page 10 page 3 Sounds of Italian blanket from Christmas ad page 20 World War II filmed at St. Peter’s Baseball mainstays comes home grocery store given provincial nod Vol. 40, No. 51 porthawkesburyreporter.com December 20, 2017 117623 Installation of towers delayed after accident by Matt Draper The Reporter and take whatever steps are required before the work can [email protected] safely resume. Chase said they don’t have a definite date as to when the work will resume. Marine traffic restrictions STRAIT AREA: Work has yet to resume on power line were lifted on December 12. installations after a line fell recently. The installation of the pilot line requires a number of In early December, Nova Scotia Power began installing steps, including pilling the pilot line using land and wa- electrical lines on the six new transmission lines they ter based vehicles across four parcels of land, three bod- built across the Strait of Canso. In an e-mail, NSP senior ies of water, one railway and two public roads to get this communications officer Tiffany Chase stated installing the line hanging from the towers. A hard wire is then attached new lines is a complex process that requires a significant to the pilot line, pullers and tensioners are used to pull it coordinated effort by a number of personnel and different across and hang it from the towers. Workers then attach types of equipment. a conductor (a non-energized electrical line) to the hard “The first phase of this work involves installing a pilot wire and again the pullers and tensioners are used to pull line to guide the installation of the electrical line,” stated it across and hang it from the towers. Chase. “Then large dozers are used to tension the conductors, “On Sunday, December 10, one of the pilot lines fell to bring them to full sag, then they are clipped in,” stated the ground and water below while it was being pulled to Chase. “The process is then repeated for the other five con- the next tower. No one was injured as a result of this in- ductors.” cident, and risk mitigation measures that were in place A previous release from NSP stated the new power line due to the complex nature of this work were effective in crossing the Strait of Canso is 45 metres south of the ex- protecting our employees, contractors and all equipment isting crossing and will separate the two existing sets of onsite.” lines onto two separate circuits, with three towers on each Chase stated there were a number of measures to protect side of the Strait and three lines on each of the towers. The employees, contractors, marine and other traffic, and on- release also stated the existing crossing will remain in use site equipment including marine traffic restrictions, rider and NSP will move navigation lights from the old crossing Photo by Mary Hankey poles, cover-up, and bucket trucks. Work on the installa- to the n e w, taller towers. Santa and Mrs. Claus took time from their busy schedule to tion of the six towers for the project began last February. Chase said a heavy lift helicopter was needed to help visit with the children during Olde Fashioned Christmas fes- The company delayed the line installation, other than to complete the assembly of the six 530 foot towers, making tivities at the Mulgrave Heritage Centre on December 10. remove and secure the pilot line, to review what happened them the tallest transmission towers in Atlantic Canada. For more on Olde Fashioned Christmas, see page 32. boy said that his work helped oth- ous communities. In the days lead- Grand Chief remembered in We’koqma’q ers who had experienced similar ing up to his funeral, the family re- trauma. ceived help support from people of by Melanie Holder The Reporter ta’mk Society, a home for Mi’kmaw “When he was out saying his tes- all ages and all walks of life. [email protected] adults with special needs. He was timony and the people started to say “To see the impact that he made also a supporter of L’Arche Cape their testimonies about residential on people… you have all these WE’KOQMA’Q: The Mi’kmaq the Mi’kmaq Grand Council as a Breton. school, they started to heal, and leaders coming to honour him,” community is mourning the recent Keptin, or spiritual leader, of his “That was his pride and j o y, al- when they started to heal they for- said Sylliboy. “He is our dad, my loss of a long-serving leader. community in 1968, 24 years before lowing those people who have chal- gave, and when they forgave, they mom’s husband, but this is their Grand Chief Ben Sylliboy was becoming Grand Chief in 1992. In lenges in life to come to a place had peace,” she said. grand chief, and when you see that laid to rest in We’koqma’q on De- this role, he served as a head of where they could live a semi-inde- Sylliboy was a proponent of ed- greatness that comes from every- cember 9. The service was attended state to the Mi’kmaq nation. pendent life and feel like they are ucation and believed in the impor- body who loved him, who honoured by friends and community mem- After being elected to the We’ko- part of the community,” said Goo- tance of teaching youth about the him, that greatness is who he rep- bers, as well as Mi’kmaq chiefs and qma’q Band Council in 1976, Googoo goo. Mi’kmaq culture and language. He resents.” government leaders from across served with Sylliboy for 16 years. Although Sylliboy had faced took part in developing a school Canada. “He was very knowledgeable with many challenges in his own life, he curriculum to teach children about “He was a great supporter and whatever discussions were going drew on his experiences to support residential schools and visited the PRICE: $1.55 +HST mentor to all of us,” said We’ko- on,” said Googoo. “And we always others. As a young b o y, he spent local school to tell his story. qma’q First Nation Chief Rod Goo- listened because we knew he had four years in the Indian Residential Sylliboy passed away on Novem- goo, a long-time friend of Sylliboy. that wisdom and he spoke because School in Shubenacadie and also ber 30 at the age of 76. His daughter “He carried himself with dignity, there was a reason for speaking.” battled tuberculosis. As an adult, he said the way the community came with honour, with humility, and Googoo says one project the was actively involved in the Truth together at the time of his passing with great love.” Grand Chief found particularly and Reconciliation Commission on was reflective of how he brought Originally from We’koqma’q, meaningful was his work for peo- a national level, as well with the people together. On the day he died, Sylliboy served as a band council- ple with disabilities. Sylliboy was local survivors’ group. 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Hood Development, Sandy Sydney-Whitney Pier MLA Derek Mombourquette (fi fth from the left) visited Inverness “I’m here to announce that the Inverness County Trails Gillis offered a thank you to the Council Chambers last Friday to announce an investment of over $300,000 for Inverness Federation will receive $200,000, the Port Hood Develop- departments responsible for County Trails.