., March 29
Mon., March 30
Encourage smokers to smoke outside.
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low
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Make sure cigarette butts and ashes are
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out before throwing them away. It is very
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dangerous to fall asleep smoking on the
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couch, in a chair or in bed. Never smoke
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Wed., April 1
in bed or when you are feeling drowsy or
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You may reach Evan Dahl by e-mail
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at evandahl10@hotmail.com, by phone
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at 902-298-9496 or via the Dahl Dispatch
Level of accuracy may be affected by weather patterns and circumstances.
Facebook page.
Michael Rafuse
uses a heavy
loader to free the
Barss Corner Road
from snow drifts
near Delong Farms
following last
week’s blizzard.
Child exploitation case going back before court
“We Come To You”
involved 40 police agencies across Canada.
More than 150 people had been charged or investigated when
charges were announced in June 2014. More than 300 charges of
child sex assault, of luring and of possessing, distributing and
making child pornography were laid. Five children from British
Columbia, Ontario, Quebec and New Brunswick were rescued
as part of the operation.
Two million images and videos were seized by law enforcement.
Operation Snapshot III followed two similar investigations
targeting on-line child pornography.
Operation Snapshot II focused on individuals in Atlantic
Canada in 2013. Police say those combined operations led to the
rescue of five children, the arrest of 54 people and the seizure
of millions of images.
Operation Snapshot in 2012 targeted offenders in the Prairies
and Northern Canada.
TOWN OF LUNENBURG
NOTICE
RESIDENTS AND BUSINESSES
CLEAR BAG PROGRAM FOR
NON-RECYCLABLE WASTE (GARBAGE)
Effective June 1st, 2015, all residents and businesses will be
required to place non-recyclable waste (garbage) in clear bags
for curbside collection. Clear bags are available at hardware
stores, department stores and grocery stores. We encourage
businesses and residents to begin using clear bags for
garbage at their earliest convenience and prior to the revised
Solid Waste Management By-Law enforcement date of
June 1st, 2015.
For privacy reasons each household and/or business
will be permitted to use one opaque bag (black or dark
green) per collection day which shall be no smaller than
66 cm x 91 cm and no larger than 75 cm x 120 cm. Up to a
maximum of six (6) clear bags of garbage may be placed
curbside per collection or alternatively up to a maximum
of five (5) clear bags of garbage plus one (1) opaque bag
for privacy.
Privacy bags must be sorted correctly and may be subject to
curbside inspection. The contents of garbage placed in opaque
bin liners (kitchen catchers/shopping bags) must be emptied
into a clear garbage bag and once emptied these bin liners
should be disposed of in a clear garbage bag.
The bag colour changes will mean that residents and
businesses in the Town of Lunenburg will be required to use:
• Clear bags for garbage: chip bags, diapers, vacuum
cleaner bags, Styrofoam, textiles, kitty litter, etc
• One opaque bag for garbage is allowed for privacy:
waste items which residents or businesses consider
private or personal.
All other wastes will be collected the same way it was prior to
the implementation of the clear bag program:
• Green cart for organics: all food scraps, meat and bones,
wet or soiled paper, paper plates and pizza boxes;
• Clear bags or plastic grocery bags for paper: newsprint,
flyers, food boxes, books and magazines; and
• Tied bundles for corrugated cardboard: cardboard
flattened and tied in bundles no greater than 3 feet by 2
feet; bundles no thicker than 2 feet.
If you have any questions, please call (902) 634-8992. Visit
http://www.explorelunenburg.ca to view the revised Town of
Lunenburg Solid Waste Management Bylaw and the waste
sorting brochure.
Waste sorting presentations may be arranged by calling Valda
Walsh or Kirk Symonds at (902) 624-1339.
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MUNICIPALITY OF THE
DISTRICT OF CHESTER
Community Events
If you are a non-profit community group within the Municipality of the District of Chester and would like your event listed FREE-of-charge on this page, please submit a
brief description of your event in writing to the Municipality of the District of Chester Recreation & Parks Department by any of the following methods: fax 902-275-3630;
mail PO Box 582, Chester, NS B0J 1J0; or email recreation@chester.ca. Submission deadline is 12 noon on the second last Tuesday of each month. For more information
call the Recreation Office at 902-275-3490.
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 1
The Chester Area Christian Women’s Club will be having their monthly brunch at the
Western Shore & Area Improvement Association Hall, 6485 Hwy #3 (lower entrance)
starting at 9:30 am. Come join us and enjoy music by Jeff and Debbie Beck. Speaker:
Donna Marshall and Feature: Bethany Hine, benefits of massage therapy. Tickets
$7.00 and for reservations call Donna 902-275-5887. Affiliated with Stonecroft Ministries, Canada.
THURSDAYS, APRIL 2, 9, 16, 23, 30
The Lunenburg County YMCA is excited to bring the Youth Leader Program to Chester! This FREE program provides opportunities for youth ages 12-18 to participate in
leadership training, connect with peers and their community, gain self-confidence,
volunteer with YMCA led youth programming and community events. Drop in to the
Chester Brass Band Building, 186 Pig Loop Road, Chester, at 7:00 pm and explore the
possibilities your Y has to offer youth. For more information visit ymcalunenburgcounty.org or contact YMCA Youth Coordinator, Kim Whitman-Mansfield by e-mail
Kim_Whitman-Mansfield@ymca.ca or by phone 902-530-3392.
SATURDAY, APRIL 4
Pancake Breakfast at the Hubbards Area Lions Club from 9:00 to 11:30 am. For more
info/donate call Shirley 858-2082.
Karaoke at the Chester Legion from 9:00 pm till 12:30 am. Everyone 19 years and
older welcome.
SUNDAY, APRIL 5
Crib Tournament at the Forties Community Centre, 1787 Forties Road, New Ross.
Doors open 12:00 noon. Registration 12:30 pm. Play 1:00 pm. Cost $20 per team.
Canteen available. For more info call 689-2147.
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Breakfast at the Chester Legion from
7:30 to 10:30 am. Enjoy eggs (any
way you like them), French toast, hash
browns, beans, bacon, sausage, toast,
tea/coffee and juice.
Fundraiser & Country Variety Show at
the Little Red School, Canaan starting
1:00 with Auction 45’s Card Game. $5
per person. Top 6 prizes awarded also
30/60 bag, door prizes, bake table and
50/50. Country Variety Show starts 7:00
pm. Admission $5. Bake table, 50/50
draw, canteen available. Also a draw for
raffle tickets at the end of the evening.
All proceeds for the day will benefit the
Family of the Late Bill Bond. For more
info contact Maxine Christo 275-3496 or
275-3777 or Betty Payne 275-3805.
Amanda Riley with Special Guest Kathryn Green will sing at the Aenon Baptist
Church, 57 Hwy 12, Chester Basin from
7:00 to 10:00 pm. Free Will Offering.
Receipts will be provided for donations
$20 or more. All proceeds will be in Support of Kamp Tumaini Missions Project in Kenya to sponsor sending 10 Kenya children who lost their parents and families because
of AIDS, 2 Kenya Youth to work at Kamp Tumaini and 2 Chester Residents to work as
camp Counselors. For more info call David & Kelly Moore at 275-2229 or email: dm@
bellaliant.net.
Spring Dance with “Usual Suspects” at District #1 Community Centre, Blandford at
9:30 pm. Advance tickets are $10 (from Fred or The Deck) and tickets at the door are
$15. Admission restricted to those 19 years of age and older.
SUNDAY, APRIL 12
Variety Show at the Forties Community Centre, 1787 Forties Road, New Ross from
1:30 to 4:30 pm. Admission $5. Featuring: Tammy Adams, David Doyle, Bruce Dewar
& Friends, Jim & Judy Manuel and Wendy & The Boys. Sound by Winston Shatford.
Canteen available.
MONDAY, APRIL 13
Blood Donor Clinic at the Chester Legion from 1:00 to 3:00 pm and again from 5:00 to
8:00 pm. For more info call 1-888-236-6283.
Annual General Meeting of the Forties Community Centre, 1787 Forties Road, New
Ross starting 7:30 pm.
SATURDAY, APRIL 18
Breakfast at District #1 Community Centre, Blandford from 9:00 to 11:00 am. Come
join us for scrambled eggs, hash browns, ham, baked beans, toast, juice, and tea/coffee. Adults $7, Children (5-12 years) are $3.50, under 5 years are free.
Home Based Business Fair at the Chester Basin Legion from 9:00 am to 2:00 pm.
Tables are $10 each or $15 with power. Only one booth per business. We will not
duplicate a business. All booths will be one of a kind. Book now as space is limited.
Businesses must have something for sale and/or have a free draw at the booth. If you
have any questions contact Jayne at branch88pres@eastlink.ca or at 275-8391. The
Public is invited to attend and see what the home based businesses in our area have
to offer. No admission fee.
Fashion Show with Spring & Summer Fashions for the whole family presented by “All
Is New Again Frenchy’s” at the New Ross Fire Hall from 1:00 to 3:30 pm. Tickets are
$12, Children (5-12 years) $6 and Children (under 5 years) are free. They must be purchased in advance by April 11 and will be available at: All Is New Again Frenchy’s, New
Ross Credit Union and New Ross Home Hardware. All proceeds to support the New
Ross Volunteer Fire Department.
SUNDAY, APRIL 19
Crib Tournament at the Chester Legion starting 1:00 pm.
Corned Beef & Cabbage Supper at the Forties Community Centre, 1787 Forties Road,
New Ross. Doors open 4:00 pm. Serving starts 4:30 pm. Enjoy corn beef & cabbage,
carrots and boiled potatoes, dessert, tea/coffee. Adults $12, Children (12 and under)
$6 and under 5 years $3. For more info call 689-2612.
SATURDAY, APRIL 25
Bad Intentions will be playing at the Chester Legion starting 9:00 pm. Everyone 19
years and older welcome.
SUNDAY, APRIL 26
Fish Fry at the Hubbards Area Lions Club from 4:00 to 6:00 pm. Cost $12 per person.
For more info call Shirley 858-2082.
5th Annual
Public Meeting
April 28, 2015
Forest Heights community School
Speaker: Marlene Wheatley, SSDHA
“The Case for Collaborative Practise”
AnnuAl generAl Meeting
June 9, 2015 - 7:00 pm
Hubbards Fire Hall
Speakers: Syd Dumaresq, Architect
Wilson Fitt, Project Manager
Answering Questions on Construction
Chester
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Chester Area Middle School - 9:00 am
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www.lighthousenow.ca Chester discusses
remaining
municipal review
recommendations
Minister eases
concerns over
village matter
By JONATHAN WADDELL
news@lighthousenow.ca
M@LHNOWnews
Whether or not to reconsider the municipality’s submission concerning the
provincial municipal fiscal review was
the question before the Municipality of
Chester (MODC) committee of the whole
on Thursday.
Last week, the Minister of Municipal
Affairs announced that the government
would not follow through on a recommendation to force villages to either amalgamate with a neighbouring town or municipality or become a town. As a result,
councillors are left wondering what the
government will do with the other 40 recommendations made in the report, which
was drafted by the Union of Nova Scotia
Municipalities.
“This particular action itself, and I
speak for myself, wouldn’t prompt me to
now want to redraft our response. But
if when the province does review it and
come out with a position and they change
a whole raft of other things, then it’s time
to let them know,” Warden Allen Webber
told his colleagues.
Other councillors felt as though something needed to be said. The MODC position on the report was that it would
accept the recommendations as a single
package, swallowing the recommendations that would benefit the municipality
along with those that didn’t benefit the
area.
Floyd Shatford, Councillor for District
2, argued that the government has indicated a willingness to parse the report
by accepting some recommendations and
dismissing others. If that’s the case, he’s
worried about missing the boat a second
time by not providing a revised response
to the government.
“But to me they’ve opened the door,
and if we wait for a response is that going
to be a final response? … Have we waited
too long? Are we going to miss the time
… our response won’t mean nothing. And
if it is, then I think we waited too long.
But I don’t know that answer,” Councillor
Floyd Shatford said in response.
Tammy Wilson, MODC’s chief administrative officer, said that a number of municipalities had voiced similar concerns,
requesting a chance to reconsider their
responses. No other consultation process
was identified in the review, other than
the one that ended on December 15, 2014,
the date by which municipalities had to
have their comments submitted.
Mark Furey, Minister of Municipal
Affairs, said last week that he wanted to
end the uncertainty that villages were
living with concerning their continued
existence. Consequently, the minister
concluded that the government would
not be accepting that recommendation
and released a statement advising of his
decision.
No other decisions have been made
concerning the other recommendations.
“This particular action
itself, and I speak for
myself, wouldn’t prompt
me to now want to redraft
our response.”
Allen Webber
Chester warden
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NOTICE OF PURCHASE
Blue Rocks, Lunenburg County
TAKE NOTICE that on March 4, 2015 the following Certificate of Purchase Document
No.106732002 was registered at the land registry:
Certificate of Purchase
This certifies that on January 9, 2015 the land located in Blue Rocks, Lunenburg County and more particularly described
in this Certificate vested absolutely in Her Majesty the Queen in right of the Province of Nova Scotia, pursuant to Section
135 of Chapter 18 of the Statutes of Nova Scotia 1998, the Municipal Government Act. Legal descriptions, assessment account
numbers, property identification numbers (PIDs), municipal tax account numbers, and land registration document numbers for
each parcel are shown below.
The land described in this Certificate will cease to vest in Her Majesty if
(i) on application made before July 9, 2016 a person proves to the satisfaction of the Minister of Natural
Resources or a judge of the Supreme Court of Nova Scotia on appeal from the Minister of Natural
Resources that the person owns the land; and
(ii) the person pays the taxes, interest and allowance for expenses paid by the Minister of Natural Resources.
ALL those Lands, situate, lying and being in Blue Rocks, Lunenburg County, Nova Scotia, shown on Compiled Plan cp432
prepared by and filed with the Department of Natural Resources, Halifax, Nova Scotia, more particularly described as follows:
PID: 60416526
Assessment Account/Municipal Tax Account: 10558001
Size: 2900 square metres, more or less
Department of Natural Resources Compiled Plan: cp432
Cross Island with its approximate centre having 44 degrees 18 minutes 34.4 seconds North Latitude and 64 degrees 11 minutes
35.4 seconds West Longitude.
PID: 60416518
Cross Island with its approximate centre having 44 degrees 18 minutes 47.5 seconds North Latitude and 64 degrees 11 minutes
44.6 seconds West Longitude.
PID: 60417441
A group of three (3) unnamed Islands, Parcel “I” with its approximate centre having 44 degrees 18 minutes 59.3 seconds North
Latitude and 64 degrees 11 minutes 17.0 seconds West Longitude, Parcel “J” with its approximate centre having 44 degrees 18
minutes 58.4 seconds North Latitude and 64 degrees 11 minutes 14.5 seconds West Longitude, Parcel “K” with its approximate
centre having 44 degrees 18 minutes 54.8 seconds North Latitude and 64 degrees 11 minutes 15.6 seconds West Longitude.
PID: 60416534
Little Cross Island with its approximate centre having 44 degrees 19 minutes 10.8 seconds North Latitude and 64 degrees 10
minutes 56.7 seconds West Longitude.
PID: 60417466
A group of four (4) unnamed Islands, Parcel “E” with its approximate centre having 44 degrees 19 minutes 01.6 seconds North
Latitude and 64 degrees 10 minutes 50.6 seconds West Longitude, Parcel “F” with its approximate centre having 44 degrees 19
minutes 00.7 seconds North Latitude and 64 degrees 10 minutes 46.2 seconds West Longitude, Parcel “G” with its approximate
centre having 44 degrees 18 minutes 59.8 seconds North Latitude and 64 degrees 10 minutes 50.2 seconds West Longitude,
Parcel “H” with its approximate centre having 44 degrees 18 minutes 59.1 seconds North Latitude and 64 degrees 10 minutes
51.2 seconds West Longitude
PID: 60417458
A group of four (4) unnamed Islands, Parcel “A” with its approximate centre having 44 degrees 19 minutes 04.2 seconds North
Latitude and 64 degrees 11 minutes 00.1 seconds West Longitude, Parcel “B” with its approximate centre having 44 degrees 18
minutes 59.9 seconds North Latitude and 64 degrees 11 minutes 07.8 seconds West Longitude, Parcel “C” with its approximate
centre having 44 degrees 19 minutes 03.3 seconds North Latitude and 64 degrees 11 minutes 00.9 seconds West Longitude,
Parcel “D” with its approximate centre having 44 degrees 19 minutes 00.8 seconds North Latitude and 64 degrees 10 minutes
58.7 seconds West Longitude
Order in Council Number 1999-498 dated October 13, 1999 authorized the Minister of Natural Resources to acquire this land
and execute this Certificate.
Dated at Halifax, Nova Scotia this 25th day of February, 2015.
Gretchen Pohlkamp
Executive Director
Land Services Branch
Department of Natural Resources
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A10
Barss Corner man testifies
in false pretence trial
Crown alleges he sold vehicle
without proper documentation
asked him why, in the last 14 months, he
hadn’t tried to provide the proper certificate of sale to complete the transaction.
“I won’t dance around anymore with
A Barss Corner man who faces a you Mr. Hingley,” said Mr. Tancock. “I’m
criminal charge related to selling a vehi- suggesting to you that you did not comcle using Kijiji was on trial in provincial plete the transaction as you indicted
court on March 13.
that you would and
Ted Robert Hingley,
could do. Am I correct?
who represented him“Well, yes,” said Mr.
self, was charged last
Hingley. “But the fact is
year with failing to obthat I would have done it
tain a certificate of regif [the potential owner]
istration before selling
would have been more,
a vehicle and for “false
how can I say it, nice
pretence” under the
about it.”
Criminal Code of CanTed Robert Hingley
“Nice or not about it,
ada.
Charged with selling vehicle under you had his money so
In January 2014, the
“false pretence”
he was entitled to the
27-year-old allegedly sold
paperwork,” said Mr.
a car over Kijiji for $1,500
Tancock.
without providing a cerMr. Hingley said that
tificate of sale.
Mr. Hingley, who works as a fisher- he was upfront with the potential ownman, said he received the car from an ers about what he knew about the veex-girlfriend after he had loaned her a hicle. He also said they both agreed the
lump sum of money, and that he was vehicle came “as is.”
“So the question is, if it looked so
trying to sell the vehicle as a third-party.
shady,
why did he buy the vehicle?”
“I was just trying to regain back some
money lost and I [did] the best I could,” asked Mr. Hingley.
Friday’s proceedings were the conMr. Hingley said in court.
“I’m not a used-car dealer. I don’t tinuation of an on-going trial.
After Mr. Hingley and an ex-girlfriend
know much about selling cars … When
I deal with a car, I buy it brand new off of his testified, Judge Paul Scovil decidthe lot. The dealership takes care of the ed to give the accused more time to find
additional witnesses.
paperwork.”
Mr. Hingley is expected to be back in
When Mr. Hingley took the witness
stand, Crown attorney Lloyd Tancock court on March 25.
By EMMA SMITH
M@emmaLHNow
“So the question
is, if it looked so
shady, why did he
buy the vehicle?”
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CUPCAKE DECORATING
Connie Cook attends a cupcake decorating workshop as part of March Break camps
offered by the Lunenburg County Lifestyle Centre on March 20.
Lunenburg passes
new sewer bylaw
By ROBERT HIRTLE
M@LunenburgNews
Lunenburg council has approved
amendments to the sewer bylaw that require food establishments to install and
maintain grease traps in their wastedisposal systems.
Last fall, town engineer Marc Belliveau told council that fat, oil and grease
(FOG) from unmaintained commercial
properties, primarily eating establishments, were creating problems in the
waste-collection system and pumping stations.
“The FOG attaches itself to the interior walls, pipes and floats in the wet
well. There is so much fat on the floats
… that they cannot tip, and this tipping
action controls operation of the pumps,”
Mr. Belliveau explained at that time. “Frequent cleaning is required in the wet
wells at the Inshore Fishermen’s Wharf
and Knickle Road pumping stations as a
result of FOG being discharged into the
waste-water-collection system.”
He pointed out that the town’s sewage
discharge bylaw sets limits for the discharge of FOG into the collection system;
however, it is not easy to obtain samples
or to test the discharge from eating establishments to ensure they are in compliance.
“The town’s bylaw should be updated
to ensure food establishments are maintaining grease traps and properly disposing of this waste,” he said. “The removal
of FOG from the waste-water-collection
system will reduce pump station maintenance costs.”
Town solicitor Patrick Burke was
asked to draw up an amendment to the existing bylaw in order to address the issue.
Second and final reading of the amended document was delayed, however, when
the owners of two eating establishments
on Montague Street asked for more time
to comply.
The bylaw was amended again to extend the implementation date to June 1 to
allow the extra time requested.
It passed second and final reading
March 10.
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By KEITH CORCORAN
A Hebbville family was forced from
their home March 19 after the house filled
with smoke because of a fire burning between two floors.
“There was a fire in the floor supports
… between the basement and the main
living room,” Hebbville volunteer fire
department captain Arthur Morse told
LighthouseNOW. “The fire did burn those
rafters.”
A call for help came after the homeowner returned to the Catidian Place
property from running errands and
found that smoke had filled the inside of
the house. Hebbville volunteer firefighters were summoned to the home around
1:15 p.m. A half-dozen other volunteer
agencies were dispatched because the
indicators pointed to a structure fire. Fire
departments in Bridgewater, Tri-district,
Hebbs Cross, Italy Cross-Middlewood and
A Bridgewater woman who assaulted
a man in a domestic situation as he held
an infant was sentenced to a conditional
discharge.
Misty Ann Mae Croft, 26, was ordered
during March 20 Bridgewater provincial
court proceedings to complete 12 months
of probation with conditions to exhibit
good behaviour and complete any counselling as directed, such as help for anger
management and spousal/partner violence intervention programming.
Lunenburg lawyer David Hirtle represented Ms Croft in court. He recommended the conditional discharge for his
client because, he said, a criminal record
would prevent Ms Croft from being admitted into a community college program
she wants to apply for.
Taking into account the nature of the
offence and Ms Croft’s intent to seek
an education course, Judge Paul Scovil
agreed with Mr. Hirtle’s recommendation, ruling that it is not contrary to the
public interest.
Ms Croft used her hand to apply intentional force to a man’s head last January
while the man was holding her 10 month
old son, the court heard.
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Emergency crews deal with blaze in Hebbville home
Family forced from Catidian Place property
Conquerall Bank responded to the call along with
Hebbville.
Fire crews ventilated the building and eliminated the blaze after cutting an opening in the floor.
Captain Morse said the fire did not spread beyond,
roughly, a one-by-one metre area.
Emergency crews remained on scene for a couple
of hours.
“Mutual aid is a wonderful system,” he said of the
extra help at the scene. “Things came out well, as far
as I’m concerned.”
The home, which is insured, Captain Morse said,
sustained smoke damage inside and will need replacement floor joists where the fire occurred. The
home’s electricity and water were not functioning
due to the fire damage, he indicated.
The family of three and their pets cannot return to
the home until repairs are completed, Captain Morse
indicated. Captain Morse was not sure what the family was doing for alternative accommodations.
“We did contact the Red Cross. Where it went from
there, I left that up to the homeowner to make their
decisions,” he said.
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Students explore possible campsite at Kaizer Meadow
den Webber.
After getting the agreement from
council, Warden Webber met with a
group of students at the school. Then,
Imagine going to sleep with the
they went to look at the municipalsound of crickets chirping, an owl
ity’s turbine at Kaizer Meadow.
perched on a distant branch, a deer
Purposefully, he’s given the group
darting into the neighbouring trees,
a broad range of factors to consider,
and the whir of the blades of the
including the question of how Card
Kaizer Meadow wind turbine as it
Lake Provincial Park could be incorchurns through the night’s breeze.
porated.
It may not be for everybody,
For Lisa Clements and Daniel
but the Municipality of Chester
Huphman, two of the school’s Grade(MODC) has received enough re12 students involved in the project,
quests for information on chances
the attraction is the practicality of
to visit the site of the turbine that
the project. Before they graduate,
the municipality decided something
they will be able to see what they
had to be done.
have helped create, or what Warden
It has therefore asked students at
Webber refers to as “the fruits of
Forest Heights Community School
their labour.”
for help,” said Warden Allen WebThere are approximately 10 to 12
ber.
students from the school involved.
“I’ve asked them to take a look
“It helped to go and see what [the
at what a campsite would look like
turbine] looks like, because not a lot
under a turbine. How would it be
of us had been there before. So then
managed? Should people just be
you can actually visualize what it
able to go out there whenever they
might look like and what we might do
feel like it, or should it be by apwith it,” said Ms Clements, who plans
pointment? What amenities should
to attend Dalhousie University’s fac[there] be, or should it be very low Forest Heights Community School students recently visited a Kaizer Meadow wind turbine. Piculty of agriculture next year.
key and very low environmental tured are, from left, Daniel Huphman, teacher Matt Morash, Lisa Clements, Katie Dorey, Kathryn
Planning is in the early stages,
impact?”
but the students know that a central
Green.
From
bottom
left
are
Alyssa
Reeves,
Sarah
MacKelvie
from
the
community
development
The initative has two aims – to
feature will be a bonfire pit, said Mr.
satisfy the public’s curiosity and en- department, and Warden Allen Webber.
Huphman, who expects to study kigage young people with their comnesiology at Acadia University.
Farm is on-line the municipality will
their needs.
munity and local government.
Meanwhile, the turbine and the
“Every year, you come up with some have the largest wind farm in Nova Sco- efforts of the municipality to become enWarden Webber is the council’s representative who works with student govern- way. It’s not easy – let’s put it that way – tia, and with Kaizer Meadow’s effort to gaged in renewable energy are starting to
ment, attempting to engage youth and to get them actively involved. We’ve tried be on the leading edge of waste manage- bear fruit for the municipality.
students in the work of the local govern- various things,” said Warden Webber, ment, there is a chance to tell this story.
During council’s March 12 meeting,
“We see that there’s an opportunity out Warden Webber announced that the turment and to get a better understanding of adding that once the South Canoe Wind
there to build on bine had made $83,000 during February,
the fact that we’re 138 per cent of the forecasted amount for
heavily involved in the month, and at a recent meeting to disrenewable energy cuss biomass opportunities in the area,
and on the leading Warden Webber said he heard growing
edge about how we acceptance of turbines from a number
manage waste. We of people.
think that there
“There were people who said, ‘Look,
is a market out you have them there now — you might as
there,” said War- well build another dozen.’”
By JONATHAN WADDELL
M@LHNOWnews
NOTICE
OF PURCHASE
Blue Rocks, Lunenburg County
