Ocean Playground News16m ago

Source: CBC #news #novascotia

#COVID19 wreaked havoc on this N.S. seniors' group. It's now trying to rebuild
An organization that has advocated for #novascotia seniors for more than five decades says there's a sad reason why its membership numbers have dropped sharply in recent years. "We lost a lot of people through COVID," says the president of the #novascotia Federation of Seniors.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/nova-scotia-federation-seniors-rebuilding-9.7145950?cmp=rss

COVID-19 wreaked havoc on this N.S. seniors' group. It's now trying to rebuild | CBC News

An organization that has advocated for Nova Scotia seniors for more than five decades says there's a sad reason why its membership numbers have dropped sharply in recent years. "We lost a lot of people through COVID," says the president of the Nova Scotia Federation of Seniors.

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Ocean Playground News16m ago

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Some #capebreton businesses grapple with increasing fuel costs
In March, fuel prices rose six times in #novascotia outside of weekly price setting. For Northern Contracting Limited in #sydney Mines, N.S., this amounts to spending around $5,000 more a day on fuel.

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/gas-prices-impact-cape-breton-business-9.7152000?cmp=rss

Some Cape Breton businesses grapple with increasing fuel costs | CBC News

In March, fuel prices rose six times in Nova Scotia outside of weekly price setting. For Northern Contracting Limited in Sydney Mines, N.S., this amounts to spending around $5,000 more a day on fuel.

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Ocean Playground News16m ago

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Record number of bald eagles tallied in annual Kings County count
A group of volunteers participating in the annual bald eagle count in Kings County saw over 600 of the birds, a record for the nearly 50-year-old survey.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/annapolis-valley-eagle-count-record-9.7152959?cmp=rss

Record number of bald eagles tallied in annual Kings County count | CBC News

A group of volunteers participating in the annual bald eagle count in Kings County saw over 600 of the birds, a record for the nearly 50-year-old survey.

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CBC Nova Scotia59m ago
COVID-19 wreaked havoc on this N.S. seniors' group. It's now trying to rebuild
An organization that has advocated for Nova Scotia seniors for more than five decades says there's a sad reason why its membership numbers have dropped sharply in recent years. "We lost a lot of people through COVID," says the president of the Nova Scotia Federation of Seniors.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/nova-scotia-federation-seniors-rebuilding-9.7145950?cmp=rss
CBC Nova Scotia59m ago
Some Cape Breton businesses grapple with increasing fuel costs
In March, fuel prices rose six times in Nova Scotia outside of weekly price setting. For Northern Contracting Limited in Sydney Mines, N.S., this amounts to spending around $5,000 more a day on fuel.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/gas-prices-impact-cape-breton-business-9.7152000?cmp=rss
Atlantic Skies13h ago
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Ocean Playground News14h ago

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Two #novascotia churches are only Maritime finalists in national heritage competition
Église Sainte-Marie in Church Point, N.S., and the Trinity Anglican Church in Digby are the only finalists from the Maritimes in a national competition for a $50,000 grand prize to protect their building's heritage.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/two-nova-scotia-churches-are-only-maritime-finalists-in-national-heritage-competition-9.7153369?cmp=rss

Two N.S. churches are only Maritime finalists remaining in heritage competition | CBC News

Église Sainte-Marie in Church Point, N.S., and the Trinity Anglican Church in Digby are the only finalists from the Maritimes in a national competition for a $50,000 grand prize to protect their building's heritage.

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CBC Nova Scotia14h ago
Two Nova Scotia churches are only Maritime finalists in national heritage competition
Église Sainte-Marie in Church Point, N.S., and the Trinity Anglican Church in Digby are the only finalists from the Maritimes in a national competition for a $50,000 grand prize to protect their building's heritage.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/two-nova-scotia-churches-are-only-maritime-finalists-in-national-heritage-competition-9.7153369?cmp=rss
Comrade Red Cat15h ago
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/cape-breton-highway-102-route-4-blocked-cannabis-raids-9.7151448
Mi’kmaq people from Millbrook and Sipekne’katik First Nations protest violations of their treaty rights to sell cannabis at 3 highways in Nova Scotia, Canada.
#NSpoli #NovaScotia #Mikmaq #indigenous #CDNpoli
First Nations protest on 3 N.S. highways as tensions escalate over cannabis raids | CBC News

Sipekne'katik First Nation has blocked one lane of Highway 102 southbound while Millbrook First Nation has blocked one lane northbound after an RCMP raid on a Potlotek First Nation cannabis shop.

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Ocean Playground News16h ago

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#canada's Lewin-LaFrance sisters claim sailing gold in Grand Slam regatta
Canadian sailors Antonia and Georgia Lewin-LaFrance won the gold medal in the 49er FX class in the Princess Sofia Trophy on Saturday. The siblings from Chester, N.S., took over the lead in the last race of the competition.
https://www.cbc.ca/sports/olympics/summer/sailing/lewin-lafrance-sisters-sail-to-grand-slam-regatta-gold-9.7153361?cmp=rss

Canada's Lewin-LaFrance sisters claim sailing gold in Grand Slam regatta | CBC Sports

Canadian sailors Antonia and Georgia Lewin-LaFrance won the gold medal in the 49er FX class in the Princess Sofia Trophy on Saturday. The siblings from Chester, N.S., took over the lead in the last race of the competition.

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