Sarah Butland, Author at The Pictou Advocate

Hekman talk commemorates 75th anniversary of D-Day

November 13, 2019November 12, 2019Sarah Butland

LYONS BROOK – General William Hekman made history come alive last Saturday during his presentation for the third time in honour of the 75th anniversary of D-Day before a gathering at the Lyon’s Brook United Church. A retired general, Hekman was a Marine Corps SEAL based in the Netherlands for 35 years and moved to Pictou...

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Pedal Pals: A community collaboration

October 10, 2019October 10, 2019Sarah Butland

Everyone should be able to enjoy biking and with the newly formed group Pedal Pals, everybody can. With the partnership of Let Abilities Work and Active Pictou County, Lloyd McLean has piloted a project that has and will continue to benefit people of all abilities in the community and beyond. The Pictou-Antigonish Regional Library helped...

Highland Homecoming draws a crowd

September 19, 2019September 19, 2019Sarah Butland

Those who embarked the Ship Hector on Sept. 15, 2019 were far different than those who did so on Sept. 15, 1773. Bringing more than 189 Scottish people of all ages, the original ship landed in Pictou but lost several passengers to small pox. “Unbelievable” and “so much history,” were repeated words throughout the day...

Inaugural Fall Festival delights crowds downtown

September 18, 2019September 17, 2019Sarah Butland

Following on the heels of the successful Pictou Spring Festival, organizers Kevin Pettipas and mother and daughter Sonya and Rhonda Park teamed up again to host the inaugural Fall Festival. The event closed down Water Street from 10 a.m. until 4 p.m. on Saturday to make way for a team of horses, 4-H animals, barbecue...

Passion, painting and property

August 6, 2019August 2, 2019Sarah Butland

Retired from teaching and unable to sell truckloads of wood from his property in Durham, Mike Hartlen decided to create a new partnership with his wife of more than 40 years, Donna. While neither of them call it a business and a lot of their creations get donated back to the community, they are seeing...

Mother-daughter duo conquer pageant world

August 3, 2019August 2, 2019Sarah Butland

Scotsburn residents and mother-daughter duo, Sherri Muir and Scotia MacDonald, thought it would be a great bonding experience and ran in the Ms Nova Scotia International 2019 and Miss Teen Nova Scotia International respectively. Muir was delighted to be named Ms Nova Scotia and have her daughter be the Ms Teen Nova Scotia runner-up. “We...

Local stylist wins gold in competition

July 27, 2019July 26, 2019Sarah Butland

A local stylist is golden. Shelby Tait, 2017 Cosmetology honours graduate of the Nova Scotia Community College, recently competed in the Goldwells Global Colorzoom competition and on July 8 she heard she took gold in the New Talent Colorist category. A member of the Chelsea Laine Salon and Colour Bar, Tait will be going to...

Inaugural meeting planned for caregivers of those with Alzheimer’s or dementia

July 18, 2019Sarah Butland

It was clear Dominic Boyd’s experiences would be put to good use once he retired. Where the county did not offer an Alzheimer’s and dementia family support group in the area, Boyd has stepped up to help organize a group with the help of former colleague, Linda Turner, a social worker with Mental Health. The...

Read By the Sea celebrates 20 years

July 12, 2019July 11, 2019Sarah Butland

River John was a not so quiet village this weekend as volunteers were busy getting visiting authors to their marks on schedule for their awaiting fans. Read by the Sea is in its 20th year celebrating literacy. By bringing Canada’s best authors and poets to Nova Scotia’s North Shore, this festival is one people travel...

Sold out Miss Miles welcomes 700 entries

May 15, 2019May 15, 2019Sarah Butland

NEW GLASGOW – Carol Curley has been the Race Director of the Miss Miles five-kilometre fun run for its entire seven years. But this year was special as it was in memory of her mother, Edna Boucher, who passed away last November. Boucher was always a big supporter of all Johnny Miles running events as...

Author: Sarah Butland