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A Highway 107 Site for C&D Recycling Plant?

By Richard Bell
City Councillor David Hendsbee has thrown a curve ball
in the dispute over rezoning land along Route 7 in order to build and operate a construction & demolition
(C&D) recycling plant.
Hendsbee proposes to end the rezoning conflict by negotiating a land swap for the Route 7 land, currently
owned by Lawrence Bellefontaines company Kiann
Management, for a piece of provincial crown land just
off Highway 107 next to Exit 17 (PID # 40194268),
owned by the Department of Natural Resources. The
crown land is currently zoned I-1 (Business industry), so
it would still be necessary to go through the rezoning
process in order to change the zoning to CD-2, the zoning code for C&D recycling facilities.
In an August 12 email to Bellefontaine, Hendsbee
writes to further our conversation about Industrial
Park properties in the area that could serve as alternative locations for a C&D Processing & Transfer facility. (Note: This email was copied to Thea Langille, the
head planner; MLA Kevin Murphy; MLA Keith Colwell;
MLA Lloyd Hines; and Guy F Deveau, Department of
Transportation.)
Hendsbee writes that the only challenge I see with this
particular site is access. One access route lies to the
south, starting off old Hall Avenue, off Rt 207 where
an Eastlink cell tower recently went in. But the truck
traffic would have to go through the Cole Harbour,
Westphal and Lawrencetown communities via Rte 207
and Rte 318Ross Road.
As the dispute over the Route 7 site has already revealed, routing large numbers of heavy trucks through
residential neighborhoods is one of peoples primary
objections. To solve this problem on the 107 crown
land, Hendsbee suggests building access directly into
this site from the north with immediate egress off Hwy
107. The Nova Scotia Department of Transportation
would have to agree to the building of dedicated exchange.
With the right highway design, Hendsbee concludes,
no community at all will [be] directly impacted by any
truck traffic venturing through their neighborhoods.
Hendsbee has asked the city planning department for
both satellite views and regular mapping of the 107 site
complete with property lines, geology relief with slopes
and watercourse features, and current zoning.
Concerned Residents of Porters Lake Echo, Preston and
Mineville Area have already made it clear that they had
no involvement in the development of Hendsbees

proposal, and would fight a Highway 107 site on the

same grounds as the Highway 7 site. CR Chair Deb Day
posted a Facebook message on August 27, 2015, explaining CRs position and a copy of Hendsbees email.
She noted that the email had been forwarded to a CR
member, and that We dont know his [Hendsbees]
motive for sharing the correspondence with us.

Content

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News.............................................................3
Federal Election - Central Nova...........................4, 5 & 7
Local Sports.................................................................8 & 9
Community.............10

Day continued:

Community.............11

Please note, the Coalition was not involved in any conversation or meeting that led up to Mr. Hendsbee
sending his email to Mr. Bellefontaine. The Coalition
does not accept the ideas expressed by Mr. Hendsbee
in his email as a solution. Nor do we agree with the siting of a C&D facility being moved down the street.
This email focuses on traffic and does not address the
negative impacts on air, water, noise, vibration, property values, etc. If such a land deal were to be considered by the parties involved, the Coalition would continue to fight against such a move in the interest of the
Coalition communities.

Councillors September Communiqu...................12

When asked for his response to CRs reaction to his

proposal, Hendsbee was clearly surprised: Im scratching my head, Hendsbee said. This proposal addresses
all the issues that people have been raising in the community meetings to date. You would think having a possible alternate site would ease some of these concerns.
But the existing rezoning application is still there, at the
current location, so the process will continue. Its up to
the province to decide if there could be a land swap.
Hendsbee noted that if the province swapped the 107
parcel for Bellefontaines land on Route 7, the province
would be adding to the crown land block they already
have in Porters Lake. This would be a natural fit of
abutting property. And a swap would turn the crown
land on the 107 thats sitting idle into active productive
land and create some jobs.

Editorial. ..........13
Community..........14
September Events PIN IT Up ....................................15
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Four For Central Nova

Central Nova
Fred DeLoreyConservative Party

To be there at the birth of your party was very special, DeLorey recalls. When I got to Ottawa, the PC
party had 15 seats, sitting in 5th place. Thanks to
Peters leadership in making the merger happen, we
ended up with 70 or 80.

By Richard Bell
Four candidates are competing to succeed Peter
MacKay in the geographically challenged riding
of Central Nova, which sprawls awkwardly along
the northern and southern shores of Nova Scotia, taking in some or all of Pictou County, Antigonish County, Guysborough County, and Halifax
County. None of the candidates come from the
southern portion of the riding.

