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Wharf ownership closer to home?

Group seeking ownership gains conditional cash from town, municipality

Article online since November 29th 2007
Digby’s wharf might soon be under local ownership. Both Digby town and county councils voted this month to each provide $50,000 to the Digby Harbour and Port Association, which is trying to buy the facility from Maritime Harbours Society. The society took over the wharf in 1999 from Ottawa,...

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‘Speaking out in solidarity’

Province-wide SOS rallies promote environmental stewardship

Article online since November 29th 2007
A hastily organized province-wide rally last week showed a good chance of snowballing into something much larger. The SOS Snowball rally took place in Digby and six other Nova Scotian communities on Nov. 21, just one day after plans for a local quarry were terminated. Marilyn Stanton of...

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Sigh of relief on Digby Neck

Environment minister’s decision squashes proposed quarry

Article online since November 29th 2007
There was widespread approval last week after Environment Minister Mark Parent announced he would not approve the proposed mega-quarry on Digby Neck. In a statement Nov. 20, Parent said a joint review panel had submitted information concluding the project posed an unacceptable risk to the...

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'The Forgotten People'

With the demise of quarry plan, what's next for the Neck?

Article online since November 29th 2007
It took a little while for calls to be answered at Little River's Quarry Start Central after the news Nov. 20. That was the day provincial environment minister Mark Parent announced he would not approve Bilcon’s plans to develop a mega-quarry nearby. Proponents of the proposed basalt quarry...

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Contemporary twist to classic carols

New community choir delivers fantastic performance in packed Trinity

Article online since November 29th 2007
If you weren't at the hockey game then you must have been at Trinity Anglican Church. The church was filled to capacity last Sunday for a full 90-minutes of Christmas carols through the voices of professional and amateur singers. The only problem was it ended too soon. Chorale director Deirdre...

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• Hall of Fame inducts new members ( October 29th 2007 )
• Digby court, jail to serve as tour hilights ( October 29th 2007 )
• Conference highlights pre-education needs of black community ( October 29th 2007 )
• Marsh, Bear Cove Roads require rapid repair ( October 29th 2007 )
• Hurtful Times ( October 24th 2007 )
• Kempton play well past-due ( October 18th 2007 )
• Treaty Day losing significance? ( October 18th 2007 )
• Kempton play imaginative storytelling ( October 18th 2007 )
• Breaking theatre boundaries: King's extends valley reach ( October 17th 2007 )
• One More Week ( October 17th 2007 )
• Steve Nash supporting Digby basketball ( October 17th 2007 )
• Open water chase results in $6,000 in fines ( October 15th 2007 )
• 'All of what God created was good' ( October 15th 2007 )