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Spirit
awakens
Dragon boaters paddle
their way to raising
$115,000
By Steve Goodwin
steve@pictouadvocate.com
NEW GLASGOW – It was a
splendid day and a splendid
way to celebrate the Race on the
River’s 15th anniversary.
Race chairman Bob Rogers
announced after the races on
Saturday that participants combined their efforts to raise
$115,000 from among the 38
teams that paddled on Saturday
along the East River.
“The support from paddlers
and volunteers was as good as
I’ve seen,” said Rogers who, in
past years, was among the volunteers ensuring the paddlers'
needs and safety. “We’ve had a
very good year.”
More than 1,000 people took
part, including the nearly 800
paddlers and more than 200 volunteers, Rogers said, noting the
festival’s success as he helped
officially open the event on
Friday evening.
“What was started as a dream
has been a dream come true,” he
said, noting the $1.6 million
raised for the event's beneficiaries.
New Glasgow Mayor Barrie
MacMillan praised the event as
one that “brings out the best” in
Pictou County’s residents who
participate each year.
Honorary chairman Dr. Gerry
Farrell performed the ceremonial
dotting of the dragon eye after
former local cancer navigator
Joanne Cumminger explained the
tradition as a mystic event that
helps bring life to the dragon.
“I felt deeply honoured and
full of gratitude,” Farrell said
when asked to be this year’s honorary chairman.
Clockwise from the top left,
the dragon makes its
entrance Friday night during
opening ceremonies.
Honorary chairman Dr. Gerry
Farrell dots the eye of the
dragon to awaken the spirit.
Paddlers push off to row
against competitiors during
the races on Saturday.
Members of the Women Alike
dragon boat team form an
honour guard as guests and
dignataries are piped in to
open the event. Bottom left:
Crowds gather on the George
Street bridge to toss pink carnations into the East River.
Continued on page 2
(Goodwin photos)
Happy trails
Dedication to veterans earns
recognition for Mike Simmons
County trails get funding
from Sobey Foundation
By Steve Goodwin
STELLARTON – Pictou
County’s trail system has
received new funding and a new
name.
Trans-Canada
Trail
announced a $400,000 gift from
the Sobey Foundation on Friday
to finish connecting sections of
what is being called the Great
Trail in Pictou County.
The project will bring Nova
Scotia closer to completing its
portion of the Trans-Canada
Trail within a year.
“We are so grateful to the
Sobey Foundation for its generous investment in The Great
Trail and, by extension, its commitment to improving the lives
of Pictou County residents and
visitors, including Sobeys
employees and their families
who live and work near the trail
in the area,” Trans-Canada Trail
president and CEO Deborah
Apps said.
“Getting the trail connected
in this area also brings us closer
to our goal of fully connecting
the Great Trail in time for
Canada’s 150th anniversary of
Confederation in 2017.
The announcement took place
beside a portion of the Albion
Trail in Stellarton, behind Sobeys’
head office and the Big 8 building. More than 50 people, including Sobeys employees, gathered
for the event which included a
walk along the trail toward
where it passes underneath
Highway 104.
The foundation’s funding for
the trail project in Pictou County
will include joining portions of
trails in the towns of Pictou,
Westville, Stellarton, New
Glasgow and Trenton totaling
Active Pictou County co-ordinator Sally O'Neill, left, and TransCanada Trail Foundation co-chairperson Valerie Pringle lead
walkers along the Albion Trail, part of the newly named Great
(Goodwin photo)
Trail in Pictou County.
150 kilometres. It will link trails,
recreation facilities and amenities along the way.
“The Sobey Foundation is
pleased to support the connection of the Great Trail across
Pictou County, Nova Scotia,”
foundation chairman Frank
Sobey said.
“The value of the trail to our
community will be felt by generations of people who live and
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delighted to assist in supporting
an initiative that will create an
important vehicle for their ongoing enjoyment and wellness.”
Trans-Canada Trail has been
working since 1992 with all levels of government and Canada’s
13 provincial and territorial partners that have teamed up with
Continued on page 2
HALIFAX – A local man was
among those honoured Monday
for his dedication to veterans.
Mike Simmons received the
Minister of Veterans Affairs
Commendation from Kent Hehr,
minister of Veterans Affairs and
associate minister of National
Defence. Two people from New
Brunswick received the honour as
did five other Nova Scotians.
"The individuals recognized
today have provided immeasurable contributions to the well-being of Canada's veterans," said
Hehr.
"I applaud their dedication and
devotion in proudly serving our
veterans. Their work leaves a positive impact in our communities to
allow for the greatest levels of care
we can provide."
The Minister of Veterans
Affairs Commendation was created in 2001 by Warrant of the
Governor General and with the
approval of Her Majesty Queen
Elizabeth II.
The governing policies call for
it to be "...awarded to individuals
who have performed commendable service to the veteran com-
MICHAEL SIMMONS
munity or individuals who represent commendable role models for
their fellow Veterans."
The Commendation consists of
a certificate, a lapel pin for civilian
wear and a bar for wear with decorations.
Simmons said he received a
call about the award on July 18
and was not expecting it.
“It was a complete surprise to
me,” he said.
“It feels fantastic. When you
are recommended by your fellow
members, it means more than
anything else.”
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The Advocate
July 27, 2016
Thailand and the county connection
Pictou County can boast a
connection to the ambassador
of Thailand.
Donica Pottie, who spent
some of her early years in
Stellarton and New Glasgow,
has been named Ambassador
to the Kingdom of Thailand.
She will also be Canada’s representative to the Kingdom of
Cambodia and the Lao
Democratic People's Republic.
The position is one of the
diplomatic appointments that
were announced July 19 by
Stéphane Dion, Canada's minister of Foreign Affairs. Dion
announced the appointment of
more than two dozen new
ambassadors as part of the government's latest effort to
reshape the diplomatic ranks.
Of the 26 ambassadors appointed, 13 are women.
A graduate of Park View
Education Centre in Bridgewater
(1980) and Saint Mary's
University in Halifax (1985),
Pottie joined Foreign Affairs
and International Trade Canada
in 1991 and served abroad in
Beijing and Amman, and as
Ambassador to the Kingdom of
Cambodia.
While in Ottawa, she served
in a variety of senior assignments including as director of
Democracy and Governance,
director of Development Policy
and International Financial
Institutions, and director of
Fragile States and Peace
Operations Policy.
Pottie is currently the
Director-General of Consular
Operations.
While living in Pictou
County, Pottie attended G.R.
Saunders Elementary School in
Stellarton as well as Thorburn
DONICA POTTIE
Consolidated School and A.G.
Baillie Memorial School in New
Glasgow.
She is the daughter of David
and Janet Pottie, currently of
Bridgewater. The Potties lived
in Pictou County from August
1968 until June 1973. During
those years, David Pottie was
principal
of
Thorburn
Consolidated School.
While Donica Pottie could
not be reached for an interview
regarding her posting, she did
say this on her Facebook post:
"(I am) Very happy to be
returning to Southeast Asia as
Canada’s
ambassador
to
Thailand, Cambodia and Laos.
I’m looking forward to connecting with all friends, the challenge of a new job, and working
with my new colleagues. Very
glad, too, that I’m taking over
from Phil Calvert; I know I’m
taking over from someone really
exceptional."
In addition to being raised
in Nova Scotia, Pottie has a
summer home in Summerville
Centre, Queens County.
From left: Trans-Canada Trail Foundation board member
David Hoffman, representing Nova Scotia, stands with
Sobey Foundation chairman Frank Sobey, Trans-Canada Trail
president and CEO Deborah Apps, former foundation chairman David Sobey and Trans-Canada Trail Foundation co(Goodwin photo)
chairperson Valerie Pringle.
Happy trails...
Continued from page 1
A group of local veterans
with the Northumberland
Veterans Unit in Pictou was
treated to a tasty meal at
Sharon's Place restaurant
last week, courtesy of a
caring donor.
local trail groups to develop the
trail system, including Active
Pictou County and its partnership with the six local municipalities.
TCT’s mission is to educate
residents to increase their daily
physical activity in an effort to
create a healthier, more active
community.
“We’re seeing volunteers of
all ages take part in building and
taking care of trails in Pictou
County,” Active Pictou County
co-ordinator Sally O-Neill said.
“The Great Trail means so much
to our local communities, to be
part of such a grand thing.”
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Veterans have tasty sojourn
to Sharon’s Place restaurant
PICTOU – Residents at the
Northumberland Veterans Unit
are continuing their rewarding
relationship with Sharon’s Place
Family Restaurant.
Almost a dozen veterans
recently arrived on the Unit’s
personal bus for their latest serving of fish and chips that has
become a staple meal they have
come to enjoy either at the restaurant or delivered to them.
Clem Guthro, who is 93, is
among those able to travel on the
bus to the downtown Pictou res-
taurant and other places they get
driven to around the county.
“I’m ready to go right now,”
he said.
NVU recreation director
Dennis Chipman said it was
important for the veterans to
visit the restaurant again. It was
the group’s first time there since
Sharon’s reopened last spring,
several months after a fire severely damaged it.
“They love it,” he said. “We
go out quite a lot. They very
much look forward to it.”
Sharon’s Place co-owner
Sharon Stewart has frequently
arranged in recent years to have
fish and chips delivered to the
veterans at no charge.
“I wouldn’t be able to count
how often she’s done it,” Chipman
said. “It’s amazing what they do
for the vets and different people
in the community.”
The relationship has taken an
interesting turn since Chipman
presented Sharon’s Place with a
certificate of appreciation on
behalf of the veterans unit last
September.
Ron Clark, a Cape Breton resident who does support work for
veterans, paid his usual fall visit
to Sharon’s Place while coming
to Pictou County during hunting
season.
Stewart explained how the
restaurant received the certificate after Clark noticed it on
display.
“We happened to be talking
and I told him how we deliver
the veterans an order of fish and
chips once or twice a month,”
Stewart said.
Clark later sent Stewart a
cheque for $500 to go toward
paying for the meals the veterans
have, meaning their most recent
visit was the first time the veterans were able to take advantage
of it.
The Crombie Crushers
raised the most money among
teams – $35,630 – while the
Women Alike team combined
to raise $13,111.50
Among individual pledges,
Glen Hynes raised $25,500, while
Aaron Bryant raised 7,250.
Shirley Murray with $2,380
and Freddie MacKay with$2,000
were top community fundraisers, while Special Olympics
athlete Terry MacLeod raised
$1,164.
Proceeds go to the prostate
support group, as well as
Women Alike and the Special
Olympics Northern Region.
Last year, the event raised
$90,000.
Spirit awakens ...
Continued from page 1
“I’ve been so encouraged by
the spirit and camaraderie (of
those involved in the race
event).”
The races were completed
without incident and despite
the threat of thunderstorms
that eluded the race venue
throughout the afternoon and
evening.
There were numerous close
finishes and some quick races.
Dartmouth Dragon Boat
East won a Race on the River
Cup event in 58:50 seconds,
three one-hundredths of a second faster than the Y Not
team.
Winners were declared in
nine final races.
The Advocate Cup was won
by Breast A Mix in a race with
the local women Alike team
and the Cape Breastoners to
complete the race day.
The Reef Knots representing
the Pictou County Prostate
Support Association, one of the
Race on the River’s three designated charities, won the Bruce
F. Murray Memorial Cup. The
team also won the Town of
New Glasgow Cup.
The Cobequid Fire Eaters
won the Michelin Cup, while
the NRHS Nighthawks defeated the North Nova Gryphons
to capture the Grant Thornton
high school trophy.
The Riverview Rebels won
the East Coast FM Cup, while
the RC Dragon Warriors won
the Scotiabank Cup and the
Michelin Defenders won the
Sobeys Cup after finishing first
in the corporate final.
The annual pink carnation
ceremony closed Saturday’s
program, with hundreds of
people lining the George Street
Bridge to cast the flowers into
the river in memory of those
who have died from cancer
over the years.
Matrimonial asset division: inclusions,
exclusions and somewhere in between
In Nova Scotia, when a marriage dissolves, the Matrimonial
Property Act, (Act) governs division of property. Under that Act,
those assets deemed to be matrimonial assets become subject to
the presumption of an equal division. The Act defines matrimonial assets very broadly. Section 4(1) reads, “In this Act, ‘matrimonial assets’ means the matrimonial home or homes and all
real and personal property acquired by either or both spouses
before or during their marriage […]”. This sweeping
4(1)(a) gifts, inheritances, trusts or settlements received by
one spouse from a person other than the other spouse except to
the extent to which they are used for the benefit of both spouses
or their children; definition is then narrowed by a list of exceptions. These are:
(b) an award or settlement of damages
in court in favour of one spouse;
(c) money paid or payable to one
spouse under an insurance policy;
(d) reasonable personal effects
of one spouse;
(e) business as sets;
(f) property exempted under a marriage
contract or separation agreement;
(g) real and personal property acquired
after separation unless the spouses resume cohabitation.
Though this list seems clear, there are various ways in which
assets that appear to fall into an exception category can be
included in the pool of matrimonial assets.
For example, under section 4(1)(a) property that is inherited
by or gifted to one spouse can be excluded from division, however, matters may be more complicated if the property has been
used for the benefit of the family. A cottage used for family vacations or a car used to drive the kids to and from activities may
be included in the division of matrimonial assets regardless of
how it was acquired. Family money used to upgrade that cottage’s kitchen or make other such improvements could have a
similar effect.
Another exception is 4(1)(e) “business assets”. Section 2(a) of
the Act defines business assets as follows:
real or personal property primarily used or held for or in
connection with a commercial, business, investment or other
income-producing or profit-producing purpose, but does not
include money in an account with a chartered bank, savings
office, loan company, credit union, trust company or similar
institution where the account is ordinarily used for shelter or
transportation or for household, educational, recreational,
social or aesthetic purposes;
Even if one can prove that an asset is truly a business asset
(which is often less straightforward than it may seem), there
may still be argument that it is subject to division under section
13 of the Act. This section lists a number of factors giving rise to
the potential division of non-matrimonial assets. In particular,
section 13(f) lists, “the effect of the assumption by one spouse of
any housekeeping, child care or other domestic responsibilities
for the family on the ability of the other spouse to acquire, manage, maintain, operate or improve a business asset.” Thus, if one
spouse was allowed greater freedom in growing the business
due to the other’s assumption of household tasks, that may be
considered. The assumption of roles within the business,
including but not limited to, bookkeeping or management activities could also lead to an argument for division of business
assets.
Ultimately, it is difficult when any relationship ends.
Depending on the length of the marriage, and the assets accumulated over time, property division may be a complicated
matter. Whether an asset is matrimonial property or non-matrimonial property will depend on the circumstances including,
but not limited to, the manner in which the asset was acquired
and how that asset was used throughout the relationship. It is
always best to consult with a lawyer before making any decisions related to property division or any other issues on separation.
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PICTOU – A man accused of
second degree murder in January
has had his case set over again
after new information was
received.
During his last court appearance via video link last Thursday,
the lawyer for Robert Jason
MacKenzie requested an adjournment due to the fact that he had
just received further disclosure
from the Crown about the case
and would need more time to
review it.
During the proceedings,
when the defence set a date for
the case there was a small uproar
in the court room by gallery
members. Judge Del Atwood
assured the audience that the
delay was reasonable for the sort
of case.
“The advantage in this court
is that we have the shortest wait-
ing time for scheduling in the
province,” Atwood said. “I do
appreciate the concerns of the
public but there is nothing exceptional about Mr. MacKenzie’s
case.”
After Atwood calmed down
the room, a woman from the gallery interrupted the proceedings
to explain to Atwood that the
family and friends of victim
Nicole Campbell were upset as
the date set, August 11, was
Campbell’s birthday.
The Crown promptly apologized for the issue and the date
was re-scheduled for August 16.
MacKenzie is facing one count
of second degree murder, as well
as a count of theft of prescription
drugs with a weapon and possession of a weapon with the
intent to commit a crime, both
indictable.
Junior Angus national show
sure to attract many locals
TRURO – Many locals are
sure to flock to the National
Junior Angus Show which is
taking place July 28-30 at the
Nova
Scotia
Provincial
Exhibition Grounds in Truro.
This is the first time in the 17
years of this show that it has
been held in Nova Scotia.
There will be three full days
of activity at the event including public speaking, print making, bake off, showing cattle,
judging cattle, team judging,
photography, scrapbooking,
graphic design, farm signs, literature, sales talk — in other
words, something for everyone.
Admission is free.
treasure hunt
Trenton resident on
one-man mission to put
litter in its place
By Heather Brimicombe
heatherbrimicombe@pictouadvocate.com
I
t doesn’t seem to matter
where you go, it’s difficult to find a stretch of road
that isn’t spotted with a few
fast food or coffee cups, cigarette packages or break-open
tickets.
Lately, there has been a lot
less litter on the side of some
roads, thanks to Trenton resident Al McGrath, who has
taken it upon himself to clean
up his corner of the world.
“I started walking, seeing
so much crap on the road so I
decided to start picking it up,”
said McGrath.
Being recently retired, he
took up walking as a way to
get out and pass some time
during his day. Lately, he takes
more or less the same routes
with different side streets
along the way. Some of his
frequent routes include Main
Street in Trenton, all the way
to Park Road from his house
near Tim Hortons, or he also
frequently walks into New
Glasgow as far as George Street
and takes various side streets
home, cleaning all the way.
McGrath collects anywhere
from a few grocery bags of
garbage, to an overflowing
recycle bag while on his
walk.
“Some days you go out and
fill a Sobeys shopping bag.
Last Saturday, I filled two
(recycle bags,)" said McGrath.
He says that he frequently
picks up empty cigarette cartons, straws, coffee cups, fast
food wrappers and bags as
well as break open lottery
tickets.
Once he collects the garbage on his walk, McGrath
takes it all back to his Chestnut
Street home and puts it to the
curb with his own garbage.
He also sorts the cans and
bottles from what he finds and
recycles them appropriately.
“I’ve got five (bags) up
there so far, probably more
than five,” he said.
He also noted that he finds
quite a bit of dog poop in his
travels.
“Then you have the people
that clean up after their dog,
but some people, what they
Trenton resident Al McGrath picks up some of the garbage he
(Brimicombe photo)
found on Main Street Trenton last week.
do is put it in a bag (and leave
the discarded bag) and that’s
worse.”
He has also come up with
his own names for those that
like to spread litter around the
community—but we’re not
going to print some of
McGrath's
colourful
Newfoundland vocabulary...
McGrath also posts on his
personal Facebook page each
Preparations being made
for Hopewell Ceilidh dinner
The East River Valley
Community
Development
Association is once again hosting
the turkey dinner takeout this
year on August 14 at the
Hopewell Ceilidh.
Organizers are planning to
provide 250 takeouts consisting
of roast turkey, potato salad,
coleslaw, tomato, cucumber and
a roll.
They will be contacting members of the ERV communities to
help out by roasting turkeys,
organizing the planning of
assembling and preparing the
salads, selling at the event and
providing various items needed
for the event.
Anyone who can help out is
asked to email Donna at ervcda@
live.ca or call 759-1734.
Monies raised from this fundraiser go toward the cost of printing the newsletter, "Spotlight on
the East River Valley", as well as
to help fund other endeavours
throughout the valley such as
workshops and community
events.
Organizers say community
help is needed to help ensure
the event's success. Items needed for the dinner include: 26
dozen rolls, 120 pounds of
potatoes (12 people to provide
10 pounds each, cooked and
diced); 12 dozen eggs (six people to provide two dozen each,
cooked and chopped); 10 large
cabbage (five people to provide
two each, shredded); 10 pounds
of carrots (two people to provide five pounds each, shredded); 10 English cukes (two
people to provide five each); 32
medium sized tomatoes; 18
turkeys, cooks needed to roast
and carve – roasting bags will
be provided.
Yarn, fabric sale to help
Grandmothers group
TATAMAGOUCHE
–
Attention sewers, knitters, hookers, quilters and crafters: The first
Tatamagouche Fabric and Yarn
Sale will be held August 13, from
9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at Sedgwick
Memorial
Church,
Tatamagouche.
The Tata Fabric and Yarn Sale
is a win-win event. Fabric and
yarn will be available to local crafters at bargain prices. Proceeds
from the sale will support the
Grandmothers to Grandmothers
Campaign, working with African
grandmothers as care for millions
of children orphaned by AIDS.
