April 16, 2016 - The Pictou Advocate

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Lighting up
the lanes
Sarah Whytewood,
a 'little' with Big Brothers
Big Sisters of Pictou
County, passes on the
flame (of a sparkler) to a
young bowler who was
taking part in the agency's
annual Bowl for Kids event
held Saturday. The light
signifies hope for the
children in the program
who are not yet matched.
BELOW: Board members
George Cameron and Jillian
Greene, both with
Scotiabank, tally up the
pledges.
(Cameron photo)
Bowl for Kids Sake raises $51,000
By Aaron Cameron
aaroncameron@pictouadvocate.com
The annual Big Brothers Big
Sisters Bowl for Kids Sake fundraiser succeeded in raising $51,000
on Saturday.
The event did fall short of its
fundraising goal of $60,000, and fell
short of the $63,000 raised by last
year's events, but organizer Margie
Grant-Walsh was nonetheless
pleased with the weekend's campaign.
“You can't be upset with that
amount of money,” Grant-Walsh
said. “I think people believe in the
cause and what we do.”
Grant-Walsh said she recognizes that the economy is weak at the
moment while Big Brothers Big
Sisters faces competition in the
community for charity dollars, but
remarked that Pictou County
always proves itself to be “very
supportive.”
Also “very supportive” was
honorary chair Central Nova MP
Sean Fraser who, Grant-Walsh
said, made himself available to
Bowl for Kids and helped spread
the word and was “supportive up
to the day” of the fundraiser. Fraser
was forced to back out of attending
Bowl for Kids at very short notice
due to the birth of his daughter,
Molly, in Ottawa.
“He has to be where he's at,”
said Grant-Walsh. “Family comes
first.”
Grant-Walsh said that 83 teams
and close to 300 people turned out
to bowl, which is up from last
year's event.
To date, Bowl for Kids is estimated to have raised well over
$1,000,000 in the past 36 years.
Grant-Walsh said that figure is all
the more impressive considering
the fundraiser was only meant to
last five years initially.
Financial matters aside, Bowl
for Kids is key in raising awareness
for Big Brothers Big Sisters and the
work it does.
“Sometimes you do a fundraiser and it's just a fundraiser,” GrantWalsh said. “This engages the community, they hear what we do and
they want to get involved.”
Academy
hosting
kitchen party
Crushers reach
MHL final
By Steve Goodwin
steve@pictouadvocate.com
The Pictou County Weeks
Crushers will contest the MHL
championship.
The Crushers posted three
wins against the South Shore
Lumberjacks last week, including a 9-0 romp on Sunday, to
win their best-of-seven playoff
series in five games and capture the Eastlink South
Division.
They are now in the enviable position of waiting for an
Eastlink North Division winner before the MHL championship series can begin.
“Our battle cry is, 'We’re
not done',” Crushers head
coach Doug Doull said.
“Any team would say that
and we’re no different. I think
we’re playing our best hockey
at the right time.”
The Dieppe Commandos
held a 3-2 series lead against
the Summerside Western
Capitals heading into their
home game on Tuesday. The
Caps are scheduled to host
the sixth game on Thursday.
The Crushers took the day
off on Monday and were to
resume
workouts
on
Tuesday.
“We’re happy to take on
either team,” Doull said.
During play Sunday night
at the Pictou County Wellness
Centre, Mike Lyle and Cole
Murphy each scored three
goals for the Crushers, who
scored four times in the first
period and four times in the
third period while outshooting the Lumberjacks 34-24 in
front of 1,130 fans.
Murphy, Lyle, Michael Dill
and Benji Curtis all scored in
the first period.
Lyle added his second goal
in the second and his third
goal ignited the third-period
onslaught.
Murphy completed his hat
trick and Mark Kennedy got
the other goal.
The Crushers took command of the series last
Thursday in the fifth game of
the series after a 6-3 victory in
Bridgewater.
Goals by Kennedy, Ethan
Marsh and Drew Packman in
the second period gave the
Crushers a 5-2 lead.
The Crushers ended the
first period in a 2-2 tie, thanks
to goals by Dill and Lucas
Zwaagstra, while Lyle gave
them a 6-2 lead early in the
third period.
The Crushers outshot the
Lumberjacks 39-27.
Crushers’ goaltender Daniel
Vautour stopped 16 shots last
Tuesday as the Crushers
defeated the Lumberjacks 3-0
at the Wellness Centre to give
them a 2-1 series lead.
Garrett Lambke gave the
Crushers a 1-0 lead late in the
second period, while Marsh
added an insurance goal with
less than five minutes left in
the third period.
Taylor Davis added an
empty-net goal with 1:01
remaining.
Vautour also recorded the
shutout on Sunday.
Doull looked to the
Crushers’ 2-1 overtime victory
over the Woodstock Slammers
at the end of the regular season
as a measure of how well they
have been playing since then.
“We identified that as a
focal point,” he said.
The Crushers have three
players out of the lineup with
injuries, but Doull said all
three could return sometime
during the finals.
By Aaron Cameron
NEW GLASGOW – If you're
the sort that enjoys a night out,
live entertainment, conversation
and dancing and also likes helping students, then the New
Glasgow Academy East Coast
Kitchen Party Afternoon Pub is
the type of event that should be
right up your alley.
The event will take place
April 23 from 4:30 to 8:30 p.m.
and will feature live music from
Jason Brushett, Scott Decoste,
Steve Hartlen, Robyn Foote,
Christopher Margeson, Mandy
Kelly, Jona Currie and Shane
Walsh.
The “pub” will also include
four bars and will be serving
beer, wine and spirits as well as
pizza from Sam's Trenton.
Mari Campbell, 14, of Scotsburn is exhausted with her efforts
during the 4-H County Woodsman Competition that took place
at the Toney River Community Centre last weekend. All 4-H
clubs in Pictou County – with the exception of the S.B.I. club
and the Saltsprings club – took part in the competition.
Campbell was taking part in the seniors group (14-21) single
(Cameron photo)
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The Advocate
April 13, 2016
B&B at centre of controversy
may continue, with permit
By Debbi Harvie
debbiharvie@pictouadvocate.com
East Coast Kitchen Party organizers Tammy MacLaren, left,
and Stacey Munroe, right, model the event's promotions
T-shirts promoting the event with sponsor Sherry Blinkhorn of
(Cameron photo)
Blinkhorn Real Estate.
Academy hosting ...
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The Kitchen Party will be held
in the school's gym rather than its
actual kitchen, but organizers
expect the same East Coast feel to
be on tap regardless.
“Everybody gets up dancing,”
said Stacey Munroe of the New
Glasgow Academy. “We just
have a really huge kitchen.”
Although taking place in the
school gym, it is an adult event.
"The adults pay, but the kids
benefit," Munroe said.
Tammy MacLaren who, with
Munroe, helped organize the
event, said it will continue in the
spirit of the successful fundraiser
last year with the band Deja Vu.
Sherry Blinkhorn of Blinkhorn
Real Estate volunteered at last
year's event and was impressed
enough to step up as a sponsor
this year.
“I'm always proud to support
anything local but specifically
anything to do with the kids in
school,” Blinkhorn said. “I believe
that lots of good things happen
for kids at school and it's an
opportunity for them to grow.”
Funds raised will be chan-
nelled four ways between the
music program, art program, the
home and school program (which
includes providing each student
with a free, full-colour yearbook,
supports year-end trips and provides the student body and staff
with a turkey dinner at Christmas
time) and the Panther Pantry – a
program which feeds 60 to 80
students with balanced, hot
meals.
Blinkhorn said she was drawn
to supporting the fundraiser as
each of the four programs contribute in the long run towards
good mental health.
Public response to the pub has
been strong and MacLaren said
that around 75 per cent of the
tickets have been sold so far.
Band and choir students have an
upcoming trip to Ottawa and
took charge in helping to sell
tickets. Fifty per cent of the
money raised through tickets
sold by these students will go
towards funding the Ottawa
trip.
Individual tickets and group
tables are available and can be
purchased through Stacey
Munroe at 902-755-8400, ex 306.
Hood guilty of sex crimes
By Heather Brimicombe
heatherbrimicombe@pictouadvocate.com
Former Pictou County elementary school teacher Carolyn
Amy Hood has been found guilty
of one count of sexual assault,
sexual interference and two
counts of luring.
During the decision on
Wednesday in Pictou Provincial
Court it was stated that the two
other charges that were initially
laid would be withdrawn. These
two charges were two counts of
sexual exploitation.
The later breach charges that
were added after the initial ones
would be stayed, meaning that
the case on those charges will not
be continued but it is possible for
them to resurface later on. The
stayed charges included possessing a cellular device for communication, not reporting to RCMP
when she changed her place of
residence as well as not attending
for the purpose of identification
for personal fact.
Judge Del Atwood also
amended one of the luring charges Hood was convicted of to state
that the victim in that case was
under
16
rather than
under 18.
Hood’s
trial
took
place the last
week
of
November
2015 where
the defence
AMY HOOD
argued that
Hood was
suffering
from bipolar disorder at the time
of the offences; the judge's decision was set over until April when
the presiding judge presented a
79-page decision document to
outline how he came to his conclusion.
In the document Atwood stated he believes that Hood suffers
from bipolar disorder, but did not
suffer the effects of it when the
crimes were committed.
Crown attorney Bill Gorman
said that during the sentencing he
will be seeking a period of custody for the former teacher who has
since given up her teaching
licence.
Sentencing will now take place
on July 26.
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STELLARTON – Residents of
Poplar Street could have their
hands tied in dealing with a bed
and breakfast geared toward
BDSM (bondage and discipline,
dominance and submission,
sadism and masochism) that has
been operating in the neighbourhood.
Other media have reported the
Euphoria Bed and Breakfast,
owned by Kelly McAlear and
Leslie Ogle, has been in operation
since September, although any
websites or references to it have
been removed from the Internet
after it was discovered they did
not have a permit to operate.
Town planner Roland Burek
said he was contacted by the town
regarding zoning.
“The property in question is in
an R2 zone, meaning a residential
two-unit zone, which does permit
a B&B operation of up to three
rooms to rent; however, they do
not have a permit to operate at this
time,” he says.
Although the area is zoned for
a B&B, the issue lies in the restrictive covenants that exist in that
residential area.
“One of the restrictive covenants does say owners are not to
have a professional business out of
a dwelling.”
Coun. Simon Lawand, who is
also a resident of the area, says he
only found out about it last week
when he started receiving complaints from other residents.
Lawand says residents are
opposed to a business operating in
a residential area, however, an
aesthetician has been operating on
the street for a number of years
with no complaints.
Police Chief Don Hussher confirmed they first received the complaint, but it was not a police matter so they notified the town.
“Residents have talked to me
about a website that ... they found
to be inappropriate. I have not
seen the website myself and I
don’t judge people on what they
do in their houses, but at the end
of the day the residential area is
not meant for business, that’s why
the covenant was developed,”
explains Lawand.
The website Lawand is referring to is the Fetlife website on
which Euphoria B&B apparently
advertised. Fetlife is for “...normal
people that are looking for other
things outside of missionary style
sex for the purposes of breeding,”
explains Mistress Tia, a dominatrix from the Halifax area.
Tia explains, “According to the
CBC story and the gentleman that
their reporter spoke with, there's
about 17,000 profiles on the website Fetlife alone in Nova Scotia.
Not sure of how many are fake
profiles ... but we get an influx of
the curious (including reporters)
every time an article crops up
about BDSM, or the Sex Show
comes to town in Halifax. “
Because of this, she says there
will never be an accurate account
of how popular ‘kink’ is, but she
says there are several websites
designed specifically for the kinky
or BDSM communities, not just
Fetlife, so the numbers will fluctuate on those too – often with the
same people joining them.
“Ever purchase a naughty
nurse outfit and put it on for your
lover/partner? That's kinky. Ever
watch porn together? That's considered kinky, too. So those that
think that what goes on at the B&B
is so shocking or abhorrent might
need to take another look at kink
being more normal than they care
to admit,” explains Tia.
Lawand says residents are considering taking civil action against
the B&B, or he may bring a possible bylaw amendment to council
to restrict any B&Bs permitted in
an R2 zone, which he says would
affect any future B&B operations
in the town.
“Those are the two options,”
he says noting he has received
more than 10 complaints from different residents.
“Stellarton is not against business in the town, but there are
certain places not meant for business to operate.”
Burek says as long as the owners apply for a permit and pass the
fire inspection there is no reason
they can’t continue to operate,
from the town’s point of view.
“I’m a firm believer of what
consenting adults do is their business,” he says adding he can separate what the business is doing
from what they are applying for.
“It’s important people understand the difference between the
zoning permits and the restrictive
covenants.”
Tia is not aware of any other
B&B that is geared towards BDSM,
but is “pretty sure most B&Bs as
well as hotels and motels have had
some type of BDSM activities in
their rooms at some point.”
For those residents who have
expressed concern about children
in the area Tia says, “BDSM is
something that consenting adults
partake in... The key word is
"adults" and people are quick to
remind those that cry 'what about
the children?' that it is about adults
and their sexuality. Children can't
consent or understand, at certain
ages of course, about their own
sexuality, let alone get involved
with adult sexual activities, so it's
one of the main things we all promote – no kids, events over 19
years (here in Nova Scotia), adult
couples only, etc. So arguing about
the safety of children is rather lost
on us. So I'll reiterate, BDSM is for
adults, not children. Yes, we role
play, but it's no different than an
act on stage. Once the scene is
over, with two consenting adults,
we're still adults. Again, it's adult
activities only.”
She adds, “I'd say most are
surprised that the B&B is in their
area and they didn't know about it
at all until now. It didn't affect
them in any manner before the
news story broke because the
neighbours might not be kinky
and it wouldn't affect them after
the permit and fire inspection is
done, because again, it's not their
thing, why would they walk in the
door?”
Attempts to contact the owners
of the B&B were not returned and
other residents contacted did not
want to comment.
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The Advocate
April 13, 2016
Community
COURT BRIEFS
West Pictou Consolidated
School students complete the
Go Clean Get Green activities
with a fashion show which
highlighted the use of
recycling.
BELOW: Trenton Elementary
Grade Primary student Abby
MacLeod and Grade 4 student
Lane MacFarlane stand on
each side of the trophy made
of recycled cans that the
school received in a previous
recycling contest.
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Woman pleads guilty
to three separate crimes
PICTOU – A Riverton woman
was present in court Monday
morning to enter pleas for three
charges.
Crystal Gail Morrison, 28, is
charged with one count of theft
under $5,000 and one count of
defrauding Atlantic Superstore
on February 10 of this year.
Morrison was also charged with
one count of theft under $5,000
that took place February 7.
The accused pleaded guilty to
all counts during her court
appearance and will return to
court May 31 for her sentencing.
May 30 date for plea
PICTOU – A 20-year-old
Pictou County man was in Pictou
Provincial Court on Monday
morning to set a date for his next
appearance.
Aaron Eildert Rice was
charged with one count of rob-
bery and one count of possession
of property obtained by a crime
after a March 10 incident in New
Glasgow.
Both indictable counts have
been set over until May 30 for
election and plea.
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Fashion show launches
Go Clean Get Green events
By Steve Goodwin
May sentencing date
for having illegal smokes
PICTOU – A New Glasgow
man entered a guilty plea to
one charge in Pictou Provincial
court on Monday morning.
Jeremy Christian Thompson
was charged with one count of
possession of property – namely cigarettes – obtained by a
crime. Thompson was not present during the Monday morning proceedings but his lawyer
set the sentencing for May 24.
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Police seize 26 empty liquor
containers after check stop
PICTOU – Pictou County
District RCMP arrested a 23-yearold Sunny Brae man and seized
26 empty alcohol containers from
his car following a check stop.
Just before 8:30 p.m. on April
4, a driver showed signs of
impairment at a check stop on
West River Road in Pictou. He
refused to provide a breath sample for a roadside screening test
and was arrested.
Police then seized a total of 25
empty beer cans, one empty
liquor bottle and eight full cans
of beer from the back seat of his
vehicle.
The man faces charges for
refusing a roadside screening
device. He is scheduled to appear
in Pictou Provincial Court on
May 30.
Market a model for others
NEW GLASGOW – The New
Glasgow Farmer’s Market is
becoming a model for other markets across the province with the
new year-round structure.
At the Farmer’s Markets of
Nova Scotia Annual General
Meeting, hosted at the New
Glasgow Farmer’s Market, market representatives from across
the province were in awe of the
new structure.
“It showcased to other markets what can be done for a yearround operation,” says Kristi
Russell, New Glasgow Farmer’s
Market manager.
The AGM also included
opportunity for collaboration
and discussion on marketing
and vendor training.
“Nova Scotia has the most
markets per capita in Canada
and Farmer’s Markets of Nova
Scotia offers training through
webinars for its members, which
is something other markets
across Canada and even in the
US are looking to us as a template.”
Russell says the AGM is a
great opportunity to listen to
ideas from other areas on things
that have worked or not worked.
She was also pleased by the positive comments regarding the
new space for the market.
“It’s a place where people can
gather as well as do their shopping.”
The market was very successful for its first winter, says Russell
adding it exceeded expectations
with a wait list of vendors.
On May 21, the market will be
hosting “Bringing Back Your
Farmer’, the official season opening for the market which will
now be open 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. all
year round.
Focus on increasing jobs
PICTOU – A local economic
development working group is
planning an event this year to
focus on encouraging more work
in Pictou County.
County council heard reports
at its meeting on April 4 from
councillors Robert Parker and
Larry Turner that included hosting the event in the late spring or
summer. They represent council
on an economic development
working group that is standing in
for agencies charged with that
task in regions of Nova Scotia but
do not exist in Pictou County.
Turner is part of the event’s
planning group that includes
councillors Henderson Paris
from New Glasgow, Simon
Lawand from Stellarton and
Lennie White from Westville.
Turner said the date and
venue have not been determined
yet.
The event is designed to help
people who live here or who
have moved away to find work.
He said the event will have a
trade show format and provide
opportunities for people to connect with banks and other
groups, such as Nova Scotia
Business Inc., Pictou County
Chamber of Commerce and
Northern Opportunities for
Business Ltd. (NoBL).
“This is not a job fair,” he
said. “It’s an information session. It came out of concern for
people coming back from
Alberta.”
Parker asked council to consider a funding request on behalf
of the group to continue and
expand its work.
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LYONS BROOK – A student
fashion show to demonstrate
how items can be recycled highlighted the official launch last
Friday of the 2016 Go Clean Get
Green community litter pick-up
campaign at West Pictou
Consolidated School.
The kick-off helped to raise
awareness of the GCGG pick-up
that will take place this year on
April 22 – Earth Day – as well as
April 23.
The students modeled shopping and garbage bags in various imaginative ways, to the
delight of students, staff and special guests present.
“We’re very proud of you,”
said Susan MacDonald from
Pictou Solid Waste. It’s the 13th
year for Go Clean Get Green.
“Recycling is an everyday
thing at this school,” principal
Cindy Turner noted. “We’re very
proud of that.”
GCGG committee member
and founding chairman Jim
Shaw conducted a conversation
with the students in lieu of an
address.
“What can we do? We could
get a whole lot less (litter) every
year,” he said.
“Why is it important to clean
up?” he asked.
“To keep the earth clean,”
shouted one student.
Shaw cited the Samson Trail
in New Glasgow as an example
of how people are littering less.
“The first year, we had pickup trucks full of garbage,” he
said. “Now it’s 10 or 12 bags. We
feel we’re making a difference.”
Warden Ronald Baillie, speaking on behalf of municipal leaders on the GCGG committee,
Council OKs
funds for
extending
sidewalk
Flight 144 CEF advisory board chairman
Lawrence LeBlanc
views the flight’s history. The flight
marked its 20th
anniversary.
(Goodwin photo)
Flight 144 marks 20 years,
hopes to add more recruits
By Steve Goodwin
PICTOU – Construction
Engineering Flight 144 Pictou is
observing its 20th anniversary in
a time of difficulty recruiting personnel.
The flight was 'stood up' or
established on April 12, 1996,
but CEF advisory board chairman Lawrence LeBlanc said the
flight has barely half the usual
number of personnel and is
especially short on people with
trades. As an example, it has
one certified carpenter, who
returned four months ago after
a tour of duty in Egypt.