TAKE NOTICE that on February 27, 2015 the following Certificate of Purchase Document
No. 106709208 was registered at the land registry:
Certificate of Purchase
This certifies that on February 9, 2015 the land located at Big Duck Island, Blue Rocks, Lunenburg
County and more particularly described in this Certificate vested absolutely in Her Majesty the Queen
in right of the Province of Nova Scotia, pursuant to Section 135 of Chapter 18 of the Statutes of
Nova Scotia 1998, the Municipal Government Act. Legal descriptions, assessment account numbers,
property identification numbers (PIDs), municipal tax account numbers, and land registration document
numbers for each parcel are shown below.
The land described in this Certificate will cease to vest in Her Majesty if
(i) on application made before August 9, 2016 a person proves to the satisfaction of the Minister
of Natural Resources or a judge of the Supreme Court of Nova Scotia on appeal from the
Minister of Natural Resources that the person owns the land; and
(ii) the person pays the taxes, interest and allowance for expenses paid by the Minister of Natural
Resources.
ALL those parcels of land situate, lying and being at Big Duck Island, Blue Rocks, Lunenburg County,
Nova Scotia, shown on Compiled Plan cp431 prepared by and filed with the Department of Natural
Resources, Halifax, Nova Scotia, more particularly described as follows:
PID: 60417433
A group of two (2) islands named Big Duck Island the first with its approximate centre having 44
degrees 20 minutes 35.7 seconds North Latitude and 64 degrees 08 minutes 55.7 seconds West
Longitude and the second with its approximate centre having 44 degrees 20 minutes 35.3 seconds
North Latitude and 64 degrees 08 minutes 55.1 seconds West Longitude, containing 810 square metres,
more or less.
Order in Council Number 1999-498 dated October 13, 1999 authorized the Minister of Natural Resources
to acquire this land and execute this Certificate.
Dated at Halifax, Nova Scotia this 24th day of February, 2015.
Gretchen Pohlkamp
Executive Director
Land Services Branch
Department of Natural Resources
OF LUNENBURG
PLANNING ADVISORY COMMITTEE
Public Meeting Notice –
Thursday, March 26, 2015 at 7:00 pm
Please be advised that a meeting of the Municipality of the District of
Lunenburg’s Planning Advisory Committee (PAC) is scheduled for
Thursday March 26, 2015, commencing at 7:00 p.m in the Municipal
Council Chambers, 210 Aberdeen Road, Bridgewater. The purpose of
this meeting is to discuss the following matters:
1) Proposed Amendment to Blockhouse Secondary Planning Strategy
regarding Restricted Developments
2) Any Other Planning Matters.
All Planning Advisory Committee meetings are open to the public and
the public are encouraged to attend. For further information, please
contact Jeff Merrill, Director of Planning & Development Services at
902-541-1340.
SPRING WEIGHT RESTRICTIONS &
WASTE COLLECTION
Spring weight restrictions took effect on public roads in
the Municipality of the District of Lunenburg on
Monday, March 16, 2015. Residents on posted, weight
restricted roads are asked to bring their waste to the
nearest open road by 7:00 am on scheduled waste
collection days.
For information about which roads have been
restricted, contact the Department of Transportation
and Infrastructure Renewal in Hebbville at
(902) 543-4121. For information about where to place
your waste during restricted periods, call the waste
hotline at 1-855-530-3324.
A13
Council amends plan to develop Lincoln Street property
By ROBERT HIRTLE
M@LunenburgNews
Lunenburg council has altered its plans for a plot of publicly
owned land located at the end of Lincoln Street.
Back in February, council approved a motion to proceed with
the sale of the 9,400-square-foot property in a three-lot configuration.
Staff was also directed to prepare an implementation report
as to exactly what steps must be taken to proceed with the sale.
The matter was brought back to council at its March 10 meeting, and several councillors indicated that upon taking a closer
look at the property they felt a two-lot configuration was more
desirable.
Councillor Peter Mosher, who made the original motion to
subdivide the land into three lots, said that in hindsight it is a
matter of quality over quantity.
“The question comes if you’re not going to get the bang for
your buck on the three, is it worth all the hoops we have to jump
through to do this,” he said. “Meanwhile, it’s a piece of wasted
land; it just sits there. I don’t know. I’m starting to rethink the
whole thing.”
Councillor Thom Barclay also agreed that three lots on the
site “was probably pushing it, based on existing traffic patterns,
the turn in the road, et cetera.
“But having said that, I do believe it would be a beautiful
vista for two properties, and with the right covenants in place
and with the idea that the purchaser developing this in the
Old Town historic district area, I think we would have enough
built-in protection to existing rules and bylaws that that would
come to fruition,” he said. “I agree two would be preferable and
I think the other thing is … based on the costs of servicing these
lots, this is revenue forever.”
Area resident Dr. David Morse was in attendance at the meeting and also expressed his preference for a smaller development.
“I think it’s a great piece of land there with lots of potential,
but in the same breath I’d have to say I can’t imagine three
houses being built there,” Dr. Morse said. “I think it has a lot of
potential to be a beautiful piece of Lunenburg but also has potential to be a blight, a disaster, I think, if it were overcrowded.”
Town engineer Marc Belliveau said that along with being
surveyed the lots would have to be serviced before the town
could sell them.
The original cost estimate to service three lots was $44,000;
however, Mr. Belliveau said that would be lessened by going
with just the two.
Surveying costs would be at least $3,000, and there would also
be appraisal fees and real estate commissions should they be
sold via an agent.
Councillor John McGee suggested that perhaps the land
could be sold to the adjacent property owner as raw land, “and
then it’s private property and you get some tax revenue from it.
“Not as much as if there was a house on it, but is there any
value in looking at that and instead of building a couple houses
just to sell it?” he asked.
Council ultimately approved a motion to have the prop-
erty surveyed and subdivided into two lots and to
survey an adjacent portion of Lincoln Street that
is located partially on the property so it could be
realigned.
Mayor Rachel Bailey was the sole dissenting vote
on the motion. She said she did not agree with devel-
oping the property.
“It’s one single small piece of green space in the
grand scheme of development property that is available to us. I’m not comfortable with taking that small
chunk of land and turning it into residential properties,” she said.
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A14
Lunenburg expects ‘significant’ costs related to climate change
The plan was revised and re-presented to council
in February.
It contains a total of 14 recommendations that
council was asked to review in order to give direction to staff as to which ones they feel are a priority
and should be dealt with in the current fiscal year.
Recommendations include the design and implementation of a flood management program for Victoria Road at Hall Street and continued planning
for flood management in the vicinity of Brook and
Falkland streets.
The report suggests that a backup power source
should be in place for critical infrastructure in the
event of an emergency and additional emergency
By ROBERT HIRTLE
M@LunenburgNews
Lunenburg council has been asked to prioritize
a list of recommendations that were brought forward in the municipal climate change action plan
(MCCAP) it approved last June.
Town engineer Marc Belliveau told a recent meeting of council that he was advised in January by
CBCL Limited, the consulting firm that prepared
the document, that there was a miscalculation in the
estimated extreme water-level rise, which was overstated by 15 inches.
muNiciPality oF the diStrict
oF luNeNburg
Public Notice
2015 aNNual rate PayerS meetiNgS
Fire & emergency Service Providers
The following Fire and Emergency Service Providers of Lunenburg Municipality invites the public
to attend their Annual Rate Payers Meeting.
This meeting will provide you with the needed information in order to VOTE on your fire tax rate for 2015/16.
Fire Departments are now required to provide their budget documents at least one week in advance of their scheduled
meeting, therefore please contact the name next to your fire service provider to find out if any changes are proposed
to your fire rate and where you can get a copy of the proposed budget.
In order to vote at your ratepayer meeting your name must appear on your tax bill notice
and you must be a ratepayer within the fire district area the meeting is being held.
Fire Service Provider Name
date oF time oF
meetiNg meetiNg
Petite Riviere Volunteer Fire Dept.
15-Apr-15
7:00 pm Johnathan Harmon
688-2180
Fire Hall
Johnathan Harmon
Walden Volunteer Fire Dept.
15-Apr-15
7:00 pm Melanie Langille
529-0353
Fire Hall
Melanie Langille
Northfield District Fire Dept.
15-Apr-15
7:00 pm Jayme Rhyno
543-4737
Fire Hall
Jayme Rhyno
Italy Cross/Middlewood
& District Fire Dept.
20-Apr-15
7:30 pm Ronald Whynot
543-9806
Fire Hall,
17722 Hwy 103
Judy Jensen, 543-9333
Pleasantville & District Fire Dept.
21-Apr-15
7:00 pm Tony Allen
521-7987
Fire Hall
Tony Allen
Indian Point Volunteer Fire Dept.
22-Apr-15
7:30 pm Tom Lockwood
624-0720
Fire Hall
Tom Lockwood
Tri District Fire Rescue.
5-May-15
7:00 pm Paul Hayes
543-5763
Station 1
Newcombville
Paul Hayes
Lapland
Community Hall
Eugene Herman
Lapland & District Fire Dept.
5-May-15
coNtact
PerSoN
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8:00 pm Eugene Herman
543-2893
meetiNg
locatioN
budget coNtact
or availability
Conquerall Bank Fire Dept.
6-May-15
7:30 pm Keith Himmelman
543-2043
Fire Hall
himmie@eastlink.ca
Blockhouse & District Fire Dept.
8-May-15
7:00 pm Paula MacDonald
527-8276
Fire Hall
chief@blockhousefire.ca
or www.blockhousefire.ca
Hebbs Cross Fire Dept.
11-May-15
6:30 pm Donald Llewellyn
212-0230
Fire Hall
Donald Llewellyn
Midville & District Fire Dept.
11-May-15
7:00 pm Graham Campbell
543-1017
Fire Hall
Wendell Beck, 543-7293
Oakhill & District Fire Dept.
12-May-15
7:00 pm John Robart
543-9814
Fire Hall
oakhillfire@eastlink.ca
Hemford & District Fire Dept.
13-May-15
7:00 pm Gordon Hunter
644-3065
Fire Hall
Arthur Jensen, 644-3022
Hebbville Fire Department
14-May-15
7:00 pm Chris Kennedy
527-1279
Fire Hall
www.hebbvillefire.org
New Germany Volunteer Fire Dept.
20-May-15
8:00 pm Blair Lantz
644-2079
Fire Station
Peter Bowers, 644-2910
Lahave Fire Department
28-May-15
7:30 pm Jonathan Mulock
688-1107
Lahave Fire Hall,
50 Schoolhouse Rd. Jonathan Mulock
Big Tancook Island
Emergency Response
13-Jun-15
2:30 pm Dexter Rodenhiser
980-0412
Tancook
Fran Levy,
Recreational Centre 228-2120
MODL community meetings
switch to round-table format
By GAYLE WILSON
M@LHNOWnews
The Municipality of Lunenburg (MODL) is planning to kick
off another round of its Your Government, Your Ideas series
of community meetings this fall with a new format intended to
give residents a better opportunity to exchange thoughts with
the powers that be.
The municipal council members agreed to a series of changes to the format at their council meeting on March 10.
The municipality will be divided into quadrants, with a meeting held in each one. The meetings will be scheduled to coincide
with Municipal Awareness Week this spring and will focus on
budget priorities. Two more meetings, planned for the spring of
2016, will concentrate on the municipal election.
The format of the meetings is expected to move from town
hall style, in which people had to stand up to speak, to a roundtable format, the idea being that this will encourage more meaningful input from residents.
The mayor will be on hand to speak on broader issues, while
councillors will be there to speak about local issues. However,
they will only be allowed to speak for a limited amount of time,
which is expected to be 30 to 40 minutes.
Council is also considering adding light food and door prizes
to each meeting.
Mayor Don Downe said he’s not aware of any other municipality in Canada that conducts community meetings of this nature on an annual basis.
“It’s about accountability, transparency, openness, participatory – every year,” he told LighthouseNOW, adding these were
hallmarks of the municipal council.
“It’s giving everybody an opportunity to participate,” said
Mayor Downe.
This is the seventh year the meetings have been held.
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Public Notice
Fire & Emergency Service Providers
The following Fire and Emergency Service Providers of Lunenburg Municipality invites
the public to attend their Annual Meeting.
There will be a review of the fire departments previous year’s operations and budgets and they will
be announcing their 2015 – 2016 fire tax rates.
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preparedness planning should be considered as it relates to
natural and other disasters.
It also says that consideration should be given to a rise in sea
levels in shoreline infrastructure design and maintenance and
preparations should be started to relocate important facilities
that will be impacted by sea-level rise.
“The MCCAP indicates that the community centre and blue
storage building on Victoria Road will be in the flood zone as a
result of sea-level rise and our long-term plans should consider
the relocation of these buildings,” Mr. Belliveau said in his report. “The relocation would only have to occur when the buildings outlive their useful life and need replacement.”
The report also called for a review of town-owned buildings
to determine their structural integrity to support an anticipated increased winter snow loads.
“The MCCAP indicates that the frequency of snowstorms
will decrease but the intensity of individual snowstorms will
increase,” he said.
Mr. Belliveau said costs required for upgrades associated
with climate change have yet to be determined “but will be
significant.”
A copy of the complete municipal climate change action plan
is available on the town’s website.
Fire Service Provider Name
date oF time oF
meetiNg meetiNg
Dayspring & District Volunteer Fire Dept.
4-May-15
7:00 pm
Earl Lantz
543-1544
Fire Hall
Frank Fawson, 543-9166
Riverport & District Fire
Protection Commission
5-May-15
8:00 pm
Craig Cook
764-2111
Fire Hall
Norman Mossman, 766-4677
Cornwall & District Fire Dept/Commission.
5-May-15
7:30 pm
Steve Patterson
624-8636
Fire Hall
steve.cdfd@eastlink.ca
Steve Teal, 935-2100
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7-May-15
7:00 pm
Wayne Smith
677-2492
Fire Hall
Maders Cove Fire Protection Commission
20-May-15
7:00 pm
Shelli Stevens
277-1005
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Centre
Martins River Fire Commission
21-May-15
8:00 pm
Gary Langille
624-8095
Fire Hall
Gary Langille
District 1 & 2 Fire Protection Commission
02-June-15
7:00 pm
Brian Keizer
634-3161
Lunenburg
Fire Hall
Brian Keizer
If you have any questions regarding these meetings, please contact the person listed within your
fire department/commission, or April Whynot-Lohnes, Municipal Clerk, Municipality of the District of
Lunenburg, at 902-541-1323 or email awlohnes@modl.ca
GOO D FR I D A Y W AS TE CO L L EC TI O N C H A NG E
Please note, waste will not be collected on Friday,
April 3, 2015 in the Municipality of the District of Lunenburg
or the Town of Bridgewater.
Instead, waste will be collected in the Municipality
and the Town on Saturday, April 4.
Waste will be collected as usual in the Municipality
and the Town on Monday, April 6.
The Lunenburg Regional Community Recycling Centre (LRCRC)
will be closed on Friday, April 3. The LRCRC will be open as
usual on April 4 and 6.
A15
Bridgewater man told to stop cyberbullying his sister
Supreme Court judge issues cyberbullying prevention order
Joe Lee feels that he is no cyberbully, but the Nova Scotia
Supreme Court recently begged to differ, and issued the Bridgewater man a cyberbullying prevention order telling him to stop
on-line chatter pertaining to his sister.
“It’s absolutely ridiculous,” Mr. Lee told LighthouseNOW
about the court order in a recent interview.
The order was sought by the Nova Scotia Justice Department’s public safety director. The application was heard by
a judge in February and a written decision was released this
month. Mr. Lee was also instructed to pay the $750 costs associated with the application. Mr. Lee said he plans to pay the
amount but thinks the province’s Cyber-safety act will end up
struck down because of another individual’s constitutional
challenge of the law.
Mr. Lee’s sister, Veronica Murray of Cape Breton County, was
the sole beneficiary of their mother’s will. Their mom, Anita
Lee, died last June. Ms Murray and her family decided to stay
at the home after Ms Lee’s passing, the Supreme Court decision
reads.
Weeks after Ms Lee’s death, Mr. Lee contacted Ms Murray
about the will and power of attorney. He told his sister via email that he intended to contest the will.
“The alleged cyberbullying began in earnest on June 25, 2014,
with a text message from Mr. Lee to his sister.”
He called her a liar, manipulative and abusive, and went on to
accuse her of fraud, breach of trust, and elder abuse.
The alleged cyberbullying became public on June 26, 2014,
when Mr. Lee made a Facebook post calling her a liar, manipulative and sleazy.
He also sent e-mails threatening to inform his sister’s employer concerning matters of Ms Lee’s estate.
Ms Murray launched a complaint last August with the province’s CyberSCAN unit. Mr. Lee’s Facebook postings continued
into October despite the unit’s request for him to stop.
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MINIMUM
WAGE INCREASE.
On April 1, 2015 the minimum wage will go from
$10.40 to $10.60 per hour.
The minimum wage for inexperienced workers will
rise from $9.90 to $10.10 per hour.
Employees can be paid the inexperienced rate only
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Mr. Lee told LighthouseNOW that he needed to
combat misinformation and defend his mother and
himself. Why did he need to take things to social
media?
“Because I couldn’t get the courts to do anything,”
he said.
“There was never any threat made, and I kept it all
to the situation with my mother.”
He takes issue with the validity of the division of
assets and said he cannot get a straight answer about
why the will was allowed to exclude other siblings.
Mr. Lee takes exception to information in the
court decision suggesting he refused to comply with
investigators. “When they wanted to meet with me, I
met them,” he told LighthouseNOW. “There was no
hiding. There was no dodging.”
Does he regret any of the on-line posts? “No, not
one,” he said.
Mr. Lee’s two brothers live in Cape Breton, and he
said his relationship with them is “fantastic.” His
relationship with his sister was also great up to the
time of their mother’s death.
In the court’s decision, Justice Arthur LeBlanc
wrote: “Upon reviewing the evidence, I am satisfied
on a balance of probabilities that Mr. Lee’s actions
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Arthur Young
hasn’t missed
a South Shore
Exhibition in over
70 years.
Bridgewater Baptist Church set
to open doors at new location
By EMMA SMITH
M@emmaLHNow
10
Things
By PAULA LEVY
M@LunenburgCoLife
Ten things you didn’t know about ...
Arthur Young, former Municipality of Lunenburg councillor
1. First laid eyes on his wife Betty while working during summer construction in Newburne. Mr. Young was working on
a bridge near her grandparents’ house when he saw the
young woman in the distance. He emptied the crew’s drinking water supply and went to ask her to fill it up. While she
was filling the jug, he asked her out, but she turned him
down. She later recanted and agreed to go on a date.
2. Would do just about anything on a dare. He once ate six
banana splits that former municipal warden Jack Wentzell
bought.
3. Has been involved with oxen since he was five years old. He
has two pairs today as well as a draft horse that he uses to
work in the woods.
4. His favourite pair of oxen he had for 15 years. He said the
twins were so docile that when his children were young
they even rode on their backs. Mr. Young said Bright and
Lion were treated like pets, and the oxen reciprocated by
greeting him when they saw him coming.
5. Was once called a “coward” by a fellow councillor in a public council meeting. He challenged the individual to a meeting “outside.”
6. Helped build the Branch LaHave community hall when he
was 14 years old and has been volunteering there ever since.
7. Hasn’t missed the South Shore Exhibition in over 70 years.
He first entered the exhibition with a heifer when he was
seven years old.
8. Survived stage-four skin cancer.
9. Once shaved his head and didn’t tell his wife. When he arrived home, she nearly divorced him. He’s got a habit of not
keeping Mrs. Young in the loop. He also ran barefoot from
home to Bridgewater, and Mrs. Young heard about it on the
radio.
10. Has never dyed his hair, despite being accused of it regularly.
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After 167 years in one location,
Bridgewater Baptist Church is getting
ready to celebrate Easter Sunday in its
brand-new home across the river.
The church, which has outgrown its
current building on King Street, plans
to hold the last service in the old church
on Good Friday and open the doors to
the new space two days later.
“We’ll be making the transition right
over the Easter weekend, and, from a
point of symbolism, Good Friday is
the death of the old and Easter Sunday
the birth of the new,” said Rev. Brian
MacArthur.
The entire 2,610-square-metre building won’t be finished by then, but the
500-seat sanctuary, the foyer and a few
washrooms are expected to be open.
“We’re feeling very confident that
we’ll be having the service there as
planned. It’s really just a matter of how
much will be finished,” he said.
In preparation for the move, the
church is holding a decommissioning
service on March 29, which will be the
last Sunday in the old space. Significant
items such as the pulpit, the communion Bible and table, and a pew will be
carried to the new building.
The planning committee began
dreaming of a new church back in 2006,
but construction didn’t start at 564 Glen
Allan Drive until May of last year. Now
that the building is almost complete,
Rev. MacArthur said people are feeling
a mix of excitement and nostalgia.
The Bridgewater Baptist Church was
founded in 1848, and since then, it’s operated from the same location, although
a new structure was erected in 1921.
“I think it’s really beginning to settle
in with some folks that we are really
leaving the building that we’ve been
in for a little over 94 years,” said Rev.
MacCarthur.
“People will come and they won’t
know where their favourite chair is because they’ve never been there before.”
As for the church’s old home, there’s
no buyer yet, but Rev. MacArthur said
as soon as everything is out, they’ll
“ratchet up” their efforts to sell it.
The new building has a $6 million
price-tag, but if the church can sell
the old property, Rev. MacArthur said,
they’ll only have to worry about a $2
million mortgage.
The story of John Christian Egner
J
died October 5, 1948, at the age of 72.
ohn Christian Egner became a
His affection for his first wife is
person who intrigued me, as I
shown on the tribute he enscribed on
had never encounterd this family
her stone. Florence Bell (nee Frank)
name in Bridgewater or Lunenburg
Egner, on the headstone at Brookside
County. Yet Mr. Egner played an active
Cemetery Bridgewater is described as
role in the town and worked at differ“beloved wife of John C. Egner, having
ent occupations throughout his 40-plus
died December 24, 1901, at the age of 24
years in Nova Scotia.
years-6 months.” Her side of the stone
Mr. Egner arrived in Canada in the
reads:
1890s and took up residence in Bridge“One precious to our hearts has gone
water before it became a town under
The voice we loved is
the province. Records
still
suggest he was born
The place made vacant
about 1870 in Germany,
in our home
putting him in his early
Can never be filled”
20s at the time of immiA person in town who
gration. His second marrecalls him told me he had
riage declaration, in 1903,
a rather large mustache.
inciates that he was 32 at
This may account for the
that time.
story of his moustache
Early records list
and the role it played in
him as a butcher, which
Peter C.
church, where the practice
was perhaps a trade he
OiCkle
was to use a common cup
learned in Germany or
one at which he apprenA walk through our past during communion. It was
said that his large bushy
tised under his future
moustache was offensive
father-in-law. Later, he
as it would quite naturally
worked at the CNR train
station in the shipping department. Ac- come in contact with the contents of
the cup. Others refused to follow after
cording to his obituary, he was at the
he had taken from the cup.
CNR at the time of his death.
It is known that Mr. Egner travelled
He was married to Florence B.
to the U.S., where there were possibly
Frank of Bridgewater on January 24,
distant family members. On one occa1896, by the Presbyterian minister Rev.
sion, he was discharged from his duties
Crawford of Mahone Bay. She was a
at a local church as treasurer, as he was
daughter of Emmanuel and Christiane
travelling to the USA. While the length
Frank of Bridgewater. Emmanuel
Frank listed himself as a butcher. They of his absence is unknown, he did return to Bridgewater. At one time Mr.
resided on Victoria Road, near St. PhilEgner, after a return from the States,
lips Street. Florence died December 24,
was on charges for the illegal import1901, at the age of 24. His obituary lists
ing of spirits and sale of same. The
two sons and a daughter who had died
sale charge was dropped, but the matat an early age.
ter of importing was upheld. This is in
Following Florence’s death, John C.
contrast to a sideline he performed in
married Roxanna E. Hebb, a daughter
town. When a person had to be escorted
of Caleb and Louise, on February 28,
to jail, the local police would call upon
1874. Roxanna Elizabeth Hebb was
him to conduct the offender to the jail.
born May 10, 1876, according to birth
Mr. Egner died on September 5, 1933,
records. She and John Christian were
“in 63rd year,” leaving two grandchilmarried, by licence, on September 4,
dren and a widowed daughter-in-law.
1903. His occupation, again, was listed
Peter Oickle is chair of the Bridgewaas butcher. He gave his age as 32; she
ter heritage advisory committe and the
gave hers as 26. While they never had
museum commission. Anyone having
any children, it appers that she raised
additional information is welcomed to
the two boys, Frederick Albert and
share it at eichel@eastlink.ca.
John William, as her sons. Roxanna E.
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Meeting discusses future of home care
Supporters host public session March 30
care clients in the last fiscal year. “Budgeted hourly rates for home-support services range from $34.26 to $58.44. Nursing
services are as high as $90.78 per hour,”
the province said in December.
The health network feels that if the
province opens home care to a competitive bidding process it would open the
door to for-profit corporations. “Currently, home support in Nova Scotia is
almost exclusively provided by nonprofit organizations,” the health net-
N
work said in a statement.
Over 2,500 people are on waiting lists
for nursing homes, the health network
said, while wait times for home care have
spiked to 760, as of October 2014, from 422
in April 2014.
“We’ve launched this tour to bring people together to discuss how these changes
will impact them and to think about what
else the government should do to ensure
patients get the care they need,” Mr. Hutt
said in a statement.
ENBU
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G
Health-care advocates concerned about
the province’s move to have a consultant
make recommendations about the tendering of home-care services are hosting a
panel discussion and public meeting in
Bridgewater next week.
The Bridgewater session, planned for
7 p.m., March 30, at the Days Inn, is
the first of seven meetings planned by
the Nova Scotia Citizens’ Health Care
Network concerning the future of home
care. Lunenburg’s Second Story Women’s
Centre, a charity that provides services
and education for women, and the nonprofit citizen advocacy group Council of
Canadians – South Shore chapter are coorganizers of the event.
A panel discussion will occupy the
first half of the meeting. The group includes Nova Scotia Citizens’ Health Care
Network researcher and co-ordinator
James Hutt and home-care worker Lisa
Mason. Meeting participants will talk
about home care during the second half.
Home care supporters are worried
about the province’s intentions to tap
a consulting firm that, as the province
stated, “will help government determine
a tender process that could ensure quality
