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Vol. 40, No. 50 December 13, 2017

117623 Design teams get to work on Strait area launch site

by Matt Draper The Reporter get out to the proposed launch site on De- [email protected] cember 13, weather permitting. Last March, MLS selected Canso as the site of a rocket launch base after looking DARTMOUTH: It’s a busy week for a at several communities in North Amer- company looking to establish a rocket ica. launch site in the Strait area. “Things are progressing at an ex- Maritime Launch Services (MLS) tremely rapid pace,” said Matier. “It’s hosted a Canso Spaceport project team been one year since we submitted our kick-off event on December 11, which lease application to the Department of included partners Lindsay Construction Natural Resources [DNR] and we’ve got and the Yuzhnoye State Design Offi ce, the the [environmental assessment] that is Ukraine company tasked with designing almost done and will go in the fi rst week rockets for the project. or second of January. All of this is on MLS president Steve Matier called the schedule for basically getting to a point meeting a signifi cant ramp-up in activi- of starting construction in May.” ties associated with the project. If the company receives approval from “It’s about getting these teams together the Department of Environment, Matier to iron out some of the roles and respon- said they have to fi nalize the land lease sibilities associated with design,” said with DNR. Matier. “That w a y, each of the design “We’re delighted by the support of the teams are off doing the right stuff and community,” he said. “The outpouring we’re not duplicating work.” has been phenomenal and that isn’t just Beyond the meeting, MLS is hosting its Canso, Little, Dover, and Guysborough. fi nal open house in Little Dover on De- It’s the province and it’s Canada at large.” cember 14. Matier said the team is also Matier previously said the Canso site Photo by Grant McDaniel meeting with the Municipality of the looked good on paper, which led to a site Sure, they’re all smiles now, but these gents were happy to inform the First Family of District of Guysborough and the Guys- visit in April of 2016 and a follow up in Bethlehem that there was no room at the inn last Thursday night during L’Arche Cape borough County Inshore Fishermen’s November, 2016. MLS then hosted an Breton’s “Drive Through Bethlehem” in Iron Mines. For more on the annual holiday event, Association, as well as hosting its fi rst open house at the Canso-Hazel Hill Fire see page 28. community liaison committee meeting Department in January, 2017, after speak- in Little Dover. There were also plans to ing to various bodies such as DNR. Air Show announced for Port Hawkesbury Airport

by Matt Draper The Reporter for that for a beer garden. We’ll airport and enjoy an evening ing this to the community. It’s [email protected] make it a big party.” with their families,” stated Port been an amazing fi rst season Morgan said the exact times Hawkesbury Mayor Brenda and we’re excited to be able to have yet to be worked out, not- Chisholm-Beaton in the release. bring an event of this caliber to PORT HAWKESBURY: Last take people from alternate park- ing the Snow Birds announced “I’m optimistic that the growth the community and surround- week, Celtic Air Services an- ing sites with the event starting their schedule at the World Air potential for our airport will ing area.” nounced that the Port Hawkes- after school. There will be air- Show convention in Las Vegas continue to expand and this bury Airport will host Air Show craft on the ground for people the day before Celtic Air made air show is just one example of Cape Breton on May 30. The to observe and around supper their announcement. many opportunities to come.” PRICE: $1.55 +HST event will feature the Cana- time, the Snow Birds will take to A release from Celtic air Morgan said they will also dian Force’s Snowbirds 431 Air the air. states there are plans for a char- post information via social me- Demonstration Squadron. “Everybody sort of camps out ity event, as well as opportuni- dia and on www.airshowcapebre- David Morgan, president of on their lawn chair and their ties for local businesses to par- ton.com. Celtic Air Services Limited, called blanket and looks to the sky,” ticipate. “We’ll make sure everybody it the fi rst air show in Cape Bre- he said. “We’ll have local food “This is an amazing opportu- gets the information as it be- ton in recent memory. On the big vendors and some local brews if nity for everyone in the area to comes available,” Morgan said. d a y, Morgan said, shuttles will we can get the permits in place come together to celebrate our “We’re looking forward to bring-

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12718 www.burnsvision.com 117621 2 THE REPORTER DECEMBER 13, 2017 ‘Housing for Hope’ wins Aviva contest by Matt Draper The Reporter [email protected]

ANTIGONISH: They won. community room is a big On December 5, Aviva Canada announced Housing part of this because we’ve for Hope in Antigonish as one of the $100,000 winners been arguing with a lot of in the Aviva Community Fund contest. people that this is really Housing for Hope, which won in the community de- what’s important in this.” velopment category of the contest, is an initiative of Cameron said they were the Antigonish Affordable Housing Society (AAHS). committed to building the The society is building 10 affordable housing units and community room and if the $100,000 will go towards a community room. This the funding didn’t come will be in addition to the four affordable housing units through, they would have already in place as part of Riverside Estates. tried to raise more money. AAHS chair Colleen Cameron chair said she was “This is a huge relief,” pleased with the news, noting they were confident they she said. “Our goal is an- would get something in terms of funding. other $250,000 to help us “The tears were coming because it’s something that with the units.” Photos by Matt Draper we’ve been working on, and this particular piece, it was Once the 10 units are Housing for Hope representatives react to the news of wining $100,000 through Aviva Can- so intense,” she said. “The passion that we have for the completed, with AAHS ada’s Community Fund competition.

hoping to start by this win- ment and financial support of the broader Antigonish ter, the 14 units will house community in responding to affordable housing needs 37 people. The Housing for in the area.” Hope section on the Aviva Cameron said AAHS is still waiting on the building Web site stated the com- permit, which she said they expected to have seven munity room is one of weeks ago. three main ingredients in “We’re hoping we’ll get the permit very shortly and the Housing for Hope ini- get just the foundation poured,” said Cameron. “Then tiative, with the remain- in the spring, we’ll start in the first of May or the end of ing two coming online last April, [depending on] whatever the weather is like. We April. would hope to have people in by August-September. We “The Community Room have everybody lined up because we were expecting to will also create a space start this a few months ago.” for social and educational The price tag for the final 10 units and the community events where residents room is around $1.5 million. and the wider Antigonish community can meet,” states the Web site. “This could create meaningful relationships that en- The crowd at the People’s Place: Antigonish Town and County Library were all in good cheer hance residents’ feelings following the announcement of Housing for Hope receiving $100,000 through Aviva Cana- of belonging, and raise da’s Aviva Community Fund competition. the awareness, involve- Mulgrave joins ESREN

by Matt Draper The Reporter More positions, spending increases [email protected] MULGRAVE: The town is keen on being a part of a local development organization. in Strait regional school board budget During the regular monthly meeting of Mulgrave Town Council on December 4, members voted to be- come a part of the Eastern Strait Regional Enterprise Network (ESREN). by Melanie Holder The Reporter last year, enabling the board to create three additional Mulgrave CAO Jim Davis said he discussed the [email protected] reading recovery positions. merger with former CAO Kevin Matheson. Davis ex- “On the math strategy side, we received an additional plained the town spent a lot of time gearing up for a PORT HAWKESBURY: Strait regional school board $256,100, which again, was three additional math support proposed dissolution and merger with the Municipal- (SRSB) officials say they are pleased with several funding positions,” said Grover. ity of the District of Guysborough. increases outlined in their new budget. The SRSB also received funding to support a class size With that not happening, at least for the moment, The SRSB approved its budget for 2017-2018 at the cap in junior high and high school classrooms, resulting Davis said the town had to move forward in another board’s regular monthly meeting on December 6. in four new positions. Additional math and literacy sup- direction. “I think, for us, it’s a good news budget. I think we’re port for junior high schools also added four new teaching “Now we’re working towards providing a good solid able to really put money in the classroom where it be- positions. direction with help from the ESREN,” he said. “Kevin longs to support student success and achievement,” said In total, the SRSB officials say the new budget includes and I discussed it and discussed it with council.” SRSB chair Jamie Samson. 19 new teaching positions and five new teacher assistant ESREN executive director John Beaton made a pre- Following the meeting Chris Grover, director of fi- positions. sentation to the town outlining the governance and nance for the SRSB, said the total budget of $81,002,811 Additionally, the board received provincial funding for reasons for being a member of the network. Davis said saw approximately a 2.6 per cent increase from last year. eight Pre-Primary Programs which were rolled out at some of the reasons included the ESREN creating con- The board saw several increases due to funding initia- schools across the SRSB in September. ditions for business growth and tackling issues identi- tives implemented by the Department of Education and Two local schools, Cape Breton Highlands Education fied in the Ivany commission report - including labour Early Childhood Development and the Council to Im- Centre/Academy and East Antigonish Education Centre/ and market challenges - access to capital, creating a prove Classroom Conditions. Academy will receive Priority School Grants of $50,000 favourable business climate, and infrastructure devel- “We had investment in a number of areas. One would each. The grants are part of a pilot initiative through opment. be the class size initiatives for Grades Primary to 6. We the Council to Improve Classroom Conditions to provide In April, 2015, Antigonish Town, Antigonish County, received an additional $260,000 in that regard, which is funding to schools with the most complex classrooms. the Municipality of the District of Guysborough, the equivalent to about five positions,” said Grover. The passing of this year’s budget, which would nor- Town of Port Hawkesbury, and the Municipality of the Grover said the board also saw additional investment mally take place in the spring, was delayed due to the District of the St. Mary’s officially signed on to an in- in literacy, which increased approximately $257,900 over provincial election in M a y. ter-municipality agreement for the ESREN.

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PORT HAWKESBURY: A group of local teachers has ing the 2015-2016 school taken part in a program designed to help them develop as year. The 10 teachers who leaders in their schools. received their certificates At the December meeting of the Strait regional school at last week’s meeting in- board (SRSB), 10 educators who recently completed the cluded participants from board’s Aspiring Leaders Program (ALP) were recog- the last two cohorts. nized. The goal of the program is to provide training to “The board funds this those interested in becoming school administrators. and supports the program,” “It’s a program that has been developed with the Nova said Gough. “A number of Scotia Educational Leadership Consortium,” said Janice the individuals in the pro- Gough, director of human resources for the SRSB. Gough gram have already become Photo by Melanie Holder said staff members are selected by the board for the school administrators.” Strait regional school board (SRSB) educators celebrated their completion of the Aspiring 14-month program through an application and interview Gough said the response Leaders Program at last week’s board meeting. Shown standing (from the left) are: Ford Rice, process. to the program has been SRSB Superintendent of Schools; Janice Gough, SRSB director of human resources; Sharon “They go to a summer institute, they do some work- positive and she would like MacCuspic, SRSB director of programs and student services; Aspiring leaders Cindy Mac- shops, they mentor with school administration, and it ex- the board to run it again in Donald, Tracy MacIsaac, and Tammy Landry; Janice Campbell, SRSB coordinator of student poses them to the latest research in terms of leadership the future. success planning; Darrell LeBlanc, SRSB coordinator of human resources; Richelle MacLaugh- in the school and learning. It’s all about building capacity “We had really, really lin, SRSB vice-chair; and Jamie Samson, SRSB chair. Shown seated (from the left) are: Aspir- and education,” said Gough. good comments from the ing Leaders Deanna Martell, Jerry Delorey, Andrew Clarey, Jyl Boyle, Neil MacQuarrie, and The program includes seminars on topics such as com- participants. They enjoyed Lisa MacEachern, (Not pictured Margaret Boyle). munication, school culture, diversity, and school manage- it, they learned a lot, and ment. The residency program allows participants to apply they thought it was fantas- the skills they learned through their training while work- tic,” said Gough. success is really evident through the teachers’ voluntary ing with school administrators. The program culminates Following the meeting, SRSB chair Jamie Samson said commitment to participate in this leadership program,” in a full- day assessment, allowing participants to demon- he was pleased with the initiative shown by the educators said Samson. “I think as a board, we’re really fortunate to strate what they have gained through the process. who took part in the program. have them as part of our team and we really thank them Gough said the board hosted its first ALP group dur- “Their commitment to our students’ achievement and for this impressive accomplishment.” Port Hawkesbury Airport getting a new name by Melanie Holder The Reporter Chisholm-Beaton said she is supportive of the name tive to support it when the process started many years [email protected] change and feels it better reflects the area served by the fa- ago. He was a frequent user and a big supporter of it at cility. She said council began discussing the topic in 2016. the time,” said Boudreau. “Certainly, given his passing it’s “By default, calling it the Port Hawkesbury Airport in- a great way to recognize somebody who had an impact on PORT HAWKESBURY: The Port Hawkesbury Municipal dicates that it serves just Port Hawkesbury,” said Chish- the region, and renaming it as a regional airport rather Airport has been given a new name with local and histor- olm-Beaton. than a Port Hawkesbury airport recognizes that as well, ical significance. “I think it will help change the narrative of the airport I think.” At December’s monthly meeting, Port Hawkesbury and really give us a more regional flavour.” Boudreau said now that the decision has been made, the Town Council approved a request to consider chang- The new name will honour long serving Inverness-born committee hopes to hold an official opening to celebrate ing the name of the facility to “The Honourable Allan J. politician Allan J. MacEachen. Trevor Boudreau, Port the new name. MacEachen Regional Airport.” Hawkesbury Town councillor and Chair of the Port “I think Celtic Air is trying to do an opening sometime The motion was placed before council by the Port Hawkesbury Airport Committee said the new name is a in the spring, so we may look to do it at that point,” said Hawkesbury Airport Committee, which is made up of fitting way to honour MacEachen, who passed away on Boudreau. members from Richmond County, Inverness County, and September 12 at the age of 96. Celtic Air Services Limited began operating at the air- the Town of Port Hawkesbury. “I think the airport being where it is and being a re- port facility this summer with the construction of a new Following the meeting, Port Hawkesbury Mayor Brenda gional airport had a lot to do with Allan J. and his initia- terminal building.

