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Little hope for viability of town rink: Expert

December 13, 2019December 13, 2019 Jackie Jardine

STELLARTON — Hope is fading for keeping the aging Stellarton rink open. That’s according to a report the town just received from Art Sutherland, an expert in rink refrigeration systems who worked in more than 300 ice rinks across North America over the last 42 years since growing up in Stellarton. The president of Accent...

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Learning the ropes

November 26, 2019November 26, 2019 Heather Brimicombe

Grade four students from GR Saunders Elementary School took part in a mock council meeting in Town of Stellarton council chambers. The exercise was brought on by a letter from the students asking why the name of a street was spelled differently on two street signs....

Tinsel Town display

November 26, 2019November 26, 2019 Pictou Advocate

Patrick Mullally was busy preparing one the displays of trees and buildings being created for Tiny Tinseltown, being hosted by the Museum of Industry in Stellarton. The display is scheduled from December 2 to 20, Monday to Saturday 9 a.m. to 5 pm and 1 to 5 pm on Sunday. Admission is free. (Goodwin photo)...

Curling Day clinics at four local clubs

November 13, 2019November 13, 2019 Jackie Jardine

NEW GLASGOW – You’ve seen how the pros do it, now’s your chance to give it a try. Last week during the Pinty’s Grand Slam of Curling at the Pictou County Wellness Centre, more than 60 teams of professional athletes demonstrated the fun, sportsmanship and camaraderie of the game. And now, you can see what...

Amby Heighton remembered for police, community service

October 30, 2019October 29, 2019 Pictou Advocate

STELLARTON — Amby Heighton’s passing has prompted tributes from those, including Stellarton Mayor Danny MacGillivray. Former town police chief Ambrose James ‘Amby’ Heighton, who served on the town’s police force for 44 years, died on October 21. He was 69. MacGillivray said, “The town is very sad to see his passing. He recalled when he...

Memories from an old scrapbook …

October 23, 2019September 17, 2019 Jim Turple

I was very fortunate to be able to borrow an old scrap book from Raymond Gregory who is a long time friend from Pictou. To me it was like finding buried treasure that was hidden years ago. I would like to share some very interesting material taken from that treasure. There were 10 beautiful young...

Al Muir sees People’s Party growth ahead

October 23, 2019October 22, 2019 Amanda Jess

Now that the federal election is over, Al Muir is concentrating on what comes next. The People’s Party of Canada candidate for Central Nova said the party is still young and he believes they were misrepresented during the campaign, which he thinks held them back. “We’ve got nothing but growth ahead of us. It’s that...

Bus travel close to reality

October 2, 2019October 2, 2019 Pictou Advocate

Travel between Stellarton and New Glasgow for those with no means of transportation is just about a reality with a fixed route bus service. At both Stellarton and New Glasgow’s committee of the whole meetings last week, councils voted in favour of proceeding with the three-year pilot project that will provide a bus route between...

Nova Scotia Spirit Co. to offer even more Blue Lobsters through 3.4M capital expansion

October 1, 2019October 1, 2019 Pictou Advocate

STELLARTON – Nova Scotia Spirit Co. is expanding its production. The company announced a $3,395,000 capital expansion today. The expansion will focus on increasing Blue Lobster Vodka Soda production capacity from approximately 4,000 cans per hour to 12,000 cans per hour. This capacity increase will also allow the company to offer a number of new...

Dog agiity preliminaries

August 31, 2019August 30, 2019 Pictou Advocate

Sarah LeBlanc was busy Friday morning focusing on the course for competitions later that day during the 2019 UKI Canadian Open Championship at the William M. Sobey Soccer Complex in Stellarton. Dog owners like LeBlanc memorize the course by walking it without their dogs. The competitions will continue through the weekend until the finals on...

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