The result is that just a few of
the work projects the flight
agreed to in various parts of
Pictou County are getting done.
The flight takes on the projects
to help train and certify their
personnel in trades that include
carpentry, plumbing and electronics.
“They need hours to get certified and they need certified
carpenters, plumbers and electricians at the work sites,” he
said. “We don’t have the people
for (all) those projects. We’re
doing some projects and hope
noted how about five tonnes of
litter is cleaned up during each
campaign.
“Your generation is very
much in tune with taking better
care of our planet,” he told the
students. “Our cleanup takes
place on Earth Day so it is the
perfect time to show we care
about our communities, our
provinces, our countries and our
planet.”
At Trenton Elementary
School, students recited a pledge
and sang a song in keeping with
the GCGG campaign.
Shaw repeated his dialogue
with the students. He pointed to
milk bottles and pens with ink
cartridges as examples of how
societies produced less garbage
years ago, and how items that
people throw away have replaced
them.
“We do it because it’s easier
for us, but it isn’t good for the
Earth,” he said.
Mayor Glen MacKinnon told
the students how the town staff
makes sure places like Trenton
Park and the pool are kept clean
for them and others to use.
“It’s all about you, as you
grow older, to make this a great
place to live,” he said. “We work
hard in our municipalities to
deliver that.”
to get the others done.”
The flight normally has more
than 50 personnel and currently
has 31, including office staff
and officers
The trades personnel are in
two sections. Class A members
get 12 days a month of training,
while Class B members get five
days a week of training, LeBlanc
said.
LeBlanc said the problem has
been compounded by a halt that
has not been lifted on spending
in defence and other federal
departments and agencies by
the previous government.
“The budget (for the flight)
has not been reduced, but we
can’t use it,” he said. “It was
going great and then the axe
came down.”
He said Central Nova MP
Sean Fraser has met with him
twice to get up to speed on
efforts to release the funding.
LeBlanc is an original member of the advisory board from
when it was conceived in March
1995. He was Pictou’s mayor at
the time and was approached in
a phone call by a company
called HDP about having an air
reserve unit located in Pictou.
He immediately began setting
up a committee to begin plan-
ning.
“This group met for over a
year under the utmost secrecy,”
he said.
After being stood up, the
flight’s first home was the former MacDonald school. The
flight moved into its current
home at the former Patterson
school in March 2001 and spent
more than $200,000 on renovations and adding outside buildings, as well as what they call
the CHIMO hall.
Harold Russell chaired the
first two meetings before the
late Ralph Heighton became its
chairman and remained so for
17 years until he retired in July
2013. Leblanc was vice-chairman during that time.
Affectionately called The
Admiral, Heighton was made
honorary member of the board
until his death in September
2015.
LeBlanc considers the flight
to be an effective training tool
and a vital community asset.
Up until 2016, at least 46 of its
members have transferred to
Canada’s regular armed forces,
while up to 2015, at least 128
community projects have been
completed by members of the
flight.
PICTOU – County council
will spend up to $50,000 to
extend a sidewalk in Riverton.
Council approved the funding at its April 4 meeting in
response to a request by
Riverview Home Corp. for council to consider extending the
sidewalk on the StellartonTrafalgar Road by 118 metres
from Valley View to the
Riverview Home.
The county’s public works
department estimates the project
will cost $45,000-$50,000.
GRANTS APPROVED
Council approved more than
$50,000 worth of municipal and
council grants at the meeting.
The largest municipal services grant was $10,000 for basement drainage repair and floor
and a rear door at Bethel
Presbyterian Church, followed
by $8,000 to repair floors in the
hall of Scotsburn Fire Department
and $6,900 to improve accessibility to the basement at Scotsburn
United Church.
Council also granted extension of previously approved
funds for work at the West River
Fire Department, Branch 108 of
the Royal Canadian Legion in
River John and summer recreation and ball field maintenance
in District 13.
Among council grants, funds
were extended for seniors outreach lunch and learn programs
and roof and Zamboni repairs at
the Ivor MacDonald Memorial
Rink.
SHEEP VALUERS
Council approved William
Ferguson’s appointment as sheep
valuer for District 3.
Sheep valuers are also permitted to do their work in other
districts where the position is
vacant.
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Community
The Advocate
April 13, 2016
Houston forced to pull video
By Steve Goodwin
The MLA for Pictou East says
he opposes having been forced to
remove part of video proceedings
from a government committee
meeting.
Tim Houston says he felt there
was nothing wrong with sharing
a 34-minute portion of a two-hour
Public Accounts Committee meeting he recently shared on his
Facebook wall.
He said the rules used by the
Speaker’s office are outdated and
should be revised to reflect people’s current use of media.
“We shouldn’t be making it
more difficult for the public,” he
said. “I’m very disappointed.”
Houston posted the video of
his questions regarding the recent
10-year deal the government
struck with Bay Ferries to operate
the ferry service between
Yarmouth and Maine without
and economic impact study to
gauge the benefits of the service
for Yarmouth and elsewhere in
the province.
“I was hoping to get factual
information to the public in a way
they could understand it,” he said.
“We’re trying to inform voters,
trying to engage voters. People
are asking questions.”
Houston said he found it
HOUSTON
strange that he had to pull his
excerpted video of the meeting
that was shortly afterward placed
on the Hansard web site.
He said he was in breach of the
protocol that says written and
video recordings of Public
Accounts and other meetings cannot be edited.
“To say it’s not the full story, I
have a problem with that,” he
said. “This video did not misinform and did not mislead. I shortened it, but I didn’t change the
context.”
House Speaker Kevin Murphy
said he was bound to order
Houston to remove the post after
what he said were “numerous
complaints” that included the
Liberal caucus office. He said the
rules for video recordings have
been in place for years and cited
two reasons why Houston was in
breach of the rules without debating its contents.
He said the legislative branch
of government is separate from
the government rules in place
regarding legislative proceedings.
“It was edited, and I have
interpreted it was for partisan
purposes,” Murphy said. “This is
a complaint-driver situation and
I’m obligated to proceed accordingly. It’s about protecting the
public record. They can call it
apples and oranges but it doesn’t
matter to me.”
He said the public can view
legislative proceedings online and
on television. They can also access
specific parts of a video recording
of meetings on Hansard, just as
they can access its written record.
Liberal caucus chairman Iain
Rankin said it was necessary to
raise concerns about the Houston’s
post. He disputed Houston’s
claim that there was no cap on the
spending in the ferry contract,
noting that responses in the meeting showed there is a cap based
on passenger volume.
“We just believe there should
be more objective use of legislature TV resources,” Rankin said.
“I think it would have been more
fair if (the post) showed the whole
story.”
Tracy Latremouille of Kids
First, left, talks to Thekla
Altmann about the volunteering opportunities Kids First
has for those looking to get
involved. The volunteer fair
took place last week at the
Pictou County Wellness
Centre.
(Brimicombe photo)
volunteer operation that makes a
big impact with the work they do.
It is the first called out if someone
in the county is reported missing.
The operation is currently about
medium sized with 60 volunteer
members.
“Each team tries to be set up to
operate one rotation,” said Charlie
Strickland, search director for the
Pictou County unit.
The organization also runs
projects like Hug a Tree, which
teaches children how to stay safe if
they get lost in the woods, as well
as Project Life Saver which uses
radio frequency bracelets to help
locate people with autism or
dementia if they happen to wander away.
Since the team buys most of
their own equipment they need
volunteers for all kind of jobs.
“We need volunteers for going
into the woods, support and fundraising,” said Strickland.
Help for the helpers
Behind the scenes of most organizations and events there are volunteers helping to ensure everything runs smoothly. Volunteers
can be the people fighting fires, or
selling tickets at the mall, giving
their time to what they are passionate about.
Last Wednesday the Pictou
County Volunteer Coalition put
together a volunteer fair at the
Pictou County Wellness Centre to
help direct those looking to give
time to a cause in need of their
help.
“People are relying on volunteers to run their organization,”
said Jessica Smith of the Pictou
County United Way, and a member of the Pictou County Volunteer
Coalition.
The fair was set up to help
organizations get new volunteers
to help them out as well as to shed
some light on a few aspects of
volunteering such as time commitment. Smith shared that volunteering comes in all amounts of
commitment, whether casual or in
a larger capacity.
“We’re really excited to see so
many community members here,”
said Smith about the turn out,
which had a continuous stream of
people circulating the room and
chatting with organizations.
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April 13, 2016
• MOU SESSIONS •
Mixed thoughts at District 3 event
By Steve Goodwin
CENTRAL CARIBOU –
Speakers from a crowd of more
than 70 people at Caribou District
Fire Hall offered varying
thoughts during an information
session on the MOU process.
Some residents of District 3
expressed concern over amalgamating the Municipality of
Pictou County with the towns of
New Glasgow, Pictou and
Stellarton. Some criticized how
members of the steering committee were promoting the
MOU involving the participating units.
The atmosphere was largely
cordial, with Coun. David
Parker moderating the session
and Warden Ronald Baillie
among those responding to
questions.
Rob Snow wondered why
people are voting in a plebiscite
and not a referendum.
Baillie said the legislation
under the Municipal Elections
Act adopted in the 1990s calls
for a plebiscite.
Eddie Noel said he once lived
in Pictou before moving to the
county to escape higher taxes,
one of the concerns he has with
amalgamation.
Baillie said taxes will rise in
five years without amalgamation because the county’s residential tax base has flat-lined.
“Status quo is not going to
work in five years,” he said.
Baillie also countered Noel’s
criticism of the Pictou County
Wellness Centre. He said it needed to be built and its deficit averages out at $11.18 per person.
“You can’t have (modern
facilities) all around you and
not here,” he said. “The deficit is
something we’re working on,
but we’re only in our third year.
If we can keep people out of the
health care system, $11.18 is
well-spent.”
Caribou Island resident Peter
Ryan expressed concern over the
decline in the county’s population over the past 20 years.
Lynn MacKay wondered if it
would cost the Pictou-North
Colchester Exhibition more
money for water with amalgamation. She also asked why no
citizen other than elected representatives and staff were named
to the MOU steering committee.
“In my opinion, we should
have had someone from the general public,” she said.
Pictou Mayor Joe Hawes said
elected officials are entrusted
with representing their constituents and more members would
have made the steering committee more cumbersome.
New Glasgow resident
Debbie Richards-White asked
what infrastructure projects
would be built without amalgamation.
Town of Pictou CAO Scott
Conrad said the provincial and
federal funding allocated for
infrastructure in the $27-million
agreement with four units means
projects selected, such as the
MacLellan’s Brook sewer work
whose approval dates from 2008,
will be done sooner and save
money.
Without the funding, he said
it may take another five years
for a project that is already
designed and nearly shovelready and some of the nearly
200 residents’ septic systems
could start failing if the work
does not start soon.
He shared a chart showing
the $13.1 million in provincial
funding allocated to water, roads
and general capital work – as
well as the $16.6 million in federal money from the Building
Canada Fund – that is contained
in the $69-million capital plan for
Community
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infrastructure work over five
years.
Barbara
Ann
Grant
approached the microphone several times with her concerns,
including lack of attention to
funding for forestry, agricultural
and ground water.
“No one is going to answer
for our way of life,” she said.
Dwight MacDonald asked if
there is an option if amalgamation does not take place.
“Ninety per cent of us realize
we need change, but amalgamation is a scary word in West
Pictou,” he said. “What is your
Plan B.”
"The Plan B is the towns will
dissolve,” Baillie said. “We have
all our eggs in this (amalgamation) basket.”
Kent Corbett took no position
in the discussion but implored
voters to cast ballots in the plebiscite in May.
“We have a democratic
responsibility to get out and
vote,” he said. “The steering
committee has to put forth a side
whether you like it or not.”
Corbett also suggested that
the Utility and Review Board
will seek substantial public
approval for amalgamation
before granting it.
Abercrombie residents pose few questions
The MOU hearing at
Abercrombie Fire Hall turned out
to be fairly tame compared to
other heated debates that have
been happening elsewhere.
The presentation, which took
place last Thursday night, saw
more than 40 people attend.
Warden Ron Baillie gave the presentation while other representatives of the steering committee
and councils were also available
to help answer questions.
Many people asked about
taxes and rates for the area.
Agnes MacPherson, former
county councillor, was one of the
first few to step up to the microphone to voice her questions.
“First, fire rates were chosen at
a public meeting; is it still going
to be the same way?” she said.
Baillie said it would still remain
the same and clarified that each
area will still have their own
meeting for this purpose.
MacPherson also asked, “You
list all the positives, but it doesn’t
matter what situation it is, there is
always a negative. What’s our
negative?”
Scott Conrod, CAO of the
Town of Pictou, addressed this
by showing a table of comparisons of what would happen if the
county sticks with the status quo
versus if they decide to go forward with the amalgamation.
MacPherson also asked later
on what will happen if the plebiscite yields a negative vote.
“If it’s a negative vote, it’ll be a
negative,” stated Baillie who
assured that he would listen to
the public on this matter and vote
in the favour that the plebiscite
showed. Councillors from other
towns and districts also piped up
noting they would do the same.
District 9 councillor Larry
Turner asked what would happen if one of the municipalities
decided not to participate. Baillie
noted that things would have to
be reworked and their share of
the budget would be lost, so the
remaining units would then have
to decide if they were interested
in continuing.
Despite the little more than 40
people in the audience it seemed
Thursday night brought out a shy
crowd as a few prompts had to be
made a couple of times to have
people come ask a question.
Arnold
MacFarlane,
Abercrombie resident, had questions about the debt associated
with the Pictou County Wellness
Centre and how it would be distributed if the amalgamation
went through. Baillie assured that
the debt would remain split the
way it is currently.
He also had questions about
the salaries of the councillors
since they would have larger
areas to cover. Baillie mentioned
that the range for the mayor's salary could be $50,000-$58,000 but
they were going more toward the
50 range. Councillors would be
50 per cent of that and the deputy
mayor would get 15 per cent
more than a councillor.
The meeting lasted approximately 90 minutes with many
participants sticking around to
discuss matters with others.
Local elementary school
recycling contest finalist
NEW GLASGOW – A.G.
Baillie Memorial School is hoping to improve its position in a
Canada-wide recycling contest.
The school is a finalist in 20th
place among 34 schools and nonprofit groups in the Febreze
Frenzy contest the company is
sponsoring.
The school is eligible to win
part of a $5,000 prize, besides the
achievement of diverting waste
from the landfill.
TerraCycle has been operating the contest through a program with Febreze called Air
and Home Care Brigade from
October through the end of April
and is accepting the items each
group is collecting. It is based in
Toronto and is considered one of
the top companies for offering
free recycling programs funded
by brands, manufacturers and
retailers around the world to
help individuals and groups
recycle hard-to-recycle waste.
Pam Cameron works with the
students who collect the items.
She noted A.G. Baillie is already
a green school but said she’s
amazed at how engaged the students from Primary to Grade 6
are with recycling.
“I was really surprised how
kids in Primary know where
items go,” she said. “The kids
here love recycling.”
Baillie amassed 1,728 pounds
of recyclable materials, according to the most recent figures up
to March 1.
The points are based on each
unit and every shipment of air
and home care waste that is
diverted from landfill, such as
air fresheners, trigger heads, bottle caps and plastic packaging.
Cameron said staff and students are aware of the lag time in
posting the latest results, which
are posted every two weeks.
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Museum and The Advocate are teaming up to
present 'On Guard for Thee',
a series of profiles of some of the local men and
women who have served this country in times of
conflict. The project is the brainchild of Vincent
Joyce, founder and president of the Pictou County
Military Museum, who has generously supplied
all of the photos and military records
of the individuals who will be featured weekly
in The Advocate.
From left: Grade 2 student Sam Wagner, Grade 3 student Noah
Fibet, Grade 4 student Edith Mummery and Grade 5 student
Katie Lintaman drop items into the bins set up for them at A.G.
(Goodwin photo)
Baillie Memorial School.
Groups’ chances of winning
one of the three sweepstakes
prizes increase with every air
and home care shipment and
will receive one entry per shipment. At the end of the contest,
TerraCycle will randomly select
three lucky winners to each win
5,000 bonus points.
The top 20 collecting locations will be awarded between
5,000 and 100,000 bonus points.
The money the students
receive will go to their chosen
charity, which is the school.
The students have been collecting for two years, including
about a year through the Air and
Home Care Brigade Program.
“They are really good at the
school,” Cameron said. “They
know it diverts waste from the
landfill and makes a little money
for the school.”
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
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Opinion
The Advocate
April 13, 2016
ANTY group
rebukes MOU
P
eople are getting
creative in their
opposition to the
MOU.
Amalgamation No Thank
You is a group of citizens
who live in Pictou County
and the towns of New
Glasgow, Stellarton and
Pictou and who have
employed electronic media
to express their opposition to
the municipalities’ memorandum of understanding.
The group opposes the MOU
and believes the decision
whether or not to adopt
amalgamation belongs to the
people, not just elected members and staff.
Brian White chairs the
group. The ANTY information is considerable. He has
been able to provide an articulate and focused analysis of
why amalgamation is a bad
idea, at least this proposed
one. The information seeks
to undermine what are called
facts or claims by the steering committee that has developed the MOU for amalgamation.
The ANTY information
cites what has been referenced by the Nova Scotia
Utility and Review Board. It
casts doubt on claims by the
MOU supporters regarding
taxes, debt, savings, services
and the number of members
in an amalgamated council.
There is a hazard with
information. It can bury us.
It’s true whether one finds
the MOU case compelling or
discovers the ANTY presentation speaks to their concerns.
Recent MOU information
sessions and the UARB hearings before them revealed
more concentrated opposition to the MOU in Stellarton
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and areas leading from there
to Eureka and Hopewell.
Exchanges have been generally more cordial and less
strident elsewhere. It should
be quite an evening on
Thursday for the MOU session scheduled for Stellarton
at
the
Nova
Scotia
Community College.
There will be exchanges
for and against amalgamation. But when all is said and
done, it comes down to
whether or not people see
the opportunity that goes
with the uncertainty of amalgamation.
The ANTY position is that
it is not opposed to change,
but rather a bad idea.
Change is the one thing
Pictou County is experiencing everyday. The Pictou
County some people want to
preserve is in many ways
gone forever. People need to
sort out how that’s a good
thing or a bad thing because
it’s real.
It is important to be
informed. Now is not the
time to be surprised that the
council of 10 members and a
mayor was arrived at based
on a 10 per cent variance in
population, something that
was known months ago.
The plebiscite on May 28
will be telling. Kent Corbett’s
plea last week in Caribou for
people to get out and vote
rings true. If only we could
say that of entire discussions
about the MOU, because
facts are based on one’s perspective and are less useful
for something like Pictou
County that is constantly
evolving.
That’s where faith trumps
intellect and emotion.
Steve Goodwin
VISIT US ON
John Marshall’s Antiques
has shared another rare
photo of Pictou. This one
is of the south side of
Pictou’s Water Street in
the 1880s. The building
on the left is the site of
Grohmann Knives on the
corner of Margaret and
Water streets. The only
buildings remaining are
the two stone houses further up the street. The
Scottish influence can be
seen with several buildings featuring five sided
dormers.
(Submitted by the Pictou Historical
Photograph Society. Go to www.pictouphotos.ca/NovaStory.ca to view
these and 1,800 more Pictou photos.
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
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Removal of video won't stop
the spreading of information
To the Editor:
People don’t need to see my
video to know that the Liberals
panicked and signed a terrible
Yarmouth Ferry deal. Well, I hope
they don’t because that video is
now gone. Removed because the
Liberals complained.
It was a short video where I
asked questions and government
department staff answered. A
simple exchange that made facts
available for easy consumption in
a 2016 manner. Those facts may
embarrass the Liberals, but they
are facts nonetheless.
Facts like: Does the contract
cap how much the arrangement
could cost taxpayers over 10
years? This is not a subjective
question. Yes or no, is there a cap?
The answer: there is no cap. This
could cost $100 million over 10
years or it could cost $200 million.
There is no protection for taxpayers.
