NEW GLASGOW — James Mullinger is returning to share the Glasgow Square Theatre stage with Travis Lindsay and Dan Hendricken, completing the Maritime’s Best Comedy Trio. While Mullinger takes his comedic job very seriously, he is looking forward to returning to the county with his The Best of the Maritimes Comedy Tour. Originally from England, […]
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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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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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