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This is not just a 2x4 !

When you buy Taylor lumber from Taylor Timber Mart, you are creating
local jobs, replanting trees, generating pulp for paper products, building
pallets, fertilizing elds and generating green power for homes and
businesses in a 30km radius around the mill.
Great for our community.
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News
Moving Along: The Porters Lake Greenway
By Patricia Richards

Things are looking up for Active

Transportation in Porters Lake.
The first phase of the Porters Lake
Greenway is completed from
the Metro X Station around the
Porters Lake Elementary School
to Station Rd. This project means
that we will have a place for all
members of the community to
walk or cycle safely. The ability
to move easily and safely in
core areas allows us to be more
connected, which helps to make
our communities fun and livable!
The new trail (greenway) is
paved to ensure a place for all
users including children, seniors
and persons with mobility issues.
Whether walking, cycling or
using a wheelchair, it has become
a little more enjoyable to get out
and be active in the Porters Lake
area.

This project was made possible

by the Halifax Municipality (often
referred to as HRM) with funding
from the Department of Energy
in partnership with Shore Active
Transportation
Association
(SATA). It is an important step in
improving active transportation
infrastructure in our area.

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This is the first phase of the

Porters Lake Greenway. The next
step will be to move toward
exit 20 which we hope will get
started soon.
This joint effort shows how
projects can move along when
we work together!
Patricia Richards is the board
chair of SATA.

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HRM District 2 Election 2016: Shelley Fashan Announces

By Richard Bell

The contest for the District 2 seat now held by Councillor

David Hendsbee has drawn a second challenger, Shelley
Fashan, born in Cherry Brook and a resident of Lake
Echo for the last 30 years. Her African-Canadian family
roots go back to the 1700s.

Fashan has never run for elected office before, but she
has had a long portfolio mixing her love for music and
film with the successful founding of several non-profit
arts initiatives, coupled with appointments to a number
of government boards and advisory panels dealing
with the arts and arts funding. Running through all her
work is her commitment to finding ways to bring young
people to careers in the arts.
Fashan is not shy about her willingness to tackle
problems. Im not one to sit back and just throw out
opinions on Facebook, she said in a recent interview. I
want to be involved. Thats been my mantra.
Fashans two passions in the arts are music and film. In
the early 1990s, she was one of the founding members
of the famous Nova Scotia Mass Choir, a multi-cultural
community choir that for more than two decades has
been singing for racial harmony and peace according
to its website. Musics my passion, but it doesnt
make you any money, she says with a laugh. I help
individuals. Someone calls me. Shelley, I need help with
producing this event. Im there, I help them. Most dont
have any money; theyre just trying to learn.
Fashans musical work eventually got her a seat on the
award-granting East Coast Music Awards, where she
says it was impossible to ignore the lack of cultural
diversity. She helped start the African Nova Scotian
Music Association (ANSMA) in 1998, which has become
the most important organization helping African Nova
Scotian artists and musicians pursue their careers in
the Canadian music industry. She was also invited to
become a member of the Nova Scotia Arts Council,
the first body created that was arms-length from the

government in terms of arts and programming and arts

development.
Fashan is especially proud of the work with youth that
shes done through the Emerging Lens Cultural Film
Festival. I started this four-day spring film festival six
years ago with Tara Taylor, Fashan said. My favorite
night of the festival is the youth night, where we get to
see these amazing, brilliant minds tell us their stories.
Fashan has no question that working with film has been
a transformative experience for many young people.
Lindall Smith, whos also a candidate in the Halifax
election for the open District 8 seat vacated by Jennifer
Watts, was the festivals first technician. Another
veteran, Floyd Kane, just had his first feature film open
across Canada, Across the Line, a drama roughly based
on a race riot in 1989 at the high school in Cole Harbour.
Fashan decided to run for office after getting involved
with the fight against the rezoning of land along
Highway 7 in Porters Lake for use as a construction-anddemolition (C&D) reprocessing plant. After meetings,
people would come up to me and tell me they heard
what I said, that I spoke from the heart. It impacted
them. Were a community of water. We need to protect
all our waterways.
The fight against the dump has made Fashan a passionate
advocate of greater openness and transparency in all
government operations. When there are projects
like this that are going to impact a community so
strongly, our representatives have a duty to make that
information accessible early. Not when the project is
about to happen; people need to have time to respond,
to analyze whats happening.

Moser River Community Hall Wins Federal Seniors Grant

By ESC Staff

Moser River Community Hall has won a $2,700 grant

from the federal New Horizons for Seniors Program.
The grant was part of a total of $125,000 in New Horizons
funding for seniors programs in Central Nova. Sean Fraser,
MP for Central Nova announced the grants on June 18th
on behalf of the Honourable Jean-Yves-Duclos, Minister
of Families, Children and Social Development announced
over $125,000 in New Horizons for Seniors Program
community-based funding to various organizations in
Central Nova on Saturday.

In a statement, Fraser said: During the course of the

campaign, and since my time in office began, Ive had
tremendous opportunities to meet with seniors living
in our region. Investments in seniors organizations like
these help promote full participation in our communities
by this valued sector of the population. I am proud to
support the good work of these organizations through
the New Horizons for Seniors Program so we can improve
our communities and support our seniors at the same
time.

The next application period for New Horizons for Seniors

Funding began on June 16, 2016, and will close on July
29, 2016. Eligible organizations can receive up to $25,000
in funding for community-based projects that are led or
inspired by seniors.
For more information on the New Horizons for Seniors
funding, go to http://www.esdc.gc.ca/.

