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Links and Information Archive: August 2009
August 2009
August 31, 2009: Metro Transit is launching new buses to serve outlying areas.
August 26, 2009: Liverpool is site of national Lumberjack competitions this weekend.
August 25, 2009: The Little School Museum in Lockeport was flooded during Hurricane Bill.
August 24, 2009: Looking for a bell: Memory Lane Heritage Village would like to replace the bell at the Clam Harbour nited Church there.
August 21, 2009: Hurricane watch! Nova Scotia's Emergency Management Office and the Red Cross offer suggestions to prepare your home and property.
Exploring the churches of the Eastern Shore: The Lake Charlotte Heritage Society is hosting a homecoming event on Saturday, and an Open Door Church Tour on Sunday.
August 20, 2009: The Nuts 4 Ribs Festival promotes awareness of testicular cancer. It runs from 11 till 11 on Saturday, on the Halifax waterfront.
The Senior Baseball Championships start today in Halifax and Dartmouth.
August 14, 2009: The Tent Dwellers Festival is this weekend at Keji.
August 12, 2009: Information morning's community contact in Pictou, Elwin Hemphill, purchased a book in Northern Ireland called Ballymoney Old Church Graveyard, by Dorothy Arthur. If you'd like more information you can email him or call 902-382-2136
August 11, 2009: There is plenty to see and do at Canoe '09 in Dartmouth. The paddling championships are also affecting traffic, and public transit.
August 11, 2009: Dave Hayden in Halifax is collecting names on an online petition, to lobby for stiffer penalties for white collar crime.
August 5, 2009: Ships and Spirits walking tours teach the history of the Pioneer Cemetary in New Glasgow, and are looking for support in restoring the site.
Rest in Peace: The Halifax Bahai community has a new burial ground, at Memorial Gardens in Dartmouth.
August 4, 2009: Celebrations are underway in Harvey Station, New Brunswick to mark the 100th anniversary of Don Messer's birth.
Students of Dalhousie's University architecture department are building the Mary Celeste Interpretation Center on Spenser's Island in Cumberland county.
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- Shelburne students upset with inconsistent teaching
- Some Grade 12 math students at Shelburne Regional High School say they were unprepared for the provincial exam after going through seven math teachers in one semester.
- Union to fight Cape Breton school cuts
- The union that represents non-teaching staff in Cape Breton says it won't take more job cuts lying down.
- Widower fights feds for Agent Orange payment
- Relatives of a woman who died of a cancer linked to Agent Orange exposure in the 1960s say Ottawa is denying them compensation because she was diagnosed with the lethal disease 12 days after a federal deadline.
- Medical expense crusader giving up cancer fight
- A Halifax woman who has battled eye cancer for 11 years is giving up the fight to save her eye.
- Membertou secures land for new school
- The Membertou First Nation in Sydney, N.S., has secured nearly 40 hectares of land where it will build a new public school for children on the reserve.
- Muskrat Falls hearings open amid criticism
- The PUB opens hearings into the Muskrat Falls megaproject, although the leader of the NDP says a short deadline is irresponsible.
- International English school officially opens in Glace Bay
- An English language school is celebrating its official opening in Glace Bay on Monday.
- Metro Transit workers rally in Grand Parade
- Nearly 100 Metro Transit workers and users rallied in Grand Parade on Sunday afternoon, urging Halifax regional council to restart contract talks.
- Power mainly restored in Maritimes after storm
- Thousands of Maritimers lost their power Sunday after high winds, snow, and freezing rain caused widespread outages across the region overnight Saturday.
- Tories want to win more Halifax seats
- Improving Tory fortunes in Halifax was on the minds of Nova Scotia Progressive Conservatives Sunday as they had a chance to quiz their leader about how he'll win some more seats in the vote-rich provincial capital.
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