The sale provides an incentive
to downsize unused yarn, fabric
and unfinished knitting projects,
and benefit the cause.
Jane Earle, a summer cottager
and member of the HRM Bay
Area Grandmothers group, and
Barb Harris, a River John supporter of the Grandmothers’ campaign, are organizing the sale.
“The Grandmothers’ Fabric
and Yarn sale in Halifax has been
a huge success the past two years,”
says Earle. “With all the creative
people on the North Shore, we
thought Tatamagouche would be
the perfect place for a similar
sale.”
The
Grandmothers
to
Grandmothers Campaign, a project of the Stephen Lewis
Foundation, celebrates its 10th
anniversary this year. During that
time, Canadian grandmothers
have raised more than $25 million
to support the needs of African
grandmothers and their grandchildren.
The Canadian grandmothers
partner with grass roots organizations in Africa. Those groups identify and work to meet community
needs, from gardening supplies to
grief counselling, from nutritious
food and health care to microcredit grants, adequate housing
and bedding or school fees and
uniforms.
Anyone wishing to donate can
contact jane.earle@bellaliant.net or
902-351-2195 (fabric) or barbharris48@gmail.com or 902-351-2490
(yarn) by August 10.
Earle welcomes invitations to
speak to groups on the North
Shore about the situation of
African grandmothers and the
work
supported
by
the
Grandmothers’ campaign. There
are currently more than 240
Grandmothers groups across
Canada, including 27 in Atlantic
Canada.
Volunteers willing to help with
set up on August 12 or at the
August 13 sale will be welcome.
For more information visit
http://www.grandmotherscampaign.org.
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New court date set
for man accused of murder
Community
week for people to see how
much litter he has collected
during that week.
“Just to let em’ know what’s
out there; some people haven’t
got a clue,” he said.
McGrath said that he isn’t
aware of anyone else in the
area that regularly does the
same sort of thing.
“I’ve got no competition,”
he laughed.
Lobster on
menu at
fundraiser
By Debbi Harvie
debbiharvie@pictouadvocate.com
From the left: Ron Baillie, warden Municipality of the County of Pictou, and Barrie MacMillan,
New Glasgow mayor, met with David Alward, consulate general in Boston, along with Frank
MacFarlane, business development officer for New Glasgow and the Municipality of the County
of Pictou. They were there to entice businesses to come to the area.
Local reps make
connections in Boston
By Debbi Harvie
NEW GLASGOW – The
county sent something to Boston
last week, but it wasn’t the annual
Christmas tree.
Ron
Baillie,
warden
Municipality of the County of
Pictou, Barrie MacMillan, New
Glasgow mayor and Frank
MacFarlane, business development officer for New Glasgow
and the Municipality of the
County of Pictou, went to meet
with the Consulate General for
Canada, David Alward.
“David Alward is the former
premier of New Brunswick... I
created a Power Point presentation, more than anything, to provide insight and let (the United
States) know we’re open for business and make them aware of our
strengths,” explains MacFarlane.
The presentation included key
areas like regional co-operation,
population, strategic strengths,
transportation options, proximity
to Trenton and Stanfield
International airports, educated
and skilled workforce, major
employers, facilities, attractions,
amenities, healthcare, educational
facilities, housing, festivals and
events.
“It all comes down to the
future prosperity of our town and
our county,” says MacMillan.
“Long gone are the days where
we can sit by and wait for the
phone to ring... what we have
here in the Town of New Glasgow,
the East River Business Park, an
investment-ready park... we have
something there if we get the call
with interest, something to show
people.”
MacMillan said this is a follow
up visit to his trip to Boston two
years ago where he met with the
interim Consulate General, prior
to Alward’s appointment.
“Now they certainly know
who we are, where we come from
and what we have to offer,” says
MacMillan.
He says Alward told them key
areas currently are the energy
sector and agriculture.
“He (Alward) also stressed the
importance of clusters in industries, for example what the
machining industry around here
is working on...”
Alward also told them to focus
on successful entrepreneurs in
the area and work with them to
open doors and assist in making
connections.
“We opened a line of communication which is so important in
this day and age,” notes
MacMillan.
The Consulate General is a
gateway to business looking to
expand into Canada and
Canadian businesses looking to
expand in the American market.
“We were advised or instructed that our best option is to find
our core strengths that we are
known for and good at and attract
like-minded business,” notes
MacFarlane.
Pictou County is competing
against places like Quebec to
entice New England businesses
to invest in our area.
“(The Consulate General)
would help or identify for us
some businesses that may be
interested in setting up in Nova
Scotia so we could start negotiating with them,” adds MacMillan.
MacMillan and MacFarlane
say those they met with were
very interested in the presentation and sat for three hours discussing things.
“One of the reasons we built
the (Pictou County) Wellness
Centre is if we want to attract
business, the Wellness Centre is a
major cog in that,” says
MacMillan. “We’ve got to be
more proactive.”
They also found out about different government programs like
Invest Canada Communities
Initiative which provides financial support to communities for
their foreign direct investment
(FDI) initiatives and activities.
Now that the line of communication is open, MacFarlane will be
communicating regularly with
them and will act as co-ordinator.
“We consider it a very successful trip. We met all of our
goals and it’s certainly a work in
progress – it’s going to take
time.”
PICTOU – The Maritimes are
known for the quality and abundance of fresh lobster, including
right here in Pictou County.
With that in mind, what better
resource to use for a fundraising
dinner than lobster?
The Pictou Fire Department is
hosting its third annual Lobster
Dinner Fundraiser taking place
August 6 at the fire hall.
“It’s our main fundraiser,”
explains Paul Janes, fire chief. “All
of the money raised goes to operations like purchasing new equipment, helping with maintenance
as well as the donations we make
throughout the community.”
The dinner is homemade and
purchased locally. “The potato
salad is prepared fresh that day by
Sharon (Stewart of Sharon’s Place
Restaurant) and the lobster is purchased locally. We also get a lot of
support from Sobeys for the pies
and the materials for the salads.”
The hope is that this year’s
event will be as successful as in the
previous years.
“Last year we had 450 tickets
pre-sold and another close to 200
walk-ins,” notes Janes.
To accommodate the walk-ins,
he says this year, they are opening
up the fire hall so people can eat
their dinner there. “We had a lot of
people ask last year if we had a
sit-in dinner ... so this year they
have the option of sit-in, pick up
or delivery.”
Janes also notes they have
delivered as far as Scotsburn, Tony
River, Caribou, wherever there are
orders to be filled.
The Pictou Fire Department
has 30 firefighters, each of whom
have tickets to sell for the dinner,
but members of the department
will also be selling the dinner tickets at Sobeys on July 27 and
August 3 from 5 to 9 p.m.
Janes says tickets can also be
picked up at Sharon’s Place
Restaurant or by phoning him at
902-396-8731.
“There have been a lot of places
in town very supportive of us and
we are very thankful for that.”
The dinner runs 1-6 p.m. or
until sold out; tickets are $20 each.
“The cost of lobster has gone
up so we had to increase the cost
of the tickets from $18 to $20.
We’ve had rave reviews so far, it’s
quite a tasty meal.”
4
Community
The Advocate
July 27, 2016
Family celebrating
two centuries of
occupying land
By Debbi Harvie
LYONS BROOK – Looking
back, it seems somewhat amazing
to Sandy Mackay that he is living
on the land that his great-greatgrandfather purchased in 1816.
“The farm itself was originally
homesteaded in 1810 by David
and Helen Pottinger but in 1815,
Mr. Pottinger was killed by a falling tree,” explains Sandy. “On
March 21, 1816, my great-greatgrandfather, Alex Mackay, bought
the property from the widow.”
The significance of the occasion was lost on the Mackays until
just recently when Sandy was
helping to organize the PA 200
events.
“Our farm was purchased by
my family the same week that
Pictou Academy was chartered.”
The family farm is now celebrating 200 years of Mackay occupation and they are hoping others
will join in the festivities.
A family reunion is taking
place on August 6, but the entire
community is invited to come out
and see the property.
“When Sandy’s grandmother
passed away in 1929, her sister
came to live at the farm to help
take care of the kids,” he explains.
“My father was only three at the
time. Then my grandfather’s sisters came to live there. There was
one sister left from my grandfather’s generation when the PA
200 celebration planning began
and she passed away last week so
we decided it was a good time to
have a family reunion, and 200
years is a nice number.”
They expect about 30 family
members to attend as well as
friends and members of the community.
“A lot of people had a connection to this farm,” he notes. “There
are some people still in town who
used to work here as a farm
hand.”
The land was an active farm
until 1960, growing various vegetable crops which they were selling at markets, as well as a little
bit of dairy, beef and poultry.
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Small fire breaks out
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The same kinds of items were
grown when the farm originated
in the 1800s.
Of the 100 acres left of the
farm, half of that has now become
forestry.
“The way the water drains on
the property, it creates black earth
which makes for very fertile soil
which is why they stuck with the
vegetables,” says Sandy.
The original house on the
property still stands in behind the
‘big house’ which was built in
1924.
“At any given time there
would have been two to three
generations living in that house,”
he says. “We are the fifth generation and my children are the
sixth.”
The original house was meant
to be used as storage until the
passing of Sandy’s grandmother
when all of the sisters began to
arrive. Since then it has been used
occasionally in the summer as a
cottage.
“It’s rarer and rarer that families stay on the same land for so
long we don’t know if we’ll be
here the next 200 years so we
want to have a celebration,” he
explains. “Anyone is welcome to
come out around 2 p.m. August 6
and in the evening we are having
a family ceilidh.”
It’s an informal event so people can drop by and check out the
land, maybe pick a piece of rhubarb.
“The rhubarb patch has been
maintained over the years,”
explains Sandy’s wife, Ruth.
“There’s a huge lot of land where
the rhubarb has been regularly
planted and still grows to this
day and we’ve done very little to
it. When our kids were young it
was like a communal rhubarb
patch for the neighbours.”
There are also a number of
fruit trees growing in mini
orchards on the property.
“In Sandy’s grandfather’s day,
the farm really became an iconic
farm because he was a very forward thinking man,” notes Ruth.
Alex D. Mackay, Sandy’s grandfather, was part of the movement
PICTOU – A small fire broke
out in the basement of Not Your
Mama’s Kitchen restaurant on
Water Street shortly before 4
p.m. on Saturday.
Pictou Fire Chief Paul Janes
says the two owners of the restaurant were there at the time
and got out safely.
“They were preparing to
open, I believe, and saw black
smoke coming from the basement and called us.”
The call came in at 3:58 p.m.
and two firefighters just happened to be at the station at the
time so by 4:03 p.m. Janes and
the trucks were on scene.
“We were inside fighting the
fire by 4:05 and within 10 minutes had the fire under control
and were pulling out of the
building,” says Janes.
The fire was caused by a fluorescent light in the basement
Sandy Mackay stands in a door frame of the original house built
on his property around 1820. The Mackay family has resided on
(Harvie photo)
this land for 200 years.
to create farming co-ops and was
also involved in the first Farmer’s
Mutual.
“He wanted to make life better
for farmers and for the community
in general,” says Sandy, adding his
grandfather was a councillor back
in the day.
“They (the farmers) used to
pool their money together and
purchase machinery they could
share amongst themselves,” says
Ruth.
But much of the property
remains similar to the former
glory days with the Trans Canada
Trail (formerly the shortline) running through the property.
The three cisterns created to
catch water are still on the property as well as the man-made
pond.
“They had to make sure there
was never a shortage of water
because they had cattle,” explains
Sandy.
He says the icehouse is also
still standing, a structure created
with a large pit to store ice from
Pictou schools
subject to
board review
PICTOU – A decision to authorize a review of schools in Pictou is
scheduled to take place today.
The
Chignecto-Central
Regional School Board is hosting
the meeting at 6 p.m. today at its
regional office in Truro to begin
the review process. It was postponed from its previously scheduled time on July 9.
The review is specifically
aimed at Pictou Elementary due
to its status as a P-3 school, as
well as Dr. Thomas McCulloch
Junior High School and Pictou
Academy.
The school board was asked to
begin the review process, which
should be approved, as soon as
possible after Education Minister
Karen Casey mandated the
review.
Casey got clearance to exempt
Pictou Elementary from re-examining its arrangement with the
school’s private owner for a year,
but the school board’s review
must be completed within that
time frame.
Pictou Elementary is one of
the P-3 schools owned by the
private firm Scotia Learning and
operated jointly with the respective school boards on behalf of
the province.
the lakes in the winter.
“They would cover it with
saw dust and eel grass and it
would last through the summer,
acting as a refrigeration system of
sorts.”
The pumphouse also remains,
which was once used as a summer kitchen so the workers could
get fed without heating up the
house.
The large barn, however, is no
longer standing.
“That was the biggest change,
I think,” says Ruth.
Sandy says part of the barn
blew down on Superbowl Sunday
in 1991 while the remainder was
torn down as entertainment for
teenage boys, the Mackay’s son
and friends.
In 1969, a new piece was
added to the ‘big house’ and they
have made renovations to that
area, but much of the remainder
is the same.
“There are still remnants of
things like old barns and fences
around the property,” says Ruth.
Pictou County Wellness
Centre general manager
Dave Hood stands under
the new LED ceiling
lights installed in the
YMCA gym. LED lights
were also placed in the
aquatic centre.
(Goodwin photo)
Wellness Centre installs
energy-saving LED lights
By Steve Goodwin
The Pictou County Wellness
Centre’s operating costs are
expected to decline, thanks to
new LED ceiling lights recently
installed in the adjoining Pictou
County YMCA’s gym and
aquatic centre.
Work included 24 gym lights
with 160 watts each, compared
with the 1,000-watt lights they
replaced, and 44 pool lights of
130 watts each, replacing the
previous 460-watt lights.
“By these numbers you can
see the potential for energy savings,” Wellness Centre general
manager Dave Hood said.
The work cost $48,000. The
cost is being partly paid for
through an $8,800 grant
Efficiency Nova Scotia awarded
the Wellness Centre, while
Hood said the facility can earn
back the remaining costs in
energy savings over two years.
He said half the pool lights
had to be replaced due to corrosion.
“The lights didn’t hold up
due to moisture and chlorine in
the pool,” he said.
Part of the saving comes from
turning the LED lights off and
on, especially during a power
failure.
The lights the LEDS replaced
caused a drain on energy consumption due to the length of
time they took to reach full intensity.
“We can save $20,000 a year
on our electrical bill,” he said.
“We know it’s high but this is
one way of tackling that issue.
We’re very excited.”
Hood said the new lights will
help the Wellness Centre’s operations, over and above increased
activity this year.
“We’ve had a good spring
and summer, with more hockey
and skating, weddings and other
groups,” he said. “It’s all good.”
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that caught fire.
“Essentially, it overheated.
Everything has a shelf life,
including all of our electronics
and household items. This particular piece of equipment (was
past its life expectancy).”
There was no structural damage and minimal smoke damage
to the restaurant area, but the
basement suffered major smoke
damage and a few things were
destroyed.
“The smoke does rise and we
had to ventilate through the
doors of the restaurant which
caused the minimal smoke damage upstairs.”
Janes says because of the
time of day of the fire, they were
able to make a very quick
response; however “if it were
two in the morning or at night,
it may have been a different
story.”
MOU finances discussed
by Stellarton Council
STELLARTON – Some questions regarding finances were
asked and answered at a recent
town council meeting.
Town clerk Joyce Eaton supplied responses to several questions regarding the recent memorandum of understanding
among Stellarton and three other
local municipalities that led to
the defeat of their proposed
amalgamation during a plebiscite in May and the expenses
incurred from supplying information about it.
Eaton said she was able to
partially answer questions posed
by former MP Elmer MacKay at
a Council I meeting on June 6.
MacKay posed questions at the
end of the meeting and was told
he needed to submit them in
writing, with answers to come at
the next Council I meeting.
She said the MOU steering
committee recently met but did
not have an audited account of
expenses. Eaton said Stellarton’s
expenses from the process were
nearly $36,000 over the fiscal
years beginning in 2014-15.
In response to MacKay’s
request regarding information
contained in water bills in town,
Eaton said it was not the promotional material that MacKay contended it was.
“It was a fact sheet,” she said.
“The (MOU steering committee)
looked at the most economical
way to do it.”
She said the supply of pamphlets ran out and not everyone
received them with their bills.
Coun. Simon Lawand asked
Eaton who she took instructions
from before having the material
inserted with the bills.
She said council gave Mayor
Joe Gennoe and Coun. Denise
Taylor that authority when
Stellarton joined the MOU process and they represented the
town.
“I didn’t have to take that
(permission) back,” she said.
$130,000 in grants
approved by council
PICTOU – County council
has approved a series of grants
worth more than $130,000.
The approval came as part of
council’s approved operating
budget for 2016-17.
Municipal services grants
adopted total $92,000 and
include $33,000 to help the
Linacy Fire Department purchase a new pumper truck,
$4,500 for the Blue Mountain
Fire Department for equipment
and $3,000 to the Thorburn and
District Fire Department for a
heat pump.
The Bridgeville Community
Club received $5,000 for roof
replacement,
while
the
MacPherson’s Mills Community
Hall received $4,000 for
improvements and District 12
received $3,995 to defray the
cost of street lights.
Recreation grants include
$25,000 to the District 13
Recreation
and
Planning
Commission toward its operating expenses.
Council also approved nearly
$12,000 in council grants that
include $10,000 to the Canadian
Red Cross for Fort McMurray
relief efforts.
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July 27, 2016
MOU’s expenses remain unclear
By Steve Goodwin
PICTOU – Members of Pictou
County Municipal Council could
learn how much the recent MOU
process cost at its next regular
meeting in August.
Coun. Debi Wadden who,
with Warden Ronald Baillie,
represented council on the MOU
steering committee, said that
would be the appropriate time
to release an expense report to
all council members from the
steering committee.
The committee worked on
the memorandum of understanding that explored the possibility of amalgamation on
behalf of the county and the
towns of New Glasgow, Pictou
and Stellarton.
She said she has not received
the agenda for the next council
meeting, which is taking place
on Aug. 2, but anticipates the
figures will be shared then.
The meeting generally takes
place on the first Monday each
month but is moved to the next
day each year due to the observance of Natal Day.
She said the figures might
have been shared at the previous
regular meeting on July 4, but
the steering committee did not
have a final meeting to deal with
the matter until July 7. Several
members of the committee were
unavailable previously, she said.
Wadden was responding to
remarks by Coun. Robert Parker,
who revealed to council’s financial services meeting on July 18
that he received a brown envelope containing the figures, but
did not say where it came from
or share its contents.
Parker said he saw no reason
why the figures had not been
shared sooner when they were
available elsewhere, including
electronically.
“It just didn’t seem right,” he
said. “It was widely available.
I’m not pointing the finger at
anyone, but to me it’s public
information we should know. It
all comes down to the transpar-
ency and accountability.”
Wadden said she did not
know where the information
Parker received could have come
from.
“If it came from anyone on
the steering committee, it was
released without our knowledge,” she said.
Baillie was absent from last
week’s committee meetings but
agreed with Wadden that presenting the figures at a regular
council meeting would be the
proper procedure.
“It doesn’t always happen
that way,” he said. “Some of the
(MOU steering committee) members looked at it differently. We
have no control over that.”
Community
5
ON GUARD
FOR THEE
Farmer's market working to bring
Market to Main Street
NEW GLASGOW – The
New
Glasgow
Farmers
Market will present for the
first time in Nova Scotia, a
unique farm to table event,
From Market to Main Street.
This unique experience
will take place on Provost
Street in historic downtown
New Glasgow and will feature a fully catered, threecourse meal and live music.
The New Glasgow Farmers
Market has partnered with
the Town of New Glasgow to
host this first of its kind experience.
On the night of
August 27, tables will line
the centre of Provost Street
and guests will enjoy a cocktail/tapas hour, followed by
an elegant three-course meal
prepared by local chef Jason
Conway
of
J
Conway
Catering.
The meal will be prepared
from ingredients sourced
from local producers and
vendors found at the New
Glasgow Farmers Market.
The purpose of this special
event is to unite friends,
neighbours and visitors with
local farmers
and producers
through food,
emphasizing
the vital conn e c t i o n
between rural
and
urban
communities.
