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A Winter Field Day to Remember: A Successful Winter Field Day for the Halifax Radio Amateur Club

February 14, 2023February 14, 2023 jbignell

The Halifax Amateur Radio Club hosted its annual Winter Field Day in 2023, and it was a successful and enjoyable

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Venture Scout Recognized at Awards Ceremony

December 14, 2022December 14, 2022 jbignell

This past November, Thomas Smith, President of the Five Island Venture Company, successfullycompleted his Duke of Edinburgh award bronze level

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Scout Canada
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The Racing tradition continues for First Five Island Scouts

June 5, 2022June 5, 2022 jbignell Cubs, Scouts

Kub Kars has been a Scouting tradition in Canada since 1978 but had its humble beginnings in California in 1953.

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Fraser
Amateur Radio Masthead Newspaper 

Exercise Hand Shake

April 3, 2022April 3, 2022 jbignell

With every passing storm, volunteers in Nova Scotia monitor and prepare for the worst so that our communities are kept

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Sheldrake Lake
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Hard Work brings back the Sheldrake Lake Wharf

April 3, 2022April 3, 2022 jbignell

Many people told me that Sheldrake Lake was once a popular fishing spot, and people would travel from around the

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Honey Bees getting a winter snack
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Keeping honeybees alive during warm winter days

January 8, 2022January 12, 2022 jbignell

It’s been a cold Fall this year, with a combination of unseasonably warm days mixed in. This wide swing in

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1954 Pontiac Ambulance Articles Masthead Newspaper 

1954 Pontiac ambulance begins a new life

January 8, 2022January 8, 2022 jbignell 1954, Ambulance, pontiac

In the summer of 2014, a 1954 Pontiac ambulance was for sale in Innisfil, Ontario and listed on Kijiji. What

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Snow storm hike
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Camping in a Snowstorm

January 8, 2022January 12, 2022 jbignell

While on Christmas break, area youth finished the adventurous journey section of The Duke of Edinburgh’s International Award.  Since 1963,

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Update on the BLT Rec. Centre

December 4, 2021December 4, 2021 jbignell

The BLT Rec. Centre Community Consultation Committee continues to work with the Halifax Facility Design and Construction to make sure

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Who is Ashley Cheeseman

November 13, 2021November 13, 2021 jbignell

On a sunny Thursday in 1978, Local MLA Grant Brown unveiled the plaque in the presence of the Lakeside Fire

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John Bignell
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Maritime Division of the Salvation Army

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