Facts like: Did the department
do an economic impact study? A
so-called cost–benefit analysis.
Yes or no? The answer: “No.”
They didn’t do a cost- benefit
review.
Facts like: Do you have a boat
for the 10-year contract? Yes or
no? The answer: “No.” They
have a boat for a maximum of
four years. Yet, they signed a
10-year contract.
The Liberals are trying to hide
the facts about Premier McNeil’s
ferry fiasco but removing my
video won’t stop the spread of
information. I will continue to do
my job and inform Nova
Scotians.
Yes, the video rules need to be
updated. Yes, I understand why
the Liberals don’t want that but
all that is a fight for another day.
Today’s match is the one where
taxpayers fight back after being
sucker-punched by a terrible contract and the Liberals’ bad negotiating.
Let’s continue to standup
against bad deals with our money.
That is a fight that is going
strong.
Tim Houston
MLA for Pictou East
The Pictou Advocate
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EDITOR
Jackie Jardine
902-759-0307
editor@pictouadvocate.com
REPORTER
Steve Goodwin
(902) 301-0724
To the Editor:
I have gone through the
48-page report submitted by the
MOU committee (smoke and
bull). I have underlined all the
ands, ifs, buts and supposed to
bes. Read it for yourselves. They
have no idea of the future costs
or what we have already wasted.
Look to other municipalities
to get their track records. Hidden
taxes, no extra municipal services, increased taxes to float core
centers and so on and on.
Please read between the lines
and past the small print. The
county or the two small towns
REPORTER
Debbi Harvie
(902) 301-5997
with a bit of common sense
should not be responsible to pay
for lapsed info structure of two
special towns. Do we really want
to pay for their mismanagement
or lack of funds?
Did you know that one of our
council members published in
the paper that if the people in his
riding voted over 70 per cent
against that he would support
them. Just in case, there is a lot of
highly educated people out there
with no common sense, the
country we live in is a democratic nation. A vote is 50 per
cent to go for or against. That is
what our fathers and forefathers
REPORTER
Heather Brimicombe
902-301-1653
fought for, unlike the 'Nazi' ruling that you have to give one per
cent of your property sales to the
useless center.
It is time for us to stand up for
our rights. If, after the next election, there are still any of these
'people' left (and I picked this
word to be nice) still in power,
then and only then, we could
look into wasting more money
on their behalf.
As for the people in the Town
of Pictou, ask your mayor as I
did, if he studied this mess or
was he going by what he was
To the Editor:
Does any informed person
really believe that this amalgamation exercise will result in lower
taxes or that the big loser in the
process will not be the Municipality
of the County of Pictou? Can we at
least be realistic and practical in
the midst of all this rhetoric?
It may be that, for some, intellectual, spiritual or existential reasons will transcend simple economics; but that is another matter.
The Town of New Glasgow
has nothing to lose and everything
to gain. The Municipality of the
County of Pictou has nothing to
gain and everything to lose.
Incidentally, what should readers make of the Town of New
Glasgow’s designation of the site
of the former Maritime Building
as an asset worth over a million
dollars?
Makes me wonder what value
is placed on the “business park”
on East River Road!
I am not against change. It is
very possible that the administration of the various municipal units
can be better managed through
shared services and greater cooperation. The proposed amalgamation of part of the county
(excluding Trenton and Westville),
in my opinion, is divisive and lopsidedly in favour of New Glasgow.
It offers little of value to the other
municipal partners, especially the
county.
Elmer MacKay
Lorne
former MP, Central Nova
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902-301-2554
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902-759-5054
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MOU: No 'us' vs. 'them'
To the Editor:
The MOU debate is on our
minds, in our newspapers and on
our screens. Everyone has an
opinion, and at times it has
become quite an acrimonious
debate amongst the people of
Pictou County. Often, when emotions become inflamed, we lose
much of our ability to reason and
use rational thought to come up
with the best solution to an issue.
I’m as guilty as the next person.
In situations such as this, I like to
sit back, meditate on the issue
and try to see the big picture.
As I breath deep, the big picture starts to become visible. The
first thing that becomes crystal
clear is that we are all in this
together. We all have a common
goal, a highly effective and efficient municipal governance structure. Virtually everyone contributing to the discussion has the
best interests of Pictou County in
their heart. Some may use inappropriate language and poor
social manners while trying to
further their position, but make
no mistake, we all want to see
Pictou County grow and prosper.
My next insight is that this
debate is being “framed” a certain way by the media and others.
It’s the older generation vs the
younger generation, it’s the business class against the working
class, it’s the informed vs the
uninformed, it’s Stellarton vs
New Glasgow. All of these are
false narratives. The debate is
actually amongst family as how
to best run the household. There
is no “us” vs “them”, there is only
“us”.
Everybody knows if you are
looking at adopting a certain
model, the best idea is to check
and see how that model has
worked for others. You don’t
need to meditate for this to
become obvious. A quick google
search shows a multitude of
amalgamations across Canada
where the promises of cost savings and economic growth never
materialized.
The very biggest of pictures
on this issue reveals highly centralized power structures vs
decentralized power structures
and which model best serves the
people. It seems my entire life
our economic and political power
structures have become more
and more centralized in the name
of economies of scale and a common vision. It wasn’t that long
ago, only the 1970s, when municipalities exercised much more
control over education, healthcare and social services. Perhaps
if that were still the case today
the school in River John would
be open, and maybe the emergency room renovations would
have been completed before
building the Wellness Centre. I
believe the centralization of
political and even more so economic power in the hands of a
few is one of the main threats to
our society today. As such, I find
it hard to vote for any model that
further centralizes power in our
society.
Those are the thoughts that
came to me when I detached
from the issue and looked at it
from a third person perspective. I
encourage everyone who feels
passionate about this issue to sit
still, set an intention to understand the long term effects of the
MOU, breath deep, clear your
mind and see what insight that
brings to your viewpoint.
If you remember nothing else
about this letter, please do remember, no matter the outcome on
May 28, we truly are all in this
together.
Danny MacGillivray
Stellarton
Community needs
to remember Nikki
To the Editor:
Remembering Nikki… that’s
easy. She was funny, sweet and
sassy. She loved writing, poetry
and photography.
I have so many reminders of
her, and the life taken far too
soon.
Nikki Campbell was the
young woman who was murdered on December 30, 2015.
While others celebrated the
Christmas season, her family
had to arrange a funeral for this
mother who cherished her three
children. Without financial
means, and in shock, they waited
for her body to be released to
proceed with the unthinkable
funeral that would put this
33-year old woman to rest.
Ours is the only province
which does not financially support the funeral of a murder victim. However, our tax dollars
must fund the offender’s trial,
incarceration and appeals while
the family awaits the long process of justice.
Nikki's family has shown
great restraint with quiet grace
and dignity in court. Even the
presiding judge commented on
their conduct. Nevertheless, I
can see their spirit being drained.
Nikki’s mother and the devoted
grandmother who raised her
have been crushed. Her four
aunts were virtual sisters, so
their pain is agonizing. Nikki's
sister too, and many friends have
all been devastated by her
untimely passing.
It’s disturbing not seeing the
outrage that I’ve seen with other
victims of crime in this ‘tightknit’ community. After the initial
sensationalism, there is little coverage about her death and unfortunately more focus on the
defendant.
Where is Nikki’s voice in all
of this? Would her death be more
significant if she attended church
weekly, threw Tupperware parties and baked cookies? What
traits exemplify the significance
of one’s death?
A sensitive, bright and vibrant
woman has been taken. Nikki
and her family had dreams that
died with one violent act at the
hands of another. She loved, and
was loved; she mattered very
much. For her, as well as the rising numbers of women being
victimized, we need to remember Nikki.
Debbie Cormier
Westville
MOU: Read...
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told to do when he is going to
sell your nice little town down
the drain. Do you not think you
deserve better than that? Is
Pictou still going to be Pictou or
a suburb of New Glasgow? Are
our elected officials scared of
what will happen after the next
election? Why push so fast? Who
is going to pay to tow the Ship
Hector up the river to New
Glasgow?
If a few of these dreamers get
their way some say there will be
a grand feast. At the wasteful
center, prime rib roast. New
Glasgow will be the first in line.
By the time they get their plates
full the other towns will be lucky
if they get to lick the bone. As for
the county, we will not get a
smell.
Get out and vote. We have to
do this, the ballot way. No electronics as they can be easily
messed with and not fair for the
older and less fortunate. And by
the way, I congratulate our councillor Robert Parker for having
the under gear to stick up for his
people. No apology needed to
the MOU thugs. Good job, Bob.
Gary Heighton
Meadowville
Opinion
The Advocate
April 13, 2016
7
Spring brings potholes, inattentive driving
To the Editor:
Spring is here and the weather is starting to get a little better.
With spring flowers starting to
pop up in gardens all around
town, I sure hope it is time to
put the snow blowers and shovels away for another season.
Pot holes are starting to show
up on our streets and road ways,
and plow damage showing up
along our sidewalks and streets.
It would look like our Works
Department has its work set out
for them. But we do have the
best Works Department in the
county.
And that brings up another
subject: drivers that think they
own the roads and streets by the
way they drive. By tailgating,
driving through stop signs, by
just slowing down and not stopping as well as not stopping for
amber lights and they do not
know what the yield sign stands
for. And the parking throughout the town is something else
again, with truck parking in disabled zones and cars taking up
two parking spaces. And drivers parking in fire lanes at the
malls and at Super Store and
Sobeys. Fire lanes are there for
the fire department and not for
anyone to use. As well, stop and
yield signs and red lights as
well as amber lights are there
for our safety and not to be
ignored.
And let’s not forget the taxi
drivers for they are the worst,
trying to get to every place in a
rush and not obeying the rules
of the road.
So folks, that is what spring
brings us. So I will say slow
down and drive with care for
we only have one life to live so
let us take good care of it.
Loyd Murray
New Glasgow
The cruelest April Fools joke ever
To the Editor:
Twenty years ago April 1st,
HRM was born.
Fitting!
I fully expect that the politicians of the day truly felt they
had the best interest of their
constituents in mind when this
took place, which I am sure is
also the case in Pictou County.
We the constituents, or at
least most of us, probably
thought it was a good thing
and our lives would likely
change for the better.
We were wrong.
I have lived in what used to
be Halifax County for 30-some
years and, to be fair, things
have improved in some
respects. Have they improved
as much as they would have
without amalgamation? I
expect not.
Taxes have increased a disproportionate rate with the old
Halifax, services haven’t
improved, the bureaucracy has
increased and the old city
proper continues to build edifices (not unlike a Wellness
Center) it would not be able to
afford without tax dollars from
as far away as Ecum Secum.
I would encourage you to
read the following link, http://
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/
nova-scotia/halifaxregionalmunicipality-turns-201.3520196, to see what a few of
our municipal councillors feel
about amalgamation 20 years
later. It would appear there is
a common thread once you get
outside the city core.
A friend of mine from River
John once bought a vehicle
which, it so happened, someone else in the village had been
looking at. Once he found out
what my friend had paid for it
he said, “You got took. ”
I have property in Pictou
County and pay my taxes but
don’t have a municipal vote as
it is not my principal residence
(I feel another letter coming
on). I encourage you, if you do
have a vote, to think what you
are voting for. If I am still
around in 20 years, you don’t
want me writing to the Pictou
Advocate to tell you, “You got
took.”
John Baillie
Timberlea, HRM
Additional letters
to the editor
on pages 13 and 19
• MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING •
Presentation on amalgamation experience
EDITOR'S NOTE: Over the
next several weeks, The Advocate is
happy to bring a series of
information columns from the
MOU Steering Committee
on a variety of topics related
to the proposal.
Region of Queens Mayor
Christopher Clarke will give a
presentation to the community
through a Lunch & Learn format at noon on April 14 on his
community’s experience with
amalgamation.
In 1996, the Town of
Liverpool amalgamated with
the Municipality of Queens to
form a regional government.
Today, community identities
and spirit remain strong, entrepreneurialism is flourishing,
and taxes have decreased by
more than 36 per cent.
Mayor Clarke believes
amalgamation allowed the
regional government to weather some tumultuous storms
which the former municipalities would not have survived
on their own.
“During the past few years,
Queens has re-invented itself
pushing ahead with a priority
of economic development,”
said Mayor Clarke. “Many new
businesses have opened and
are thriving, the arts community has grown and performances in the Astor Theatre
and Queens Place Emera
Queens.
“Hearing from our colleagues in Queens is a great
opportunity to learn about the
key factors in their success,”
says Warden Ron Baillie, MOU
Steering Committee Chair.
The event will take place at
noon on April 14, Summer
Street Industries, 72 Park St.,
New Glasgow. This event is copresented by the MOU Steering
Committee and the Pictou
County Chamber of Commerce.
A light lunch will be provided.
Pre-registration is required by
end of day Wednesday, April
13 by emailing info@pictouchamber.com.
To learn more, please visit
onepictoucounty.ca.
Centre draw crowds to the
area which supports local businesses.”
The Queens amalgamation
was voluntary and respected
the differences between rural
and urban communities, similar to the framework for amalgamation that has been proposed in Pictou County. In
addition to lower taxes, it
resulted in lower human
resource costs, bigger budgets
and major capital improvements. Savings in the first year
of amalgamation were 50 per
cent more than anticipated.
While all governance changes are different, there is insight
to be gained from the reasonably comparable experience in
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8 Arts & Entertainment
The Advocate
April 13, 2016
From left: Karen Laundon
as Billie Bendix, serenades
a perplexed-looking
Murray McLaren as Jimmy
Winter, during a scene
from the musical comedy
Nice Work If You Can Get
It that was presented
recently at the deCoste
Entertainment Centre in
Pictou.
(Goodwin photo)
Nice Work musical another bull’s eye
By Steve Goodwin
Add one more smash hit to
the list of Rotary musicals.
Nice Work If You Can Get It
is the latest triumph for the cast
and crew whose members
assemble annual musicals to
raise funds for the Rotary Club
of Pictou.
It’s another one of the few
modern presentations with traditional music that the troupe,
under the direction of Don Hill,
has offered in recent years.
Nice Work was conceived 20
years ago and had a long and
successful run on Broadway,
but its music draws on the
genius of George Gershwin.
Gershwin is still remembered with fondness for his
experiments with “classical
jazz” and larger orchestras. But
this musical features many of
his memorable tunes laced with
snappy lyrics by Buddy
DeSylva and played extraordi-
Crystal Mann, front left, leads a chorus along with fellow members of the cast.
(Goodwin photo)
narily well by the band led by
David Pos.
The band featured two keyboard artists – mainstay George
Durning and Lloyd MacLean –
while its brass section offered
precision, strength and balance.
Unlike Music Man, last
year’s play with two sweeping
male and female lead parts,
Nice Work is more like an
ensemble with plenty of work
for a larger number of cast
members.
The leads featured Murray
McLaren, who has played several roles in recent years, in the
role of Jimmy Winter. But the
pleasant surprise this year was
Karen Laundon in her first lead
role as Billie Bendix, after only
recently returning to Pictou
County with her family.
They were both superb, as
were Randy Gilby as Cookie
McGee, Sally O’Neill as Eileen
Evergreen, Rick Shaver as
Senator Max Evergreen, Crystal
Mann as Estonia Dulworth,
Cheryl Corbin as Jeannie
Muldoon
and
Charles
McPherson as Chief Barry,
L.I.P.D.
Andrew Douglas’s return as
Duke Mahoney was a welcome
addition
and
Colleen
McPherson delivered a strong
performance in a key role near
the musical’s end.
The sets were less elaborate
than in some years but – as they
always do – helped take the
audience to the musical’s time
and place.
Every year, performers and
audience alike can’t wait what
will be presented next year.
Nice work If Can Get It gives
us that feeling all over again.
Music festival presents musical theatre results
The musical theatre portion
of the New Glasgow Music
Festival has wrapped up.
The annual event took place
at North Nova Education
Centre.
Results are as follows:
MARCH 31
Class, 1080, Musical Theatre
Vocal Solo, 9 & 10 years:
1st place: Annike Murray, 89;
2nd place: Bethany Antle, 87;
3rd place: Madison Furlotte and
Robert McPherson, 86.
Class 1140, Musical Theatre
1st place: Rebecca vandeWiel, 88; 2nd place: Rebecca
MacKeen, 87; 3rd place Amy
Eckhart, 86.
1st place: Laura Sellers, 88;
2nd place: Madelyn Vossen, 87;
3rd place, Jesse Hemmings, 86.
Class 1500, Musical theatre
ensemble, 3-7 people:
1st place: The Oodle Store.
APRIL 1
Vocal Solo, 11 & 12 year:.
1st
place:
Brennan
MacDonald, 88; 2nd place:
Campbell Haymen & Reese
Richards, 86; 3rd place: Megan
MacEachern and Kaitlyn Hayes,
85.
vocal Solo, 13 & 14 years:
1st place: Noel Fougere, 92;
Celebrate Art
with Tearmann
Art can truly change a life.
For the past 22 years,
Tearmann Society has been hosting the Celebration of Art, a
major fundraiser for the shelter
for abused women and their
children.
The 2016 event is May 6 and
will feature more than 40 pieces
of art from artists across Pictou,
Antigonish and even some
Colchester County artists.
Last year the event raised
slightly more than $10,000 for
the services provided at the shelter which serves Pictou,
Antigonish and Guysborough
counties.
“(The funding) goes toward
programming at Tearmann
House for things like outreach,
children’s programs and women’s groups, etc.,” explains Liz
MacIntosh, co-chair of the
Celebration of Art.
She says the total raised over
the period of the fundraiser is
close to $200,000 for Tearmann.
This year’s event will take
place at the Museum of Industry
beginning at 7 p.m.
Artists donate a piece of their
work for a draw that is included
in a raffle as well as a silent auction with the minimum bid provided by the artist. If the piece
sells in the silent auction, the
minimum bid goes to the artist
and the remainder is kept by the
society, although some artists
donate those proceeds back to
Tearmann.
“The artists involved are
mostly local artists. We have
painters, photographers, sculptors, potters, jewelry designers,
stone workers and wood carvers,” she notes.
This year there will be a special draw for one piece of art
donated by Jaye Ouelette.
“We are going to auction off
(this piece) separately with a
deck of cards draw. Each card
will be sold for $20. And then at
the end of the night we will draw
a card to see who wins.”
There will also be an art display featuring the work of students in the three local high
schools with two of the art teachers donating to the silent auction,
Karlya
Pye
and
Dawn
MacKenzie-DeCoff.
MC will be Shaun McLean
and artists include Anna Syperek,
Dawn McNutt, Mark Brennan,
Sue Doucette, Gerry Farrell and
Ruben Irons to name a few.
Tickets are available through
board members or by phoning
902-752-1633.
2nd place: Cameron Osgood, 88;
3rd place: Katryn Brow, 86.
1st place: Adrienne Munroe,
89; 2nd place: Georgia Sajatovich,
88; 3rd place: Ben Coleman and
Miranda Goodman, 86.
APRIL 2
1st place: Oliver Lon, 87; 2nd
place: Simon Bannerman, 86;
3rd place: Ava MacDonald, 85.
Class 1110, Musical theatre
1st place: William Austin, 87;
2nd place: Keira MacDuff and
Rebecca DeCoste; 3rd place:
Mary Henderson and Justin
Skinner, 85.
Duet:
1st place: Cameron Osgood
and Noel Fougere, 90; 2nd place:
Amy Eckhart and Madelyn
Vossen, 89; 3rd place: Jenson
Grant and Grace Poole; Josse
Champoux and Alexandria
Benson, 88.
1st place: Josee Champoux,
90; 2nd place: Alexandria
Benson, 89; 3rd place: Carleigh
Halliday and Maggie Daley, 88
vocal Solo, open:
1st place: Sarah English, 88.
Welcome to the ECMAs!
Meet Jake Chisholm. He’s
The Advocate’s correspondent
for everything East Coast
Music Awards related at this
year’s ECMA events in Sydney,
Cape Breton.
Chisholm will be taking
photos and conducting video
interviews with the who’s who
of the East Coast Music scene
April 13 to 17 for our website
and social media outlets.
This is the 21-year-old
Stellarton resident’s first year
attending the ECMAs.