Community

Trunk 7 Music Festival 2016

By Gina Dunn

Trunk 7 Music Festival is gearing up for its 2nd

annual event on July 22 & 23. The Festival is set
to go at the Eastern Shore Recreation Centre at
the Peace Park in Musquodoboit Harbour (67 Park
Road). Theres lots of parking at the site.
There are many local Eastern Shore acts as well as
a few well known bands from other places in Nova
Scotia such as the Stanfields. Full schedule is also
listed on this page. Theres something for everyone
from fiddlers to folk to rock and also including
a Song Writers Circle. A weekend pass is $45.
Bought separately, Friday evening is $18.00 and
Saturday is $32.75. Tickets can be bought at www.
trunk7musicfestival.com or at the gate. Check out
their web site for more info on the Music Festival.
Help support the sponsors of the festival if you
need a place to stay or a bite to eat.
Places to stay in the area:
E&F Webbers Lakeside Resort
www.webberslakesideresort.com
River Oaks Golf Course
www.riveroaksgolfclub.ca
Places to eat:
Musgo Convenience
7907 Trunk 7 Musq Hbr (902-889-3322)
Harbour House Caf
7955 Trunk 7 Musq Hbr (902-889-3200)
Bonitas Kitchen
8990 Trunk 7 Head Jeddore (902-889-2213)
Atlantic Superstore
5240 Trunk 7 Porters Lake (902-827-5265)

Trunk 7 Schedule
Friday
6:00 New Damage
6:30 Wren Kelly
6:45 Jaye Dee
7:10 Loose Cannons
7:50 Chad Doucette & 5 Armed Stud
8:45 James Bradley Band
9:30 Kyle Mischiek
10:20 Veev
Saturday
12:00 Morgan Perry, Oliver Bray, Avery
Anderson, Samantha Munroe, Rebecca
Geddes, Maria Young, Nadia Flett, Clarice
Bowser, The Hartlings, Molly Lenihan
2:00 Westerness
2:30 Katie Gaetz
3:00 Reminiscent
3:30 Raeleigh Doyle/ Piper Sawchyn
4:00 Wanda Rose Milne
4:30 Ostrea Lake
5:00 Mitch Roberts
5:30 Stephanie Anderson
6:00 Songwriters Circle
6:45 Josh Smith
7:30 Lindsay Misener
8:15 Foggy Road
9:00 Andrew Hunter and the Gatherers
10:00 The Stanfields Acoustic

The Eastern Shore's

Premier Music Festival

July 22 and 23

at the peace park

Musquodoboit Harbour NS
Featuring Halifax's own

The Stanfields Acoustic

Showcasing musical artists from the
Eastern Shore and beyond including

Mitch Roberts, VEEV, Loose Cannons,

Raeleigh Doyle, Kyle Mischiek,
Ostrea Lake, Dave Roberts, Katie Gaetz,
Zach Stephen and the Outliers,
Stephanie Anderson and more!
Also featuring beer garden, firefighter's
obstacle course, ball tournament,
childrens activities and skateboard park.
For a detailed schedule of events and performers, visit our website

http://trunk7musicfestival.com

Advanced tickets available at www.ticketpro.ca and locally

at RBC and Superstore. Tickets also available at the gate.

RCMP Warns of Scam

The Nova Scotia RCMP is reminding citizens to be wary
of any telephone calls or e-mails they receive from
individuals claiming to be representatives from the
Canada Revenue Agency (CRA).
RCMP across Nova Scotia continue to respond to
complaints of fraudsters attempting to scam people
out of their money by claiming to be representatives
of the CRA. Recent scams involve telephone calls using
threatening or coercive language to scare individuals into
pre-paying fictitious debt to the CRA, as well as e-mails
that refer citizens to a website resembling the CRA where
the person is asked to verify their identity by entering
personal information.

The CRA would never ask for information about your

passport, health card, or drivers license and they would
never leave personal information on your answering
machine or ask you to leave such information on an
answering machine. When the CRA calls you, it has
established procedures in place to make sure your
personal information is protected. If you want to confirm
the authenticity of a CRA telephone number, call the CRA
by using the numbers listed on their website at www.cra.
gc.ca.
When in doubt, ask yourself the following:
Am I expecting additional money from the CRA?
Does this sound too good to be true?
Is the requester asking for information I would not

include with my tax return?

Is the requester asking for information I know the
CRA already has on file for me?
How did the requester get my e-mail address or
telephone number?
Am I confident I know who is asking for the
information?
Is there a reason that the CRA may be calling? Do I
have a tax balance outstanding?
If you receive a suspicious e-mail or telephone call,
hang up and report it immediately to the Canadian
Anti-Fraud Centre by calling 1-888-495-8501 or online
at http://www.antifraudcentre-centreantifraude.ca/
reportincident-signalerincident/index-eng.htm.

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My Ride for Cancer
By Kelly Corkery

In Atlantic Canada, 15,000 individuals are diagnosed

with cancer each year. In 2015, my father, Captain
Norman Russell Arnold, was diagnosed with a rare blood
disorder called amyloidosis, as well as an associated
cancer, multiple myeloma. Proteins in his blood are no
longer water soluble, build up in his system, and cause
damage to his organs and nervous system.

Including training, I will be cycling over 1,700 km. I have

set a fundraising goal of $1,500 and must commit to a
minimum of $1,000 to ride.
In 2015, Ride for Cancer raised over $175,000, of
which $100,000 was used to purchase a new apheresis
machine for the QEII. This life-saving piece of equipment
facilitates stem cell collection and the separation of
blood components in the treatment of lymphoma and
leukemia patients.

After aggressive chemotherapy that put the cancer into

remission, he was eligible for a stem cell transplant which
he in received in February of this year. The recovery and
healing has been slow as his immune system has been
compromised. Happily, Dads transplant was a success!

The machine significantly reduces wait times for blood

cancer patients and increases the number of treatment
procedures available each day. Time is a critical factor
when a loved ones life and well-being are on the line.
This equipment directly helped save my Dad.

Being witness to my fathers journey through cancer

and the impact it has on friends and family has altered
me; the pain these individuals endure on a daily basis
has inspired me to train for a 100 km bike ride to raise
funds and awareness for blood cancers.

Additional proceeds from the event supported vital

research to help cure leukemia, lymphoma, Hodgkins
disease and myeloma through The Leukemia &
Lymphoma Society of Canada. Thanks to innovative
research funding, survival rates for some blood cancers
have doubled and some have even tripled!

On October 1st, I will be joining hundreds of cyclists on

a journey from Mahone Bay to Halifax. Ride for Cancer
brings together seasoned riders and rookie riders alike.

Im asking for your support to help me to do

something big for cancer. Donations can be made at

www.yourrideforcancer.ca/kellycorkery or pledge
sheets will be available at the Freight Shed at the
Railway Museum in Musquodoboit Harbour.

Surfs Up

Home Hardware in Porters Lake is
expanding

Over 40 years Experience serving the Eastern Shore! Specializing in Drilled wells, Pump installs,
Clean and surge processes for all Drilled and Dug Wells, and trouble-shooting all well problems.
When Well Driller A provides you with a quote that is much lower
than Well Driller B you might think you are getting a great deal,
but a great deal does not necessarily equal great value.