and create more consistent, efficient and
flexible services.”
The McNeil government indicated in
a statement last December that it wants
advice concerning the acquisition of
competitive bids for nearly $200 million
worth of home-care services such as personal and respite care, meal preparation
and light housekeeping. “If government
chooses to move forward, the consultants
will work with the Department of Health
and Wellness to develop the request for
proposals, which could be issued this
spring,” the statement read in part.
Department of Health and Wellness
spokesman Tony Kiritsis told LighhouseNOW in an e-mail that “the consultant
will form recommendations and present them to government. These will be
formed based on the information they
gather through the consultation process
with stakeholders.”
The Nova Scotia Citizens’ Health Care
Network is concerned because of the
impact the competitive bidding process
has had in other provinces Mr. Hutt told
LighthouseNOW. “I’ll be speaking about
my research on this during the panel,” he
said in an e-mail.
The province said 12,000 Nova Scotians
receive home-care services daily. Government expects the demand to rise, and it
cites an increase in the number of home-
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This former tworoom schoolhouse
in LaHave will be
registered as a
municipal heritage
property.
Century-old former schoolhouse
receives heritage status
Some alterations and additions have been
made, including skylights, a front deck
and stairs, alteration of the bell tower’s
finial, foundation work, rain gutters and
The Municipality of Lunenburg functional window shutters.
(MODL) gave the go-ahead last week for
The property was designed by archithe home at 104 School House Road in tect Herbert E. Gates, who was hired
LaHave to be registered as a
by the province to create
municipal heritage property.
plans for rural one- and twoThe decision came followroom schools. Mr. Gates also
ing a public hearing on the
designed the Nova Scotia
issue that was initiated when
Technical College building
the owners, William Fleming
on Halifax’s Spring Garden
and Sheri Elwood, requestRoad, the Agricultural Coled the registration of their
lege in Bible Hill and Liver110-year-old home, which was
pool’s town hall, which is a
once a two-room school.
national historical site.
MODL’s planning direcMODL’s planning direcJeff Merrill
tor, Jeff Merrill, presented
tor explained at the public
MODL planning director
the application details at the
hearing that the heritage
hearing.
registration protects the ex“There are not many of
terior of the property. No
these wood-frame public schools left in- one is allowed to demolish the building
tact,” he noted.
or substantially alter it without MODL’s
The late-Victorian property has a steep- permission, he said.
ly hipped roof with decorative brackets at
Had the application not been approved,
the corners under the eaves, a symmetri- whoever owned the property would have
cal facade and a Palladian-style front been free to demolish or alter it, under
entrance flanked by six-over-six windows certain conditions, Mr. Merrill advised
with a cap. It also features a bell tower.
the councilors attending the hearing.
“And the bell is still in the tower,” Mr.
Council later passed the motion to regMerrill added.
ister the property as a heritage site with
The building isn’t entirely original. no dissention.
By GAYLE WILSON
M@LHNOWnews
“There are not
many of these
wood-frame
public schools
left intact.”
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My ol’ Kentucky home
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The cottage is currently under construction but it will be ready for viewing by
March 28.
QEII Home Lottery
has grand prize in Chester
By KELSEY POWER
M@kelseyLHNow
Chester has a new attraction — a
show home on the seaside.
The $675,000 cottage in Chester is
being built as a QEII Home Lottery
grand prize.
It’s one of two homes up for grabs
this spring; the second is located in
South Bedford.
“We regularly talk to our ticket purchasers and others about what areas are
the most attractive to them, especially
when it comes time to decide where the
cottage would be,” said Bill Bean, CEO
of the QEII Foundation, which runs the
lottery and raises money through a variety of other initiatives year-round for
the QEII Health Sciences Centre.
“Certainly Chester, Chester Basin,
the whole South Shore was identified
as a prime area for the cottage, which is
the second grand prize.”
The 1,828-square-foot home is located
in Skipper Hill Estates and Marina,
which overlooks the beautiful Chester
Basin. It is the first residence to be built
in the development, which holds 19 lots.
“Skipper Hill has a lot to offer. It’s
deeded access to the ocean, the wharf
and slipway, deep protected anchorage,
western exposure, and it’s a beautiful
setting within minutes to the village
of Chester,” said Jon Dimick, the landowner and developer.
Everything related to the lottery
must remain Nova Scotian, from ticket
purchasers to the contractors who win
these larger projects, as the hospitals
themselves are located here.
Destiny Homes Incorporated’s Greg
Hammond was chosen to lead the construction of the cottage. He, in turn,
employed local tradespeople and suppliers.
“Everything is tendered. It’s competitive, and we ask people to submit to us
how they would participate in the lottery and their very lowest prices at the
highest quality, and then we go through
the process,” said Mr. Bean.
“Greg Hammond, who owns Destiny
Homes, is a fine man who is very community minded, socially conscious, and
provided us with an outstanding oppor-
tunity, so we decided to work with him.”
The cottage is very consistent with
Chester’s architecture. The team of
Kenneth McRobbie and Colin Blanchard
of 31 Westgate donated their time to design and furnish the cottage.
“We really set out to do something
that was classic Chester in suit with
that sailing style. We chose light shades
of white throughout most of the house,”
said Mr. Blanchard, who also mentioned
a Maritime vernacular was important
and that they were set on doing a shingled style house, with a crisp white trim
and striking door colour.
“It is the first house we’ve built in the
development, so that was really crucial.
We wanted to set the tone and use natural materials.”
The two usually operate on Agricola
Street in Halifax, but they opened up
a second shop on the South Shore last
summer, located on Queen Street in
Chester. It will reopen mid-May.
The QEII Home Lottery has had two
lotteries a year for the past 12 years.
After expenses, the lottery has raised
close to $50 million in that amount of
time. This money goes towards equipment and research education for the
QEII Health Sciences Centre.
The winner of the home is under no
stipulation to live there. “Fifty per cent
of the people move in and 50 per cent
sell,” said Mr. Bean, noting lottery winnings are not taxable in Canada.
A cheque for $10,000 also comes with
the house, along with a year of unlimited tee time at the Chester Golf Club.
“They can do anything they want with
it,” said Mr. Bean, who said awarding
these homes is one of the most satisfying days of his year. “It literally changes their life.”
Right now, money is being raised for
the neurosciences, the first academic neuroscience program in Atlantic
Canada, the rehabilitation centre, two
assisted daily living units, a simulation learning centre and palliative-care
research. The foundation hopes to raise
about $3 million, but Mr. Bean said the
capital equipment needs of the hospital
right now are closer to $60 million.
The cottage should be open for viewing March 28.
during my time in Kentucky, a few stand
n this column I have shared stories of
my time in Samoa, but about a year
out in my memory. There was the foal
before I arrived in that tropical parathat we nicknamed Beach, who was in
dise, back in a time when I had dreams –
hospital for over two months. He was
or delusions? – of being an equine mediborn with severely contracted tendons in
cal specialist, I spent six months doing
his back legs, causing him to “knuckle
an internship at an equine hospital in
over” on his ankles and making it almost
Kentucky, USA.
impossible for him to stand. It took every
Kentucky is a hotspot for racehorses
inch of his will to stand with assistance
and thoroughbred breeding, and that is
to nurse from his mother, but the strain
reflected in the equine hospital I worked
of standing ruptured the calf muscle in
for. Over 80 vets work for the hospital,
his leg, resulting in a huge amount of
which is one of the largest veterinary
bruising and pain. Special splints were
hospitals in the world. I worked in the
made for his legs, and he
medicine department, which
had daily physiotherapy.
had four wards with the caMany other foals would
pacity for over 50 horses, and
have grown sick of the coneven had its own horse-sized
stant pain and veterinary
hyperbaric oxygen chamber.
attention, but he had a heart
We interns worked hard,
of gold and would always
twelve hours a day, seven
nicker and lie there quietly
days a week, with two weeks
as his splints were strapped
of night shifts every two
on or adjusted. It was a good
months. But it was worth it
six weeks before he was
for the experience we gained
strong enough to walk outand the amazing number
AMY
and variety of cases we saw.
side, and I can still picture
SPARKS
Many of our patients
the excited dance he did as
Animal Tales
were highly successful racehis hooves hit grass for the
horses, and it could often
first time. By the time he
be a little intimidating to
left, his hind legs were alknow you were responsible for $3 million most normal, and you never would have
or more of horse flesh. These equines
known what he struggled through.
were amazing athletes who had known
I would love to tell you that I don’t get
the very best of care since birth. Even
too attached to my patients, but I’m not
after retiring to the breeding barn, their
going to lie. While I was working night
coats shone, their manes and tails were
shifts in Kentucky, I made a needlepoint
brushed and trimmed and they had the
belt. When I came to the end, I embroivery best feed and medical care. Some
dered my initials and the date. I’d run
were like spoiled princesses. We had one
out of dark thread, so what was I to do?
horse who had its own personal groom
No matter. I ran down to the stables, into
and who was fed a pint of Guinness with
Beach’s stall, took out my scissors and
each evening meal, but most were very
snipped a lock from his feathery foal tail.
sweet and even-tempered. I often felt a
The deep chestnut red was just the right
little sorry for the foals of such celebratcolour I needed to match the embroidery
ed mares; even a few days into life, there
thread. Now I carry a little bit of Beach
was a huge amount of pressure to live
with me whenever I need something to
up to their genetic potential. They were
hold my jeans up.
the horsey equivalent of the children of
Amy Sparks is a veterinarian at South
brilliant musicians who are expected to
Shore Veterinary Hospital in Wileville.
be able to play the piano before they can
Watch for her biweekly column in the
walk.
Even though I saw hundreds of horses Progress Bulletin.
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Legion’s Supersports event held March 14. The round-robin tournament had participating teams roaring with laughter.
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thrown out of the family and forgotten
victims. Twenty-six executions took place
about. It is as if they have died or were
in Nova Scotia, while 25 happened in New
never born.
Brunswick.
Many families have labelled relatives
One entry that stands out is the killwho have committed serious crimes as
ing of Rita Guay and 22 air passengers
black sheep, and finding inon September 9, 1949. Further
formation on them may be
investigation into this incidifficult.
dent revealed it was the worst
If the individual was
case of mass murder in North
found guilty of a serious
America in its time. Three
crime in Canada between
individuals were convicted of
1860 and 1962, he may have
the crime: Joseph Albert Guay
been executed. Canada
(Rita’s husband), Genereux
hanged one woman and 39
Ruest and Marguerite Pitre.
men between 1860 and 1866.
They were hanged in Montreal
Although 1,533 death sentencin 1951, 1952 and 1953 respecDiane
Lynn
es were delivered between
tively.
TiberT
1867 and 1976, only 691 men
The hanging of a man in
and 11 women were executed Roots to the Past
Nova Scotia for the murder of
in that time, the last taking
a young girl inspired the book,
place in 1962.
“The Lynching of Peter WheelThe crimes warranting
er”
by
Debra
Komar. The description of
a death sentence included murder, rape
the
book
states
Wheeler was executed on
and treason. Between 1892 and 1961, the
September 9, 1896 and the victim was 14
mandatory penalty if convicted was death
years old. However, the database gives the
by hanging. The last public hanging took
month as August and the age of the girl
place in 1869. Hangings were then held
15.
in private, but the public could attend if
In some instances, a motive for the
invited. The law changed again in 1935,
crime is stated, such as robbery. Further
making the event strictly private.
In 1961, murder was divided into capital investigation is needed to learn fully what
took place. In the case of Antonio Arosha
and non-capital punishment categories.
and Leon Sepepil (hanged 1909, Victoria,
Capital punishment was replaced in 1976
NB), they were not executed for the sole
with life in prison (25 years) for firstcrime of robbery as noted. On the night of
degree murder convictions.
December 20, 1908, their plan went wrong,
The Capital Punishment UK website
and they murdered their victim Edward
(http://www.capitalpunishmentuk.org)
Green.
contains resources to learn about the
Diane Lynn McGyver Tibert, author
history of the death penalty in Britain,
of Fowl Summer Nights, is a freelance
including execution methods and a list
writer based in Central Nova Scotia. Visit
of those executed in the UK between 1735
her Roots to the Past blog (https://rootstoand 1964. Among the resources is the Exthepast.wordpress.com) to learn more about
ecutions in Canada from 1860 to abolition
database (http://www.capitalpunishmenher genealogy writing.
T
he Cornell Lab of Ornithology
Texas 5,256
just released the results from
Virginia 4,672
the 18th annual Great BackNorth Carolina 4,497
yard Bird Count, which took place
Ontario 4,216
from February 13 to 16.
Ohio 4,190
People sent in more than 147,000
Georgia 4,017
checklists from more than 100 counThe top 10 countries by checklists
tries. In all, a record 5,090 species
submitted were:
were reported, which is equal to
United States 108,396
nearly half of all bird species in the
Canada 10,491
world.
India 6,810
The top-10 most freAustralia 812
quently reported species
Mexico 425
— number of checklists
Costa Rica 303
reporting this species —
Portugal 193
were:
New Zealand 161
Northern cardinal 59,083
Ecuador 138
Dark-eyed junco 59,074
Honduras 133
Mourning dove 48,313
Steven Hiltz took phoDowny woodpecker
tos of a sizable group of
45,399
Bohemian waxwings at
Blue jay 41,671
Annapolis Royal. I saw
James
American goldfinch
five cedar waxwings in
39,880
Hirtle
Lunenburg on March
House finch 39,241
Bird
Notes
14, which I suspect are
Tufted titmouse 38,191
migrants as none were in
Black-capped chickadee
that area previously.
36,363
A sure sign that spring
House sparrow 34,564
is
on
the
way
was
mourning doves
In North America only, the top 10
calling
on
March
7,
as noted by
most numerous species — the sum of
Mandy
Eisenhauer
of
Rhodes Corner.
how many individuals were observed
The brown thrasher still continues
across all checklists — were:
to visit the location at Dufferin Street
Snow goose 1,494,937
in Lunenburg.
Canada goose 1,110,946
Brenda and Greggory Hiltz sucBrambling 1,000,047
cessfully photographed an adult
European starling 630,610
bald eagle which was flying along
Mallard 579,330
the causeway at Crescent Beach. At
American coot 501,152
their home in Gold River, American
American robin 488,063
goldfinches have become frequent
Dark-eyed junco 465,939
visitors and a pair of American black
Red-winged blackbird 432,513
ducks came to the feeders there.
American goldfinch 364,963
Among the notable sightings
The top 10 states/provinces by checkacross the province was a northern
lists submitted were:
shrike, which Andy Dean found along
California 8,453
the road to Blomidon.
Pennsylvania 7,120
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Florida 5,478
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WEDNESDAY, MARCH 25, 2015
Ice dreams
Young players fill
rinks for annual March
Break tournament
By KEITH CORCORAN
M@NewsmanKeith
M
ore than four dozen teams spanning three divisions gathered
on the South Shore last week for
the annual multi-day Gary L. Wentzell
March Break Tournament.
Atom, peewee and bantam division
games were played in Bridgewater,
Lunenburg and in Queens County.
Above: South Shore’s Brandon Wagner rushes the
puck into the Dartmouth zone during March 19 action.
Left: Wade Turner, left, and Reg Brewer, behind the
bench with the Atom C South Shore squad, celebrate
a 5-4 victory over Shelburne in the division final on
March 20.
Below: Zane Scott of the Chester Ravens is pursued
by a Halifax player as he makes his way down the
ice during Atom B play on March 21.
The South Shore’s Ethan Corkum lets a shot go against a
Western Valley Atom B opponent on March 21.
The South Shore’s Caden Inness, left, battles a Shelburne player for the puck during
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Travis Parks helped the Mustangs reach the seventh game of the Nova Scotia Major
Midget Hockey League playoffs this season.
Mustangs lose game 7 semifinal
By PATRICK HIRTLE
M@LHNOWnews
It was all going according to plan for
the Charlie’s Pizza South Shore Mustangs.
Leading their best-of-seven Nova Scotia Major Midget Hockey League semifinal series 3-1 in games, and winning
Game 5 by a 2-0 margin, the Mustangs
appeared poised to move on to their first
league championship series in 30 years.
The Halifax McDonalds, however,
weren’t ready to roll over just yet.
Before the second period of Game 5
drew to a close, Jacob Hickey had knotted
the game for Halifax and, three nights
and two McDonalds wins later, it was
Hickey who struck again, tossing one last
dagger into the heart that was the Mustangs’ season.
Trailing 4-1 after two lackluster periods in the deciding Game 7 on Halifax
Forum ice, South Shore found a spark just
over three minutes into the final frame
when Matthew Barron put home a powerplay goal to close the gap to two.
After the game. head coach Brad Muise
said that during the second intermission,
despite the deficit, there was almost a
serene atmosphere in the dressing room.
“Down by three goals heading into the
third, we were calm and steady,” said Mr.
Muise.
“One look around the room [and] it
was highly visible the kind of family we
had within those walls. We talked about
how much we care about each other. We
were going to attack the third period with
the battle level and aggressive play we’ve
become known for.”
Halfway through the final stanza, Scott
Perry cut the lead to a single goal, then
Halifax’s Brandon Pottie restored the twogoal cushion, but Barron struck again
just over a minute later, followed by teammate Morgan Lunn with just under four
minutes to play to draw the Mustangs
even at 5-5.
However, as time ticked down in the
grand old Halifax Forum with overtime
looming, Halifax’s Hickey — who scored
the timely Game 5 goal — tossed a puck
from the side boards seemingly harmlessly toward the South Shore net.
The disc kicked off a Mustang player
and bounced into the goal. Hickey would
pot not only what proved to be the game
and series winner with 90 seconds left,
but also the empty-net insurance goal to
seal a 7-5 McDonalds win.
“This series was a war. Five of the
seven games were one goal differences,”
Mr. Muise said.
“Two good hockey programs going
hard at each other. They are an extremely
skilled and fast team that can execute at
a high and consistent level. However, I
know they respected us and our players.
They knew we had championship caliber
team and were in a real battle.”
While it might’ve been tempting for a
team as in control of a series as the Mustangs were halfway through Game 5 to
back off, Mr. Muise said that his charges
did exactly the opposite.
“We outplayed them to try to close out
the series,” he said.
“We created multiple chances in the
third to win it – chances that looked like
sure things, but wouldn’t go in. [Then]
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they would come down on a counter attack to score after lengths of play that we
dominated and had them scrambling.”
He conceded game 6, a 5-1 loss at the
Lunenburg County Lifestyle Centre, was
a clunker – the first such abysmal defeat
the Mustangs had suffered dating back to
November, with the team failing to play
with the effort and standard that had
become synonymous with the group this
season.
“In Game 7, we left it all out there. We
exchanged chances, they capitalized,” Mr.
Muise said. “We came back with four
goals in the third to tie it and threw 20
shots at them … then they score a goal
with a puck going off our defenceman’s
skate after the puck was thrown out front
from the corner.”
In the aftermath of the Game 7 loss,
players, fans, and the Mustangs’ brass
took stock of the entire season.
As Mr. Muise noted, it was not only
the best playoff run in the team’s history,
but it was also the top regular season as
well, with the team finishing with a 19-14
record, one point out of third overall.
“Although, I feel empty today that
things ended last night,” Mr. Muise said
on Saturday morning, “I feel this group
set a standard for Mustangs hockey and
have put the program in the right direction.”
The head coach reiterated his feelings
that this group was a championship-calibre team, and he said that he wasn’t alone
in that assessment, pointing to a number
of junior-level scouts who expressed a
similar sentiment.
Major midget hockey fans on the South
Shore watched the Mustangs program
develop and grow in 2014-15 in a way that,
just a few years ago, would’ve been beyond imagination.
Mr. Muise went so far as to say that he
expects many players will be drafted by
Junior A and Major Junior teams when
those leagues hold their respective drafts
in June.
“It’s a good measure of success,” he
said.
“And it was great to see the buzz around
the South Shore for the team and the
LCLC being packed with good fans. The
players and organization really appreciated the fan support – we have the largest
fan support in the league by far. Even on
the road, we had a larger fan contingent
than the home team did – it was awesome.”
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In addition to
playing games,
three-time world
series champion
Devon White, left,
and Red Sox hall
of famer Bill Lee,
middle, joined
the Canada Cuba
Goodwill Tour. Here,
the players meet
Cuban hall of famer
Fernando Sanchez.
Goodwill tour donates $80,000 in baseball equipment
By PAULA LEVY
M@LunenburgCoLife
Although baseball brought them together, children from Canada and Cuba
formed friendships over week-long excursions on the Caribbean island.
“It was cool that we didn’t even speak
the same language but, by the end of
the week, we were all really close,” said
14-year-old Evan Gouthro of Bridgewater.
She played on one of Nova Scotia’s first
female teams to participate in Canada
Cuba Goodwill Tour in February.
“Baseball is an international language,” said organizer Dennis Woodworth. He has been organizing visits by
teams of young baseball players to Matanzas for the past couple of years. Last year,
two teams went, but this year 10 teams,
including two girls’ teams, took part in
the tour. There were five teams from Nova
Scotia, a team from New Brunswick, two
teams from Prince Edward Island, a team
from Newfoundland and another from
Manitoba.
Mr. Woodworth said 170 players, par-
∂
v
ents and coaches participated
in the tour, which donated
about $80,000 worth of equipment in the developing country. In total, the teams took 90
gear bags full of baseball equipment that included bats, gloves,
cleats, batting helmets, sets of
catchers’ gear, bases, baseballs,
uniforms and radar guns.
“Each week a team brought
stuff,” said Mr. Woodworth.
“We brought enough equipment this year it will fulfill the
needs for over half the province.” Matanzas is the capital
city of the province of Matanzas, located on the northern
shore of the island.
This is the second time that
12-year-old Bailey Gladwin of
Bridgewater participated in
the tour.
“It was really fun. It was a
really fun experience,” said Bailey. “It
was just super-cool to play baseball in
Cuba against Cubans. … It was so fun to
donate the gear.”
Bowling
Lutheran Church Bowling League
March 17: Team Standings:
Wally’s
Gang,
96;
The
Unpredictables, 94; Weebles, 90;
The Untouchables, 88.
L.S.,
Verlene
Silver-
Corkum,
121.
L.T.,
Verlene
SilverCorkum, 339. M.S., Arthur Veinot, 113.
M.T., Arthur Veinot, 322. L.S., no mark,
Jean Schrader, 87. M.S., no mark, Wayne
Nauss, 89.
Evan Gouthro
Bridgewater
Bailey said after visiting the country
he realized how lucky Canadians are
to have the right equipment to play the
sport they love.
“Even the smallest thing, like a ball,
they were so grateful and their face
would light up,” said Bailey. “It was a
good experience.”
Evan agreed.
“I felt really nice that we got to take
all that stuff down and give it to them.
Just to see their faces when we
handed it to them, they were
really surprised. … You could
tell that they were really thankful.”
Area schools also benefited
from donations of over $10,000
worth of school supplies.
“The last week we were
there, we went into a school
for disabled children,” said
Mr. Woodworth. “The children
were so happy with what we
gave them.”
Evan said although they
played competitively during
the daily games, the experience
wasn’t about winning.
The children that played in
the games also got to spend
the day at the resort where the
Canadian teams were staying.
“Baseball is the connection; it’s the
connection that does all of this great
work,” said Mr. Woodworth. “I’ve never
seen such an outburst of emotion, of love
and compassion for each other.”
This year will be a turning point for
the project, as local teams work towards
bringing a Cuban team to Nova Scotia
to play in Halifax and Bridgewater this
summer.
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Tuesday, March 17 at 6:30 pm at Halifax Civic Centre – CHARLIE'S PIZZA South Shore Mustangs 2 and Halifax
Wednesday, March 18, at 7:00 pm at Lunenburg County Lifestyle Centre – Halifax McDonalds Major Midget 5
and CHARLIE'S PIZZA South Shore Mustangs 1.
Friday, March 20 at 7 pm at Forum Halifax – CHARLIE'S PIZZA South Shore Mustangs 5 @ Halifax
Standings March 23, 2015.
Twelve-year-old Bailey Gladwin of Bridgewater takes a swing during one of games he
played in against Cuba during the Canada Cuba Goodwill Tour last month.
B4
CRANIAL CRUNCHES
Crossword puzzle
All answers found in the Classified
section of this issue.
by Walter Feener
ACROSS
1. Health resorts
5. Temporary paper money
10. Women
14. Bend backward
15. Slur over a syllable
16. Put into a disordered pile
17. Being very well known
18. Helicopter part
19. Tabula ___
20. Microscope part
22. A horse yet to win
24. Cry of a goose
25. Dispose of for money
26. Rounded and smooth
29. Toxic element
33. Musical drama
34. Religious devotion
35. Paternity proof
36. Pull apart violently
37. Hawk relative
38. Bridle strap
39. Mediterranean, for one
40. Financial backer
41. Layers of paint
42. Charlottetown native
44. Stream of lava
45. ___-chef
46. Telephone conversation
47. Morning prayer
50. Scorn
54. Lacking sufficient rainfall
55. Important happening
57. What a band may have
planned
58. Deceiving talk
59. Raised narrow strip
60. Fork prong
61. Puts down
62. Tarnish a reputation
63. Other
7. Ceremonial act
8. Words in some marriage
vows
9. Spread throughout
10. High-pitched
11. Leading position
12. Free from worry
13. Distance between bridge supports
21. Ninth Greek letter
23. One who joins a common
cause
25. Turtle covering
26. Some sculptures
27. Duelling swords
28. Relating to kidneys
29. Lion’s cousin
30. Most suitable
31. Join forces
DOWN
1. Not dangerous
2. Call upon for help
3. Pinnacle of achievement
4. Abel, for one
5. Tranquil
6. It shows the time of day
47
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
32. Minister’s house
34. Calls for over a communication system
37. Product recipients
38. Casino game
40. At another time
41. Stallion, once
43. Stage whispers
44. Gallop at an easy pace
46. Dance done in a line
47. Shopping centre
48. Melody sung solo
49. Diminutive
50. Surrender
51. Drudgery
52. Double entendres
53. Corner
56. Energy
8
9
10
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
24
26
27
34
36
30
31
32
52
53
35
37
38
40
41
43
44
45
48
13
23
29
33
42
12
25
28
39
11
46
49
50
56
51
54
55
57
58
59
60
61
62
63
B5
CRANIAL CRUNCHES
COLOR ME!
All answers found in the Classified section
of this issue.
B6
LighthouseNow Progress Bulletin, Wednesday, March 25, 2015 WEDNESDAY EVENING
6:30
7:00
7:30
8:00
 
