Celebrating girls’ leadership and initiative
Thank you for page 9 of your October issue, with the stories about the 10-year-old journalist launching a newspaper for her neighbourhood (“Sharing the news in Hackett’s Cove”) and the…
Wildlife needs forest morethan we do
Instead of staying the course established by previous governments and working on protecting the forestin the Ingram River area, the current provincial government is proposing to clearcut a huge swath…
Showcase of contemporary textile art by TAC at Lunenburg Art Gallery by Pamela Wells
The Textile Artist’s Collective of Nova Scotia (TAC) is returning to the South Shore with their sixth exhibition, “Perceptions.” From November 4 to 16, the Lunenburg Art Gallery will be…
Seaside A Cappella chorus brings home gold from Ireland By Sharon Jessup Joyce
When the South Shore’s Seaside A Cappella chorus went to Ireland last month, as the only Canadians to compete in the International Association of Barbershop Singers Convention and Contest in…
Once-in-a-lifetime comet visible in the November skies by Jason Dain
There are two comets, C/2025 A6 (Lemmon) and C/2025 R2 (Swan), currently visible in the Northern Hemisphere sky, though binoculars are needed to see them. They were both expected to…
Remembrance Day: Two sisters walk in their veteran father’s footsteps
Sisters Laurie Mason and Vicki Smith in the Netherlands this year and (below) Mac Smith (left) and his brother Mel. The photograph was taken when the two brothers, one in…