The HAG is an online news magazine featuring the communities of Avonport, Bishopville, Glooscap First Nation, Hants Border, Hantsport, Lockhartville, West Brooklyn & Mount Denson.
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Are you prepared?
This year, Churchill House will be transformed into The Blackwood Estate a place whispered about for generations, where the darkness isn’t just deep it’s broken
For our 10th anniversary, we ’ re going further than ever before. More fear and more of the story you were never meant to hear Prepare to be scared out of your life Or ask yourself do you dare step inside?
HANTSPORT The historic Churchill House has once again become the focus of unsettling whispers after the disappearance of Madame Eleanor Blackwood, famed paranormal researcher and last heir of the Blackwood line
She believed a secret society The Order of the Eternal Veil planned to use this year ’ s event to unleash an ancient entity. Eleanor vanished before she could warn the town With the Convergence fast approaching, the question lingers: Who pushed Eleanor into the veil and can she be brought back?
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I have been a resident of the community of Lockhartville since I was born and as far back as I can remember the Lockhartville community hall was a staple in our community
The hall dates back as far as the early estimated 1930’s, old enough that I have elders in my area who attended school here as children.
Over the years that I have been around (41 years) the Lockhartville hall would be a host to numerous events. There once was an annual event that was called “Lockhartville Days” which would host the community for a gathering of live music, food and vendors
The hall would also host numerous events over the years such as fundraiser events, suppers and meals, birthday parties and every Saturday night there would be a jam session with local musical artists gathering to play music
Up until the past 5 or 6 years there was a significant decline in usage. So, I figured I would look into why the hall was dormant and to see if we could use the hall for events again.
After gathering all of the information required, so we formed a new society for nonprofit to help fundraise and mitigate the needs for Lockhartville Hall Our society is called The Lockhartville and Area Hall Society
We are composed of 5 members, Brock Yeaton of Avonport, Pamela Keddy of Lockhartville, Josh Horton of Lockhartville and Krisit Barclay of Lockhartville and Myself Brad Beckwith of Lockhartville These members who have been chosen share a like-mindedness and common goal which is to re-establish the Lockhartville Hall once again for the community to use and to enjoy
Our plans for the hall are to once again have the ability to host events and allow our community to have a place for everyone to enjoy again. We are in the very early stages of this re-establishment of the hall, but with help from the community through fundraising and volunteering, we hope to have the hall at full function and capacity by Spring of 2026
Lockhartville and Area Hall Society
So here we go again! Lots of messages of folks who missed out on the last one so we will do another one! Let’s fill it up and draw! $20 a square Bradbeckwith40@gmail.com
We have a great community here and the support so far from local people has been amazing! Our goal is to have the hall once again a busy spot in our community, we would like to be able to host events and meals and allow the hall to be rented to sustain this property going forward.
Follow us on FacebookLockartville and Area Hall Society For ongoing fundraisers & news
Brad Beckwith
Saxby’s Gale
In December of 1868, Stephen Martin Saxby, a navigator in the British Navy and amateur astronomer, first wrote to a London newspaper warning of a storm that he predicted would hit the eastern seaboard of North America on October 4th or 5th, 1869
On the date predicted, thunderstorms carrying moisture were moving West to East across the North American Continent. At the same time, a tropical storm from the Caribbean, was moving up along the Northeastern Seaboard heading towards New Brunswick.
The
two storms met south of Saint John on the morning of October 4th, 1869 and combined to create a cyclone. Wind gusts at sea during the storm reached 200 kilometers per hour.
Many of the vessels out at sea were lost, along with their crews. The storm caused severe flooding along the Fundy Coast as the normally high tides at that time of year and the high winds caused by the storm combined to create a surge of water
Over the next two days as the storm traveled up the funnel shaped Bay of Fundy the low lying areas of Albert County and surrounding counties continued to be flooded
The storm brought with it the highest tides ever recorded along the eastern seaboard, along with high winds and heavy rain. Some areas received over 300mm of rain in one day
There were at least 37 deaths between Maine, New Brunswick, and New York.[3] The gale destroyed miles of the newly completed Windsor and Annapolis Railway along the Minas Basin near Horton and Wolfville,
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Stephen Martin Saxby, 1870
MATTERS Family
Relating with Children, a City Clown’s Lessons
Ten years ago I took on a workshop class as an adult learner, instructed by Cleve Sauer. He then held a masters of social work, and had a ton of practical experience to share having worked intensively with children and families
He acted as Buddington the Clown Cheery, blue-eyebrowed, making rounds with inpatient children at the IWK Health Centre.
A few lessons from a city-clown:
1 It’s okay for kids to say “ no ” (so roll with itor hey, ask better questions!)
Children need predictable boundaries for their life’s experiences, though we (their big people) can step back and realize they can have such little control over many details in their daily routines
For some kids, you and that one question or request of yours they get to verbally quash, may be the one thing all day they get to really reject. We can breathe, and maybe realize beneath that child’s refusal is really a lot of relief they are safe with you to express themselves
2. Sometimes we can relate a lot better to young children. Creative language may help. Hovering above a child with a, “ so how old are you now?”