This event
wouldn’t be
complete
without local,
homegrown
talent. The
Market has
partnered
w i t h
Glasgow
S q u a r e
Theatre to
provide the
p e r f e c t
musical
complement to this
experience.
Working
with their
fall
prog r a m ,
Glasgow
Square is
assembling a selection of
local talent.
“When we were asked if
we would like to partner with
the Market on this innovative
first of its kind dinner, it was
a no brainer,” says the town's
Program & Events Manager
Carlton Munroe.
"The Town of New
Glasgow is excited to be partnering with the market on
this ‘farm to table’ event.
What a unique way to showcase and draw new attention
to our regional market. This
seems to be the trend in other
parts of the country, and we
are so proud and impressed
with the creativity and hard
work of our local market,”
says Geralyn MacDonald,
Community Development
director for the Town of New
Glasgow.
Tickets were priced at $55
per person for this unique
experience, but they have
sold out. Anyone wishing to
get tickets for this event is
now out of luck, but look for
it next year.
County mourns loss of entrepreneur
ABERCROMBIE – Tributes
are being bestowed on Clint
Dickson for his contributions to
business and athletics.
Dickson passed away at
home on July 17 after a brief
illness. He was 71.
“Clint was known for his
humility but he achieved a lot
from the ground up – he worked
extremely hard and was fearless facing challenges,” his sister Kim Dickson said.
“Pictou County has lost one
of its long-time entrepreneurs in
the lumber business, who was
also an impressive star hockey
player in his youth.”
Dickson’s life's work was in
the forestry industry and
throughout his career he owned
and operated several businesses
that included C.F. Dickson Forest
Products Ltd., Foxbrook Road,
Westville;
Dickson
Wood
Products Ltd., Central West
River and C. Dickson Building
Supplies.
He was also former co-owner
of Savoie Dickson Hardwood
Ltd. established in 1997 on the
Foxbrook Road and now solely
operating as Groupe Savoie.
In 1994 Dickson Wood
Products Ltd. received the Pictou
County Chamber of Commerce
Business of the Year Award.
One of Dickson’s early business initiatives was The Lady
Cue in New Glasgow, a familybusiness owned by he and his
father, Foster Dickson.
Other business ventures
CLINT DICKSON
included
firewood
sales,
Christmas trees and popular
horse and sleigh rides which his
wife Charlotte and his mother
Kris also assisted with, providing food and refreshments after
the sleigh rides for a memorable
winter adventure.
New Glasgow Mayor Barrie
MacMillan recalled his time
working for the Pictou County
Chamber of Commerce while
Dickson was in business and his
relationship with Dickson and
his family.
“I knew him since childhood,” MacMillan said.
“We grew up as neighbours
so I knew the family very well.
Clint was an excellent citizen in
Pictou County. He was a good
businessman. He started from
nothing and built up his business. He knew the business from
the ground up.”
Dickson was a member of
numerous championship hockey
teams, including the 1962-63
New Glasgow High School
hockey team that won the provincial championship against St.
Pat’s, Halifax. The team was
inducted into the Pictou County
Sports Heritage Hall of Fame
and brought to Pictou County its
first provincial high school team
title since Lowell MacDonald's
East Pictou team won provincial
crown in 1958-59.
NGHS also won the Maritime
title
over
the
Bathurst
Papermakers and was coached
by John Brother MacDonald.
Dickson played with the New
Glasgow Seven-Ups midget
hockey team that captured the
Nova Scotia title and Maritime
banner in 1961 and had been on
a bantam provincial championship team that MacDonald also
coached, as well as on the
Maritime Juvenile Championship
team in 1963.
Dickson played Jr. B hockey
with the Ontario Hockey
League’s Ingersoll Marlands. He
was a star player moving to forward and was a fan favourite.
He in the history books for scoring two goals in seven seconds
with the Marlands.
Several national hockey teams
scouted Clint at this time and he
became property of the Detroit
Red Wings. He was on a line at a
Detroit training camp with future
NHL and Canada-Russia 1972
series star Paul Henderson.
“He was a personal friend of
mine,” said Barry Rose, who
attended NGHS and later taught
there.
“He was a very smart businessman. He had a knack for
business.”
Rose played goal and was a
teammate of Dickson’s on the
high school championship team.
“If anyone was in trouble on
the ice, he was right there for
you,” he said.
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TUESDAY, AUGUST 2 at 4:00 p.m.
at the Hector Heritage Quay
This profile and many others are available
for purchase as a fundraiser for
The Pictou County Military Museum. Discs
of the military profiles that have already
appeared in The Advocate can be purchased
for $25. Each CD contains 80 pictures and
profiles, 40 unit pictures and military
poems. Contact The Military Museum at
396-2194, 2020 Queen Street, Westville.
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Opinion
The Advocate
July 27, 2016
Large donation
welcome news
I
t was a banner day for the
local trail system last week
when the Sobey Foundation
once again presented an unprecedented financial contribution
to a local cause.
The Trans-Canada Trail
announced a $400,000 gift from
the Sobey Foundation to finish
connecting sections of what is
being called the Great Trail in
Pictou County.
During the ceremony, Active
Pictou County co-ordinator
Sally O'Neill and Trans-Canada
Trail Foundation co-chair
Valerie Pringle led walkers
along the Albion Trail, part of
the newly named Great Trail in
Pictou County, behind Sobeys
head office on North Foord
Street. They were joined by
Sobeys employees, TransCanada Trail Foundation board
member David Hoffman, Sobey
Foundation chairman Frank
Sobey, Trans-Canada Trail president and CEO Deborah Apps,
former foundation chairman
David Sobey and many others
interested in the development of
the trail.
And the gift could not have
come at a better time. Many
groups, including local efforts,
are working hard to ensure the
full connection of the province's
section of the trail by 2017 – in
time for Canada’s 150th anniversary of Confederation.
Pictou County trails are well
travelled. On any given day in
any season, our trails are filled
with people of all ages out for
some exercise and fresh air. The
trails are picturesque, offering
scenic water views or glimpses
of flora and fauna. Best of all,
local trails, as well as parts of
the TCT across the country, are
free to use.
The $400,000 investment by
the Sobey Foundation is also an
investment in the health and
well-being of local residents.
Trans-Canada Trail president
and CEO Deborah Apps highlighted this last week when she
said the gift was a commitment
"to improving the lives of Pictou
County residents and visitors,
including Sobeys employees
and their families who live and
work near the trail in the area.”
This is not the first time the
Sobeys corporation has made
an investment in the health of
the communities in which their
massive retail and corporate
head offices are located. For
example, the William M. Sobey
Indoor Sports Complex adjacent to the William M. Sobey
Soccer complex in Stellarton,
they donated the land on which
the Pictou County Wellness
Centre – opened in 2012 – is
located. They also recently
announced a major investment
into the redevelopment of the
site of Sobeys’ first store on
Foord Street in Stellarton.
Working with Sobeys Inc, the
Foundation will gift the redeveloped multi-purpose public
space to the town as the
Stellarton Town Square. There
will be lots of open space for
children to play in and it will
have a splash pad water feature
to keep active and cool down in
summer and an ice surface to
keep moving in winter.
The TCT donation – welcome news indeed – has come at
a perfect time from a generous
and caring benefactor. It will
help benefit everyone.
For more information on the
TCT, visit thegreattrail.ca, like
on Facebook or follow on Twitter
@TCTrail.
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902-759-0307
editor@pictouadvocate.com
REPORTER
Steve Goodwin
(902) 301-0724
FLASHBACK
♦
REACH FOR
THE TOP
This is the Pictou Academy
Reach for the Top
champions who were on
their way to the Nationals
in Ottawa in 1972. From
the left are Greg
MacDonald, Larry
Heighton, teacher Elwin
Hemphill, John DeCoste
and Paul Currie.
(Submitted by the Pictou Historical
Photograph Society. Go to www.pictouphotos.ca/NovaStory.ca to view
these and 1,800 more Pictou photos.
Check out their Facebook page.)
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
◆
PA 200 praise, in poem
To the Editor:
A Letter To My Hometown
Dear Pictou,
For a week in July, I came
home to visit you,
To share in PA200 to reconnect with a friend or two.
I could feel the tremendous
energy and the heat.
As I meandered slowly along
Water Street
My heart was full as I walked
that familiar beat.
My memories would come
forward and then retreat,
Remembering some people,
forgetting more than a few.
I began to understand what 50
years away could do.
Now here I was "Home" in
my lovely small town,
Showing its best face to all
who were around.
Its beauty shone through and
made me proud
The waterfront was full with
such a huge crowd.
The Hector swayed ever so
softly in her berth.
And I was the happiest person on earth.
The roots of this town run
very deep for me
My Dad also came from
Pictou, too, you see.
Our school, Pictou Academy,
stood high on the hill,
Looking so strong, so permanent, and so still.
Remembrances of long ago
ran through my brain.
It amazed me how I relived
those memories again,
Of friends and teachers, and
those who have passed away
Came flooding back into my
mind on this special day.
PA 200 was planned by a very
dedicated crew
Who really and truly knew
just what to do.
They laid out the plans and oh
they were great!
We all partook and we drank
and we ate.
We talked and we laughed
and some shed a tear
When we realized the power
of this 200th year.
Those who worked so hard at
this must be commended
Their work was amazing,
revered by all who attended.
The music was incredible with
a tribute to Fleur
It was clear that no one will
ever forget about her.
It featured musicians who
were second to none
Oh, how very proud it made
everyone.
Class reunions abounded and
were full of fun
Mine was fabulous and I'd
call it a "Number One!"
Special thanks to Paula and
Garth, that's for sure
For welcoming us all with
such an open door.
So if you couldn't get home
we want you to know.
We missed you and thought
of you, and that is so.
For Pictou loves its people
and remembers them well
Just say a nickname and a
story we'll tell.
So thank you Pictou for this
journey to our past.
We salute everyone because
we all had a blast.
We will carry sweet memories from this perfect event
And it will be a reminder of a
wonderful time well spent.
Janice Veniot
Bedford
Class of '66
Seat sale doesn't sit well Too many vehicles, not enough
with longtime parishioner floats in Carnival parade
To Bishop Brian Dunn, also to
Father John Barry, Parish Priest at St.
Peter's Parish, Tracadie.
To the Editor:
I am amazed at you, selling our
church pews. I am one of those
people that paid for the seats.
How would you like it if we went
to your parish and sold your
church pews? I would say its time
you Priests stop these things. I say
we paid our dues to the Dioceses.
We did not commit the problem. I
saw a parishioner at our church
this past week. I hope he was not
REPORTER
Debbi Harvie
(902) 301-5997
dismantling our church seats. I
would say we should have a meeting before anything else is done.
We love our parish.
Bill Dewtie
Thorburn, Pictou Co.
I pray to St. Ann’s every day and
I think of a Coady priest who was
wishing to come to Thorburn, plus I
would provide room and board and I
am sure he would help out in Pictou
County area. So kindly let these priests
come to Antigonish Diocese. Phone
1-902-922-2192.
REPORTER
Heather Brimicombe
902-301-1653
To the Editor:
The Pictou Lobster Carnival
First I would like to thank all the
volunteers who worked so hard
and raised money for the events,
(well done).
Getting to the parade, it was
very disappointing. Some of it was
OK – the bands, the RCMP and
others. My beef is that there were
too many cars, jeeps, trucks and no
floats. I heard the same comment
Have your say. Send a letter to editor@pictouadvocate.com
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from a lot of folks who felt the same
way. People came from afar to
watch this parade. If they want to
see vehicles they can go to the dealers.
Pictou Town should have had a
float in the Carnival and also Pictou
merchants. What do you think?
Hopefully it will be better next
year.
Sarah Bronson
Pictou
Silvia Schaaf
902-301-2554
Blake Ross
902-759-5054
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
◆
Read by the Sea 2016
succeeds in bringing
authors to North Shore
To the Editor:
To media and other friends:
this is a wrap-up of Read by
the Sea 2016, held July 9 in
River John.
It may interest you to know
that as well as the featured
authors present on July 9,
there were at least 17 other
local and/or Nova Scotia published authors involved in
organizing this event, or identified as being in attendance.
I don’t believe many small
communities with a resourcebased economy can boast such
strong involvement in a literary festival. But – prove me
wrong and we’ll find a way to
meet the challenge.
To everyone involved in
Read by the Sea 2016 - THANK
YOU! And WOW!
Despite a chilly northeast
wind and clouds (and who
expects THAT in mid-July?)
we had a great turnout for
Read by the Sea at the
Memorial Garden at the Royal
Canadian Legion in River
John.
The decision was made
early in the morning to continue with the outdoor venue,
as it offers a more festive feel
and more space and the forecast (it was correct) called for
no rain. We admit that we did
expect it to warm up a bit!
Pitch the Publisher, hosted
by the Atlantic Publishers
Marketing Association, began
at 9 a.m. in the Legion hall
with eight authors pitching
their stories to a panel of four
Nova Scotia publishers, before
an audience of about 50. The
publishers calculated that the
level of enthusiasm would
equate to an audience of 1,000
in a larger centre like Halifax.
The enthusiasm about this
event – new to us – continued
after the pitches ended and
the author readings began,
and even after the day was
over.
The “Past and the Perilous”
began at 11 a.m. with James
Laxer and Jennifer Robson,
both of whom speak as well as
they write. Their readings
engaged and entertained, and
their humour, thought-provoking comments, and knowledge of history and political
culture were drawn to the fore
during deft interviews by
local author and international
journalist Joan Baxter.
During the lunch break,
Pictou County singer-songwriter John Spyder Macdonald
entertained musically while
the audience – estimated at
more than 300 throughout the
day – visited the souvenir
shop to buy “swag,” food
concessions operated by the
Lions Club and by Carole
Downey, and Coles’ Books
mobile store to buy books by
the featured authors – who
graciously autographed the
purchases.
The afternoon readings
began with Susan Paddon’s
spell-binding poetry, followed
by Kim Thuy’s feather-light
and poetic novel readings, and
interspersed with insightful
interviews by River John
Consolidated School alumnus
and Giller Prize winner
Johanna Skibsrud.
Then all four authors gathered on stage (incidentally, the
stage was a hay wagon loaned
by Lismore Sheep Farm in
River John).
The final interview with
Joan Baxter turned into an
unforgettable, rollicking good
time as the authors discussed
the state of Canadian society,
technology, the millennial generation, Russian literature and
some funny, illustrative and
“sexy” stories that squeezed
tears of laughter from the audience – or left them speechless.
Can Read by the Sea 2016 be
improved upon for next year?
To find out, mark July 8, 2017,
on your calendars and follow
developments for the 18th
annual Read by the Sea at
www.readbythesea.ca – or follow us on Facebook.
Biographies of the 2016 participants may also be found on
the website, as well as information about how to contact
the volunteer committee that
organizes this non-profit event.
Anyone interested in becoming involved in the organization, please let us know.
It must be noted that Read
by the Sea also organizes
WordPlay, a children’s event,
in recent years held a few
weeks before the main event in
July. Between the two events,
the committee’s mandate to
bring some of Canada’s best
authors to Nova Scotia’s North
Shore reached an audiences of
more than 500 in 2016.
Special thank you to: Royal
Canadian Legion, River John;
Atlantic Publishers Marketing
Association;
River
John
Volunteer Fire Department;
The Pictou Advocate; The
River John Pioneer; The
Tatamagouche Light; New
Glasgow News/ Truro Daily
News; Lismore Farms, River
John; Caldera Distilleries,
River John; Proudfoot’s Home
Hardware of Pictou County;
Pictou-Antigonish Regional
Library; St. John’s Guild, River
John; River John H.U.B.; Coles
Books, New Glasgow; River
John Lions; Carole Downey,
Spiddle Hill; River John Action
Society; Canada Council for
the Arts; Arts Nova Scotia;
Nova Scotia Festivals and
Events;
Municipality
of
Colchester County; Municipality of Pictou County; Mike
Purdy Graphics; John Spyder
Macdonald; Susan Sellers,
Hanna Hunziker, and other
Read by the Sea committee
alumni, who never really
retired; Creamery Square – and
a collection of spouses and
very good friends!
Community
New officer welcomed
by Salvation Army
By Debbi Harvie
WESTVILLE – Members of
the Salvation Army are welcoming a new corps officer and pastor into the fold.
Lt. Shawna Goulding was
transferred to Westville from
her first posting in Prince Albert,
Saskatchewan, a few weeks
ago.
Hailing originally from
Newfoundland, this is her first
taste of living on the East Coast
since she was 10 years old.
Goulding says, “I was born
and raised within the Salvation
Army as a child in the church. I
have been a part of the church
my whole life, really.”
Four years ago, she felt drawn
to take the 22-week training
course in Winnipeg to become
ordained as clergy and this is
her second posting. Some of that
was a result of her parents both
being officers in the church.
“So far things seem to be
going well. The people are definitely lovely, very helpful...”
CHRISTMAS
IN JULY
The Salvation Army has
kicked off its fourth annual
Christmas in July sale at the
thrift stores.
Pearl Joyce, thrift store coordinator, says the sale began
on Monday, July 25 with
refreshments and door prizes
but the fun continues all week
long.
“Every day we will have different sales and door prizes,”
she notes.
“This is our way to get
Christmas going. It’s only six
months away, I hate to say
it...”
The New Glasgow and
Westville thrift stores are open
Monday through Friday from
9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
“It’s a nice way for people
coming in the summer to get a
jump on (Christmas shopping).
There’s a lot of beautiful items
for sale.”
All of the funds raised in the
stores go toward the community programs provided by the
Salvation Army.
“It’s an excellent way to give
back to the community,” says
Joyce.
Part of Goulding’s duties
include serving as pastor of the
church and overseeing the two
thrift stores in New Glasgow
and Westville as well as all of
the programs.
“My duty is to oversee everything and make sure it all runs as
it should with the much-needed
help of the staff and volunteers.”
As for what she might like to
see initiated here or expanded,
Goulding says it is still too soon
to tell.
“The Salvation Army tells
you where you will locate and
when,” she says adding the
Canadian Salvation Army
includes all of Canada and
Bermuda, however, the Salvation
Army is worldwide and there
are opportunities to go overseas
as well.
“I’m looking forward to Nova
Scotia culture,” she says adding
she would like to focus on the
community and family services
as well as the thrift stores.
“One of my main focuses is
on the church and growing the
church as well as communicating with the surrounding community to make them aware that
we are here and be actively
involved in the community.”
Goulding invites everyone to
stop into the church on Diamond
Street in Westville for service at
11 a.m. on Sundays.
money subsidizing the service,
is it not obligated to tender the
Northumberland Strait service
on a timely basis? This will
expedite a more transparent
and accountable process to
invite competent and commit-
ted companies to revitalize the
service and regain the much
appreciated
support
and
respect
from
Minister
MacAulay.
Gerry Gallant
Souris West, PEI
Northumberland Ferries
and Transport Canada
need to answer queries
To the Editor:
It is increasingly obvious
there is mismanagement in
both Northumberland Ferries
Ltd. (NFL) and at Transport
Canada (TC) for the Wood
Islands/Caribou essential and
important service.
Both NFL and TC need to
be held accountable for this
quandary. Many questions
arise that Canadian taxpayers
should have answers to:
Why
was
the
Hon.
Lawrence MacAulay not
informed earlier about the MV
Holiday Island’s issues?
Surely, NFL and TC management should have made
Minister MacAulay their first
call giving him advance warning so he could tackle the issue
much earlier. Instead they
embarrassed the service’s
“Advocate General” as he
learned about the repair issues
in the media.
Transport Canada provides
a contribution to NFL for the
service to pay operating deficits and to maintain both vessels. With the subsidy/contribution, NFL, the operator, not
Transport Canada is required
to maintain the vessel.
Obviously NFL is negligent
with its maintenance obligations. Why is this subsidy not
based on acceptable service
standards and a sound maintenance plan, instead of oper-
ating losses? The contribution
formula is an incentive for
mismanagement.
One wonders if the issues at
NFL
float
outside
the
Northumberland Strait?
The
owners
of
Northumberland Ferries Ltd.
operate other ferry services for
the federal government including the Halifax-based Bay
Ferries’ Digby/Saint John service. They also operate two fast
ferries in Trinidad on behalf of
that government.