DeLorey rose up quickly through the ranks of the

merged party. He landed in the Prime Ministers
Office as an advisor on matters dealing with Atlantic
Canada. More recently, he was communications
director of the Conservative Party, and is on a leave
-of-absence from his current position as the partys
Political Director.

On September 20, the Musquodoboit Harbour &

Area Chamber of Commerce & Civic Affairs is
holding an All Candidates Forum at the Bingo
Hall from 2 pm to 4 pm. The Chamber is soliciting questions for the candidates through its
Facebook page.
The following four profiles take a look at how
each person decided to become a candidate, and
some insight into what their priorities will be if
elected. For more information, check out their
websites and social media postings.

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Of the 388 ridings in the upcoming election, theres

only one whose inhabitants get to vote directly on
Stephen Harper: Calgary Southwest.

Inside the world of Ottawa politics, DeLorey became renown for his skills as a spin doctor, aggressively defending the Harper administration. In
putting DeLorey on its 12th Annual Terrific 25
Staffers Survey, the Ottawa-based Hill Times
Online noted that DeLorey received the most votes
from respondents for being adept at spin.

Like the other Central Nova candidates, DeLorey

agrees that creating jobs is the number one camBut in Fred DeLorey, the voters of Central Nova
paign issue. He is quick to praise Prime Minister
have a choice that comes almost as close to voting
Harper for showing real leadership on the econfor Harper himself. As DeLorey states in the promi- omy. Coming out of the Great Recession of 2008,
nent quotation on his website, For the past decade Canadas had the best economic growth among the
I have served our Party, and our Prime Minister.
G7 countries. Weve created 1.2 million new jobs,
Now I want to serve you.
and we should continue on his plan.
DeLorey grew up working on his familys Christmas
tree farm and woodlot in Antigonish County.
Politics has been my calling since I was young,
DeLorey says. There was a debate in 1997 at my
high school, one of Peter MacKays first debates in
his first campaign. I liked his presence, and I sought
him out afterward for a talk. He was very down-toearth.

DeLorey pointed to Harpers recent announcement

of a plan to expand broadband internet access as an
example of how his party is delivering the services
people in rural areas need to compete in todays
global economy.

DeLorey started volunteering for MacKays campaign. His ties to MacKay got him to Ottawa, where
he was a first-hand witness one of the most significant changes in modern politics, when in 2003 MacKay chose to merge the Progressive Conservative
Party of Canada with Stephen Harpers Canadian
Alliance to form the Conservative Party of Canada.

Candidates Forum is
September 20
2-4pm at the Rink

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Central Nova

David HacheyGreen Party

Sean FraserLiberal Party

David
Hachey has
followed an
unusual trajectory on
his way to
being the
Green Party
nominee.
Born in
New Brunswick, he
spent ten
years on
Wall Street during the high-flying years leading up
to the 2008 crash. In 2006, Hachey accepted an 18month assignment to set up a trading office in India,
at the end of which he abandoned Wall Street and
moved to Halifax in 2008. In 2010, he bought a
small farm in Meadowville, where he and his wife
live with a flock of dairy sheep, Highland cattle,
heritage chickens, and their two dogs.

Lots of candidates talk about getting interested in

politics early. Sean Fraser got a jump on most of
them, starting off as vice president of the environment club at his elementary school at the lofty age
of 7.

After I completed my job in India, I got to travel

throughout Asia, including a couple of months in
China, and I came to appreciate what a privileged
position Canada is in, Hachey said. In China, there
were people growing crops in the ditches next to
the railroad tracks. We have resources in Canada
that the rest of the world can only dream about.
Hachey decided to go into agriculture because he
believed that Nova Scotia was positioned to do well
in a world in which environmental constraints are
increasingly challenging.
Hachey argues that Elizabeth Mays success at winning 33% of the vote against MacKay in 2008 shows
he can win a 4-way race.
In addition to people who voted for May, Hachey
said he was targeting the large number of nonvoters, with a particular focus on using social media
to excite younger voters.
Hachey believes that he can attract votes from
across the political spectrum: Weve got good appeal to small C conservatives because we favour
market-driven economic policy on things like climate change.
As proof that Harper is worried about losing

