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MHL announces schedule changes due to COVID-19 restrictions

November 24, 2020November 24, 2020Pictou Advocate

Evolving COVID-19 restrictions have begun to affect local hockey. The Maritime Junior Hockey League (MHL) is announcing several schedule changes as a result of the ongoing health pandemic. Prince Edward Island announced Monday, along with Newfoundland and Labrador, that it is temporarily leaving the Atlantic Bubble for at least two weeks to curb the spread...

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Quilts to provide comfort for restless hands

November 23, 2020November 23, 2020Jackie Jardine

Diana Spurvey believes in the proverb ‘waste not want not’ and is using her talents to give back. That’s why she and a group of similar-minded crafters recently donated about a dozen and a half fidget quilts to the Oddfellows Home in Pictou. A fidget quilt or activity blanket is a lap quilt that provides...

Two arrests made for driving impaired over the weekend

November 23, 2020November 23, 2020Pictou Advocate

New Glasgow Regional Police charged two impaired drivers over the weekend in New Glasgow. On November 21, at 7:05 a.m. New Glasgow Regional Police with assistance from New Glasgow Fire Department and Emergency Health Services, responded to a 9-1-1 call of a two-vehicle collision at the intersection of Nelson Street and McColl Street. The-47-year old female driver...

Mystery man at cemetery

November 20, 2020November 19, 2020Jackie Jardine

There’s a mystery to solve at the Central Caribou Cemetery. The expansive cemetery contains graves that date as far back at 1859. Among the old graves is one that was marked by a simple white, wooden cross painted with the name Alex Duff. No birth date. No death date. Donna Bullerwell, who is secretary/treasurer of...

Jeep Club toy drive kicks into gear

November 19, 2020November 19, 2020Jackie Jardine

The North Nova — Nova Scotia Jeep Club is getting into gear to start its annual toy drive for kids. This will mark three years of giving for the local chapter of the Jeep club. Speaking on behalf of the club Belinda Ingemansen says the drive begins Saturday, Nov. 21 at Canadian Tire and again...

Sobey donation will help build new Art Gallery of Nova Scotia on Halifax waterfront

November 18, 2020November 18, 2020Janet Whitman

Rob Sobey says a $10-million donation from his family to help fund construction of the new Art Gallery of Nova Scotia on the Halifax waterfront was two years in the works. “We are thrilled to be able to help out,” Sobey told Halifax Magazine today (Nov. 18), after the gallery announced the gift and revealed...

Tower troubles residents

November 18, 2020November 18, 2020Heather Brimicombe

Residents of the North End of New Glasgow, specifically North Provost Street, are calling for answers after a 5G cell tower was erected in the area after residents and the town had expressed their anger and dismay with the tower proposal by Eastlink. The tower was erected on October 27, 2020. “I think we were...

The giving spirit

November 18, 2020November 18, 2020Heather Brimicombe

Inspired by his own life experiences and facing his own difficult situations, Dustin Madden knew that people would need help once the COVID-19 pandemic hit. With a few hundred dollars he had saved, he decided it would be put to good use going to help out others in Pictou County. So he started Dustin’s Community...

IGNITE moves to new facility in New Glasgow

November 16, 2020November 16, 2020Pictou Advocate

IGNITE Atlantic has moved to a new facility in New Glasgow at 352 East River Road to further support entrepreneurs and the innovation community in Atlantic Canada. IGNITE is a local innovation hub where entrepreneurs, small businesses, and large industries all benefit from the structure, mentorship and opportunities provided. IGNITE encourages everyone to explore how...

Advocate ‘Shines On’ at Festival of Trees

November 13, 2020November 17, 2020Pictou Advocate

Advocate will ‘Shine On’ with a Christmas tree in the Mental Health Foundation of Nova Scotia’s annual Festival of Trees which begins this weekend. As in the past, Advocate is the centrepiece for the Forest of Trees. This year, the theme of the tree is Shine On. During the start and at the height of...

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