In addition, last fall, Bay
Ferries signed a very controversial 10-year $100 million
contract to operate the
Yarmouth/Portland service.
With all these services, I suspect that the Northumberland
Strait service was given little or
no attention by management
other than for benefits received
from the Federal Government's
contribution agreement.
An assessor, independent of
TC and NFL, should fully
investigate why the aging MV
Holiday Island was allowed to
deteriorate to such an extent
that leaves the service with one
vessel causing job losses, and a
very negative economic impact
to both the Provinces of Prince
Edward Island and Nova
Scotia.
In conclusion, one more
question: Given Transport
Canada is spending taxpayers’
LT. SHAWNA GOULDING
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The Advocate
July 27, 2016
Pictou County
SPORTS
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Together again
after 60 years
MELMERBY TRIATHLON
New champ in Olympic racing
I
By Steve Goodwin
MELMERBY BEACH – It was
a time to crown a new champion
at the Melmerby Triathlon.
Corey Deveaux of Sydney
River, who previoiusly won the
Ironman Triathlon in Lake Placid,
N.Y., captured first place overall
in the Olympic event on Sunday.
He finished in two hours, three
minutes and 22 seconds.
Shawn Noftball of New
Glasgow, who was fourth last
year, placed a distant second in
2:16:28.
It was an open field this year,
when Ryan MacDonald of New
Glasgow couldn't defend his title.
Another Ryan MacDonald –
Ryan Shaun MacDonald from
Green Hill – added swimming
and running to his cycling prowess and managed to place third in
2:23:26 in his first triathlon.
Calm water greeted the triathletes Sunday, but it became a hot
day with scant wind for the later
finishers.
Deveaux found the Melmerby
much more to his liking than the
hilly cycling and running courses
at Lake Placid, whose event drew
2,700 entries from 40 countries.
“Everything was awesome,”
he said of Sunday’s race and organization. “I haven’t done it before,
but I heard good things about it.
I’d like to come back.”
Noftall said he liked the changes race director Terry Curley made
to the course. The 1.5-kilometre
swim course was back and forth
along the beach instead of triangular. The 40-K bike route was faster
and diverting the 10-K run onto a
flatter course that included Roy’s
Island drew approval.
“It was really good,” he said.
MacDonald was visibly
worn by the race as he crossed
the finish line and admitted to
having little left for the run.
“The bike was the only plus
for me,” he said. “I did it well
but I did it too hard.”
Deveaux completed his
swim in second place in 23:03
and was on the bike barely an
hour before taking about 39
minutes for the run.
Noftall was ninth in the swim,
third cycling and second running.
MacDonald was 16th out of
the water and was second in the
bike ride and had the fifth fastest
time in the run.
Seventeen of the 28 Olympics
triathletes who finished were
from Pictou County.
Hugh Munroe of Merigomish
was fourth, while Edward Parker
of Halifax was fifth and Donna
Trites of Fredericton, N.B. was
sixth overall and first female.
Chris Swift of Halifax was first
out of the water and seventh overall. Christa Hines of New Glasgow
was second female, top local
female and ninth overall.
There were 55 entries in the
sprint triathlon won by Alex
Russell of Halifax.
Kevin Tulloch of New Glasgow
Top photo: Triathletes enter
the water on Sunday. Centre
top left photo: Kids triathlete
Sarah Burt takes a stroke.
Centre top right: Ryan
MacDonald crossed the finish
line. Centre bottom left: Betty
Pound runs beside her granddaughter Mya Bingham.
Bottom left, from left: Shawn
Noftall, Corey Deveaux and
Shaun MacDonald. Bottom
right, from left: Amelia Fraser,
of Pictou, Andrea Burris of
Truro and Clare Munroe of
Merigomish finished 1-2-3
among women in the sprint
triathlon.
Goodwin photos)
was third, while Paul Butler of
New Glasgow was fifth and
Amelia Fraser of Pictou was seventh and top female.
Heather Grandy was first
among 15 who completed the
super sprint.
Ken Hetherington, Chris Sobey
and Fred MacDonald combined to
win the Olympic team event.
Jennifer, Thomas and Madison
Baudoux placed second in the
sprint team event.
Curley said it was a good
weekend for the event and lauded
the 54 youngsters who took part in
the Kids Try on Saturday.
“It was very good,” he said.
“All the changes were very positive and we had great feedback
from the athletes.”
JIU JISTU
Chokes by the Ocean this weekend
PICTOU – Pictou is the place
to be this Saturday throughout
the day as the first Chokes by
the Ocean takes place at the
deCoste Centre.
The all-ages NO GI jiu jitsu
tournament will take place outside around the deCoste Centre
with four separate mats show-
ing bouts varying from ages
seven through late 50s.
Organizer Derek Clarke says
the events during the day are
free, leading into the paid event
taking place inside the deCoste
Centre that night.
“Throughout the day there will
be 250 to 300 competitors from as
far away as Ontario, as well as 18
local competitors from Titans Jiu
Jitsu Academy in New Glasgow.”
The event culminates with a
main attraction show inside the
deCoste Centre featuring the best
of the best in Canadian and
American jiu jitsu athletes.
The cost is $20 per person and
the bar service will be open, or it
can be viewed online for $7.99 at
the Submission Series Promotions
YouTube channel.
The show will consist of 12
matches, submission only.
For more information visit the
Submission Series Promotions
Facebook page.
t was 60 years ago, a June
evening in 1956. Fifty-one
of us from New Glasgow
High School's two grade 12 classes
were summoned to the graduation stage. It was the finish line we
had sought to reach since the day
we first walked into our grade one
classes. For us, the three o'clock
bell was ringing for the last time.
Most of us had spent four years
at the home of the green and white
on Albert Street because the junior
high next door was still in the construction phase when we entered
grade nine. Some students, those
from outlying districts like Pictou
Landing and Abercrombie, spent
the ninth grade at the West Side
School, reaching our high school
hallways the next year.
Those were four wonderful
years, among the best of our lives,
a fact we may not have fully
accepted until later. NGHS was a
great place, with a very experienced and helpful teaching staff.
We were lucky to be there. Those
were innocent days, before bomb
threats, guns and knives in schoolyards, before the arrival of many
of the problems now plaguing our
schools and communities.
It's fun thinking back 60 years
– yes, six whole decades – to recall
how many in our class went on to
university, whether pre-planned
or last-minute decisions. It's fun,
too, to see how many careers took
detours from original goals, and
how many stayed on course forever and a day.
I've been thinking of those high
school years because this Friday
we are having our 60th reunion. I
keep wondering how many of us,
in 1956, could have imaged we'd
be holding another get-together so
far into the future. It's been a long,
long time since Marcia Campbell
gave the class prophesy and Ted
Margeson, the valedictorian,
declared the graduates were getting the rewards of 12 years' work,
but realizing they had reached the
end of happy associations.
Many of us wandered from
our roots, living in other parts of
the province and beyond. I'm sure,
wherever we strayed, we kept our
Pictou County upbringings in our
minds and hearts. New Glasgow
– and Pictou County – was a marvellous place to grow up.
It feels good to return, once
more, for what may be our last
time together, considering our
teenage years were two generations ago. But oh how the old
hometown has changed since we
received our diplomas.
New Glasgow High itself –
gone. The elementary schools we
attended, Temperance Street,
Brown, Acadia Street and West
Side – all gone. McCarrons, the
primary high school hangout
downtown – gone. The Royals
Sweets, where we bought comic
books, sports and other magazines
– gone. The Roseland and
Academy, the theatres where we
spent so many Saturday afternoons – both gone. New Glasgow
Stadium, later renamed after our
athletic director, John (Brother)
MacDonald, where we spent so
many occasions – gone. The Coffee
Pot, Woolworths, the Met, Zellers,
Thompson and Sutherlands,
Goodmans – all gone.
Yes, our hometown has
changed. But with a good number
of us still able to get to our 60th
reunion, the memories remain.
We can still think of our teachers in grade 12 – principal L.M.
Rhodenizer, Margaret Sylvester,
Anne and Iona Olding, Verna
Horne, Wilfred Burchell, Don
Archibald and Bill Fraser.
And, of course, we can still
recall those in the two classes contributed to school life.
Hugh's Highland View
HUGH TOWNSEND
A New Glasgow native and
Nova Scotia sports journalist
for almost 60 years.
ght1967@gmail.com
There were Fraser MacLean,
president of the students council
and captain of the hockey team;
Faye Mackie, vice-president of the
council and a star on the women's
soccer and basketball teams;
Ronnie Stuart, council treasurer;
Judy Stewart, secretary; George
Harper, rugby player and cadet
major of the cadet corps; Chuck
MacCabe, officer cadet; Robert
MacClure, officer cadet and rugby
player; Marcia Campbell, editorin-chief of the yearbook, Anita
Christensen, assistant editor.
There were Harry Stirling,
goaltender on the hockey team;
Gary MacGregor, rugby player
and captain of the basketball team;
Ted Margeson, rugby; Heather
McAlpine, soccer and tumbler;
Marilyn Lockhart and Helen
MacLeod, soccer and basketball;
Madelyn Wadden, Lillian Martell
and Elsie Felderhof, soccer; Jerry
Oliver, rugby; Maureen Richard
and Olive Reddick, tumbling.
Graduating among those who
used the “girls door” were Beverly
Black, Dorothy Collis, Marilyn
Dee, Sandra Dobson, Emily Gero,
Joan Harries, Marie Holmes, Judy
MacCulloch, Mabel MacLeod,
Betty Mason, Viola Nash, Joan
O'Brien, Pearl Reddick, Pat Rose,
Ada Ross and Carolyn Walsh.
Those who entered and left by
the “boys door” included Don
Crooks, Francis Dobson, Ted
Donelan, Alan Fraser, Ian Fraser,
Hobson Love, Joe MacDonald,
Alan MacKay, Tom MacPherson,
Vance Maxwell, Don Swallow,
Aubrey Webster, Richard Lee. Oh
yes, and Hugh Townsend.
As I looked back on 1955-56, I
realized, once more, that nothing
seems to ignite memories – good
memories – quicker than names.
The names of old friends, old
acquaintances, old classmates.
The overall assessment of that
year? Perhaps the remarks by Mr.
Rhodenizer – I still should attach
the “mister” -- at our graduation
ceremony summed it up best.
That night he said he had known
no more co-operative class (than
ours) and the students had learned
quickly the things they had to do
for themselves.
He noted that several students
had already won scholarships
and, in non-academic activities,
the school had the most proficient
cadet corps in Eastern Command,
won the rugby championship and
was runner-up in hockey.
A pretty good grading mark.
By the time we reached grade
12, I was into my third year as a
sports reporter with The Evening
News. The fact my career enters its
63rd year this fall certainly underlines the truth that high school
was a long, long time ago.
Maybe Friday night, for a last
time, we'll stand and shout: “Give
a cheer, give a cheer, for the boys
who drink the beer, in the cellars
of New Glasgow High.”
It still sounds good.
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Sports 9
The Advocate
July 27, 2016
Coaches
CORNER
When did you begin
coaching?
“I started coaching in 2004
when my son started playing
soccer.”
Left photo: former NHL star Denis Savard signs his autograph for Glenn Morton. Right photo: former New Jersey Devils defencemen Colin White drills a tee shot.
(Goodwin photos)
AARON BRYANT
WEEKS CELEBRITY GOLF
Denis Savard hits right notes
By Steve Goodwin
ABERCROMBIE – Time
marches on, but some things stay
the same for the annual Weeks
Celebrity Golf
Items were well received and
generated strong bidding at the
auction last Thursday at the
Bluenose Curling Club, while 36
teams helped the event raise
more funds for the Week Hockey
Organization’s bursary program
and other items for the following
season during the annual golf
scramble
at
Abercrombie
Country Club.
Guest celebrity Denis Savard,
who starred with the NHL’s
Chicago Blackhawks and later
won a Stanley Cup in his second
season with the Montreal
Canadiens, proved to be a hit with
the golfers and fans he met.
Tournament co-chairmen
Marty Malcolm and Ed MacLaren
said the event was successful as
players endured the warm,
humid weather conditions.
“We had some great golf-
ers,” MacLaren said. “Denis
was very good.”
Savard played golf at
Abercrombie on Thursday. He
toured the course to meet the
teams on Friday before leaving
that afternoon.
Colin White, defenceman
from Pictou County who
helped the New Jersey Devils
win two Stanley Cups and
played his final season with
the San Jose Sharks, was
among local players from the
near and distant past who
played golf on Friday.
White said he is glad to have
returned to do alumni work with
the Devils.
“It’s great just to be part of
it, to give back to the community,” he said. “As a player it’s
hard to see a lot. Now I get to
see who we’re reaching in the
community.”
White said growing family
commitments have changed
his life after his playing days.
He said he enjoys coming
home each summer but has
made a home for himself and
his family in New Jersey.
What do you like about
coaching?
“I like seeing kids improve
from the start of the year.”
Where were you born?
“I was born in New South
Wales, Australia.”
What is your coaching
philosophy?
“Keeping things balanced
and fun for kids at a young
age, giving them the right
platform and opportunity to
learn and grow.”
When did you first become
involved in sports?
“I started when I was five
in Primary school.”
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County athletes win Atlantic title
STELLARTON – Pictou
County Athletics has won the
Atlantic Track and Field
Championship for the second
straight year.
There were many wins and
personal best performances among
the 43 local athletes who competed
at the meet in Saint John, N.B.
In women’s events, Breanna
Sandluck won both her 16-17 age
group 1,500-metre and 3,000-metre races and the only finisher in
the 2,000-etre steeplechase.
Allie Sandluck was first and
Rachel Walton was second in their
14-15 age group 2,000-metre race.
Taylor Cromwell was second
in both the 2,000-metre and 3,000metre 12-15 races. Cromwell was
third and Lauren MacLeod fourth
in the 100-metre final.
Rachel Walsh won the 14-15
steeplechase, while Megan
Graham was second in the 400metre race for those 18-19.
Lauren Quann was second,
Graham third and Jordan Landry
fourth in the 18-19 age group 100metre hurdles race. Graham was
second and Landry fourth in the
400-metre hurdles race.
PCA won the 35-99 4x100-metre relay and had the only entry in
the 18-19 age group and 14-15 age
group in the 4x400-metre relay.
PCA also won the 400-metre
14-15 spring medley.
In field events, Macayla Cullen
won the 20-34 high jump, while
Lauren Quann won the 18-19 long
jump and was the only entry in
high jump in the age group. Deele
Hines won 35-99 long jump.
Tatum McLean won her 16-17
hammer throw event and was
second in shot put and discus.
Gabby Smith won her 14-15
javelin throw event, while Heath
Miller was second in javelin and
hammer throw. Lexie Trevors was
first and Bailey Koehoorn second
in 18-19 javelin.
Robin Simpson was second in
18-19 shot put and discus, while
Carlin Purvis was third in discus.
Garyn Purvis was the only participant in 14-15 hammer throw.
In men’s events, Parker Swain
won his 12-15 shot put and discus
events and was second in hammer
throw and javelin. Dennis Moore
was third in hammer throw.
Jake Temple was first in 16-17
javelin, while Logan Coulet was
the only entry in 18-19 javelin.
In other field events, Kaelan
Schmidt won his 18-19 high jump
Breanna Sandluck shows her
running form during the 2016
Joe Earle Memorial Road Races
(File photo)
in Trenton.
and triple jump events, while
Ethan MacDonald was third in
14-15 high jump.
Brett Claveau-Corbin was first
in 16-17 high jump, second in tri-
CHESTER – John David
Coffin had the top Pictou County
placement as he ended up seventh at the Nova Scotia junior
boys golf championship won by
Ashburn’s Shaun Margeson on
Thursday at the Chester Golf
Club.
Coffin, who plays out of
Abercrombie Country Club,
carded rounds of 73 on Monday
and Tuesday last week and fell
further off the pace with an 83 on
Wednesday before closing with
a fourth-round 78 and a total of
317. He was 17 strokes off
Margeson’s 72-hole total of 290.
Margeson opened with a 69
and sandwiched to rounds of 70
around a third-day 81 result.
Meanwhile,
the
two
Callaghan brothers also completed the four-hole event.
Evan Callaghan followed
his opening 77 with rounds of
80, 86 and 84 for a four-day
total of 327.
Ben Callaghan tied for 49th
and a four-day total of 334.
He played the first two days
in the bantam boys division,
improving from an opening 91
the first day to 78 the second
day. His 169 two-day total left
him in 10th place among the
bantam boys. The top 10 qualified for the third and fourth days
of the junior championship.
He entered the junior championship two days after winning
a national skills championship in
the boys 12-14 age group on July
16 during the CN Future Links
national junior skills challenge at
the Glen Abbey Golf Club in
Oakville, Ont. He was the only
winner from Atlantic Canada.
At the Nova Scotia MidAmateur Championship at the
Antigonsh Golf and Country
Club, Kevin Scott of Abercrombie
finished tied for eighth.
Sean Stuart of Ashburn won
the weather-shortened event.
Kelyn Palmer tosses a pitch during practice for her part on Nova
Scotia's team that is playing in the Softball Canada Under-21
female championship being played from Aug. 3 to 7 in
Summerside, P.E.I. Palmer is one of three Pictou County players
(Goodwin photo)
on Nova Scotia's team.
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GOLF
Coffin seventh
in junior event
ple jump and third in long jump.
Logan Coulet was second in
18-19 high jump, while in 12-15
events Logan Kirwan was second
and Jake Murray was third in long
jump.
Broden DeCoff won the 12-15
age group 300-metre race and
placed third in the 100-metre final,
while Coulet was third in the
18-19 age group 100-metre sprint.
Dave MacLennan was first in
both his 35-99 runs at 800 metres
and 5,000 metres and second in his
1,500-metre run.
Raymond Simpson won his
16-17 race at 3,000 metres, while
Scott Langille was the only runner
in the 18-19 age group 3,000-metre
and 10,000-metre distances.
Matthew Fraser was the only
entry in the 20-34 run at 10,000
metres.
Eric Hughes was third in 16-17
hurdles and the 2,000-metre steeplechase race, while MacDonald
was second in the 12-15 age group
1,500-metre steeplechase.
PCA was the only team entered
in the 14-15 age group 4x100-metre and 4x400-metre relays and
35-99 age group 4x400-metre relay
and was second in the 35-99 age
group 4x100-metre relay.
Give while you live
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10 Sports
The Advocate
July 27, 2016
SPORTS BRIEFS
HOCKEY
Summer school draws kids
to ice at Wellness Centre
◆
Bantam team
tryout camps
STELLARTON – The Pictou
County Wear Well Major Bantams
have unveiled their tryout schedule for the upcoming season.
The fall camp will run on Aug.
18 from 3 to 5 p.m. and then on
August 22, 23 and 24 from 5 to
6:30 p.m. The team will then compete in a three-team mini-tournament in Antigonish on Aug 29
and 30.
All players must pre-register.
For those who attended the spring
camp, no form is necessary.
Those who did not attend can
email head coach Jeff Green at
greenjeffr@gmail.com for a form.
The cost of the camp is $65,
which includes a mandatory
checking clinic for any players
coming up from peewee.
The Major Bantams will host a
checking clinic on August 15.
For those trying out for the
team, the cost is included in the
tryout fee; otherwise there is a $20
fee to be paid that day.
Emma Hines joined Annika Murray representing Nova Scotia at
the 2016 Scotdance Canada Championship Series in Winnipeg
July 6-10.
(Submitted photo)
HIGHLAND DANCING
Hines, Murray part
of Nova Scotia team
at Scotdance event
Hockey teams
seek coaches
Annika Murray of Green Hill
and Emma Hines of Durham
competed in the 2016 Scotdance
Canada Championship Series in
Winnipeg July 6-10. They were
part of the 19-member team from
Nova Scotia.
Both girls attend the Holly
MacDonald-Bent School of
Dance and qualified for
Scotdance as provincial champions in their age categories.
Murray is the 10 and under 12
Nova Scotia champion, representing the province for the
fourth straight year. Hines is the
16 and under 18 Nova Scotia
Champion, representing the
province for the sixth year.
Murray finished in sixth place
in her sword dance in the cham-
Fundy Highland Female
Hockey is accepting coaching
applications for 2016-17.
Anyone interested in coaching
female hockey in Pictou County
at the Atom, Pee Wee, Bantam or
Midget levels can obtain application forms at www.pcmha.com
by clicking on the forms and policies tab on the left.
