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HISTORICALLY SPEAKING WITH ED COLEMAN: Problems on the early railway line
1+ day, 9+ hour ago (521+ words) In the early days of the railroad, after it was decided to lay out a line between Halifax and Windsor, there was a series of work stoppages, setbacks that included storms, accidents, and even a riot. What can be classified…...
Highway 101 twinning to resume as DFO permits Avon River causeway replacement
1+ day, 22+ hour ago (1561+ words) After years of delays, the Highway 101 twinning project between Windsor and Falmouth is finally moving forward. And with it, the decision to not return the Avon River to a free tidal flow state has been made. A joint federal and…...
Couture, Russell named Acadia’s top athletes
2+ day, 6+ hour ago (705+ words) Thomas Couture and Samantha Russell are Acadia's athletes of the year. They received their awards April 1 during the Fred G. Kelly Awards Night at Festival Theatre in Wolfville. Couture delivered one of the top goaltending seasons in the country for the…...
Houston couple with Nova Scotian roots bringing barbecue to the Annapolis Valley
2+ day, 6+ hour ago (1769+ words) What happens when Texas barbecue makes its way to Annapolis County? If you ask Houston native Michael McArthur, it's simple: keep the smoke rolling, the welcome warm, and let the two cultures meet over brisket. "Barbecue is a way of…...
Remembering a Windsor businessman who ‘lived and breathed hockey’
2+ day, 22+ hour ago (1117+ words) The community is mourning the loss of a staunch hockey supporter and proud Windsor businessman who left the place better than when he found it. David Wayne Hunter, 74, of Windsor, died on March 23. Jennifer Daniels, the former owner of Daniels…...
Defunded Downtown Kentville Business Association to close its doors
3+ day, 2+ hour ago (1798+ words) Town of Kentville commits to "new approach" supporting all town businesses The Downtown Kentville Business Association is closing up shop. Following a decision by Kentville town council that a funding contract with the association would not be renewed, the association…...
Kings County Museum officials brace for impacts of Nova Scotia budget cuts
3+ day, 6+ hour ago (573+ words) The" provincial budget cuts have devastated the Nova Scotia heritage industry, and those involved in the sector are deeply worried, says the curator of the Kings County Museum. The exact"financial impact"for the Kings County Museum remains to be…...
Hants Border home built in mid-1800s damaged by fire
3+ day, 18+ hour ago (483+ words) A historic home dating back to the age of sail has been destroyed by fire. Over the noon hour of March 31, Hantsport firefighters were paged to a possible structure fire in the 14000 block of Highway 1 in Hants Border. Billowing black…...
Sale pending for former Windsor courthouse property
4+ day, 4+ hour ago (404+ words) The West Hants Regional Municipality has found someone to buy the former courthouse property in Windsor. Who it is and how much they are willing to spend have not been disclosed. Councillors discussed the sale in private on March 24. Municipalities…...
Nova Scotia's old barns, the beauties that 'dare to be plain,' and the quiet efforts to keep them
4+ day, 8+ hour ago (1608+ words) Called a 'hick' as architecture student, Brian MacKay-Lyons gave 'the finger to my professors' and started local firm The barns of Nova Scotia move slowly. If you'd been watching them for almost 90 years, as Reg Baird has, you'd see it....