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June 19, 2013 - 17:39 — Timothy Gillespie

No takers on Yarmouth ferry service, province extends deadline


PREMIER DEXTER AT ANNOUNCEMENT OF EXPERT FERRY PANEL
Ferry options shrinking?

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June 19, 2013 - 15:16 — Timothy Gillespie

Climate study results at meeting Thursday

The results of two years of research on climate data will be discussed at a public meeting on Thursday in Shelburne.

The study shows that the region has ideal weather for growing grapes, peaches, cranberries and high-bush blueberries.

See more info here:  http://www.southcoasttoday.ca/content/climate-study-results

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June 19, 2013 - 14:54 — Timothy Gillespie

Play on! set for Yarmouth stage


Yarmouth will be in the national spotlight this September as it hosts Hockey Night in Canada’s Play On! 2013 National Street Hockey Championship, according to an announcement Wednesday in Yarmouth by Greg Kerr, MP for West Nova.

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June 19, 2013 - 14:40 — Timothy Gillespie

Shelburne muni announces $40k in community grants

The Council for the Municipality of Shelburne approved $40,000 in grants to 47 community organizations in southwestern Nova Scotia, according to a news release Wednesday. The grants, says the release, "are designed to enhance the capacity of community organizations to deliver valuable programs and services."

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June 19, 2013 - 14:10 — Timothy Gillespie

Shelburne privateers talk at Dory Shop Museum

Dan Conlin is coming back to Shelburne on Thursday, June 20 at 7 PM to give a talk on Shelburne Privateers at the Dory Shop Museum. This talk is free and is the third in the series Community Talks, presented by the Shelburne Historical Society, The Osprey Arts Centre, the Shelburne County Arts Council and the Shelburne County Genealogical Society.

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June 19, 2013 - 07:47 — Timothy Gillespie

23 jobs, 17 teachers cut in Tri-County schools

NDP failing on education, says D'Entremont
More than 23 jobs, including 17 teaching positions, have been cut in order to balance the Tri-County School Board’s budget for next year.

The board approved it’s 2013-14 $68.7-million balanced budget Tuesday at a board meeting in Yarmouth.

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June 18, 2013 - 14:59 — Timothy Gillespie

Region shows opposition to modernizing economy, says pollster

Atlantic Canadians oppose many recent Employment Insurance policy changes, according to the latest survey conducted by Corporate Research Associates Inc., discussed in a Tuesday news release from the firm

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June 18, 2013 - 14:44 — Timothy Gillespie

Climate change, events promotion, downtown revitalization for Economic Development Committee

The Community Economic Development Committee of the Town of Shelburne met on Monday evening to discuss several items.

Climate not hot button
The Committee heard a report on a study about the effects on tourism of climate change. See previous story here.

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June 18, 2013 - 11:33 — Timothy Gillespie

Arts & Life: Naming the Twins release new CD


photos: Lisa Buchanan
Shelburne duo hitting the road to support "Drifters and Dreamers"

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June 18, 2013 - 11:08 — Timothy Gillespie

Climate change not hot button for tourism operators

More threatened by government action and inaction
University of Waterloo graduate student Saveena Patara gave a presentation to the Town of Shelburne Community Economic Development Committee Monday. Her research project about how climate change might affect the tourism industry in South West Nova Scotia is part of a broad project by twenty-one researchers from universities in Nova Scotia, PEI, Ontario, Jamaica and Trinidad and Tobago.

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