Deadline to apply is July 29,
2016. Application forms can be
sent to coaching co-ordinator
Lesley Heighton at Lesley.heighton@.nshealth.ca
pionships, one of only four in the
province to do so. She also placed
third in the Lilt, fourth in the Jig
and sixth in the Earl in the
Premier 11-year group at the
Premier National Competition
on July 9.
Hines placed sixth in the Fling
and fourth in the Sean Triubhas
in the Premier 16 years division
in the Premier Highland
Competition on July 7. In the
Premier National Competition
on July 9, she finished with a
seventh place in Lilt and eighth
place in both Jig and Earl.
This year’s championship
series involved a total of 556
dancers registered from across
Canada, the United States and
Scotland.
No ice in the Sobey Arena? No
problem says Jon Sim as his third
annual summer hockey school
winds down.
The former NHLer is entering
the final week of his 2016 school
and had taken advantage of the
Pictou County Wellness Centre’s
summer maintenance for its main
ice surface.
Players from novice to bantam
age are on the ice for 90 minutes at
the Alliant arena before shedding
their equipment for an hour and
15 minutes of dry-land training.
“What I really like about off-ice
training is the strength and quickness,” Sim said. “This is the end of
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presenting music of all types, the annual music
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director Carlton Munroe. Some of the big
headliners hitting this year’s stage include The
Glorious Sons, Arkells and Burton Cummings.
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tickets in advance of the night they plan to
attend and he hopes to see lots of people out
to take in the supporting acts as well.
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Legendary Minglewood’s
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By Aaron Cameron
Arkells
JULY 29 - 30 - 31 • 2016
Recently, at a Canada Day show in Westville,
Matt Minglewood joked that he's so old he's on
8-Track. The truth within the joke is that he's
fortunate enough to have a career that has seen
the 8-Track, cassette and CD rise and fall, and
vinyl die only to be resurrected.
Minglewood may have never expected the
career longevity he's had, but it's exactly what he
was hoping for.
“I didn't really strive for stardom or anything
like that,” Minglewood explained, “but in order
to survive you have to have a certain amount of
success, you know? I've done what I've set out to
do, which is to be a lifelong musician.”
By his own account, Minglewood has become
a generational institution; his current fans are the
children and grandchildren of the first batch
and, fittingly, on occasion his second guitarist is
his drummer's teenage son.
This doesn't mean Minglewood is resting on
his laurels.
“You have to keep your chin up,” the guitarist
said. “You have to keep going at it, you can't just
mail it in, you have to go deliver every time you
play. Otherwise they'll say you're old hat and
boring.”
Still, the legend of Minglewood precedes him.
Banter from “the day” has become myth, if not
'fact'. The notion that he could lead a crowd to
literally destroy a venue, for example, brings a
pretty hearty laugh out of him.
“That was actually a very famous club in
Vancouver called The Cave,” Minglewood
explained. “The first time I was there I saw Ike
and Tina Turner, the next time BB King, the last
time I was there I played myself. Basically, the
guy hired us because it was his last night and he
figured the crowd would help him tear it down...
but it was just a joke.”
What is likely less of a myth is the rise in hi-fi
sales in the late '70s brought on by his now classic cover of ‘Can't You See’ from the Minglewood
Matt Minglewood
Band's second album, although many at the time
were probably unaware of the slow birth the
track experienced.
“We were doing it before our first album, the
Red Album … I recorded it for the first album
but it didn't make the cut. We didn't pull it off
properly.”
The producer of his second album, however,
saw the band perform the track at the El
Mocambo club in Toronto. That particular show
featured one of the earliest versions of his
weighty, emotional monologue at the start of the
song.
“We never ever considered it an album cut
but he basically insisted on it,” Minglewood
said. “Once we decided to do it I understood the
value of doing it just exactly how we do it.
Sometimes it's good to have a set of ears from
outside. It's become an anthem for Maritimers
going out West and leaving home. And it's one
song I can't not do, I can't get away with not
doing it. Even if I start feeling ‘I don't want to do
that monologue on the front,’ I think of all the
kids and young people and old people that have
to go out West and do that. Even my own son is
out there; I think of him and think, 'It means
something to them, it better mean something to
you.' It does; when I do it I mean it.”
The Matt Minglewood Band will be on stage
Friday evening.
The Glorious Sons rolling into
Jube with some raw rock and roll
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A raw sounding sort of rock is what brought
The Glorious Sons together and now they’re
bringing their sound back to the Maritimes.
Singer Brett Emmons, once a Haligonian for some
time, is excited to come back to what he calls a
second home.
“We’ve had a lot of amazing shows in Halifax
and out East,” he said. “Each time you see it go up
another level.”
The band has had a whirlwind last few years
and taken a quick path to where they’re at today
in terms of popularity. Coming from Kingston,
Ont., they are a true Canadian rock group that
made their way from playing together as friends
to winning the 2013 HTZ-FM Rocksearch and
continuing with a number of top 10 hits.
“You could call us traditionalists; we like electric guitar and rock and roll,” Emmons said
explaining the band’s feel. “We like to go on stage
and have fun and interact with the crowd and act
like a bunch of banshees.”
Emmons promises an energetic show for the
evening full of rock and roll with no backing track
and minimal effects.
It could be said that the different interests of
the band musically have come together to help
influence their sound, although Emmons notes
they don’t necessarily try to emulate anyone but
themselves in their own music. From the range of
their sound between songs such as ‘Mama,’
‘Sometimes on a Sunday’ and ‘Heavy, it’s apparent that the band has their own unique blend.
He did admit that each of the band members,
his brother Jay Emmons on lead guitar, Chris
Huot on bass, Adam Paquette on drums and
Andrew Young on guitar, are all fans of the
Arkells who are also playing at this year’s Jubilee.
He mentioned that their album Jackson Square is
quite possibly one of his favourite albums of all
time. The band is excited to be able to meet up
The Glorious Sons
with them once again.
Emmons admits that their fame came faster
than he could take in at the time.
“It was all too fast for me to digest, honestly.”
He did note one particular moment when he
remembers thinking that he would love to be able
to play music for the rest of his life.
After playing three New Year’s Eve parties, the
next day and still a little tipsy, the band returned
to the bar where their last gig was to collect their
gear.
“We went back there and we were loading up
our gear and we were kind of drunk from the
night before and we were pouring beer from the
taps of the bar ‘cause nobody was in there. And
we got kicked out and they got real mad at us.
And we were just kind of riding high and laughing our asses off and we sat down for lunch after
that and I just remember thinking to "myself, 'You
know, I could do this for the rest of my life,’” said
Emmons.
“At one point I just snapped and realized this
is what I want to do ... we didn’t have an agent,
we didn’t have a manager, we didn’t even know
what a producer was until John Angus came on.
So we were just drinking and playing music.”
The band has now made it from there, to
drinking and playing music all over the country
and actually having the opportunity to do so for a
living.
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New tunes are making their way to Glasgow Square this week
when the Arkells hit the New Glasgow Riverfront Jubilee Stage
with singles from their new, yet to be released album, Morning
Report.
The album is set to be released in August, not too long after the
band makes their only Nova Scotia appearance at the New Glasgow
event.
Lead singer Max Kerman shared that the band was hoping to get
a chance to play on the East Coast during their tour this year as they
have enjoyed the East Coast music scene for some time.
“There’s so many good bands on the East Coast,” Kerman said.
He mentioned that the band has a lot of fun each show with their
festival sets, which are a bit different from their other shows as they
can play a bigger variety of their music for the crowd. Kerman
shared a bit about their new album and the influences that went
into their sound.
“We’re always interested in different types of music. Musically, I
think on this record we’re influenced by everything from electronic
and hip hop...” Kerman said. He also mentioned that for him, when
writing, a lot of the people who influence him are people who he is
close with or people he meets.
“It’s great to write about whatever motivates you to pick up
your pen,” he said.
For those who might not be familiar with the music of the
Arkells, Kerman describes their style as “community rock”— a term
he made up, meaning that everyone is welcome to the party and
everyone is valued and respected. The band is excited to have fans
listen to their new stuff.
“Each record we put out we force our listeners to readjust their
ears a little bit,” Kerman said.
Every now and then, Kerman admits that he sort of has to pinch
himself because he and his band are getting the chance to play their
own music.
“I’m kind of constantly amused by the fact that that’s our job,”
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By Aaron Cameron
Summing up the sound of Hillsburn is a difficult task but it's not
beyond reason to suggest that, had the members of The Band been
born 40—50 years later, Music From Big Pink may have sounded a
bit more like In the Battle Years.
The group's music—much as The Band's first two albums —
seems to have one foot at least sinking to tradition with the other
lodged in the present. The result is a very rootsy, familiar sound but
with a heaping helping of the modern day.
Rosanna Burrill, vocalist, violinist and multi-instrumentalist in
Hillsburn, explained that the group never really set out to sound the
way they do but they just sort of evolved that way.
“It's definitely changed a little bit since we first got together a
couple years ago,” Burrill said. “It was quite folky when we started,
it was just acoustic instruments. It was what we knew how to play.
As we've played together and recorded the new record we've progressed; it feels like a natural progression and it's taken us a while to
get to the sound we have now… it's definitely been a natural evolution.”
Burrill said, “We started out with a lot of instruments because we
didn't arrange them with the intention of playing them live, it was
just for fun. We did our first show and it was totally ridiculous — it
was two banjos, a mandolin, a fiddle, two or three guitars. We were
switching them around, it didn't make much sense. Part of the trouble was trying to create a live show that flowed easier.”
The band's sound continued to morph while working on In the
Battle Years — bass-snyths and electric guitars entered the picture,
while the band itself continued to evolve with the finished product
in their hands with the addition of Clare Macdonald on drums and
percussion.
The band had recorded their first EP in a music classroom on a
Thanksgiving weekend but attention from the EP and the CBC
Searchlight contest earned them a place on the roster of Groundswell
Music and a trip to a proper studio — Codapop Studios in Halifax
— under the production of Jon Landry of the Stanfields.
Burrill described Landry as “an interesting guy with a lot of cool
ideas.”
“We were quite hesitant to have someone else because we'd never
worked with a producer before and we're all very opinionated,
intense people,” Burrill said. “… but it was actually the perfect thing.
He worked so well with all of us and he knew exactly when to step
in and tell us when to suck it or get out of your own way, or it sounds
fine or do this... it was awesome. We had a blast working with him.”
Still, the question remains: will Hillsburn have a blast opening
Sunday night's Jubilee festivities? The answer should reveal itself
shortly.
A straight-up pop band with
an East Coast indie edge, PEI's
five-piece Coyote should get
energy levels pumping when
they open things up on the mainstage Saturday evening.
The group will also be performing at the Late Night Stage
Saturday at the Acro Lounge &
Eatery.
To date, the band has two EPs
to their name - including ‘Proof
of Life’ as well as the single
‘Nights’ of their forthcoming
but, as of yet, uncompleted
album.
“We're kind of in the studio
now,” said the band's front man
Josh Carter. “We just want to
really take our time with this and
pick at it and make sure it's the
best we can make. We want to
make sure that sonically this
record is at the core of our band.
We're definitely a pop outfit so
we wanted the songs to be
upbeat and uplifting, definitely
very energetic.”
Coyote, at that core, is a
synth-based pop band infused
with tasteful, U2-like guitar
work, ultra-melodic basslines
and busy, dance beat drum work.
“I think in terms of our background, musically, we're all
interested in the East Coast jam
scene going on in eastern PEI.
There was a very big circle with
bands like Grand Theft Bus and
the Jimmy Swift Band, and bands
like Nero, stuff like that,” said
Carter. “They've always had this
consistent, energetic, pop kind of
indie feel but with a lot of intricate jams.
“We just wanted to keep it
poppy and keep it true to our-
selves and what we all like individually,” Carter continued.
“There's always been a backbone
of that. We all like different styles
of music and it just kind of
meshed perfectly to the sound
we like to call our own.”
Although the band's music
relies in part on technology, the
band prefers to keep things live
in studio, taking live musicianship over loops and samples, or
in Carter's words “a five-piece
effort.”
That “five-piece effort” has
extended to song writing as well.
Previously, Carter was very
much the de facto songsmith but
he said the band's newer material is much more collaborative.
“It used to be me with just an
acoustic guitar,” Carter said. “I'd
bring a song to the group, very
bare bones and turn it into this
bigger piece. Now it's definitely
more of a five piece, we'll get
together and start with an idea or
a little hook, vocal line, or a guitar melody, or a snyth melody or
piano. It's usually inspired in the
studio now or in the rehearsal
space, I'd say about 70 per cent of
the time it's like that but 30 per
cent of the time it’s a shell of
something that I wrote and we'll
turn that into something bigger
and better.”
There are no set dates or
timeline for the group's as of yet
untitled album but Carter promised the final product would be
“synth heavy” and not feature
“too many slow jams”.
While fans may have to wait
for the new disc to drop,
Coyote's two Saturday shows
may just be enough to tide them
over.
Then again, it may only make
them hungry for more.
Coyote
The Motorleague
motoring to Jube stage
The Motorleague is heading
back on the road supporting
their third full-length album
Holding Patterns, and is taking
their show to the Jube stage
Friday night.
The band has recently
announced the reissue of their
2009 ECMA winning debut
album Black Noise. The LP has
been re-mixed and re-mastered
by Steve Rizun (who produced
Acknowledge, Acknowledge
along with albums by The
Flatliners and The Creepshow)
and is now available on iTunes
as well as on subscription services such as Apple Music and
Spotify.
Their latest single, ‘All The
Words’ is sitting in the Top 10 at
Active Rock. The guys recorded
and edited the video with footage from the first leg of their
Canadian tour with the help of
tour mates, The Dying Arts. The
music video shows their amazing stage presence and the highenergy show you can expect on
the new set of dates – including
the Jubilee.
Holding Patterns was recorded at Toronto’s Vespa Studios
with JUNO-winning producer
Eric Ratz (Billy Talent, Big Wreck,
Monster Truck, Cancer Bats).
The album features 10 freshly
minted tracks that cascade in
tempo and intensity, from hardhitting numbers like ‘The
Boards’ and ‘All The Words,’ to
slower sing-alongs like ‘Don’t
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The Motorleague
“We definitely wrote these
with the live show in mind,”
asserts vocalist/guitarist Don
Levandier, and that’s certainly
made clear just a few seconds
into the first track. In fact, most
of the songs on the LP were thoroughly road-tested before ever
seeing the inside of the studio.
“Every night, we’d retool
them based on what was working and what wasn’t,” Levandier
says.
Comprised of guitarist
Nathan Jones, bassist Shawn
Chiasson, drummer Francis
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Don
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Reeny Smith
come out of that same style of R&B
and jazz. It's not really a struggle for
me to dive in between both because
they're so similar in certain aspects
that it's so natural to cross over.”
Live, Smith can occasionally be
found at the keys but spends most
of the show “singing and dancing
and getting into all kinds of trouble.”
Not the scandalous sort of trouble, mind you, just trouble. It's a
style of working a crowd unlikely to
be learned through the church, and
it's certainly not a product of the St.
FX Jazz program. Instead, Smith
said, it's an extension of her normally reserved personality and a bit
of rocking out to the mirror.
“I've always been a shy person,
never liked to be a person who was
overly expressive so as I've gotten
older and started to perform more I
started to feel more comfortable...
those things just come out and I just
try to have fun and engage the audience. I just want them to have as
much fun as I am on stage.”
Listen to Smith's recorded work
and you'll either be blown away by
the sophistication of her writing or
just how massive her sound is.
Reeny Smith will be taking the
stage Sunday night.
The Commune opening
doors to Songwriters Café
In addition to the Late Night shows
at the Acro Lounge & Eatery—which
will feature Jessie Brown, Andre
Pettipas & the Giants, Coyote, Jimmy
Swift Band, Reeny Smith and
StoneHouse - Jubilee fans in need of
another musical fix can hit the Jubilee
Songwriters Cafe which will be held at
The Commune in downtown New
Glasgow, 1 to 5 p.m. on Saturday.
Featured musicians will include
Doris Mason, Ashley George, Lacey
Morrell and Dylan Menzie.
Commune co-owner Derrick
Pierre said he and his partner Jenna
Tait are excited to be part of the
Jubilee.
“We wanted to do whatever we
can with the Jubilee. We offered our
bar to whatever Carlton (Munroe,
executive director of the Jubilee) had
in mind … and he had an idea for the
songwriters circle.”
The Commune has been in exis-
tence now for a little less than a year
and the owners are looking forward
to being able to take part in the festivities this year.
“We can't wait,” Pierre said.
“We've been waiting for it all year
and we're hoping to do our part to
make it a good experience for people
and to work with them next year and
make it bigger and better.”
The bar has slowly been building
up a reputation as a music venue and
Pierre sees the Songwriters Cafe as a
chance to learn and expand their
place in the community.
“I think it's going to be great to be
part of it and a learning lesson for
how it works,” Pierre said. “I think if
people come out during Jubilee,
because there's so much going on,
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of the Commune. I think we're still
going to be pushing to establish ourselves. I think that's ongoing.”
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Alert The Medic
Even so early into her career,
there's a lot that's been said about
Reeny Smith. At 23, even before
releasing music and setting her
career in motion, she's had the
uncanny ability to seemingly win
any music award she's been near
and comes into Jubilee just having
wrapped a one-year Artist in
Residence program at Casino Nova
Scotia.
The program granted her numerous
opportunities
including,
$20,000 to be used for the benefit of
her career — marketing, advertising, recording or otherwise.
Music, especially gospel, has
been an integral part of Smith's life
from a young age.
“Most of the music I like is gospel-centred or has that gospel kind
of flavour or that bluesy kind of
flavour,” Smith said. “I grew up
singing in the church so all I heard
was gospel singing growing up. It
was pretty much the main style of
music I heard, that and R&B and a
bit of blues as well.”
Smith tries to incorporate all
those elements into her sound today.
“It's very evident when people
hear me,” Smith said. “They hear
the different influences. That's
important that people can tell a person’s cultural upbringing on the
way they sound, the way their
music feels. That's something that I
try to keep in mind when I'm writing and when I'm performing.”
Smith has never been afraid to
blur the lines between her influences.
“When I think of R&B and blues
and everything they all come out of
the same thing,” Smith said. “They
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Sam Cash making a connection with the East Coast
By Aaron Cameron
Sam Cash might be a Toronto-born,
Toronto-based singer-song writer, but
he has a great affinity for the East Coast.
Not only does he praise East Coast
crowds but he lists guys like Joel
Plaskett, Matt Mays and Adam Baldwin
among his principal influences.
“I feel the closest connection to
people out there,” Cash said. “Out
there we find that people are generally
very embracing of music and new stuff
in general.
“I love Toronto, I was born and
raised in Toronto but … at shows you
get people that are trying very hard to
be cool,” Cash explained. “… They're
digging it, it's not that they don't dig
it, it's just that the culture here is a bit
more... I'm not sure what it is, reserved
maybe in that hipster style.”
Still, it was the songwriting of
Plaskett and Mays that began what he
calls his “East Coast discovery period.” In them, as well as Baldwin, Cash
sees something akin to the song-writer led rock and roll of the '76 to '78 era.
Cash has said his latest album
Tongue-In-Cheek Vows — his third
overall and the second with The
Romantic Dogs — was meant to be a
“statement”, one for which he collected what he felt to be his best material,
including songs that pre-date his last
album Stand Together, Fall Together.
That statement, he explains, was
Port Cities
shaped in part by East Coast artists.
“I don't see many rock and roll
bands anymore,” Cash said. “There's
a lot of rock bands out there, but I
don't know if there's many rock and
roll bands and a lot of that about the
spirit and the heart of it, it's not necessarily the sound. That's partially why
I love that early Joel Plaskett, Matt
Mays stuff because those are rock and
roll records. Those are records they're
making with their whole selves in
them.
“To do that it took a lot of time and
energy because I don't think it goes
that way anymore,” Cash explained.
“I just wanted to make a statement
that real songwriting and real music is
still here. There are still people fighting the good fight.”
Cash also has influences closer to
home, and from an era he actually
lived in. Exposure from an early age
to Horseshoe Tavern regulars like the
Tragically Hip, Blue Rodeo and his
father Andrew Cash shaped him in
many ways, including as a songwriter.