Porters Lake Pub has changed their menu

and is renovating

Webbers Store and Webbers Business

Centre in Lake Charlotte opening soon

Trunk 7 Music Fest this month July 22 & 23

Surfs Down
2371 Lawrencetown Road, Lawrencetown NS
Phone 902-829-2474 / Fax 902-829-2795
Email: Bluenosewelldrilling@hotmail.com
Website: bluenosewelldrilling.ca

Hwy107 Exit 18 construction continues

No decision yet from HRM on rezoning in

Lake Echo for a C&D 2 processing site

7
Buying Local
By Richard Bell

As we head into the Eastern Shore Cooperators third

year, we wanted to take a moment to thank everyone
readers, advertisers, writers, photographerswho have
gotten us this far, and to ask for your help in supporting
more effective, more vibrant coverage of this wonderful
part of the world we are so lucky to live in.
It was some twenty years ago that the provincial
government undemocratically foisted amalgamation
onto the people of the Eastern Shore, creating a political
unit whose very nameHalifax Regional Municipality
reflects the awkwardness of this artificial and inequitable
union of urban and rural concerns.
As so many predicted at the time, the needs of the
Eastern Shore would inevitably be given short shrift on
a City Council where most of the members came from
urban districts. In stark contrast, the one Councillor for
the Eastern Shore represents a district that stretches a
profoundly non-urban 150 kilometers along the coast
from the Prestons and Lawrencetown all the way to
Ecum Secum, and takes at least two hours just to drive
from one end to the other.
But the sense of the Eastern Shore as a very special, very
beautiful part of the world persists. The Eastern Shore
Cooperator came into being three years ago to give
voice to the regions concerns and to build a stronger
sense of community among the regions many towns
and villages.
One of the keys to building the Shores economy can be
summed up in the simple phrase, buy local. By paying
attention to buying local, we can keep our money
circulating in our own communities, staying in the
pockets of our friends and neighbors rather than leaving
the Shore, the province, or even the country. We know
only too well that an economy based on exporting our
natural resourcesfish, timber, coalleaves us at the
bottom of the global economy.
Supporting the advertisers in this newspaper is one
way you can demonstrate your support for buying local.
Our advertisers make it possible for us to bring you this
newspaper for free every month, delivered right to your
mailbox. (And if youre not getting the paper, let us
know!). We deeply appreciate the willingness of these
companies to invest in the paper with their own hardearned dollars. When youre shopping with any of our
advertisers, we hope you will thank them for making it
possible for the Shore to have its own community paper.
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Tangier Parish 150th Celebration
By Bernice Logan

[Editors Note: In response to Bernice Logans June

article about the Anglian Churches contributions to
community life in Tangier Parish, our careful readers
asked for more information about several prominent
clergy she inadvertently omitted, which Ms. Logan
has graciously provided below. The 150th anniversary
celebration is scheduled for July 30-31.]
The very first Rector of Tangier Parish was Father
James Richie (1876). He was a poet and a scholar but
also had the practical side of getting things done. He is
responsible for building the St. James Church in Spry Bay.
He wrote a book of Poems to help finance that goal. (If
any parishioner has a copy of his book, the Celebration
Committee would welcome making it available for
viewing during our celebration.)
The Reverend Thomas Turner came to the Parish in
1932. He was a jovial priest from Newfoundland, as
were many of the Anglican clergy on the Eastern Shore.
Reverend Turner was remembered for his unique
approach to raising money for the parish. He organized
stage plays that were performed by Parishioners. The
money was badly needed, and those who performed
still remember their seven months of fame. I received
several reprimands for my memory lapse from the
Theater Aficionados.
The present Rectory was built during the Reverend
Ernest Nelsons time. He married a girl from the parish,
Marjorie Mason, and their daughter was born in the
Rectory. That little girl, Irene Nelson, now 85 years old,
likes to tell the story her mother told her. The Rectors
wife and Mrs. Borgal of Spry Bay were both expecting
babies. The doctor went to Mrs. Borgal first, and by the
time he got to Tangier, the Rector had delivered his own
baby. Sadly, Reverend Nelson died of cancer shortly
after Irene was born.
The fourth clergyman I left out was the Tangier
Terror, Canon G.S. Tanton, or Father Staff as he was
affectionately known. It was during his ministry that
St. Michaels Church in Sheet Harbour was built. He
worked diligently to get the Eastern Shore Memorial
Hospital built in Sheet Harbour. It was said that as he
drove to his morning services he blew his horn as he
passed the homes of his Altar Boys, to make sure they
were on their way to Church too. Canon Tanton was also
involved in getting a High School built in Tangier (now
the Elementary School).
He also masterminded and built the Deanery Centre in
Ship Harbour as a childrens summer camping facility.

What Conditions May Be Helped

by Therapeutic Massage?
By Libby Tobias, Registered Massage Therapist

Recent research studies show therapeutic massage

reduces heart rate, lowers blood pressure, increases
blood circulation and lymph flow, relaxes muscles,
improves range of motion and increases endorphins.
Massage can also exhilarate healing while recovery
from exercise or injury.
Soft tissue accounts for 85% of human pain. For example,
headaches are mainly due to soft tissue dysfunction
with tight neck and back muscles.
People with the following conditions are reporting that
therapeutic massage has lessened or relieved many of
their symptoms.

Back Pain

Fibromyalgia

Headaches

Arthritis

Shoulder Pain
TMJ dysfunction

Insomnia

Stress

Plantar Fasciitis
Anxiety & Depression
There are approximately 5 million touch receptors in our
skin, with over 3000 in a single finger tip. A caring touch
can reduce the heart rate and lower blood pressure.

HRM Seeks Election Workers

After decades of use, the church finally closed the

facility, but Kim Thompson, another visionary, stepped
in and founded the Deanery Project in 2011, which has
repurposed the camp focusing on the environment,
youth, community, and building in harmony with
nature. So Canon Tantons vision and dream will live on
in perpetuity.

During the upcoming municipal and school board

elections, HRM needs to hire workers for a variety
of positions. If you are interested in working for
the Election in October 2016, please complete
an application form at: www.halifax.ca/election/
electionworker.php.