“I love music, it’s such a big
part of our culture here in
Nova Scotia. I want to highlight local artists and showcase
Pictou County talent.”
Stay tuned to www.pictouadvocate.com as well as our
Twitter (@PictouAdvocate)
INDOOR
YARD
SALE
Library: the heart
of our community
In April, we take time to
reflect upon the many invaluable contributions of volunteers in our communities during the Volunteer Recognition
Week celebrated this week in
Nova Scotia. The regional
library has a small reference
collection of helpful informational resources (the Volunteer
Sector Resource Collection).
Following is a few of the titles
included in that collection
–“Volunteer
management:
mobilizing all the resources of
the community” by Steve
McCurley and Rick Lynch,
“Voices from the voluntary
sector: perspectives on leadership challenges,” edited by
Frederick Bird and Frances
Westley, “Effective fundraising for nonprofits: real-world
strategies that work” by Ilona
Bray Nolo, and “Welcome
aboard: a handbook for board
members of charities and nonprofit organizations” written
by the Public Legal Education
and Information Service of
New Brunswick.
APPRECIATION EVENT
Are libraries essential for
your community? Do you
appreciate your local public
library? Then we need you!
Public libraries are facing a
funding crisis. To learn more
about your library and how
you can help, join us at the
Antigonish Town & County
Library for a friendly, fun,
educational time for all ages
and show your support on
Saturday, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Everyone is urged to attend.
The event will include
books, live music, art, technology, light refreshments, and
many activities highlighting
library services. People will be
encouraged, in various fun
and creative ways, to express
their appreciation for their
libraries. While held in
Antigonish,
the
PictouAntigonish Regional Library
Board is asking everyone from
far and wide to join us.
“We need as many people
to come out as possible,” says
Sally Fraser (PARL board
chair, and municipal councillor for District #1 of the
Municipality
of
Pictou
County). “Bring the kids, the
parents, your friends, and the
neighbours and really show
your support for this vital
public service.”
The Antigonish Town and
County Library: the People's
Place Library is located at 283
Main St., Antigonish (next to
the movie theater and across
from the Irving gas stop, the
Royal Canadian Legion and
At the Library
TRECIA SCHELL
is a community services
librarian and branch manager
at the Stellarton and
River John public libraries
the Town of Antigonish Town
Hall).
ONE INSPIRING FILM,
TWO GREAT CAUSES…
Join us as we celebrate
National Canadian Film Day
(NCFD) and Earth Day with
screenings of an award-winning National Film Board
(NFB)
film,
“Hadwin’s
Judgment.” Inspired by John
Vaillant’s
award-winning
book “The Golden Spruce”,
the film introduces us to the
complex character of Grant
Hadwin, a logging engineer
and survivalist who lived and
worked happily for many
years in British Colombia’s
ancient forests. Witnessing the
devastation wrought by clearcutting, Hadwin was finally
driven to commit what some
would say was an extraordinary and perverse act, one that
ran contrary to all he had come
to value. Interweaving speculation, myth and reality, the
film charts Hadwin’s emotional crusade against the destruction of the world’s last great
temperate rainforest and
explores the possible motives
for his unprecedented crime.
The film will air at New
Glasgow
Library
on
Wednesday, April 20 at 7 p.m.,
and the River John Library on
April 28 at 6:15 p.m. The
River John Library will also
hold an additional NCFD film
screening of “Picture Day”
starring Tatiana Maslany
(Orphan Black) on April 21 at
6:15 p.m. Join us, watch a great
Canadian movie and win some
cool door prizes and snacks
provided by the NCFD folks!
THE POWER OF WORDS
Join us as we continue to
celebrate the poetic expression
this National Poetry Month.
Drop by and craft your own
WordArt project at our New
Glasgow and Stellarton libraries.
Library Appreciation Event
When: Saturday, April 16, 11:00am - 2:00pm
Where: Antigonish Town and County Library
(283 Main Street, Antigonish)
Learn more about public libraries and how you can help!
Toll free: 1-866-779-7761
www.parl.ns.ca
JAKE CHISHOLM
and Facebook pages, and
Chisholm’s YouTube channel
at www.youtube.com/chann e l / U C O H U 0 n K9Em13NpqiuJBrinQ
as well as his Instagram: @_jchisholm; Twitter: @_jchisholm
and Snapchat: jakke.chisholm.
BRAESIDE INN,
126 FRONT ST.
PICTOU
Something For Everyone!
Saturday, April 16TH
8 a.m. – 2 p.m.
(Lots of Parking rear of Inn)
The Town of Westville has a vacancy for a citizen
appointee on the Board for the Eastern Mainland
Housing Authority. The Pictou County Committee
meets generally on the third Tuesday of the month
in New Glasgow at 11:00 am. There are normally
8-10 committee meetings per year depending on
the number of applications for housing received.
In addition the full Board meets twice a year in
Antigonish. Mileage is paid to members for travel to
and from the meetings. If you have an interest in this
citizen appointee position, please submit a letter
outlining your reasons for applying for this position.
For more information please contact the
Town of Westville Office at 902-396-1500
or e-mail vicki.heighton@westville.ca
Applications can be submitted to:
Town of Westville P.O. Box 923
Westville, NS B0K 2A0
RE: Housing Authority Representative
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April 13 , 2016
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Sports
The Advocate
April 13, 2016
Pictou County
SPORTS
Send scores, reports and sports items to Steve Goodwin at 485-8014
or email steve@pictouadvocate.com
•
HOCKEY DAY OF CHAMPIONS
Selects win Peewee A title
I
By Steve Goodwin
The Pictou County Subway
Selects provided a thrilling highlight for local fans during the
Hockey Nova Scotia’s RBC Day of
Champions by winning the
Peewee A female hockey division
championship.
Jean Craig’s goal in the third
period, with assists from Brooklyn
Nicholas and Jaylen Langille,
proved to be the difference as the
Selects edged The South Shore Ice
Sharks 1-0 during one of five HNS
Female Council games played on
Sunday at the Pictou County
Wellness Centre. The Sharks carried the play early, but the Selects
finished the second period strong
and prevailed in the third period
to win the banner.
The division was one of five
contested on Sunday. The Halifax
Hawks defeated the Atom AA
Selects 2-1 to win the division on
the only other game involving a
Pictou County team.
In other games, the Antigonish
Bulldogs shut out the Valley Wild
5-0 in the Atom A final, while the
Cape Breton West Islanders
defeated the Cole Harbour Red
Wings 5-1 in the Bantam A final
and the Glace Bay Miners blanked
Halifax 3-0 to win the midget A
championship.
Ten championship games were
played on Saturday on the HNS
Minor Council schedule at the
Wellness Centre.
A much-anticipated Midget A
showdown between the Pictou
Maripacs and Queens County
resulted in a 6-2 victory for Queens
on Friday. Dante Flanagan and
Brett Corbin scored Pictou’s goals.
It was one of four games played
on Friday. The Bedford Blues
defeated the Maripacs 5-1 in the
Atom championship game, while
the East Hants Penguins shut out
Glace Bay 4-0 in the Atom A final
and Antigonish toppled the West
Hants Warriors 8-1 to win the
Atom AA championship.
Pictou County teams were in
two of five finals on Saturday,
both based in Thorburn. The Cole
Harbour Red Wings downed the
Golden Hawks 10-3 to win the
Peewee B Division, while the
Bedford blues topped the Golden
Hawks 5-1 in the Bantam B final.
The Northside Vikings defeated the TASA Ducks 4-2 in the
Peewee A final, while the East
Hants Penguins thrashed the
Cape Breton County Islanders 9-0
in the Bantam A final and Cole
Harbour defeated the West
Colchester Cobras 8-1 to win the
Midget B championship.
The weekend was also opportunity for players and fans to
meet with Stellarton native Blayre
Turnbull and Jill Saulnier from
Halifax, two members of the
Canadian women’s team that
took silver at the 2016 world
women’s championship.
Turnbull is home for the summer and is looking forward to
hockey schools where she will be
working. “It’s nice to give back to
the community if I can,” she said.
“It’s been nice to see the girls I
know and meet new girls.”
Turnbull said she was satisfied
with her performance at the world
championship.
"We had a good team that
came together well in a short period,” she said. “I had a good tournament. Playing in the Winter
Olympics is something I’ll work
really hard to accomplish. It’s the
best scenario for me right now.”
HNS
executive-director
Darren Cossar said he was
pleased with hosting the event at
the Wellness Centre. “The atmosphere was top-notch and the
staff has been great,” he said.
It's 'The Jay Team”
for another season
Top photo: Selects goalie Kenzie O’Donnell reaches to smother the puck during a scramble in
front of her goal. Middle photo, from left: O’Donnell and alternate Campbell Hayman hold the
Peewee A championship trophy beside captain Rory Thompson and Jaylen Langille. Left photo:
Canadian women’s hockey team silver medalists Blayre Turnbull, left, and Jill Saulnier graced
both the Day of Champions events and the Nova Scotia Midget AAA Female Hockey League
awards presentations. Bottom right: members of the Northern Subway Selects were among
those to receive awards. Front row, from left: top defence player Julia Scammell, Troy Reid with
the President’s Award and top rookie Josie Chisholm. Back left: second team all-star defence
player Annika Mason, outgoing league president Barry Wisener, second team all-star forward
(Goodwin photos)
Kaitlyn Pentz and rookie all-star Camryn Halliday.
FEMALE HOCKEY
Selects earn Midget AAA awards
Members of the Northern
Subway Selects received their
share of awards on Sunday
during the annual banquet
hosted by the Nova Scotia
Female Midget AAA Hockey
League at the Pictou County
Wellness Centre.
Selects head coach Troy Reid
earned the President’s Award
for his outstanding contribution
to the league in 2015-16 in achieving Hockey Canada’s HP-1
coaching certificate.
Among
major
awards,
Selects’ Julia Scammell was
named the league’s top defence
player and Josie Chisholm was
named its top rookie.
Annika Mason was named on
defence and Kaitlyn Pentz was
named a forward on the league’s
second all-star team.
Outgoing league president
and Pictou native Barry Wisener
presided over the awards presentations, which took place for the
second straight year at the
Wellness Centre.
“It’s a tremendous honour to
be associated with everyone,” he
said.
Among his remarks, Wisener
commended Reid for insisting on
a rule change regarding how to
determine the outcome of playoff
games in the four-team league.
“Troy Reid said he didn’t want
to (determine) a playoff game on
a shootout,” he said. “The three
other (coaches) agreed.”
Several people commented on
how fast female hockey is growing in Nova Scotia and across
Canada.
“We have to step up our game
to match the growth of your
game,” said Hockey Nova Scotia
referee-in-chief Todd Robinson.
Female Hockey president
Steve Murray noted that a survey
of interest has indicated interest
in forming a female junior hockey
league in Nova Scotia.
“I think it’s good,” he said.
“It will keep girls playing a little longer.”
t was the day I had been
anxiously awaiting for quite
some time – the day our
fantasy baseball league was holding its annual draft. A sure sign of
spring and the wonderful “play
ball” proclamation.
But the day didn't start exactly
as expected.
It was early morning and I was
about to take George and Gracie,
my two shih tzu companions, out
for their daily constitutional, an
exercise they know so well that
they can actually lead me to their
favourite pee-mail locations.
I opened the door at the end of
our apartment complex in
Dartmouth's Portland Hills, anticipating nothing out of the ordinary.
But life, as we seem to discover
frequently, is full of surprises.
The moment the dogs exited,
they were tugging frantically on
their leashes. That's when I first
saw the visitors that grabbed their
attention – three very healthy-looking deer sniffing the grass less than
five feet from the end of the dogs'
restraints. What a deer sight!
For a moment or two, the deer
looked as though they might make
acquaintances with those tiny
black and white creatures in front
of them – until Gracie, our outspoken female, began barking and
barking and barking.
The deer, appearing almost
frightened by the sudden noise,
dashed off a short distance, stopping less than a hundred feet
away, turning and staring at the
dogs again. Gracie, of course, continued to sound like a dog.
Slowly the three bigger visitors
retreated deeper into the neighbourhood, finally, after maybe 15
minutes, disappearing behind a
house on the next street.
What an experience!
Other than a lot more sniffing
than normal, my little pals did
their expected thing, then led me
back indoors. I couldn't help but
associate what had transpired to
the fact I would be drafting baseball players in a few hours.
A good omen, perhaps?
Then, as I ate breakfast and
glanced through the morning
paper, something else caught my
attention. Checking my favourite
comic strip, the Born Loser, I
couldn't help but laugh out loud
– and at myself.
The Born Loser was sitting and
staring at his laptop. Wilberforce
comes by and asks, “Wanna play
catch, Pop?” Born Loser's reply:
“I'm sorry, Son. I've got no time for
fun and games. My fantasy baseball draft is today.”
The incentive I wanted?
I definitely needed a good
something after spending recent
ball seasons deep in our fantasy
league standings. Each year, on
cue, my league opponents
announce that I pick too many
Toronto Blue Jays to be a serious
contender. So many, in fact, that
my franchise is known as The Jay
Team.
For the record, I admit I do the
same thing in our fantasy hockey
league every season. In that case,
the others claim, I take too many
Toronto Maple Leafs. Also for the
record, since this seems to be confession time, I haven't written anything in my column this past winter about my hockey team, The
Maple Leafs Forever. That's for
good reason: they didn't do any
better than the Leafs who call Air
Canada Centre home. This past
week, my guys locked up 10th
place among the 14 entries. That's
hardly performance.
Maybe the guys are right.
Maybe I do let my personal affections flow overboard for players
who wear Toronto uniforms.
This time, I decided, I would
limit the number of Jays I get on
Hugh's Highland View
HUGH TOWNSEND
A New Glasgow native and
Nova Scotia sports journalist
for almost 60 years.
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my roster. That will confuse the
other managers.
With the draft now behind us,
I would like to be able to report
that I chose my pitchers and hitters more wisely, ignoring my
annual habit of piling up more
Jays than all my opponents put
together.
Well, I failed my mission.
There are some pretty sharp
baseball minds in our leagues.
Former Chronicle Herald colleagues Joel Jacobson, Gordie
Sutherland and Glenn Leiper.
Sons Graham and Gavin. Pictou
County residents Dave Scott and
Tom Hahn. New Glasgow native
Grant Murray, who these years
lives in the wilds of New
Hampshire. Darren Haynes, a
Calgary-based journalist with the
Canadian Press.
None of them make their
choices with their hearts. They're
too smart for that. They make their
decisions from baseball knowledge with a big emphasis on statistics and past records. Their aim
is to win.
And so, our 2016 draft proceeded without a hitch, all rosters
filled in just over two hours. A job
well done.
Except by me.
Immediately after the final pick
was recorded, I counted them up
– I had 13 Jays among my 24 players.
They included eight pitchers,
starters Marcus Stroman, Aaron
Sanchez, R.A. Dickey, J.A. Happ
and Marco Estrada, and relief
hurlers Roberto Osuna, Drew
Storen and Brett Cecil. Outfielder
Jose Bautista was my first-round
batter, and that cost me any chance
of getting Josh Donaldson, Edwin
Encarnacion or Troy Tulowitzki. I
did add my Canadian favourite,
catcher Russell Martin, as well as
Kevin Pillar, Chris Colabello and
the other Canadian, Michael
Saunders.
Yes, 13 Jays.
When I realized the total, I
decided that, since 13 has always
been a lucky number for me,
maybe that's the key to my fantasy
tale.
If seeing the deer that morning
wasn't the omen I was looking for,
if my similar habits to the Born
Loser's are meaningless, maybe
the distrustful number 13 will
prove to be the key to my having a
winning fantasy season.
But I won't bet on it.
Meantime, I must add a postscript to these thoughts. As I was
writing the column, I glanced out
the window and, believe it or not,
there were the three deer slowly
sniffing their way past the building. When I drew Gracie's attention to who was outside, she started to bark and bark and bark.
Maybe the deer are the good
omen I was seeking.
Realistically, though, only the
next six months – and 162 games
– will provide the true answer.
For now, Go Jays Go.
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April 13, 2013
Sports 11
BOBSLED
Students get big lift
from Olympic athlete
By Debbi Harvie
Top photo: Albion boxer
Cameron MacDonald lands a
punch during the main event
he won on Saturday. Bottom
photo: Albion boxer Zach
Vaughan, left, is shown with
the provincial and national
light straw weight gold medals he received. Vaughan,
who is 14, received a gold
medal at the recent national
championships in Quebec City
when the opponent he was
to face went up a weight
class. Left with no one to
box, Vaughan received a gold
medal on the basis of having
won the Nova Scotia gold
medal in his weight class.
Norma Marshall is shown
with the national silver medal
she received.
(Goodwin photos)
BOXING
Albion shines on Fight Night
By Steve Goodwin
NEW GLASGOW – It was
another historic night for the
Albion Amateur Boxing Club.
Cameron MacDonald became
the third Albion boxer to win his
bout by scoring a unanimous
decision over Sebastien Poirier
from New Brunswick in a middleweight bout.
Another solid crowd at
Summer Street watched and
cheered as MacDonald fell
behind in the first round and rallied to outpoint Poirier.
Connor Walsh also won a
unanimous decision against
Jacob Yule of the Citadel club in
Lower Sackville, N.S. in a straw
weight match.
Zach Vaughan made short
work of his opponent, Ryan
Guay from St. John’s, N.L., with
a technical knockout in another
light straw weight tiff before the
first round had elapsed.
Vaughan floored Guay in a
rare knockdown that prompted
chief official Bryan Gibson to
stop the contest.
Kage MacDonald lost a split
decision to reigning national feather weight bronze medalist Mason
MacPherson of Twin Cities club.
“It was a really good night,”
Albion head coach Al Archibald
said. “Kage fought a good fight.
Zach was impressive. You don’t
often see a knockdown in that
weight class, but Zach hits hard
for a little guy..”
Kady MacDonald from the
Albion club and Jessica Fowlers
from New Brunswick opened
the 12-bout card with an exhibition bout.
Vaughan and club mate and
fellow national medalist Norma
Marshall were honoured for
their achievements.
“I will keep at it,” Vaughan
said. “Hopefully, I’ll have
enough skill, technique and
power to move up.”
Marshall, who is making a
comeback after several years’
absence, had two close bouts at
the national championships,
winning a unanimous decision
before losing a split-decision.
“It was an amazing experience,” Marshall said. “I’m so
happy being around boxing. To
be back is a great feeling, even
better to have had these two
great fights.”
Archibald said he was
impressed with Marshall’s effort
in Quebec City.
“Norma had her best fight
ever in her title fight,” he said.
"It was a really tough fight.”
Members of the Pictou County
Scotians were named Nova
Scotia Junior Hockey League
all-stars. Front row, from left:
first all-star team goaltender
Brandon MacDonald, defenceman Austin Donlevy and forward Brad MacEachern. Back
left: Darryl Wheadon and
Jordan Yochoff on defence.
(Goodwin photo)
PICTOU – Take chances.
If there was one piece of
advice Luke Demetre could pass
on to students at Pictou
Elementary, that was it.
Demetre is an Olympic bobsled athlete from Abercrombie
who never dreamed that one day
he would be doing what he is
doing now.
Demetre is one of the
Canadian athletes sponsored by
the Royal Bank of Canada’s
Olympians program.
As part of the program, athletes return to their home areas
and talk to the RBC branches as
well as students to impress upon
them the importance of hard
work and dedication.
“The
program
allows
Olympians the chance to gain
work experience and funding.”
According to Demetre, the
program has been in existence
since 1949 when RBC partnered
with the Olympics.
Demetre was also part of the
recent RBC training ground in
Halifax where the hunt was on
for the next Olympic athlete from
Nova Scotia.
“It was for athletes in any sport
and there was actually one guy
who was identified at (the) training ground and he won a trip to
Rio to watch the Olympics.”
Most of Demetre’s days are
filled with training and competition, with 25 to 30 hours a week
of training that includes track
training as well as weight lifting
and track and field.
“I loved track and field and
sports,” he told the students.
“When I was 16 or 17, I ran track
competitively and was in the
national championships at 17
where I placed fifth.”
From there, he went on to run
track at Dalhousie University,
where this once in a lifetime
opportunity presented itself.