  
 



































 
  
 
9:30
10:00
10:30
MARCH 25
11:00 11:30
8:00
8:30
9:00
9:30
10:00
10:30
MARCH 26
11:00 11:30

  

 
   

  
 
     
  
     
  
    

 


            
    

          



    

 
 
        

 
  
 ++     
++         
     
  
  
  
  
  
              
   

       
   
 
  
 
  
   
   ++        
 
  
    
  


    

       

   
    


     
    
 
 
    
   
     
  
  
    
     
 
          
    
                
       
 
  
 
 
      



     
   
     
    
  
 
  
     
       
    
  
         
 
  
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      
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  





   
 
 




 
  
 
   
     
        
         
   


      
 
 
                   
 
          

 

  
 
    
 
  

    
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     
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WEEKDAY DAYTIME
7:30
8:00
8:30
   
   

 
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































9:00

   
 
  
   

     
 
   
  
  
 
  
   

 



     
    

        
  



      
   
 
        
       
 
     
               
                      
  
       

   

    
 
 

       
 
   
   
    
    
    
  
 

    
        

   
      

      
    
 
 
 
   
     
  
  
    

  
 
   
      
 


  


   
  


       
  
  
  
 
        
            
     
++      
  
   
 
       
       
    
  
         


  
  


  
      
  

  





   
 
 



    
  
 
       
        
         
 
 


      

  
  
  
+++    
 
         

  

  
 
 
   
  
  
       
     
  

  
  
THURSDAY EVENING
6:30
7:00
7:30



































8:30
9:00
9:30
  
10:00
10:30
11:00
11:30
Noon
12:30

        
  
  
 
    
       

   

        


    
    
   
  
 
  
  
 
 
    
  
  
  
 
 
 






              
 
  
 
       
 
   
 
 
 
  
  

  
  
 
  
  
     
 
  


  
  
    
 
 

  


      


 

    
 
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     
 
    
 
       
   
   

  
    
    
  
++    

    +++     
    

     
     
   
    
  
++       
   
     
  
  
    
     
 
      
 
 
 
                
   
       
  

 
 
      

++     
     
        
     
  
 
 

 
       
    
  
              +++   
  
  
           
  

  





   
 








    

+++    
        
     
  

 
   
   
 
                   
 
    
 

     
 
   
  

    
+      
     
  

     

1:00
1:30
2:00
2:30
3:00
3:30
4:00
MARCH 25 TO MARCH 31
4:30
5:00
5:30
6:00

 
   
 
  
 
 
   
 


  
  
   
      
   


  
       
   


 
 
 
   
   
 
   

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    
   
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  
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       
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   
  
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    
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 
 
 
   
   
 
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 
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   
 
 
 
 
   
   
    
   
    
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     
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     
      
      
     

  
 
 
 


  
 
      
             



    
 

   
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   
 

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 
   
++        
  
 
      
    

 
   
  
     
 
 
   
 
         
 
++        





       
             
 
 
++         +++   
  
 
  
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   
 


     
  

 
 
 
 
 
 
 

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
   
  
 
 
 
 




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





 ++++     
+++    
  
  
     

         
  


    
+++     
        


         
 
   
      
    ++       
   
 
 
 
   
  
  