My family has always been interested in politics,

Fraser said Twelve years ago, my Dad ran provincially, and my mothers on the riding association.
After getting a bachelors of science from St. F-X, a
law degree from Dalhousie, and a Masters in public
international law from Leiden University
(Netherlands), Fraser was selected to take part in a
human rights program in Johannesburg, South Africa. His experiences there supported his deep commitment to maximizing transparency in government.
Access to information is a big passion of mine,
Fraser said. In South Africa, I was working with human rights issues with local marginalized groups
that were struggling because the government was
withholding information they needed. Wed put in
Freedom of Information requests to find out who
was making decisions, and then use this information as an advocacy tool, to hold the government
accountable.
Conservative voters to Green candidates, Hachey
points to Harpers strenuous efforts to avoid debating with Elizabeth May.
Hachey criticizes Justin Trudeaus flat-out rejection
of considering a coalition government to ensure
Harpers removal. Elizabeth May has reached out
to both Trudeau and Mulcair, Hachey said. Shes
offered to negotiate forming a coalition, with a few
conditions. But Mulcair wont even answer the
phone.
In a campaign in which pollsters are reporting enormous dissatisfaction with the tight control the
three major parties maintain in Parliament, Hachey
points out that the Greens were the only party
that doesnt whip votes. In this campaign, I am the
only option if what you want is true representation.
In addition to climate change, Hachey said he
would focus on rural regeneration, and on focusing
resources on those who need help the most.

Fraser argues that more transparency would improve trust in government. The problem starts at
the top, with the Prime Minister. The Duffy trial is
only one example. The Conservatives want to operate in secret; they dont want us to look behind the
curtain.
In Frasers view, better information makes for better citizens .
Im a strong believer that well-informed people
can make decisions in their own interest better than
any government. We all know information is power.
Lets empower citizens by giving them the information they need.
When Fraser returned to Nova Scotia from South
Africa, he was unable to find work in the Pictou
area, and ended up heading out west, landing a job
in Calgary with Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP, a
prominent law firm.
Given his wifes professional interest in civil liberties, Fraser admitted to having many thoughts
about Harpers controversial bill C-51, which Trudeau supported, causing then Liberal Party candidate David MacLeod to drop out in protest in May.
I will bring a strong background in human rights
law to the table, Fraser explained. Cont Pg 7

Community
Ross LandryNew Democratic Party
In the fractious
world of federal
parliamentary politics, what could be
better than someone with formal
training in conflict
resolution? Plus
more than 3 decades with the
RCMP?
Ross Landry is hoping that his long
record of public service is what the voters of Central
Nova are looking for. Hes the only one of the four
candidates whos ever run for or served in public
office, having served as Attorney General and Justice Minister as the MLA for Pictou Centre under
the NDP between 2009 and 2013.

As Attorney General and Justice Minister, Landry

highlights his work on putting through the first provincial law in Canada dealing with cyberbulling. We
needed to deal with the very tragic cyberbulling
that resulted in the death of Rehteah Parsons,
Landry said. We took the lead role in the country
on that issue.(There is a charter challenge of this
legislation before the courts now.)
Our party has taken a strong position on violence
against indigenous women, Landry said. Were
committed to figuring out what we can do as a society to address this issue at the foundation. Harper
has notoriously avoided the issue.

The number one issue for

Landry in Central Nova is creating jobs. He said that visiting with vendors at the farmers market emphasized the
importance of creating and
And Landrys had that humbling experience that too sustaining small niche marmany elected officials lack: in 2013, he lost his bid
kets, where someone can
for re-election. To be humbled by losing is a reearn a living by providing a
minder that the voter is always right, Landry said in service and enriching the
an interview at the Musquodoboit Harbour Farmcommunity.
ers Market. To lose sight of that in a democracy is
a damaging thing.
Landry strongly rejects the
fear-based approach that
Landry has an impressive amount of education unHarper used to push through
der his belt. He has an undergraduate degree in
bill C-51, with its radical recriminology with a minor in Native Studies from the
strictions of civil liberties and
University of Regina. The RCMP sent him through
increases in surveillance powlaw school at the University of Ottawa, and he also
became a certified practitioner in dispute resolution ers. Harpers trying to create
through the Canadian International Institute of Apfear in people, Landry said,
plied Negotiation. But Landry notes, The school of
and he claims hes making
hard knocks in human life is in the street. Im very
the country safer. As a former
proud of having been a street cop during my capolice officer and Attorney
reer.
General, I dont think we
Congrats to August winner of
should be giving more power
a FREE subscription
to spy agencies without more
checks and balances.
Roy Monk
of Ship Harbour

Sean Fraser cont from Pg 5.

