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Monthly Archives: June 2015
Media get failing grade for coverage of N.B. fracking protests
Independent journalist Miles Howe says the mainstream news media missed important stories two years ago during protests against hydraulic fracturing near the Mi’kmaq reserve of Elsipogtog north of Moncton. He made his comments on June 11 during a meeting at Parrsboro’s … Continue reading
Posted in Environment
Tagged fracking, mainstream newsmedia, Mi'kmaq Warrior Society, Miles Howe, SWN
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Main & Station: Parrsboro art you can feel
Mark Beebe and his partner, Julia Heimer Dadds, were visiting Parrsboro last summer when they fell in love with the beauty of the Minas Basin and its powerful tides. “I think it’s one of the wonders of the world,” Beebe … Continue reading
Posted in Main & Station
Tagged automatic art, Julia Heimer Dadds, Mark Beebe, Wasson Bluff
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Town Council: Band shelter, lighthouse, by-election and questions about tax survey
The Town of Parrsboro is planning to demolish the band shelter and replace it during this construction season with a slightly larger one that will look much the same as the present structure. At tonight’s Town Council meeting, Chief Administrative … Continue reading
Posted in Parrsboro news, Town of Parrsboro
Tagged Alain Couture, Band shelter, by-election, lighthouse preservation, Lisa Ward, Lois Smith, privacy, surveymonkey
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Kerwin Davison’s rum-running auto
Kerwin Davison’s latest antique auto, a 1929 Nash, recalls the Prohibition days of the 1920s and 30s when bullets and buckshot flew as police vainly strove to dam the flood of illegal booze. Davison worked last fall and through the … Continue reading
Posted in Ottawa House, Parrsboro news, Uncategorized
Tagged antique automobile, Kerwin Davison, Nash automobile, Prohibition, rum-running
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Residential care worker campaigns for nursing beds
A residential care assistant from Advocate Harbour says she’s fighting for more long-term care beds because it’s not safe for many elderly people to stay in their own homes. During a talk today at Parrsboro’s Main & Station, Marchel Strong … Continue reading
Posted in Health care, Home care, Nursing homes
Tagged Chignecto Manor, Leo Glavine, Marchel Strong
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Classics by the Bay 7th season: Listen for the big, old organ at Trinity United
The old pipe organ at Parrsboro’s Trinity United Church should get a good work out during this year’s Classics by the Bay festival from June 26 to 28. Gayle Martin, who is a music professor at Mount Allison University, will play pieces … Continue reading
Posted in Parrsboro news
Tagged Classics by the Bay, David Howe, Gayle Martin, Jennifer King, Rob Bentley, Timi Levy
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Things looking up for Cross Roads Co-op, members told
Parrsboro’s Cross Roads Co-op generated a small financial surplus of just over $33 thousand last year for the first time since the grocery store underwent major renovations five years ago. “The last year was an extremely rewarding year for us,” … Continue reading
Posted in Parrsboro news
Tagged Co-op Atlantic, Cross Roads Co-op, Michael Hunter, Rob Flecknell, Sobeys
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PRS members discuss values, vision and mission, but not possible loss of radio licence
The Parrsboro Radio Society (PRS) convened its first members’ meeting yesterday since it became apparent on May 15 that the CRTC may not renew CICR’s broadcasting licence, but no one raised the issue, not even in passing. (See earlier coverage.) … Continue reading
Posted in CICR FM
Tagged CICR FM, CRTC, licence renewal, Mary-Irene Parker, Parrsboro Radio Society, PRS bylaws, Ross Robinson
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Parrsboro abandons tax survey
If you haven’t filled out Parrsboro’s tax survey yet, don’t bother. The town is abandoning it. The survey asked Parrsboro ratepayers if they preferred paying a flat rate for fire protection and street lighting instead of financing those services through … Continue reading
Ottawa House to honour Charles Tupper
The Ottawa House By-The-Sea Museum is planning a series of events this summer to honour Sir Charles Tupper nearly a century after his death on October 30, 1915. The events range from a Lady Tupper and Sir Charles Tea Garden Party … Continue reading
Posted in Ottawa House
Tagged Charles Tupper, Harriet McCready, Ottawa House, Randy Mosher
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