   
                
     


   


 
+++        
++        


   
  
             
 
 
 
 
 
 
    
  
   



    
       
 






 

 



 
      
   
 
++         +++     




 
      
 
    


       
       
       
     
  
  
          
 
  
     
   
 

            
++     
  
 


   

   



 
++       
       ++   




        


      
    
 
 
 
 
  
 
 
 
    



   





 
 
 
 
  
     
  
            
    
      
  
 
 
     
     
  
            
  
  
  
 

        
 
   

+      
    
  
   

 

  


  
    
  
  

 
 
      
  
  



































 
  

      
          
      
 
 
      
   
 
  

     
    
     +++   
      
          
    
 
    
 
 


      
    


 
      

 

  
 
           
        


 
 
     
  




    
        
 
 
 




     
 
 
 
 
 
          
 
 
 
 
     


    
    

     
 
 
  
  
      
    
       
  
 
   
  
 
 
 

     




     
              




 
 

       ++++       
+     

  
       
  
 

        

         
 

 
   +++       ++   
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 
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     
     
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 
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
    
        +++         
++       
  
   
  
  
   
  
  
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 
  
     
 
  
 
     
 
  
  
  
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                  
  
  
  
 
  
     
 
  
  
  
  
  
  
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  
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 


    
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     
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   
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     

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++         

  
    



         


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   
   
  
          
      
       
    
 


            
      
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 



   
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  
  
++      
++      
++     
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    
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          

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 
 
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     
 
     
 
+++        ++        
   
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  
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
     
      
   
 
 
 
 
 
     

  
     
            
    
      
   
      
     
  
         


   
        
 
    
   ++        

 

  

  
  
    

 
   
    
SATURDAY EVENING
6:30
7:00
7:30
  
   
    



































B7
8:00
8:30
9:00
9:30
10:00
10:30
MARCH 28
11:00 11:30

  
  
   
    
 

 
         
  
     
  





       

 

  

     
        
 
       
   
   
 
                   
 +++   
            
  

 


    
 

 
  
   
  
      +++      

 
   
 
 
 
     



 


  
   
    
+++       ++      
   
++         
++     
          
    
   


  
 
 

   


  
     
                  
 
           
 
 
      

 

 
 +++   
 
      
+++   
   
  
           
  
 
     
   
  
   
  
  
 
 

    

  
        


 
      ++      
 


 




 
 
     +++    
  
   
    
 
    

 
  
  
 
 
              
   

          

 
            
 
     
  ++      


   
 
 

SUNDAY EVENING
6:30
7:00
7:30
  
  
 



































8:00
8:30
9:00
9:30
     
 
  
   
 

   
  

 
 
    
  
 


 
  
    
 
    
 ++       
  
  

  
   
  
 
 
        
   
   
 
 
 
 
 
        
  

++          


   
 
 
    
 
  
    
         
 
    
 
++         

 
     
 
  

       
        


 
    

   
 ++   
    
  
++     
  
   
  
  
  
  
 
 
  
 

     
 
  
    
              
   
  
  
     
 
                    
    
     


  


 
 
     
 
 
     


  
      
     

    

  
      

    

++    

    


   

  

   +++     
     

    
   
        
    
 
              
   
     
          
  
   
 
 

 
      
 
     

      
B8
LighthouseNow Progress Bulletin, Wednesday, March 25, 2015 MOVIES
Wednesday 03/25
Evening
8:00 (SHOW) “My Gal Sunday”
(Mystery,2013) Rachel
Blanchard, Cameron
Mathison. A newlywed
couple are on the case when
their parents are suddenly
kidnapped. (PG)
10:00 (GOLF) “Caddyshack”
(Comedy,1980) Chevy Chase,
Rodney Dangerfield. A caddy
enters a big play-off match to
win a scholarship from a posh
country club. (18+)
(APTN) “Mad Bastards”
(Drama,2010) Dean DaleyJones, Karla Hart. A man
embarks on a journey and
meets people who change his
way of life. (18+)
12:00 (GOLF) “Caddyshack”
(Comedy,1980) Chevy Chase,
Rodney Dangerfield. A caddy
enters a big play-off match to
win a scholarship from a posh
country club. (18+)
1:00 (VIS) “An Unfinished Life”
(Drama,2005) Robert Redford,
Morgan Freeman. A reformed
alcoholic is reunited with his
estranged daughter-in-law and
his granddaughter. (14+)
Thursday 03/26
Evening
8:00 (SHOW) “The Wedding
Chapel” (Family,2013) Cindy
Busby, Mark Deklin. When
a woman finds herself single
once again, she decides to
visit her mother. (G)
9:00 (ASN) “Austin Powers:
International Man of
Mystery” (Comedy,1997)
Mike Myers, Elizabeth Hurley.
A ‘60s secret agent is brought
out of cryofreeze to take on
his nemesis in the ‘90s. (14+)
(CH) “Couples Retreat”
(Comedy,2009) Vince Vaughn,
Jason Bateman. Four couples
vacation on an island and
belatedly learn that couples
therapy is mandatory. (14+)
10:00 (SPACE) “Borealis” (SciFi,2012) Ty Olsson, Michelle
Harrison. An ex-ultimate
fighter tries to keep the peace
in a lawless zone in the Arctic.
(APTN) “Unnatural and
Accidental” (Drama,2007)
Carmen Moore, Tantoo
Cardinal. A woman finds
herself in danger as she
searches Vancouver for her
long-lost mother. (14+)
Friday 03/27
Evening
8:00 (GLOBAL) “Eat Pray Love”
(Romance,2010) Julia
Roberts, Richard Jenkins. An
unhappy woman sets off for a
journey around the world on a
mission to ‘find herself.’ (14+)
(SHOW) “Stonados” (SciFi,2012) Paul Johanssen,
William B. Davis. A freak
weather system hurls deadly
boulders onto Boston. (14+)
9:00 (FOX) “Grown Ups”
(Comedy,2010) Adam Sandler,
Kevin James. Five good
 



    

   

  



































friends and former teammates
reunite after their basketball
coach passes away. (PG)
(FAM) “The Suite Life
Movie” (Family,2011) Dylan
Sprouse, Cole Sprouse. Zack
ruins Cody’s internship
program and they are
approached by the Gemini
Project. (G)
10:00 (TOON) “JLA Adventures:
Trapped in Time” (Animated,2014) Diedrich Bader,
Laura Bailey. A future Lex
Luthor prevents Superman’s
arrival to Earth as a baby.
(WTN) “My Best Friend’s
Girl” (Comedy,2008) Dane
Cook, Alec Baldwin. A
womanizer offers to date
women in terrible fashion to
send them back to their exes.
(SPACE) “The Expendables
2” (Action,2012) Sylvester
Stallone, Liam Hemsworth.
A man is approached by a
member of the CIA and sent
on a mission to locate an
object. (18+)
(APTN) “After the Storm”
(Drama,2001) Benjamin Bratt,
Armand Assante. A fisherman
on the lam stumbles upon a
fortune in jewels from a yacht
sunk in a storm. (18+)
11:00 (CMT) “Shallow Hal”
(Comedy,2001) Gwyneth
Paltrow, Jack Black. A
shallow man falls for an obese
woman when he is hypnotized
to see only inner beauty. (PG)
(CITV) “Eat Pray Love”
(Romance,2010) Julia
Roberts, Richard Jenkins. An
unhappy woman sets off for a
journey around the world on a
mission to ‘find herself.’ (14+)
(OWN) “Working Girl”
(Romance,1988) Melanie
Griffith, Harrison Ford. A
Wall Street secretary assumes
her boss’ persona in order to
further her career. (18+)
(FAM) “Phantom of the
Megaplex” (Drama,2001)
Mickey Rooney, Taylor
Handley. When something
goes wrong at the Megaplex,
employees blame the
‘Phantom.’ (G)
12:30 (WTN) “My Best Friend’s
Girl” (Comedy,2008) Dane
Cook, Alec Baldwin. A
womanizer offers to date
women in terrible fashion to
send them back to their exes.
1:00 (TOON) “JLA Adventures:
Trapped in Time”
(Animated,2014) Diedrich
Bader, Laura Bailey. A
future Lex Luthor prevents
Superman’s arrival to Earth as
a baby.
2:00 (CMT) “Shallow Hal”
(Comedy,2001) Gwyneth
Paltrow, Jack Black. A
shallow man falls for an obese
woman when he is hypnotized
to see only inner beauty. (PG)
(SPACE) “The Expendables
object. (18+)
(APTN) “After the Storm”
(Drama,2001) Benjamin Bratt,
Armand Assante. A fisherman
on the lam stumbles upon a
fortune in jewels from a yacht
sunk in a storm. (18+)
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Saturday 03/28
Evening
4:30 (CH) “McLintock!”
(Western,1963) John Wayne,
Maureen O’Hara. A cattle
baron deals with troublesome
government agents and an
unhappy home life. (PG)
(BRAVO) “City of Angels”
(Romance,1998) Nicolas
Cage, Meg Ryan. An angel
sent to comfort a dying man
finds himself falling in love
with the man’s doctor. (14+)
5:00 (SHOW) “Fast Five”
(Action,2011) Vin Diesel,
Paul Walker. The crew find
themselves on the wrong side
of the law as they try to get
out of Brazil. (PG)
(TBS) “Saving Silverman”
(Comedy,2001) Jack Black,
Steve Zahn. Two buddies
conspire to prevent their
friend from leaving them to
marry the wrong woman.
5:30 (A&E) “Deep Impact”
(Action,1998) Elijah Wood,
Morgan Freeman. An
ambitious reporter discovers
a meteor is on a fatal collision
course with Earth. (14+)
(WTN) “Our Idiot Brother”
(Comedy,2011) Paul Rudd,
Elizabeth Banks. A man
overstays his welcome in
his sisters’ homes when his
honesty gets him in trouble.
6:00 (TOON) “Knockout”
(Family,2011) Steve Austin,
Daniel Magder. When the new
kid in school is bullied, the
janitor teaches him to box to
protect himself. (PG)
7:30 (WTN) “Over Her Dead
Body” (Comedy,2008) Eva
Longoria, Paul Rudd. A
ghost tries to sabotage her
boyfriend’s relationship. (14+)
7:45 (SPACE) “The Expendables
object. (18+)
8:00 (TOON) “Fantastic Mr. Fox”
(Adventure,2009) Voices
of George Clooney, Meryl
Streep. Three nasty farmers
unite to get rid of a rebellious
fox that is raiding their farms.
9:00 (SHOW) “End of the World”
(Sci-Fi,2013) Caroline Cave,
Simon Chin. The fate of the
world depends on sci-fi video
obsessed video store clerks.
10:00 (HIST) “Robin Hood: Prince
of Thieves” (Adventure,1991)
Kevin Costner, Morgan
Freeman. A nobleman trains
a band of outlaws to help
him seek revenge against his
father’s killer. (14+)
(TOON) “Scary Movie 2”
(Comedy,2001) Marlon
Wayans, Shawn Wayans. A
professor tricks four teens into
visiting a haunted house for a
school project. (18+)
(WTN) “Couples Retreat”
(LIFE) “Take Me Home
Tonight” (Comedy,2011)
Topher Grace, Anna Faris.
During a wild weekend party,
three young people struggle
with becoming adults. (18+)
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 
 
  
  

   
     
       
    
  
   

 


      
    

           



        
  
 
        
          
 ++   
+++        


  
 
 
 
  
         

  
  
   

       
  
   
   
   
    
++     
    
    
  
  

     
  
   





       

    
    
 
  
    
   
     
  
  
    

   
    
 
  
 
 
  
  

  
  
      
       
      

 
      

  
 
     
  
  
++     
  

      


  
  
    

    
   
         
   
  
  
      
     
  

  





   
    


 
  
 


  
        
          
  

      
  
 
 
    
  
  
           

  
  

     
       
 
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   

      
  
   

  


(TBS) “The Taking of
Pelham 123” (Thriller,2009)
John Travolta, Denzel Washington. A subway train is
hijacked, the leader will only
negotiate with the dispatcher.
(APTN) “The Great Raid”
(Action,2005) Benjamin
Bratt, James Franco. The 6th
Ranger Battalion sets out to
free American soldiers from a
Japanese PoW camp. (14+)
11:00 (BRAVO) “A Good Day to
Die Hard” (Action,2013)
Bruce Willis, Jai Courtney.
John McClane and his son
Jack battle against a nuclear
weapons heist while in Russia.
(SHOW) “Fast Five” (Action,
2011) Vin Diesel, Paul Walker.
The crew find themselves on
the wrong side of the law as
they try to get out of Brazil.
(FAM) “The Spy Next Door”
(Action,2010) Jackie Chan,
Amber Valletta. CIA spy takes
on the job of watching his
girlfriend’s three children.
11:15 (SPACE) “The Mist” (Horror,
2007) Thomas Jane, Marcia
Gay Harden. An unnatural
mist brings horrifying
creatures that trap the locals in
a grocery store. (18+)
12:00 (LIFE) “Good Luck Chuck”
(Comedy,2007) Jessica Alba,
Dane Cook. Chuck is cursed
to be the last man to sleep
with a woman before she
meets her true love. (18+)
12:05 (ATV) “Murder by
Numbers” (Thriller,2002)
Sandra Bullock, Ryan
Gosling. Two high-school
killers play a deadly game
of cat-and-mouse with a
determined detective. (14+)
12:30 (WTN) “Couples Retreat”
1:00 (TOON) “Scary Movie 2”
(Comedy,2001) Marlon
Wayans, Shawn Wayans. A
professor tricks four teens into
visiting a haunted house for a
school project. (18+)
(BRAVO) “Under Siege”
(Action,1992) Steven Seagal,
Tommy Lee Jones. A former
Navy SEAL and an ex-CIA
operative fight for control of a
powerful battleship. (14+)
(COM) “Hot Tub Time
Machine” (Comedy,2010)
John Cusack, Rob Corddry.
Four friends travel back in
time via a hot tub & relive their
experiences from the ‘80s.
2:00 (SHOW) “Fast & Furious”
(Action,2009) Vin Diesel, Paul
Walker. Dom returns to America,
when Letty is killed, to find her
killer & settle the score.
(LIFE) “Take Me Home
Tonight” (Comedy,2011)
Topher Grace, Anna Faris.
During a wild weekend party,
three young people struggle
with becoming adults. (18+)
(APTN) “The Great Raid”
(Action,2005) Benjamin
Bratt, James Franco. The 6th
Ranger Battalion sets out to
free American soldiers from a
Japanese PoW camp. (14+)
Sunday 03/29
Evening
4:30 (LIFE) “How to Lose a Guy
TUESDAY EVENING
6:30
7:00
7:30
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   
  
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
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


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






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
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



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
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


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
in 10 Days” (Comedy,2003)
Matthew McConaughey,
Kate Hudson. Two people
try to further their careers by
starting a relationship under
false pretences. (14+)
5:00 (CBC) “Bedtime Stories”
(Fantasy,2008) Adam
Sandler, Keri Russell. A hotel
handyman tells bedtime
stories that start to magically
come true. (PG)
(TBS) “Panic Room”
(Thriller,2002) Jodie Foster,
Forest Whitaker. A mother
and daughter hide inside a
vault-like room while trying
to outwit thieves. (18+)
5:30 (WTN) “Couples Retreat”
7:00 (CMT) “Cheaper by the
Dozen” (Comedy,2003) Steve
Martin, Bonnie Hunt. A father
of 12 must juggle his new job
and his family while his wife
is out of town. (PG)
(SHOW) “#PopFan”
(Thriller,2014) Chelsea Kane,
Nolan Gerard Funk. A young
pop star is ‘rescued’ and taken
to seclusion by an unstable
and obsessed fan. (14+)
9:00 (ASN) “One for the Money”
(Comedy,2012) Katherine
Heigl, Jason O’Mara.
A divorcee finds herself
entangled with her past
when she joins the bail-bond
business. (PG)
(CH) “The Day the Earth
Stood Still” (Drama,2008)
Keanu Reeves, Jennifer
Connelly. An advanced life
form comes to Earth to save
the planet by destroying the
human race. (PG)
(SHOW) “The Hazing Secret”
(Drama,2014) Keegan Allen,
Nick Bateman. A woman and
her former sorority sisters
attempt to uncover the truth
behind her dream. (14+)
10:00 (WTN) “Hope Springs”
(Comedy,2012) Meryl Streep,
Tommy Lee Jones. A middleaged couple decides to attend
a week long counselling
session. (14+)
(TBS) “Spider-Man”
(Action,2002) Tobey Maguire,
Willem Dafoe. A student
becomes a spider-like
superhero after he is bitten by
an unusual spider. (PG)
(SPACE) “Dark Skies”
(Horror,2013) Keri Russell,
Josh Hamilton. A series of
terrifying events disrupts a
peaceful suburban family’s
life. (14+)
11:00 (TOON) “South Park:
Bigger, Longer and Uncut”
(Animated,1999) Voices of
Trey Parker, Matt Stone.
When the South Park boys
hear foul words in a movie,
their parents declare war on
Canada. (18+)
11:30 (CBC) “Midnight’s Children”
(Drama,2012) Satya Bhabha,
Shahana Goswami. Just
moments before India gains
independence from Britain,
two babies are born. (PG)
12:30 (SPACE) “Insidious”
(Horror,2010) Patrick Wilson,
Rose Byrne. A family tries to
prevent their son from being
dragged into another realm by
evil spirits. (14+)
8:00
8:30
9:00
9:30
1:00 (TOON) “South Park:
Bigger, Longer and Uncut”
(Animated,1999) Voices of
Trey Parker, Matt Stone.
When the South Park boys
hear foul words in a movie,
their parents declare war on
Canada. (18+)
(WTN) “Hope Springs”
(Comedy,2012) Meryl Streep,
Tommy Lee Jones. A middleaged couple decides to attend
a week long counselling
session. (14+)
(COM) “Revenge of the
Nerds” (Comedy,1984)
Robert Carradine, Anthony
Edwards. A group of
repeatedly humiliated misfits
and outcasts take on the
popular jocks on campus.
Monday 03/30
Evening
9:00 (SHOW) “Meltdown: Days of
Destruction” (Action,2006)
Casper Van Dien, Venus
Terzo. A cop desperately tries
to protect his family as the
Earth shifts closer to the sun.
10:00 (CH) “Taking Lives”
(Thriller,2004) Angelina Jolie,
Ethan Hawke. An FBI profiler
tracks a serial killer who takes
on the identity of each new
victim. (18+)
(APTN) “Les enfants de
l’horreur: la genèse”
(Horror,2011) J.J. Banicki,
Diane Peterson. Deux jeunes
se perdent et se mettent à
l’abri dans la maison d’un
étrange personnage.
1:00 (VIS) “King of Kings”
(Epic,1962) Jeffrey Hunter,
Siobhan McKenna. The epic
retelling of Christ’s life and
the effects of his teachings on
those around him. (G)
Tuesday 03/31
Evening
9:00 (GLOBAL) “The Dovekeepers” (Drama,2015) Cote
De Pablo, Rachel Brosnahan.
A group of women lives
intersect in a fight for survival
at the Siege of Masada. (PG)
(SHOW) “The Cradle Will
Fall” (Mystery,2004)
Angie Everhart, Philippe
Brenninkmeyer. A district
attorney thinks she may have
witnessed a horrific crime
while at the hospital. (14+)
10:00 (CH) “Evan Almighty”
(Comedy,2007) Steve Carell,
Morgan Freeman. God
approaches a congressman
and asks him to build an ark to
prepare for a flood. (14+)
(CBS) “The Dovekeepers”
(Drama,2015) Cote De Pablo,
Rachel Brosnahan. A group
of women lives intersect in a
fight for survival at the Siege
of Masada. (PG)
12:00 (CITV) “The Dovekeepers”
(Drama,2015) Cote De Pablo,
Rachel Brosnahan. A group
of women lives intersect in a
fight for survival at the Siege
of Masada. (PG)
1:00 (VIS) “King of Kings”
(Epic,1962) Jeffrey Hunter,
Siobhan McKenna. The epic
retelling of Christ’s life and
the effects of his teachings on
those around him. (G)
10:00
10:30
MARCH 31
11:00 11:30
   
      
   
    
     
   
     
 
  
   

 


  
     
    

  
      



     
  
   
 
        
 
   
     ++          
           
     
    
         


   

    
 
  
         
   
    
++     
    
    
  
 

    
   
      

  

       

     
    
 
  
  
   
     
  
  
    

  
      
 
  
     

 
 

  
      
  
       
      
  
 
      

 
         
      
++       
 

  
  
   
 
    

    
  
             
  
  
  
  
      
  

  





   
    

  

  
 
 
      
        
          
  
      
     
 
 
  
  
      
 
         

  

     
      
  