The SRSB has not yet announced which local school or SRSB to participate in group of schools will be affected by the project. England said the board will select the location based on data that they have gathered. attendance pilot project “Basically it’s a pilot, so every school is not going to be touched by an attendance support worker,” said England. “The province wants to see a wide breadth of types of pi- by Melanie Holder The Reporter their assignment areas. They will serve as a connection lots so that they can see what works best and possibly then [email protected] between students, schools and outside agencies to remove look at future direction.” barriers to attendance and help families find the supports The 18-month pilot will be in place until the end of the PORT HAWKESBURY: The Strait regional school board they need to prevent absences. 2018 – 2019 school year. At that time the results will be (SRSB) will be taking part in a pilot project aimed at im- “They’ll work with the school, the school administra- evaluated by the province to inform future actions, which proving student attendance. tion, with community services, and SchoolsPlus,” said could include expansion of the program. In November, the Council to Improve Classroom Con- England. “There’s a whole number of agencies that are al- “The next step will be identification of the school sites, ditions announced the creation of 14 pilot projects across ready involved with our students, so this person will be the and then you will see ads coming out within the Strait re- Nova Scotia, including one within the SRSB. For each lo- one person that may be creating a bridge with the parents, gion and all other boards also,” England added. cation, an attendance support worker will be hired to fa- the child and the school to improve their attendance.” cilitate attendance within an assigned school, a group of England said the new position would be part of the Nova schools, or a feeder system. Scotia Teachers’ Union, and qualifications would be set ANTIGONISH KITCHEN “Attendance support workers will be employees that through the board, the superintendent, and the board’s will be hired by the regional boards around the province Department of Human Resources. AND DESIGN LTD. that will support students who are having difficulty at- “They will be an active educator that will be able to sup- * Renovation Specialists tending school for a variety of reasons,” said Sherman port the process and the program,” said England. * FREE Estimates England, Regional Education Officer for the Department The project will support the new province-wide atten- * On-Time Scheduling of Education and Early Childhood Development following dance policy that came into effect on October 1. In addition * Estimates From Blueprints the SRSB’s monthly meeting on December 6. to hiring attendance support workers, funding will also Call For An Appointment Attendance support workers will be responsible for support attendance programming and supports as needed leading efforts to improve student attendance within for each pilot location. 1 - 902 - 863 - 1363 1373

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you feel included in the community? I’m just saying our advocacy for this whole picture Council considers needs to come together,” he said. “We’re at the research and planning stage benefi ts of immigration now,” Pedley said. “From there, we’ll develop an island-wide settlement strategy that de- fi nes how we welcome new people. by Grant McDaniel The Reporter to draw immigrants to the island. Council “I think we can choose a couple of priority [email protected] was told about those initiatives during its De- areas and start a couple of projects while we cember meeting last week. do our due diligence on the research piece.” El-Din is the Program Lead of the Atlantic Deputy Warden Alfred Poirier mentioned PORT HOOD: Cape Breton is losing, on av- Immigration Pilot, an approach to address that the fi sh plant in his area is in desperate erage, 800 people every year. The Cape Breton labour market challenges by attracting and need of seasonal workers. Such workers are Partnership wants to change that. retaining recent graduates and foreign work- also required at a number of other county “As the number of deaths exceeded the ers. businesses, such as Cabot Links and Cabot number of births in Canada, immigration Presenting with him were Kailea Pedley, Cliffs. will become a priority source of population coordinator of Cape Breton Local Immigra- Tag El-Din said that the immigration plan growth and labour-force replacement,” said tion Partnership (CBLIP), and Elva Zhou, is looking to match individuals with full-time Omar Tag El-Din, of the Cape Breton Part- coordinator of Cape Breton Connector Pro- jobs in Atlantic Canada, but those individu- nership (CBP). gram (CBCP). Photo by Grant McDaniel als often come with families. The CBP has three initiatives in the works The immigration partnership is a collab- Kailea Pedley, coordinator of the Cape Bre- “If you get one or two families with chil- ton Local Immigration Partnership, spoke to dren, they can fi ll the seasonal jobs while you Inverness Municipal Council last week. have the principal applicant fi ll the full-time job,” he said. “So, the opportunity is there, orative initiative fostering welcoming and but we do need to fi ll the full time position.” inclusive communities. The connector pro- Councillor John MacLennan asked what gram looks to match businesses with work- the chances of recruiting doctors to rural ar- ing professionals. eas would be, under the CBP’s programs. “Immigrants are more likely to start their “We have to extenuate what Cape Breton own businesses than the Canadian born and as a whole has to offer,” Tag El-Din said. “It’s export to countries other than the U.S.,” Tag their [the contractor’s] job to market them- El-Din said. “Economic immigrants tend to selves saying they want a doctor who wants be healthy professionals between 20 and 55 the outdoor life. It’s an employer responsibil- years of age, who depend less on social as- ity.” sistance and health care than the Canadian Zhou mentioned that her Connector Pro- average.” gram makes sure that good candidates are Council was in generally favorable to the connected to employers. idea of having newcomers come to the island, All three presenters said the municipality but they had some specifi c questions about can help the effort in a number of ways. how Inverness County could benefi t. Participating in CBLIP working groups Councillor Jim Mustard noted immigra- and communicating those values to the com- tion calls for building communities in ways munity is one way, setting up a committee that overlap with infrastructure require- that addresses diversity and inclusion is an- ments. other. Sharing information about immigra- “Besides getting a job, how do you get tion and newcomers in the community would around? How do you meet people? How do also be valuable.

Town buys property for sewer line project

by Matt Draper The Reporter ects in the town’s budget current is the force [email protected] main project, which involves a line carry- ing sewage from the old sewer plant on Mill MULGRAVE: Town council is adding Street to Loggie Street. The line will sit idle some infrastructure in preparation for a until the town builds a new sewage treat- new sewage treatment plant. ment plant. The total cost of the force main Last week, Mulgrave Town Council voted project, Matheson said in May, is $447,000, to purchase a piece of private property to be with the province is chipping in 25 per cent used for a force main, or pressurized sew- and the federal government contributing 50 age line, project. per cent. “We would have had to skirt around Davis said the force main is needed for a the property and it would have… got very new sewage treatment plant, and this por- close to our water line and that would have tion is being done in preparation for the caused a lot of problems because you can’t plant. lay a sewer line over a water line or beside “We’ll be able to utilize the CWWF [Clean a waterline,” said CAO Jim Davis. “We met Water and Waste Water Fund] funding with the owner of the property and they available now so we don’t miss out on this agreed to sell it to us at the appraised price.” particular portion,” Davis said. “We can Back in May, former Mulgrave CAO Ke- do that part now and take advantage of the vin Matheson said a one of the biggest proj- current funding.”

Town offi ces to be demolished

by Matt Draper The Reporter “They may want to save some stuff,” said [email protected] Davis. “Or they can just do crash and bang. They’ll assess it themselves and determine MULGRAVE: After moving offi ces and what they can save and what they won’t.” the location of their meetings, the town of- The town owns the building but the An- fi cially signed off on the demolition of its glican Church owns the property. Davis former offi ce building. said the town will cease paying for the land During last week’s meeting of Mulgrave rental at the end of December. Town Council - which took place at the “We’re in the Superport now,” Davis said Mulgrave Fire Hall - councillors voted to of the town’s current offi ce space. select the Mattie Brothers Construction Ltd. In August, council members heard a re- bid for the demolition of the former town port from Strait Engineering stating the offi ce. The cost to the town is $11,000 and town’s current offi ce space is nearing the demolition was expected to begin on De- end of its shelf life because of some rotted cember 11. structural steel underneath the building. Mulgrave CAO Jim Davis said the com- Council then tasked former CAO Kevin Ma- pany has two weeks to complete the job, theson with fi nding a new space. noting it may depend on how selective they The building will be disposed of at the want to be in the dismantling. Guysborough municipal landfi ll. 142557 porthawkesburyreporter.com DECEMBER 13, 2017 THE REPORTER 5

cameras were another possibility he men- Cleaning up the shore line tioned, as well as putting garbage cans on the beach. Councillor Jim Mustard asked for a ball- by Grant McDaniel The Reporter ronmental, but there’s a tourism perspec- park figure of how much the project would [email protected] tive as well. cost, and Strome said he suspected at least “We have a recycler on side, we have the an additional $5,000 would be needed on PORT HOOD: Local councillors were Nova Scotia Department of Fisheries on top of the DFA’s $5,000. given the lowdown on a program from side, we have three fishing associations Councillor Laurie Cranton said the re- Department of Fisheries and Aquacul- on side, and today I’m asking municipal quest Strome made dovetails with the mu- ture (DFA) that could serve to beautify the council to join in this effort to clean up our nicipality’s recent efforts to brand itself coastline of Inverness County. beaches.” as “The Musical Coast” which resulted in “They are looking at a shoreline cleanup The DFA is contributing a truck that signage being erected. [of marine debris] until April 30, 2018,” will stop in communities and pick up plas- “I see this clean-up fitting well with said Cheticamp resident Paul Strome, a tic left along the shoreline. Strome noted Photo by Grant McDaniel that,” he said. “You don’t want to be drag- representative of the Blue Dot movement that fishing containers are often left along Paul Strome brought council up to speed on a ging people to places where there’s gar- launched by the David Suzuki Foundation. the shoreline, and that’s the sort of thing shoreline cleanup project that serves to elim- bage.” Strome appeared before council on De- that could be carted off – once they are inate marine debris from the coastline. Warden Betty Ann MacQuarrie said the cember 4. He said he would like to see the cleaned. program seems to be hitting a number of whole west coast of Cape Breton Island “The maximum donation from DFA is Council could help in a number of ways, notes that sound good to her. benefit from the program. $5,000, and that doesn’t pay for volunteer Strome said. One suggestion he offered “I think we all agree that it’s a good pro- “We need to clean it up for a whole time, fuel, or anything else,” he said. “We was for council to erect no dumping and gram and we’ll be discussing it farther,” bunch of reasons,” he said. “One is envi- are looking for volunteers.” no littering signs near the shoreline. Video she added.

met on November 30 to review the results they provided a good product. We thought it Town reappoints external auditor and determined that the submission met all was just a good process to do that.” requirements of the RFP. MacEachen says the committee was “Our committee thought since we hadn’t pleased with the agreement overall. She said by Melanie Holder The Reporter On September 5, the Audit Committee rec- gone out for external auditor services in that the price was in line with what the com- [email protected] ommended that the town enter into a Request quite some time that it would be a good op- pany charged in previous years, with a mini- for Proposals (RFP) process for audit ser- portunity to go out and just test the market to mal annual increase over the next four years. PORT HAWKESBURY: At their regular vices, in advance of the next fiscal year. see what was out there for external auditors,” The town’s audit committee includes rep- December meeting, members of the Port The RFP was publicly advertised for three said Erin MacEachen, Director of Finance resentation from three community members. Hawkesbury Town Council voted to reap- weeks and the committee received only one for the town. The current committee was put in place last point Grant Thornton as the town’s external response which came from Grant Thornton, “There was no real concern. We’ve had a year, and is responsible for recommending auditor for a period of five years. the town’s existing auditor. The committee great relationship with Grant Thornton and the appointment of the external auditor.

Inverness wants focus on Port Hood Island wharf

by Grant McDaniel The Reporter munity, and their main concern is safety winter driving. The concerns reach beyond thought of as relating to a labour union, [email protected] surrounding the wharf that’s left here,” snow removal into all sorts of road repairs. MacQuarrie said. The proposed new name the warden said. “They want some kind of Councillor Laurie Cranton added that was mentioned at the end of the recent a clean-up to make it safe for the commu- the more phone calls received by the DTIR conference. The new name is The Federa- PORT HOOD: After a generous amount nity.” will likely sway the department toward tion of Nova Scotia Municipalities. of discussion over the last several months, —- taking reports seriously. “Now, once the new name was an- Inverness County Council feels that what- Deputy Warden Alfred Poirier men- “The squeaky wheel gets the grease,” nounced, behind me three voices in unison ever funding can be managed to correct the tioned that both the municipality’s Web said Warden MacQuarrie. said ‘Oh, we’re going to be the FNSM,’” she issue of storm-damaged wharves in Port site (www.inverness-ns.ca) and local media —- said. MacQuarrie pronounced the acro- Hood ought to be focuses on the Port Hood would be doing county residents a favour A letter sent to Inverness council from nym as “effing SM.” Island side of the problem. by pointing out the proper number to call the District of St. Mary’s got local coun- Representatives from the District of St. “They [people on the island] have no for help related to winter driving. cillors thinking about the proposed name Mary’s have sent a letter to the UNSM stat- other access,” said Warden Betty Ann Mac- “People sometimes think we are respon- change to the Union of Nova Scotia Munic- ing they don’t think the name change is a Quarrie, addressing council at the group’s sible for the roads during the winter,” Poir- ipalities and a possible problem. good idea. Inverness council was advanced December 4 meeting. ier said. “I think it would be good to post “A lot of us attended, with our CAO, the a copy of the correspondence. There are two municipally operated this in [local newspapers].” latest Union of Nova Scotia Municipali- “It’s kind of a joke but a serious joke,” docks in the Route 19 community, one lo- Poirier was holding up a card from the ties conference in Halifax,” said Warden said councillor Cranton. cated on Port Hood Island and on the main- Department of Transportation and Infra- MacQuarrie. “To make a long story short, After some discussion, Inverness coun- land side of the community. Both were structure Renewal (DTIR) where the phone recently they’ve been trying to find a new cil decided to write a letter to the UNSM damaged excessively during a storm last number for the Operations Contact Centre name for the organization.” saying that local councils agree with their winter and, with that, the age of the struc- was printed. That number is 1-844-696-7737. The use of the word “union” might be colleagues in St. Mary’s. tures is also taking a toll on them. Poirier said he gets an awful lot of calls “I have spoken with the Port Hood com- in relation to a number of issues related to