The Liberal Party is committed to repealing portions of the bill. I will make sure that any amendments we pass protect human rights.
On other issues, Fraser said people were quite
clear that creating jobs was the number one issue
in Central Nova. As to a Conservative hold on the
riding, Fraser argued this riding has been conservative as long as it has because its a MacKay riding,
so its more open this time. Im going to be the representative of Central Nova in Ottawa, not the representative of Ottawa in Central Nova.

Local Sports

Porters Lake Atoms Softball team.

The team plays in the local league with Lake
Echo and Musquodoboit Harbour. The kids
are really looking forward to the year end
Banquet in September.
There are 2 players missing from the photo.
Coaches are Bernie Rossong and Judy Leaman.
The league is non competitive and the players loved playing and making friends on
their own team as well as with the other
teams.

Lake Echo Lakers Baseball team

The team had a great year, moving up to A level part way through the season. The team played in P.E.I
this year and brought the bronze medal. The team was down 6-1 and came back to win 12-8.
This was the teams first year playing hardball (2 kids had never even played ball before) so we are so
proud of them. The team is in 4th place in their Baseball N.S division right now out of 13 teams and will
be heading to playoffs soon
Coaches are Gerry Leaman, Jeff Bungay, Dwayne Fredericks and Billy Golding .
Players pictured left to right were Colin, Tyler F, Matt, Jay, Luca, Liam, Jordan, Caelan, Gareth, Sean,
Parker and Tyler G . Missing are Avery and Nathan.

Porters Lake Schooners Baseball team

The Schooners team has done extremely well with 11-0 season record heading to the playoff finals in early September.
The team also had the honour of hosting the 2015 Provincial
Championships in Musquodoboit Harbour the end of August
where they battled the provinces top teams and placed third
overall, narrowly missing the finals when 3 runs were scored
against them in the last inning of the semi finals.
We are very proud of what they were able to accomplish
their first year.

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Orenda Junior Womens War Canoe

The club traveled to Ottawa in late August to participate in the National

Sprint Canoe/Kayak Championships.
The crew won silver in the Junior
Women's war canoe.

Team members:
Miranda, Grace, Julianna, Meaghan, Anneke Rosa,
Amy, Leisa, Genevieve, Abbey, Jessica, Cassandra,
Julia, Chyna, Samantha & Coach Corey Firth.

Local Sports

Porters Lake U16 Boys soccer team was successful far more than what their record
indicated. We only lost a handful of games and finished a close second , only percentage points from first and won two bronze medals in other tournaments. However the real joy of being part of this team was seeing how this group came together from the start. They were the most respectable group and represented the
shore with dignity and class like no other team I have coached. A great example of
this is when we went to Cape Breton for a tournament. There was an opening
ceremony that we were waiting for and the team was enjoying a free BBQ and
when the food was done, the entire team made sure they were together and included everyone before they went to the field to kick a ball around. Typically there
are cliques that develop with this age group but the leadership group of the team
made sure all were together and this was without any prompting from the coaching staff. The hotel manager mentioned he put extra security on as he knows that
boys this age can be a rowdy group however he said that they were excellent and
he didnt have to say a word to them all weekend. We won a few games by a large
score and the boys did not act selfish instead they would try to get everyone a goal
while sacrificing their chance to increase their own stats. Many times the talk after
the game was about a goal someone scored who usually doesnt get one. We just
had our year end party and the talk was all about next year which in my books is a
success no matter the wins and losses. The coaching staff was a dedicated bunch
and made it a joy to coach. Asst coaches Daniel Valois, Gerry Daigle and manager
Eric Tait made it a fun atmosphere for all to play and learn. It is great to know that
the future on the shore is bright with this group! Coach Gerald Williams

Porters Lake U14 Girls Team wins SILVER

The U14 Girls this year showed amazing teamsmanship, character and pride in representing the Eastern Shore. The coaches were impressed to see them grow as a
team and show that they deserved to be at the top of the league in a very impressive Gold medal match. They left it all on the field in a 1 to 0 loss to the top team
to win the silver medal in the league
finals.
Congratulations for a great season!

Porters Lake U14 Boys wins GOLD

The U14 Boys soccer team did extremely well this year. 1/3 of the players were supposed to be in the U12 age group but moved up to the U14 age group to make a team
and they never looked back.
The team was able to compete with any team in the league.
The boys worked hard to make it to the league finals and won solidly over Sackville
United 3-1.
Congratulations for a well deserved GOLD medal!

Breton Penney at the U18 National

Field Lacrosse championships in
Burnside at the end of August.
Breton was a member of team Nova
Scotia who captured the Bronze
medal in a 16 -11 win against Manitoba.