In 1967 the University of Kings College conferred an

honorary Doctorate of Divinity on Canon Tanton. After
14 years of pioneering service on the Eastern Shore,
Father Staff moved on to St. Marks Church in Halifax.

There are various Election Central and Polling

Location Staff positions needed such as: Supervisory
Deputy Returning Officer (SDRO); Deputy Returning
Officer (DRO); Poll Clerk (PC); Information Officer
(IO); Results Data Entry Clerk (RSEC); and Driver.

The fifth Rector of Tangier was the Reverend Alex

Shepherd. He was another jovial, dedicated Priest from
Newfoundland. From Tangier he moved to the South
Shore, where he took part in the weekly radio program
called Morning Devotions.
Kevin Franklyn was the last Rector before the current
Rector, Lorraine Otto. He was young, and came to
Tangier with his wife Melissa (also a priest), directly
from Divinity School. He is now in Manitoba. He was an
old soul in philosophy and practice. In his traditional
frock coat, he would have fit into Tangier 150 years ago.

For more details on Job Descriptions and Job

Qualifications, go to:
www.halifax.ca/election/
documents/JobDescriptions.pdf . There is also a
link to explain what the Tariff of Fees & Expenses
(Election Pay) for each position. If you have any
further questions, please Call 311 or Contact HRM
Elections Office at elections@halifax.ca or write to
them at Halifax City Hall, 1841 Argyle Street, Halifax,
NS, B3J 3Y8. Phone: 902-490-8683 (VOTE) or Toll-Free
1-844-301-8683 (VOTE) or by TDD: 1-866-236-0020
or Fax: 902-490-4208.

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Great night celebrating athletes at ESDHS!

ESDHA Drama Group, Grade 11 & 12

U14 Bronze Medal Winners - Soccer

OConnell students raised over $4,000 to see

Mr. Lucas ride his tricycle!

Photo by Tobbi Dyer

Photo by Tobbi Dyer

ESDHS Class of 2016

Photo by Tobbi Dyer

Photo by Tobbi Dyer

Musquodoboit Harbour has experienced a

rebirth over the past few years, with many
new businesses opening their doors.The
latest arrival is the new Musgo Convenience
store, which is located beside the RBC in the
Forest Hills Drug Mart building.
This location had been home to a store for
over thirty years, but the years had not been
kind. We spent the first six weeks mostly
cleaning and sanitizing. says M-A (MaryAlice) Betlem, store owner and manager.
We wanted to make sure our customers
would feel comfortable and welcome. We
also knew there were many people who had
stopped shopping there in recent years, so
a fresh start was important for us to earn
their confidence
After six weeks without a break, the
first phase was completed and Musgo
Convenience opened its doors on April
13.The community has welcomed them
with open arms. It was a very worthwhile
effort and we are very happy that it is so
appreciated by our customers., says M-A,
noting that there are new customers daily
who comment on how bright and clean
everything is now.
Partner and co-owner Wally Stephen
managed the complete renovation. When
we took over the space, we were faced with
an empty box. After acid washing the floors,
replacing all the lights and scouring the
walls, we spent the next six weeks building a
completely modern kitchen and convenience
store. It took a lot of work, but we made the
space our own. The new Take-Out opened
at the end of April.
We know that first impressions are lasting
and we spent a lot of time exploring recipes
before opening the kitchen, MA continues

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Welcome to the Shamanic Worldview

By Bethana Sullivan
This is the first of a series of articles about
the Shamanic Worldview and healing
practices. Some of you may be quite
knowledgeable and others less so; but
wherever you are is the beginning and the
opening, a place that moves and changes
from moment to moment as all experience,
all knowing is but a raindrop that falls
from the sky becoming brook becoming
inlet becoming ocean becoming moisture
becoming ice becoming cloud becoming
gas.
This is what we are like despite the rock
of Nova Scotia that is so solid and strong,
an illusion of permanence. The memory
of Rock is long and deep; it holds stories
of the Earth when the oceans covered its
surface, about the Teutonic plates shifting
and superheated rock releasing moisture
becoming lava feeding volcanoes, when
mountain ranges formed and fell through
erosion by water, opening to the oceans
moving in and receding, an eternal cycle
of being and becoming. This cycle of
rock and water changing form yet always
interconnected is part of the experience of
Shamanism.
Some of you might remember from my
articles on Interpersonal Communication
that change is part of the natural
movement of life and when it is stymied,
conflict becomes the vehicle that energizes
us towards that growing edge. A source of
energy for change is passion, experienced
as the element of fire. And what feeds fire
is air. So now we have the basic elements of
life - earth, air, fire and water. Every living
thing is bound together
by these elements: earth
my body, air my breath,
water my blood, and fire
my spirit.
When anything blocks
the movement of breath,
blood, body and spirit,
it is experienced as an
ailment of the body,
mind, emotions, or
spirit. This is ancient
knowledge
evidenced

in practices today such as Tai Chi-Qigong,

reiki and osteopathy, meditation and
consciousness raising groups. In the
shamanic world, we and everything
around us is alive and embodied, yet we
are also elemental energies. And as Carlo
Castaneda discovered in his journeying, we
can shift our awareness from an embodied
being to an energy or spirit being.
Shifting consciousness from everyday
awareness to shamanic, sometimes
named transcendent or immanence or
just alternate reality, is the bridge that
opens us to the awareness of spirit in all
of nature, of which we are part. In our
everyday world, we have learned to rely
on our seeing, hearing, touching, tasting,
smelling to know the world of objective
reality, but Shamanism opens the doorway
to other ways of personal knowing. Here in
this realm of reality, there are ...helping
spirits who can share guidance, insight,
and healing not just for ourselves but also
for the world in which we live. (Ingerman,
S.: Awakening to the Spirit World, p. ix)
I will end this very basic introduction with
a reminder of what the mystics of old knew
and were pilloried for, what shamans from
every culture know as did healers and
midwives from the time of the inquisitions:
we have the awareness of direct revelation.
In todays world we are struggling with
how to embody the shift from a hierarchal
power over to an interconnected power
with, and power with-in paradigm. The
shamanic path will provide practices to
open and deepen this awareness.