“I was approached one day
by some guy who asked if I
would like to fill a spot on a
bobsled team; all I had to do was
Luke Demetre, Olympic bobsled athlete, takes the students at
Pictou Elementary through a virtual bobsled run. Demetre visited some local schools to talk to the students about pursuing
(Harvie photo)
their dreams.
jump on a plane to Lake Placid,
New York,” he recalled.
Without
hesitation,
Demetre was on the plane the
following week.
“I saw my first bobsled. I was
standing at the top of a hill and I
was told to run, jump in and
hold on tight. It felt like I was
thrown downhill in a garbage
can.”
By the end of that week, he
had completed 15 runs and two
races and absolutely fell in love
with the sport.
“I decided I wanted to make
it to the nationals so I jumped on
a plane and flew to Alberta and
tried out for the national team.
Three years later I made the
Olympic team as an alternate
(for the 2014 Winter Olympic
Games in Sochi, Russia).”
As an alternate, Demetre told
the students that he trained
alongside the four Olympic athletes and, the day before their
race, one of the athletes was
injured and Demetre had to take
his place, third from the front.
“It doesn’t matter where
you come from or what you
do, if you take chances, you
can do anything.”
He told the students there
were three things they needed to
overcome obstacles; have a goal
to work toward, work hard and
take chances and believe in yourself.
“Anything is possible.”
Demetre used a video of a run
taken with a helmet camera to
show the students what it is like
to do a bobsled run and then the
questions began. Demetre was
asked questions ranging from
how he stops himself from getting sick on the track to how to
crash a bobsled.
He told the students the fastest
run they did was at 152.8 kilometres per hour and, aside from
being able to do the runs, the athletes also have to know how to
work on and fix any issues that
may arise with the bobsled.
Before he left the school, a
student asked, “If you weren’t a
bobsledder what would you
be?”
Demetre said, “I have no idea.
I am very fortunate to be able to
pursue this with RBC.”
GOLF
Abercrombie club to open April 25
ABERCROMBIE – Golf member and officials at Abercrombie
Country Club are optimistic about
the 2016 season.
Golf professional Jon Garron
said the course will open on April
25 and he anticipates a good year
for the club, given the minimum
winter damage it has suffered.
“We’re excited,” he said.
“Last year was terrible. We had
10 temporary greens until July1,
but this is the best winter some
of us have ever seen. We’re preparing to open all the course
and that’s a plus.”
The course in 2015 was repaired
well enough for the club to fulfill
its commitment to host the
Canadian Mid-Amateur championship in late August.
There are no major provincial or national events on the
club’s calendar besides the local
ones that include the Summer
Street scramble on June 17, the
Weeks Celebrity Classic on July
22 and the Abercrombie
Invitational on July 30 and 31.
“It’s tough to close the course
to members for a week,” he said.
“We’re holding off on hosting a
national event. We’re looking to
potentially do another one.”
The club is hosting the PA 200
golf event on July 6 in honour of
Pictou Academy.
Meanwhile, a spokesperson at
the Glen Lovat course on Fraser’s
Mountain was not sure yet about
its opening, although it could be
this week if weather permits.
Eagles Chance owner Brian
Affleck said its driving range
opened on March 27 and is open
from noon to 7 p.m. as weather
conditions permit. It was closed
for two days early last week.
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The Advocate
April 13, 2016
SPORTS BRIEFS
BASKETBALL
Raptors capture
U-14 gold medal
Members of the Pictou County Lightning celebrate with the D2 Under-16 banner they won on
(Submitted photo)
Sunday in Alma.
BASKETBALL
Lightning teams earn
gold, silver banners
NEW GLASGOW – The
Pictou County Lightning went
2-for-4 over the weekend in
Basketball Nova Scotia boys
and girls championships.
The Lightning captured the
gold medal in the boys D2
Under-16 Division on Sunday
in Alma with a convincing
95-71
victory
over
the
Antigonish Junior X-Men.
Jaren Johnson was named
tournament most valuable
player and Layton Williams
was chosen to its all-star team
for the Lightning, who won all
five games.
They opened with a 63-60
victory over the Fall River
Rebels before defeating the
Cole Harbour Rockets 78-66
and the CBA Tigers in their
preliminary matches and toppling the South Nova Bulldogs
81-58 to reach the gold medal
match.
The U-18 AA Lightning boys
settled for silver medals after a
71-60 loss to the Cumberland
Sonics in their gold medal
match.
The Lighting reached the
final with a 75-68 win over the
Tri-County Tigers. They went
Aliyah Fraser runs the floor
for a shot after a steal in the
Lightning's game on Saturday
at North Nova Education
Centre in New Glasgow.
(Goodwin photo)
2-1 in the preliminary round by
defeating the Yarmouth Vikings
81-67 and the Cumberland
Blazers 84-61, while losing
71-60 to the Sonics.
The D2 U-16 girls’ team
hosted their championship in
New Glasgow and finished in
fourth place.
They opened with a 57-55
win over the Halifax Hurricanes
and a 69-41 victory over Fall
River before bowing 54-37 to
the CBA Tigers and 66-65 to the
Bedford Eagles.
Aliyah Fraser of the
Lightning was a tournament
all-star.
Fraser led the Lightning
with 16 points in their opening win against Halifax.
Karielle Floyd added 11
points, while Hayley Earle
and Jordyn MacMillan had
nine each.
Fraser with 15 points and
Earle with 10 hit double figures
for the Lightning against Fall
River. Floyd, Sarah MacDonald
and Julia Delorey added eight
points apiece.
The D3 U-16 girls lost 59-16
to the West End Steelers and
53-41 to the Northside Junior
Marauders before winning
29-28 in the consolation game
to finish fifth.
Athletes from across the
Atlantic Provinces travelled to
Summerside, P.E.I. recently for
the Atlantic Judo
Championships. Kanokai
Judo Club athletes took home
three medals, including silver
for Rob Falconer and bronze
for Landon MacPherson and
Kyle Sutherland. Kudos also
went out to Mya Cameron for
her excellent showing at her
first Atlantic championships.
From left are: Landon
MacPherson, Mya Cameron,
Kyle Sutherland, and Rob
Falconer. Next on the schedule for Kanokai athletes are
the NUMA Cup taking place
April 30 in Spryfield and the
Amherst Invitational on May
28. (Submitted photo)
LYONS BROOK – The Pictou
County Raptors won the
Basketball Nova Scotia Bantam
Under-14 boys gold medal at the
tournament they hosted from
April 1 to 3 at West Pictou
Consolidated School.
The Raptors first went up
against The Sackville Storm on
April 1 and took the win easily
with a final score of 64-25.
On Saturday morning they
faced the Dartmouth Lakers.
This game got off to a slow start
for the Raptors but once they got
their momentum they defeated
the Lakers 71-31.
This put the Raptors first in
their pool where they would
crossover and play second place
Pictou County Lightning. This
game was touch and go as both
teams battled it out but the
Raptors prevailed by a 26-18
score after the first half en route
to a 60-26 victory.
The undefeated Raptors went
into the final facing the unde-
feated Amherst Cheetahs from
the other pool. The entire championship game was close with
only a basket or two separating
the teams but the Raptors always
kept the lead and ended up winning 69-64.
“During the weekend`s game
I watched Amherst play,”
Raptors
coach
Maureen
MacDonald said. “They were
fast and they looked good. They
seemed to run the court really
well, something I was worried
about with the Raptors. Before
the final game started the boys
and I talked. I told them we had
to come out with a good fast start
and to never lose the lead. I said
if Amherst takes the lead just
once, we could be done. The
boys played amazing and gave it
all they had. They certainly
stepped up to the challenge and
did what I asked them to do.”
Conner Jones was a tournament all-star and Cal Maxner
was most valuable player
u
Caggiula leads
UND victory
Drake Caggiula has ended
his NCAA hockey career in
style.
Caggiula, grandson of
Pictou
resident
Art
MacDonald, answered two
heart-breaking losses in previous tournaments with two
goals to help the Fighting
Hawks to a 5-1 victory over
Quinnipiac last Saturday at
the 2016 Frozen Four in
Tampa. It’s the Hawks’ first
title since 2000 and eighth
overall.
Caggiula became the eighth
UND player to earn the tournament’s outstanding player
award, having scored four
goals in the tournament’s two
games to give him 25 goals
overall in regular-season and
playoff games.
UND defeated Denver 4-2
last Thursday to advance to
Saturday’s finale.
Minor soccer
registration
PICTOU – Spring registration continues for the Pictou
Soccer Club at the McCulloch
Field canteen.
Players can be signed up
on Thursday from 7 to 9 p.m.
and Saturday from 10 to 2
p.m.
Fees are $25 for pre-schoolers and $50 for those aged five
to 10 years.
Registrations can also be
delivered to Pictou Recreation
up to 4 p.m. on Friday.
First Aid
courses set
The Pictou County Raptors recently won the Basketball Nova
Scotia Bantam Under-14 boys gold medal. Front row, from left:
coach Maureen MacDonald, Cal Maxner, Darrion Hamilton,
Keigan Falcitelli and assistant Hannah MacDonald. Back left:
Vaughn MacEachern, Xander Rorison, Conner Jones, Taylor
(Submitted photo)
MacDonald and Burke Murray.
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PICTOU – Pictou Recreation
Aquatics will be offering the
following Red Cross First Aid
courses: Emergency First Aid
CPR “C” and AED on April 16
from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
and Standard First Aid CPR
“C” and AED on April 16 and
17 from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
both days.
Pre-registration is required
and can be done by contacting
Pictou Recreation by email at
aquatics@townofpictou.com
or by phone at 902-485-5301.
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The Advocate
April 13, 2016
• Economic gardEnEr •
Special to The Advocate
So the question is: Why are
four local municipalities pushing
forward with amalgamation?
The cynical among us would
say that it is because of the selfinterest of each of them with little
regard for the best interest of the
county as a whole. Some would
argue that it is a power play by
New
Glasgow
and
the
Municipality of Pictou County to
take control for their own benefit. The pro-amalgamation side
would say it is to enable our
county to compete for business
investment within Nova Scotia.
The list goes on for both sides of
the argument.
The problem is, that for the
majority of us who may not have
the time or energy to fully understand the complexities of the
amalgamation process, it has
become more of a mystery than a
clear decision. In many ways, it
boils down to the idea of trust.
Which side of the argument do
you trust?
The NO side has the easiest
arguments. “We are just fine
now, we do not need to change.”
“We just do not trust their numbers, things don’t add up.” “New
Glasgow just wants to run everything.” All of which are based on
fear.
The YES side has been fixated
on “fact-based” information, primarily information required by
the provincial utility and review
board. Here are the facts which
demonstrate why things will be
better if we change; all of which is
based on the premise that the
facts are correct, (which the Utility
and Review Board will decide)
and has little to do with how
people feel about the change.
I believe the real challenge lies
in the answering of the fundamental question – Why is this a
smart thing for the people who
live in this beautiful place?
From a business community
perspective, the answer is relatively simple.
It is about jobs.
It is about the current inability
of our municipalities to be leaders
in attracting and creating jobs.
It just takes too long for county-wide decisions to be made
when job opportunities arise.
There is little co-operation
among the municipalities when it
comes to business attraction.
Small rural towns have little
clout with larger governments.
There is no co-ordinated job
attraction strategy, with no hope
the existing towns will co-operate
to develop one.
There is little co-operation
among the municipalities to work
Opportunity to challenge evidence needed
To the Editor:
In our River John and area
community-owned local newspaper, the Pioneer, Spring 2016 edition, our county councillor,
Warden Ron Baillie, set out his
case for amalgamation in preparation for the “information session” to be held April 13 in the
former River John School. His
article is essentially word for
word a repeat of the article printed in the Advocate on March 23,
2016, entitled “(MOU) Committee
finds hope in municipal reform.”
These articles list 10 examples
of “evidence” in support of amalgamation. Similar “evidence” is
being presented orally by MOU
Committee members at the
“information” meetings now
being held throughout the
region.
So what’s the problem? The
problem is that anyone who has
actually studied the “evidence”,
(an onerous and time-consuming
task) knows that each part of the
“evidence” can be challenged and
in many cases refuted. But there
is no meaningful opportunity to
do this at these meetings.
So what do you call an “information” meeting when only one
side of an issue is presented, where
only one side gets to answer questions? It is called pushing one’s
agenda. It is called an exercise in
spin, public relations and/or propaganda.
How are citizens to know what
questions to ask? How are they to
know when the answer they are
being given is incomplete, only
partly true or outright wrong?
How many citizens have actually
been able to read, study or understand this legalistic and complicated, as well as confusing and
contradictory, process?
In the April 4, 2016 edition of
the Chronicle Herald, in an article
based on an interview with Dr.
Gordon McIntosh (identified as a
“leading national expert in municipal governance competency”,
who has assisted several counties
in Nova Scotia) it states: “…..using
non-elected bodies such as the
UARB and lawyers, consultants
more efficiently and effectively.
Jobs are fundamental to the
overall health and well-being of
the place we call home. The current system of small towns competing for infrastructure dollars
and business investment does not
work.
All of the disagreements you
are hearing between the yes and
no sides on the MOU debate
demonstrate clearly the behaviour we have been living with, as
our six small municipalities fight
among themselves year after
year… and we all lose.
Most of us do not see it happening, but behind the scenes,
this is the behaviour that is the
hallmark of the current system. It
is not sustainable. We need to try
something new.
Jack Kyte is executive director,
Pictou County Chamber of
Commerce
and studies to force changes in
governance hijacks democracy.
It’s also super expensive, so it’s
ironic that interest groups look to
them to change things in order to
change things to save money”.
Here in Pictou County add
lack of meaningful public consultation throughout the process and
taxpayer funded publicists to control the message at the eleventh
hour and you put the final nails in
the democracy coffin. If our local
newspapers were not willing to
publish views contrary to the
MOU Committee, there would be
no opposing voice at all.
I am looking forward to the
April 13 meeting in River John.
We shall see how willing the MOU
Committee is to provide the public with ALL the information.
Bernadette Romanowsky
River John
"Rushed and behind closed doors" not accurate
To the Editor:
I have both heard and read
many accounts during the last few
months of people’s opinion that
the amalgamation process in our
region is both rushed and behind
closed doors.
The Graham Commission in
1974 proposed county amalgamation. Much discussion was had
and there were never specific
actions taken at that time. The
process stalled.
In 2013, the Ivany Commission,
which invited participation from
all across the province, proposed
the need for municipal governance
changes. During the last several
years in Nova Scotia there have
been both mutual and financially
forced municipal amalgamations.
Canso and Springhill are two
examples.
Our county municipalities in
2014 proposed studies to understand options for a renewed form
of governance. Because clear
agreement between the municipalities on study definition was
not achievable, provincial funding
support was not given final
approval. There has been ample
time to consider the need for a
new local government and what it
would look like.
I have attended many county
council meetings during the last
several years and can clearly say
that all councillors are most open
for discussion and questions by
residents. Monthly council meetings are open to the public
although few residents commonly
attend.
Councillors have all seen the
difficulties and time delays in the
working together of municipal
groups in the county. Their ideas
for solutions certainly vary, however, they have always been most
open for discussion and welcome
input from residents. To suggest
that council decisions are made
behind closed doors is not at all
true. We all have the opportunity
to attend council meetings and
observe these decisions being
made.
For the current subject of a
governance change, the process is
most complex and is dictated by
our provincial Utilities and Review
Board. There have been many professional studies completed to
identify structure and finances
which are made totally open to the
13
Amalgamation: It's about jobs
By Jack Kyte
Community
public by the NSUARB. They are
available at all times on their website or your councillor could provide a paper copy of any information requested.
The final results of study
details have been quite recent,
however the reasons for a new
governance structure are not at
all new. Our lack of working
together for an improved future
has continued for many years
and actions are now needed. The
“Why” behind the need for
changes has only gotten more
pronounced as we see that our
young people have limited future
opportunities in the Pictou
County area.
Our four areas involved in the
proposed restructure now have a
total of 31 councillors and each
group has their own legal support. Distinct municipal entities
create competition between each
group for important resources
and opportunities.
There is constant disagreement between each jurisdiction
on how to create a better Pictou
County and any discussions to
develop mutual programs for
improvements take immeasur-
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able time. Our competition today
must be with the changing world
outside Pictou County and not
between each of us. Working
together will also allow priorities
to be more wisely balanced and
allow large projects to be more
quickly completed when needed.
I urge everyone to learn more
about why we need to work constructively and collectively
together. Amalgamation is only
an important start, and for our
young people, we must start to
make changes NOW in the way
we both govern ourselves and
drive improvements.
Our area must focus more on
change that results in growth
development to overcome business stagnation and a declining
population. Just as important is
preserving our rural communities. We live in a terrific area of
the province and can do better
working together.
Please remember the May 28
plebiscite and we have had lots of
time and opportunity for input.
We also have the opportunity for
change by working together.
Richy Gammon
Toney River
u
Focus on what's
important to residents
To the Editor:
A fact that has been presented
by the MOU Committee is that
taxes will decline in each of the
first five years after amalgamation. This is indeed what their
projections show – a total reduction of $1.2M in the first year
declining to a reduction of $640,000
in the fifth. Sounds good.
Let's put this into perspective.
Property tax rates are only a part
of the tax story in most municipalities – most also have user
charges and area rates. In the end,
no matter what it is called, municipal charges still cost the taxpayer.
Based on data published by the
Department of Municipal Affairs
for the 2014-15 year, we find the
average total taxes paid by each
household. For the six municipalities in Pictou County the total tax
costs per household (excluding
water rates) and their rank out of
30 towns and 21 rural municipalities are (2013-14 data):
County: $1,008 (9/21)
Trenton: $1,361 (7/30)
Pictou: $1,383 (8/30)
Stellarton: $1,482 (12/30)
Westville: $1,652 (16/30)
New Glasgow: $1,843 (21/30)
For comparison, HRM average
was $2,048 and Queens Regional
Municipality was $1,172.
Of the amalgamating units, the
County, Pictou and Stellarton all
have a lower tax burden than at
least half of the comparable units
in the province. However, in order
to get to the mid-point, New
Glasgow would have to reduce its
residential taxes by over $1M. If
the amalgamating units were to
aspire to be better than mediocre
– to be in the best 25 per cent of
provincial municipalities (a level
already being achieved by Trenton
and Pictou) – total residential taxes
would have to reduce by nearly
$3M. The new municipality's projected reductions of between
$640,000 and $1.2M don't sound
nearly so impressive when compared to what others are doing
without amalgamation.
If we look at the average residential taxes in HRM, it is hard to
find much comfort in the potential
financial benefits of merging governments. Queens is largely a rural
municipality, comparable to
Pictou County in most ways,
except that, as a regional municipality, Queens receives much larger equalization grants from the
province (approximately 2.5 times
more as a result of their grant
being calculated at the "town"
rate).
Despite the equalization grant
advantage, Queens' average
household tax bill is considerably
higher than Pictou County's. This
doesn't inspire a lot of confidence
in our fiscal future as an amalgamated municipality. One would also
think that after two decades of
regional bliss, these municipalities
would be hotbeds of economic
activity. You would expect a
booming commercial sector to be
reflected in lower taxes, but this is
not the case for Nova Scotia's
regional municipalities.
Much of the push for amalgamation is based on a desire for a
thriving economy in our area.
Most businesses select locations
based upon cost levels and market
opportunities, not on the form of
local government. One of the costs
that they consider is property
taxes – for the business and for
their employees. It would seem
that if we truly want a thriving
Pictou County, our focus should
be on those factors that are most
important to the residents and
businesses considering our area,
not those factors that are most
important to the interests of our
senior municipal staff and elected
officials.
Brian White
New Glasgow
More time needed
focusing on issues
To the Editor:
With reference to recent letters appearing in your newspaper, I take this opportunity
to suggest that Councillor
Turple spend more time
addressing legitimate concerns
raised and significantly less in
attempting to belittle those
who have called attention to
them.
I refuse to be drawn into
petty mudslinging matches
when there are much larger
issues requiring our attentions.
Move onto these please.
This will be my final attempt
to have them addressed
through this medium. Thank
you for the opportunity.