“Those guys definitely sort of
influenced my songwriting, too. I
mean that was my life… It's because
it's your parents’ job. My mother is in
the music business as well, she's a
manager and she was a manager
back then, too. This industry is my
life for better or for worse. Luckily I
want to do it, I feel like even if I
didn't want to do it, it would be hard
to avoid it.”
will be performing Saturday night.
Hillsburn
Jubilee stage dream come true
for Jessie Brown
By Aaron Cameron
“I've been wanting to play this festival for three years
now.”
For Jessie Brown, who will be kicking things off Friday
evening and taking the late night stage at the Acro later
that night, playing the Riverfront Jubilee is proof that
good things come to those who wait.
Sonically a kissing cousin to Queens of the Stone Age
— especially Josh Homme's signature 'on the verge of
death' distortion, Brown also cut her teeth on the best of
her parents’ record collection, soaking up as much Deep
Purple, Aretha Franklin and Otis Redding as she could.
The end product is hard to describe. Her peers have
dubbed her music 'doom soul', she gleefully accepts the
term 'stoner rock'— while her producer, from his briefly
held position on the drums, likened his position between
Brown and bassist Jason Vautour as being stuck in a washing machine during a spin cycle.
Listening to Brown's music, especially live, it's a cause
for wonder as to how a three-piece band can take up so
much aural space. It may even cause parts of the brain to
fail completely when you realize that there isn't a guitar—
overdriven, fuzzed, active, humbuckered or otherwise - in
the mix.
“We were a four-piece when we originally started,”
Brown explained. “Just over time our guitarist wanted to
move on to do his own solo project and we decided not to
replace him. So now we're a trio— bass, keys and drums.”
The result is far from gimmicky. It isn't a case of using
midi or setting '2' on a Casio and dialling in a default 'guitar' sound; instead, the absence of a guitarist and how to
cover the same ground was something Brown and company had to work at.
“When we decided to do a trio we took quite a bit of
time, sometimes six—hour jams trying to plan out exactly
how we were going to fill out all the space the guitar once
had and I ended up getting a beautiful, giant Fender amp
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Jessie Brown
that I'm in love with and just playing with all the patches
on my keyboard and finding ways to distort them and
choke them out.”
The other half of the equation is left to Vautour.
“(He) is just unreal and has this whole machine at his
feet and can use whatever pedals he wants,” Brown said.
Brown said the only difficulty is that keys and bass are
often working the same terrain.
“Keyboard players — we tend to write things with the
bass player in mind,” Brown said. “The left hand becomes
the bass player, which also can sometimes become an issue
because I'm stepping all over what he's playing. He can
usually come up with a way, and usually way better, to
have a bass part where my left hand doesn't trample all
over him.”
Brown has just finished tracking a new album and will
be releasing a new single in August with her first full,
proper tour in quite a while to follow in the fall.
Reeny Smith
NSLC makes it possible to get home safely from Jubilee
NEW GLASGOW - Jubilee patrons
will be able to travel home safely for
free, thanks to the NSLC.
For the second year in a row, Jubilee
has partnered with CHAD Transit to
offer a charter bus service during the
Jubilee weekend. Last year the cost
was a flat fee of $10, but this year
NSLC will cover the cost.
“We’re really excited to be able to
offer this service again this year and
are so pleased that NSLC reached out
to help make sure our patrons get
home safely, and for free,” said Carlton
Munroe, Jubilee executive director.
“Jubilee weekend is a great celebration,” says Beth Martin, NSLC’s
manager of Corporate Social
Responsibility. “We want to encourage everyone who attends to celebrate responsibly, by planning ahead
for a safe ride home."
Pre-booking is necessary and will
be completed on a first-come, firstserve basis. The bus will be located
off of the Jubilee site at the New
Glasgow Legion parking lot, with
departure times of 12:30 a.m. and 1:30
a.m. For safety, the Jubilee will have a
volunteer on-site to organize departure, and the area is along a route
frequently monitored by police.
Charter bus drivers will take patrons
directly to their homes, anywhere in
the county.
“It’s nice for attendees who live in
more rural locations, or for folks who
are simply looking for a safe ride
home,” said Munroe.
To book a ride, contact Glasgow
Square at 902-752-4800, or drop into
the Glasgow Square Box Office.
Bookings must be received by
Glasgow Square by today, July 27th.
As a fun addition, NSLC’s
Cabbioke will also be onsite on
Sunday, July 31 to close out the weekend. Patrons will be able to brush up
on their karaoke chops and head over
to Cabbioke to sing a song and end
their weekend on a great note.
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Fifty-nine plus reasons
to visit your library
The Ballagh Bunch
will be performing
for the deCoste's
Summer Sounds
concert series this
week for family
week.
Yes, that’s true, we have 59 fun,
educational and ‘just-because’
activities at the library next week.
All free! At our seven library
branches located across Pictou
and Antigonish Counties. From
Minecraft to Papercrafts, LittleBits
to TinkerKits, Geocaching to
Storytellers, Scavenger Hunts to
Puppet Show Musicals, Knitting
Circles to Button Making and a
lunchtime barbecue fundraiser on
Friday by the Friends of the River
John Library. Some programs are
pre-registration required, due to
seating limitations. The library is a
great place to be - your friendly,
welcoming community space.
(Submitted photo)
Summer Sounds presents
Ballagh Bunch this week
PICTOU – The deCoste
Centre's Summer Sounds concert series is proud to present
the Ballagh Bunch this
Wednesday and Thursday as
part of family week.
The Ballagh Bunch have
been synonymous in the performance
of
traditional
Canadian, Irish, Celtic and
Scottish music, using a variety
of instruments including fiddles, drums, guitar, vocals,
feet and much more.
Their sound is bound
tightly through electric family
dynamics, which creates an
even more enjoyable concert
experience for all.
The Ballagh Bunch takes
the audience through stories
of original songs, an adven-
ture from meaningful ballads
to family humour.
The show is a lively and
dynamic musical journey that
seamlessly spans from spirited Celtic sounds, driving oldtime fiddle pieces, a unique
blend of originals and everything in between.
With Dad, a former awardwinning barbershop quartet
singer, Mom, an internationally-recognized step dancing
champion and singer plus
four multi-talented children
who sing, play fiddle, drums,
guitar, piano and step dance,
you have an incredible performance for all ages.
Tickets for the two shows
are available at the box office
and at the door each evening.
Big things in store for Pictou County
By Debbi Harvie
Jake Chisholm has his sights
set big for Pictou County.
The entrepreneur, hailing from
Hamilton, Ont., chose to make the
county his home and is finding a
way to sew himself into the fabric
of the community.
Chisholm is a self-proclaimed
free spirit who likes to have his
hands in a little bit of everything.
“I went to NSCC for a hot minute,” he laughs, adding he was in
the business course. But in true
Chisholm fashion, he felt his talents were better served elsewhere,
but not before starting the Internet
series The Real Housewives of
Pictou County.
“I wanted to spice things up
and change the term of ‘housewife’. Things are so different these
days; people don’t stay at home so
the idea of a housewife has really
changed. It’s no longer a woman
staying at home to raise her children, but can be a man, a woman,
JAKE CHISHOLM
children, no children, anything.”
The idea was to focus on the
local scene and stirring the pot a
bit.
The show aired for one episode
and, while still in talks with
Stewart Creswell of Simple Films,
Chisholm decided to hand the
production over to Simple Films
to make it a larger project. In the
meantime, however, things got
real with the casted housewives
with some dealing with inner circle feuds and others moving
away.
“Now we are taking the time to
rebrand, restructure and polish
the series,” notes Chisholm. “We’ll
Jubilee has something
for everyone
NEW GLASGOW – Jubileegoers, live-music fans and supporters will have many opportunities to enjoy and support live
music in the community this
weekend.
“We have a killer line-up this
year and again are proud to offer
some great live music, for all tastes
and ages, outside of our main
stage,” said Executive Director,
Carlton Munroe.
The weekend starts with the
Jubilee Kick-Off Party on July 28 at
Acro Lounge with Alert the Medic
and Grooveback. Admission is
$10 at the door and show starts at
10 p.m.
On July 30, the Jubilee welcomes all to the free Children’s
Jubilee, from 12 to 4 p.m. at
Carmichael Park featuring Shelley
Bean and the Duckety Muds and
The Jugglin Bubblers.
Saturday afternoon continues
with the Jubilee Songwriters Café,
formerly the Songwriters Circle,
hosted by The Commune featuring Doris Mason, Ashley George,
Lacey Morrell and Dylan Menzie.
Donations at the door will be
accepted and donated to the
Autism Pictou County Music program.
The sweet sounds continue
into Sunday with the Youth Stage
at Carmichael Park from 1 to 2
p.m., with Carleigh Halliday followed by free Blues in the Park,
presented by the Pictou County
Blues Society 3-6 p.m. with Bill
Stevenson, Chris Mitchell and Full
Dose.
The Jubilee Late Night Stage at
Acro Lounge begins Friday at
midnight with Jesse Brown and
Andre Pettipas & The Giants.
Saturday night is Coyote, along
with a show you won’t want to
miss – the legendary electronic
rock sounds of Jimmy Swift Band.
The Late Night Stage wraps up
Sunday featuring Reeny Smith
and Pictou County’s StoneHouse.
Rounding out the weekend
will be the Jubilee Electronic Wrap
Party at the Commune, starting at
12:30 a.m.. featuring Wet Paint.
cast new members and have a
pilot we can hopefully sell to
CBC.”
With his foot in the door,
Chisholm began working on projects with Creswell including The
Only Game in Town and the
Sunrise Film Festival, before
accepting a position with Simple
Films’ sister company Skylark
Productions as director of the
company.
“I oversee changes in the company,” he says, adding they have
two new projects, co-production
films, coming up.
“I have been talking to people
in Scotland and Australia for this
which is really cool. The world
seems so big, but when you work
on something like this it’s really
close.”
Prior to moving to the county,
Chisholm had been involved in a
number of short films and dabbled
in a bit of modeling but got away
from it before reigniting his passion here in the county.
“I want Skylark Productions to
do well and make money, like any
business, but I also want to produce high quality big stories,
authentic stories... and put Pictou
on the map a little too, which is
nice.”
He also organized Jake and
Shaun's Big Gay Affair recently.
“The big thing with the show
(was) to basically say, buzz off
Halifax, we don’t really need
you. I hate when people think
they can’t do anything here
because it’s a rural area. It’s not
true. I hear horror stories that
youth are having their dreams
crushed and being told they can’t
do things because they live here.
You can do whatever you want.
It will shake the pole a little
around here, but it needs to be.
This (was) the first drag show in
the county; how is this the first
one?”
Chisholm says he always has
something going on, working on
his own personal brand with the
hope of finding a happy medium
between producing and acting.
Gardening Challenges
with Farmer Bob
I mentioned the last couple of weeks about ‘bad’ insects, well
in the opinion of humans anyways. Let’s talk about two insects
that are very important to the human race, bees and butterflies.
Both can pollinate flowers as they move ‘to and fro’ in search
of food from various blossoms. Bees are well known pollinators and without them, we would be a hungry bunch because
much of our food supply is from fruits, which, of course, start as
flowers until they are pollinated(fertilized in the animal world).
The problem is that bees are becoming scarcer in our world due
to a multitude of factors. So we’re all being encouraged to do
whatever we can to help the bees, including planting species of
plants that are bee friendly. I have two linden trees on my lawn
that I swear are having a supersize bee convention. The linden
tree, flowering in mid-July, literally buzzes this time of year. As a
bonus, linden trees are hardy, fast growing and have a nice shape
with very few, if any, insect or diseases problems.
I also noticed today, all kinds of bees steadily working the
lawns that have a percentage of white clover. Maybe, in the interest of bees and feeding ourselves, we need to think differently
about our ideal lawn of pure grass – not too many bees on that
type of lawn!
More on butterflies next week.
INSTANT
BEAUTY FOR
THAT SPECIAL
OCCASION
(OR JUST FOR YOU)
Open house celebrates
24th year of Studio Rally
Celebrating art in Nova Scotia
for 24 years! Since 1992, Studio
Rally has been an exciting yearround part of Nova Scotia cultural life. On the last weekend in
July, Nova Scotia artists and artisans throw open their studio
doors to locals and tourists alike,
to get immersed in the arts.
Dawn MacNutt’s Sculpture
Studio at 5226 Little Harbour
Road, Little Harbour will be
open from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Saturday July 30 and Sunday
July 31 in celerbation of Studio
Rally.
Refreshments will be available and MacNutt will be available to chat about the sculptures.
More information on the
province-wide event is available
at http://www.studiorally.ca.
Artists who are part of the Rally
locally can be found at www.
studiorally.ca and then clicking
guide and Northumberland
Region.
1/2 PRICE
HANGING BASKETS
AND PLANTERS
Try our new
“Butterfly
gardens”, you
might get lucky
Community Gardens
The Community Learning
Gardens at our libraries in New
Glasgow and Antigonish are
bursting with produce, ready to
be picked. Don’t be shy! If the
basil, berries, peppers and peas
are ready for picking, you’re more
than welcome to snap some off
and try them. Many thanks to the
local community groups and
schools who planted our library
gardens and the volunteers who
help weed and water them.
NSC@P Assistance
Need to do product research,
or type a resume? Have questions
about basic online services and
programs, or Internet ‘stuff’?
Want to learn more about 3D
printing, robotics, or how to set up
the library’s eBook service on your
personal smart devices (tablets,
computers and phones)? Thanks
to a partnership with the Nova
Scotia
Community
Access
Program (NSC@P), our friendly,
helpful summer interns are available at library branches across
Pictou and Antigonish County –
and a few community centre
NSC@P sites too – such as Pictou
Island. Call, email or drop by to
chat and make an appointment for
personal training sessions.
Hot on the trail of Pokémon?
We’ve become a popular place
these days, as PokéStops and
PokéGyms, and more. Although
it’s a virtual game, you do have to
At the Library
TRECIA SCHELL
is a community services
librarian and branch manager
at the Stellarton and
River John public libraries
actually visit the library. Drop by
and find out which library branches are Pokémon Go! hotspots. Of
course, if you need more physical
‘support material’ and research,
we also have real Pokémon books
too.
PARLreads’ Big Book Club,
and the Big Bike Draw
Our Big Book Club continues
this summer – for all ages. Mystery,
adventure, local history, romance,
sci-fi, fantasy, chick lit noir, comedies, westerns, thrillers, self-help,
biographies, cook books and travel books - we hope you discover
your next ‘most favorite read,
ever!’ There is just one week left
before the Big Bike Draw. Get
your ballots in before the end of
July, to win the deluxe model
cruising bike for adults, currently
on display at the New Glasgow
Library. (Bike basket and extra
plush springy seat cushioning
included.) Monthly draws for
other great prizes continue until
31 October 2016. A big thank you,
to our program sponsor, Adopt-aLibrary Literacy Program.
Please note, the PictouAntigonish Regional Library will
be closed on Monday August 1, in
observance of the Natal Day holiday. During this time, virtual
library services are available at
www.parl.ns.ca and the book
return boxes are open. We apologize for the inconvenience.
Local, Fresh & Flourishing
Part of what makes the Market such a fun and lively place
to be, is the music. Music is easy to take for granted, it plays
in the background while you shop but whether you realize it
or not, it has a big effect on the atmosphere. In Pictou County, we are very fortunate to have a large pool of gifted musicians. Some are seasoned and have been playing for years,
others are young and learning to perfect their craft. Either
way, they all have one thing in common, they love to play
and entertain. Playing at the Market is a unique venue for
our musicians. Much like a vendor, playing at the Market
gives musicians a unique platform where they can have a low
stress opportunity to try new songs out, gain additional experience and it also exposes them to a crowd of more than 2000
people every week who are not necessarily the same crowd
every week. For the Market, it adds to the sense of community, culture and atmosphere for residents and visitors to our
area. We have welcomed many talented musicians from our
area and beyond. This year, we have enjoyed musicians such
as Pat Spaulding, Amelia Parker, Heather Cameron, Regan
Keay, Layne Greene, Glen Jackson, Niki V, Thomas McCallum, the Dixie Rovers and the list goes on! These artists play
open case, promote their CD’s and other merchandise and
take home everything they earn at the Market. They are dedicated, playing rain or shine, in the heat or the cold because
they love what they do. We hope that you show your appreciation for them.
Meet your vendor for the week:
Bramble Hill Farm started at the Market just about a
year ago. Located in Greenhill, Cathy grows a variety
of greens and veggies as well as fresh hops used in craft
beers, recently used in an Uncle Leo’s ale. Growing in
hoop tunnels, she is able to produce these greens year
round and the Market gives her a place to offer them.
Bramble Hill Farm also offers some veggies and greens
that you won’t find just anywhere. From sprouts to pea
and corn shoots to other micro greens and daikon (a
lovely purplish coloured radish of sorts) you will find
something new to dress up your salad and take it to the
next level. You can now enjoy local salad year round!
Coming up at the Market. . . we have an incredibly unique
fundraising event on August 27th, the FIRST of its kind in
Canada! We are closing down Provost St in New Glasgow
and lining it with tables for an elegant, community style farm
to table dinner created from Market food by J Conway Catering. Find out more about our “From Market to Main Street”
event on our Facebook page and to purchase your tickets online. Tickets are already more than 85% sold, so be sure to
get yours soon and reserve your space!
- Kristi, Market Manager
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July 27, 2016
ROYAL CANADIAN LEGION: BULLETIN
Branch #16, Pictou, NS
Legion Entertainment for Members and guests.
N.S.L.C. ID’s upon request
Every Monday Night Bingo:
Mini Bingo
Reg. Bingo
Starts at 7:00 p.m.
Starts at 7:45 p.m.
JACKPOT $550 in 50#’s or less
BONANZA $475 in 50#’s or less. BOTTLE $608+
Steak Darts: Wednesday 7 p.m.
Karaoke - Thursday 8 p.m. - 12 a.m. Admission $3
Chase the Ace - Friday 7:30 - 9:30 p.m.
Hall Rentals and Catering available, phone Agnes 902-485-4044.
APARTMENT
FOR RENT
ONE OR TWO BEDROOM
APARTMENT within walking distance of Michelin. By the water,
includes fridge, stove, washer/
dryer and outside storage locker.
Ideal for mature adults or seniors.
$480 and $560. Call 902-4564594 or 902-861-1537.
BUSINESS
OPPORTUNITY
FOR SALE
JULY 30TH
94 WELLINGTON ST.,
PICTOU
SATURDAY, JULY 30
Starting at 8 a.m.
YARD SALE
RAIN or SHINE
JULY 30TH from 8-12
11 STEWART ROAD,
LYONS BROOK
FOR RENT
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(Former Central Supplies Building - 72,000 sq. ft.)
INDOOR/OUTDOOR
- EVERY SUNDAY -
Vendors 6:30 a.m. to 8:30 a.m. • Shoppers 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Private and commercial vendors welcome. Vendors may leave goods on site.
ALL TABLES $12
For info and booking: (902) 695-5631
60th Anniversary
Heighton
Congratulations to Bruce and
Eleanor Heighton of Pictou, NS, who
were married on July 28, 1956 in the
Presbyterian Church, Durham, NS.
Love and best wishes from
family and friends.
ANTIQUES: Pantry cupboards,
tables, old furniture, military
items, musical instruments, old
books, old toys, ship paintings
and other old paintings and old
advertising signs, etc. John
Marshall Antiques. Call, write or
visit 65 Provost St., New
Glasgow, NS. B2H 2P5. 902755-4055. Email: john.marshall.
antiques@gmail.com
Saturday Breakfast
Caribou River
Community Hall
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ROYAL CANADIAN LEGION
MacKinnon
The family of the late Ruby MacKinnon wishes to
extend their gratitude to everyone who donated in Mom’s
memory. Phone calls from far and near, cards, flowers and
donations of food to our homes were gratefully received.
Sincere thanks also for monetary donations to St. Andrew’s
Presbyterian Church and various charitable organizations.
It is impossible to acknowledge everyone who assisted
in helping Mom in her “Golden Years”; friends, relatives,
neighbors, church members, ministers, VON, Fulmore’s
Pharmacy and her many four legged friends.