Halifax DiSTRiCT 2 COUNCillORS COMMUNiQUE

JUlY 2016 iSSUE #224 HAPPY CANADA DAY
HRM R.E.C. VAN SERVICE COMING

Halifax Recreation will be engaging communities with the

R.E.C. Van again this summer. Beginning June 30th our
new HRM R.E.C. Van will spend the summer visiting public
parks, municipal beaches, spray pads and playgrounds
throughout the Halifax region, providing free recreational
sports and activities to kids, families and seniors. Residents
can try something new or take part in their favourite
outdoor activity. The R.E.C. Van is stacked with equipment
for more than 50 different activities and sports, including
baseball, basketball, soccer, washer toss, giant checkers,
archery, skipping and much more! All of this to encourage
physical activity and ensure more people have access to
the equipment and support to be active, stay fit and have
fun. Watch for the R.E.C. Van coming to a community near
you soon! For more information visit www.halifax.ca/rec/
rec-van.php or contact Marlo Barnes at barnesm@halifax.
ca or call 902-479-4479.

PROPERTY TAX RELIEF PROGRAM

HRM can help homeowners pay their property tax through

a payment plan, a property tax rebate, or deferral of taxes
(payment is put off to a later date). These programs are
available to all homeowners with a combined household
income of $32,000 or less a year who live within the
boundary of the municipality. There are different programs
to choose from depending on a persons needs. It is
important that you know what choices exist. There is a
program booklet that lists the different types of programs,
who can apply, and how to complete an application each
year. Applications are now available. Do you qualify? If you
applied in previous years, did you receive your application
in the mail? For answers to these questions visit www.
halifax.ca/taxes/exemption or call 311.

HRM vs PROVINCIAL BURNING RULES

The provincial governments burning restrictions website

is updated daily at 2 p.m. to clarify which category of
burning the Department of Natural Resources (DNR) has
implemented for the province. Visit http://novascotia.
ca/natr/forestprotection/wildfire/burnsafe/.
In
the
majority of cases HRM will mirror the level of restriction
on open-air burning declared by the province. While the
municipality can never assert a level of restriction lower
than what the province has declared, the fire service
has the ability to be more restrictive than the province
if warranted. Should that be the case, the public will be
informed via a public service announcement (PSA), which
can be found in the Halifax Media Room, on the Halifax
Regional Fire & Emergency website and through social
media updates on the Fire Twitter feed: @hfxfire. There is
one other difference between the provincial and municipal
regulations. The province allows burning overnight until
8 a.m. However, the municipal bylaw requires that open
burning in the municipality ends at midnight.

VOLUNTEER FIREFIGHTERS NEEDED

Halifax Regional Fire and Emergency are currently recruiting

volunteer firefighters for the various communities in our
district area. For more details, please call HRM Volunteer
Firefighters Manager at 902-490-5611 or: www.halifax.ca/
fire/VolunteerFirefighterRecruitment.php.

Councillor David Hendsbee

H.R.M. District 2
PrestonChezzetcookEastern Shore

EVENTS & FESTIVALS GRANTS

The new HRM Administrative Order (AO 2014-021-GOV)

Respecting Regional Special Events Grants is to establish
consistent and equitable funding for community and
cultural events. There are four funding programs:
Community Celebrations: $1,000 maximum
Established Community Festivals: $25K maximum
Significant Anniversaries: $10,000 maximum
Cultural Events & Showcases: $60,000 maximum
This years grant awards for our own local community &
festival celebrations are as follows:
Literacy & Storytelling Festival$500
April 16th17th West Chezzetcook
Emerging Lens Independent Cultural Film Festival$2,000
April 20th23rd Black Cultural Centre & Pier 21
Proposed 2017 & 2018 HRM Funding: $2,000
Celebrate Taste of East Preston$1,000
July 1st East Preston Recreation Centre
Proposed 2017 & 2018 HRM Funding: $1,000
North Preston Days$5,500
July 16th North Preston Community Centre
Proposed 2017 & 2018 HRM Funding: $5,500
Trunk 7 Music Festival$1,000
July 22nd23rd Musquodoboit Harbour
Moser River Days$500
July 30th River Community Centre/Park
Commemoration of the Great UpheavalThe Expulsion
of the Acadians$500
July 28th St. Anselm Parish Church/Hall
Africa Festival of Arts & Culture$2,500
July 29th31st Sackville Landing, Halifax
Lake N Shore Days$0
2016 event was cancelled due to lack of volunteers.
Proposed 2017 & 2018 HRM Funding: $4,750
Acadian Festival$1,500
August 14th20th West Chezzetcook
Proposed 2017 & 2018 HRM Funding: $1,500
Halifax County Exhibition$25,000
August 17th19th Middle Musquodoboit
Proposed 2017 & 2018 HRM Funding: $25,000
Seacoast Trail Arts Assoc. Exhibition$500
August 21 Sheet Harbour Lions Centre
Cole Harbour Harvest Festival$6,500
Sept. 9th10th Cole Harbour Place
Proposed 2017 & 2018 HRM Funding: $6,500

WEEKLY ORGANIC COLLECTION

Once again this year there will be weekly organic green

cart collection for the summer months of July & August.
For more details go to www.halifax.ca/recycle or call 311.

SWIMMING POOLS & FENCING LAWS

Residents with either an above-ground or in-ground

swimming pool are required to obtain a permit. To obtain
these permits details of pool location, fencing and security
must be identified as specified in HRM By-law S-700:
www.halifax.ca/legislation/Bylaws/HRM/bls700.pdf. This
applies to all swimming pools with a diameter of 11 feet
or more and a depth of 2 feet or more. Pools should be
completely enclosed with a 5 foot high fence. For more
information visit: www.halifax.ca/building-renovating/_
assets/documents/pools20152.pdf.
Swimming pools and hot tubs are quite enjoyable and
popular but they must be maintained properly to ensure
that harsh pool chemicals arent allowed to enter the street,
where they may flow into ditches and drain directly to our
natural waterways, wetlands, rivers, lakes or harbour. For
more information regarding the discharge of hot tub and
pool water, or to report a spill please call 311 or email
pollutionprevention@halifaxwater.ca or visit www.halifax.
ca/hrwc/tionpreventionTipsforPoolMaintenance.php.