Paul Veniot
Pictou
Additional letter
to the editor on
page 19
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The Advocate
April 13, 2016
Community
15
Pictou County Volunteers of the Year
County recognizes Reta Heron New Glasgow selects Muriel Palmer
as Volunteer of the Year
R
eta Heron of Durham is
a retired school teacher, having taught for many
years in one-room school
houses and finished her teaching career at West Pictou
Consolidated School in 1989,
after 24½ years of service.
Not one to be idle, Heron
started volunteering with palliative care in the Sutherland
Harris Memorial Hospital in
Pictou, long before the days of
special palliative care facilities in the county. She spent
many hours sitting, listening
and talking to patients near
the end of their lives, just
being good company when it
was really needed. She still
volunteers in the palliative
care wing of the Aberdeen
Hospital, doing whatever
needs to be done from baking
cookies to washing patients'
clothing to her specialty, providing a listening ear and
good conversation.
Also, about 1989, she took
training and started volunteering with Pictou County
Helpline. She still does about
three shifts of four hours each,
per month. She provides referrals for the Pictou County Fuel
Fund and the Pictou West
Food Bank along with others
and provide that invaluable
conversation for a person who
really needs help on the other
end of the line, between 10
and 40 per shift. Heron is
very concerned over the future
of the Helpline and who will
be there for these people.
At the same time, she took
training to serve as a volunteer at Tearmann House.
Again, she answers the phone
and does whatever else needs
to be done for women and
their children to keep them
safe.
M
Reta Heron stands with her husband, George. She is the
Volunteer of the Year for the Municipality.
(Submitted photo)
Every Friday evening,
Heron can be found at the
Veterans Unit in Pictou where
she organizes BINGO games
for the veterans. She also
serves as a trustee at the
Durham Community Hall and
is always available to help out
with whatever activity is taking place there.
Heron is a long-time doorto-door canvasser for the
Heart and Stroke Foundation
and has served the same role
in the past with the Kidney
Foundation. When she is not
volunteering in her many
roles, Heron is an active member of the Rebekah Lodge
helping to raise money for the
community and is always
helping out at St. Luke’s
United Church in Salt
Springs.
After 25 years of active volunteering, Reta Heron shows
no signs of slowing down and
will downplay her role as ‘just
being a friend’, but that role
has certainly helped a lot of
Pictonians to deal with life’s
many challenges.
Pictou celebrates Sadie O'Hearn
S
adie O'Hearn has been
volunteering with the
Stella Maris Catholic Women’s
League for more than 51
years.
She has served in various
offices, including president.
O'Hearn co-ordinates funeral
receptions and volunteers at
the Pictou Food Bank and the
Star of the Sea Centre.
She is also a member of the
Parish
Hall
Restoration
Committee, Women’s Institute
and Congregation of Notre
Dame Associates.
O'Hearn
co-ordinates a
take-out meal fundraiser for
the Pictou Lobster Carnival
and hosts a Christmas meal
for the Pictou firefighters.
These are just a few of the
many events, fundraisers and
dinners where Sadie makes a
difference.
Sadie O'Hearn, left, as chosen as Pictou's Volunteer of the Year
for 2016. She is pictured here with Phyllis Bate. (Submitted photo)
uriel Palmer is a retired
teacher who has always
done a lot of volunteering. She
always supported and coached
school teams when she started
out as a physical education
teacher.
She has volunteered with
pastoral care at the Aberdeen
Hospital; at Trinity United
Church lunch room she has had
a variety of responsibilities; she
is a member of the Pictou County
Council of Churches; does
reports in the newspapers for the
First Baptist Church; is involved
in World Day of Prayer; Drama
Club; has conducted Bible study
in her home for more than 30
years; and she has been a church
deacon and on every board and
committee with the First Baptist
Church.
Palmer currently still volunteers with the Museum of
Industry; Archway Counselling
with the Women’s Mission
Society (founding committee
member and secretary/treasurer
for
Pictou
County
and
Colchester); and she has been a
Regional Science Fair co-ordinator and judge for more than 30
years.
Muriel Palmer was chosen as New Glasgow's Volunteer of the
Year.
(Submitted photo)
She likes people and working
with kids, making her volunteer
roles at the Regional Science Fair
and the Museum of Industry
very special. She has been to
every province in Canada and
the North West Territories as coordinator of the Regional Science
Fair and gets to meet people
from all over the world when
Stellarton chooses Lisa McGrath:
Francis “Bud” MacKay Volunteer
D
uring the last 10 years,
Lisa McGrath has given
her time to many causes that
have presented themselves in
her community. Just last year,
she volunteered her time to at
least seven fundraising benefits. These benefits could have
been for organizations or for a
local family in need of support. McGrath was there to
help rally the cause.
McGrath is an active participant in the annual Dragon
Boat/Race River and is currently serving as the organization’s treasurer. She also has
been providing support and
expertise to the Stellarton
Homecoming Committee and
is the lead on the children's
parade, washer toss and horseshoe tournaments.
Joined by her colleagues at
the ScotiaBank Stellarton
Branch, McGrath led the
group’s efforts in fundraising
for and participating in the
local Autism Walk, Big
Brothers Big Sisters campaign,
Summer Street, NSCC Food
Bank and the Pictou County
Food Bank, supporting local
families for Christmas; she also
provides support to the local
elementary school.
Lisa McGrath was chosen as Stellarton's Francis 'Bud' MacKay
Volunteer of the Year.
(Submitted photo)
Barb Burns noticed for volunteer efforts in Trenton
T
he Town of Trenton has
chosen Barb Burns to
receive the 2016 Florence
Gouthro Memorial Volunteer
of the Year Award. It is presented annually to the volunteer who exemplifies the true
spirit of volunteerism.
Burns has been a dedicated
volunteer with various groups
since the age of 15 when she
volunteered with the local
Brownie Group at St. George’s
Church (New Glasgow). She
chose to volunteer because
she enjoys being around people, saw they needed help and
is great with children. Those
are still some of the reasons
she continues to volunteer
today.
Burns believes you get even
more out of being a volunteer
than what you put into it.
She has volunteered with a
variety of groups during her
many years of volunteer work.
She volunteered with the John
Howard Society for 17 years.
She was a member of the
Town’s Recreation and Leisure
Services Committee and was
active with Big Brothers Big
Sisters of Pictou County mentoring program.
Her wide array of volunteering has seen her as a preschool
Hop, Skip & Jump leader at the
YMCA and a Brownie leader at
Christ the King Church. She
also taught religious studies
there and at Our Lady of
Perpetual Help in Pictou
Landing First Nation.
She has been a very active
volunteer with the Friends of
Trenton Park Society taking the
lead on getting donations and
helping with Family Fun Days.
Burns has been a volunteer
for Trenton Parks and
Recreation for more than 10
years, popping by to help with
anything from flower bed
maintenance, program registrations, distributing school
flyers and even cleaning the
Trenton Park office.
She volunteers at the Pictou
Landing First Nation School
with her husband, Vernon, as
an in-school mentor with their
music and library programs.
She helped organize an elder
group there as well.
Her most recent volunteer
work includes visiting Ivey’s
Terrace Nursing Home in
Trenton where she spends
time with residents, by taking
them to music and playing
games.
PAM Tours send tourist bureau
representatives to the museum,
she provides them with a tour.
She also enjoys the programs
and tours she provides for students at the museum.
She has been known to “put
others first” and gives of her
time generously for the benefit
and success of her community.
Barb Burns is recognized for her dedicated volunteer service in
Trenton, pictured here receiving a volunteer award in a previous year from Mayor Glen MacKinnon.
(Submitted photo)
Westville yet
to choose
volunteer
WESTVILLE – Details on
this year's Volunteer of the Year
for Westville are late coming in.
As of press time for The
Advocate, the Town of Westville
had not yet chosen its annual
volunteer to be recognized during the volunteer reception taking place this week.
The reception is taking place
Thursday at 7 p.m.
Volunteer
Appreciation
Week is April 10 through 16,
with receptions in each of the
local communities.
Stellarton's reception took
place on Monday evening,
while New Glasgow's was
Tuesday evening. Trenton's is
tonight, April 13, at 7 p.m. at
the rink annex, Pictou's is
Thursday at 7 p.m. at the
deCoste Centre and the
Municipality's reception will
take place Saturday at 7 p.m. at
the Plymouth Fire Hall.
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April 13, 2016
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Branch #16, Pictou, NS
Legion Entertainment for Members and invited 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 $750 in 58#’s or less
BONANZA $900 in 50#’s or less. BOTTLE $598+
Executive Meeting: Thursday, April 14 at 7:30 p.m.
Karaoke: Thursday 8 p.m. - 12 a.m. Admission - $3
Pre-teen Dances: Cancelled until further notice.
Chase the Ace: Friday at 7:30 p.m.
Harvey Bate will be playing during Chase the Ace.
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Private and commercial vendors welcome. Vendors may leave goods on site.
ALL TABLES $12
For info and booking: (902) 695-5631
Steak Darts: Saturday 2 - 4 p.m. Meat Roll: Sunday 2 - 4 p.m.
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SUTHERLAND HARRIS MEMORIAL HOSPITAL FOUNDATION
POST SECONDARY GRANT PROGRAM
MACMASTER
The family of Ed MacMaster would like to thank everyone
who gave their condolences, food, flowers, cards and
kind words over the past weeks. We miss him and your
generosity was very comforting. Thank you to everyone
who made a donation to the SPCA and VON, attended the
visitation and service as well as Glenn and Ian, Jacquie
Ross, Jim Turple, Robbie MacInnis and pipers, the
pallbearers, the choir, the firefighters and first responders.
We would also like to thank Bill & Lynn MacKay, the
Caribou Fire Department and volunteers for their help.
Tapadh leibh a h-uile duine.
Dorte, Michael, Teresa, Craig & families
Monetary grants are available through the Sutherland
Harris Memorial Foundation Grant Program. Recipients
must be from the Pictou West Area, and be in a specific
field of human health and wellness.
When applying for the grant please attach a description
of your program, proof of your enrollment with latest
transcript, curriculum vitae and two letters of reference
to your application.
In Loving Memory
USHER
Howard: Oct. 9, 1922 – April 12, 2015
Ollie: May 4, 1923 – August 27, 2012
Until we meet again
You will be remembered
The Family
Application may be obtained by contacting the
address below. All applications must be received
by May 31, 2016.
Thank You
WILSON
Sutherland Harris Memorial Hospital Foundation
Grant Program
P.O. Box 504
Pictou, NS B0K 1H0
MECHANICAL ENGINEER
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such as VFD, PLC Displays, etc.
• Develop & Implement Preventative Maintenance Programs and Systems.
The family of the late Douglas Wilson wish to express our deep
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our time of bereavement.
We were deeply touched by all who offered words of condolence,
visited, sent flowers, food, cards and donations. Your kindness
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A special thank you to the EHS paramedics and to Glen at
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2016 Student Summer
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The Department of Recreation and Parks is accepting applications
for the following summer employment positions:
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Park Maintenance Helper – Public Works
Applications are available at Pictou Recreation and Parks,
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April 13, 2016
Community
17
Spring means cleanup
questions for council
By Debbi Harvie
From the left: Rev. Dr. Cathy Simpson, Jenn Power of L'Arche, Rev. Jim Webber-Cook, and Dr. Gerry Farrell took part in a
discussion on doctor assisted death at Christ Anglican Church in Stellarton Saturday afternoon.
(Cameron photo)
Clergy, others hold info session
on doctor-assisted death
By Aaron Cameron
Doctor assisted death is set to
become a legal option for
Canadian adults living with
grievous and irremediable medical conditions and a public discussion on the matter was held
last weekend at Christ Anglican
Church in Stellarton.
Discussing the topic were Dr.
Gerry Farrell, Rev. Jim WebberCook, Jenn Power with L'Arche,
and Rev. Dr. Cathy Simpson.
Speaking from a palliative
care standpoint, Farrell said he
accepts the Supreme Court of
Canada's decision regarding
doctor assisted dying but also
expressed the opinion that many
of the cases that may lead to doctor assisted death could be alleviated with quality palliative
care.
“If patients were able to
receive high-quality palliative
care requests for hastened deaths,
we feel, would be minimized,”
Farrell said.
He stated that palliative care
does not include physician
assisted death, nor does it hasten
or prolong death but rather
works to reduce suffering. He
also said that language would be
needed to distinguish palliative
care from assisted death and that
the public must be able to keep
trust in palliative care providers.
Webber-Cook said doctor
assisted death was, in fact, not a
new conversation sparked by
government. While clarifying
that he spoke for no one in the
clergy aside from himself,
Webber-Cook said the issue of
assisted death is one that he has
wrestled with for 25 years.
Webber-Cook said that there
are cases when he has prayed for
death or has been asked by families to pray for a loved one to be
“released from life.”
Webber-Cook said these, in
his opinion, are not uncaring
people but are quite the opposite. There are things worse than
death, he said, things which
include intolerable suffering.
“While suffering is a part of
life's struggle, it is clearly part of
our human condition but I believe
it is not the will of any creator or
divine source of life that we suffer
needlessly,” he said.
“I believe some suffering can
be redemptive,” Webber-Cook
said, “and we can learn life lessons... but I also believe and have
seen that some suffering is pointless.”
Jenn Power with L'Arche – a
foundation that works with and
supports persons with intellectual disabilities – is “very concerned by the profound risk to
the mentally challenged.”
Power said discrimination
towards the mentally challenged
“runs deep” while society regularly makes assumptions about
suffering that “may not be or are
not true.”
Her concerns hovered largely
around the word and concept of
dignity which she observed
crops up throughout the discussion of assisted death.
“Dignity... doesn't come from
some fortress of determination
that's inside of me or inside of
you,” Power said. “It's not related to productivity, it's not related
to your ability to articulate your
opinions but it is very fragile and
it is easily eroded. If you see a
person with a disability, or a
mental illness, or somebody
who's homeless, or a Syrian refugee, or a sex worker. If you see
that person as anything but equal
to you in human worth, then you
rob them of their dignity.”
Rev. Dr. Cathy Simpson, an
Anglican priest, works with a
program called INSPIRED,
Implementing a Novel and
Supportive
Program
of
Individualized Care for patients
and families living with
Respiratory Disease. Many of the
patients she works with have
COPD, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, and Simpson
said many patients throughout
the years have asked about
options for assisted death.
From a theological and ethics
standpoint Simpson said, “I
don't see a whole lot of redemption in suffering, unless the
patient I'm dealing with sees it
that way.
“I can't define quality of life
for anyone else but me,” Simpson
said.
The discussion was followed
by a round of questions and
comments both from members
of the religious and lay communities.
MOU draws
attention at
council
meeting
STELLARTON – More MOU
talk was held at town council on
Monday.
It came during reports from
elected members at the Council II
and followed the update by Coun.
Denise Taylor who, with Mayor
Joe Gennoe, represent council on
the steering committee that has
been working on a memorandum
of understanding on amalgamation involving Stellarton and
three other municipalities.
Taylor and Gennoe debated
why he is not a member of the
team laying out the MOU’s terms
and taking questions at sessions.
“I guess they don’t want the
'not' side on its (team),” said
Gennoe, who has opposed amalgamation while serving on the
steering committee.
Taylor told Gennoe that he
declined to join the team at a previous steering committee meeting in Pictou, but Gennoe recalled
the words he used in his response.
“I said, ‘You wouldn’t want me
because I wouldn’t promote it.”
Coun. Simon Lawand asked
Taylor if local libraries would be
affected by amalgamation.
“I don’t foresee any change,”
she said.
During open forum, Stellarton
resident Brian Atkinson asked for
responses to four questions he
shared at last week’s Council I
meeting.
Town Clerk Joyce Eaton said
they were presented to the steering committee and answers
would be brought back to the
next Council I meeting.
If they were brought up at a
Council II meeting, she said they
would be brought back to the
next Council II meeting.
NEW GLASGOW – Spring
has sprung and town councillors
are questioning the role of Public
Works when it comes to brush.
Coun. Trudy Vince questioned when town crews will be
out repairing the winter damage
while Coun. Clyde Fraser wanted to know about street painting.
Earl MacKenzie, town engineer, noted that crews have
already begun cleaning up after
the blustery weather and that
street painting is expected to
begin earlier this year.
“You don’t see the markings
on Westville Road as well
because it is new pavement,” he
said, noting there are some key
areas that will have torched-on
markings (using a blow torch)
which are more permanent, but
also more expensive so not every
road will have those.
Coun. Nancy Dicks wanted to
know if a decision had been made
in regards to brush clean up.
MacKenzie said no decision
has been made, however, he
didn’t feel it was in the town’s
best interest to spend resources
picking up brush from residential areas.
Dicks asked if there could be
a certain time that brush could
be put out by residents and
picked up by the town, but that
left the concern for brush making its way onto sidewalks and
roadways.
CAO Lisa MacDonald agreed
with Deputy Mayor Troy
MacCulloch that the brush
should be broken down and
baled and put out for garbage
collection by Pictou County Solid
Waste.
RAIL SUPPORT
Council also decided to send
a letter of support to Scotian Rail
Development Society to help
save the railroad system east of
Port Hawkesbury.
Coun. Jack Lewis said it was
critical to keep the rail structure
because if they take it out there,
what’s to stop them from doing
the same in the Pictou County
area, shutting out rail cars from
Truro eastward.
Scotian Rail Development
Society has a petition online at
https://www.change.
org/p/cape-breton-can-t-affordto-lose-its-railway-please-signa
n
d
share?recruiter=60013034&utm_
source=share_petition&utm_
medium=copylink.
Local students winners
in video contest
A local student has what it
takes to rock!
The Mining Association of
Nova Scotia announced the winners of its "Mining ROCKS!
Video Contest" and Pictou
County is well represented.
“Students from across the
province created incredibly clever
and interesting videos about mining and quarrying,” said Sean
Kirby, edxecutive director of the
Mining Association of Nova
Scotia (MANS). “We congratulate
all the students for their excellent
work and thank them for participating in the contest.”
“The contest is a great way to
educate students about mining
and how important it is to our
province,” said Natural Resources
Minister Lloyd Hines, one of the
judges. “I am very pleased to be
working with MANS on this educational initiative.”
The videos can be viewed at:
http://notyourgrandfathersmining.ca/2016-winners.
The winners and runners-up
of the contest are:
Best High School Video
• Runner-up: John Colin
Macintosh ($500) from North
Nova Education Centre
Best Comedy
• Runner-up: TIE Noah
Dixon ($250) from Hebbville
Academy and Colin Macintosh
($250) from North Nova
Education Centre
Best 30-Second Commercial
• Winner: TIE William
Adams ($500) from Five Bridges
Junior High School and Colin
Macintosh ($500) from North
Nova Education Centre
Twenty-two videos were
submitted by junior high and
high school students from
across Nova Scotia.
Nova Scotia's mining and
quarrying industry is a key
creator of jobs and prosperity
for Nova Scotians. It provides
5,500 jobs and contributes
$420 millionto the province's
economy each year. The
Ivany Commission said traditional industries like mining and quarrying "will provide the essential foundations for Nova Scotia's rural
economy."
The Sobey Foundation presented $12,000 to help support the United Way of Pictou County and
the more than 10,000 people they assist in Pictou County. From the left are Allan Arkens, Sobeys
Westside New Glasgow; Jessica Smith, United Way executive director; Gerald MacCallum, Sobeys
(Submitted photo)
East River Road, and David MacDonald, Sobeys Pictou.
Michelin employees
wrapped up another
successful United Way
payroll deduction campaign. This year’s combination of employee
pledges and company
match totaled more
than $23,396. Pictured
from left are: Trudy
Teed, Michelin personnel manager; Jessica
Smith, United Way
executive director;
and Jeff MacLean,
Michelin plant manager.
(Submitted photo)
Employees at Northern Pulp raised more than $22,436 through
payroll deductions, fundraisers and a corporate match. Through
the employee’s efforts, they increased their annual giving by
33.5 per cent. From left are: United Way’s executive director,
Jessica Smith and Northern Pulp employees: Richard Carter, Lois
Fraser, Dale Christensen, Brittany Dauphinee, Greg DeMont,
Susan Hardy, Gladys DeYoung and Corinne Walsh.