We are grateful for the assistance of the River John Fire
Dept., paramedics and the medical staff of the Aberdeen
Hospital. The special attention given to us by staff and
volunteers in the Palliative Care Dept. was beyond reproach.
A private family committal service was held at Seaview
Cemetery on June 19. Our thanks is extended to Glen and
Jimmy from McLaren Funeral Home, Jacquie Ross from St.
Andrew’s Presbyterian Church and a “special piper” Father
Mel Langille, for their assistance in fulfilling Mom’s wishes.
Sincerely, Wayne, Marg,
Beth, Lee, Jean and Families
Branch #16, Pictou, NS
PAINTING TENDER
ROYAL CANADIAN LEGION BRANCH # 16
Upper level includes: washrooms, kitchen, bar and stage.
For viewing please call 902-485-4044
CLOSING DATE AUGUST 5, 2016 AT 5 P.M.
Sealed tenders can be dropped of at Legion bar in Pictou
or mailed to PO Box 894, Pictou, NS BOK 1H0
Sealed tenders will be opened Thursday 11TH at Noon.
In Memoriam
BEZANSON
In memory of Fred Bezanson,
husband, father, grand-father,
who passed away July 26, 2011.
Silent Tear
Each night we shed a silent tear
As we speak to you in prayer
To let you know we love you
And just how much we care
Take a million teardrops
Wrap them up in love
Then ask the wind to carry them
To you in heaven above.
Always remembered by wife Vendres;
Eben & Elizabeth; Colin & Stephanie;
Patsy & Stanley; grandchildren,
Morgan, Anna & Sara; also Lorelei.
Phone: 902-752-4172
Toll Free 1-888-377-WELL (9355)
2 bdrm apartment in adult security
building in Pictou. Heat, lights and
parking included. No pets. Ref and
damage deposit required.
$
700/ month. Available Sept. 1/16.
Please call 902-485-1861 after 5 PM.
In Memoriam
In memory of a dear siser and
aunt, Mrs. Hazel Sample, who
passed away July 23, 1971.
No length of time
will take away,
Our thoughts of you
from day to day.
No longer in our lives to share,
But in our hearts
you are always there.
Always remembered by
sister Marion & Bob
and family
Miramichi, NB
In Remembrance
Fondly remembering
our special friends,
the late James and
Shannon Fraser.
Affectionately
remembered by
Ruby and David Young
FOR RENT
One bedroom apartment,
close to downtown Pictou.
Air conditioning, fridge/stove.
$500/month plus utilities
Call 902-485-8707
or 902-485-8539
FOR RENT
Pictou: Large one bedroom
furnished apartment. Washer,
dryer and parking. $550/mth.
Heat included.
Call 902-921-0468
HOME FOR SALE
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Two/three bedroom home for sale at 140 MacNaughton
Road, Lyons Brook on approximately five acres of land.
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Card of Thanks - Georgina Langille
At this time we would like to express our appreciation to so
many people who helped during the time of mom’s illness and
ease the pain of her passing.
The relationships she enjoyed during her life were deep,
enduring and never as obvious as in the last days of her life
and during her memorial service. She was blessed with so
many visits from many wonderful friends and family, new and
old helping all of us each in their special ways. Her memorial mass was a beautiful tribute, due in no small part to the
number of people who came to share in it with us. She, we are
certain, was very happy watching over us all as we reminisced
in celebration of her life. Thanks to all of you.
To St James Anglican Church, the priests, Darlene, Bill, Art,
Aiden and to Sister Marie for your visits, kindness and help,
we thank you. To the ladies of the ACW who provided a
lovely reception after the service, we are so grateful to you. To
the organist Martha, the server Anthony who assisted Melvin
in providing the Memorial mass, thank you.
To those who sent flowers, donations, cards of remembrance,
and Mass cards, thank you so much.
To niece Darlene, whose visits were so helpful, marked with
laughs and love to all of us, we thank you. And again, to the
many professionals who cared for and helped mom so much,
especially at the end of her life, thank you.
We are forever blessed by your many kindnesses.
With love from her children, grandchildren, brothers and their
families.
To place a classified ad call
Marjorie at 902-485-8014.
The Advocate
July 27, 2016
News 15
Pictou County
REAL ESTATE GUIDE
OPEN HOUSES
Saturday, July 30, 2016
Results Realty Atlantic Inc.
902-752-7227
11 Victoria Ave, Stellarton
12-1 pm
402 Beech Street, New Glasgow
1-2 pm
56 Cambey Ave, Stellarton
1:30-2:30 pm
147 Chelsea Ct, New Glasgow
230-330 pm
Sunday, July 31, 2016
Results Realty Atlantic Inc.
902-752-7227
30 Pineview Crescent, Stellarton
1-3 pm
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IT'S BEGINNING TO LOOK A LOT
LIKE CHRISTMAS
Crystal Wells, left, and Lt. Shawna Goulding, corps officer and pastor for the Salvation Army
Church in Westville, prepare for the Christmas in July sale which is taking place now at the
Salvation Army Thrift stores in New Glasgow and Westville.
(Harvie photo)
Natal Day Celebrations
PICTOU
Monday, August 1ST
Location: Broidy Park
1:00 – 4:00pm
Come enjoy an afternoon of fun and games
Facepainting, BBQ, Banana Splits
Special musical performance
Brought to you by:
Pictou Recreation and Parks
www.townofpictou.ca
1-866-447-5116
reduce • reuse • recycle
HOLIDAY ANNOUNCEMENT
Pictou County Solid Waste
Collection Change for August 1ST
(Civic Holiday)
Garbage, Recyclables, Organics
Residents whose collection day would have
been on Monday, August 1ST will have their
material collected on Saturday, July 30TH.
Please have all items curbside by 7:00 a.m.
Pictou County Solid Waste
Management Facility
Site Closure for August 1st
(Civic Holiday)
This site will be closed on Monday August 1st,
re-opening on Tuesday, August 2nd @ 8:00 a.m.
CLEAR BAG REGULATIONS APPLY WHEN
DELIVERING WASTE TO THIS FACILITY
Regular Hours of Operation are:
Monday – Friday 8:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Saturday 8:00 a.m. – 12 Noon
NEVER FORGET COLLECTION DAY AGAIN
Go to www.pcwastemgmt.com
and sign up for your Personal Collection
Schedule and Waste Wizard – to help you
sort out what goes where!
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Community
The Advocate
July 27, 2016
RIVER JOHN NEWS
By Anne Patriquin
River John correspondent
Welcome home to River John
Festival Days for anyone who
has returned on vacation. We all
are so happy you could make it!
I went to the fashion show on
July 18 and it was fantastic. The
models did a great job and the
desserts were great. It was sold
out! There were ladies from all
over in attendance. Thank you
so much Lynn MacLeod for
organizing it – you have done a
great job! Thanks again for all
that you do for our community.
Today, July 27, there is a
washer toss at the River John
Legion from 1 to 4 p.m. Also, the
Community Picnic at Skinners
Hall, there will be an Arts &
Craft sale (and maybe some
quilts) from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.
The Warden's Tea starts at 2 p.m.
and the Artisans Show and Sale
is at the River John Fire Hall. In
the evening is the Children's
Scavenger Hunt starting at 6
p.m. Don't forget Bingo night at
the Legion starting at 7 p.m.
July 29 at 1 p.m. is the West
Branch UCW pie sale on the
Lions Club Veranda. Come early,
they sell out fast! There will be
Art in the Park, the Heritage
Circle, bed races and a dance in
the evening.
July 30 is the antique car
show, the lobster dinner, the
Lucky Duck race, the meat roll
(at the Legion) and don't forget
the Crate Run that starts at 3
p.m. The street parade starts at
6:30 p.m. with fire works taking
place at sunset.
I almost forgot: Each morn-
Cove (on the east side) is 1-4 p.m.
From 6 to 7 p.m. in Bissell Park
there is the Fish Derby weigh-in.
Don't forget the fiddling contest
at the River John Fire Hall starting at 7 p.m. Triva Night starts
at 7:30 p.m. at the River John
Legion.
On Thursday, the Canadian
Red Cross will be in the village
with their display of water safety
educational material. The
Community Education and
Promotions officer is Sarah
MacRitchie. Drop by, I am sure
she would be happy to answer
any questions or concerns you
may have about water safety. On
Thursday morning is children's
cupcake decorating at Simpsons
store. Also, Run by the Sea starts
at 9 a.m. At the Anglican Church
COMMUNITY EVENTS
u
WEDNESDAY, July 27
AA’s Pictou Hr. Group meets at 8 p.m.
on the Old Pictou Road and at 8 p.m.
at St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church,
Westville.
Preschool Storytime (ages 3-5) runs
9:30-10:30 a.m. at the River John
Library and 1:30-2:15 p.m., New
Glasgow Library.
ing there is breakfast on the
Lions Veranda starting at 6:45 as
well as music in the evening. So
come out and enjoy the good
food, good music and good
company.
See you all there! Have a
great week everyone and stay
safe. Any news you would like
to share, feel free to call me at
902-351-2898 or e-mail me at
ann.patriquin@tncwireless.ca.
DICKSON, Clinton Foster – of
Abercrombie, passed away July
17, 2016. Clint spent his last
days at home with family and
close friends by his side and
passed away after a courageous
battle with cancer. Clint faced his
illness with the same fearlessness with which he lived his life.
Clint is survived by his soul mate
and wife of 48 years Charlotte
(Townsend) Dickson; daughter
Christine, Abercrombie; son,
Clark (Jo-Anne) and grandchildren Carter and Ava, New
Glasgow; brother Vance (Helen),
Chance Harbour; and sister
Kimberly
Dickson
(Barry
Campbell), New Glasgow; as well
as several close nephews. He
was predeceased by his parents
Foster and Kristine Dickson, older
brother Wayne Dickson, maternal
grandparents William and Esther
Smith, paternal grandparents
Sara and Eben Dickson, motherin-law and father-in-law Mabel
and Clyde Townsend. Clint was
born and raised in New Glasgow
and was a well-known and
respected entrepreneur and busi-
ness person in Pictou County
and throughout Nova Scotia. He
and Charlotte raised their children in Stellarton later returning
to live as a family in New Glasgow.
Clint had an outstanding work
ethic, drive and passion that
enabled him to build his businesses from the ground up. He
was characterized by his ability to
get the job done despite any
challenges. He possessed incredible determination and inner
strength. His life's work was in
the forestry industry and throughout his career he owned and
operated several businesses that
included C.F. Dickson Forest
Products Ltd., Foxbrook Road,
Westville;
Dickson
Wood
Products Ltd., Central West
River; C. Dickson Building
Supplies, Stellarton. Clint was
also former co-owner of Savoie
Dickson Hardwood Ltd. established in 1997 on the Foxbrook
Road, Westville, now solely operating as Groupe Savoie. In 1994
Dickson Wood Products Ltd.
received the Pictou County
Chamber of Commerce Business
of the Year Award. The family
fondly remembers one of Clint’s
early business initiatives, The
Lady Cue in New Glasgow,
owned by Clint and his father
Foster Dickson. Other business
ventures included firewood sales,
Christmas trees and popular
horse and sleigh rides. Clint was
a well known star hockey player
in his youth excelling throughout
the Bantam, Midget, Juvenile
and High School hockey ranks
and was inducted into the Pictou
County Sports Hall of Fame in
1995 as a member of the 196263 New Glasgow High School
Hockey Team who were provincial champions. He was a natural
at the game from the moment he
laced up his first pair of skates.
He played with the Ingersoll
Marlands in the Ontario Junior B
Hockey League holding a record
for having scored two rapid fire
goals in a seven second blitz. He
was one of the Marlands’ star
players, a fan favourite and it was
at this time that he was property
of the Detroit Red Wings. His
play was a combination of
finesse, tenacity and toughness.
In later years he won many titles
and trophies for horse pulling
which most notably included
having the first Canadian team to
win the Canadian-US International title in Maine, USA, in
1979. Clint had a great love for
his family. He greatly valued lifelong friendships with Jeff Rose,
Richard MacPherson and Butch
Smith. Private burial and committal service was July 22 in the
Abercrombie
Cemetery.
Donations may be made to the
IWK Health Centre (Children’s
Health) or to the Canadian Cancer
Society.
FRASER, Ronald Kenneth –
75, passed away on July 19,
2016 at the Lillian Fraser Memorial
Hospital with his loving wife of 54
years at his side. Ronnie died
from complications following a
farming accident. He was a hard
working man with a great love of
animals especially horses. Ronnie
was born and raised in Welsford,
and was a son of the late Jessie
and Ralph Fraser. He enjoyed
being in the woods and spending
time with his family. Papa was
very special to his grandchildren
and made many memories with
them. He is survived by his wife,
Ruth (Heighton); son, Jeffrey
Fraser (Sharon Smith), Welsford;
daughter, Tammy Fraser (John
Matheson), Welsford; grandchildren: Brittany (Kevin) Rector,
Emily Fraser, Hayden, Hunter and
Shaelyn Matheson; sisters,
Lauretta Letcher, River John;
Muriel Sutherland, Scotsburn;
Shirley Bain, Tatamagouche; Elsie
Dwyer, River John; and Diane
(Bill) Whyte, Dartmouth; motherin-law,
Jean
Heighton,
Tatamagouche; brothers-in-law,
Robert Heighton (Ann), Ronnie
Heighton (Sharon), Keith Heighton
(Marilyn) all of River John; sistersin-law, Mary Monk (Merlin), River
John; Faye Jefferson (Dana),
Brule; several nieces and nephews. Besides his parents, Ronnie
was predeceased by his brother,
Allister Fraser; brothers-in-law,
Hugh Sutherland, Kelly Letcher
and great-nephew, Kyle Boyle.
Funeral was held July 22 from
West Branch United Church, with
burial in Mountain Road Cemetery.
Donations in his memory may be
made to The River John Fire
Department, Parkinson’s Society
or a charity of choice.
MORRISON, Marsha Margaret
– 62, of Townsend Avenue,
passed away July 22, 2016 in the
Aberdeen Hospital New Glasgow,
surrounded by her family. Born in
New Glasgow, she was the
daughter of the late John James
and Mary Agnes (Walsh)
MacPhee. Marsha worked at
various jobs and most recently at
KFC. She was an avid bingo
player and horror movie enthusiast. She also enjoyed baking
and her homemade bread was
the best, according to her family.
Surviving are her husband,
Leslie; sons John (Tammy),
Stellarton; Scott (Lori), West
River Station; daughter Shannon,
Lancaster, Ont; grandchildren,
Ina, Gage, Nicholas, Josh,
Angela, Andrew, Morgan; greatgrandchild, Parker; special
grandchild, Natasha. Marsha is
also survived by brothers, Jackie,
New Glasgow; Roddie, Pictou;
sisters, Theresa Corbett, Central
Caribou,
Jenny
LeBlanc,
Stellarton. She was predeceased by son-in-law, Marcel;
sisters, Hazel MacPhee, Marie
Boutlier, Thelma Crossan, and
Shirley Stewart. Funeral was
held July 26 from P & K
MacDonald Funeral Home, New
Glasgow. Donations may be
made in Marsha’s memory to
her family.
PHILLIPS, Dorothy Jean – 63,
of Westville, a former resident of
Sparwood, B.C., passed away
on July 22, 2016 in the Aberdeen
Hospital, New Glasgow with her
family at her side. Born in Moose
Jaw, she was a daughter of
Louise (Paysen) McKibben,
Maple Ridge, B.C. and the late
Harold Beebe. Dorothy had
recently move to Westville from
B.C. to reside with her daughter.
She will be dearly missed by her
daughters, Jackie Meadows
(Marty), Duchess, B.C.; Crystal
Phillips
(Doug
Patterson),
Westville; son Greg (Lyleen), Fort
McMurray; grandchildren, Shane,
Jessica, Kelsey and Dailynn;
Breyan, Brendan and Amber;
Ashley, MacKenzie and Aiden as
well as several sisters, brothers,
nieces and nephews. Dorothy
was predeceased by her husband, Larry Phillips. Memorial
service was held July 25 from
Eagles Funeral Chapel, Westville.
Palliative Care Society.
WORKS, Theresa Dorthea –
90, Stellarton, passed away July
19, 2016 in the Aberdeen
Hospital, New Glasgow, surrounded by her family. Born in
New Glasgow, she was a daughter of the late Albert and Rose
(Jordon) Works. She worked for
over 35 years at the old and new
Aberdeen hospitals in the Laundry
and Sewing Dept. Theresa
enjoyed
knitting,
reading,
Thursday night bingo with Grace,
meeting with her sister Joan in
downtown Stellarton for coffee
and a chat. She also enjoyed
drives anywhere the road would
take her and Terry and her furry
friends, Scottie, Babe and
Georgie. She is survived by her
daughter, Linda (Tupper) Willett,
MacLellan’s Brook; grandchildren, Jeff (Nancy); Trevor
(Carleigh); Martin (Debbie) and
Mike (Katherine); great-grandchildren, Matthew, Spencer and
Bella; sisters, Joan (Robert) Best
and Audrey Coady, both of
Stellarton. Theresa is also survived by special friend, Terry,
Stellarton; brother-in-law Irving
(Lois) Kitson, Saltsprings; numerous nieces and nephews. Besides
her parents, she was predeceased
by her brother, Bill; sisters, June
Best and Chris DeSalvo. Mass of
Christian burial was July 23 in Our
Lady of Lourdes Roman Catholic
Church, Stellarton. Interment in
the parish cemetery. Donations
may be made in her memory to
the Aberdeen Palliative Care
Society, Canadian Cancer Society
or Pictou County SPCA.
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Preschool summer reading program,
10:30 a.m., Pictou Library (Jungle).
Afterschool @ Library (ages 5-9) runs
3-4 p.m., Stellarton Library.
River John & Area Historical Society
presents Heritage Circle at St.
George’s Presbyterian Church hall,
2-4 p.m. Local speakers on topics
such as the stage coach, the No. 2
Construction
Battalion,
the
Temperance Movement, quilting and
cemeteries. Tea and cookies to follow.
Freewill donations to the Society.
Club Francais meets 12-1 p.m.,
Stellarton Library. Contact Cynthia
Gallager at 902-754-2682 or cynthia.
gallagher@gmail.com.
STREAM summer reading program
for school-age children, 10:30 a.m.,
Pictou Library. Registration required.
LEGOs at the Pictou Library, 1-4 p.m.
New service! Play Packs. Now available, play packs are kits with books
and play equipment available to borrow with your free library card from the
Pictou Antigonish Regional Library. To
learn more contact your local library.
River John Festival Days, old-time fiddling contest, 7 p.m., River John Fire
hall. Doors open at 6:15 p.m. to enter
or for info call Raymond and Marlene
MacDonald at 902-485-4773. Adm.
$10. 50/50 draw. Fiddling and step
dancing between classes.
Scotsburn Fire Department 49th
annual Scotsburn Pork Chop
Barbecue, 4-6:30 p.m. or until sold
out; around the pond in Scotsburn.
The meal includes two Grade A pork
chops, potato salad, rolls, choice of
beverage and a delicious cone of
Scotsburn Ice Cream. The price is
$12 adults and $6 children.
Special Family Summer Storytime
featuring storyteller and entertainer
Anne Glover and Story String
Productions, 10:30-11:15 a.m.,
Stellarton Library; 1-1:45 p.m., New
Glasgow Library.
Learn how to knit (pre-registration
required), 2:30-3:30 p.m., Westville
Library. All welcome.
THURSDAY, July 28
AA’s Pictou Hr. Group meets at 8 p.m.
on the Old Pictou Road and at 8:30
p.m. the HOW Group meets on East
River Road in New Glasgow.
Preschool Storytime (ages 3-5 yrs),
10:15-11 a.m., New Glasgow Library;
1-2 p.m. at the Stellarton Library and
1:15-2:15 p.m., Westville Library.
Knitting and Crocheting Group
(drop-in) meets 3-4:30 p.m., Pictou
Library. Bring your own yarn and needles, patterns and written instructions
will be available.
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Tablet and Smartphone workshop
(registration required), 3-4:30 p.m.,
Pictou Library.
SATURDAY, July 30
Auction 45s, 7 p.m., New Horizons
Club, Pictou. Adm. $5 (includes tickets for 50/50, door prize, pool and
mystery.)