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OPINION participating in CBLIP working groups and communicating those values to the community. Armed with this level of public support, the involvement of government, and more importantly the glaring economic Increase immigration levels to trends facing Cape Breton, the time for action is now. It is encouraging that provincial offi cials have been meet- ing with New Dawn, that municipal councils are aware of the improve economic prospects need for increased immigration, and a majority of Cape Bre- toners are behind these efforts. Without the support of the Efforts to attract and retain more immigrants deserve the able in Cape Breton and let employers know who is available community and their elected representatives, few ideas can support of the community and all levels of government. and what skills they possess, with the ultimate goal of help- take shape. At Port Hawkesbury’s November town council meeting, ing immigrants fi nd long-term employment. Now it is up to all levels of government to go beyond awar- vice president of development for New Dawn, Erika Shea, Since June, Zhou told council the program had 21 job ness and become fully invested. The above-mentioned meet- said bringing in more immigrants facilitates economic devel- matches and nine immigrants have found jobs. ings with provincial offi cials are a positive fi rst step, but with- opment, provides more economic opportunities, creates more In addition to striking an immigration committee, Zhou re- out the full-throated support and follow-through of the public jobs, and injects more wealth into communities. quested the municipality increase awareness of the program sector, nothing will happen. She pointed out Prince Edward Island, a province with a by identifying those seeking work and fi nding employers with For this to succeed, there need to be changes in immigra- size comparable to Cape Breton, recently implemented a labour needs. tion policy, at the national and provincial levels and munici- strategy to actively seek out newcomers. She said they have Shea was also at Richmond Council last month. She noted palities need to organize at the community level. already started to see increased economic growth with their that every day, 30 Nova Scotians turn 65 and the province’s Without these measures, these programs will not fl y and rise in population. current three years of modest growth is expected to decline the economy of Cape Breton will worsen Shea pointed out that Cape Breton’s population is declin- because of the shrinking and aging population. ing quicker than ever. Between 1991 and 2016, the population Shea told council that that Cape Breton has 14.3 per cent dropped by nearly 30,000 people. The overwhelming majority of the population of Nova Scotia, but only 3.5 per cent of the of new immigrants to the province are by-passing rural areas immigrants, and that Cape Breton has lost 18 per cent of its EDITOR Jake Boudrot and settling in larger urban centres, with between 87 and 90 population under 15 in the past 10 years. [email protected] per cent of Nova Scotian newcomers settling in the Halifax “We can’t keep losing the population we have and still ex- Regional Municipality each year. pect to keep schools, hospitals and services,” Shea told coun- SPORTS REPORTER Grant McDaniel Shea wants the provincial government to acknowledge and cil. change this “systemic problem” and is seeking the support But the results of a recent public opinion poll are encour- [email protected] of municipalities in lobbying the provincial government to aging. Last month, New Dawn asked Abacus Data to conduct create a 10-year pilot regional nominee program. She believes a public opinion poll to learn how Cape Breton residents feel NEWS REPORTER Matt Draper that having better control of the immigration process would about increasing the number of immigrants to the island. [email protected] allow rural areas like Cape Breton to be more successful in at- They found that 63 per cent either support or strongly sup- tracting newcomers who will remain in the area. Shea hopes port an increase, while 18 per cent support an increase with that the pilot program would bring in 500 candidates to Cape conditions. REPORTER Melanie Holder Breton per year, along with their immediate families. On December 4, Inverness Municipal Council also heard [email protected] New Dawn reached out to the provincial government with from Tag El Din, who said the pilot is an approach to address their proposal last May, with meetings taking place in Halifax labour market challenges by attracting and retaining recent ADVERTISING Nicole Fawcett and Sydney. graduates and foreign workers. [email protected] During the monthly meeting of Richmond Municipal Coun- He said the immigration plan is looking to match individu- cil on November 27, the Cape Breton Partnership’s Omar Tag als with full-time jobs in Atlantic Canada, but those individu- El Din, program lead for the Atlantic Immigration Pilot, told als often come with families. ADVERTISING Melinda Grant council that Cape Breton loses 800 people between the ages of Tag El Din also told councillors that Cape Breton has to ex- [email protected] 15 and 54 from its labour force every year. tenuate what it has to offer immigrants. Immigrants are more likely to start a business, export to Presenting with him was Kailea Pedley, coordinator of Letters to the Editor countries other than the U.S. and are commonly healthy pro- Cape Breton Local Immigration Partnership who told council It is the policy of The Reporter that letters to the editor should be fessionals who contribute to the local tax base, Tag El Din they are developing an island-wide settlement strategy that kept brief and in good taste. Letters must be signed and include the said, noting that Cape Breton’s Local Immigration Partner- defi nes how Cape Breton welcomes new people. writer’s phone number and address. The Editor reserves the right ship wants to improve the integration of newcomers, help Zhou mentioned that her Connector Program makes sure to edit letters where necessary. Management retains the right to communities to be more welcoming and facilitate planning that good candidates are connected to employers. refuse publication of any letter not deemed appropriate to our for newcomers. All three presenters said the municipality can help by general readership. The benefi ts of the immigration pilot program, accord- ing to Tag El Din, include a focus on bringing highly-skilled Advertising Policy workers to Cape Breton, broadening the range of jobs for Deadline for Classifi eds and Display Advertising is Friday at 12 immigrants, and facilitating the retention and settlement of noon for the following week. Deadlines are subject to change to workers. He said the program can provide priority processing refl ect holidays. Classifi eds MUST be paid in advance by cash/ of citizenship claims and allow candidates to obtain employ- cheque/VISA/MC/Interac. Advertisers should check their ad the fi rst day. The Reporter shall not be liable for typographical errors ment to apply for residency. or failure to publish an ad except to the extent of the cost of the Tag El Din said they are making sure candidates meet qual- fi rst week of insertion. The advertiser agrees that the publisher shall ifi cations before they arrive in Canada and he requested the not be liable for damages arising out of errors in advertisements municipality strike a committee to champion immigration. beyond the amount paid for the space actually occupied by their Elva Zhou, coordinator of the Connect Program, said her portion of the advertisement in which the error occurred; whether task is to let immigrants know what opportunities are avail- such error is due to the negligence of employees or otherwise, and there shall be no liability for non-insertion of any advertisement beyond the amount of such advertisement. The publisher reserves the right to edit, revise, classify or reject any advertisement.

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end of MAD’s time in The Big Apple. I was extremely grateful to visit what has now become the Strait up I learned upwards of 70 per cent of my entire NYC last incarnation of MAD’s New York presence prior to the knowledge, including everything from deli culture to ob- impending move to Burbank. As we took the elevator to The MAD scure Yiddish slang, from MAD’s artists and writers. One the 30th floor of 1325 Avenue of the Americas, I had no of my most memorable moments as a performer at the idea that so many of the personal and professional heroes Gaelic College’s annual Festival of Fiddle and Folk in the we were meeting that Friday afternoon in late September migration early 2000s was an animated backstage conversation I had – including art director Sam Viviano and our tour guide, with a Celtic music lover from New York who also hap- senior editor Charlie Kadau – were entering their final 30 by Adam Cooke pened to be a MAD fan, rhyming off the colourful Jewish months with MAD. None of the magazine’s current edito- [email protected] vernacular that coloured so much of the early MAD and rial staff will make the move west, so the New Year will remains ingrained in its 65 years’ worth of punchlines. bring a true turnover of personnel, talent and direction When Cathy and I made our own trip to New York City for this comedy institution. When some people reach their 65th birthday, they just over two years ago, veteran MAD artist Ray Alma met Now, that’s not to say I’m pessimistic about MAD’s might move to a sunnier climate like Florida, either for us for lunch at Katzenstein’s Deli on the Lower East Side. future. The magazine’s incoming editor, Bill Morrison, the harsh winter months or permanently. It’s a spot immortalized in such movies as When Harry knows a thing or two about bringing the funny – between In a similar vein (or, as its early slogan declared, “in a Met Sally and Across The Universe. At the end of our nosh 1993 and 2012 he headed up Bongo Comics, the company jugular vein”), MAD Magazine - which officially hit the (which would be better known as a “scoff” here in Nova responsible for the comic-book wings of The Simpsons 65-year mark in November - will soon make its way to the Scotia), Ray affectionately called me a “schmendrick.” It’s and Futurama. Morrison is pledging an increased on-line sunny shores of California after publishing out of New an insult, but I took it as a compliment. It’s a word I never presence for MAD when the magazine’s first entirely-Cal- York City for its entire existence. would have known without MAD or its New York flavour. ifornian issue hits the stands on April Fool’s Day 2018. You see, ever since 1992, MAD has operated under the That U.S. visit cemented MAD’s long-time relationship And he’s already met - and vowed to keep working with ownership of DC Entertainment, the folks behind Super- with the city it called home. Visiting a Nathan’s Hot Dogs - several key members of “The Usual Gang of Idiots” in man, Batman, and Wonder Woman. DC moved its head- outlet and seeing the Statue of Liberty were special to the magazine’s new editorial era. quarters to Burbank nearly three years ago, but allowed me partly because they were both obsessions of MAD’s Still, the concept of MAD being published out of La La MAD’s editorial operations to remain in New York. How- publisher for its first 30 years of operation, the late Wil- Land seems a little odd, just as many of us couldn’t pic- ever, earlier this year, DC made it official that MAD would liam M. Gaines. (Hours after seeing the statue ourselves, ture This Hour Has 22 Minutes operating out of Toronto also migrate west, with its new office opening within DC Cathy and I visited the man known for decades as “MAD’s instead of Halifax, and just as something seems off about HQ on New Year’s Day. Maddest Writer,” Dick DeBartolo, at his home near the the phrase “Live from Baltimore, it’s Saturday Night!” Now, I completely understand that this barely raises Hudson River, and had a chuckle about how the portly Merry Christmas, MAD, and good luck in your new an eyebrow for most of you. But as a MAD fanatic who Gaines got stuck in Lady Liberty’s arm during a tour in era. To quote one of the great songwriters from my part bought his first issue 31 years ago this week, I’m experi- the mid-‘80s.) of Canada, Ronnie MacEachern: “Here’s to kindness on encing a lot of bittersweet emotions as I contemplate the And, as this column’s regular readers might remember, your journey, here’s to joy in your new home.”

Repeating history River Bourgeois history by Don Boudrot

Ephrem Boudreau was born in River Bourgeois in to the parish, he had 1905. He wrote Riviere Bourgeois from which this history the current presbytery is taken and translated. built and the old pres- In 1938, the church underwent major repairs. This bytery was given to the came about, no doubt, as a result of the replacement of Filles de Jesus sisters to the roof and the painting of the walls. One can conclude serve them as a convent this from a letter addressed to the author on December as the new school on “La 18, 1938 which reads: Pointe” had just been “… This summer the parishioners of River Bourgeois built near the church, undertook the restoration of their church; an enterprise and in large part, the ed- costing $2,500. To fully understand the value of these ucation of the children parishioners, it is necessary to realize how well they re- was the responsibility sponded to the appeal of their pastor in that they volun- of the sisters. tarily gave freely of their work as carpenters and paint- After several years, ers. the convent became un- “I counted 22 carpenters and 16 painters. necessary as education “And further they raised enough money to pay for the became more secular- materials minus $150.” ized and those nuns who The church’s interior was renovated in the 1960s dur- continued to teach lived ing the time of Fr. Samson. in either L’Ardoise or Contributed photo The construction of the first presbytery, or at least one Louisdale and modern- Pictured is the village of River Bourgeois. of the first, would go back to the canonical erection of ization in the form of the parish which took place in 1869. the automobile had begun. For this reason, the convent The following give their names and dates of ordina- Jean Samson (“Johnnie à Millina”) born around 1850, was sold to an individual and moved south of the road. tion: son of Charles, worked when he was a young man on the It was relocated near the former home of Thomas (Tou- Charles-Pierre Martel May 27, 1860 excavation of the basement of the presbytery, at least mas) Samson. Guillaume-Marin LeBlanc April 22, 1866 this is what he told one of his neighbours, Simon Samson In 1986 it was still there. Théophile Richard September 5, 1869 (1905-1975). Supposing he was in his 20s, this would be the Priests of River Bourgeois Fr. LeBlanc was probably ordained at Arichat, the par- first years the parish was officially in existence. Guillaume-Marin LeBlanc (1834-1907) served as priest ish of his birth, by Monsignor MacKinnon, Bishop of Our informant states, in addition, that it was Fr. Guil- from August 8, 1869 to November 5, 1877. This man has Arichat. Before his time at River Bourgeois, he was the laume LeBlanc who had the presbytery built. He was the the honour of being the first priest at River Bourgeois, priest at Cap-Nord, and after leaving River Bourgeois, he first priest at River Bourgeois for some eight years from following the canonical erection of the parish. Father served in the following parishes: Cow Bay from March 10 1869 to 1877. LeBlanc was born in Arichat in 1834. He was one of the to November 3, 1878; Port Felix December 1878 to August This presbytery served the parish until the time of Fr. first three Acadians from Cape Breton to be elevated to 1879; and Friar’s Head (today Cap LeMoine) September 8, Flavien Samson, 1950 to 1965. Some years after coming the priesthood. 1879 to 1892, some 13 years.

doing anything that involves effort. Is there a point to this? Yes. I am healthier than I’ve Moment of Clarity My intake also varied a lot over the years, going from been in a while and that’s starting to show in more than eating very little, to gorging, and back again a number just my pant size. Please don’t take anything from me as New eating of times. At present, I am on an eating less kick but I am medical fact but I know eating healthier food has helped eating smart. I kicked most carbs to the curb, as I be- my moods. I am nowhere near as easy to angry up my lieve I mentioned before, only indulging in the tortillas blood nowadays. I’m still socially stunted but my anxi- habits in my wraps. No bread, potatoes, rice, and the like. I’m ety definitely isn’t what it used to be. It’s still there but also abstaining from dairy, which is a big pile of lame it’s not as bad. I’ll take that over knocking back a couple by Matt Draper The Reporter but worth not feeling like I ate something that is trying of happy meals. [email protected] to eat me back, and fast food, with the exception of sand- Do I miss anything? Sure. I miss cheeseburgers like wich shops, got the boot as well except for a run one day nobody’s business. You can tell me all you want about Am I day dreaming about food again? Yes, yes I am. Is that only reminded me why I stopped eating fast food. how you have a healthy version that tastes just as good this column going to be about food? Of course it is. My only vice on the food spectrum now is unbreaded but you’d be ever so completely wrong. A burger is red I’ve never had what you would consider a good re- chicken wings, which I have twice a week. Yes, a nutri- meat. End of discussion. Everything else is a sand- lationship with food. I was a picky eater as a kid and tionist would think I am very silly. I understand this and wich… though a burger is technically a sandwich but took full advantage of eating whatever I wanted when am okay with it, though I do plan on consulting a nutri- it’s like this: all burgers are sandwiches but not all sand- I left home. It wasn’t until my late 20s when I started tionist in the New Year to get a better grip on things, but wiches are burgers. That’s some first year university eating fruit and veg. The 10 years without meat was a de- so far things are working out alright. It did take some philosophy for you folks who didn’t have the pleasure. cent trip but I like the taste and convenience too much. getting used to, what with the lack of energy I had at Where was I? Oh right. I miss burgers but, not eating I know I am a terrible person but eating meat is very first, but I am enjoying not being as shackled by the gar- them is worth it right now. simple. Going without takes some doing and I don’t like bage food and extra pounds. I’m done now. porthawkesburyreporter.com 8 THE REPORTER DECEMBER 13, 2017

least four months of obsessive news coverage, dissecting ev- Born in Los Angeles to a social worker mother and a cine- Is it just me? erything from bridesmaids and guest lists to the identity of matographer father, Markle is a breath of fresh American air, the wedding-dress designer, wondering where they will go on someone who grew up outside the confines of royal privilege, A royal their honeymoon, and what their cake tasted like. I was never sent to Windsor Castle to whisk the cobwebs off the crown. much of a royal watcher, but even I tuned in to the 2011 wed- Her mother is black and her father is white, which sent the ding of Prince William to Kate Middleton. tabloids into a tasteless frenzy that led Prince Harry to attack distraction It is silly and meaningless, but in these days of “all bad the “racial undertones” of the British news coverage, and news, all the time,” this news is the cultural equivalent of a making him more likeable than he already was. Cadbury Creme Egg at Easter – it has no nutritional value and While her IMDB biography and backstory might make for by Gina MacDonald The Reporter yet it’s absolutely necessary. In fact, the marriage of this Brit- good headlines, it’s who she is as a person, who she was before ish prince has the makings of the best, most escapist royal she was the future Duchess of Sussex that makes her an ideal As the scary, stressful 2017 limps to a close, we all need a wedding ever. princess. treat, and when it comes to the good news, there is nothing To start with, we have Prince Harry, who is the outspoken, In 2015, Markle, a United Nations Women Ambassador, quite as fun and distracting than the privileged pomp and cir- redheaded “wild royal” who appears to be the least stuffy gave a speech at a U.N. conference which included an amazing cumstance of a royal marriage. member of the family. He has been Britain’s most eligible story. When she was 11, she saw a commercial for a dish soap When we were in Toronto this past summer, we took a dou- bachelor for years, having only a few relationships for which whose tagline was, “women all over America are fighting ble-decker bus tour around the city. As we passed a skyscraper the press could speculate the possibility of a future engage- greasy pots and pans.” Even a pre-teen Meghan recognized on Bay Street, we were informed by the tour guide that, “the ment, neither of which materialized. When he was sowing this was sexist, and she wrote letters to several influential building to our left is where the show Suits is filmed, and his wild oats a few years ago, he raised a bit of hell at several women, including then-First Lady Hillary Clinton, telling an actress from the show, Meghan Markle, lives right over San Diego nightclubs during his 2011 military training, and them so. there.” And that is exactly everything I could tell you about followed that closely by a night of partying in Las Vegas that Not only did she get lovely responses from Clinton, attorney Ms. Markle until last week. saw him, after the fact, all over the news wearing no pants. Gloria Allred, and TV host Linda Ellerbee, but just one short She is the 36-year-old American actress whose engagement And I don’t mind saying, although I’m sure that put him month later, the parent company of the dish soap, Procter & to 33-year-old Prince Harry became official early last Monday. squarely on the top of the Queen’s Naughty List, it made him Gamble, changed the tagline to, “People all over America are Given that the royal family is one of the most famous families that much more relatable. fighting greasy pots and pans.” in the entire world, everything they do will be of interest to But the real prize here is the royal bride-to-be. A Hollywood So as we drown our current-events sorrows in wedding someone. I’m sure she’s aware that she is now engaged to the actress, a rare divorcee in the royal circle, a humanitarian, fluff, I will happily watch Meghan and Harry make their way entire world, in a way. swept off her feet by a young prince and given a key to the cas- in the world. A royal distraction is a welcome one, at least at The wedding is scheduled for next spring, which means at tle – if ever a real-world fairy tale existed, I’ve never heard it. this time in history.