(Submitted photo)
SPRING 2016
REGISTRATION
at the Canteen on the McCulloch Field
Get your cleats out and dusted off, it’s that time of year to get
out on the field and have some fun playing soccer!
• April 14TH 7 p.m. – 9 p.m.
• April 16TH 10 a.m. – 2 p.m.
REGISTRATION FEES: 5 -10 years $50.00 Pre-school - $25.00
*You can drop off your registration at Pictou Recreation
office until to April 15TH, 4 p.m.
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Obituaries
The Advocate
April 13, 2016
RIVER JOHN NEWS
Royal Canadian Legion in River
John along with the Jam sessions. Come and enjoy the
music and fellowship, it's a
great evening for everyone to
enjoy.
Here's another poem by Dal
Robinson:
By Anne Patriquin
River John correspondent
Hello everyone, hope you all
had a wonderful week.
I heard there is a special
lady that I know celebrating
her 90th birthday. Happy birthday Eunice! I hope you have
many more wonderful years
ahead of you, so live to the fullest and enjoy all your family
and friends as I am sure you
will.
I have a few reminders for
you: Every Tuesday, the Cafe is
open from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
DEWEY'S DRUNK
Fred Fagan, our veteran fish
buyer
And Pictou Island's Charles
Munro
They loaded up with lots of
liquor
And to Port Elgin did go.
They picked up old Dewey in
the village
And headed New Brunswick
way
Come and enjoy the meal, plus
the company. On Friday evening is Chase the Ace at the
Of course he partook of their
liquor
It is tasty when you don't have
to pay.
They landed here back in the evening
And when they stopped at his
gate,
The liquor had got the best of
him
He no longer could navigate.
So Munro lugged him up to his
doorstep
And gently laid him there.
When his wife came home she
found him
Asleep, with his hind end bare.
Have a wonderful week
everyone and stay safe!
◆
BRUNEAU, Catherine (Kathy)
E. (nee MacMaster) – It is with
profound sadness that we
announce the sudden but
peaceful passing on March 25,
2016, while on vacation in
Florida, of a dearly loved wife,
mother, sister, sister-in-law, aunt,
niece, neighbour and friend.
Catherine, who was in her 73rd
year, was born the second of
nine children and raised in
Caribou, Nova Scotia. After
graduating from Pictou Academy
she started a rewarding career in
human resources. A dedicated
professional who enjoyed working with people, she earned
numerous diplomas and accreditations. Once retired from the
RCMP, Catherine began oilpainting which brought her great
joy, friendship and admiration. A
devoted wife, loving mother,
loyal sister and true friend,
Catherine was always supportive of those close to her and
offered care and compassion to
those in need; she had a sharp
wit and a perpetual love of
learning.
Catherine leaves
behind her husband Gaston;
daughter Laura (Philippe) of
Ottawa; brothers Len and
Duncan (Isabel) of Caribou, NS;
sisters Mary Alice (Al) of Truro,
NS and Jane (Dominic) of
Caribou, NS; aunts; many nieces
and nephews and dear friends.
She was predeceased by her
parents, Alfred and Margaret
(MacKeil); brother Larry; sisters
Anne and Jessie and infant
grandson Henry. Her brother
Edward (Dorte) passed away
March 28, 2016. Catherine will
be missed by many people in
many places. May there be solace in knowing that her last days
were spent doing what she loved
– walking the beach, soaking up
the sun and sea air, reading,
admiring art and sharing belly
laughs with family. Family and
friends are invited to a Celebration
of Catherine’s Life on Saturday,
April 16, 2016 at 1 p.m. into the
Sacred Space of Beechwoood,
Funeral, Cemetery and Cremation
Services, 280 Beechwood
Avenue (East of Vanier Parkway)
followed by reception from 2:00
to 4:00 p.m. As an expression
of sympathy, donations to the
Heart and Stroke Foundation
would be appreciated. Tributes
may be sent via Lifetimes at
www.beechwoodottawa.ca †
MORROW, John Frederick
(Fred) (May 14, 1921 - April 3,
2016), Little Harbour, passed
away April 3. He was the son of
Edgar Earl and Leah Morrow of
Morrow Street, Westside, New
Glasgow. At the time of his
death, Fred was residing at the
Veteran's Unit, Camp Hill
Hospital, Halifax. At the age of
18, he joined the militia after
hearing the Militia was paying
young men $50 to join. He
stayed in the militia for two years.
In 1939, he was sent to serve in
the Second World War and stationed in England, UK. While in
England he attended the Royal
Military Academy, Sandhurst.
When he returned to New
Glasgow in 1945, he attended
the Nova Scotia Agricultural
College, Truro, graduating with a
degree in General Agriculture. In
1950 he attended McGill
University, PQ, graduating with a
science degree. He attended
Mount Allison University, NB,
graduating in 1951 with a teaching degree. Returning to New
Glasgow, he resided in Little
Harbour. Fred has been president of the Progressive
Conservative Party; a member
of the Masonic (Doric) Lodge,
New Glasgow and Moncton,
NB; a member of the Lions Club,
Trenton and Moncton, NB for a
total of 59 years and was elected
to the prestigious position of
District Governor for Nova Scotia
and Prince Edward Island. He
has also been a member of the
Canadian Legion for 25 years or
more. He was employed with
Railway and Power, New
Glasgow, as a salesman and
travelled all over Nova Scotia
and New Brunswick. His first
teaching position was at a oneroom schoolhouse in Little
Harbour. His longest teaching
position was with the Vocational
School (now NSCC), Stellarton,
where he taught Grade 11 math
and Grade 12 science. He
owned and operated the Alma
Motel & Cabins, New Glasgow;
Gael Motel and the Gael Ann
Motel, Antigonish; Westgate
Motel and the Scenic Motel,
Moncton, NB, and three car
rental businesses. Knowing your
relatives was very important to
Fred. If he knew he was related
to you, he made sure that you
met and kept in touch. He
enjoyed travelling and he regularly Skyped with the many,
many friends that he has all over
the world. He will be missed by
his family: Ann (Jim) Marchese,
Maine, USA; John (Wendy)
Morrow, Saint Andrews, NB;
Susan (Russell) Breen, Pictou
Landing;
Robert
(Angela)
Morrow, Hillsborough, NB; Alison
Jean Tait, New Glasgow; grandchildren: Justin Marchese,
Arizona, USA; Jessica Marchese,
Maine, USA; Matthew Morrow,
Toronto, ON; Lieutenant Zack
Morrow, Fredericton, NB; Adam
(Chrissy) Breen, NG; Lesley
(Robert) O'Hagan, Chance
Harbour; Pamela Morrow,
Ottawa, ON; Ben, Nicholas and
Jax Morrow, Hillsborough, NB;
Cathleen Tait, Halifax; Christopher
Tait, Truro and John Tait,
Westville; great-grandchildren:
Cydney and Paige Breen, Leah
and Evan O'Hagan; special
friends: Kay Hunter, George and
Donna Clark, Gretchen Smith,
Ron and Pearl Whitaker, Paul
Chappell, Barb and Maurice
Campbell, Pierre Maurice (Moe)
Millier, Peter Pothier and many
others. No funeral at the request
of the deceased. Donations can
be made to the Canadian Cancer
Society, New Glasgow.
STEWART, Terrance Blaine
(August 17, 1958 - April 4, 2016)
After a courageous four-year
battle with pancreatic cancer,
Terry passed away peacefully in
his 58th year at his home in
Georgetown, Ont. Terry was surrounded by his wife and soulmate of 25 years Janet (Reid),
children and family members by
his side. He was the loving father
of three daughters and two sons
Cheryl (Shane) Walsh of Halifax,
Lindsay (Scott) Winters of St.
John's, NL, Teri Lackie (Steve
Bostelman) of Nashville TN, Alan
Stewart of Toronto ON and Riley
Stewart at home. Terry was the
proud grandfather to Easton,
Ireland, Reid, Lauren, Kienan,
and step-granddaughter Hayley
McGregor. Terry is also survived
by his seven brothers and four
sisters: Bill, Sandy (Faye) of New
Glasgow, Garry of Halifax, Bob
(Renie) of Westville, Joe (Rose)
of Pickering, ON, Alan (Susan)
and Rick (Gordina) both of
Charlottetown, PEI, Helen (late
Jack) Langille, Donna (late Bill)
Gaudaur,
Evelyn
(Donnie)
Shymko, all of Westville and
Zella (late James) Ferguson of
Georgetown, ON. Terry is also
survived by his step mother-inlaw, Connie Akers of Parkdale,
ON; brother-in-laws Bill Reid of
Cornwall, ON, David Livingstone
and sister-in-law Elizabeth
Clarke, both of Toronto, ON. Not
to mention, Terry is survived by
many cousins, nieces and nephews. Terry is predeceased by
parents John Cameron (Don)
and Janet Isabel (Frosst) Stewart;
father-in-law William (Bill) and
mother-in-law Dorothy (Dot
Gaudaur) Reid of Toronto, ON.
He is also predeceased by his
brother John Joseph (Joe) and
wife Catherine (Cathy) Stewart,
along with their son John Stewart
and sister-in-law Diane Reid.
Born in New Glasgow, Terry was
raised and lived in Westville for
all of his childhood and early
adult years. He attended
Westville High School and went
on to work with his father. Later,
joined Michelin Tire. Terry moved
to Ontario in 1988 and later
joined Auto Trader Magazine's
Sales division. During his long
career with Auto Trader, he met
many great individuals and grew
many long friendships. He was a
true family man. His greatest
joys in life were his wife, children,
grandchildren
and
extended family, along with the
special friends he cherished during his life's journey. Terry was
very active in sports. He loved
baseball, hockey and golf and
excelled in all of them. He
enjoyed coaching minor hockey,
in which his sons were involved.
He was a generous gentle and a
selfless man. He will be remembered for his love of trips to the
sunny south while spending time
with his family, as well as his love
of music and song. Gathering
with his family to share an old
song was a favourite past time.
These memories are a small part
of his legacy; since Terry was
loved by everyone he had touched
with his great sense of humor and
compassion. Funeral was held
April 8, 2016 at Eagles Funeral
Chapel, Westville. Interment in
Birch Hill Cemetery, Rocklin.
Donations can be made to Cancer
Assistance Services of Halton
Hills, www.cancerassistance.org
or the Salvation Army Corps.
NOTICE
Heatherdale Memorial Gardens
Heatherdale Memorial Gardens in Sylvester
is planning its annual spring clean-up.
I found a
friend in the
Classfied
Section
485-8014
To help prepare for this, lot holders and
families are kindly asked to remove all
wreaths, flowers, and other items from
the cemetery by April 23, 2016.
Any items left after this date will be
removed and disposed of.
Your cooperation and assistance is
appreciated.
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WEDNESDAY, April 13
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; 10:30-11:30 a.m. at the Pictou
Library and 1:30-2:15 p.m., New
Glasgow Library.
ABC’s for Babies (0-18 months), takes
place 10-11 a.m., Westville Library and
10:45-11:30 a.m., Stellarton Library.
The Durham Ladies Guild will be hosting a variety concert at 7:30 p.m. at the
Durham Church hall. Skits and music
featuring various artists and fudge/pop/
water for sale. Adults $5, children under
12, $2. Proceeds for the kitchen renovations.
Together with Heather, music (ages
newborn-6 yrs, pre-registration
required), 10:15-11 a.m., New Glasgow
Library. Finger plays, musical instruments and lots of movement!
ToddleTime (18 months – 3 yrs) runs
10:15-11 a.m., New Glasgow Library.
SATURDAY, April 16
Auction 45s, 7 p.m., New Horizons
Club, Pictou. Adm. $5 (includes tickets
for 50/50, door prize, pool, mystery.)
Chair Exercises at the Durham
Community Hall (across the bridge) with
Sharon Lynch at 10 a.m.
Tatamagouche Legion #64 and North
Shore Rec. Centre presents, The Queen
of Hearts, 2-4 p.m.
Gamers Afterschool @ Library (drop-in),
3-5 p.m., Westville Library.
AA’s Easy Does it Group meets at 8
p.m. at St. Andrew’s Presbyterian
Church, Westville.
Afterschool @ Library (ages 5-9), runs
3-4 p.m., Stellarton Library.
OBITUARIES
HUNTER, Lorna Mae, aka
“Tuckie,” (April 6, 1925-April
8, 2016) – passed away peacefully at Aberdeen Hospital. Tuckie
was the daughter of the late Bill
and Florence Oakley. She was
born in Montreal, Que., where
she later met her beloved late
husband, Douglas Frederick
Hunter, at a dance hall and he
immediately stole her heart.
Tuckie and Doug were married
and spent their early years
together in St. Lambert, Que.,
where their four children were
born. Tuckie was a feisty, charismatic, generous, loving and spirited woman who left a lasting
impression on all who encountered her. Tuckie was the life of
the party and could always tell a
good story. Tuckie is survived by
her four children, Leslie Strom,
twins Laurie Jaegge and Robert
Hunter and Graham Hunter; nine
grandchildren: Eric Strom, Zach
Strom, Jenna Hunter, Bianca
Jaegge, Max Hunter, Aaron
Hunter, Kairi Hunter, Regan
Hunter and Maegan Strom; five
great-grandchildren and countless other extended family. There
will be no visitation or funeral
service at the request of the
deceased.
COMMUNITY EVENTS
Club Francais, 12-1 p.m., Stellarton
Library. For more info contact Cynthia
Gallager at 902-754-2682 or cynthia.
gallagher@gmail.com.
Mind Matters 2016: Planning meeting,
7 p.m. at Northumberland Regional
High School. New members welcome.
THURSDAY, April 14
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.
Lunch & Learn with Queens, Summer
Street Industries, New Glasgow, noon.
Guest speaker Christopher Clarke,
mayor, Region of Queens. Hear about
the Region of Queens, now 20 years
into amalgamation and the first voluntary amalgamation in Nova Scotia.
Christopher Clarke was the first mayor
and is current mayor of the amalgamated region. Light lunch provided. Preregistration required. RSVP to: info@
pictouchamber.com.
ABC’s for Babies (newborn-18 months)
runs 10:30-11:30 a.m., Pictou Library.
Preschool Storytime (ages 3-5 yrs) is
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),
3-4:30 p.m., Pictou Library. Bring your
own yarn and needles.
ToddleTime (18 months-3 yrs) runs
6:15-7:15 p.m., Stellarton Library.
Puppetry Club (pre-registration required)
meets 3-4:30 p.m., Westville Library.
LEGOs @ the Library, 3-4 p.m., New
Glasgow Library.
Ham and potato salad dinner with
dessert, 11 a.m.-2 p.m., Stella Maris
Hall, Pictou, $10 each. For orders call
Marion at 485-6205, Margo at 4856025 or Shawn at 771-0493. Takeout
and delivery only. Fundraiser for the
Pictou Lobster Carnival.
Crohn's and Colitis group will meet at
7 p.m. at the Sobey's Community
Room, WestSide, New Glasgow.
Guest speaker and planning for
upcoming events. For info call Mike at
902-925-2582.
Seniors Now! Speaker Series presents 'Talking Tech with the library –
reading online magazines and eBooks
on your tablet for free!', 1:30-2:30
p.m., New Glasgow Library. Bring
your tablet, along with your library
card, to the session. This speakers
series is in partnership with the Ageing
Well coalition, Community Links,
Seniors Outreach and the Pictou
County
Municipalities
Crime
Prevention Association.
Tween Scene (new!), 3-4:30 p.m.,
Westville Library. Tweens, ages 8-14,
are invited to hand out and create
together! Crafts, games, puppetry, art,
poetry, guest speakers and authors...
snacks will be provided.
"Lead poisoning in Wildlife and NonLead Angling and Hunting" with speaker
Helene van Doninck, DVM from the
Cobequid Wildlife Rehabilitation Centre,
6:30-7:30 p.m., River John Library.
Thursday Night Book Club meets 6:307:30 p.m., Westville Library. To find out
what the group is reading or for more
info call the library.
Book Club discusses the book 'The
Brutal Telling' by Louise Penny, 7- 8
p.m., Pictou Library.
Colouring for Adults (tea and treats
provided), 7- 8 p.m., New Glasgow
Library. Some supplies available.
FRIDAY, April 15
AA’s Trenton 24-Hr. Group meets at 8
p.m. on Pleasant Street, Trenton and at
8 p.m. Hope Group meets at the Sister
Catherine Steel Centre, Lourdes.
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.
Seniors Relay sale, 474 Scotsburn Rd,
West Branch, 9 a.m.-1 p.m. New items
weekly. Proceeds for the Fuel Fund for
district seniors.
Saturday Morning Puppetry Club,
10:30-11:30 a.m., Pictou Library.
Crafty Saturday (drop-in) with a spring
theme, 11 a.m.-3 p.m., Trenton
Library.
Family LEGO time @ the Library, 3-4:30
p.m., Pictou Library.
Imagination Saturdays run 11 a.m.-4
p.m. at the Stellarton Library; 10
a.m.- 3 p.m. at the River John and
Westville libraries.
35th Culloden celebration, 11 a.m.
starting from the highway in Knoydart
and leading to the cairn. Reception and
hot dinner (donations accepted) to follow at the Lismore hall.
Spring tea and sale, IOOF hall,
Sunnybrae, 2-4 p.m. Adm. $4.
Sponsored by MacDonald Rebekah
Lodge #108. Crafts, baking, surprise
bags, New-to-You and more.
Knitting Circle, 2:30-3:30 p.m., New
Glasgow Library. Bring your own project, or try our simple samples.
Stellarton Library presents Artcycle, 11
a.m.-4 p.m. Join us for an artcycle
event for Earth Day and create your
own art masterpiece with a mystery
bag of recycled materials.
SUNDAY, April 17
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, East
River Road, New Glasgow.
Gospel Song Concert, St. John's
Anglican Church, 7 p.m. Lots of local
talent, freewill offering to go towards
building the new church cemetery
fence.
MONDAY, April 18
Bingo is played every Monday 6:45
p.m. at the Royal Canadian Legion,
Tatamagouche. Canteen available.
AA’s Trenton 24 Group meets at 8 p.m.
on Pleasant Street, Trenton and the
Hope Group meets at 8 p.m. at the
Sister Catherine Steel Centre, Lourdes.
A beginner rug hooking class will be
running May 2 to June 6 on Mondays at
the New Horizons Club, Pictou. If interested call Cindy at 902-755-6209
before April 18.
The regular monthly meeting of the
Adult Brain Tumour Support Group will
be held from 6:30-8:30 p.m. in the
lounge of the East River Manor, 695
East River Road New Glasgow.
Seniors Cafe presents 'The Benefits of
Healthy Forests' with Heidi Higgins and
Blair Andres, Northern Pulp (light
refreshments), 10-11:30 a.m., Pictou
Library.
Ian Sherwood in concert at Green HillAlma United Church, 7:30 p.m. Pay
what you can (at least $10). Part of the
Monday Music Concert Series.
TUESDAY, April 19
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.
ToddleTime (18 months-3 yrs), 10:3011:30 a.m., Pictou Library.
Knitting for Children (for ages 5+), preregistration is required, 3-4:30 p.m.,
Pictou Library.
ABC’s for Babies (0-18 months), 10:15
-11 a.m., New Glasgow Library.
LEGO family night, 6-7 p.m., Pictou
Library.
LEGO @ the Library (drop-in), 6:157:45 p.m., River John Library; 6:307:30 p.m., Stellarton Library and 6-7:30
p.m., Westville Library.
Toddletime runs 10-11 a.m. at the
Westville Library and 10:45-11:45 at
the Stellarton Library.
Community Volunteer Income Tax
Program (CVITP) by appointment only
(call 902-755-6031 to make an appointment), 1-4 p.m., New Glasgow Library.
Gamers Afterschool @ Library (drop-in),
3-5 p.m., Westville Library.
Teen Readers Club meets 4-5 p.m. at
the Stellarton Library.
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.
New Glasgow Library hosts a Tuesday
night book club 7-8 p.m.
Jam session, River John Legion, 7-10
p.m. All welcome.
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.
Chase the Ace, Stellar Curling Club,
Foord St., Stellarton, 6-8 p.m. with
ticket draw at 8:15 p.m.
