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BEYOND EXPECTATIONS: Fishermen donating more than $600,000 – and counting – to charities and causes through Live Well Challenge
SOUTHWESTERN, N.S. – The Live Well Challenge continues to exceed expectations, with people taking the plunge in one way or another in southwestern Nova Scotia and beyond, raising in excess of half a million dollars for numerous charities and ...
St. Ambrose committee still committed to bringing Syrian refugees to Yarmouth
The Yarmouth St. Ambrose refugee committee remains committed to bringing two Syrian refugee families to the area, even though it is taking longer than expected to get them here. The families initially had been expected to arrive around the end of ...
Jumping for Jordan - Supporters take bone-chilling plunge to help fund cancer treatment for Digby dad
DIGBY, NS - Andrea Smith jumped into freezing water Jan. 24 to help a guy she says hello to on the street in Annapolis Royal sometimes. No, she wasn’t rescuing a drowning victim. She was one of a number of people in Digby raising money to ...
Yarmouth event Jan. 29 at town hall to mark 1st anniversary of Quebec mosque massacre
The public is invited to attend an event in Yarmouth marking the first anniversary of the Quebec mosque massacre. It will be held at the town hall on Main Street at 7 p.m. The evening is billed as “a time of remembrance and a call to ...
Helping Morgan - Digby father of two needs funds to help treat rare cancer before it’s too late
DIGBY, N.S. - Sarah Yetman has been emailing anybody who will listen. She even emailed Ellen DeGeneres. She just wants help for Jordan Morgan. Jan. 20 she started a gofundme page to help raise money so he at least has a chance to continue to fight ...
Saved by the jam: Digby and Freeport Legions forced to repurpose to keep doors open
DIGBY & FREEPORT, N.S. – Faced with rising costs and shrinking revenues, two area legions each decided a few years ago it was time to reinvent their space – time to let the music play and the supper series begin. Less than five ...
The Pubnicos: A community's heart in good times and in bad
THE PUBNICOS, YARMOUTH COUNTY, N.S. – As West Pubnico resident Charlene LeBlanc was speaking at a ceremony last year, while her community was being recognized for its spirit, in her mind she kept telling herself, don’t ...
Compassion and Kindness - Community rallies around family left homeless by Jan. 10 fire
WEST DALHOUSIE - Nick and Alanna Bezanson’s house was still burning when the community started making plans to help them. “Such generosity and basic compassion,” said Debbie Stultz-Giffin. She’s one of the people helping ...
100 Meals community initiative in Yarmouth warming bellies and hearts for 100 days
YARMOUTH, N.S. – When Yarmouth Mayor Pam Mood was reading the pages of this newspaper one particular week, she took special notice of the community listings outlining different organizations that were holding meals. That particular week she ...
Toast the haggis in Cornwallis; support Fundy YMCA
Annual Robbie Burns event a major fundraiser for Fundy YMCA ...