This is my Cape Breton brought the lunch? Don’t tell me that we forgot to bring something to munch on. Oh Well, we will have to be satisfied with re- A trip to freshments only. Looking down into the valley, the straight line of mountain faces of the Margaree Cape Clear Fault could easily be seen. Looming large in the centre of the valley is the isolated rem- by Wally Ellison nants of the plateau - Sugarloaf. It was separated by the present course of the North East Margaree River and an an- At 9:30 Wednesday morning were on our way to the Cape cient river channel. A beautiful slide of wa- Breton Highlands. ter with a vertical drop of over 80-feet can A stop in Whycocomagh for coffee and cinnamon rolls (our be seen on Second Forks Brook. Over the morning fix) and it was down the Trans-Canada Highway to top of the plateau to the west is the precip- the Red Barn near Nyanza, three or four miles up the Middle itous cliffs and 200-foot waterfall of Turner River/Margaree Road to the top of Hunter’s Mountain. Brook. After an hour or so it was time to go. We turned on the main Highland Road which was built in We continued on the Highland Road as far the 1960s and 70s as a main haulage road for harvesting the as Cheticamp Lake and the dams that divert pulpwood stands on the Cape Breton Highlands plateau. The some of the headwaters of smaller streams whole of the highlands plateau was harvested in the 1960s, Contributed photo into the Wreck Cove Power Project. We con- 70s, and 80s by Stora Enso and reforested. Pictured is Cape Clear with its panoramic view of the North East Margaree tinued on down the road that leads from the A trip along the main road shows how healthy the new River. mountains to the Cabot Trail. forests are, and their luxuriant green coats are impressive. We couldn’t have asked for a better day Hopefully, they won’t undergo the severe budworm attacks It’s not hard to see why Cape Clear got its name; outcropping with bright sunshine and clear blue skies and just enough and infestations of the 1970s. The main road is in good shape granite, a few scrubby spruce trees and a view worth talking clouds to compliment the good pictures. Many have viewed and straight as an arrow. Smaller haulage roads break off about. the panoramic view down through the river valley from the from the main road. Center Road, Fielding Road, and Kelly At 1,500-feet of elevation, Cape Clear stands 1,000-feet above high perch of Cape Clear, but few have actually traversed the Road are some of the larger development roads. the tumbling North East Margaree River that looks like a bottom of the valley below. Perhaps some geologist and map- We were looking for the Second Forks Brook Road with shining ribbon below. Cape Clear is a nose of land that proj- makers have over the years! the Cape Clear sign. About five miles in, the Cape Clear road ects between the main river and the First Forks Brook. In When admiring a scene such as this one, few of us stop to comes to an end. A few hundred feet later, we walked out onto places, I am sure that the vertical cliffs on Cape Clear are over think of the millions of years that it took the Margaree River Cape Clear and its panoramic view of the North East Mar- 500-feet. to cut its ravine-like course through the sold granites of the garee River and one of its tributaries, the First Forks Brook. It’s time to sit down and soak in the whole vista. Who Cape Breton Highland Plateau.

venient. But even more frustrating for Walter is the loss ness. Though it is unlikely people would find such a trick of independence. funny in reality, they pour each other glasses of wine and Mind - Body - Spirit Walter used to work at the mill and he remembers the smile. But for the figurative Walters living all around us, Christmas parties he and his wife used to host for his the season is still lonely. Walter’s story work buddies and their wives. Many of them are gone While we tend to live in communities that wrap their Walter is just finishing now – moved or deceased. Charlie is still alive. He lives collective arms around those who need it most at this up a walk with Buster, his in Halifax but he might as well live on the moon. Walter time, people like Walter will always feel a little hole in mixed-breed mutt, tak- watches what goes on in people’s lives through Facebook. their hearts while dreaming of a Christmas just like the ing short, shallow strides But Charlie doesn’t like computers. When Walter and sees ones they used to know. through the slush on a wet all the smiling, happy people sometimes it makes him feel To end off this inaugural Mind – Body - Spirit column, December morning. on the outside and that makes him lonelier. here is the link to seasonal services provided by 211: Buster walks patiently at Walter gives Buster’s head a caress and sits down to his http://ns.211.ca/seasonal. Maybe even better is to just ask his master’s heels as they supper, alone in a house that used to be filled with voices. around in your community. But I’m not sure anything walk up the short path to Their echoes are fading. beats the authentic caring of Cape Breton culture quite Walter’s small house. As Walter and Buster do not actually exist. They are based like seeking out people, heading over with cookies, tea Walter puts on a kettle on a popular 2015 German ad for a supermarket chain and maybe even a fiddle, to share space with someone who for tea, he listens to his (search EDEKA Weihnachtsclip - #heimkommen on You- is lonely. by Dawn Ostrem telephone messages. His Tube). But in a way, they do exist. Don’t we all know some- The Mind – Body - Spirit Project’s goal is to improve the daughter calls to break the one like Walter? It’s the kind of universal story that nets quality of life for seniors in the Strait area. It is entering news. Her tiny voice on the old answering machine, re- 40 million views because it rings true. its second phase of creating a framework for communi- morseful and awkward, explains she won’t be able to make The Strait area has one of the highest populations of se- ty-based, volunteer-led programming. The programming it home from Calgary for the holidays. Walter hears his niors in Canada. That puts a strain on local health care, as addresses key areas of mental health and addictions, six-year-old grand-daughter playing in the background. well as the transportation and housing systems necessary with an emphasis on the proven connection between so- His face shows anguish. to take care of the elderly. The fact that many seniors live cial relationships, and feelings of inclusiveness within Walter is 86 years-old. His wife passed away 10 years in rural settings intensifies the lack of services. Commu- the community that lead to better health. The MBS grant earlier. While his family always lived in the Strait area, nities here seem to know intuitively that older folks need is administered by the Dr. Kingston Memorial Commu- he finds Buster is the only friend he sees regularly, and the kind of help government services cannot always give. nity Health Centre and is funded by Nova Scotia Depart- conversations with humans grow sparse. Walter is lucky So, they do their best to find ways to fill the gaps. ment of Health and Wellness and the Municipality of the enough to have his children help out with money when The German Christmas vignette ends in an unrealistic County of Richmond. necessary; though, he rarely asks. He has a hard time get- plot twist. Walter fakes his own death to get his family in Dawn Ostrem is project coordinator for the MIND-BODY- ting to medical appointments since has no longer has a the same place for his funeral. When the deception is re- SPIRIT Project. She can be reached at: mindbodyspiritpc. driver’s license. Public transportation is incredibly incon- vealed, they laugh at the joke and soak up family together- [email protected].

porthawkesburyreporter.com DECEMBER 13, 2017 THE REPORTER 9 Human Rights Awards handed out

HALIFAX: Recipients of the 2017 tions we honoured today.” Nova Scotia Human Rights Awards The recipients included Syria-An- were honoured at a ceremony De- tigonish Families Embrace, a group cember 8, at Citadel High School in in Antigonish recognized for its Halifax. work to promote human rights by re- Each year, the Nova Scotia Human settling Syrian refugee families, won Rights Commission recognizes Nova the Group/Organization Award. Scotians nominated by their peers Former StFX basketball player for work in the field of human rights, Wade Smith was recognized posthu- social justice and advocacy. mously for his leadership in human This year is particularly special, rights, inclusive education and com- given it is the commission’s 50th an- munity mentorship. niversary - the organization was es- “We can all play a role in advanc- tablished in 1967. The theme of the ing human rights,” said Hanson. 50th anniversary is “Learning from “Wade Smith’s legacy is a testament our past, building for our future.” to how one individual can make a “We’ve come a long way since positive impact and inspire many in 1967, and we recognize that more their own way.” progress is needed to ensure respect Along with the award presenta- for human rights. This can only be tions, the event included a reception, realized in partnership with Nova African drumming and musical per- Scotians,” said Christine Hanson, formances. It was held in advance commission director and CEO. “We of the United Nations’ International are fortunate to live in a province Human Rights Day which was ob- Photo by Matt Draper where we not only have human served on Sunday. Walmart Port Hawkesbury recently donated $1,000 for the Food 4 Children Society. The cheque pre- rights protections in law, but we also For more information on the sentation took place on December 8. have passionate and engaged people awards and for bios of the recipients, like the individuals and organiza- visit: humanrights.novascotia.ca. Isle Madame native among Lotto 6/49 winners

DARTMOUTH: A group of eight co- started making calls to his coworkers. workers from Dartmouth, including a Not many people were picking up on a former Isle Madame resident, has lots to Friday after work but he managed to get celebrate this holiday season. the news out to all group members. The group came up winners in the “There was a lot of disbelief and some 15th November 29 Lotto 6/49 draw, matching people even called back to double check. the Guaranteed Prize draw numbers and I think it was the longest weekend in sharing the $1,000,000 prize. history, and probably the first time ev- “We’ve played pretty much every week erybody ever showed up early Monday since 2005,” said Christopher Mauger, a morning,” he said. 1993 graduate of Isle Madame District For safekeeping Mauger kept the win- High and spokesperson for the group. ning ticket in a fireproof box, admitting “We pitch in $3 per person a week and I he only took it out a few times to show it. keep track on a spreadsheet. Every Fri- Each of the group members will re- day, I stop and pick up a Combo 3 and ceive $125,000 and each has some differ- Combo 4.” ent ideas for how they will enjoy their Mauger got the good news Friday winnings. night when he made his weekly ticket “We have one member who will retire, purchase and checked the previous tick- another is planning a trip to Italy and ets. The clerk told him he would have to putting a down payment on a home. One call Atlantic Lottery. member didn’t wait for her cheque and “The machine said Major Prize Win- spent the weekend browsing the stores ner. The clerk didn’t look at the slip so I and indulging a little.” guess she didn’t see the amount. When Mauger says he plans to pay bills, she set it down I said, ‘I have an idea of speak to a financial advisor about some what’s going on: that says $1,000,000.’” possibilities for investment, and perhaps Mauger drove home and immediately purchase a new quad vehicle. All winners re-entered for subsequent daily draws. All draws take place at 101.5 The Hawk at 10:50 a.m. Tickets: $50 each or 3 for $100 | 2200 tickets maximum. Drivers charged with stunting License #AGD-105895-17 Printed by Bounty Print ANTIGONISH: In less travelling 59 km/hr over Both drivers have been Visa & M/C accepted at the Chamber office than 24 hours, RCMP the posted speed limit at 159 charged with stunting. or by calling 902-625-1588 Eastern Traffic Services km/h in an 100 km/hr zone. Their licenses were sus- charged two men with Police arrested a 19-year- pended for seven days and 609 Church Street, Suite 101 • Port Hawkesbury, NS B9A 2X4 stunting. old man for stunting. their vehicles were seized. 142118 At approximately 4 p.m. on December 3, RCMP East- ern Traffic Services clocked a vehicle on Highway 337 in Antigonish travelling 52 kilometres an hour (km/h) over the posted speed limit at 132 km/h in an 80 km/ hr zone. Police arrested a 48-year-old man for stunt- ing. At approximately 11:30 a.m. on December 4, RCMP Eastern Traffic Services saw a different vehicle on

Highway 104 in Monastery 141467.indd porthawkesburyreporter.com 10 THE REPORTER DECEMBER 13, 2017 ENTERTAINMENT ‘Scott & Brian’s Christmas Guitar Frenzy’ coming to Strathspey Place December 14

by Melanie Holder The Reporter working on another album. [email protected] “It was always such a riot to see what we were going to come up with because we both had such different back- MABOU: Two Cape Breton musical favourites are team- grounds, but we ended up in the same scenario playing,” ing up to blend their versatile guitar skills with a bit of said Doyle. “Over the years, we played so much together holiday cheer. that we have a pretty vast repertoire to pick from.” Scott Macmillan and Brian Doyle will bring their new Doyle said says he grew up in a family steeped in the show, “Scott and Brian’s Christmas Guitar Frenzy” to the Celtic music tradition. As a teenager, the Margaree native Strathspey Place on December 14. found himself performing rock and blues, but he stayed “We’re in for a good time. It’s going to be entertaining,” connected to his Celtic roots as well. said Macmillan. “It’s just the two guitars, both acoustic “My background is diverse, and then you mix that with Contributed photo and electric, and we’re going to do some Christmas tunes Scott who basically has a jazz background blending into Brian Doyle (left) and Scott Macmillan’s new show “Scott and as well.” traditional Celtic stuff, and it’s quite a combination re- Brian’s Christmas Guitar Frenzy” will take place on Decem- Macmillan says variety is a key feature of the duo’s per- ally,” said Doyle. ber 14 at Strathspey Place. formances. The show will feature a blend of genres includ- The upcoming Christmas concert will give the audience ing blues, jazz, rock, and Celtic music. a unique opportunity to get up close and personal with the “It’s different every time because we improvise quite a music. All audience seating will be on the stage, which adding that the unique setting and spontaneous musical bit,” said Macmillan. “We’ve got lots of chops and we’re will be decorated with Christmas lights. Doyle and Mac- style of the show will make it a Christmas highlight for fast and furious and going at it, but it’s fun too.” millan have performed in the Strathspey Place’s “Stage the audience. The two guitarists have been touring and recording to- Venue” before and enjoyed having the chance to connect “Don’t miss it. It’s high energy fun, there’s no question gether for decades. They fi rst came together when Doyle more closely with the audience. about it.” appeared on Macmillan’s 1996 recording, The Minnie Ses- “It’s just a marvelous, intimate performance setting, For tickets call the box offi ce at 902-945-5300 or visit: sions. In 2007, the duo collaborated on their album Live so I’m really, really looking forward to that,” said Doyle, www.strathspeyplace.com. Off the Floor, which received two East Coast Music Award nominations. Brian Doyle told The Reporter the pair is currently Town hopes to launch Artists in Residence program HOURS: Thursday-Saturday by Melanie Holder The Reporter develop their craft. 11:30am-11pm [email protected] “One of the things we will be doing besides setting up a (kitchen closes at 9pm) retail space in front of the building will be looking at doing Sunday & Monday PORT HAWKESBURY: The Town of Port Hawkesbury is workshops with the schools and in the community,” said Da- 11:30am - 8pm hoping to bring new life to an empty structure on Granville vis. “So there’s sort of a relationship building between the Daily lunch & supper specials Street while providing new cultural opportunities within the community and the artist. That gives them exposure as well Bhudda Bowls @ lunch community. and helps them get themselves situated in the community.” The town has been working in partnership with the Cape In addition, the program would provide the artists with pro- Thursdays 5-9pm Breton Centre for Craft and Design to develop a local Artists fessional development opportunities including business train- Ladies’ Night & Steak Night in Residence program. ing courses, such as accounting and marketing. Peter MacInnis 6-8pm “It’s something that we’ve been thinking about for a number “Once our funding is approved, then a call will go out to art- of years while watching trends on how to work in the cultural ists who may be interested in participating and they’ll submit New Years Eve sector and how to attract it to your community,” said Paula an application,” said Davis. Davis, director of recreation for the Town of Port Hawkesbury. A committee will review the applications under the lead- with Company Road! “We met with the Cape Breton Centre for Craft and Design ership of the Centre for Craft and Design and a minimum of 9pm-2am $30-Advance Tickets only and discussed it and thought it was a great idea, and then we three artists will be selected to take part in the program. Davis started the proposal writing.” says she should have a better idea of the timeline for the proj- Follow us at www.clovehitch.ca for event details Requests for funding have been submitted to the Atlantic ect early in the New Year. 8790 Highway #19 Port Hood 902-787-3035 Canada Opportunities Agency, as well as the Province of Nova Davis says the project would have several benefi ts for the Scotia to transform the former customs building on Granville community from helping artists and young people to put down Hours: Street into a studio space for artists. Davis says the Centre for roots in the town, to promoting economic development near Mon-Wed & Friday 10am - 6pm Craft and Design has been taking the lead on the project and the waterfront. ursday 10am - 8pm the town has been working in close collaboration with the Syd- “Port Hawkesbury has a pretty longstanding connection ney-based group. with the arts. We do a lot of cultural programming,” said Saturday 10am - 6pm Davis said the program will provide equipment and studio Davis. “This is just a nice extension, and hopefully, if we can Sunday 12 - 5pm space for the artists selected to participate. She hopes that the breathe some life into Granville Street, other businesses will project will provide artists an opportunity to collaborate and follow.” Unique gifts, HOME, Jewelry, Christmas Decor & so much more A service of lessons and carols at Weekly SALE promotions This week: St. Paul’s Anglican Church Our Annual “Pick a Discount” ANTIGONISH: St. Paul’s Anglican Church, at 96 Cooper. A reception will follow in the Hall at St. Paul’s. with a chance to win Church Street in Antigonish, will host a Service of Les- A goodwill offering will be collected for the Antigonish 10-50% o sons and Carols on Friday, December 15 at 7 p.m. Food Bank. For more information, call 902-863-8226. your entire purchase This popular annual ecumenical service will feature All are welcome!

