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Antigonish piper world champion band member
It has been a momentous year for an Antigonish piper and her band, St. Laurence O’Toole. Antigonish native Andrea Boyd is a member of the St. Laurence O’Toole Pipe Band, based in Dublin, Ireland. The band, which is celebrating its 100th anniversary this year, took top honours at the World Pipe Band Championships in Glasgow, Scotland. Boyd de...
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Coady strengthening bonds of equality
Jennifer Fernandes can’t wait to take what she is learning at the Coady International Institute back to her home country. Fernandes is the director of the Salvation Centre for Community Organization (SCCO) in Mumbai, India. Mumbai is a “very cosmopolitan city,” Fernandes said, where there are many different people, religions and languages. ...
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Community field project's future uncertain
The Antigonish Town and County Recreation Association hopes it gets a treat and not a trick this Halloween. If the group does not receive a $500,000 funding commitment from the provincial government for its proposed field project by Oct. 31, association chair Danny Berry said the plug will be pulled. Berry said Antigonish MLA Maurice S...
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Excellent exhibition
Even the effects of hurricane Earl could not wash away the success of another Eastern Nova Scotia Exhibition. “It was another great exhibition. As always, there were so many people that made it successful,” exhibition manager Donald MacLellan said. The showcase ran from Sept. 1 to 5 at the exhibition grounds on James Street in Antigoni...
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Hurricane Earl skirts region
Recovery and clean-up efforts from hurricane Earl are progressing quickly throughout the province. All essential services such as hospitals, water-treatment facilities and other public utilities have power restored and much of the debris has been cleared from roads which are open to traffic. Nova Scotia Power’s website reported as of 8:30 p....
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Lamb's next court date set for Oct. 4
The man accused of second-degree murder in the stabbing death of Jonathan Beaton made an appearance in an Antigonish courtroom Monday morning. Robert Harris Lamb’s case has been adjourned until Oct. 4, when a date will be set for a preliminary inquiry. Monday’s appearance was Lamb’s third brief one this month. The arraignment procee...
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Library to launch adopt-a-book
People can own a piece of the new Antigonish Town and County Library for about $25 a pop. Friends of the Antigonish Library is organizing an adopt-a-book program through which community members can sponsor the purchase of about 1,000 new library books. “Obviously, we’re going to go from a very small library to a much bigger library,” F...
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Love of St. Anne continues to grow
A lot has changed the past half century but for Mary Rose MacAdam one thing has remained constant — her annual pilgrimage to the Shrine of St. Anne de Beaupre in Quebec. The Antigonisher just completed her 50th pilgrimage to the holy site and is looking forward to next year’s trip. “She has done so much for me,” MacAdam explains about...
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Martha joins Order of Canada
They desire a better country. That motto of the Order of Canada rings true for Sister Simone Roach. “Each person in their own way has been instrumental and has made a positive contribution to their country,” she said, noting those words come from Hebrews 11:16 – Desiderantes Meliorem Patriam. The Congregation of the Sisters of St. Mar...
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Post to post for mental health
Wayne Stremel wants to shine a light on mental illness and he is willing to go the extra kilometre to do so. The Parksville, B.C. resident is biking more than 7,000 kilometres this summer on his Out of the Shadows Tour 2010. “It is really about changing the conversation,” Stremel said. “Mental illness deserves as much attention as other diseas...
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