Doesn’t give much space for connection
Sitting on the floor, noticing something about them, and stating,
“Oh wow! Cool dinosaur shoes! I wonder how old you are now anyway, like 27!”
Letting them say that mighty word (NO!) Maybe laughing at your expense, and having chance to correct you gives more space for connection
3 Last, you get to influence them with intentionality It will happen in pockets of spaces, and moments that seem to not matter Probably not when you ’ re in front of them with a lecture They will see you in some hallway, laughing with and pleasantly encouraging others (coworkers, neighbours, family on the phone, etc.)
instead of complain-talking. You could pick any space at all to blow bubbles or bounce a ball simply because you can (for kids, motion = so good!) Singing a song or recounting to them whatever THEY want to talk about (K-Pop Demon Hunters, some videgame you don’t understand) when on route to practice, walking to the bus, etc gives way to connection and this matters
Happy plain-clothes-clowning, Andrea Cann-Tracey
In Nova Scotia we have a number of woodpecker species The ones that people are most familiar with are the Downy and Hairy Woodpeckers
These smaller black and white woodpeckers stand out especially the males with red dot on the back of their head, come easily to feeder with suet or seed cakes, & sunflower seed feeders They often be seen chasing the other one off
In the fall when the young are out, as many as five in one tree at the same time. They do not migrate ao you can often have good numbers over the winter.
The two easiest ways to tell the species apart are size and bill length Hairy (left) range 18-26 cm (7-10") in length compared to Downy (right) range 14-17 cm (5.5 - 6.5"). Other details: outer white tail feathers on the Hairy are solid, versus split, red spot on the back of the head of the male Downy
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Bulbs
As our hot dry summer is winding down, its time to start looking at what can be done in your gardens to get ready for the winter and upcoming spring I’m sure you have noticed the displays of bulbs in the stores and garden centres There are so many colors and bloom styles to choose from! As spring creeps in, we all look for those colorful pops of color to help us get over the seemingly endless winter months
I tell myself every spring that I need to add more bulbs to the beds in the fall, but of course, life tends to get in the way and I forget. This year I have made a conscious effort to pick up bulbs that catch my eye.
A cool spot in the basement now houses a box with numerous new beauties for the spring Tulips and Daffodils will pop up in the spring to ensure a colorful display as we wait for the rest of the gardens to wake up
Planting bulbs in the fall is a fairly easy “job” It’s best to wait for the soil to cool down from the summer heat
Have a walk around your garden and choose a location that will receive at least 6 hours of sun. Plant bulbs in groupings of 5, 7, 9, etc., checking each bulb package for proper spacing and depth
My rule of thumb has been to plant them the weekend after Thanksgiving.
But you can add them to your beds right up till the ground freezes.
Place in well drained soil, adding compost and bone meal to ensure healthy spring growth Water them well and add some type of marker so you remember what is planted in that spot. Its quite frustrating when you go to put a new plant in and you realize you have dug up bulbs. Adding bulbs in amongst your existing perennials is a great way to hide the bulbs growth later in the spring when their blooms are spent
There is still a good selection available to choose from to add beautiful spring color to your landscaping
Cleaning up your beds in the fall is honestly kinda depressing as the fun of the gardening season is coming to an end. There is a lot of views on how much and what to clean up in the fall. Removing annuals and weeds will make your spring prep go more quickly and easier. Some tend to cut back perennials and others leave them for the winter, there are pros and cons for both ways, so we will leave that up to personal preference
Raking and chopping up fallen leaves will make a wonderful organic mulch and soil additive for your beds Putting the leaves into a garbage can and using a whipper snipper on the leaves, chops them up nicely, If you do not have a mulching mower. Extra chopped leaves will overwinter great in bags or containers till spring.
Till next time, Happy Gardening.
The Bottom Line The Bottom Line
Kathie Pemberton, IG Senior Wealth Advisor
If you have ever applied for a job before you know the pivotal role a resume can have It is a summary of your experiences, knowledge and skills that illustrate your qualification for the role being applied for. Your credit file/report is literally your financial resume.
Whether applying for a credit card, auto financing, a loan or a mortgage an adjudicator will often review your credit file from one of the two credit reporting agencies in Canada. These two agencies are TransUnion and Equifax and they compile and store financial data about you which has been submitted to them by creditors Adjudicators will look to them to determine credit worthiness, limits and rates of interest to charge.
Just like your resume your credit report outlines your skills of paying current and prior debts, your experience with different kinds of credit, and the historical timeline of your credit relationships.
For example, that a debt has been paid in full Therefore, it is a good idea for you to review your file to ensure it is the best possible resume to submit to a creditor at any time.
Since this financial data is shared and submitted at the discretion of the financial institutions, information can be overlooked for submission or not reported correctly.
A copy of your report can be obtained by mail for free by contacting each agency directly. If you wish to have a digital copy and know your credit score, then you will have to pay a fee to the agencies
Both agency web sites offer financial education resources on how to build credit, manage debt and even resources on identity theft prevention and online security
Kathie Pemberton is a Senior Consultant running her financial advisory practice with IG Wealth Management for the last 15 years and is a community financial literacy educator. Got questions? Need advice?
Submit questions or scenarios to Kathie.pemberton@ig.ca
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