SOLAR CITY PROGRAM EXPANDS

After a successful two-year pilot project, HRM Council

has approved the continuation of its Solar City Program
(SCP) for three more years. Staff is currently developing
the new program, and registration will open before the
end of Summer 2016. The SCP provides residents an
opportunity to install solar energy collectors on their
property. The new program will now offer property
owners three solar energy technology options: Solar Hot
Water, Solar Hot Air, and Solar Photovoltaic (PV). The
program will target 450 installations per year, with a mix
of the three solar technologies, for a total target of 1350
installations over the three-year program period. This
will increase opportunities for property owners to save
money and reduce their environmental footprint while
impacting growth of the local industry. HRM will continue
to administer the program on a cost neutral basis to the
municipality. A Local Improvement Charge (LIC) will allow
qualified property owners to finance their solar installation
through HRM using a unique Solar City account. The LIC
is currently being offered at a low interest rate of 4.75%
over a 10-year loan that is repaid through a separate bill
on the property. SCP development updates will be posted
at www.halifax.ca/solarcity. In the meantime, if you have
questions or would like to be on the mailing list, please
contact them by email at solarcity@halifax.ca or by regular
mail: PO Box 1749, Halifax, NS, B3J 3A5.

Community Garden Harvest Festival$500

September 22nd24th West Chezzetcook
Christmas Tree Lighting$500
Nov. 18th20th West Chezzetcook

Office Phone:
Cell Phone:
City Hall:
fax:

902-889-3553
902-483-0705
902-490-4050
902-829-3620

311

david.hendsbee@halifax.ca
david@hendsbee.ns.ca
www.hendsbee.ns.ca
@david_hendsbee
facebook.com/david.hendsbee

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July 1, 10am 3pm

Taste Of Preston
East Preston Recreation Centre
More info call (902) 435-9894
or www.epubc.ca
July 1, 1-5pm
Celebrate Canada Day @
Petpeswick Yacht Club
All Welcome! Sail Past, Free
Boat Rides, Barbeque, Steamed
Mussels, Music, Childrens
activities, Jr. Sailing in action
Info: Paula @ 902-889-2435
July 6, 7-9pm
Gerald Hardy Memorial Society
Cascades Thrift Shop
Fashion Show and Strawberry
Shortcake. Lions Centre, Sheet
Harbour. Tickets at Scotiabank
$5.00
July 8 ,9 & 10
7-9pm on July 8 & 9;
2-4pm on July 10.
Recreation of an Old Radio
Show at Memory Lane Heritage
Village, Lake Charlotte.
Tel: 902-845-1937.
July 9, 10am 5pm
Quilt show and rug hooking
display. St. James Anglican
Church & St. James U.C.
Heritage Site - both located on
the Old Taylors Head Road,
Spry Bay
July 9, 11am 5pm
Petals & Paint - Annual Flower
& Art Show Old School Musq
Hbr. Presented by the Eastern
Shore Garden Club & Local Artists. Paintings with the theme
flowers & gardens will be
exhibitied. Admission is free

July 9, 4-6pm
Turkey, Ham & Salad Supper.
Spry Bay Community Centre,
Spry Bay Village Road,
Admission: $12.00 adult; $6.00
children 5-12 yrs; under 5- free
July 10, 2pm
Annual Picnic St. Denis Hall,
East Ship Harbour. Roast Beef
Supper from 4-6pm. Bingo 7pm
July 16, 8-10pm
Old School Musq. Hbr
House Concert Series $15
Ostrea Lake Band (Indie Folk)
July 16, 11:30am 1pm
Coffee Party, Petpeswick Yacht
Club. All Welcome $15/person.
Info & Table Reservations,
Marilyn @ 902-889-2764
July 16 , 8pm 1am
Dance @ Petpeswick Yacht
Club with Ruckus Band
Tickets & Group Reservations:
Paula @ 902-889-2435
July 18-22, 9am-12pm
Avalanche Ranch Childrens
VBS Program. Ages 4-12; FREE!
Lake Echo Baptist Church(17
Peter Court, Mineville). Enjoy
amazing Bible adventures,
unforgettable songs, fun crafts,
fantastic games, and tasty
treats. Get ready to lasso some
crazy excitement. WAHOO!
more info at
www.lakeechobaptist.com
July 22 & 23
Trunk 7 Music Festival at Peace
Park, 67 Park Road, Musq. Hbr.
Music for everyone
trunk7musicfestival.com/

July 23, 4-6pm

St. Andrews Anglican Church
(Spry Harbour) Annual Turkey
and Ham Supper. Tangier Fire
Hall. Teens/Adults $12; children
5-12 years $6.00; under 5 free.
Takeout available
July 30, 4-6pm
Annual Turkey supper with
homemade desserts. St
Barnabas, Hd of Chezzetcook
Adults $12; Child 6 - 12 years
$6; under 5 free. Take-out
available. More info Phyllis
Keizer 902-827-2796

Farmers Markets
Musquodoboit Harbour
July 3, 10, 17, 24, 31
9am 1pm, ES Arena

Sheet Harbour
July 2, 16 & 30
9:30am 1:30pm

Eastern Shore makers and

bakers, farm fresh produce,
meats, and organic products.
For more information: www.
mhfarmersmarket.ca, call
902-220-9114, or email
info@mhfarmersmarket.ca

Eastern Shore Wildlife Assoc.

Lodge at the Wildlife Assoc.
Campground at 200 Pool Rd.
Facebook Sheet Harbour
Farmers & Craft Market

ONGOING EVENTS
Chase the Ace
Fridays Tickets 5 7 pm.
Draw 8 pm
RCL Br 160, 703 Main St Dart.
The Eastern Shore Players
A community theatre group
open to all ages. Info at
www.easternshoreplayers.ca
Alzheimers Support Group
Meets third Thursday of the
month at Twin Oaks from
7-9 pm. More info, call Dee
Dwyer at 902-889-2429.
Eastern Shore Garden Club
Meets second Tuesday of the
month at the Lions Club, 89
East Chezzetcook Rd. 7:00pm
More info contact: easternshoregardenclub@outlook.
com
Wool Fibre Work Group
Lawrencetown Comm.
Centre, Thursdays 9am-3pm,
$5/day. More info, contact
902-404-7095

www.zareskilaw.ca

DENISE E. ZARESKI
BARRISTER & SOLICITOR

EMAIL: denise@zareskilaw.ca

MICHAEL BRINE

BARRISTER & SOLICITOR

EMAIL: michael@zareskilaw.ca

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7782 HWY. 7 MUSQUODOBOIT HARBOUR

NOVA SCOTIA B0J 2L0
TEL: 902 889 3437 FAX: 902 889 3541
EMAIL: admin@zareskilaw.ca

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Nancy Lobban CPA, CGA

- Chartered Professional Accountant

Tel 902-476-8765 Fax 902-889-3363
Email:nlobban@eastlink.ca

Office and Mailing Address:

# 8005 Highway 7, Musquodoboit Harbour NS B0J 2L0

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Community
Walking is Great Exercise

Lake Echo Community Clean Up

By Rose Brown, BAHKin

Walking is a beneficial exercise
and a great way to improve
physical fitness for everyone.
Studies show that participating
in good cardiovascular exercise
helps protect against heart
disease and also decreases
blood pressure. Walking helps
strengthen the heart and lung
muscles, improving overall health.

