This year in a first, some of my neighbours, like Harold & Diane have festooned their properties with the Maple Leaf flag.
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Cottage Life: Flying The Flags Goes With Summer Residency
Jul 7, 2017 | Arts & Culture, Real Estate
Chester In Film In The 1970s
Jul 7, 2017 | Arts & Culture
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Chester Chatter: Giant Boat Parade Canada Day
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.
Cottage Life: Big Green Egg Part II
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.
Gary’s Maritime Recipe: Fiddlehead Soup
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.
Cottage Life: Anne Murray’s Sibling Selling North Shore Cottages
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.
Cottage Life: Richie Mann On Pros & Cons Of Seasonal Life
Jun 2, 2017 | Arts & Culture
Did Robert Pace Come To Pier 21’s Rescue?
Jun 2, 2017 | Arts & Culture
When A Promising Med Student Is Charged With Cold-Blooded Murder
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.
Nova Scotia In Film: Maudie Review
May 19, 2017 | Arts & Culture
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