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Community

Kerry is bound for 'off' Broadway!

by Janice Christie
MOSER RIVER:
Kerry Miller's
'overnight success
in theatre' is thirty
years in the making. A 1976 graduate of Duncan
MacMillan High
School and then a
secretary course,
Miller has enjoyed
a varied career in
secretarial work in
Halifax, Bermuda
and Vancouver .
Performer Kerry Miller
She recently retired as a Public Servant with the RCMP.

Bad experiences, I find, make you stronger."

Heading to Vancouver in 1996 to work for the Provincial Government and private industry Miller took acting for film and voice over workshops. "Acting from
source," explains Miller, "is a technique which involves
two people in a scene concentrating, both natural and
organic." As is often said in the field of the arts....draw
on what you know. It was here that Miller had her first
experience with bullying from an egotistical director. "I
learned to do my own thing and use control. I chose not
to worry about the dynamic of bullying." She continues,
"

The play was finished. Now for the performances.

Well..... Miller dreams big. She contacted the International Fringe Festival held in Edinburgh, Scotland, which
happens to be the birthplace of Miller's grandfather.
Working online Miller learned the festival is well organized and soon she was booked to perform her play for
twenty from August 7th to the 29th. Then even bigger
news. "I received an e-mail from Edinburgh Fringe offering me the opportunity to do preview shows in New
York, " smiles Miller. "As in Edinburgh it is a 'pay all your
own expenses' but you get the ticket sales revenue."

Returning to Halifax in 2000 Miller registered for

an eight month pre-professional theatre program course
which she says took her acting to another level. "It was a
fabulous course whose challenges taught me movement,
acting and voice. I then went to the Maritime Conservatory of Music in Halifax twice a week and they brought
out the best in my voice."
In May of 2012 Miller's father died. She began now to
'find her place' back home. She continued to be a companion to her mom, Jessie. Still only 54 years old Miller
was not ready to completely retire. She became an
online medical transcriber. She was comfortable at
home and a lot had happened in a year. She got a degree, retired, got another job and was settled in the
homestead. Yet.... she had the niggling of that idea.

May 2014 was when Miller formed an outline for

her play and wrote the first song...which was to become
one of eleven. However, she had no one to arrange the
"All the while I worked through the years I dabmusic. Online she began to Skype with Berkley On Line
bled in community theatre," says Miller. She took
School of Music in Boston. "They were a big help to me
courses at Neptune in Halifax and in 1987 she auditioned
with the beats and emotion and intent. They got me
for her first play with the Theatre Arts Guild in Halifax.
dreaming big and thinking outside the box!"
As she learned dialogue and scene work the acting bug
'Kitty's Bound for Broadway" was almost finished
bit hard. "I auditioned for a Lunenburg Dinner Theatre
but still no arranger. Talent runs big in the Miller family.
and got a summer job performing six nights a week in a Keith's great nephew was smart. He had a background in
play called 'Run for Rum'. The highlight for me that sum- the theory of music and he could tune in with the emotion of the song. Miller called her cousin, Stephen
mer was meeting Colleen Dewhurst . That cemented it
Brown, a resident of Ontario, and asked if he could help.
for me and I thought, wow, I can do this!"
Brown plays the bagpipes, bass guitar and piano. Yes. He
In 1991 Miller performed in 'A Chorus of Disapcould help.
proval. While working in Bermuda from '94-'96 Miller
Using a software program Miller sang the lyrics
worked with a relative of Michael Douglas. She continand melody and e-mailed the songs, usually two at a
ued to participate in theatre workshops and was detime. It became a collaboration as Brown played them
lighted to work with props and do behind the stage work instrumentally and e-mailed them back. "I had total input and he made wonderful suggestions," says Miller.
in 'Arsenic and Old Lace'.

So it becomes a case of life imitating art. Kerry

Miller was bound for (off) Broadway and performed
'Kitty's Bound for Broadway' in New York at 59 East 59th
Street with performances in July. Miller produced her
play and it was directed by Susie Keating of Upstage Studios in Dartmouth, whom she had met during Hats, The
Musical. Keating brought out the humour, physicality
and the energy of the show with her expert directing
and staging. Earlier this spring Miller performed five
local productions in Moser River, Sheet Harbour, Middle
Stewiacke and Truro.
The response from the audiences has been five
standing ovations. Through Kerry's imagination, expression and voice they have enjoyed hearing 'Kitty's'
dreams and aspirations and her tenacity to make them
come true. With a minimalistic set and a few exceptional props Kerry weaves a story of regret, motivation,
anticipation and success. "I have been blown away by
the response," says Miller. Perhaps then ....it is art imitating life.