  

   
  
   

   


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Wise customers read the fine print: •, Ω, ◊, *, ‡, †, ♦, ¥, ≈, § The Drive It Love It Sales Event offers are limited time offers which apply to retail deliveries of selected in-stock new and unused models purchased/leased from participating retailers between March 18 and 31, 2015. Offers subject to change and may be extended or changed without notice. All pricing excludes freight ($1,695), air-conditioning charge, licence, insurance, registration, any retailer administration fees, other retailer charges and other applicable fees and taxes. Financing and
lease offers available to qualified customers on approved credit. Retailer order/trade may be necessary. Retailer may sell for less. •$500 Bonus Cash is available on select new 2014/2015 Chrysler, Jeep, Dodge or Ram models at participating retailers from March 18 to 31, 2015. Bonus Cash will be deducted from the negotiated purchase/lease price before taxes. Excludes 2014 Chrysler 200 LX, 2015 Chrysler 200, 2014 Dodge Avenger CVP, 2015 Jeep Renegade (all models), 2014/2015 Dodge Grand Caravan CVP, 2014/2015 Dodge Journey CVP and
SE Plus, 2014/2015 Dodge Dart (all models), 2014/2015 Jeep Wrangler Sport, 2014/2015 Jeep Patriot (all models), 2014/2015 Jeep Compass Sport (select models), 2014/2015 Jeep Cherokee (all models), 2014/2015 Ram Cargo Van, 2014/2015 Ram 1500 Regular Cab, ProMaster City and all 2014/2015 FIAT models. Offer available at participating Atlantic and Ontario retailers only. See retailer for complete details and exclusions. ΩFinance Pull-Ahead Bonus Cash and 1% Rate Reduction are available to eligible customers on the retail purchase/
lease of select 2015 Chrysler, Jeep, Dodge, Ram or FIAT models at participating retailers. LIMITED TIME OFFER. Pull-Ahead Bonus Cash will be deducted from the negotiated price after taxes. Excludes 2015 Chrysler 200, 2015 Dodge Journey CVP/SE, 2015 Dodge Grand Caravan CVP, 2015 Dodge Dart, 2015 Dodge Challenger/Charger SRT Hellcat, 2015 Jeep Wrangler Sport (JKJL72), 2015 Jeep Compass (select models), 2015 Jeep Patriot, 2015 Cherokee (Sport 4x2), 2015 Jeep Renegade, 2015 Ram Cargo Van (C/V), 2015 Ram ProMaster City,
2015 Ram 1500 (Reg Cab 4x2 & 4x4), 2015 FIAT 500 Pop/500L Pop. 1% Rate Reduction applies on approved credit to qualifying subvented financing transactions through RBC, TD Auto Finance & Scotiabank and cannot be used to reduce the final interest rate below 0%. Eligible customers include all original and current owners of a Chrysler, Jeep, Dodge, Ram or FIAT model with an eligible standard/subvented finance or lease contract maturing between September 1, 2014 and December 31, 2018. Trade-in not required. See retailers for complete
details. ◊Total Discounts of $3,750 consist of $3,750 in Consumer Cash on the 2015 Jeep Patriot Sport 4x2 (25D). Total Discounts of Consumer Cash/Lease Cash discounts are deducted from the negotiated lease price before taxes. *Jeep Cash/Consumer Cash Discounts are deducted from the negotiated price before taxes. ‡3.49% purchase financing for up to 96 months available on new select models through RBC, Scotiabank and TD Auto Finance. Retailer order/trade may be necessary. Examples: 2015 Jeep Patriot Sport 4x2 (25D)/2015 Jeep
Wrangler 2-door 4x4 (23B) with a Purchase Price of $13,995/$19,495 with a $0 down payment, financed at 3.49% for 96 months equals 208 bi-weekly payments of $77/$108 with a cost of borrowing of $2,065/$2,876 and a total obligation of $16,059.71/$22,371.13. †0% purchase financing for up to 36 months available on new 2015 Jeep Cherokee models to qualified customers on approved credit through RBC, Scotiabank and TD Auto Finance. Retailer order/trade may be necessary. Example: 2015 Jeep Cherokee Sport 4x2 (24A) with a
Purchase Price of $22,995 with a $0 down payment, financed at 0% for 36 months equals 78 bi-weekly payments of $295 with a cost of borrowing of $0 and a total obligation of $22,995. ♦4.99% lease financing of up to 60 months available on approved credit through WS Leasing Ltd. (a wholly owned subsidiary of Westminster Savings Credit Union) to qualified customers on applicable new select models at participating retailers in Ontario, New Brunswick, Newfoundland and Labrador, Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island. Retailer order/trade may
be necessary. Example: 2015 Jeep Grand Cherokee Laredo (23E) with a Purchase Price of $34,795 leased at 4.99% over 60 months with $2,799 down payment, equals 240 weekly payments of $97.32 with a cost of borrowing of $6,257.80 and a total obligation of $29,146. 22,000 kilometre/year allowance. Charge of $0.18 per excess kilometre. Some conditions apply. ¥$2,500 Lease Cash available on the 2015 Jeep Grand Cherokee Laredo (23E). Lease Cash is deducted from the negotiated lease price before taxes. ≈Non-prime financing available
on approved credit. 4.99% financing available on 2015 Ram 1500 Quad SXT 4x4/2015 Chrysler 200 LX/2015 Jeep Patriot Sport 4x2. 6.99% financing available on select 2015 models. Financing examples: 2015 Jeep Patriot Sport 4x2/2015 Jeep Cherokee Sport 4x2 with a Purchase Price of $13,995/$22,995 financed at 4.99%/6.99% over 84 months, equals 182 bi-weekly payments of $91/$160 for a total finance obligation of $16,610.02/$29,143.28. Some conditions apply. See your retailer for complete details. §Starting From Prices for vehicles
shown include Consumer Cash Discounts and do not include upgrades (e.g., paint). Upgrades available for additional cost. ∆Based on 2014 Ward’s Sport and Cross Utility segmentations. ∞Based on 2014 Ward’s Middle Cross Utility segmentation. √Based on 2014 Ward’s Small Sport Utility segmentation. ±Jeep Grand Cherokee has received more awards over its lifetime than any other SUV. ®Jeep is a registered trademark of FCA US LLC used under license by FCA Canada Inc. TMThe SiriusXM logo is a registered trademark of SiriusXM Satellite Radio Inc.
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Curry Express in the
fast lane to growth
More than meets the eye
to Indian take-away business
By GAYLE WILSON
M@LHNOWnews
T
he commercial cubbyhole that
houses Curry Express on Bridgewater’s Aberdeen Road is deceiving from the outside. The limited hours
of operation posted on the door also reflect a reality different from the business
inside.
Customers may be forgiven for believing their favourite curry takeout is a
tiny, part-time eatery to be enjoyed in
limited portions; in fact, Curry Express
and Shree Ganesh Ltd., the company behind it, are a full-on, thriving operation
running five days a week.
In addition to the takeout menu served
on the premises Wednesday through Saturday, each week Shree Ganesh produces
8,000 to 10,000 samosas, pakoras, egg rolls
and spring rolls. These wholesale products are transported frozen to Sobeys
stores across Atlantic Canada as well as
to restaurants and cafes in Halifax and
Dartmouth.
“Our takeout is holding its own, but
basically we’re doing it to provide a service and our product to the community,”
says Raj Popat, who helps run the company that his wife, Meena, owns.
Mr. Popat and his family moved to
Bridgewater from Uganda in 1972, after
the notorious Idi Amin came to power.
He was seven years old at the time. He
attended school in the town while his
father, who formerly ran a wholesaling
business in the East African country,
worked at Michelin. In his high school
years, Mr. Popat took a part-time job at
KFC, which carried over to a full-time
position for years after he graduated. He
later met his wife Meena in India and
married her there. She joined her husband in Canada in 1991.
Four years later, Mr. Popat left KFC
and, together with his wife, bought the
Two Chefs Restaurant. The plan was to
stick with the restaurant’s existing Canadian menu, retain the employees and
slowly introduce more Indian fare. Mr.
Popat’s sister, Jyoti, was enlisted to help
with the cooking.
“With my experience at KFC and
their cooking abilities, and since Bridgewater didn’t have any ethnic foods, we
decided to buy it and try it,” Mr. Popat recalled in an interview with LighthouseNOW.
The Thursday-night buffet featured
entirely Indian food and became very
popular.
“We were extremely busy,” he said.
When their daughter Jeemal turned
three, the hours and commitment involved in running a restaurant became
more than they wished to handle.
“We were tied up seven days a week.
We didn’t have enough time for her. Because, you know, the restaurant business
is seven days, open until close, and you
have to be in attendance in order to be
successful at it.”
In 2007, they sold the restaurant and
went into the wholesale trade. As time
went on, former customers would stop
them in the street and comment on how
much they missed their butter chicken, mango cheesecake and other Indian
dishes. So, in 2013, they opened Curry
Express. The takeout service is available
Wednesday through Friday, 11:30 a.m. to
8:00 p.m., and Saturday from 4:00 p.m. to
8:00 p.m.
Meanwhile, the business’ combination
of five full- and part-time employees are
in at 8:30 a.m. five days a week preparing
the wholesale orders.
While he concedes it’s unusual
for a takeout restaurant to
be closed on
Sundays, Mr.
Popat is determined to
keep the day
clear for his
family and
employees.
Jeemal
Popat often
helps out on the premises, while Hardik
Suthar manages the day-to-day operations of the takeout.
The takeout menu features their popular butter chicken, which is also offered
in wraps, along with vegetable curry
wraps. Their samosas feature homemade
pastry with a vegetable or chicken filling. There’s also a donair samosa – the
only one of its kind in Nova Scotia, according to Mr. Popat.
As well, customers can order donair
egg rolls, lean beef egg rolls, vegetable
spring rolls and a variety of other curries such as shrimp, beef rogan josh,
chana masala, egg curry and mixed vegetables.
For those with a sweet tooth, there’s
their famous mango cheesecake, and, in
RURAL
“We’re going
forward. Sales have
been expanding by
20 per cent to 30
per cent a year.”
Raj Popat
Restauranteur
GAYLE WILSON PHOTO
Pictured are, from left, Meena Popat, Laurel McLeod, Hardik Suthar and
Jeenal Popat of Curry Express.
the summer, their mango lassi. That’s in
addition to other desserts such as burfi
– an Indian fudge made with milk, pistachios and almonds – and gulab jamun,
Indian dumplings in a sweet syrup. In
addition to the regular menu, customers
can take advantage of different weekly
specials, such as tandoori chicken or butter chicken poutine.
They also offer a variety of snacks
and spices from India for those wanting
to try their hand at an Indian meal at
home.
One of their newest snack items is
Priya’s Chips, developed by the Popats’
niece Priya Mashru and featuring spiced
pastry.
What’s next for the operation? For
both the wholesaling and takeout sides
of the business, they’re looking to offer
curries in convenient packaging. These
would feature rice and curry in separate
but adjoined dishes that could easily be
frozen and heated in a microwave later
for lunch or dinner.
The business uses local produce and
food wherever possible, according to Mr.
Popat. He also emphasizes that the business has created jobs and will continue
to do so.
Despite being in a location that’s somewhat tucked away, Shree Ganesh and
Curry Express are in the fast lane to
growth, he confirmed.
“We’re going forward. Sales have been
expanding by 20 per cent to 30 per cent a
year,” said Mr. Popat.
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Marquee
Lunenburg Art Gallery hosts
members show
The Lunenburg Art Gallery will present it’s annual Members’ Show from
March 31 through April 26.
The not-for-profit gallery, which is now
in its 43rd year of operation, boasts approximately 150 members, of which 130
are artists.
These artisans represent a variety of
mediums including acrylic, fabric art,
rug hooking, mixed media, oil, photography and sculpture, among others.
An opening reception will be held at
the gallery March 31 at 5 p.m.
Refreshments will be served and all are
welcome.
n
Elvis impersonator Thane
Dunn to perform
Elvis Presley impersonator Thane
Dunn is bringing his new Elvis Rock n’
Gospel Show to the Astor Theatre in Liverpool March 28.
Mr. Dunn is the winner of the 2009
World’s Largest Elvis Tribute Artist Contest and also the World’s Largest Elvis
Gospel Competition.
He will be backed up the eight piece
Cadillac Kings, which feature a trio of
East Coast Music Award winners as well
as the 1995 Shai Gospel award winner for
recording of the year.
The show is dubbed as one of the most
authentic tribute presentations on the
market today.
n
Fundraising concert slated
Gayle Seamone Conrad and David Burbine will perform a benefit concert in aid
of Nick Evans at Royal Canadian Legion
Branch 24 in Bridgewater on May 3 from
2 to 5 p.m.
Mr. Evans is on a list to receive a double lung transplant.
n
Entertainment industry
professionals to speak
The South Shore Centre for the
Performing and Visual Arts [SSCPVA] will
present an evening with guest speakers
from the Nova Scotia entertainment
industry on April 10 at 7 p.m. at the Pearl
Theatre in Lunenburg.
Speakers at the event are professionals
who will share their stories, their
journeys and their knowledge in the
fields of film, television and radio, as
well as the business and technical aspects
of the industry.
Guests will include Gary Vermier,
business agent of the Halifax local 849
IATSE, which represents a variety of
Atlantic Canadian Motion Picture
Technicians; and Chris Ball of CBI Films,
whose work as a cinematographer and
camera operator has taken him to Europe,
the Caribbean and across Canada.
For more information, call 902-543-4455.
YOUNG ARTIST
West Northfield Elementary School student Ethan Sabean proudly poses in front of
his art work during the opening of the Lunenburg County Elementary Schools exhibition at the Lunenburg Art Gallery on March 11.
PAULA LEVY PHOTO
Art Happening core team members Brian Braganza, left, and Ashton Rodenhiser
were at the Municipality of Lunenburg committee-of-the-whole meeting on March
17. The non-profit organization is looking towards a new fiscal year with hopes of
keeping the art space free.
Art Happening seeks funding
By PAULA LEVY
M@LunenburgCoLife
Art Happening needs financial support to keep its fledgling creative space,
which opened last fall.
Volunteers Ashton Rodenhiser and
Brian Braganza were at a Municipality
of Lunenburg committee-of-the-whole
meeting on March 17. They have submitted a grant application for the coming fiscal year until the space can be
self-funded. Ms Rhodenhiser said they
have received a grant from the Bridgewater Development Association and the
Lunenburg County Community Health
Board. In addition, they have also received funding to run a positive aging
program.
However, the group is waiting for a
response on funding requests from the
Town of Bridgewater, the United Way of
Lunenburg County and the Municipality of Lunenburg.
Councillor Michael Ernst wanted to
know what the grant would fund if Art
Happening is successful in receiving
money from the municipality.
Ms Rhodenhiser said the money will
be going towards operating costs. She
said there aren’t a lot of opportunities
to apply for funding that isn’t programrelated and there are few places to apply
for operating costs, because Art Happening is a new idea.
But Ms Rhodenhiser doesn’t expect
grant requests will continue forever.
“I sort of foresee in the next two
years that we’ll sort of shift into a social
enterprize model where activities that
are happening pay for the space so we
don’t have to worry about applying for
grants all the time,” she said.
Ms Rodenhiser said the driving force
behind the creation of Art Happening
was the launch of the Afterglow Festival
in 2012.
“From those conversations of the festival happening for a few years, people
were expressing that they wanted to experience more art, especially in Bridgewater,” said Ms Rhodenhiser. “Many of
us came together, all across Bridgewater
and Lunenburg County, to talk about
what we could do to do a little bit more
community development artwork.”
The Art and Culture Action Team
was created, and that led to the opening
of Art Happening, a non-profit organization.
“It’s really becoming a bit of a community gathering space. … It’s not just
from Bridgewater, but people all over
the county, are using the space,” said
Mr. Braganza. “We look at creativity in
the broadest sense. It’s not just art as in
paintings … but it’s creativity.”
The free space hosts open mics,
knitting groups, meditation, a writing
group, art drop-ins, board game nights
and storytelling circles. Mr. Braganza
added that they also host Artpreneurs
to support young artists in creating a
business from their art.
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activities and games.
“Its main focus is
to enhance leadership
and teamwork skills
Park View Education
just prior to starting
Centre’s Ali Taha is a
Grade 10, and it comGrade-11 student with a
pletely changed my life.
musical mission.
The lessons I learned
Working with the
and the confidence I
Bridgewater school’s
gained have stuck with
Me To We group, he’s orme since then,” Ali told
ganizing a coffeehouse
LighthouseNOW.
evening for April 15,
“A big part of the
with all proceeds going
camp is pay-it-forward
to Halifax’s IWK Health
projects. I was shown
Centre.
the platform I had to
Called Musical Indulmake a difference and
gence, the evening will
how with dedication
feature a roster of local
and hard work I could
talent and a selection of
succeed. I’m very pasdesserts and beverages
sionate about music. It’s
in the school cafeteria.
something that brings
GAYLE WILSON PHOTO
Ali has never been a
people together, and it’s
patient at the hospital Ali Taha is a Grade-11 student who, as part of Park
always a great time lishimself; however, he View Education Centre’s Me To We group, has ortening to live music. So
says he’s always hear- ganized a coffeehouse evening for April 15, with all
I wanted that idea to be
ing what a great job the proceeds going to Halifax’s IWK Health Centre.
integrated into my payit-forward project somehospital does.
how. And that’s how I
“I just appreciate
came up with the coffeehouse fundraiser.”
what they do and I want to give back.”
He enlisted Park View’s Me to We group, of
Ali is one of 50 students across Nova Scotia
chosen at the end of Grade 9 to participate in the which he’s a member, to help put up posters around
Catapult Leadership Camp, which is aimed at the South Shore and to help carry off the night
promising students. A resident of Martins River, itself. Started in 2008, and working under the guidhe was in his final year at Mahone Bay’s Bayview ance of the school’s popular math teacher Krista
Community School when he was nominated for Longard, the group focuses on social justice and
the week-long program at Acadia University. He humanitarian volunteer projects on a school, comhas plans to head back to the program for a third munity and global level.
In addition to Ali’s own four-piece band, for
year this summer. Musical Indulgence is what he
intends to do for the pay-it-forward component of which he provides the vocals, the evening’s entertainment will feature Claire Jawaorski, who
the program.
“It was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity,” he re- released her EP “All the Wrong Reasons” on Februcalled, speaking of his reaction to being nominated ary 15. Perhaps best known for her song “Happy,”
for the program in 2013. “I was really interested in her music is blend of pop, singer-songwriter and
hip-hop.
doing it right away.”
Katherine Heim, winner of South Shore Idol in
Catapult is a non-profit leadership camp funded
by corporate sponsorships and aimed at Nova 2013, will also be on stage, playing a cross between
Scotia teens with natural leadership qualities but pop and country and some of her own material.
“Her goal as a singer-songwriter is to make a diflimited opportunities. Designed to launch tomorrow’s leaders, the program works to boost the ference in people’s lives through music, which fits
participants’ self-confidence and encourage them right into the aim of this fundraiser,” explained the
to become active participants in their schools and evening’s promoter.
The Dairy Farm Kids, a four-sibling group, will
communities.
