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Sales of Nova Scotia Strong donut raise more than $1.4 million for Canadian Red Cross Stronger Together Nova Scotia Fund

May 7, 2020May 7, 2020Pictou Advocate

Tim Hortons and its 1,500 restaurant owners are thanking the Canadians across the country who bought a Nova Scotia Strong Donut and contributed to raising more than $1.4 million for the Canadian Red Cross Stronger Together Nova Scotia Fund. Officially launched last week, 100 per cent of the retail price of each Nova Scotia Strong...

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Nova Scotia Strong donut proceeds go to Canadian Red Cross Stronger Together Nova Scotia Fund

April 29, 2020April 29, 2020Pictou Advocate

Tim Hortons and its 1,500 restaurant owners across Canada have expanded the availability of the Nova Scotia Strong donut, to support those affected by the tragic events that unfolded April18 an 19 in Colchester County. The Nova Scotia Strong donut is now on sale nationwide and 100 per cent of the retail price (excluding taxes)...

Smile! for local charities

September 16, 2019September 16, 2019Pictou Advocate

The annual Smile Cookie campaign is underway at Tim Hortons locations in Pictou County until Sept. 22, with proceeds from the sale of the cookies going to the Pictou County Food Banks and the Pictou County Fuel Fund. The food banks provide emergency supplies of food, while the Fuel Fund supplies families in urgent need...

What’s in a name?

February 28, 2019February 25, 2019Zack Metcalfe

Your average North American can recognize 150 corporate logos without effort or preparation. Our evolutionary gifts for pattern recognition, once wielded by our ancestors to understand and embrace the complexities of nature, are now being clogged by companies from which we purchase the necessities. Most of us are incapable of missing a Tim Hortons on...

Hero’s sendoff

January 3, 2019Heather Brimicombe

Very few people can say that by the age of 18 they had touched people from all corners of the earth. Although shy and soft-spoken, Daniel Arsenault has seemed to make a bigger impact on those around him than anyone could have ever imagined. Born with Duchenne muscular dystrophy, Daniel lived his life to its...

Chamber’s awards gala honours local business

October 18, 2018Steve Goodwin

PICTOU — It was a festive and sometimes rousing atmosphere last Thursday during the 2018 Pictou County Chamber of Commerce awards gala at the deCoste Entertainment Centre. Some of the loudest applause preceded the lifetime achievement award presented to Jim Shaw, which was one of 12 awards presented throughout the evening. Shaw received the award,...

Smile! You’ll be helping others

September 20, 2018Pictou Advocate

The annual Smile Cookie campaign is underway at Tim Hortons locations in Pictou County until September 23, with proceeds from the sale of the cookies going to the Pictou County Food Banks and the Pictou County Fuel Fund. The food banks provide emergency supplies of food, helping an average of 625 families each month in...

June 26, 2018Jackie Jardine

By Pat Healey ELMSDALE: The first-ever Electrical Vehicle (EV) charging station was officially launched Monday, June 25, next to the Tim Hortons in the Elmsdale Shopping Centre. N.S. Power, Emera, and project partners including Kings-Hants Liberal MP Scott Brison and Hants East MLA Margaret Miller, the Minister of N.S. Natural Resources, gathered to celebrate...

Newfoundlanders admired Danky

June 14, 2017Hugh Townsend

It’s something that happens year-round, whether it’s hockey season or not. You arrive at a Tim Hortons anywhere on earth, any restaurant from McDonald’s to Montana’s, any place where two or three are gathered together to chat. It’s always the same. Yackety-yack, yackety-yack. Hockey conversations, hockey debates, even hot hockey arguments fill the air –...

Only four county teams in the hall

April 26, 2017Hugh Townsend

It doesn’t matter when or where the subject comes up. It can be during a morning discussion with friends at Tim Hortons. It can be while sitting in a local rink watching a minor hockey game. It can be when meeting up with someone during a walk in the neighbourhood. Anywhere, anytime, it’s a topic...

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