Community

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Connect the Gap: Economic Opportunity on the Eastern Shore - SATA

Last year, over 1.1 million visitors flocked to
Park Lineaires Le Ptit Train du Nord (Quebec)
to cycle along the 232km converted rail trail.
Visitors support a network of communities,
B&Bs, Inns, restaurants, campgrounds, and activities such as water sports and golfing. The
flat, off road trail allows riders to experience
nature with ease and comfort, attracting a
board demographic of visitors.
Nature, history and costal activities attract
many tourists to Nova Scotia, but is it time to
offer a new way of exploring the area? Connecting long routes of recreational railroad
paths and building up innovative tourism services en route can create substantial economic
growth. The old Musquodoboit train line is a
prefect opportunity for the Eastern Shore to
assert itself as a similar destination.
Internationally, tourists are creating a growing
demand for active tourism. Many retirees,
young families, and young professionals are
seeking a vacation thats unique, healthy and
green. This new type of tourist is exactly the
type that Nova Scotia should be targeting. A
2012 report from Ryerson concluded that cycling tourists travel slower, travel longer and
stop more; putting more money into local
economies. Attracting cycling tourists require
well-maintained trails, complementary services
and centralised marketing.

major trail gap of 15km stretches between Porters Lake to Musquodoboit Harbour. The
Musquodoboit Harbour Trail then runs up to
Gibraltar. Of almost 80km of needed trail, 75%
is already functional. Effort to connect the
main gap is being advocated by two local
groups: Shore Active Transportation Association and Musquodoboit Trailways Association.

The Old School Expands Art Programs

By Carole Jones, Board Chair

The Old School is an arts and culture centre that nurtures community innovation and promotes cultural heritage along the Eastern
Shore. For the past three years, as a non-profit cooperative, the Old
School has established its Annual Summer Arts Festival and is now
Some may argue that turning the Eastern Shore planning to expand the arts programs for Eastern Shore residents.

into a tourist destination will ruin the areas

natural beauty and secluded privacy, but the
Eastern Shore is developing and growing reThis economic success is also seen closer to
gardless. So the question the community
home. The Confederation Trail on P.E.I was
completed in 2000; 434 km of trails now con- should be asking is: how to grow and still preserve the beauty? Unified and connected parks
nect the Island. In 2012, an economic impact
study made the following conclusions; between and trails ease maintenance and security. They
June -Sept of 2012 approximately 18 000 indi- also frequently improve property values and
rental potential. By developing a trail system,
viduals used the trail. These users brought in
more than 2.7 million dollars and stayed longer the community invests value in nature.
than other tourists.
To learn more or show support for this type of
development contact your local representative
The old Musquodoboit Railway line is not only or join local organisations like Shore Active
an ideal opportunity its already mostly devel- Transportation Association, Musquodoboit
oped. Departing from Dartmouth, the trail
Trailways Association, Our HRM Alliance and
takes riders as far as Porters Lake at Exit 20. A Bike Nova Scotias Blue Route.

The program committee is in the process of developing performance opportunities for all arts categories - theatre, music, dance,
and community art and is looking for interested volunteers to assist in the planning of this exciting expansion phase of our programs.
Volunteer leadership positions are needed at the Board level specifically Treasurer, Public Relations, and Volunteer Management.
Your skills in basic accounting, communication and community outreach are needed to enable us to reach our vision. Join us and bring
your enthusiasm and commitment to the Old School..assist us to
further develop as an arts and culture neighbourhood hub for the
Eastern Shore!
Check out our Facebook page and web site
www.oldschoolmusquodoboitharbour.ca or phone us at 902-8892735 for further information on this exciting opportunity!

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A Call for a Moratorium on C&D Rezoning

By Richard Bell
In 2002, Council created special zoning categories
(CD-1, CD-2, and CD-3) for siting facilities handling the wastes from construction sites (C&D).
Existing C&D facilities were grandfathered in, but
the city did not rezone any other land as CD-1, -2,
or -3.

Eastern Shore Industrial Park in East Chezzetcook, or one of Halifaxs other industrial parks, or
sites on provincial or federal land north of the
city. The grim philosopher Thomas Hobbs would
recognize exactly what Council has created, the
war of all against all.

The current struggle over a request to rezoning of

land along Highway 7 in Porters Lake for a C&D
facility has revealed that the Councils 2002 C&D
regulatory policy is fundamentally and fatally
flawed.

