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Spilling the beans

June 19, 2020June 19, 2020Jackie Jardine

The soybeans that are spilled in the River John and Louisville Road area of the Sunrise Trail had still not been cleaned up as of Monday. River John resident Catherine Hughes said it was her partner, June Daley, who first noticed treated soybeans had been spilled on June 5 when she was out walking their...

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Soybean spill concerns River John resident

June 6, 2020June 6, 2020Jackie Jardine

River John resident Catherine Hughes wants people to be aware of a spill of treated soybeans in the Sunrise Trail-River John and surrounding areas. Hughes says she noticed the spill on Friday and she believes the beans were coming from PEI to a farm not far from her home. “It’s a big spill,” she informs....

Sponagle overcame many tough times

May 6, 2020May 5, 2020Hugh Townsend

Evidently I haven’t been alone among newspaper columnists. My former colleague John DeMont at The Chronicle Herald was explaining last week how the COVID-19 virus, followed by the mass murders in northern Nova Scotia, delayed other subjects he planned to write about. I had similar issues. After 66 years of never missng a week without...

Walk-up pharmacy service in Tatamagouche, River John

April 1, 2020April 28, 2020Raissa Tetanish

RIVER JOHN – It’s business as usual for C.G. Fulton Pharmacy in both Tatamagouche and River John during the novel coronavirus pandemic, but with an added twist. Chris MacLean, who owns the business with his wife, Wendy, said both pharmacies are open to the public for whatever their needs, they’re just doing business through a...

Fresh produce, meat, delivered to your door on the North Shore

April 1, 2020April 28, 2020Raissa Tetanish

TATAMAGOUCHE – Learning of the indefinite closure of the Halifax Seaport Farmers Market broke Jenna Jamieson’s heart. But that broken heart soon jumped into action, and Jamieson took it upon herself to start a food box delivery system to residents along the North Shore. The boxes are filled with seasonal vegetables and fruit from a...

Sheree Fitch to be guest speaker at Women’s Day breakfast

March 5, 2020March 5, 2020Pictou Advocate

The Nova Scotia Federation of Labour will be celebrating International Women’s Day on Friday with River John author Sheree Fitch speaking at their fifth annual Women’s Day breakfast. The renowned Canadian author has been a groundbreaking force in the literary arts and literacy community throughout Canada and beyond since 1987. She is widely recognized as...

Smelt fry draws a crowd

February 26, 2020February 25, 2020Pictou Advocate

Forbes LeDrew and Ella LeDrew get ready to enjoy their share of smelts at the annual smelt fry at Branch 108 of the Royal Canadian Legion in River John on Saturday. (Goodwin photo)...

Fire displaces senior

February 18, 2020February 18, 2020Pictou Advocate

RIVER JOHN – An elderly man is fortunate a nephew drove by his house late Sunday and noticed flames shooting from the roof of his house along a rural road a few kilometres northwest of River John. He helped his uncle safely escape the burning two-storey structure. The man in his 80s is staying with...

Hundreds stirred by climate rally

October 2, 2019October 1, 2019Steve Goodwin

NEW GLASGOW — Slogans like “The sea levels are rising; so are we!”shared verbally and on posters said it all as more than 200 people gathered for a climate change rally last Friday at Carmichael Park. Northumberland Regional High School student Keeley Shipley emceed the rally at the park’s gazebo and was among the many...

AdvoCruiser’s everywhere in the community

July 31, 2019July 31, 2019Jackie Jardine

This week we, Georgia and Burke, had the chance to meet a lot of new people and create new connections within our community of Pictou County. Hannah is on vacation, but she will be back next week to continue the adventure we get to call a job. We started off the week of July 15...

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