jbignellOn a sunny Thursday in 1978, Local MLA Grant Brown unveiled the plaque in the presence of the Lakeside Fire Department, Royal Canadian Legion #156 […]
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Conservation is an essential lesson for any Scout group.
Conservation is an essential lesson for any Scout group, but our senior youth section wanted to do more than talk about it. They wanted to […]
Jamboree on the air in Nova Scotia – 2021
The local 1st Five Islands Lake Cub, Scout, and Venture groups teamed up with local amateur radio operators from the Halifax Amateur Radio Club to […]
Scoutings and Girl Guides’ largest event in the world coming to Tantallon in 2021
Scoutings and Girl Guides’ largest event in the world, Jamboree on the air (JOTA), starts this Friday and runs all weekend long. JOTA uses amateur […]
Shape the outside area of the BLT Community Centre
Our committee has been a strong voice at each step of development for our new centre, but the BLT Recreation Centre Community Consultation Committee needs […]
Get On The Air” Contest is a Huge Success in Halifax!
On January 6th, 2021, Amateur radio operators waited until the noon gun fired before the “Get on the Air!” 2 Metre Simplex Challenge started. This […]
Venturer Scouts Take On Blue Mountain Summit
When restrictions open up for youth groups and activities, Scouts Canada’s First Five Island Venturer company took the opportunity to get outside and explore the […]
Aerial Heirlooms – Towers from the past
73 Magazine July 1981 (#250 Page 66) by AK0Q Keith Greiner Iowa USA The history of the early days of radio is well established and […]
World War II Radio Direction Finder
A concealable, body-worn direction finder used by German forces to find clandestine radios operating during World War II. With resistance cells and secret agents deployed […]
Ben’s musical gift to Greenwoods Heights
It was March 13th that many people like Ben Nanton took notice that COVID-19 was a concern for Nova Scotians. As Premier Stephen MacNeil and […]