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142790 porthawkesburyreporter.com DECEMBER 13, 2017 THE REPORTER 11 SPORTS Dragons win Rock Ya Like a Hurricane Tourney

by Grant McDaniel The Reporter [email protected]

LOUISDALE: For the score on Dragon Mac- second time in as many Millan. That goal came seasons, the Dalbrae at 4:06 of the second, Dragons are the win- with Mitchell Dilosa ners of the Richmond (from Jakob Deveau Hurricane Rock Ya and Donavan Chiasson) Like A Hurricane tour- scoring on a well-screed nament. point shot. “Our big guys In the third, Dragon stepped up, and the Keegan Freimanis other guys contributed (from MacEachern as well,” said Dalbrae and Van den Hoogen) hockey coach Jesse scored with just under MacLean, following his five minutes played. crew’s 3-1 win over the Later in the period, the NDA/CBHA Huskies Huskies had a chance for the trophy. “It was a to come back as they good weekend. We were nursed a 5-on-3 power Photos by Grant McDaniel down a couple of bodies play, but it wasn’t The Dalbrae Dragons celebrated their second consecutive championship win at the Rock Ya Like a Hurricane tournament. The Route with injuries and stuff meant to be. 19ers scored a 3-1 win over the CBHA Huskies. like that. We only had “To be honest, we 12 or 13 players, but we were feeling okay [dur- got through it. ing the penalty kill],” “Cameron was kick- the captain said. “We ing in net today [last have a good goalie who Sunday], and we just was ready to go, and got him back. Boyd our other goalie helped [MacIntyre] played for us all weekend in order us the whole weekend, to get this far.” and held us in some Hurricane coach games.” Robert MacDonald said Dalbrae went unde- he and his team are feated through the four happy to have hosted Huskie Jakob Deveau gets a shot away on Dragon goalie Cam- games leading to the the event. The host eron MacMillan. championship, beating team had a good run in the NDA/CBHA Hus- its own right, beating kies 14-2, the Eskasoni Eskasoni 4-1 in their Coyotes 5-0, the SAERC opening game. From Richmond’s Brett Dakai has a rough moment with an Eskasoni Saints 3-0, and the host there, the Hurricane Coyote player last Friday afternoon. Hurricane 7-5. lost 3-2 to the Huskies, “It was a big weekend 2-1 to the Saints, and 7-5 for us,” MacLean said. to the Dragons. “We were struggling “We had really good for a couple of weeks, crowd turnout, and but this gets us back on we had lots of support track. We’ll be working from all the schools for our goal of provin- who came out,” he said. cials at the end of the “We had some really year.” good hockey all the way The championship through. game saw the Dragons “It’s great to see high draw first blood, as school hockey pre- team captain and tour- sented on this kind of Dalbrae Dragon Cullen MacEachern celebrates his first goal of nament MVP Cullen stage.” the game during last Sunday’s championship of the Rock Ya Like MacEachern snapped a Hurricane. MacEachern had two goals and a helper to help Richmond’s Duncan White and Eskasoni’s Antle Denny head home a short-handed the Dragons to a 3-1 win over the CBHA Huskies. into the corner. goal from the mid-slot with 3:08 left in the first. It was the first of two goals MacEachern had, as he also beat Hus- kie goalie Steve Lefort at 2:13 of the second. That goal proved to be the game winner, and it was set-up by Alex- ander Hawley. His first was assisted by Spencer Van den Hoogen. “It was good to get those and help out the team anyway I can,” MacEachern said, add- ing that his Dragons stepped up their phys- ical game to contend with the hard-hitting Huskies. “They’re a physical team, and we had to play them the way they wanted to be played.” That hard-hitting style ended up sting- ing the Dragons, as multiple car pile-up in the neutral zone led to a tripping call against Rory Gillis at 3:10 of the second. The call resulted in a Huskies’ man-advantage that al- lowed NDA/CBHA to porthawkesburyreporter.com142123 12 THE REPORTER DECEMBER 13, 2017 Saints take silver at provincials

by Grant McDaniel The Reporter The Saints battled Clare in the champi- [email protected] onship final, and the first set saw SAERC imposed its will in a 25-19 final. The local girls were up 17-5 at one point, and Ma- PORT HAWKESBURY: The SAERC cIsaac said his team pretty much played Saints girls volleyball team is looking flawlessly. back on a season that saw them win a The Saints took the lead in the second league title and a regional banner, not to set, managing a 10-8 lead before Clare mention the Niki King Memorial Tour- found its sealegs. nament, and score a silver medal at pro- “They scored 14 points in a r ow, ” Ma- vincials. cIsaac said of the host squad. “They “It’s good to get to a provincial final,” went up 22-10. They didn’t miss a pass, a said coach Dave MacIsaac, who added set, or a swing from 10-8 to 22-10. The mo- that taking silver necessarily means mentum just went their w a y. losing in the championship game – and, “Once the momentum went around, this year, that was a mighty hard pill to the gym got a whole lot louder. To me, swallow. [our] kids looked like deer in headlights Ordinarily, MacIsaac said taking sil- at that point. They were scared to make ver isn’t a bad thing, but considering a mistake.” the Saints had it in them to win gold, the After Clare won the second set, their coach said the Division II provincials momentum carried into the third where Contributed Photo hosted by Middleton High School was a the final was 15-9. The SAERC Saints girls volleyball team managed a league and a regional championship this tough outing. “I don’t think they played as well season but, when making it to the provincials, the girls took silver. Pictured here are (back, “When I look at the big picture, we had as they could in the second and third from left) Natalie Cameron, Brea Campbell, Allison Pluta, Abbie Warner, Marcy MacNeil, a good season,” he said. “We won the game,” MacIsaac said. “If we had played Shea Pollard, Kailey Brennan, Andrea Menendez, Cailey Jamieson. In the front are (from Niki King tournament, our league and as well as we could have, you’d be talking left) Emilie Saa, Lauren Whalen, Elizabeth Morgan, and Kallie Harb. our region, and we were second in the to the coach of a provincial champion- province. When you look at it like that, ship team today. that’s a pretty good season. “A s one parent said to me, ‘you can first match, and they also dropped South in their pool. “It’s a good experience for the players give them the keys to the car but you Colchester in their second. The girls lost The girls beat Middleton in the semi- in Grade 9, 10, and 11. But it really sucks can’t drive.’” to West Kings in their third, but by that finals, leading to the championship game for the kids in Grade 12.” The Saints dropped Par-en-Bas in their point SAERC had already clinched first and their silver medal.

ers three games in hand on Dartmouth and two games in hand on Halifax. Islanders take down Rounding Thursday scoring for the Islanders were Fearghus MacDonald, a goal and an assist; Calum MacPherson Tradesmen and Dell Welton, two assists; Draper MacLean, a goal; and Jack Morris and by Grant McDaniel The Reporter 22 games), connected in the first, second Matthew Raike, a helper each. Goalie [email protected] (on a power play), and third period. His Ryan Miller faced 24 shots for the Island- final goal was the game winner. ers. MEMBERTOU: Led by a hat-trick from The win temporarily allowed the Is- The Islanders next game takes place the Nova Scotia Major Midget Hockey landers to slip past Dartmouth’s Steele at the Al MacInnis Sports Centre on De- League’s (NSMMHL) leading scorer, the Subaru Major Midgets to claim second cember 14 with the Tradesmen coming Cape Breton West Islanders scored a 5-4 place in the provincial league. However, to town for a 7 p.m. start. win over the Cape Breton Tradesmen following last weekend’s play, the Island- After that, the Islanders have three last Wednesday night. ers have returned to third place, trailing games in December remaining, and all Photo by Mary Hankey Stephen Fox, who’s averaging two Dartmouth by three points and Halifax are against the Pictou Weeks Midgets (8- Islander Stephen Fox had a hat-trick in his team’s points a game (27 goals and 17 assists in by five. The good news is that the Island- 12-2-1). 5-4 win last Wednesday over the Tradesmen. Sports Briefs Novas helping out Nataleah Irvine & Kaitlyn Labrecque, sick kids Intern Architects, FBM ANTIGONISH: The Nova Scotia Major Bantam Hockey League (NSMBHL) has once again committed to raise and donate money to The Children’s Wish Foundation through hosting Wear It For Wishes Hockey Games. Last year, the NSMBHL raised over $25,000 for the foundation. The Nova Major Bantams are hosting their Wear It For Wishes game on January 6 against the Truro Bearcats NATALEAH AND KAITLYN BOTH at the Antigonish Arena at 5 HAVE TALENT, AND THEY ARE ALSO VERY p.m. Last year, the Novas raised over $2,000 at their game. HARDWORKING. THEY HAVE ENTHUSIASM, NDA/CBHA beat Inver- ENERGY, AND ARE THE FIRST TO PICK UP ness CHETICAMP: William NEW COMPUTER SOFTWARE. Fraser (from Jacob Deveau and Matthew Hinkley) con- nected in the third period SUSAN FITZGERALD, during December 5’s high PRINCIPAL, FOWLER BAULD AND MITCHELL (FBM) school hockey game that saw Fraser’s NDA/CBHA drop the Inverness Ravens 2-1. The Graduate to Opportunity Program provides salary Also scoring for NDA/ contributions to small businesses, start-up companies, social CBHA was Michell Dilosa (from Daniel LeBlanc and enterprises and non-profi t organizations to help hire a recent grad. Hinkley). To breathe new life into your workforce, visit NOVASCOTIA.CA/GTO Steve LeFort got the win in net. Scoring for Inverness was Frankie MacNeil (from Dusty Bernard and Zach Mullins). Hunter Forance was in net. 139897 porthawkesburyreporter.com DECEMBER 13, 2017 THE REPORTER 13

