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Scoutings and Girl Guides’ largest event in the world coming to Tantallon in 2021
Masthead Newspaper

Scoutings and Girl Guides’ largest event in the world coming to Tantallon in 2021

October 6, 2021November 13, 2021 jbignell 1 min read

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
Articles

Shape the outside area of the BLT Community Centre

September 16, 2021September 16, 2021 jbignell 1 min read

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!
Amateur Radio, Articles

Get On The Air” Contest is a Huge Success in Halifax!

March 11, 2021March 11, 2021 jbignell 6 mins read

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
Masthead Newspaper

Venturer Scouts Take On Blue Mountain Summit

March 6, 2021March 7, 2021 jbignell 2 mins read

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, Amateur Radio

Aerial Heirlooms – Towers from the past

January 25, 2021January 26, 2021 jbignell 9 mins read

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
Amateur Radio

World War II Radio Direction Finder

January 23, 2021January 24, 2021 jbignell 2 mins read

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
Articles, Parkview Newspaper

Ben’s musical gift to Greenwoods Heights

January 23, 2021January 23, 2021 jbignell 3 mins read

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 […]

OKAY – What does that mean into days Convid-19 world?
Articles, Parkview Newspaper

OKAY – What does that mean into days Convid-19 world?

January 22, 2021January 22, 2021 jbignell 3 mins read

We don’t even think about the word Okay, it’s just part of our daily language. In this time of crisis, I hear people asking, “Are […]

The Heart of Timberlea as a Sign of Support and Solidarity.
Articles, Parkview Newspaper

The Heart of Timberlea as a Sign of Support and Solidarity.

January 22, 2021January 22, 2021 jbignell 2 mins read

After a month of struggling through unprecedented events that have left a nation in mourning, these times have also brought out the best in many […]

BLT Reverse Advent Calendar
Masthead Newspaper

BLT Reverse Advent Calendar

January 22, 2021January 22, 2021 jbignell 2 mins read

What started as a simple family conversation about giving and helping people in our community struggling with food insecurity grew beyond anything that Kelly Marshall […]

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