Before any type of exercise, its important to do a proper

warm up. Warming up will prepare the mind and body
for exercise. An appropriate warm up may consist of
walking on the spot for a few minutes, arm circles, as
well as some dynamic stretches such as walking lunges
or high kicks. Warming up will increase overall blood
flow to the working muscles in order to better prepare
for more demanding physical activity.

Walking is a great exercise for all different levels of

physical fitness. People can choose a specific pace and
distance comfortable for them. More advanced walkers
may choose to walk at a faster pace, and also choose a
route with varying levels of incline in order to make it
more challenging.

Its recommended that individuals do at least 30 minutes

of walking a day, 5-7 days a week. It may be hard to
find time during the day to do 30 consecutive minutes
of walking. One tip would be to break the time up into
three ten-minute intervals. Perhaps you can park ten
minutes away from work, or get off the bus one stop
before in order to get in some walking throughout the
day.

Walking is a low impact exercise that is beneficial for the

body because its not too hard on our joints, decreasing
the risk for any potential injury.

Rose Brown is a Kinesiologist at PhysioLink Porters Lake.

She runs the Pavement Pounders Walking Club; a free
program to encourage an active lifestyle.

Volunteers turned out on June 18 for the Lake Echo

Community Clean Up on Highway 7. Many participants
came from the Concerned Residents of Porters Lake,
Lake Echo, Preston, and Mineville who have been
fighting a proposed construction and demolition
reprocessing facility on Highway 7 in Porters Lake.
Valerie Keizer-Thomas, a member of Concerned
Residents who posted this picture of the clean up,
noted on her Facebook page, "Wow, the stuff people
throw out in the ditches is unreal. No more dumps."

Seacoast Trail Arts Association

By Sandy Moser
The Seacoast Trail Arts Association of the Eastern Shore
was founded in 2006 and this is the associations 10year anniversary. This group was formed from a desire
to celebrate, foster and promote the talent from the
Eastern Shore of Nova Scotia. This association is unique
due to its diversity of crafts and fine art.
At our monthly meetings, we have presentations from
artists, artisans, community members and specialists.
This year we listened to presentations by a felting artist;
a lady who shears her sheep to make wool to card, spin
and weave; a sea glass jeweler; a potter and more. Also,
this year we made a trip to the Deanery Centre in Ship
Harbour to visit Kim Thompson and view their projects.
The Association meets on the second Wednesday of
each month at the multipurpose room at Eastern Shore
Memorial Hospital at 7pm.
The association has many projects on the go. Each year
we give a bursary to a graduating student at Duncan
MacMillan High School who will be pursuing a career
in Fine or Applied Arts. The artists donate to a silent
auction which raises money for the bursary. This year
the topic is Of the Sea. One local artist will be building
a kayak that will be decorated by the artists. There is
a quilting group that meets once a week as well as a

Barry Colpits, Seacoast Arts Association Member

Ceasefire Halifax Stop the Violence Appeal North Preston

painting group. The Association also looks after the Art

Park in Sheet Harbour, where members donate art.
Examples of members arts and crafts include: crocheted
and knitted items; dream catchers; fabric art; folk art;
jewelery; paintings; photography; rug hookings; stained
glass; quilting traditional and quilt art; weaving; wood
sculpture, bowls, and furniture; wood relief carving and
more.
Each year the Association hosts an exhibition and sale
which will be held this year on Sunday, August 21, 2016
at the Lions Centre, 183 Pool Road, Sheet Harbour. The
time is 10:00 am to 4:00 pm. Admission is free. Join us
and view our talented artists and artisans art creations.
For more information, go to our website, www.
seacoasttrailart.com and visit our Facebook page
Seacoast Trail Arts Association.

Ross Road Spring Photo Booth

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Don Reider: Giving and Receiving

By Deirdre Dwyer

Im certain theres not another artist on the Eastern

Shore whos done more exploring of the universe
of human movement than Don Rieder. A dancer, a
performer, and a veteran of 10 years as an acting coach
for the Cirque du Soleil in Montreal and Las Vegas,
Rieder weaves together a unique combination of
comedy, found objects, story telling, and words in his
moving performances.
There is a saying, The gift must always move, Rieder
told me. Movement is our birthright, a gift we share. As
a performer, master teacher, director, and dramaturge,
I want to open people to their gifts so that they can
share those gifts with generosity, courage and joy. In
evaluating the nature of movement, Rieder explains that
movement should partake of what he calls simplicity
and musicality. As models for simplicity, Rieder looks
to our fellow animals, whose movements are graceful,
efficient, and made with a minimum of effort. His
definition of musicality refers to the performers breath,
phrasing, and changing movements. And the level of
generosity in a performance has to do with how much
risk a performer is prepared to take in reaching out to
the audience.
Rieder was born in Cleveland, Ohio. Seeing a performance
in 1966 by the mime artist, Marcel Marceau was a lifechanging event: I hadnt seen a man move like that.
He joined a mime group in 1972, and toured with them
through the States, and into Canada.
From 1978 to 1980, received his most important training.