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porthawkesburyreporter.com DECEMBER 13, 2017 THE REPORTER 17 Junior Pirates win on the road by Grant McDaniel The Reporter assist each; Joshua MacMillan, two [email protected] helpers; Riley Keeling and Jack- Speaking of son Beck, a goal each; and Randon CUMBERLAND: Managing a total the Antigonish Bulldogs, who re- MacKinnon and Dawson MacLean, of 53 shots, the Junior Pirates used cently overtook them for third place a helper each. Soaps last Friday night’s visit to the Cum- in the Sid Rowe division of the Nova Matthew Stymest faced 43 shots THE BOLD AND help JJ deal with his guilt. Sami berland County Blues’ home turf to Scotia Junior Hockey League. for the Strait. THE BEAUTIFUL said goodbye to Marlena, John and secure a 7-5 win. Coming through big for the Pi- This Friday night will be the Brooke broke up the argument be- Will. Sonny was stunned when The win improved the Pirates’ rates were Cody Hinkley, three goals Strait’s final game before the Christ- tween Ridge and orne who each he learned that Will kissed Paul. blamed the other for starting the Eve made Gabi a surprising oer. record to 8-10-2-1. The maroon and and an assist; Taylor Pierce and mas break. The guys host the Antig- squabble. Liam confronted Stey Hope and Rafe enjoyed a romantic white are doing their best to catch Christian Papineau, a goal and an onish Bulldogs at 7:30 p.m. about why she lied about staying in morning. Sami and Rafe’s secret the Forrester guest house the night was uncovered! Brady busted Eve that they argued. Feeling cornered, with the information he got from Stey did her best to cover. Quinn Paul. Hope got into an argument shared with Maya the inspiration with Ciara. Sonny urged Will to behind the new bracelet prototype give their relationship a chance. that she’s working on. She also Chad and Kate brought in a spe- shared the information she has cialist to help eo. Steve made a about Stey and Liam. Unable to surprising move. THIS WEEK: take anymore ghting between the Ciara gured out Tripp has feel- brothers, Brooke demanded that ings for Claire. JJ learned his fate Ridge leave. orne attempted to has been decided. prove to Brooke why his brother’s not worthy of her love and then GENERAL HOSPITAL surprised her with a kiss. orne Patient six got a lead on his kidnap- admitted to Brooke that he has per. Sonny placed a call to Dante. wanted to kiss her for a while and Sam learned the truth. Oscar got asked if she would like to give their cold feet. Carly was livid. Sonny relationship another try. Home lled Anna in. Cassandra proposi- from Paris, Nicole was captivated tioned Finn. Charlotte was thrilled by Maya’s stories and video from to see Nelle. Michael turned to her trip to South Africa. ey both Dante. Laura remained condent. couldn’t believe how far they’ve Nelle stood up for herself. Patient come in their lives and careers. 6 oered up a bit of advice. Sam Nicole witnessed Brooke and conded in Monica. Michael had Photos by Grant McDaniel orne immersed in a deep con- big news. Ava mulled over her re- Goalie Matthew Stymest faced 43 shots William Stewart and the rest of the Pirates Christian Papineau and Matthew Stymest versation and later reported this lationships. Sam ran into Patient last Friday night when battling Cumberland. Pirates host Antigonish this Friday. keep an eye on Pictou’s Kirklin Murray. to Maya who wondered if there’s 6 at the pier. Oscar was disap- something more going on between pointed. Monica rolled out the them. Ivy and Quinn were mes- welcome mat. Cassandra got good merized by the diamonds that Si- news. Anna took the next step. mon had brought to them. Quinn Alexis delivered a painful truth. revealed to Ivy that she’s designing Finn couldn’t ght the inevitable. ANTIGONISH: Holden Cook of the U SPORTS an engagement ring that Ridge Scott was invited to drinks. Liz plans on giving to Brooke. Ivy worried about Jake. Franco’s con- Cook named No. 4-ranked StFX X-Men hockey team is the queried Quinn to see if she feels it’s science kicked in. THIS WEEK: Subway Atlantic University Sport male athlete strange to make a ring that a man Liz worries about Jake. Franco’s of the week for the week ending December 3. she cared for would give to another conscience kicks in. A third-year forward from Oshawa, Ontario, woman. Later, Quinn delivered the athlete of ring to Ridge, and the two remi- THE YOUNG AND Cook tallied four points in two wins on the road nisced about their forbidden kiss- THE RESTLESS on the weekend of December 1. es. However, both agreed that their Nick told Sharon and Scott about the week He scored the game-winning goal Wednes- lives are back on track, and they are his plan to stop the demolition of day night (November 28) in StFX’s 2-0 win over both where they want to be. Stey Chancellor Park. Nick explained the Dalhousie Tigers in Halifax. In Saturday’s and Ridge had a heart-to-heart that the developer’s operating un- conversation about how challeng- der a shell corporation named, (December 1) 5-2 win over the Moncton Aigles ing marriage can be and how for- “Alco.” Sharon asked Scott to help Bleus, he notched three assists. Holden Cook giveness is important. Ridge pulled investigate, but Scott resisted and out the ring that he plans to give to suggested that Nick has taken on Brooke and told his daughter that a lost cause. Nick le, and Sharon he plans on proposing to Brooke. scolded Scott for not being helpful. Ridge brought up the subject of Ashley did her best to make the Bill and warned her to stay far most of her time with Dina, but Lost Shores Gran Fondo ATHLETE away from her father-in-law; that Dina felt patronized by her eorts. he is evil. During a business meet- Ashley persisted and decided to OF THE ing, Bill was visibly distracted, take Dina ice skating and was sur- launches 2018 cycling event which led Wyatt, Liam and Justin prised to see a warmer side of her WEEK to assume he’s missing Brooke. mother. Ashley and Dina arrived GUYSBOROUGH: After two very success- Registration is available as a gift certificate When they were alone, Liam told home, and Ashley was heartbro- ful cycling events, Lost Shores Gran Fondo offering a truly distinctive local product for Bill how happy he and Stey are ken that Dina has forgotten about and that he’s amazed that Stey has their day together. Cane reached has launched its 2018 event. Registration is the cyclist on your Christmas list. been able to forgive him for kiss- out to the twins in attempt to heal now open, and gift certificates are available In two short years, the Lost Shores Gran ing Sally. Liam asked Bill about his their relationship before the holi- for the cyclist on your Christmas list. Fondo has become a top tier event in Atlantic love life and apologized for Brooke days. Cane was surprised when The 2018 event takes place Saturday, Sep- Canada. Riders rave about excellent roads, divorcing him, which caused Bill Charlie arrived alone without to be overcome with guilt. Stey Mattie. ey reminisced on hap- tember 8 in Guysborough with excellent local hospitality, spectacular scenery and the and Liam relished in their renewed pier times, and Charlie encouraged weather forecast once again. Four hundred great meal. For Guysborough, cyclist sight- love. orne and Eric discussed Cane not to give up on Mattie yet. cyclists rode last September, up from 300 in ings are way up this past summer and the CAUSEWAY how Ridge doesn’t seem to be Michel met with Kevin and asked 2016. Organizers are planning for 500 in 2018 summer tourist season gets a nice extension happy that orne’s back in town. him to do some digging into Vic- and will cap registration at that number. into early September. orne suggested that they oust tor’s accounts. Kevin blew him o ELECTRICAL Ridge from the company so that and later made a phone call telling Participants will be hosted at the new Ched- To register or for more information, visit he and Eric could work side-by- someone that Victor would soon abucto Lifestyle Center, an ideal venue for a www.lostshoresgranfondo.ca. SUPPLIES LTD. side. He revealed to his father that learn the truth. Ravi told Ashley large sporting event. in order to prove himself to Eric, that he’s going to accept a job oer The Lost Shores Gran Fondo offers five cy- he started his own line in Paris from Victoria. Ashley confronted called “A l y ” and that sales are do- Victoria and threatened legal ac- cling routes from 30 to 120 kilometers, all on ing well. Ridge arrived at Brooke’s tion against Newman because low-traffic and waterfront coastal roads. Top house and surprised her with a Ravi has a non-complete clause. riders cover the 120 km in 3 hours, 20 minutes. romantic dinner out on the patio. Victoria was unfazed, but Michael Volunteers staff seven nutrition stops to help During dinner, Ridge laid on the encouraged her to give up the compliments and gave a touch- ght for Ravi. Victoria reluctantly riders maintain energy levels. Days Gone By ing toast before asking Brooke to agreed and withdrew her oer to Bakery feed the riders and volunteers 500 become his wife. orne admitted Ravi. Ashley shared this with Ravi plates of BBQ ribs/chicken last year. to Eric that he still has feelings for who admitted that he was only Riders are quite vocal that the endless Brooke. orne advised Eric to re leaving in hopes of giving their Ridge so that he and Brooke could relationship a chance. Billy was rolling hills are a full challenge compared rid their lives of negativity. Brooke enjoying his new life of leisure and to other rides in Atlantic Canada. Because responded to Ridge’s proposal with suggested to Phyllis that she quit many of those cyclists are unable to resist a Recently inducted into the an interesting stipulation. THIS her job, so they could spend more challenge, a new addition to this year’s event Contributed Photo Port Hawkesbury Sports Wall WEEK: Quinn told Eric and time together. Phyllis reminded orne and Ridge’s proposing to Billy that she does not want to will be a timed hill climb from the Halfway Seen here are the rock stars who averaged of Fame was former Port Brooke. Liam thanked Bill for his be a kept woman. Later, Billy ran Cove Bridge to the look-off. 37 km/hr over 120 kilometer Gran Fondo. Hawkesbury Mayor, Billy Joe loyalty to the family and told him into Nick while jogging, and the DavidMacLean. Paupin MacLean was and a the that he’s grateful to have him as a two bonded over their dedica- Petit de Grat Red Caps are father. tion to save Chancellor Park. Lily very good hockey and baseball visited Cane and was surprised to nursing a seven-game win- player in his youth, and his DAYS OF OUR LIVES see a woman in Cane’s living room. Antigonish Thursday Night Men’s League ning streak in RABA play. The Will found Hope’s engagement Cane quickly explained that he’s contributions to sports in Port WEEK NUMBER 13 - DEC. 7, 2017 team is currently seated just ring in Sami’s hotel room. JJ of- interviewing nannies. Lily was sur- prised to see Cane moving on with behindHawkesbury the Little are questioned Anse Hawks by fered to make an unexpected move - Weekly Stats - -Year-to-Date Stats - - Team Standings - no one, as he chaired the build- on Hope’s behalf. Eli and Rafe got his life and le. Later, she called and Inverness Athletics as new information about the night Cane to invite him to dinner, but Men’s High Single Men’s High Average 11 French Bandits 67 ingthe committees number threefor both team SAERC in of eo’s shooting. Kayla and Steve Cane told her that he’s too busy Matt MacDonald 126 Sonny MacIntosh 104.0 7 Strait Area Bowlers 64 and turned down her oer. THIS and thethe Port local Hawkesbury league. 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THURSDAY EVENING DECEMBER 14 FRIDAY EVENING DECEMBER 15 EL 6:30 7 PM 7:30 8 PM 8:30 9 PM 9:30 10 PM 10:30 11 PM 11:30 EL 6:30 7 PM 7:30 8 PM 8:30 9 PM 9:30 10 PM 10:30 11 PM 11:30                                                                                                                                                                                               ++                                                                       +++                                                                                                                        +++      +++                  ++                                                                                                                                                                                                           +++                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              +                                                                                                                                                                                                 ++++    ++                                                                    WEEKDAY DAYTIME DECEMBER 13 TO DECEMBER 19 EL 7:30 8 AM 8:30 9 AM 9:30 10 AM 10:30 11 AM 11:30 NOON 12:30 1 PM 1:30 2 PM 2:30 3 PM 3:30 4 PM 4:30 5 PM 5:30 6 PM                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      porthawkesburyreporter.com 20 THE REPORTER DECEMBER 13, 2017 SATURDAY DAYTIME DECEMBER 16 EL 7:30 8 AM 8:30 9 AM 9:30 10 AM 10:30 11 AM 11:30 NOON 12:30 1 PM 1:30 2 PM 2:30 3 PM 3:30 4 PM 4:30 5 PM 5:30 6 PM                                                                                     ++                                    +++                                                          ++                                                                                 +++                                                                     ++                                                                                                                                                                                +                                                                                                                 +++                                                                                                                                                                      +++                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            ++++      ++                                                                   

SUNDAY DAYTIME DECEMBER 17 EL 7:30 8 AM 8:30 9 AM 9:30 10 AM 10:30 11 AM 11:30 NOON 12:30 1 PM 1:30 2 PM 2:30 3 PM 3:30 4 PM 4:30 5 PM 5:30 6 PM                                                                                                                                                                      ++                                   ++                                                   +++                                                                                                           +++      +++      ++                                                                                                                                                                                                                                +++                         +++                                                                                                                                                                    Ѐ�쌆Ѐ�Ѐ�Ѐ�                          �؀�       뼆Ё                                                                                                      ++                 ++                                                            ++                                                                                            

