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Carla Allen
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All articles of Carla Allen
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Souvenir CD released
Kevin Vallillee’s song, Defenders of the Fish Tank, is now available on a souvenir CD that includes a picture of the Mariners for $10. A ... -
A Wee cheer up
Stores are now beginning to offer this in the form of miniature roses - pretty little plants that are packed solid with flowers. -
Sports Heritage Association presentation on Feb. 22
In 1997 Nate Bain, Bruce Hopkins, Jim Hatfield, Wally Strickland, Charlie Adams and White formed the Yarmouth Town and County Sports ... -
New bridge for Indian Sluice
Argyle MLA Chris d’Entremont says construction of the structure will likely take two years, with a lifetime cost estimated at $15 million. -
Dried fish byproducts big business
“We expect to reach our goal in production this year and we opened a new facility in Pubnico to thaw frozen fish and preprocess for our ... -
A fire chief reflects
Kelly, a two-time cancer survivor, says the time has flown by. Earlier employed as an accountant by the -
Love those birds
This popular bird can be seen hopping about thickets, overgrown fields, parks, and woodsy suburbs. They readily come to backyards for birdseed. -
Braemar Lodge presentation on Feb.15
A few years ago she began collecting pictures and details associated with the lodge that her family called home for so many years. -
RBC after school program a hit
Between 30 to 40 students, primarily from Grades 2-6, attend the program out of a school population of 120. The -
Haskap excitement
Turns out we have a great climate for growing this promising crop, and that's great news. The berries are highly sought after in Japan for their ... -
Just call them the greeters
Scooting around in their wheelchairs or scooters, they’ve taken it upon themselves to help and spread good cheer on a daily basis. -
Chocolate for a cause on Feb. 10
The VON Chocolate Lunch has been held for more than five years. You can catch it this year at the Yarmouth Lions Club hall on Parade Street. -
Shauntay Grant at AGNS on Feb. 7
The public performance of her work is an African Heritage Month event, sponsored by the Tri-County Women’s Centre and the Black Employment ... -
Association nurtures farmers’ markets
Most people would either be crashing from exhaustion or saving up reserves of strength for the other days of the week, but Smith has other ... -
Ahead of its time
Witch hazel normally blooms in late winter, but one at the Annapolis Royal Historic Gardens is ahead of -
Webcam boosting Cape Forchu exposure
Operations manager Denise Nickerson is jubilant over the number of views and comments on the host site: Nova Scotia -
Project Lifesaver arrives in county
A new program administrated by Yarmouth County Ground Search and Rescue (YCGSR) has the potential to cut the search time from hours to ... -
IMO Foods Ltd. up for export awards
Last November the Yarmouth Chamber of Commerce presented IMO Foods Ltd.’s president and m -
Healing chords
Many fans of the popular Acadian musician thought he had made a miraculous recovery when he returned home after spending two months at the ... -
Herbs beneath the snow
In the past, when I co-owned a large nursery with an extensive herb garden, it was common for me to trot outside in the dead of winter to ... -
Energy efficiency talk touches down in Yarmouth, Feb. 1
Cameron will present Take Charge! Saving Money, Creating Jobs and Helping the Planet on Wednesday, Feb. 1 from 7 to 8 p.m. -
Wedgeport wind farm prospect continues
“The wind farm project in Wedgeport is still on our plans and we are working on it to make it ready for a request for proposals (RFP) that ... -
Re-energizing at Winterlude
It was a day full of dancing, therapeutic massage, yoga, beauty tips and inspiration at the Women's Winterlude. The event was organized by ... -
Ellenwood Park events start Jan. 21
Chances are there’ll be a fire chugging away in the stove and hot chocolate waiting to be poured by a member of the Friends of Ellenwood Park. -
Dam partnership rash decision says councillor
Councillor John Cunningham was not in favour because he says the municipality does not own that piece of infrastructure. -
Yarmouth County mineral rich, says official
John Wightman, who is also managing director for The Goldfields Group of Companies, briefed the Municipality of Yarmouth on Jan. 11 on ... -
A blooming warm winter
I've watched the buds form and open on my Springwood heath, covering it completely in flowers in the past two months. It normally blooms ... -
Tri-county project info to be presented to UN
A leader for the project – Sexual Violence Against Women and Girls in South West Nova: R -
Winterlude set to energize on Jan. 21
The event takes place at the Rodd Grand Hotel from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. with close to four-do -
Plants of 2012
This year gardeners have a couple of plants in each category to celebrate. All of them are certainly worthy.