The Council was correct that C&D operations deserved to be in a zoning category of their own.
The process of grinding up construction debris
poses a plethora of environmental challenges the
health and well-being of all living creatures in
Nova Scotia, not just human beings: noise, surface
and ground water pollution, air pollution, you
name it, C&D has got it. Then there is the large
number of heavy trucks coming and going to deliver the raw construction debris and to remove
the processed materials. And even the most sophisticated recycling system leaves a substantial
residue of material that ends up in permanent
disposal site.

The core flaw in the 2002 C&D regulations was

Councils unstated assumption that the decision
about where to locate such facilities was best left
to the operations of the marketplace. Companies
that want to build C&D facilities buy the land they
want to build on, and then apply to rezone that
land. Then city bureaucrats are supposed to use a
complex set of regulations to evaluate the suitability of a given site.
This approach results in pitting the significant
financial and legal resources of corporations
who already have cozy relationships with regulatory staff (the formal name for this situation is
regulatory capture)against small groups of
citizens who are underfunded and not fluent in
the very language itself of regulation.

The marketplace can be a great tool for allocating

resources, but markets usually fail when it comes
to making decisions about the public good. We go
through the cumbersome and often frustrating
process of electing officials because we all know
that we need governments to control the destructive energies that unregulated markets can release.

The unjustness of the 2002 regulations is readily

apparent in the explosion of ideas about
alternatives to the Porters Lake site. Theres the

Council should rise to the occasion and put an

end to the Porters Lake fiasco. Council needs to
start over, with a process where the city decides

Eastern Shore Business Network

Meeting
Tuesday September 8 from 5-7pm
CBDC Office, Unit 6
Porters Lake Shopping Centre
ALL Businesses are welcome to attend - FREE
where to put C&D facilities, not private interests.
Council should declare an immediate moratorium
on all C&D rezoning applications, including the
one in Porters Lake. Then Council should undertake a public, open process to select the best C&D
sites to meet the citys anticipated needs for such
facilities. By taking control of the responsibility
for site selection, Council could put a merciful end
to the profoundly inequitable, anti-democratic,
and anti-scientific results that are flowing from
the 2002 regulations.

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Elderdog Cares for Seniors and their Canine

Companions By Richard Bell

Jude Majors been involved with dogs for a long time. She was the founder of Canadas first certified organic manufacture of pet foods and treats, and for years you could find displays of Katies
Farm Organic Dog Bakery products around Nova Scotia, until she finally retired in 2011.

Jude Major and

Bella

But Majors got a new canine calling, volunteering with the regional chapter of one of Canadas
most heart-touching organizations, Elderdog.

Photo by
Rita McKeough

I got connected accidentally, Major said. I took Katie to a holistic vet in Dartmouth a few years
ago, and they were doing a nail trimming fundraiser for something called Elderdog. I paid the $10,
and got Katies nail trimmed.
A year-and-a-half later, after Katie had died, Major decided to start volunteering for Elderdog. The
organizations volunteers help seniors with dogs keep their dogs at home, stopping in to walk dogs,
or taking a dog to the vets. And when a senior dies and leaves a dog behind, Elderdog finds a new
home for the dog.
Major went through a training process, and got a
criminal background check so that she could go into
seniors homes to help out.
I havent been in anyones home yet, but after I
started, I got asked to foster Bella, a 13-year-old border collie cross, Major said. For a few weeks after
her owner died, she was living alone in her old house,
with neighbors coming in to feed her and take her for
walks. At some point, someone surrendered her to
Elderdog.
I didnt think I was ready for another dog, but I didnt
want to leave Bella in the lurch, and in the end I
adopted her.
When she came to me, she was taking lots of pain
medications for severe arthritis and bad dental problems and terrible breath.
The vet told me that the surgery she needed for her
teeth was high-risk, and that she could die under anesthesia. But I thought that if she did die, at least she
wouldnt be living out the rest of her life in such
pain.
The surgery worked out fine. The very next day, Bella
was bouncing up and down, and the oral stench was
gone. Ive tuned up her diet, and keep working on
changes to make her life better.
Elderdog was founded in Nova Scotia in 2009 by Ardra
Cole, and has been expanding steadily across Canada.
For more information, visit Elderdogs webpage,
http://www.elderdog.ca, or its Facebook page.

September Pin It Up
Porters Lake Seniors Group
Meets every Wednesday starting September 9
1:30pm in the Porter's Lake Community Centre.
Music, games, etc. Everyone welcome!
Contact: Ruth 902 827-2814.