Nominated by either a teacher or guidance coun- also be there with their unique blend of Celtic, folk
sellor, the students gather at the Wolfville univer- and spiritual music.
“There are going to be other up-and-coming
sity every August, sharing rooms in residence,
attending seminars and workshops by renowned bands joining the festivities,” promised Ali.
Sara Graham, a university student who was a pamotivational speakers and enjoying a variety of
tient at the IWK, will be giving a short speech about
her experience with the hospital as well.
What: Me to We coffeehouse evening for
Homemade desserts are being donated by school
the IWK
staff and students.
When: April 15 from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.
So far, Ali has distributed 150 tickets to the
Where: Park View Education Centre
points of sale, but he says he’s hoping to sell them
More info: E-mail ali.bachir.taha@gmail.
and more.
com or call 902-521-4751
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“Jazz: From Classics to
Contemporary” will feature
the talents of the Clas Larsson
Quartet and Full House.
The Clas Larsson Quartet
features its namesake on saxophone, Robert Clark on bass,
Tim Worthington on guitar
and Jordi Comstock on drums.
The group formed in 2000
and has been performing extensively up and down the
South Shore and in the Halifax
area ever since, which included appearances at the Atlantic
Jazz Festival in 2007 and 2008.
They have recorded a pair
of CDs, the first, “Studio Session,” as a trio in 2004, and
the second, “Jazz at the Opera
House,” as a quartet in 2005.
A pair of guest musicians
will appear with the group for
the April 11 concert.
Guitarist Gary Sallans will
step in for Mr. Worthington,
who is unavailable, and Tom
Meyer will play drums in Mr.
Comstock’s stead.
Full House is a Riverportbased contemporary and
smooth jazz band featuring
the talents of Peter Millet on
saxophone, Adam McConnell on guitar, Gord Moreau
on drums, Geary Romkey on
bass and Dylan Haines on keyboards.
All are seasoned musicians
with many years’ experience
playing along the South Shore
and beyond.
What: Jazz: From Classic
to Contemporary
Where: Pearl Theatre,
Lunenburg
When: April 11, 7:30 p.m.
Info: 902-766-0211
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Harbour View Haven happenings
Harbour View Haven is working on
establishing a family council to provide
families an opportunity for information
sharing, discussion and input into resident services.
Administrator Tim McAuley and a
couple members of the management
team met with the family council steering committee on March 10 to discuss the
family council terms of reference.
One Harbour View Haven goal is to
have the forum run by a chair or a vice
chair, both of whom would be a family
member. A member of the management
team would be present to offer support
to the council and act as a liaison to the
administrator and management.
Meeting frequency is to be scheduled
on a quarterly basis, or at the discretion
of the council. The format will include
an educational and information component to offer a better understanding of
services provided at Harbour View. The
remainder of the meeting will be agenda
focused.
The initial family council meeting will
be held April 16 at 7 p.m. in the board
room.
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MEETINGS
MEETINGS
VARIETY SHOWS
BREAKFASTS
Easter Bingo, 6:30 p.m.,
Monday, March 30.
Royal Canadian Legion,
Lunenburg. Sponsored:
T e r r e - N e u v e
Newfoundlanders and
Friends
Association.
Canteen, prizes.
Easter Penny Auction,
Hebb’s Cross fire department, Saturday, March
28, 10 - 2 p.m. Mostly all
new items. Canteen,
bake table, door prizes.
German-Canadian
Cultural
Association
Kaffeeklatsch, Saturday,
March 28, 2:30 p.m. at
Eli’s Espresso, 538 Main
Street, Mahone Bay.
Meeting for Lake Centre/New Cumberland hall,
April 6, 7 p.m. 961 Lake
Centre. Everyone welcome.
Merchandise
Bingo,
Pinehurst hall, Monday,
March 30, starting at 7
p.m.
Bring
dobber.
Canteen
available.
Proceeds for the hall.
If you drink, that’s your
business. If you want to
stop, that’s ours! Call AA
1-888-853-7222,
(902)530-0001
CHURCH
Variety Show, March 29,
2-5 p.m. Mill Village fire
hall. Admission $6. Dave
Burbine, Murray Parks
and
David
Lawson
group.
Proceeds:
Danesville
United
Church.
Breakfast
at
Royal
Canadian Legion #23,
Lunenburg, March 28,
7:30-11:30 a.m. Adults
$8; ages 5-12, $4. Takeout available for pick-up
$8.50. 902-634-4215
Penny Auction, Pinehurst
hall, Saturday, March 28,
11 - 2 p.m. All new
items. Proceeds for the
hall.
WANT TO
KNOW
WHAT'S
GOING
ON?
Celebration of Easter
through songs and readings. Western Shore
Baptist Church, Sunday,
March 29, 3 p.m. Special
music by Myles and June
Robar, Joseph Green,
Myrna Reeves and Linda
Wentzell.
DANCES
April
11,
Dance,
Blandford
Community
Centre. Band: Usual
Suspects, 9:30 p.m. 1:30
a.m.
Tickets:
Advance $10, door $15.
Tickets will be available,
The Deck, Fred 902-2282606, Between Friends,
Chester.
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Beware the
Holy
Spirit!
Show #1 “God and the 6:00 o’clock news.”
Monday, March 30, 2015 7:00 p.m.
repeated at 11:00 p.m. ADT
Show #2 “God does not count birthdays.”
Tuesday, March 31, 2015 7:00 p.m.
repeated at 11:00 p.m. ADT
Petite Riviere Fire Dept.
Dance, April 11, 9 - 1,
admission $15/ person.
Garrett Mason. Tickets,
Cobbler Corner 902-5433199, Petite Corner Store
902-693-2124.
with
Fr. Gittins C.S.Sp.
The National Catholic Broadcasting Council
www.canadiandailymass.com
1 888 383-6277
on
Wednesday, April 8,
Coffee Party, Riverport
Community Centre, 11
a.m.- 1 p.m. $7.
Sponsored by ladies auxiliary. Proceeds SSRH.
VARIETY SHOWS
Acoustic Country Music
Jam, Saturday, March 28,
7 p.m., Pleasantville fire
hall. Admission $2. 50/50 Draw. Lunch donations
appreciated.
Everyone
welcome.
Proceeds go to the hall.
For information call 902543-4260
Benefit Variety Show,
Pinehurst hall, Saturday,
April
4,
7
p.m.
Entertainment includes:
Ivan Daniels and Nancy
Drennan,
Kitchen
Country,
Newfound
Country, Maurice and
Myrtle. Admission is
donation at the door.
Canteen and Cake and
Pie Auction. Proceeds for
Bernie and Merilene
Zwicker.
Bluegrass Variety Show,
Blockhouse Fire Hall,
March 29, 2 p.m. Doors
open at 12:30 p.m.
Mountain Willow, Valley
Blue Express, Good Old
Boys.
Emcee:
Ken
Edwards. Proceeds for
fire hall. 50/50, Canteen.
Admission $6. Contact
Maxine for more information 902-624-9294
Variety Show. Friday,
March 27, 7:30 p.m.,
Charleston Fire Hall. $6/
person. David Burbine &
Traditional
Country,
Laurell MacLeod and
Dick Gardner, Lillian
Bruhm. Full evening of
great music. Canteen
facilities and auction.
Proceeds:
Charleston
Baptist Church
Country Music Show,
March 29, 1 p.m. Chester
Legion.
Featuring:
Coastline, The Bolivar’s,
Country Jam, Newfound
Country,
Country
Harmony. Canteen, bake
table, 50-50. All proceeds for Terry Fox
Foundation. More info
902-275-3645
SUPPERS
Jiggs Dinner, rescheduled
for Sunday, March 29,
Voglers Cove Hall, 4:306:30 p.m. Corned Beef
and Cabbage, bread pudding or jello and beverages. Cost $10; 5-12
$5; under 5 free. Dress in
green for a chance to
win a door prize.
March 25, Wednesday,
Corned
Beef
and
Cabbage Supper, Italy
Cross, Middlewood and
District fire hall, 4-6:30
p.m. Take-outs available,
pick-up only. Adults $10;
children
(5-12)
$5.
Proceeds for ladies auxiliary.
If
inclement
weather call 902-5432853
March 28, Corned Beef
and Cabbage Supper,
Blandford
Community
Centre, 4:30 -6 p.m.
Adults $12, children 5 12 $6, under 5 free.
Masonic Roast Beef
Supper, Clarke Lodge
#61, Chester United
Baptist Church, 84 King
Street, Chester. Saturday,
March 28, 4- 6 p.m.
Adults $12; children
under 12 $6. Take-outs
available.
Saturday, March 28.
Baked Bean, Scallop
Potato and Salad Supper.
Wesley United Church,
Petite Riviere, 4:30- 6
p.m. Adults $10, children
under 12 $5, 5 and
under free. Sponsored by
UCW
Newfie
Breakfast,
Saturday, March 28,
7:30-10:30,
Chester
Basin Legion. Menu
selections and take-out
available. Bake Sale.
Porridge
Breakfast.
Porridge for Parkinson
Breakfast, Holy Trinity
Anglican Church hall, 78
Alexandra
Avenue,
Bridgewater, Saturday,
March 28, 8 - 11 a.m.
Steel-cut oat porridge,
maple syrup, cold cereals, toast/jam, fruit cocktail, muffins, juice/tea/coffee. Door prizes, freewill
offering.
Don
Downe, emcee. Trinity
Fiddlers
entertaining.
More info, phone Chris
688-1188
Saturday, March 28,
United Communities Fire
Dept. Breakfast, Cherry
Hill firehall, 8 -11 a.m.
Adults $8, 5 -12 $4,
under 5 free.
Sunday,
March
29,
Breakfast/Brunch
at
Mahone Bay Legion,
9:00 a.m.- 1:00 p.m.
$8.00 adults, $4.00 children, 5 & under free
Tri District Fire Rescue
Stn.1
Newcombville.
Bacon, eggs, sausages,
hash browns, toast,
baked beans, coffee, tea,
juice. March 28, 7.3010.30. Adults $8.00, children $4.00 (5 and under
free)
BINGOS
March 31, Tuesday,
Easter Bingo, Italy Cross,
Middlewood and District
fire hall. 7:30 p.m.
Canteen facilities. Gift
certificates,
50-50
games, jackpot basket
full
of
groceries.
Proceeds for fire department.
If
inclement
weather call 902-5432853 for cancellations.
BREAKFASTS
April
4,
Saturday,
Breakfast, Italy Cross,
Middlewood and District
fire hall, 7- 11 a.m.
Adults $8; children (512) $3.50. Proceeds for
fire
department.
If
inclement weather call
902-543-2853 for cancellations.
Big Breakfast hosted by
St. Norbert’s, Saturday,
April 4. This month’s
charity SHAID. Watch for
ad next week.
New Germany Legion,
Varner Road, Breakfast
March 28, 7- 11 a.m.
Eggs, bacon, sausages,
hashbrowns,
baked
beans, toast, jam, juice,
coffee, tea. Adults $7;
age 5 to 12, $3.50; under
5 free. Belgian waffle
with strawberries and
cream, $3 extra. Take
outs available. Contact
644-2320.
Mahone Bay
Fire Department
BINGO
Every
Thursday &
Sunday –
7:10 pm
Doors Open
5:30 pm
184 Kinburn St.
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APTS.
HOMES/RENT
2 bedroom apt. 14 St.
Phillips Street, includes
heat, lights, fridge and
stove, coin laundry,
$800/ month. Available
March 1st. 543-4557
2 bedroom house, close
to
three
beaches.
References required. No
pets. 902-688-2662 evenings
423
King
Street
Bridgewater. Two bedroom apartment available immediately. Fridge,
stove, water, large deck
and parking, $585/
month. Tenants pay utilities. No smoking, no
pets. 902-543-3905
Bridgewater, 153 North
Street. Two bedroom on
ground floor. lncludes
heat, hot water, fridge,
stove, parking and coinoperated laundry. $750.
Completely renovated.
No pets. Available now.
902-527-1539
Bridgewater, 68 Elm
Street. Two bedroom
with balcony, $750.
Includes heat, hot and
cold water, parking, coin
laundry.
No
pets.
Available now. 902-5271539
Bridgewater. Luxurious, 2
bedroom apartment, in
LaHave View Estates at
74 Aberdeen Road. Rent
$1,125 month includes
heat, hot and cold water,
5 appliances, balcony,
underground
parking
and storage. Available
April 1. 902-527-1539.
Bridgewater. One bedroom apartment centrally located, fridge and
stove included. Available
immediately.
Nonsmoking building. 5270181
Dufferin
Street,
Bridgewater, 2 bedroom first floor apartment $570 monthly
plus utilities. No pets.
Call 543-6262
For rent: 1, 2 and 3 bedroom apt. Heat, hot and
cold water, fridge, stove,
coin laundry, parking,
security building. Clean,
well maintained building. No pets, security
deposit required. 5271843.
Lunenburg, one and two
bedroom
apartments
with fridge, stove, coin
laundry and parking.
Heat and lights included.
$650/ $750. Call Carrie
634-3492.
Maple
Street,
Bridgewater,
bachelor
apartment for rent at
$390 monthly, plus utilities. No pets. Call 902543-6262.
One and two bedroom
small houses, East
Chester. 902-275-3443
One bedroom house on
lake in Chester Grant
with detached garage.
Small pets welcome.
Available immediately. 1604-585-0792 ask for
Robert or Patsy.
HOMES/SALE
4 bedroom house, 2 acre
lot, access to Sherbrooke
Lake. Phone/fax 902644-2792 or 902-5273418.
Bridgewater. Large lot
with small house, great
location, all town services, zoned for small
business, migrated, asking $119,000. 902-5438222, gjw48@eastlink.ca
LaHave Heights, 58x14, 2
bedroom mini home, 4
appliances,
many
upgrades, no carpet,
$57,900. 902-530-5821
Maplewood
School
House, new basement,
1/2 acre land, free access
to Sherbrooke Lake.
Phone/fax 902-644-2792
LAND FOR SALE
50 acres, borders on two
paved highways. 25
acres field, remainder
wooded. Phone/fax 902644-2792 or 902-5273418.
Wooded lot, secluded 81/2 acres, 1 miles
wooded private road
access, near Lunenburg.
902-644-2792, 902-5273418
COMMERCIAL
Bridgewater. 599 King
St., King’s Court. 900 sq.
ft., second floor retail or
office space, $695 plus
utilities. Also 1,300 sq. ft.
space, $895 plus utilities.
902-527-1539
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PETS/SUPPLIES
services
PAINTING
ELDERLY CARE
EMPLOYMENT
Japanese Koi fish for
your aquarium or land
pond, various sizes and
colours, $3 - $10. 902624-9102
Carpenter, 35+ years
experience. Get your
renovations done now.
Additions, decks, hardwood/ laminate floors,
new windows, doors.
Free estimates. Call Gary
Mossman, 902-298-9046
M.C. Brush
Experienced,
mature,
reliable, honest, selfmotivated care-worker
and homemaker lady
seeking work with elderly in their home with
care and respect making
life in general more easier for you. References,
police check and valid
drivers license. For more
information, please call
902-624-0090.
Looking to hire landscapers/ gardeners for various properties in the
Chester area. Must be
hardworking,
selfmotivated
employees.
These positions are fulltime, seasonal with no
evenings or weekends.
Knowledge would be an
asset, but a positive attitude is more important.
We offer good working
hours and competitive
wages. Apply either by
fax at 902-275-3566 or
PO Box 758, Chester,
B0J 1J0. Only applications selected for
interviews will be contacted. Thank you in
advance.
MOVING
CANE’S
MOVING.
Professional, reliable and
very careful residential
and office moving service. Local and long distance. 902-521-8596
Stubbs Moving. Local
and
long
distance.
Ontario, Alberta, BC,
return, insured, great
rates. 902-521-2693
HAL JOHNSON
GENERAL CONTRACTING
30+ years experience
Int./Ext. Painting
Minor Carpentry
Repairs
Drywall/Taping
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902-527-4544
home care
WE DO IT ALL
Residential, Commercial,
Repairs, Renovations &
New Home Construction.
Fully licened & insured.
Free estimate.
Young
man
with
Disability Support training. Experience with lifts
and wheel chairs. Basic
personal care. Drive to
appointments, household
and yard chores. More
info 902-543-5678.
Ph.: 902-543-1815
Cell: 902-521-3046
Education
Are you a senior who
requires help to stay in
your own home with
household chores, personal care, transportation? Then I am the
person for you. Call Flora
902-298-9567 for your
peace of mind.
SOUTH SHORE CREMATORIUM
& TRANSFER SERVICE
Full-time Position
FOR SALE
FOR SALE
WANTED
Double stainless steel
sink, dressers, bedroom
sets, air conditioner, love
chair, MDF/ wood moulding, steel door. 627-1986
SAWMILLS from only
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& SAVE MONEY with
your own bandmill - Cut
lumber any dimension. In
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Info
&
DVD:
www.NorwoodSawmills.com/400OT 1-800-5666899 Ext:400OT.
Paying highest prices for
gold and silver coins,
paper money, stamps,
pocket watches, war
medals, scrap gold and
silver. 275-7785
DSL or Cable high-speed
internet service, add
Digital home phone service $14.95/mth includes
all features and free long
distance service. No
credit
or
deposits.
yourcitywide.com 1-800600-5667
Furniture, music items,
kids stuff, electronics,
exercise machines, and
artist T-shirts, knickknacks. 543-1791
King 10” 3 hp 220V
cabinet tablesaw on
portable
base
with
extensions; $1,000 or
best offer. Call James
624-9165 after 6 p.m.
Organic and non-organic
Nova Scotia apple juice
for sale. 5 and 10 litre
boxes. $11- $23. Small
quantity of Spice apple
juice available, West
LaHave Juice Yard, 2142
Highway 331. 902-6932102
Quality firewood, delivered and building lots
near lakes. G. Falkenham
and Sons Ltd. Phone/fax
902-644-2792
Steel
Buildings...
“
SPRING SALES WITH HOT
SAVINGS!” All Steel
building models and
sizes are now on sale.
Get your building deal
while it’s hot. Pioneer
Steel
1-800-668-5422
www.pioneersteel.ca
We are currently looking for a mature individual who is interested
in working with our company. The candidate must be professional
and respectful to the duties that will be required of you. Primary
responsibility will be that of conducting transfers from medical/
extended care facilities and private residences to our Bridgewater
location or to and from various clients within Nova Scotia.
services
Economy
Appliance
FIREWOOD
Dry hardwood for sale.
Cut, split and delivered.
902-543-8393
Top quality firewood,
cut, split and delivered.
100%
hardwood.
Phone Vicki 543-6150.
Well seasoned hardwood
and softwood. Cut, split
and delivered. 902-6852562
FLEA MARKETS
PETS/SUPPLIES
Flea Market, March 28,
Mahone Bay fire hall
(ladies auxiliary). Tables
$5. Admission 25 cents,
10-2. Canteen. 902-6249695
Complaints of animal
mistreatment should be
reported to SPCA at 1888-703-7722. For any
other concerns regarding
animals call 766-4787.
FLEA MARKET
BRIDGEWATER CURLING CLUB
Starts Sunday, April 5th
Start 9:00 am • Tables $6.00 each
For information call 541-1141
Repair & Services
We repair in your home
ALL MAJOR BRANDS!
WASHERS • DRYERS
FRIDGES • FREEZERS
RANGES • DISHWASHERS
902-527-2024
13879 Dayspring
Hwy. #3
“We Appreciate Your
Business”
Available for JUNK
REMOVAL, brush/ tree
limb disposal, light moving,
deliveries,
etc.
Chainsaw work. 902543-6648
SIDING
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Lifetime Warranty on
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services
Home
Maintenance:
Carpentry, laminate and
hardwood
flooring,
painting, minor electrical/ plumbing repairs.
902-521-0649, 902-2752291.
homemaintenance@bellaliant.net
KERBA. Snow removal,
mini excavating, gutter
cleaning, pressure washing, junk removal, odd
jobs. 530-5092
• must be willing to work flexible hours
• must have a valid Nova Scotia driver’s licence
• must be bondable
• must be neat in appearance and personal hygiene
• must be compassionate and honest
• must conduct all business with strict confidentiality
• hourly compensation based on experience
• medical/dental benefits
If you meet these requirements and are interested, please forward
cover letter and resumé to:
South Shore Crematorium & Transfer Service
20 Cook Road – Bridgewater Industrial Park
Bridgewater, Nova Scotia B4V 3W7
~ please no phone calls ~
Midtown Construction.
Roofing, renovations, etc.
Carson Robar 902-2983178. Free estimates.
midtownconstruction@live.com”
Rafuse’s
Roofing.
Reasonable
prices.
Phone Paul Rafuse. 902530-2361, 902-529-0920
Residential tree cutting
& trimming. Professional
job at reasonable price.
Call Quinn Mansfield
543-3639
Roof top snow and ice
removal, also offering
tree and limb removal.
Fully insured. 902-5140123
Zinck’s Drywall & Taping.
Over
18
years
experience.
Quality
work. Free estimates.
902-527-1498
SEMCHUK’S
APPLIANCE REPAIR
Authorized
Servicer
PROMPT…COURTEOUS
PROFESSIONAL
902 298 1122
AL-MAR Tax Services
One Price $34.75 +HST
Any Income Tax Return
COLEMAN’S AUTOHAUS
Sales Consultant
Coleman’s Autohaus is currently seeking a Sales Consultant
to join their dynamic professional team.
The successful candidate will possess a professional demeanor
in every aspect of the job, a positive attitude, and will be
self-motivated. The candidate must also have exceptional
customer service skills, strong relationship building skills. In
addition, you must have a valid Driver’s License.
We Offer:
Competitive Compensation Plan
Continuous Training & Development
Employee Benefits Plan
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THANKS
MEMORIAMS
MEMORIAMS
DEATHS
We wish to express our
thanks to all our family
and friends who visited,
phoned and sent cards
during the loss of my
brother,
Robert
A.
Corkum. Your thoughts
were appreciated. Gwen
and Grant Wile.
LANGILLE, Idella Irene: In
loving
memory
of
Mother,
Grandmother
and Great-Grandmother,
who passed away March
26, 2001.
No matter how life
changes
No matter what we do,
A special place within
our hearts
Is always kept for you.
Your memory is our
keepsake
With which we will
