By Andrew Macdonald Nova Scotia Nature Trust has named a fundraising team for an ambitious campaign called Twice the Wild as it gears up to protect more nature reserves in the province. With a well known group of business leaders doing the financial ask, the...
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Nova Scotia Land Trust Wants to Raise $4M To Double Conservancy Holdings
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For Bill & Esther VanGorder, Nordic Walking Is Passion, Not Just Business
By Andrew Macdonald Well-known Halifax business leader Bill VanGorder keeps physically fit and that is why he is a going concern at age 78. He’s been a runner all his ‘fitness life’ until his knees started to bother him 14 years ago; “Scores of 10ks and six marathons...
Lunch With Alison: With Salty Dog Skipper Tony Sampson
By Alison Strachan Lunch with Alison starts a new season. Finally. Every once in a while, I have to pinch myself at my good fortune in life. This happened this week when I had my first sunny deck lunch of the season at Francine O’Hagan and Ron Himmelman’s Mug &...
Halifax’s Cafe Lara Welcomes New Patio Dog Policy – Lara Cusson: ‘Premier Rankin Bringing NS Up To Speed With Rest Of The World’
The Dog Days Of Political Policy - Notebook Special Coverage By Andrew Macdonald Lara Café Welcomes New Patio Dog Policy Lara Cusson is getting ready to open her patio at Lara’s Cafe, on the corner of Agricola & Woodill streets from April 15th to early...
Whose Dog: Pam Cherrington, Donna Harding, Phil Slauenwhite, Brooks-Campbell & Jim Spatz Really Love Premier Rankin’s Patio Dog Policy
The Dog days Of Political Policy - Notebook special coverage By Andrew Macdonald Topic: Dog Lovers Unite: Pam Cherrington, Phil Slauenwhite, Brooks-Campbell, Jim Spatz Really Like Premier Rankin’s Policy To Allow Pets At Outdoor Pub & Eatery Pubs Across NS At a...
Whose Bernese Mountain Dog: Kody Blois, Alison & Tom Gerard, Pam Cherrington & Adam Barrett Have Bernese Fun Loving Pets
The Dog Days Of Political Policy - Special Notebook Coverage By Andrew Macdonald Whose Bernese Mountain Dog? Kody Blois, the first term Liberal MP for Kings Hants, is a loving master to a Bernese Mountain Dog named Sully. His pet was featured in his Holiday card last...
Mayor Ben Cleveland All Smiles As Study Finds His Digby Among ‘Friendliest Places In Canada’ – & Baddeck, Too
By Andrew Macdonald A global news website has just reported that Digby has been rated as being the second friendliest town in all of Canada. And the report from www.narcity.com found Baddeck the fourth friendliest community in the entire country. Saint John came in...
Notebook Soundtrack: How About ‘Here Comes Peter Cottontail’ On A Clairtone?
By Andrew Macdonald Seaside FM this week began playing the seasonal Easter song 'Here Comes Peter Cottontail'. Music can remind you of a place and time, and that's a song that brings back memories of being a kid back in the 1970s. Each Easter, I would listen to the...
Digby Art: The Notebook’s Copy Editor, John DeMings, Has Painting Exhibit For April
By Andrew Macdonald My copy editor John DeMings has an art exhibition that opened Thursday and continues the rest of the month at the public library in Digby. Since he polishes up my news copy, how about a shameless plug of his artwork? “This exhibit features the oil...
Exclusive: Maple Syrup Producer Near Tatamagouche Reports 2021 Season A Dud
By Andrew Macdonald The bad news for fans of Swan's Maple Syrup, a family business in operation outside Tatamagouche since 1870, is that the February-March maple syrup season has ended on a dud of a note. That is the word on Friday from Jim Bezanson, operator of the...
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