SATURDAY EVENING DECEMBER 16 SUNDAY EVENING DECEMBER 17 EL 6:30 7 PM 7:30 8 PM 8:30 9 PM 9:30 10 PM 10:30 11 PM 11:30 EL 6:30 7 PM 7:30 8 PM 8:30 9 PM 9:30 10 PM 10:30 11 PM 11:30                                                                                                                                                        +++                                                                                                                +++                   +++                                                                                                                +++       +++      +++                                                              +++       +++                                                                             ++                                                                                +++                ++                ++                         +++                                                                                               +++                                                                                                                                                                                   ++                                                                                                        ++++    ++                                                          ++           porthawkesburyreporter.com DECEMBER 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A group of kids use their off on a space adventure to discover (14+) (37) 7:50 (203) TMN1E “Truth” Tara Holt. (Comedy,1994) Jack Lemmon, Walter scouting knowledge to take down a Gonzo’s true origins. (G) 5:00 PBS “Curious George: A Very (Biography,2015) Cate Blanchett, (2) Matthau. A lifelong feud between two motorcycle gang in town. 5:30 (38) V “Le procès du Père Noël” Monkey Christmas” (Children,2009) Robert Redford. The tale of how Mary 2:30 SPIKE “Forrest Gump” (15) (Comédie,2013) Dean Cain, Jud Tylor. Jeff Bennett, Elizabeth Daily. Curious neighbours escalates when a widow Mapes and Dan Rather lost their jobs V “Il faut sauver les chiens (Comedy/Drama,1994) Tom Hanks, (38) Le croyant à tort coupable d’un crime, George and the Man With the Yellow moves in next door. (14+) on CBS’ ‘60 Minutes’ in 2004. (18+) de Noël” (Famille,2014) Reginald Sally Field. A simple man finds himself le shérif d’une station de ski arrête le Hat get ready for Christmas. 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                        +                                                                                                                                                                                                                               +++                 +++        ++                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               +++       +++                                                                                               +++                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     porthawkesburyreporter.com 22 THE REPORTER DECEMBER 13, 2017 COMMUNITY CALENDAR A guide to events in the Strait Area December 13 - December 31, 2017 WEDNESDAY DECEMBER 13 1861 or Marie at 902-625-3501 Branch 43 in Port Hawkesbury. 7:30pm. Starting October • General meeting at the Royal Canadian Legion Branch 150 • Port Hawkesbury Therapeutic Touch Practice Group meets 23rd. in Arichat, around 8:00 pm. All members invited to attend. every 2nd and 4th Thurs., from 5:30 to 7:00 pm, at the Ev- • The 2016-17 Sunday afternoon Mini-Cribbage Card Play ergreen Seniors Club. Free treatments. All Welcome! Contact season at the Mulgrave Royal Canadian Legion Br#37 has FRIDAY DECEMBER 15 Natascha - [email protected] drawn to a close. Our 2017-18 season will start again on • Royal Canadian Legion Branch 150 in Arichat – Fish Fry • Friday, Dec. 15th Final Cut Band from 10:00 pm to 1:00 Sunday Sept. 10 at 1:00 pm. Supper from 4:30 to 7:00 pm am. (Fri., Dec. 8th, 22nd, & 29th is the dates for the JukeBox • The 2016-17 Wednesday evening 45 Card Play season • Christmas Tea at the Orangedale Station between 3 pm Socials). at the Mulgrave Royal Canadian Legion Br#37 has drawn & 8 pm, and Saturday, 16th, from 2 pm to 6 pm. Enjoy a to a close. Follow us on Facebook at www.Facebook.com/ light lunch, hot tea, in our decorated Station Master’s living Eastern Counties Regional Library will be visiting: MulgraveLegion or on Twitter atww.Twitter.com/Mulgrav- quarters and reminisce on seasons past. WHYCOCOMAGH (Education Centre) eLegion. • Blues Mills “Christmas Ceilidh”, starting at 7:30 p.m., at the Wednesday, Nov.1 & 29 • Progressive 45 Card Plays with multiple Cookie Jars & Blues Mills Fire Hall. This will be the last ceilidh until after the 3:30 - 7:00 pm 50/50 Every Sunday at 7:30pm. Royal Canadian Legion # New Year. Merry Christmas to all. ST.JOSEPH DU MOINE (Centre St.Joseph) 081, Guysborough. • CHRISTMAS TRIVIA NIGHT at 7 p.m., at Reach Church Port Thursday, Nov.2 , 16 & 30 • 45 Card Games. Tuesdays. St. Georges channel Hawkesbury (former Causeway Pentecostal Church building 1:30 - 6:30 pm hall 7:30pm. A light lunch will be available for more info call at 824 Church Street). Grab your ugly Christmas sweater CHETICAMP (Ecole NDA School) 902-345-0495. and come test your knowledge of all things Christmas! There Wednesday, Nov.8 & 22 • Thursdays at 7:30pm is League Darts at the R.C. Legion, will be prizes for the winning team! 3:00 - 6:30 pm Br.#43, Port Hawkesbury. Please Note: There will be Games INVERNESS (Inverness Academy) on Dec.7th & 21st, then resume on Jan. 4th. at 7pm. Want to SATURDAY DECEMBER 16 Thursday, Nov.9 & 23 Spare, Contact Kelly Conrad 902-631-5094. • Ugly Xmas Sweater Trivia for Charity from 7-9pm at the 1:30 - 7:00 pm • 45 CARD GAMES Saturdays at 2 - 4pm. Royal Canadian R.C. Legion, Br.#43, Port Hawkesbury. For Christmas, Branch JUDIQUE (Community Centre) Legion Branch 43, Port Hawkesbury. 43 will match the Trivia Entrance Fees & Donate to a Char- Wednesday, Nov 15 • 45 CARD PLAY every Friday Night at 8:00pm at the Br. 47, ity. Wear your ugly xmas sweaters for this Fun Trivia. Max- 4:00 - 7:00 pm St. Peter’s Legion. imum of 4 Players per Team Please Register Teams before • 45 CARD GAME Saturday, November 18.2017, 7:30 pm 6:45pm. This library service is free to the public. Everyone is welcome. at the West Bay Community Hall. • Christmas Tea at the Orangedale Station from 2:00 pm to • Mixed League Darts Thursdays. 7:30pm. Royal Canadian 6:00 pm. Enjoy a light lunch, hot tea, in our decorated Sta- STRAIT AREA WOMEN’S PLACE Legion Br. 43, Port Hawkesbury. Call 902-631-5094. R.C. tion Master’s living quarters and reminisce on seasons past. For more information on SAWP events, please call 902-625- Legion, Br.#43, Port Hawkesbury. 1614. • D’Escousse Mixed Dart League. To register phone Ar- SUNDAY DECEMBER 17 thur@902-302-8685, Brent@902-631-2042 (or) Alfred • Christmas Bazaar with Santa from 11am to 2pm at the Lunch & Learn – Tuesdays from 12:00 – 1:00. Gather with a @902-631-0437 R.C. Legion, Br.#43, Port Hawkesbury. Donations at the door, group of women for a free lunch and to learn from our line- • Bingo with special games, cookie jar & 50/50. Thursday vendor & bake tables, Santa, hot dogs, juice, & cupcake col- up of guest speakers evenings The Royal Canadian Legion #081, Guysborough. oring contests & games with prizes. Creative Circle – Bring your own craft project (quilting, mu- 7:30pm. • The Riverdale Community Centre is holding a brunch. 9-12 sic, knitting, painting, poetry, weaving, etc…), or join us to noon, come out & enjoy a hearty breakfast. participate in our planned activities! Learn from others, and CHASE THE ACE share your knowledge and experience. Thursday Nights at Judique Fire Hall. 7:00pm – 9:00pm. St. WEDNESDAY DECEMBER 20 Cup of Conversation – Stop by for a cup of coffee and lots Peter’s Fire Hall 6-8pm. • Kate Silver puppet show at The Port Hawkesbury Branch of laughter. Friday Nights at St. Peters Br. 47 Legion from 6pm – 7:30pm Library SAERC at 10:30 am Post-Partum Support Group - A free confidential support (tickets also sold at the Louisdale Lions Club. Same night, group open to all mothers in the Richmond and Inverness Same time) and at the Fourchu Hall from 6-8pm. At the Port SUNDAY DECEMBER 31 counties as well as Mulgrave. Please call Strait Area Wom- Hood Fire Hall from 7:00pm - 9:00pm & At the Havre • New Years Ball at the Royal Canadian Legion Br. 47 St. en’s Place for more information. Boucher Community Centre 7:00pm. Peters from 9:00 pm – 1:00 am with ROCKIN’ COUNTRY Inspire- We are very excited to be partnering with AWRC Saturday Nights RCL Br. 110, L’Ardoise from 6pm - 8pm, • New Year’s Eve Semi-Formal Dance at the R.C. Legion, to co-facilitate this program for adolescent girls at Tama- Mabou Community Hall from 7 - 9pm. Mulgrave Fire Hall Br.#43, Port Hawkesbury. Tickets available now at the Le- rac Education Centre. Inspire is intended to provide girls from 7:00pm – 9:00pm *cancelled for evening of Oct 7th. gion Bar. Light lunch buffet from 9pm to 10pm, entertain- with a safe and non-judgmental environment to develop Will resume on Oct 14th* ment by “Final Cut Band” from 10pm to 2am. life skills, access information and resources and foster pos- Sunday Night from 3:00 – 5:00pm at the Port Hawkesbury itive mentoring, communication skills and self-awareness. Legion, Branch #43. COMMUNITY NOTICES Inspire After School- A continuation of the incredible things Monday Nights Whitehaven Community Assoc in Whitehead • Town of Port Hawkesbury Conducts Age Friendly Survey: we accomplish at Inspire. See above for details. No regis- from 7:00pm - 8:30pm. The Town of Port Hawkesbury is conducting a survey that will tration necessary. support age-friendly community planning and the contribu- Legal Information Session: Summary Advice- Call 625-1614 tions of older adults in our community. and book an appointment to meet Legal Aid Lawyer Tracy The survey is available at: https://www.surveymonkey. Sturmy and discuss a variety of legal issues. com/r/porthawkesburyneeds and at the Port Hawkesbury Women’s Wellness Clinic- Strait Area Women’s Place is ex- Civic Centre. If you would like us to mail or email one to you, cited to offer a to offer a wonderful partnership for a Wom- please let us know by calling 902-625-2591 en’s Wellness Clinic with Nurse Practitioner Bonnie Samson • Diabetes Canada has clothing donation drop off boxes Gagnon. Bonnie will provide health services including PAP throughout Antigonish, Inverness, and Richmond County ar- tests, breast exams and basic screening. Please phone us at eas. To find a drop box near you, visit http://www.diabetes. 625-1614 to schedule your appointment now. Please phone ca/how-you-can-help/declutter/find-a-drop-box. Donations for further information or to book. are sold at Value Village outlets to raise much-needed funds Literary Ladies- Our first ever book club, enhanced! Join us for the fight against diabetes. for an audio book session. No registration necessary. Come • Canso Lions TV Bingo. Every Tuesday. 6:00pm. Play at the expand your literary horizons with a fabulous group of Lions Club or on Cable 6 women. • Breakfast. Evergreen Club, Port Hawkesbury, NS. 8:30am Computer Support- Having trouble navigating your way – 11:30am. Last Saturday of each month. through the world of technology? Bring along your de- • Tuesday TOPS Meetings Port Hawkesbury Chapter. St Jo- vice, questions and concerns for support with computer re- seph Church 118 Granville St. 6:00 pm. For information call lated basics, internet safety and program exploration. Jenny MacDonald at [email protected] or 902 872- Tips & Tricks For Seasonal Eating- Join Melissa Chish- olm, Dietetic Intern and Karen MacKinnon, Public Health Nutritionist as they provide participants with some ad- vice about staying on track during the holidays. This workshop will be interactive. Participants will make edible gifts to take home and gift to themselves or friends/relatives. Must pre-register. Call 625-1614. Women’s Wellness Clinic- Strait Area Women’s Place is ex- cited to offer a to offer a wonderful partnership for a Wom- en’s Wellness Clinic with Nurse Practitioner Bonnie Samson Gagnon. Bonnie will provide health services including PAP tests, breast exams and basic screening. Please phone us at 625-1614 to schedule your appointment now. Please phone for further information or to book. Grief Support- Surviving grief over the holidays, is a two hour session open to anyone needing a little extra support to deal with the holidays season.

All events are free of charge and all women are welcome! Photo by Ray Bates Brothers Ethan Cowen (left) and Braden MacRae of Guys- Card Play & Darts Photo by Jake Boudrot borough County sent their letters to Santa Claus from the • Auction Card Plays. Tuesdays at the Port Hood Fire Hall. The Isle Madame Historical Society hosted an exhibit of pic- Boylston Post Office. Postmaster Gabriel Thornley created 7:15pm. Begins Oct 17th and continues weekly through fall tures from the late 19th and early 20th century on December a seasonal theme to accompany the postal services he pro- and winter. 8-10 at the Lorenzo Building in Arichat alongside current vides to his area of rural Nova Scotia. • Cribbage Games. Mondays at the Royal Canadian Legion pictures taken by students and staff of École Beau-Port. porthawkesburyreporter.com DECEMBER 13, 2017 THE REPORTER 23

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Cell 902-295-0468 NOW!” 20X21$5,990 Front & Back Walls Included. Baha’i Faith! UNITED CHURCH View our 25X25 $6,896 One End Wall www.bahai.ca Lending Library OF CANADA Included. 32X33 $8,199 No / Reading Room / Salons Nan Corrigan Diaconal Minister Martinique, Isle Madame Tues. St. Mark’s United Church – Port Classifieds Ends Included. Check Out & urs. 10:30 to 1:30 pm Fri. Hawkesbury – Service held Sun- On-Line! www.pioneersteel.ca for evenings 6:00 to 8:30 pm (902) day at 9:30am. St. David’s United more prices. Pioneer Steel 226-0209 Children’s Classes: Church in Port Hastings Service porthawkesburyreporter.com ages 5-10 Interfaith Jr. Youth held Sunday at 11:00am 1-855-212-7036. Service Groups: ages 11-14 Youth Church oce: 625-2229, weekday Community Service Workshops: mornings Email: stmarksuc@ ages 15-30 gmail.com Blog: http://ourcon- ARICHAT BIBLE CHURCH tactonline.blogspot.com – Baptist Sundays – Adult Bible Study ANGLICAN COMMUNITY in and Sunday School – 10:00 a.m. STRAIT-CHEDABUCTO St. Anne Centre Auxiliary Worship Service – 11:00 a.m. St. James – Melford Saturday – 7 p.m. St. Andrews, Mulgrave would like to say a big ROMAN CATHOLIC Sunday – 9:15 a.m. Holy Trinity, St. Joseph’s – Port Hawkesbury Port Hawkesbury Sunday – 11:00 Services held Saturdays at 4pm a.m. Rev. Evelyn Knorr Rectory: Thank You Sundays at 10am St. Lawrence 747-2255 Parish – Mulgrve Sat. - 6 p.m. to all who gave so generously to our Stella Maris Pastoral Unit, Isle RIVER & LAKESIDE Madame. St. Joseph’s, Petit de PASTORAL CHARGE yearly door to door campaign. Grat Messe – Sat. 6:30 pm Sunday 10:30 a.m. All services is year we raised (summer) 4 pm winter will be held at Forbes United Our Lady of Assumption, Arichat Church, River Denys, Sundays Mass – Sun. 10:30 am Oce: at 10:30am. Clergy – Karen Ross $18,853.05 902-594-2525 756-2829 to help with the renovations to the UNITED BAPTIST SOVEREIGN GRACE PRESBY- Recreation Department of the Centre. Port Hawkesbury – A.U.B.C. Rev. Jonathon London Service – 10:30 TERIAN CHURCH (PCA) Blues Mills Fire Hall TCH 105 – 142566 a.m. www.phubc.com Phone: Our seniors will benet very much from this expansion. 625-0830 11:00 a.m. ank you to all the canvassers for your time 756-2203 Rev. Wayne MacLeod GOSPEL FELLOWSHIP and commitment. IN THE MATTER OF the Nova Scotia Companies Act, (Non-Denominational) MULGRAVE PASTORAL 142962 10:30 a.m. Pastor Wanda Grant CHARGE (United Church) R.S.N.S. (1989), as amended Evergreen Seniors Club Embree St. Matthew’s, Aon: 9:00 a.m. St., Port Hawkesbury Phone: Trinity, Mulgrave: 10:45 a.m. - and - 625-0357 Hadleyville: 12:30 p.m. IN THE MATTER OF an application by VI’S EASTERN GUYSBOROUGH Dennis Haverstock RESTAURANT LIMITED for leave to surrender its UNITED CHURCH Funeral Home Ltd. Certi cate of Incorporation. Rev. Heather Manuel Phone: CANSO 366-2308 NEW YEAR’S EVE 533-3711 GUYSBOROUGH HEAD OFFICE 17 Pitt Street NOTICE is hereby given that VI’S RESTAURANT UNITED CHURCH Port Hawkesbury, NS OF CANADA B9A 2T2 625-1911 SEMI-FORMAL DANCE St. Peter’s Grand River, Loch LIMITED, a body corporate, incorporated under the WHYCOCOMAGH 756-2446 ST Lomond Pastoral Charge St. ST. PETER’S 535-3067 ON SUN., DEC. 31 laws of the Province of Nova Scotia, with registered Peter’s 10 a.m. May 1 - Sept 30. oce at 938 Main Highway, Whycocomagh, Nova Scotia, 11 a.m. Oct 1 – April 30 Grand at the R.C. Legion, Br.#43, Port Hawkesbury River – Special Services Only Information on Pre-Arranged will make an application to the Registrar of Joint Stock Loch Lomond – Reverend Victor Funerals Available John Langley Funeral Director Companies for the Province of Nova Scotia for leave to & Reverend Carolyn MacLeod TICKETS AVAILABLE NOW 535-2150 Clem Munroe Funeral Director surrender its Certi cate of Incorporation and for its Craig MacLean Funeral Director UNITED CHURCH Steven MacIntosh Funeral AT THE LEGION BAR FOR $25.00 EACH dissolution pursuant to the provisions of Section 137 OF CANADA Director of the Companies Act, being Chapter 81 of the Revised West Bay, Black River, Princeville Martin Flood Funeral Director ALL SERVICES 10 a.m. 345-2273 R. Scott Delaney Funeral Director Light Lunch Buffet from 9pm - 10pm (Doors open at 8pm), Statutes of Nova Scotia, 1989, as amended. Rev. Donna Lovelace Entertainment by “Final Cut Band” from 10pm - 2am (Please No Jeans or Jogging Pants). 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REQUIRED IMMEDIATELY Home Support Workers – Casual ~ St. Peter’s / L’Ardoise / Framboise, Richmond County ~ Guysborough County Home Support Agency Society provides home support in both Guysborough and Richmond counties. Its Mission Statement is to provide essential Home Support Services for unmet, assessed needs of clients thus enabling these people to remain indepen- dent in their own homes under viable conditions, as long as possible. Under the direction of the RN Supervisor and the Clinical Supervisor, a Home Support Worker is responsible for providing home support for Clients according to Provincial Standards. Qualifications:  Must have passed the Continuing Care Assistant provincial exam AND have the Continuing Care Assistant certificate  Must have current CPR and First Aid, WHMIS / GHS, Food Handlers from Dept. of Agriculture and Marketing, Alzheimer and Related Dementia Care Course and a current Criminal Records Check  Must have a valid driver’s license with access to a reliable vehicle on a daily basis Hourly rate for a Home Support Worker is between $16.55 - $17.95 based on experience and qualifications. Please apply in writing, including a full resume with references and supporting documentation to the attention of: Attention: Denise Halloran, Executive Director Guysborough County Home Support Agency – Richmond County Division PO Box 469, Louisdale NS B0E 1V0 or [email protected]

