Nova Scotia in Film
A periodic examination of films with Nova Scotia connections
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Jul 7, 2017 | Arts & Culture
Nova Scotia in Film
A periodic examination of films with Nova Scotia connections
Jun 30, 2017 | Arts & Culture
Boaters are gathering in force Canada Day on Saturday night for a 30 to 40 boat parade with the vessels all festooned with lights and red and white flags in the boating mecca of Chester.
Jun 16, 2017 | Arts & Culture
Last weekend, John Rance talked the virtues of the Big Green Egg to so-called Egghead enthusiasts at Truro’s barbecue and fireplace store, Warmth By Design, attracting hundreds to an Egg demonstration.
Jun 9, 2017 | Arts & Culture
The arrival of fiddlehead season is eagerly awaited by the lovers of this delicious local delicacy.
Fiddleheads are the head of the Ostrich fern (Matteuccia struthiopteris), a forest plant usually found near rivers and streams. They are most tender and flavorful in May and early June when the head of the fern is tightly coiled and deep green in colour.
The arrival of fiddlehead season is eagerly awaited by the lovers of this delicious local delicacy.
Fiddleheads are the head of the Ostrich fern (Matteuccia struthiopteris), a forest plant usually found near rivers and streams. They are most tender and flavorful in May and early June when the head of the fern is tightly coiled and deep green in colour.
Jun 9, 2017 | Arts & Culture
If you are in the market for a idyllic Nova Scotia Northshore log cabin cottage, you might want to chat with Harold Murray.
He’s a retired Aberdeen Hospital medical specalist—and brother to famous crooner Anne Murray.
Jun 2, 2017 | Arts & Culture
Jun 2, 2017 | Arts & Culture
May 26, 2017 | Arts & Culture
He was about to go to medical school before he was charged with murder.
Will Sandeson, 24, is charged with first degree murder of Taylor Samson, 22, on Aug. 15, 2015, after the victim allegedly went to Sandeson’s apartment to sell 20 pounds of marijuana.
They were both students at Dalhousie University, and both had promising futures.
Samson’s body has yet to be found, but his mother, Linda Boutilier, hasn’t stopped looking for her son since the day he went missing.
May 19, 2017 | Arts & Culture
Nova Scotia in Film
a periodic examination of films with Nova Scotia connections
Maudie
May 19, 2017 | Arts & Culture
One the glories of Maritime agriculture is our fine textured and mild flavoured local lamb. The Northumberland Lamb Market Co-operative plant in Bible Hill, recently upgraded and in receipt of a federal license, serves about 90 sheep farms across the region and supplies Sobeys with consistently excellent fresh lamb.