never part.
Always loved and sadly
missed, husband Ivan
and family.
WEAVER: In loving memory of a dear husband,
father and grandfather,
Capt. Rockwell Weaver,
who passed away April
4, 2013.
Gone is the face we
loved so dear
Silent is the voice we
loved to hear,
Too far away for sight or
speech
But not too far for
thought to reach.
Sweet to remember him
who once was here,
And who, though absent,
is just as dear.
Forever loved, wife
Rose,
children
and
grandchildren.
Rhoda Inez Huey - 84,
Bridgewater, died March
9, 2015. Funeral arrangements under the direction of R.A. Corkum
Funeral Home, Wileville.
Roy St. Clair Corkum 79, Bridgewater, died
March 9, 2015, in
Hillside Pines, Home for
Special
Care,
Bridgewater.
Funeral
arrangements under the
direction of R.A. Corkum
Anita Joyce Robinson 85, New Elm, formerly of
Chester, died March 13,
2015, in South Shore
Regional
Hospital,
Bridgewater.
Funeral
Marilyn
Estelle
Malone - 75, West
Lahave, died March 16,
2015, in South Shore
Regional
Hospital,
Bridgewater.
Funeral
The family of the late
Roland Smith, of New
Germany, would like to
thank everyone for the
many cards of condolences,
memorial
donations, e-mails and
phone calls. Special
thank you to Dr. ARRushdi, VON and Nolene
from Palliative Care for
their
support.
Pat,
Charlene and Ron.
MEMORIAMS
Greta Janet Gates,
March 30, 2014
Our Cherished Mom
If we could have just
one more day
And wishes did come
true,
We’d spend every glorious moment
Side by side with you.
Recalling all the years
we shared
And memories we
made,
How grateful we
would be
To have just one more
day.
Always in our love,
prayers and remembrance, Albina, Alan,
Ann, Peggy, Darryn,
Tom and families.
MYRA: In loving memory
of a dear wife, sister,
mother and grandmother, Pauline Myra,
who passed away one
year ago on March 25,
2014.
Time slips by and life
goes on
But from our hearts
you’re never gone,
We think about you
often
And talk about you too,
We have so many
memories
But we wish we still had
you.
Sadly missed and
remembered with love
by husband Archie, sister
Nancy (Andy), children
Stephen (Kathy), Theresa
(Tony), Kirk, and grandchildren Mitchell and
Brody.
SWINEMAR: In loving
memory of a husband,
father
and
poppy,
Beverley W. (Bev), who
passed away March 26,
2014.
To have, to hold and
then to part,
Is the greatest sorrow of
our hearts.
Lynn, Tia (Jamie) and
Emily.
WILE: In loving memory
of our husband, father,
grandfather,
greatgrandfather, Max, who
went away 18 years ago
on a Good Friday morning, March 28, 1997.
You suffered much in
silence
Your spirit did not bend,
You faced your faith with
courage
Until the very end.
God saw that you were
tired
A cure was not to be,
He took you in His loving
arms
And whispered, “Come
with me.”
You didn’t deserve what
you went through
And so he gave you rest,
His garden must be
beautiful
He only takes the best.
It broke our hearts to
lose you
But you did not go alone,
Part of us went with you
The day God called you
home.
Always loved and
missed as every day goes
by. Loved always, wife
Eva and family.
DON’T
FORGET
Happy 50th Anniversary
Wayne and LaVerne Wamboldt
Happy 50th anniversary on March 27, to Wayne and LaVerne Wamboldt (Dad and
Mom) of Middlewood. Love, Walter and Sherry, Kevin and Kathy, Darryl and
Gwen.
obituaries
Emerson S. Harlow
Age 77, died peacefully at his home in Wileville on February 16, 2015. Born in
New Cornwall, the only son of Scott and Mildred (Dimmel) Harlow. He was a
retired butcher by trade working at Town and Country Co-op, and in various
other retail and management positions. He was also a 20 year employee of
National Sea Products.
An avid reader, Emerson was also a founding member and former fire chief of
the Wileville Fire Department, a Cub and Scout leader, and volunteer income tax
preparer. He enjoyed time spent at the cottage on Mush-a-Mush fishing and
boating with family and friends.
Surviving are his wife, Gloria (Young); children, Karen (David Killam), Maitland;
Michael, Prospect; Teena, Wileville; grandsons, Scott (Candice) and Sean Killam.
Cremation has taken place and a celebration of life will be held at a later date.
Donations may be made to Bridgewater Baptist Church, Canadian Diabetic
Association, NS Heart and Stroke Foundation or charity of your choice. Online
condolences may be made through http://www.sweenysfuneralhome.ca
CARD OF THANKS
We truly appreciate all the calls, cards, flowers, visits, food, support and acts of
kindness during this time as well as the donations made in Emerson’s memory.
Thanks also to Drs. Barss and Abriel, and all the members of the palliative care,
VON, Home Support and Continuing Care teams for their care and compassion,
fulfilling Emerson’s wish to remain at home until the end.
Gloria, Karen, Michael, Teena, and family.
Juanita Alice Louise Swinimer
SWINIMER, Juanita Alice Louise, age 80, of Western Shore, passed away peacefully March 19, 2015, with family by her side.
She was the daughter of the late George and Clara (Adams) Swinamer, Western
Shore. Juanita was predeceased by her husband Jerome; daughter, Sandra
Swinemar-Turner; brother, Doug Swinamer.
Left behind with many loving memories are her sons, John (Susette), Neil
(Ardith), Greg (Andrea) and Brady (Linda); daughter, Lynn Countway (David);
brother Clark (Ester); sister-in-law, Vie Swinamer; 14 grandchildren; and eight
great-grandchildren.
Juanita loved to sew, knit, crochet, quilt and hook rugs; as well as cook and
bake. She was devoted to her family, friends, and dog, Bowser and will be sadly
missed by them all.
Visitation will be held 7-9 p.m., Monday, March 30, 2015, in Mahone Funeral
Home, Mahone Bay. A funeral service will be held 2 p.m., Tuesday, March 31,
2015, at St. Mark’s Anglican Church, Martin’s Point, Rev. Peter Rafuse officiating.
In lieu of flowers, memorial donations in memory of Juanita may be made to
SHAID Tree Animal Shelter or St. Mark’s Anglican Church. Arrangements
entrusted to the care of Mahone Funeral Home, �PO Box 200, 32 Parish Street,
Mahone Bay, NS B0J 2E0 Tel. 902-624-8241.
On-line condolences may be sent to the family by visiting http://
www.mahonefuneral.ca.
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Vera Genevieve Swain
CRANIAL CRUNCHES
ANSWERS
Vera Genevieve Swain (Moran), born
in Saint John, NB, November 11,
1951, made her journey to Heaven
surrounded by her husband and soul
mate of 42 years, Gerald (Jerry)
Douglas Swain; her children, John
Swain (Candace), Jennie King (Marty)
and Gerald Douglas (Bear) Swain
(Stephanie); her grandchildren, Ozzie,
Abigail, Genevieve, Alexa, Lola,
Sephora and Gerald Douglas III; her
sister and best friend, Judianne Luck
(Dennis).
In true Vera style, we raised our
wine glasses and toasted her very
blessed but short life. We know she
March 25, 2015
Woman worried they could
impact whole island’s power
will be welcomed by her late parents, John Alexander Moran and Marie Louise
(Scullin); and late sister, Theresa Marilyn Moran.
Vera was a graduate of Simonds Regional High School and Saint John School of
Nursing. She was a smart, witty, honest and determined woman. From raising a
family, to running her own successful business with her husband (Jerry’s Diner
Esso), to returning to her passion as a registered nurse where she spent many
happy nursing years (Aberdeen Hospital, Dawson Memorial Hospital, Fishermen’s
Memorial Hospital, Shannex Parkland, Shannex Ryan Hall) and made many good
friends along the way. One of those friends, Sharon Burke-Randles, gave her and
our family the greatest gift by continuing to care for her at home in her final
days.
Vera, “Nana,” was never more happy than caring for her seven grandchildren
and they will always remember her version of “Patty Cake.” It’s a true testament
to Vera how many friends and family, in particular her many nieces and nephews,
have sent their touching remembrance of Vera. You can’t help but be with Vera
and Jerry and know that you are surrounded by a groovy kind of love.
We (John, Jennie and Bear) thank you Dad for taking such good care of our
mother and for the two of you teaching us the importance of love and family.
Get ready up there for us Mom; we’re looking forward to our next toast! “Go
placidly … and remember what peace there may be in silence.” Special thanks
to the many friends, family and St. Joseph’s parish family, who helped and supported Mom on her journey.
In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the Cancer Society, Alzheimer
Society of Nova Scotia, South Shore Regional Hospital Palliative Care Service or
charity of choice. Visitation will be held 7 to 9 p.m., Tuesday, March 24, and also
2 to 4 p.m., and 7 to 9 p.m., Wednesday, March 25, in Sweeny’s Funeral Home,
Bridgewater. Funeral Mass will be held 10 a.m., Thursday, March 26, in St.
Joseph’s Roman Catholic Church, Bridgewater, Fr. Jim Macdonald officiating with
Fr. Michael Walsh assisting. A private family interment will follow in St. Joseph’s
Roman Catholic Cemetery, Bridgewater. On-line condolences may be made by
visiting
http://www.sweenysfuneralhome.com
or
by
messaging
condolences@sweenysfuneralhome.com.
Our mothers’ favorite poem closed with “Be cheerful. Strive to be happy.” She
certainly lived by those words.
By EMMA SMITH
M@emmaLHNow
Glennis Joyce Thelma
Sperry Wentzell
Glennis Joyce Thelma Sperry
Wentzell, of West Northfield, left this
world on October 19, 2014, at her
home with her daughters by her side.
Formerly of Charlie Hill Road,
Farmington, she is the last surviving
member of her immediate family.
Glennis was the daughter of the late
William Lewis and Annie Elizabeth
(Hubley) Sperry.
Survived by her daughters; Barbara
Anne Bezanson, Lower Sackville;
Elizabeth Joy Crossland, West
Northfield; sons-in-law, whom she
treasured,
Frank
and
Gary.
Grandchildren, Angela Lee Bezanson
(Edmund Malone), Kingston Road,
PEI;
Craig
Alan
Bezanson,
Bridgewater;
Joseph
George
Crossland (Katelin), Marysville, NB;
Jonathan Gary Crossland (Erin), New
Maryland,
NB;
greatgranddaughters, Leila Catherine
Anne Malone, Deanna Lee Malone,
Hadley Yves Glennis Crossland.
Glennis was predeceased by husband Melvin Freeman; son, William
Albert (five years of age); sisters,
Marie Nelson, Bessie Silver, Roxy
Eisnor, Helen Wentzell, Kathleen
Sperry; brothers, Charles and
Douglas.
Mom loved life, loved people and
loved to laugh. She started her working career in Kingston at the Maple Inn,
where she met many wonderful lifelong friends and lived life during war times
and knew the hardships and the meaning of a dollar. It was working in the
Railway Restaurant, in Bridgewater, that she met Melvin and moved to the farm
in West Northfield, where she helped with the gardens, loved her crafts and
raised her family. Life wasn’t always kind, with the loss of their son, and many
health issues over the years, she had a strong constitution and after losing dad in
1996, she carried on until her passing in the family home.
Nanny Wentzell is known worldwide for her Nanny Puffs, with one going to
Korea most recently, but being enjoyed in the UK and Australia, as well as “special people” here at home.
Funeral was held Tuesday, October 21 at 11 a.m. from Sweeny’s Funeral Chapel,
Bridgewater, Rev. Catherine House officiating, with family interment following at
Maple Grove Cemetery, West Northfield. Pallbearers were Glen Rhodenizer, Jeff
Wilson, Stephen Feener, Robert Wentzell, Roger Wentzell and John Wentzell.
The family would like to thank Rev. Catherine House, Adam Tipert, Towne
Flowers, the ladies of the West Northfield Community Centre, the pallbearers,
everyone for their donation made in mom’s name, your phone calls, beautiful
cards and food brought to the house. Your kindness is so very much appreciated,
there are no words for that. Mom loved you all, loved to laugh and loved your
company, carry her memories of wit and laughter and love of life with you
always, as we will.
Barbara and Elizabeth and families.
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A Bush Island resident
is worried about her small
community’s power and frustrated with how Nova Scotia
Power has dealt with her concerns.
Elaine Whynot says two
precarious power poles near
her home are “dangerous”
and could affect the whole island’s power if they toppled
over.
“These two here are ready
to fall down,” she said. “I
know the power can go off
anywhere, but when you
know something needs to be
fixed for three years, it should
be fixed.”
Ms Whynot grew up in
the small community near
Crescent Beach and recently
moved back to care for her
aging mom.
The poles, which were
erected in the 1950s, sit in a
wooded area on a neighbour’s
property, which Ms Whynot
CONTRIBUTED PHOTO
looks after.
Bush Island resident Elaine
“You can stand and look at
Whynot says the base of one
the one pole and it’s cracked
off, leaning,” she said. “The of the community’s power
other pole is completely hol- poles is completely hollowed
lowed out inside, and I mean out, but its true state is hard
completely. You could stick to see with all the snow.
your head in the hole.”
Ms Whynot noticed the
poles were in rough shape a be relocated,” said Ms Ware,
few years ago, and in 2013 she who added that the company
put a call in to Nova Scotia is in discussions with Bell
Power.
Aliant, which also uses the
Since then, she says she’s poles.
called the company about a
Nova Scotia Power recently
dozen times but hasn’t removed a transformer that was
ceived a satisfying answer.
on one of the poles to another
“It’s what
area, which
you call passMs
Ware
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said has “imThe last time
proved relithey told me
ability in the
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didn’t
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even own the
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Ms Whynot.
convinced
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derstand why
crews will
it doesn’t get
soon get rid
Elaine Whynot
done.”
of the old
Bush Island resident
But Nova
poles.
She
Scotia Power
said
the
spokespertransformer
son Beverley
was moved
Ware says the island’s power as part of a separate issue
isn’t in jeopardy.
concerning the lack of power
“They’re not unsafe,” said at a particular home.
Ms Ware. “The two poles are
“Moving the transformer
old but they’re not broken.”
has nothing to do with moving
She also said that the com- the poles,” she said. “That’s
pany is aware of Ms Whynot’s just pure baloney. They
concerns and plans to replace haven’t even started that.”
the poles this summer and reMs Whynot says the poles
locate them closer to the road. near her property aren’t the
“We have to do tree trim- only ones that need to be reming in the area. We have placed on the island, and with
started that work and it has to winter not over yet, she says
be done before the poles can neither are her worries.
“It’s what you call
passing the buck.
The last time they
told me they didn’t
even own the poles.”
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Garden of Readin’ announces closure
By PAULA LEVY
M@LunenburgCoLife
The Garden of Readin’ in Bridgewater has decided to close its
doors after seven years in business.
King Street business owners Sarah and Matt Arenburg said
declining sales and changing trends are the root cause of the
closure.
“Over the past several years, the Garden of Readin’ has been
dealing with a noticeable decline in sales,” said Ms Arenburg.
“It’s not exclusively us and it’s not specifically the Christian
marketplace per se. It’s a lot of small businesses. … [Closing the
store] was really the only option left.”
Ms Arenburg said most people assume that eReaders are the
primary cause of declining bookstore sales but she said that
is not the case. She said on-line shopping at discount prices is
what’s hurting the small Christian bookstore.
This isn’t the first time the business faced closure. Following
the summer of 2014, the couple had considered closing, but sales
turned around a little.
“Winter came again and reminded us that the industry is
dying and the way people shop is different,” she said. “If I had to
pinpoint the biggest challenge, it would be the shopping habits.
… It’s really challenging for a small business, who has to pay a
certain amount for a product. It’s hard to offer those deep discounts that others can.”
The store carries wholesome books, Christian reading materials and games for children, devotionals and reading materials
for teens and Christian music and DVDs.
The store’s liquidation sale began March 23. She said there
is no specific date for closure but expects the business will be
wrapped up towards the end of May.
FILE PHOTO
After seven years, the Garden of Readin’ will be closing its doors. Pictured here are owners Matt and Sarah
Arenburg.
RELIGION DIRECTORY
ST. JOHN’S ANGLICAN CHURCH
LUNENBURG
HERITAGE, FAITH, VISION SINCE 1753
Sunday, March 29: Palm Sunday
Holy Eucharist 8:30 am
Liturgy of the Palms & Liturgy of the Passion
with Holy Communion 10:30 am
Tuesday, March 31: Seder Supper Parish Hall 6:00 pm
Wednesdays during Lent: Holy Eucharist 10:00 am; Interchurch
Lenten Café (Zion Lutheran) 11:00 am; Music & Meditation at Noon
Services for
March 29,
2015
Archdeacon Michael H. Mitchell, Parish Office 634-4994 / www.stjohnslunenburg.org
St. Paul’s Evangelical Lutheran Church
25 Phoenix Street, Bridgewater, 543-4106
stpaulsbwr@eastlink.ca
ANGLICAN PARISHES OF PETITE RIVIERE & NEW DUBLIN
E-mail: oro@eastlink.ca
SUNDAY, MARCH 29
SUNDAY, MARCH 29, 2015
Palm Sunday
8:45 a.m. Celebration & Praise
8:45 a.m. Sunday School
11:00 a.m. Liturgical Service (Radio Broadcast)
7:00 p.m. Lenten Psalm Study
“May the Peace of Christ Jesus be
with you today and always”
Tuesday, March 31
7:00 pm Lenten Book Study
Pastor Paul Jensen – Organist: David G. Zwicker
EMMANUEL PENTECOSTAL TABERNACLE
Hirtle Rd., Middlewood
Pastor: Rev. Fred Carr 902-354-4828
2:30 p.m. Worship
CALVARY TEMPLE (P.A.O.C.)
510 Main St., Mahone Bay 902-624-8253
Sunday, March 29, 2015
11:00 a.m. Pastor Bill Wozney
7:00 pm Hymn Sing
Wednesday 7:00 p.m. Prayer and Bible Study
ALL WELCOME!
Anglican Parish of
Bridgewater & The Conqueralls
Sunday, March 29, 2015
Palm Sunday
8 am – Holy Eucharist (BCP)
10 am – Holy Eucharist (BAS)
Services for Holy Week
Maundy Thursday, April 2nd @ 7:30 pm
Good Friday, April 3rd @ 2 pm
Parish Office: 902.543.3440 | email: htbac@eastlink.ca
Facebook: Holy Trinity Anglican Church, Bridgewater, NS
Phone: (902) 634-8589 www.prnd.ca
Palm Sunday – Rev. Oliver Osmond
9:00 a.m.
St. Michael’s, Petite Riviere Holy Communion
11:00 a.m. St. Peter’s, West LaHave
Holy Communion
All services according to the Book of Common Prayer
"O worship the Lord in the beauty of holiness"
Central United Church
136 Cumberland St., Lunenburg
Reverend Grace Caines-Corkum
634-4035
Bridgewater United Church
87 Hillcrest Street, Bridgewater, 543-4833
www.bridgewaterunited.ca
buc@tallships.ca
SUNDAY OF THE PASSION - PALM SUNDAY
9:15 am Choir
11:00 am Worship and Sunday School
12:00 pm Youth Singers’ Practice
Minister: Rev. David E. Campbell
Organist and Choir Director: Wendy Fraser
Church Office open weekday mornings, 9:30 am - 1:00 pm
Zion Evangelical
Lutheran Church
Pastor Rick Pryce
Corner of Cornwallis and Fox Street, Lunenburg
PALM SUNDAY
9:45 am Sunday School; 11:00 am Morning Service
TUESDAY - Quilters Group at 9:00 am
Jr. Choir at 6:15 pm, Sr. Choir at 7:00 pm
10:30 a.m. Service
Sunday School during service
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Everyone Welcome
Canada’s Oldest Lutheran Congregation Celebrating 241 Years!
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welcoming community,
joyfully sharing God’s
gifts”
St. John'S EvangElical
luthEran church
Pastor Adam Snook
89 Edgewater Street, Mahone Bay
624-9660
www.stjohnsmahonebay.ca
Celebrating 150 years ~ 1864 - 2014
Worship Services - Sundays 11 a.m.
Bible Study - Tuesday 3 pm
(Sept. to June)
Choir Practice - Thursday 6:30 pm
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WEDNESDAY - Lenten Service at Grace - 7:00 pm
St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church
Old Town Lunenburg
Team Ministry with
The Rev. Dr. Laurence Mawhinney and Marion Mawhinney
David Findlay - Organist and Choir Director
PALM SUNDAY, MARCH 29, 2015
Morning Worship at 11:00 a.m.
Sunday School meets at the same time
Meditation: “The Value of an Act of Kindness”
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