Tatamagouche Legion #64 and North
Shore Rec. Centre presents, The
Queen of Hearts, 2-4 p.m.
AA’s Easy Does it Group meets at 8
p.m. at St. Andrew’s Presbyterian
Church, Westville.
Seniors Relay sale, 474 Scotsburn
Rd, West Branch, 9 a.m.-1 p.m.
Saturday Morning Puppetry Club,
10:30-11:30 a.m., Pictou Library.
Crafty Saturday (drop-in), 11 a.m-3
p.m., Trenton Library.
LEGOs, Pictou Library, 1-4 p.m.,
Imagination Saturday, 11 a.m.-4 p.m.,
Stellarton Library; 10 a.m.-3 p.m.,
River John Library, Westville Library
and 11 a.m.-3 p.m., Trenton Library.
The Abercrombie Community Centre
flea market, 9 a.m.-noon. For info call
752-8115, 752-8914 or 752-3826.
Button making (ages 5+, pre-registration required), 1-2 p.m., Stellarton
Library. Costs for additional buttons
may apply; register by calling the
library as space/supplies are limited.
SUNDAY, July 31
AA’s Hope Group meets at 12:30 p.m.
at the Sister Catherine Steele Centre,
Stellarton. Information meeting at 2:30
p.m. at the Pictou Detox. The Pictou
Hr. Group meets at 8 p.m. on Old
Pictou Road and the HOW Group
meets at 8:30 p.m. at First Baptist
Church, New Glasgow.
Meat roll, Royal Canadian Legion
Pictou, 2 p.m. Members and guests.
ToddleTime (18 months-3 yrs) is 6:15
-7:15 p.m., Stellarton Library.
Puppetry Club (pre-register), 3-4:30
p.m., Westville Library.
Bingo, Royal Canadian Legion Pictou.
Doors open at 6:30 p.m.
LEGOs @ the Library, 3-4 p.m., New
Glasgow Library; 1-4 p.m., Pictou
Library.
Need computer help? NSC@P interns
will be at the River John Library on
Mondays, Tuesday and Thursday.
Tween Scene is 3-4:30 p.m., Westville
Library.
TUESDAY, August 2
ALANON Adult Children of Alcoholics
meets 7-8 p.m. downstairs at The
Detox Center, 199 Elliott Street, Pictou.
Contact Brenda 485-8653.
Karaoke, Royal Canadian Legion
Pictou, 8 p.m. Admission $3.
ABC’s for Babies is 10:30-11:30 a.m.,
Pictou Library.
Summer family storytime at the New
Glasgow Library, 10:15-11 a.m.
AA meets at 8 p.m. at the Sister
Catherine Steel Centre, Lourdes, and
at 8 p.m. at the Lismore Community
Centre, Big Book Study.
Pop-up Drop-in Thursdays, 12-8 p.m.,
Stellarton Library.
Knitting for Children (ages 5+), preregistration is required, 3-4:30 p.m.,
Pictou Library.
A Puppet Musical family puppet show
(drop-in) is 2-3 p.m., Pictou Library.
ABC’s for Babies (0-18 months),
10:15-11 a.m., New Glasgow Library.
All Things Hot Wheels! (pre-registration required), 2:30-3:30 p.m.,
Westville Library. Bring your favourite
cars and build cities, roads and lots of
car activities! All welcome.
LEGO family night, 6-7 p.m., Pictou
Library.
FRIDAY, July 29
AA’s Trenton 24-Hr. Group meets at 8
p.m. on Pleasant Street; Hope Group
meets at the Sister Catherine Steel
Centre, Lourdes, 8 p.m.
Knitting circle, 10-11 a.m. with the RJ
Square Knitters, River John Library
and 1-2 p.m. in the Stellarton Library
with the Stellar Knitters.
Gamers Afterschool @ Library
(drop-in), 3-5 p.m., Westville Library.
SQUARE MALL
Barbecue Fundraiser for Friends of the
River John Library, 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m.,
River John Library. All are welcome to
join us today for lunch, for a fundraiser
barbecue during Festival Days.
MONDAY, August 1
AA’s Trenton 24 Group meets at 8
p.m. on Pleasant Street; the Hope
Group meets at 8 p.m. at the Sister
Catherine Steel Centre, Lourdes.
Toddletime is 10-11 a.m., Westville
Library and 10:45-11:45 at the
Stellarton Library.
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Knitting for kids ages 8+, Stellarton
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Women on Wheels (WoW)!, 10:30
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Pictou Recreation & Parks at (902)
485-4372.
ToddleTime (18 months-3 yrs) is 10:15
-11 a.m., New Glasgow Library.
Meat darts, Royal Canadian Legion
Pictou, 7 p.m. All welcome.
OBITUARIES
CASSIDY, Raymond – of New
Glasgow, passed away July 27 at
the Aberdeen Hospital in his 86th
year after a life well lived.
Raymond was born, September
29, 1930 and raised in Westville
the fourth and youngest son of
Emma (White) and George
Cassidy. He was a great storyteller and loved to relate tales of
growing up in the coal-mining
town he always called home.
After graduating from Westville
High School, he went on to work
in accounting at several businesses, retiring from Nova
Construction after many years in
the paving industry. After retirement Ray opened and operated
R and K Variety on East River
Road where he relished in meeting and serving the neighbourhood patrons, many of whom he
considered friends. Ray was
involved in many community
organizations and in recent years
enjoyed his work with Pictou
County Roots Society. His passion for researching his family
tree led to trips to the Magdalen
Islands, which were very special
to him, where he was able to
explore his Acadian and Irish
roots. He was a member of Holy
Name Parish in Westville. He will
be missed by his faithful dog
Herbie. Raymond is survived by
his loving wife of 63 years Jean
(nee Fraser); one son David
(Paula); two daughters Karen and
Cheryl (Huck MacInnis); five
grandchildren:
Pam
(Tim
Cochrane), Tanya, Graham (Kara
Wood), Ashley and Steven
(Sueann); four great-grandchildren, Brett, Zach, Veronica and
Elliott and former daughter-in-law
Marlene MacLean. Ray was also
survived by several loving nieces
and nephews and a sister-in-law
Judy Underwood (John), Florida.
Besides his parents he was sadly
predeceased by two sons, Bruce
in 2009 and Rick in 2011, as well
as his three brothers Arthur,
Edward and his wife Gertrude,
John and his wife Margaret,
brother-in-law Robert Fraser and
his wife Josephine. Mass of
Christian Burial was July 23 in the
Holy Name Parish, Westville.
Kidney Foundation or any charity.
ABC’s for Babies (newborn-18
months) is 10-11 a.m., Westville
Library and 10:45-11:30 a.m.,
Stellarton Library.
Chase the Ace, Royal Canadian
Legion Pictou, 7:30 to 9:30 p.m.
Entertainment, draw at 9:45 p.m.
Chase the Ace, River John Legion.
Tickets on sale from 6:30-8:30 p.m.
with draw at 9 p.m. Proceeds to support the River John Legion and the
River John Community HUB.
Chase the Ace, Stellar Curling Club,
Foord St., Stellarton, 6-8 p.m. with
ticket draw at 8:15 p.m.
LEGO @ the Library (drop-in), 6:157:45 p.m., River John Library; 6:307:30 p.m., Stellarton Library; 6-7:30
p.m., Westville Library and 1-4 p.m. at
the Pictou Library.
Toddle Time, 10:30-11:30 a.m., Pictou
Library.
are at the Westville Library on Tuesday,
Wednesdays and Thursdays.
Have you ever thought of what it
would be like to have animal teeth?
Come to the New Glasgow Library
2-3 p.m. to find out.
WEDNESDAY, August 3
The monthly meeting of the Pictou
County La Leche League group will be
held at 6:30 p.m. at the Kids First
Family Resource Centre, New Glasgow.
Contact Sue Arsenault: 902-485-2530;
Shannon MacDonald: 902-272-2010;
Lindsay Corbin: 902-759-2634.
Community Events listings
are available free of charge for
non-profits. Deadline for
submissions is 12 noon on
Fridays. Email submissions to
marjorie@pictouadvocate.com.
No phone calls.
The Advocate
July 27, 2016
Religion
CEMETERY
SERVICE
FIRST UNITED BAPTIST – NEW GLASGOW
Pastor Gordon Sutherland’s
sermon
entitled,
Making
Friends with the Friends of
God: Jeremiah, God’s HopeFilled Friend, was based on
Jeremiah 32:1-27.
Jeremiah, who is often
referred to as the “Weeping
Prophet” has, in fact, a message
of hope for the Hebrew nation.
God had appointed Jeremiah to
proclaim the destruction and
building of nations that would
eventually lead to the Kingdom
of God. When God told
Jeremiah to purchase land in a
war-zone, the prophet obeyed.
Jeremiah’s message is still relevant to us in 2016: God will
have the ultimate victory, nothing is too difficult for Him to
solve, Sutherland said. Jeremiah
provides a lesson on how to
pray by faith even when we
face bleak, confusing situations.
Singers/musicians Adam
and Cathy Cooke provided
music leadership for worship
including an original Maritime
Provinces-based song of worship composed by Adam,
“Walk with Me, Jesus”.
As Sutherland concludes his
interim ministry at First Baptist
on Sunday, July 31, the church
family will host a potluck lunch
to celebrate his ministry there.
The new church photo directory will be available as First
Baptist welcomes Pastor John
Dunnett
and
family
in
September.
Submitted by George Henaut
Rev. Bernie
MacAdam presided over the annual St. Anne's cemetery service on
Sunday.
Threatening
weather did not
prevent the service from taking
place outside at
the cemetery.
(Goodwin photo)
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PICTOU UNITED CHURCH
On the 10th Sunday in the
Season of Pentecost, the worship theme was Prayer. Fay and
Bob Marshall greeted at the
door. Margaret Anne Dodson
was steward and Diane Vaughan
served as ambassador.
Rev. Mary-Beth Moriarity
welcomed the congregation and
visitors. The Christ candle was
lit as the group sang Take This
Moment.
Paula Millman was pianist
for the service and Ainsley
Cameron sang two songs, Souls
Like the Wheels by the Avett
Brothers and This Gift by Glen
Hansard.
Congratulations
were expressed to Mike
Simmons who has been awarded a commendation from
Veterans Affairs for his work
with veterans.
The congregation prayed the
Celtic Caim Prayer inviting
God’s presence and helping
them to see God in friend and
stranger.
Selections from
Psalms 42 and 43 were shared
by Moriarity as well as the
Gospel from Luke 11:1 to 13
which illustrates 'Prayerful
Teachings'.
Her reflection was titled Let
Us Pray and taught that the
words of The Lord`s Prayer,
although universal, is not the
only way to be prayerful. There
are no right or wrong words,
and we should not get caught
up in the best way to pray, it is
not the words we say but the
relationship we share with God
and one another Moriarity said.
All life is holy, see the light in
another and listen to another`s
experience. Enable yourself to
become what God has created
you to be by your actions.
Prayer does not change God
but it will change you, she
said.
Hymns sung were Seek Ye
First the Kingdom, Deep in our
Hearts, This Day God Gives Me
and Kum Ba Yah.
Closing Blessing was from
St. Augustine, “Pray as though
everything depended on God
and work as though everything
depended on you.”
Submitted by Bonny McTague
Elaine MacKenzie was among
those who were viewing items
at the Cellar to Attic sale at St.
Andrew's Presbyterian Church in
New Glasgow on Saturday.
(Goodwin photo)
TRINITY UNITED – NEW GLASGOW
Greeting at the door were
Leslie and Bruce Chapman. The
Christ candle was lit by Caroline
Wilson. Worship leader was
Marie Slivocka.
During the learning time with
the children, Slivocka spoke of
prayer and how it is a conversation with God. There is no right
or wrong way to pray, she said.
Psalm 85 was read as a
responsive reading led by
Slivocka and the gospel from
Luke 11:1-13 was read by Jim
Sweet followed by a dialogue on
the Lord’s Prayer with Slivocka.
Luke Henderson, guest musician, played trumpet for special
music and the postlude.
ST. ANDREW'S PRESBYTERIAN – PICTOU
John Heighton and Murray
Hill greeted worshippers to
the service conducted by
Jacquie Ross. The congregation learned that planning has
begun for the annual book
sale to be held the weeks of
August
8th
and
16th
Volunteers were asked to meet
next Sunday after the service
for a short time to begin setting up.
Worship began with a time
of praise with a hymn sing.
Murray Porter read from Luke
11:1-13. Other scriptures read
were Hosea 1:2-10, Colossians
2:6-9 and Psalm 85.
The message entitled,
Never Enough, spoke of
prayer that is made possible
by a relationship with Jesus.
The Creator of the universe
loves to have conversation
with us, but how real is that to
us? Ross said Christians have
a divine connection that can
make a world of difference in
any situation but we tend to
take it for granted. In the
scriptures we see two pictures
of God: love and power. We
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are to avail ourselves of this,
and access God through Jesus
by prayer. Through prayer at
all times, not just in time of
crises, we receive wisdom and
guidance.
Ross also spoke of the
Lord’s Prayer, given by Jesus
to His disciples and said it
was probably never meant to
be recited so often and so
quickly that the words and
meaning are lost but was
meant as a model and guide.
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Slivocka chose Passion of
Prayer as the title of the reflection focusing on prayer and forgiveness as part of a faith relationship with God. The Lord’s
Prayer has become the cornerstone of Christian faith, she said.
It is a guideline of how one
should pray to God. All the elements one needs can be found in
it. Peace, calm and a relationship
with God can be found through
prayer.
After the service on the side
lawn refreshments were provided by the Lockhart-Wheadon
family.
Submitted by Brenda Sterling
Goodwin
ST. ANDREW'S PRESBYTERIAN – NEW GLASGOW
Worshippers were greeted by
Jim Proudfoot and Pat MacKay.
Shirley Forbes read scriptures.
Eleanor Hall and Laurene
MacDonald sang the sacred duet,
Make Me a Channel of Your
Love. Hall sang the sacred solo
Give Me Jesus.
Rev. Dr. Joon Ki Kim’s sermon reflected on the message of
the Christian gospel in the midst
of the destructive violence and
conflicts in our world. Jesus’
ministry envisioned a new
world, the kingdom of God,
where the power of God’s love is
stronger than the power of violence and death. In the reading
from John 14:1-14 when the
death of Jesus was near, the disciples were terrified by the fear
that the power of destruction
would prevail. Jesus said to
them, “Do not let your hearts be
troubled. Trust in God and also
in me.”
Following the service, Carolyn
Livingston, Sharon MacDougall
and Pat MacKay were the hosts
for refreshments in the Fellowship
Hall.
Submitted by Shirley Haggart
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The Advocate
July 27, 2016
Council discusses
portion of Wellness
Centre deficit
Caribou District Fire
Department celebrated its
30th anniversary on Saturday
with a barbecue and activities
for all ages. Top photo: the
canteen was a busy place as
visitors were served food and
beverages. Bottom left: Betty
Best, left, got help from John
Rutledge to hold the fire
hose. Bottom right: RCMP
Const. Paul Vanderlaan
gave Omer Casim an
opportunity to try walking
with goggles that resemble
the different effects of
alcohol content in people.
By Steve Goodwin
PICTOU – Debate continues
over Pictou County Municipal
Council’s share of the operating deficit for the Pictou County
Wellness Centre.
Coun. Robert Parker, who
has criticized the facility’s operating deficit in the past, said he
has been encouraged with more
recent figures. He was speaking on July 18 during council’s
financial service committee
meeting.
Audited statements from the
Pictou County Wellness Centre
Building Authority’s annual
general meeting last fall showed
a deficit of more than $800,000.
Pictou County – as well as
the towns of New Glasgow,
Pictou, Stellarton and Trenton
– pay a percentage of the
Wellness Centre’s expenses.
Westville does not participate.
“There seems to be significant improvement,” he said,
while suggesting different ways
that the deficit could be further
(Goodwin photos)
reduced, such as eliminating
the current management group
and having no ice during the
summer.
Deputy Warden Andy
Thompson countered by saying
that financing the Wellness
Centre’s operating budget
includes operating the Pictou
Fisheries Pool.
“Residents of West Pictou
need to understand they’re getting a good deal,” he said.
"That pool would not be
operating without the Wellness
Centre.”
Coun. David Parker said he
continues to support the
Wellness Centre but its expenses require careful scrutiny.
“We’re trying to make sure
the Wellness Centre is viable five,
10 and 20 years from now,” he
said.
Coun. Larry Turner said councillors and residents should also
factor in the spinoff benefits from
activity at the Wellness Centre,
such as meals and accommodation, “so it’s viewed through a
lens in terms of economic impact,
not just an expense.”
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can have all of their media needs met by a single company they know
and trust. From websites, to graphic design, to producing videos and
infographics, Ice Nine’s team of designers and communicators work in
partnership with their clients to produce exceptional work.
This summer, Ice Nine wants to help get Pictou County businesses
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initiative by the provincial government to reach out to key stakeholders for input into government policy and action. Last year a number
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Glasgow Square in New Glasgow to capture Pokémon by a lure.
Pokémon Go craze gets
people out and about
POKÉMON GO TIPS:
If you haven’t heard of
Pokémon before this month it is
likely that you have heard of the
new mobile device game
Pokémon Go by now.
The game has swept the
globe in popularity with users
logging on in overwhelming
numbers.
For those unfamiliar, the
game is modelled after a 90s
anime-style show that debuted
in September of 1998. It follows
a boy named Ash on the hunt to
be the greatest Pokémon trainer
of them all, by capturing
Pokémon, which roam around
in his world in the same fashion
wild animals do in our world.
After the success of the show
and the trading cards, Pokémon
games for Nintendo took off
and have been staples for some
in the gaming community that
use the Nintendo game boy.
“It’s a pretty social game I
would say,” said gamer Scott
Langille.
Langille and his friends were
beating the heat and catching
Pokémon under the shade of a
tree by Glasgow Square last
week. The premise of the game
is that you are a Pokémon trainer, the same as Ash in the series,
and your mission is to be the
best Pokémon trainer and to
catch all of the types of
Pokémon.
The game sets you up on a
map similar looking to a Google
map and using the GPS function
in your phone you must walk
around and visit certain places
in the community that are
marked as Pokestops. This is
where users set lures to attract
Pokémon as well as collect poke-
► If you are just starting out in the game, if you want a Pikachu
for your initial Pokémon you must run away (physically) from the
Charmander, Bulbasaur and Squirtle that pop up initially. After running away four or five times a Pickachu will appear for you to capture.
► To catch a lot of Pokémon many people hang out near a lure
(a pokestop with pink flower petal-like shapes falling around it.)
Lures draw in Pokémon for players to capture. Glasgow Square is
a frequent hot spot for lures.
► For Pictou County users, a hotspot for Pokémon can be the
former Future shop parking lot. As soon as you arrive several
Pokémon will appear for you to capture. Some rare Pokémon have
also been spotted there.
► Have a five kilometer egg to hatch? Take it on your next run
or bike ride to help speed things along.
► Get out and moving!
balls and healing potions.
So far, the game has been
praised for improving mental
health by getting those who normally wouldn’t be mobile out of
the house and moving around,
as well as being a great social
conductor for those of all ages.
“I was talking to some guys
last night about it because they
were a higher level than me,”
said Justyn Henley, who is a
level 12 Pokémon trainer.
He noted that the game has
gotten people out and talking to
people they normally wouldn’t
approach, creating a sort of
community.
Although the game has been
praised in many aspects, there
are also a few dangers that come
with the game as with most
things. Around the world there
have been reports of car crashes
due to distracted driving from
the game as well as distracted
pedestrians.
Const. Ken MacDonald of
the New Glasgow Regional
Police Department noted that he
has noticed an increase in distracted walking as well as having received a few complaints of
people in downtown staring at
their phones and walking right
across the road into intersections without looking.
“We're seeing an increased
trend in not only distracted
driving
but
walking,”
MacDonald said.
He also warned about the
false sense of security that having a phone in your hand can
give you.
“If someone’s walking around
with a phone it can become a
false sense of security,” he said,
also mentioning that elsewhere
there had been cases of people
being lured elsewhere in relation
to the game and being attacked.
Nothing like that has happened
here, he assures.
For those unsure of the game
or not in favour of it, Henley has
this to say: “People would just be
playing games in their house
anyway, at least they’re outside.”
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