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Healthy eating made easy

January 22, 2020January 22, 2020Teresa Flynn

Do your eating habits need a makeover? Despite our good intentions, there are times we all get off track. At Sobeys, we’re proud to offer our customers the healthy groceries options needed to help make a diet refresh easy and enjoyable. To refresh your diet, simply start with the three E’s: Early Eat early. Breakfast...

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Crew downs aging poplar

January 22, 2020January 22, 2020Pictou Advocate

PICTOU – It’s time for a giant poplar tree on Prince Street to come down. Jay Fulton and a colleague arrived on Wednesday morning to begin the process of surgically removing the tree, which has showed signs that it should be removed. “We’ll take it down in pieces,” said Fulton, who has been doing this...

Tiaras and Ties to mark BIG 40th celebration

January 22, 2020January 22, 2020Pictou Advocate

For Big Brothers Big Sisters of Pictou County, 40 years does not seem that long. This year, they are celebrating their 40th anniversary of serving children and youth through mentoring programs and are kicking off the year of celebration with their signature event, Bowl for Kids Sake. Margie Grant-Walsh, executive director says, “For an event...

Y’s child care work continues

January 22, 2020January 21, 2020Steve Goodwin

NEW GLASGOW — Work has gone inside in an effort to complete construction of the Pictou County YMCA’s new child care centre. It is expected to open later this winter on the site of the original Brown School on the corner of Mountain Road and High Street. Samantha MacDonald, the Y’s director of child care,...

PLFN chief “frustrated” with mill’s winterization process

January 22, 2020January 21, 2020Pictou Advocate

PICTOU LANDING FIRST NATION — Chief Andrea Paul says that Pictou Landing First Nation has not agreed to allow Northern Pulp to keep using the Boat Harbour treatment facility after January 31, 2020 and she is not sure what is happening with Northern Pulp’s plans to winterize the mill. Last week, Northern Pulp announced it...

Learning abroad

January 22, 2020January 22, 2020Steve Goodwin

PICTOU — A Pictou Academy student is taking a special trip to Mexico in March. Katrina Bate, who is in Grade 11, is among 21 students travelling to the state of Campeche from March 6 to 21 as part of the Nova Scotia-Campeche International Learning Camp and service learning project for 2020. She is among...

Police remind drivers they can be fined not clearing vehicle of snow

January 21, 2020January 22, 2020Pictou Advocate

As snow continues to fall across the province, New Glasgow Regional Police are reminding motorists to clear your vehicle from ice and snow. NGR Police officers on patrol Monday, after the Sunday snowstorm, noticed a vehicle with a driver who had failed to remove ice and snow from his vehicle. Const. Ken MacDonald said, “Ice...

Man stabbed in Priestville

January 20, 2020January 22, 2020Pictou Advocate

PRIESTVILLE – Police are investigating an assault with a weapon that occurred early Saturday morning. At approximately 5:45 a.m., officers from Pictou District RCMP responded to a report of a stabbing at a residence on Priestville Loop, in Priestville. A preliminary investigation has determined that an altercation occurred between two men known to each other...

Community meeting at NNEC to decide skilled trades

January 20, 2020January 20, 2020Pictou Advocate

It has recently been announced that North Nova Education Centre will become a Skilled Trades site in the next year or two. North Nova is thrilled by this news, as it will increase the opportunities we are able to offer our students. “There is a lot of excitement here at North Nova as...

Car crash at roundabout

January 17, 2020January 17, 2020Steve Goodwin

PICTOU – Traffic at the new roundabout in Pictou was briefly stalled after a car suffered damage as it ran up onto the curb and struck a sign as its driver lost control while attempting to leave town. The small sedan sustained damage to its front left corner after sliding in slippery snow along the...

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