Book Club discusses 'Major Pettigrew's
Last Stand', 7-8 p.m., Pictou Library.
The Advocate
April 13, 2016
Skills night a huge success
◆
Culloden
ceremony
Saturday
KNOYDART – The 35th
annual Battle of Culloden will be
celebrated on April 16 during a
ceremony at the shoreline cairn
commemorating the event in
Knoydart.
The ceremony will begin at 11
a.m. with a procession along the
lane from Route 245 to the cairn.
The ceremony recalls the battle between Highland Scots and
the British Army on April 16,
1746. This year’s event is a rarity
in that it will take place on the
exact day and mark the battle’s
270th anniversary.
Residents of Lismore and area
recall the battle and the Scots who
subsequently migrated to the
shores of Nova Scotia with an
annual service at the cairn site.
The cairn is round and made
entirely of stone in memory of
three survivors of the battle:
Angus and Hugh MacDonald
and John MacPherson, who settled in the area and were eventually buried near the cairn’s location.
The cairn is a replica of the
cairn in Scotland and features
stones from the Culloden battlefield mixed with stones from
around Knoydart.
A reception and dinner will
follow the ceremony and start
around noon at the Lismore Hall.
More information is available
by contacting Bill McVicar at 8633643.
ing. The arts community has
grown. Our schools are new and
modern, our hospital has been
updated and many major capital
improvements from central sewer
to water treatment have been
undertaken.
All of this change has been
facilitated by one voice of government. For us, amalgamation has
meant less time is spent unraveling knots, freeing up time to finding optimal solutions which allow
us to move ahead. From Caledonia
to Port Medway, from Port
Mouton to Greenfield, and all the
surrounding communities that
make up the Region of Queens
Municipality, our residents have
been a big part of the remarkable
and historic amalgamation. We
are proud of what we have accomplished during the past two
decades and look forward with
enthusiasm to the future.
Christopher Clarke, Mayor
Region of Queens
Municipality
19
Amalgamation
No Thank You
joins discussion
PICTOU – Brushing up on
techniques and procedures for
nurses is beneficial not only to
future patients, but to the nursing
staff as well.
That’s why Maria Langille,
with assistance from Dr. Bob
Cooper, began the annual Skills
Night nine years ago at the
Sutherland Harris Memorial
Hospital in Pictou.
Langille returned to the area
in 2008, “around the same time
Dr. (Bob) Cooper was new here
and we noticed a lack of education,” explains Langille.
So Langille and Cooper decided to organize Skills Night, which
happened to coincide with the
Nova Scotia Nurses Union contract negotiations.
“The NSNU contract was up
and they created the education
premiums,” she explains. “It
seemed to go hand in hand with
what we were wanting to do.”
Because of the education and
Skills Night, the Sutherland
Harris Memorial Hospital
received the highest level of
accreditation in 2014 and this particular Skills Night, last week,
was the most successful to date.
“We had a fabulous turnout,
the best yet,” said Langille add-
Amalgamation No Thank You
(ANTY) is a new voice representing citizens from across Pictou
County who don’t believe amalgamation is the best choice for the
county’s future.
“We’re not opposed to change,”
says chairman Brian White. “We’re
opposed to a bad idea.”
“We believe in and want a
vibrant, growing and thriving
Pictou County, but we can find no
evidence that amalgamation is the
best way to get us there.”
White says the group’s primary
goal is to ensure the full facts are
made available to the public. They
launched a website, www.
AmalgamationNoThankYou.ca,
and a Facebook page, www.facebook.com/PCAmalgamation, to
promote discussion.
ANTY is also offering to meet
with any community group that
would like additional information
on amalgamation issues.
White says the group believes
citizens deserve to be given all the
facts when asked to make a decision. “It is our belief that fully
informed citizens will vote No to
amalgamation,” says White, “... we
believe the decision should be
made by citizens, not a small group
of elected officials and paid staff.”
By Debbi Harvie
Amalgamation
has made Queens
area stronger
To the Editor:
Anniversaries are times for
reflection. April 1st was the 20th
anniversary of the first voluntary
amalgamation in Nova Scotia, the
formation of the Region of Queens
Municipality. It resulted from the
union of the Town of Liverpool
and the Municipality of Queens, at
a time when amalgamation was a
new thing.
Over the past 20 years, the evolution of the Region of Queens
Municipality has been watched
with interest by government and
other municipal units. The current economic climate and declining population in Nova Scotia has
prompted a number of other
municipalities to consider amalgamation, and Queens is often asked
to relay the story of our success.
The situation in Queens was
very similar to other rural areas
where the big taxpayers were
located in the county; whereas the
town was required to provide
extensive services. The county was
very well off when compared with
its urban neighbour. It took significant statesmanship by the two
councils to agree to resolve this
disparity, and come together as
one unit for the benefit of all.
Much has been accomplished
during the past 20 years. The
merger of the two workforces of
the town and county resulted in
an optimization of the human
resources so that much duplication was eliminated, resulting in
considerable tax-savings in
Liverpool without imposing a
new burden on the residents of the
county.
There was an initial reduction
in the size of council, from 19 to 10,
and there has been a further voluntary reduction to eight without
any loss of service or efficiency.
Because there is only one governing body, much less time is spent
in discussing issues and much
more in problem-solving and decision making.
All the communities in Queens
have retained their identities and
individualities. Residents continue
to have pride in being from their
community, as well as in being a
resident of the Region of Queens
Municipality.
This amalgamation has allowed
Queens to weather some tumultuous storms that may have caused
the town or county to fail if alone.
During the past few years, Queens
has re-invented itself pushing
ahead with a priority of economic
development. Many new businesses have opened and are thriv-
Community
Cathy Carruthers and Jane Johnson show Maria Langille the
latest in wrapping at the ninth annual Skills Night at the
(Harvie photo)
Sutherland Harris Memorial Hospital.
ing there were 80 nurses in attendance within the first 15 minutes
of the event.
There were staff from the hospitals, nursing homes and even
nursing students in attendance
rotating through the 18 stations
ranging from pharmacy and body
mechanics to ostomy care and
diabetic protocol.
“With the Skills Night, it
enables you to update your skills
to the latest techniques so we can
provide the best possible, up-todate care. For example, in rehab
there are always new things, but
there are also refreshers that
enhance nursing practice.”
Langille says a lot of the presenters returned this year because
there was such great feedback
from the attendees, but there
were also new presenters.
“We have Paul Curry here
from the NSNU who wrote a
book about longterm care and
violence in the workplace,” she
says. “He spoke with nurses and
came up with recommendations
for government to look at...”
Next year will be the 10th
anniversary so they are hoping to
do something special to commemorate the event.
Notice of Community Information Meetings to the Residents
and Ratepayers of the Municipality of the County of Pictou
and towns of New Glasgow, Pictou and Stellarton regarding
the proposed amalgamation.
District 5 & 6
District 14
District 2
West Branch, Loganville, Diamond,
Scotch Hill, Lyons Brook, Scotsburn,
Hardwood Hill, Heathbell
Scotsburn Fire Hall
Monday, April 11th – 7 pm
Blue Mountain, Moose River,
Garden of Eden, Eden Lake,
Rocky Mountain, East River St. Mary’s
Blue Mountain Fire Hall
Tuesday, April 19th – 6:30 pm
Pictou Landing
Pictou Landing Fire Hall
Tuesday, May 3rd – 6:30 pm
District 13
Town of Pictou
Thorburn, Coalburn, Telford,
Sutherlands River, McPhersons Mills
Thorburn Fire Hall
Tuesday, April 12th – 7 pm
deCoste Centre, Pictou
Wednesday, April 20th – 6:30 pm
District 10
Linacy, Hillside, Pine Tree, Woodburn
Linacy Fire Hall
Thursday, April 21st - 6:30 pm
District 4
Toney River, Seafoam, Cape John,
Marshville, River John, Hedgeville,
Louisville, Welsford, Hodson
River John Hub Community Centre
Wednesday, April 13th – 6:30 pm
District 14
Springville, Bridgeville, Glencoe,
Sunny Brae
East River Valley Fire Hall
Thursday, April 21st - 7 pm
District 1
Broadway, Kenzieville,
Marshy Hope,
Barneys River Station
Kenzieville Community Centre
Thursday, April 14th – 6:30 pm
District 2
Ward 3
Westside New Glasgow
Westside Community Centre
Tuesday, May 10th – 6:30 pm
District 7
Loch Broom, Sylvester, Alma,
Greenhill, Union Centre,
White Hill
Northumberland Regional
High School
Wednesday, May 11th – 7 pm
Ward 2
North End New Glasgow
North End Recreation Centre
Thursday, May 12th – 6:30 pm
Little Harbour, Chance Harbour,
Kings Head, Melmerby Beach,
Black Point
Little Harbour Community Centre
Town of Stellarton
13 Ways to Buil
da
Stronger Comm
unity
With Doug Griffit
hs
Author and four
-term MLA from
Alberta, Griffiths
is a dynamic and
powerful speake
r. He offers a mix
of frightening ex
amples and
humorous storie
s to illustrate the
stark choices faci
ng municipalities
today and how w
orking together
is the key to build
ing a successful
community.
April 25, 6:30pm
Location to be an
nounced
Chamber of Commerce Luncheon
with Doug Griffiths | April 25, 12:00 noon | $20
Summer Street Industries
NSCC Stellarton Cafeteria
Learn more by attending one of our upcoming events or visit our website.
LUNCH
LEARN &
with Queens
Summer Street Industries, 72 Park St., New Glasgow
Thursday, April 14 - Noon
onepictoucounty.ca
“This amalgamation has allowed Queens to weather
some tumultuous storms that may have caused the
Town or County to fail if alone …
During the past few years, Queens has re-invented
itself pushing ahead with a priority of economic
development. Many new businesses have opened
and are thriving. The arts community has grown …
For us, amalgamation has meant less time is spent
unraveling knots, freeing up time to finding optimal
solutions which allow us to move ahead …
We are proud of what we have accomplished during
the past two decades and look forward with enthusiasm
to the future.”
Christopher Clarke
Mayor, Region of Queens
Guest Speaker:
Christopher Clarke
Mayor, Region of Queens
Join us to hear about the Region of Queens, now 20 years into
amalgamation and the first voluntary amalgamation in Nova Scotia.
Light lunch will be provided. Pre-registration required.
Please RSVP to: info@pictouchamber.com
Co-presented by The MOU
Steering Committee and
onepictoucounty.ca
20 Religion
The Advocate
April 13, 2016
Hector MacIsaac to perform at King's United
LOCH
KATRINE
–
Recording artist, singer/songwriter, Hector MacIsaac and
Junior Fraser will appear in
concert at King's United
Church,
Loch
Katrine,
Antigonish County on Sunday
at 2 p.m.
Also appearing on the concert will be Siblings Two on
fiddle and guitar and stepdancers, Nella MacHattie and
Sarah Wright.
“People are always happy
where Hector MacIsaac is playing music,” says concert publicist, Marjorie MacHattie. His
many humorous songs about
his friends and acquaintances
in the local area are part of a
large body of work which was
incorporated into a recording
in 2013 entitled The Tommy
Carson Project. Mac-Isaac has
already established himself as
both a gifted song-writer and
story-teller with his first CD
and video, in the roots/traditional genre, A Man You Don’t
Meet Every Day (2007) about
his uncle Jerome Downy from
the Cordroy Valley. This was
followed by his full-length
musical production, The
Legend of the Black Donnellys
(2010). This work played to
sold-out houses throughout
Nova Scotia, including a special performance at the
Antigonish
Highland
Games.
A tour of Ontario schools
attracted large audiences who
had never heard this familiar
local story of betrayal and
treachery, told from the
Donnelly Family's side before.
The same passion for justice,
also spurred him on to look
closer to home at another great
wrong, The Expulsion of the
Acadians, also known as Le
Grande Derangement. Eight
years of research and composing resulted in the moving
musical, Blood Won't be
Denied, which was performed
at the St. Francis Xavier Chapel
Auditorium to large crowds
for three evenings in November
2013. Those who enjoyed that
concert will be delighted to
know that MacIsaac is current-
ly working toward releasing a
CD of this production.
Junior Fraser comes from a
musical St. Joseph’s family. A
highly regarded guitarist, he
has performed on recordings
with many prominent artists.
But he also possesses a fine
voice and has appeared on
MacIsaac’s recordings as both
back-up and lead vocalist. He
can be seen most Sunday evenings making music with a
group of friends at the
Townhouse in Antigonish.
These local artists which include
Stan Chapman, John Hanlon,
piper, Heather Gillis, Susie
Murphy, Jim Cameron, John
Pellerine and others looked
around for a local charity to
support and they decided to
work with Kenny Stewart to
record a CD of Irish music.
“This will be released in the
summer with all proceeds
going to the Antigonish Food
Bank,” explained Fraser.
Kim MacDonald, a talented
fiddler has, together with her
mother Pauline Malcolm,
taught step-dancing to local
children for more than 20 years.
Her sister, Cindy is an accomplished singer/songwriter and
musician in her own right.
Together they form the group,
Siblings Two which delivers a
unique perspective on Celtic
folk music.
"Our style is simple but precise," says MacDonald.
Nella MacHattie and Sarah
Wright are cousins. MacHattie
is in Grade 10 and Wright is in
Grade 12; they both attend Dr.
John Hugh Gillis Regional High
School and are each involved in
4-H.
MacHattie plays on her
school rugby team, curling
team and pulls tug-o-war. Both
are former students of Pauline
Malcolm and Kim MacDonald.
Their love for Scottish music is
evident in their lively feet.
Tickets are $10 and are on
sale at MacDonald's Convenience, in St. Andrews,
Brendan's
Fairways
in
Antigonish and at the door.
Submitted
by
Marjorie
MacHattie
ST. ANDREW'S PRESBYTERIAN – PICTOU
Due to inclement weather
the service was cancelled. Tartan
Sunday will be held next week
when parishioners are encouraged to attend and wear a wee
bit of the tartan.
In the message, Do you Carry
the Mark?, the group will learn
of the Scottish who came to a
new land on a perilous journey
under severe hardship, but who
had a divine source upon which
to rely. Oatcakes and cheese will
be enjoyed in a fellowship hour
downstairs after the service.
Donations to the Memorial
Fund have been received in
memory of Ed Mac Master.
The study of The Story will
close this week and begin again
in the fall. On April 24, members of St Andrew’s Atlantic
Missionary Society will conduct the worship service on
this
Mission
Awareness
Sunday.
Mark your calendars now
for the May 15 Concert at the
Kirk at 7 p.m. by the West
Branch Singers.
Submitted by Betty Ann
Battist
TRINITY UNITED – NEW GLASGOW
Greeting at the door was
Bob MacPhee.
The Christ candle was lit
by Grace Boudreau.
Rev. Donna Tourneur invited those in attendance to think
about nicknames they might
have been given, and to reflect
on how the names we are
given by others often identify
or define us.
Boudreau read the scripture from Acts 9:1-20 and
Tourneur read the Gospel
from John 21: 1-19.
The reflection was built
around the ways we tell and
interpret stories; our family
stories, the story of our lives,
and the stories that help us
make meaning out of life.
Often as we come to understand the depth of a story or
the many facets of another’s
story, we come to understand
its depth, Tourneur said.
Trinity hosted a nursing
home service at Glen Haven
Manor in the afternoon on
Sunday.
Submitted by Brenda Sterling
Goodwin
A pancake breakfast was held at Scotsburn United Church
on Saturday morning. The breakfast, which was planned for
200 customers, sold out early and is one of two the church
holds each year. Organizers reported that customers came
from all over the county. Diners were also treated to live
music. Top photo: Rev. Jim Webber-Cook and Jeff Gunn plate
pancake breakfasts Saturday morning which included fluffy
pancakes topped with whipped cream and blueberry sauce
as well as sausages and baked beans.
Bottom photo, from left: fiddler Klorissa Farnsworth,14,
cajon master Myles Farnsworth, 12, both of Lyons Brook,
and pianist Kathrine Murray.
(Cameron photos)
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with Dave Fulmore
The congregation of Trinity United Church, New Glasgow, on
April 4 welcomed guest speaker Gail Clark, Amnesty
International field worker for Nova Scotia, at the regular service. Following the service, they hosted a reception for the
Almethyb family. Clark spoke on the rights of refugees. She is
pictured, right, with Rev. Donna Tourneur.
(Submitted photo)
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No matter which way you slice it most Canadians are not getting enough fruits
and veggies in their day. Stats Canada conducted a survey in 2011 and found
that only 40.4% of people over the age of 12 were eating the recommended
five servings a day and it’s been since shown that that number is declining
rather than increasing. A group of heavy hitters in the health industry have come
together to change that! The Canadian Produce marketing Association, The
Heart and Stroke Foundation, The Canadian cancer Society and The Canadian
Public heath Association have developed a new program called “ Half Your
Plate” to address the issue.
This group recognizes that there are many factors that could be contributing to
this problem, perhaps people are under the assumption that it too expensive
to buy fresh fruit and veg, perhaps people aren’t sure how to get creative with
fruit and veg, after all we can only eat so much salad! Maybe people don’t know
how to store and prepare many of the fruits and vegetables available in the
market. The “Half Your Plate” team decided to address this issue by putting
a recognizable spokesperson into place in the form of Chef Michael Smith,
next they took over social media. They have an amazing website at www.
halfyourplate.ca This site is packed with tons of information that addresses many
of the issues we mentioned above, there are tons of recipes and if you get stuck
you can even access expert advice through the site. In addition you can follow
Half Your Plate on Facebook, twitter and Instagram and there is even a heavily
populated Pinterest page dedicated to the project.
The Kilted Chef became involved in this very worthwhile project through Country
Magic. Country Magic is a company located in the Annapolis Valley and they
produce many different types of vegetables, they asked if we would produce
several recipes for them that would fit the criteria. We had a lot of fun coming up
with ideas on how to substitute traditional ingredients with vegetables, such as
black beans in brownies, or vegetarian versions of traditionally meatless dishes.
Although I do want to point out that this program does not want people to cut
out meat, just reduce it a bit and add more veg.
One of the recipes we developed was a Curried Vegetable Samosa with a
Tomato Relish, we absolutely love this recipe and make it quite often but I think
it’s the relish that really makes the dish. If samosas aren’t your thing try making
the relish on its own and serving it as an accompaniment to roast chicken or
pork, the flavors would marry well together and as a bonus it would contribute to
that fifty percent goal!
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for many years and this year in Calgary I will be featuring this sweet and savory
tomato relish. Enjoy!
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Curry Vegetable Samosa’s
Makes 12 to 24
1 lbs potatoes cut in chunks
½ lbs kohlrabi cut in chunks
2 tbsp butter
2 yellow onions diced
2 cloves garlic diced
1 cup green peas
½ cup carrots diced
1 tbsp yellow curry
1 tsp dry cumin
1 tsp dry Coriander
1 tsp dry cilantro
egg roll wrappers
Place the potatoes, kohlrabi into a large pot, cover with cold water, and
place over high heat and bring to a boil, cook until vegetables are fork tender.
Meanwhile sauté the onion, garlic and carrots in the butter until golden, add the
curry, cumin and coriander, cook until the spices are fragrant. Drain the cooked
vegetables and smash leaving some chunks, stir in the onion and carrot mixture,
and add peas. Place 1 tbsp filling onto each wrapper. Moisten the edges with a
bead of cold water, fold over corner to corner and pinch to seal. Deep fry until
golden brown. Serve with the tomato relish.
Sweet and Savory
Tomato Relish
2 cups grape tomatoes diced
2 cups yellow onions diced
1 jalapeno pepper deseeded and
chopped
1 tbsp butter
¾ cup red wine vinegar
1 tsp grainy mustard
½ cup brown sugar
½ cup maple syrup
In a large sauté pan melt butter than add onions, jalapeno pepper, and tomatoes
sauté for 3 minutes, deglaze the pan with red wine vinegar and Dijon grainy
mustard for few more minutes than add brown sugar and maple and let simmer
for 30 or 35 minutes on low heat while stirring occasionally till jam consistency.
Cool then place in a jar and refrigerate.
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