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He got a series of International Research and Exchange

Grants to study at Charles University in Prague, at that
time part of the Czech Republic. He trained with famous
Czech clowns and watched performances that were
dark, comic, visual, poetic, and politically charged with
references to the oppression the Czech people faced
under the Nazis and the Russians. From Czech artists,
he gained an appreciation of animated and silent film,
and puppetry.
The late Valerie Dean, Rieders wife and artistic partner
for many years, played a critical role in Rieders
evolution as a performer. The two of them co-founded
the company Klauniada, named for the Czech word for
clown play.
During his ten years as an acting coach with Cirque du
Soleil, Rieder taught and trained Olympic gymnasts,
acrobats, dancers, and singers. He helped to create
shows, did character work and mask work, and taught
acrobats how to be aware of lighting, costumes and
make-up, and how to make memorable entrance and
exits.
While learning his craft, Rieder has always been engaged
in giving back. In Montreal, he was a master teacher for
Cirque du Monde/Social Circus, the Cirque du Soleils
worldwide program for youth at risk, and has offered
master classes for social action programs throughout
Quebec, in Atlanta, Orlando, and Las Vegas. With Valerie
Dean, he created Sunrise Theatre, a touring company
of abled and disabled actors. He has worked for The

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National Theatre School of Canada, the National Circus

School in Montreal, and at a number of colleges and
universities in the US and Canada.
Rieder continues to teach and to perform. He did a
workshop this spring in Sherbrooke, Quebec, where
he taught twenty dancers, including professional stilt
dancers, to become more articulate and more emotional
in their movements. Earlier this year, he was a guest
artist at the School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance
Studies at the University of Maryland. And he is currently
creating and refining a trilogy that blends his clown skills
with puppetry, dance, and storytelling. He gave a workin-progress performance of what promises to be a very
powerful trilogy last year at The Old School Community
Gathering Place in Musquodoboit Harbour.

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Will Halifax Go Green in 2016? MacPherson Announces for Mayor

By Richard Bell

MacPherson was one of 5 kids who grew up in what she

calls a tough house in Dartmouth where her siblings
all moved out early. She started waitressing at 16, and
slowly worked her way up into management, helping to
start several other restaurants before striking out on her
own.

Climate change isnt just heating up the planet; its

heating up this falls race for mayor in Halifax.
On Earth Day, Lil MacPherson, the owner of the Wooden
Monkey restaurants, announced that she intends to be a
candidate for mayor of Halifax. And climate change is at
the heart of her platform.
Ive been really nervous about climate change for years
now, MacPherson told the Cooperator. It doesnt leave
my mind ever. Halifax is not known as a green city. We
need to start a new conversation about the futureits
our time, it has to be our time.
MacPherson says it was a natural disaster first got her
attention. Hurricane Juan scared me as a mother, and it
really got me thinking about food security and our local
food system.
So in the last Year of the Money (2004), MacPherson took
the plunge and started the first Wooden Monkey. The
restaurant has completely changed my life, MacPherson
says. Here we are, 12 years later, in another Year of
the Monkey, and Ive got two restaurants, with 18 Nova
Scotia farmers supplying us. Our success shows that
people want real change, real food, local food.
Along the way, MacPherson became increasingly involved
with the global movement to stop climate change. I
decided to go through the training that former U.S. Vice

I know all about the challenges facing our citys small

businesses, MacPherson says. Getting permits is crazy,
and the commercial property tax is killing downtown.
President Al Gore was offering to teach people to present
his movie, An Inconvenient Truth, MacPherson said.
Acting on her own as a private citizen, MacPherson
attended the last three global climate change conferences
in Copenhagen, Mexico City, and most recently in Paris.
Im only a restaurant owner and a mom, but I wanted to
see what rest of world was doing with farming, see what
everyone else is doing.
At these global conferences, MacPherson found that the
most exciting work was being done by cities. When I
look at the whole world, what I see isnt countries, its
a bunch of municipalities. Listening to these fantastic
mayors from every continent, talking about the fabulous
new technologies and innovations and solutions theyre
trying out, it just amazed me at the massive green
investments that are going on, trillions of dollars.

MacPherson has never run for office before, although she

says she did think about running in 2012, but ended up
supporting Mike Savage. She said she had not talked to
Savage about running this year, and that she still viewed
him as a nice man, as a good guy. Im hoping we have
a good campaign. But when I came back from the Paris
climate conference, it just really struck me that I wasnt
hearing the word climate change around our city.
She decided to announce on Earth Day as a symbol, but
will be pulling her campaign team together over the
course of the next month. Theres a green tsunami
coming, and I want to make sure Halifax doesnt miss this
opportunity. Its the responsibility of every leader on the
planet to have a finger on the pulse of climate change. The
earth is melting, and we have to pay attention. Theres
just too much for us to lose: the bigger the challenge, the
bigger the opportunity.

Twin Oaks/Birches Health Care Foundation

By Tara Dunn

Many people along the Eastern Shore have been touched

in some way by either Twin Oaks Hospital or The Birches
Home for Special Care. As an integral part of our
community, Twin Oaks has 14 beds and a busy out-patient
department and The Birches has 40 nursing home beds
and two respite beds. Both organizations are supported
by the Twin Oaks/Birches Health Care Foundation whose
mandate is to raise money for items of care and comfort
not covered through the operational budget.
Before merging in 2001, the Twin Oaks Foundation
and The Birches Foundation had been raising funds
for countless years. Many people may remember the
hospital supper that was hosted during the Eastern
Shore Summer Fair every year from 1945 until the late
1990s. The event was always a success; raising significant
funds and bringing the community together. The event
worked well until the government told us we had to

change how some of the food was prepared, says Linda

Verlinden, Foundation Chair. We were also losing many
of the volunteers who organized the event.
So 16 years ago, the No Supper Supper was introduced.
Since 2010, this fundraiser has brought in nearly $87,000
and facilitated the purchase of a 22-passenger wheelchair
bus, lifts, furniture, a sterilizer, a defibrillator kit and
much more. People were very supportive of the change
in 2001 and still are, explains Linda. Other signatures
events hosted by the Foundation have included a Spring
Gala and the John Fraser Fall Classic Golf Tournament.
The Twin Oaks/Birches Health Care Foundation is a
fundraising board made up of members of the community
who volunteer their time. Its commitment has been
to give 50 percent of all money raised to the facilities
while putting the other 50 percent into investments.

Over the last number of years, there has been a decline

in volunteers willing to put the many hours required
to successfully hold fundraising events. Currently we
are only running the No Supper Supper, which allows
the community an opportunity to give, says Linda.
Fortunately our savvy investing allows us to continue
to support our facilities through the interest generated
from our investments.
The Foundation accepts donations by mail, in person and
online through their website www.twinoaksbirches.ca.
All donations can be receipted.
Should the Birches be replaced down the road, a capital
campaign will be launched and the Foundation will
be counting on the community to once again provide
support.

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