September 19
10am - 2pm Harvest Brunch Buffet - Silent Auction
& Bake Table
St. David's United Church, Lake Echo
Adults $8, Children 5-12 $3, under 5 free
Buffet includes pancakes, casseroles, ham, muffins,
yogurt, eggs, etc plus beverage
Check out our website: www.stdavidsunited.ca

September 12 starts at 5:30pm

Petpeswick & Area Banquet - Ducks Unlimited Canada
* Games * Live & Silent Auctions * a Great Supper * a
Fun Filled Evening @ Petpeswick Yacht Club 434 East
Petpeswick Road, Musquodoboit Harbour, NS
Tickets $35.00/person please call Mary Mason @ 902
889 3187 & duckgirlmason@eastlink.ca
OR purchase your tickets online at www.ducks.ca/
events ... please select Petpeswick & Area Banquet

September 19
4:00 pm to 6:00 pm St Barnabas Head of Chezzetcook
Annual Bean and Ham Supper
Menu: Real Ham, Baked Bean, Homemade Rolls &
Brown Bread, Pickles, Gingerbread with Lemon Sauce.
Adults $12
Children 6 to 12 $6

September 13
7pm Community Meeting Regarding the proposed Construction & Demolition Processing Facility (submitted
plan to HRM for C&D 2)
Porters Lake Community Centre (4693 Hwy 7)

September 20
2pm - 4pm Central Nova Candidates Forum
67 Park Road (Bingo Hall at the Rink) in Musq Hbr.
Musq Hbr Chamber of Commerce and Civic Affairs
Come meet the candidates
All welcome to attend

September 16
6:30-8pm HRM Community Facilities Master Plan Update - direction related to recreation facility development, budget and future projects
This is your opportunity for input on existing indoor and
outdoor recreation facilities and what new facilities will
be built in the future.
Eastern Shore Rink - Musq Hbr.

Saint Phillip Neri Church Events

September 11
7-9pm : wine and cheese "Meet and Greet"
September 12:
7pm Turkey dinner and dance Tickets $25.
September 13:
11am Fiddle Mass and barbecue
September 20:
11am - re dedication of St. Philip Neri Catholic
Church , Musquodoboit Harbour.
Mass will be celebrated by Archbishop Mancini at
11 am, followed by a reception in the church hall.

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Local Famers Markets
Musquodoboit Harbour
Sundays 9am - 1pm
September 6, 13, 20, 27
67 Park Road, Musquodoboit Harbour at the Bingo Hall.
www.mhfarmersmarket.ca.
info@mhfarmersmarket.ca.

Sheet Harbour Library

Books & Babies - Tuesday 10:15am
Needle Crafting - Wednesday 3pm
Leading Readers - Thursdays 3:15pm
Adult Book Club - September 23 6:15pm
Puppet Show - September 30 3:30pm
September 20
10am - 2pm Terry Fox
Run - 35th Anniversary
Musquodoboit Harbour
Railway Museum
Come run, walk or bike
up to 10km in support
of cancer research!

Flea Markets and Yard Sales

September 12
50 Mile Yard Sale
Musquodoboit Harbour Lions Club - MH Rink
Doors Open at 8am
To book a table ($12) contact Lion Ken White 902
-889-3160

September 19
-207 Loop Yard Sale - Saturday and Sunday
-8am - 1pm Treasures in a Trunk (flea market) hosted by the Canadian Cancer Society, Marine Drive/Musquodoboit Valley Unit,
rain date, Sunday, Sept. 20th at the Porters
Lake Superstore parking lot.
Book selling spaces, $5.00 each by calling 8274072 or e-mail darlene.m.hart.441@gmail.com.
-8:30am - 1pm Flea Market hosted by St. Mark's
Church. Great deals,
4651 Hwy # 7, Porters Lake.

September 20
1:30pm St Denis Merchandise Bingo
St Denis Hall East Ship Harbor
Chicken Burgers, Hot Dogs, and Canteen available
September 25
7pm - 9pm COFFEE House at the Old School
Last Friday of the month (March November) at
7962 Hwy #7.
Calling all musicians and performers as well as listeners of all ages to join us for an affordable evening. See some of the Shores best talent.

Join Cadets!
September 30
6:30pm - 9pm Gaetz Brook Junior High
2741 Musquodoboit Harbour
Royal Canadian Army Cadets is starting our new
training year
We would like to invite anyone who is between
the ages of 12-18 and is interested in the Cadet
program to join us. We look forward to seeing
you!

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