jbignellWith every passing storm, volunteers in Nova Scotia monitor and prepare for the worst so that our communities are kept safe. It started with a […]
Category: Masthead Newspaper
Hard Work brings back the Sheldrake Lake Wharf
Many people told me that Sheldrake Lake was once a popular fishing spot, and people would travel from around the province to fish the lake […]
Keeping honeybees alive during warm winter days
It’s been a cold Fall this year, with a combination of unseasonably warm days mixed in. This wide swing in temperatures has been hard on […]
1954 Pontiac ambulance begins a new life
In the summer of 2014, a 1954 Pontiac ambulance was for sale in Innisfil, Ontario and listed on Kijiji. What made this ambulance different than […]
Camping in a Snowstorm
While on Christmas break, area youth finished the adventurous journey section of The Duke of Edinburgh’s International Award. Since 1963, The Duke of Edinburgh’s International […]
Update on the BLT Rec. Centre
The BLT Rec. Centre Community Consultation Committee continues to work with the Halifax Facility Design and Construction to make sure that the rec-centre in our […]
Who is Ashley Cheeseman
On a sunny Thursday in 1978, Local MLA Grant Brown unveiled the plaque in the presence of the Lakeside Fire Department, Royal Canadian Legion #156 […]
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 […]