Only candidates that meet the above requirements and are selected for an interview shall be notified. 142735

porthawkesburyreporter.com 142554 porthawkesburyreporter.com DECEMBER 13, 2017 THE REPORTER 25 Obituary STONE Albert 84 of Lynche River died December 4, 2017 at Strait Richmond Hospital, Evanston. Born in Lynche River, Albert was a son of Notice of By-Law Amendment the late Peter and Elizabeth Local Improvement Charges – Bylaw No. 22 (Brymer) Stone. Albert was employed most of his work- Pursuant to Section 168 and 169 of the ing life as a mechanic and Municipal Government Act, Chapter 18 of the Statutes enjoyed spending time with of Nova Scotia, 1998, Second and fi nal reading of his friends. He is survived By-Law 22 “Local Improvement Charges” was read by his longtime friend Alice and passed by the Council of the Municipality of the MacDonald, son Allan (Mar- County of Inverness on the 4th day of December 2017. gie), Halifax; daughters Do- The amendment to the By-Law is as follows: lores Hubley, Calgary; Rita (Rob) Goulet, Ottawa; Paula Charge and Lien section 12: (Donnie), Rudolph, Dartmouth, sisters Helen (Clancy) , At the option of the Owner of a property which is subject to a The MADD chapter of Inverness South launched their holiday Annabelle (Albert), Patricia (Dave), and Linda; brothers Charge, the Charge may be paid in annual installments over 10 red ribbon campaign at Canadian Tire in Port Hawkesbury Albert (Alice), Frank (Jeanette), Harold, Frank (Cathy), years, on the anniversary of the initial billing date, together with on December 10. Their mission is to bring a greater aware- Joey (Shelene), Carl (Joan); He was predeceased by broth- interest on the unpaid balance at 5 % per annum…., ness in promoting safe and sober driving during the holiday ers Billy, Peter, James and George. A graveside service This approval of the amendment changes the billing season. Rosie Weinan, from MADD, had the honour of cutting was held on Friday at 10 a.m. in Immaculate Conception date for local improvement charges and reduces the the red ribbon for the launch Cemetery, Barra Head with Rev. Antolin Asor presiding. annual interest rate from ten percent to fi ve percent. Funeral Arrangements are under the direction of Green’s Funeral Home, Port Hawkesbury. Messages of sympathy Dated at Port Hood, Inverness County, NS this 5th day may be conveyed at www.greensfuneralhome.ca of December 2017. Tanya Tibbo, Interim CAO Port Hood, NS 902-787-3511 902-787-3110 fax 143001 Obituary It is with heavy hearts that we The Lasting Tribute MEMORIALS the family have to announce Guaranteed Memorials Free Delivery and Erection the death of Lester Andrew Johnson, 55 - of Potlotek JOHN D. STEELE’S SONS LTD. that occurred suddenly at A Cape Breton Industry since 1896 the Strait Richmond Hospital Phone 794-2713 North Sydney, N.S. in Evanston on December 4, After Hours 794-3171; 794-4411 2017. Born in Sydney, he was the son of the late Matthew LOCAL REPRESENTATIVES Photos by Mary Hankey “Mattie” and Annie (Nevins) On hand to support the launch of the MADD red ribbon cam- Johnson. He is survived by Charles MacKinnon ...... 345-2480 paign in Port Hawkesbury last weekend were members of his wife, Sharon Marshall; Stephen Samson, St. Peter's ...... 535-2809 the RCMP, Emergency Health Services, and the Port Hawkes- daughters, Tena Marshall, 131110 bury Volunteer Fire Department. Matle”n Marshall, Shannon Johnson; sons,Lester Johnson, William Marshall; grand- children, Selena, Justice, Nathaniel, Abigail, Vanessa, Georgina, Jennifer, Dominic and Layla Sky; brothers, Do you offer a Kevin (Sandra) Johnson, Roddie (Laurie) Johnson, Byon (Rosie) Johnson, Basil (Shara) Johnson; sisters, Beverly professional (Eddie) Johnson, Monica Young, Nancy (John Ryan) Johson all of Potlotek; godchildren Mary Susan La ord, service? Director of Care Jasmine Mellen, Linden La ord, Liza Isaac and Christo- You can Long Term Care, Ambulatory Care, Emergency Care pher Ballard. Besides his parents he was predeceased by St. Anne Centre, Arichat his daughter, Cassandra Marshall; granddaughter Tamara advertise in our Johnson; brothers, Richard Johnson, Tom Johnson, Ber- Closing Date: January 6, 2018 Start Date: February 1, 2018 nard Johnson, John in infancy; sisters, Elizabeth and San- classifieds. dra. Visitation was held in the family residence at 12226 Responsibilities: Hwy. #4 in Potlotek from 5pm on Saturday, December The Director of Care (DOC) is responsible for developing, planning, organizing, 9, 2017 until time of Funeral Mass. Funeral Mass was For more info: directing and evaluating all aspects of the Nursing Department to assure that the held Monday morning at 10:30am in St. Peter’s Catholic The Reporter highest degree of quality resident and patient care is maintained at all times. The Church with Rev. Antolin Asur ociating. Burial to fol- DOC will be part of the management team at St. Anne Centre. The DOC is low in Immaculate Conception Cemetery, Barra Head. A 902-625-3300 responsible for the development, implementation and evaluation of programs salité will be held in the Potlotek Community Hall. Fu- affecting resident/patient care. The DOC will co-ordinate Accreditation activities, neral arrangements are entrusted to C.H.Boudreau Fu- policies, surveys, etc. and communicate effectively with residents, families, neral Home Ltd. To send words of comfort to the family or to light a candle in memory of Lester please visit, www. patients, employees, vendors, government departments and other stakeholders. chboudreau.com Quali cations: ■ Graduate of an accredited School of Nursing (BSCN) or equivalent (diploma and management experience). ■ Registration with CRNNS required ■ Demonstrated clinical skills ■ E ective communication skills ■ BLS –C certi cation Since 1936 ■ Minimum 5 years experience Assets: M O N U M EN TS ■ Recent Long Term Care/Acute Care experience 1620 North Grant, Antigonish 2017 ■ Geriatric experience, especially in caring for clients with dementia Free brochure 1-877-866-3455 ■ Trauma Nursing Care Course or equivalent ACLS, PALS, and Emergency PROMOTION Nursing Program (ENP) FREE! Polishing ■ Computer skills 134194 Visit our Website Some restructions www.arsenaultmonuments.ca may apply. Hours of Work: 80 hrs biweekly Marie MacNeil George Murray Gerald Boudreau Ken Doucet A detailed job description and salary information available upon request Margaree Port Hawkesbury Petit de Grat Inverness 248-2881 625-2310 226-2113 258-2991 Applications can be submitted to: Annette Fougere, RT, BScN, RN - CEO, St. Anne Community and Nursing Care Centre 2313 Hwy 206, P.O. Box 30, To Advertise Contact: Arichat, NS B0E 1A0 Nicole Fawcett 902-625-3300 [email protected] [email protected] 142976 porthawkesburyreporter.com 26 THE REPORTER DECEMBER 13, 2017 Festival of Trees in Mulgrave

Mulgrave Memorial Education Centre took second place, losing only by a sin- gle vote, in the best overall category. Pictured in the front are (from the left): Rubin Fougere, Dominic Richard, Lucas Brennan, and Rayanne Isaacs. In the back are Ra- chel Isaacs (left), Abbey Keeping, and Parker Bren- nan.

The Mulgrave Volunteer Fire Department of- Mulgrave Machine Works offered this inven- fered this entry in the Mulgrave Festival of Trees. tive take on a Christmas tree in the contest. 25 Bay St., Antigonish, NS B2G 2G5 • [email protected] • 902-863-1131 The St. Martha’s and You… The Time is NOW endowment campaign launched in September 2016 to help ensure that St. Martha’s Hospital has the funds available to purchase enhanced medical equipment and attract and retain highly qualified doctors and other medical personnel to be able serve the healthcare needs of the residents of the Quad counties. Since that time, the campaign has had donations and pledges of over $10.5M. That money, added to the existing endowment fund, brings our total to over $14M. We are well on our way to our goal of $20M by 2026. We would not be here without the generous donations and pledges from the residents of Antigonish, Guysborough, Richmond and Inverness Coun- ties. Thank you to each and everyone for your generous support of St. Martha’s Regional Hospital through the St. Martha’s and You… The Time is NOW campaign. (Front the left): Petra Power, George Freer and Gail Freer are seen here posing with Sharon Reid presented Sean Reid with a prize We would like to recognize the donors in the Richmond and Inverness their prize for “Most Traditional Tree” at the for Mulgrave Machine Works, which won for Counties area and say Thank you! Mulgrave Festival of Trees on December 7. Most Creative Christmas Tree. A-1 Gutter Systems Olive Dunbar John & Laverne MacIntosh Municipality of the County of Geraldine Aucoin Mark Feltmate Kenneth MacIntosh Richmond Joseph T Babin Raymond & Lorraine Ferguson Patricia MacIntyre Clement Munroe Isabella Bacon Melvina R. Flanagan James & Marion MacIsaac Sadie C. Murphy Tommy Batherson Rose Fougere Hugh Rankin MacIsaac Janet Nordin Linda Beaton Carl Fougere Carroll & Marlene MacIsaac Lesa Oakley A.J & Jeanette Beaton Isabel Fougere Alice MacIsaac Joe O’Brien Doreen Beaton Gwen & Lawrence Fougere Kenn C MacKillop Dorothy O’Leary Rose Begg George & Gail Freer Amy & Craig MacKillop Kevin O’Neil John Bellefontaine Mary Gillis Jane MacKinnon Gerard & Mary Jane O’Neil Ronald Bennett Duncan Gillis Judith MacKinnon Andrew & Jane Palmer Therese Benoit James & Shirley Grant Harvey & Laura MacKinnon Harold Paon Camilla Benoit Mary Ann Groom Julia Catherine MacKinnon Earl & Anna Peeples Arthur & Judy Boucher Tom & Anne Gunn Joan MacLean Michael & Mary Penny Elsie Bouchie Arnold Haight John MacLellan Robert & Gertie Pettipas Michael Boudreau Isabelle Halfpenny Roberta MacLennan Hazel Pettipas John Boudreau Bernard & Loretta Hanley George & Henriette MacLeod Petra Power Linda & Kenny Boudreau Carol Haverstock Alex MacMaster Florence & James Powers Adrian & Eleanor Boudreau John J. & Betty Hickey Barry & Kathleen MacMaster Norman H Price Germaine Boudreau Jack & Diane Hoben Dr. Laurie MacNeil Patricia Proctor Susan Boudreau Eleanor Holmes Crissy & Gary MacNeil RJ’s Green Light Convenience Bernadine Boudreau Claire & David Hull Cyril & Jeanette MacNeil Joan Rogers Jean Boudreau Vivian Hynes Joe & Margaret MacNeil Allister Ryan Brian Bowen Ralph & Margaret Kavanagh Jack & Donna MacNeil Peter Sampson Raylene Bowman John K & Anne Kennedy Jean & Don MacPherson Vivian & Howard Sampson Vaughn Brow Lorraine King Constance (Connie) Bernadette Sampson Gary & Deborah Brow Sharon & Paul King MacQuarrie Eda Sampson Stephen W. Brown Robert & Kathleen King Colleen MacRae Sally Sampson Stella & Max Brushett Noah & Frances Landry A J MacRae Celeste Marie Samson Gordon & Jocelyn Bryson Eleanor Landry Bertram & Lois Madden Joseph Samson Diane Bungay Leon & Evelyn Landry Eddie & Lorna Madden Colette & Kevin Samson Wanda & Conrad Burke Blair Landry Walter Magdy Omer & Evelyn Samson Clem Burke Alice Landry Louis Maltby James & Carol Shannon Eileen Burke Pauline Landry Genevieve Marchand Joseph Shannon If they Carolyn & Gerard Burke John D. Langley Don Marchand Richard & Ann Sherrington Edward Burton Laura Larade Cornelius & Jacqueline Catherine Skinner can’t be at home Judy & Alex Cameron L’Ardoise Ladies Social Club Marchand Mary Smith for Christmas, Lester & Betty Campbell Delores Lavandier Dean Martell South Mountain Arm of Gold Alice Campbell Nancy A. LeBlanc Lester & Carolyn Martell John & Sharon Spencer send them the gift Philip A. Campbell Velma LeBlanc Harold & Olive Martell St. David’s UCW John & Jeanette Campbell Alfred & Lucy LeBlanc Jane Martell St. Joseph’s Credit Union that will make Cyril & Joan Campbell James & Delores Linden Shirley & Albert Martin J. Norman & Sharlene Stark them feel At Home Peter & Jeanette Chafe Ben & Karen Lundrigan Sophie Martin Strait Superport Corporation George Chant Margaret MacArthur Arthur Mathews Edna Suitor all year long. Marcellin Chiasson Colleen MacDonald Mary Ann Matthews Louis & Betty Talbot Martin & Irene Chisholm Lawrence MacDonald Monica McCarthy Patricia Thompson Ambrose & Frances Chisholm Monica MacDonald Allan & Sara McDonald Town of Port Hawkesbury Geraldine Clorey Harold & Anne Marie Martha McDonald Brian Tracey Joan Collins MacDonald Brenda & Leonard McKeough Camile Tremblay John Cotton John J & Joan MacDonald Karl & Linda McNamara George Urquhart Rebecca Coull Lorne MacDonald Audrey McNamara Earl Watts Mike & Lynda Cummings John Dan MacDonald John McNamara Steve Welsh Josephine Cummings Jean MacDonald Leo & Margaret Meagher Robert & Nola White Corrina Currie Joyce MacDonald Pricilla Meagher John Whittington Genevieve Currie Shaun & Alana MacDonald Richard & Tammy Melong Cecilia Whitty Cetus & Betty Ann David Hilda MacDonald Brian & Diane Melong Sylvester & Elizabeth Williams Rosalie Day Steve MacDonald Paul & Josephine Melong Louis & Jeanette Williams Gwendolyn Debaie David Macdonell Robert & Lydia Melong Russell Wilson Naomi DeCoste Lorraine MacDonnell Shaun Mitchell Louise Wincey Annette Decoste Helena MacEachern Sarah Mombourquette Graham & Margaret Windsor Jean DeCoste Janice & John MacEachern Blaise Moran Winmar Cape Breton Clifford & Mildred DeCoste Phonsie & Frances MacEachern Lester Morgan Larry & Linda Wood DeCoste Holding Limited MacEachern Broadcasting Bertha & Roderick Morrison Daniel & Jean Wood John & Susan DeLorey Angus & Janice MacInnis Mulgrave Masonic Temple Mary A. 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There was also time for snacks and chatting during the an- Elaine Durling, on behalf of the Mulgrave Duck Pond, is seen nouncement of winners for the Mulgrave Festival of Trees at here receiving the award for best overall tree at the Mul- the Mulgrave Library. grave Festival of Trees. Only one vote decided the win.

Over 160 people voted in the Mulgrave Festival of Trees and here are just a few of the entries.

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Photos by Grant McDaniel Mary and Joseph, along with Baby Jesus and a number of visitors, were the final stop on the trail at L’Arche A choir of angels led the way to the birthplace of Jesus during L’Arche Cape Breton’s “Drive Through Bethlehem.” The Iron Mines site hosted visitors last Thursday for a re-enactment Cape Breton’s “Drive Through Bethlehem.” of the Christmas story.

The three ladies on the right warm themselves by a fire as Bethlehem Market was a busy spot last Thursday night in a shepherd on the left tells visitors to the Iron Mines’ L’Arche These wise shepherds were pointing the way toward the Iron Mines. Members of L’Arche Cape Breton and volun- Cape Breton that, last Thursday night, a baby was born in a stable serving as home to Mary and Joseph and their new teers were working to make sure people enjoyed the “Drive manger. The actors were taking part in a number of skits that arrival. They were part of L’Arche Cape Breton’s “Drive Through Bethlehem,” a mini-play that recounted a fateful visitors enjoyed from their cars at “Drive Through Bethlehem.” Through Bethlehem” last Thursday night. night in Bethlehem many years ago.

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