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A Highway 107 Site for C&D Recycling Plant? By Richard Bell

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Federal Election - Central Nova...........................4, 5 & 7

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

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City Councillor David Hendsbee has thrown a curve ball in the dispute over rezoning land along Route 7 in or-der to build and operate a construction & demolition (C&D) recycling plant.

Hendsbee proposes to end the rezoning conflict by ne-gotiating 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 zon-ing 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 alterna-tive locations for a C&D Processing & Transfer facil-ity. (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 re-vealed, 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 ex-change.

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, ex-plaining 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.

Day continued:

Please note, the Coalition was not involved in any con-versation 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 sit-ing 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, prop-erty values, etc. If such a land deal were to be consid-ered by the parties involved, the Coalition would con-tinue to fight against such a move in the interest of the Coalition communities.

When asked for his response to CRs reaction to his proposal, Hendsbee was clearly surprised: Im scratch-ing my head, Hendsbee said. This proposal addresses all the issues that people have been raising in the com-munity meetings to date. You would think having a pos-sible 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.

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Fred DeLoreyConservative Party Four For Central Nova 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 Sco-tia, taking in some or all of Pictou County, Anti-gonish County, Guysborough County, and Halifax County. None of the candidates come from the southern portion of the riding. 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 solicit-ing 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.

To be there at the birth of your party was very spe-cial, 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. 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. Inside the world of Ottawa politics, DeLorey be-came renown for his skills as a spin doctor, ag-gressively 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 cam-paign issue. He is quick to praise Prime Minister Harper for showing real leadership on the econ-omy. Coming out of the Great Recession of 2008, Canadas had the best economic growth among the G7 countries. Weve created 1.2 million new jobs, and we should continue on his plan. 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.

Of the 388 ridings in the upcoming election, theres only one whose inhabitants get to vote directly on Stephen Harper: Calgary Southwest. But in Fred DeLorey, the voters of Central Nova have a choice that comes almost as close to voting for Harper himself. As DeLorey states in the promi-nent quotation on his website, For the past decade I have served our Party, and our Prime Minister. Now I want to serve you. 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-to-earth. DeLorey started volunteering for MacKays cam-paign. His ties to MacKay got him to Ottawa, where he was a first-hand witness one of the most signifi-cant changes in modern politics, when in 2003 Mac-Kay chose to merge the Progressive Conservative Party of Canada with Stephen Harpers Canadian Alliance to form the Conservative Party of Canada.

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David HacheyGreen Party

David Hachey has followed an unusual tra-jectory on his way to being the Green Party nominee. Born in New Bruns-wick, he spent ten years on

Wall Street during the high-flying years leading up to the 2008 crash. In 2006, Hachey accepted an 18-month 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.

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 win-ning 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 non-voters, 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 ap-peal to small C conservatives because we favour market-driven economic policy on things like cli-mate change.

As proof that Harper is worried about losing

Conservative voters to Green candidates, Hachey points to Harpers strenuous efforts to avoid debat-ing 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 enor-mous 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 representa-tion. 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 im-prove trust in government. The problem starts at the top, with the Prime Minister. The Duffy trial is only one example. The Conservatives want to oper-ate in secret; they dont want us to look behind the curtain.

In Frasers view, better information makes for bet-ter 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 informa-tion 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 liber-

ties, Fraser admitted to having many thoughts

about Harpers controversial bill C-51, which Tru-

deau supported, causing then Liberal Party candi-

date 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

Sean FraserLiberal Party 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 environ-ment club at his elementary school at the lofty age of 7. My family has always been interested in politics, Fraser said Twelve years ago, my Dad ran provin-cially, 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 Af-rica. His experiences there supported his deep com-mitment to maximizing transparency in govern-ment. Access to information is a big passion of mine, Fraser said. In South Africa, I was working with hu-man 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 informa-tion as an advocacy tool, to hold the government accountable.

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Sean Fraser cont from Pg 5. The Liberal Party is committed to repealing por-tions of the bill. I will make sure that any amend-ments 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 conser-vative as long as it has because its a MacKay riding, so its more open this time. Im going to be the rep-resentative of Central Nova in Ottawa, not the rep-resentative of Ottawa in Central Nova.

Ross LandryNew Democratic Party

In the fractious world of federal parliamentary poli-tics, what could be better than some-one with formal training in conflict resolution? Plus more than 3 dec-ades with the RCMP? Ross Landry is hop-ing 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 Jus-tice Minister as the MLA for Pictou Centre under the NDP between 2009 and 2013. And Landrys had that humbling experience that too many elected officials lack: in 2013, he lost his bid for re-election. To be humbled by losing is a re-minder that the voter is always right, Landry said in an interview at the Musquodoboit Harbour Farm-ers Market. To lose sight of that in a democracy is a damaging thing. Landry has an impressive amount of education un-der his belt. He has an undergraduate degree in criminology with a minor in Native Studies from the University of Regina. The RCMP sent him through law school at the University of Ottawa, and he also became a certified practitioner in dispute resolution through the Canadian International Institute of Ap-plied Negotiation. But Landry notes, The school of hard knocks in human life is in the street. Im very proud of having been a street cop during my ca-reer.

As Attorney General and Justice Minister, Landry highlights his work on putting through the first pro-vincial 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 soci-ety to address this issue at the foundation. Harper has notoriously avoided the issue. The number one issue for Landry in Central Nova is cre-ating jobs. He said that visit-ing with vendors at the farm-ers market emphasized the importance of creating and sustaining small niche mar-kets, where someone can earn a living by providing a service and enriching the community. Landry strongly rejects the

fear-based approach that

Harper used to push through

bill C-51, with its radical re-

strictions of civil liberties and

increases in surveillance pow-

ers. Harpers trying to create

fear in people, Landry said,

and he claims hes making

the country safer. As a former

police officer and Attorney

General, I dont think we

should be giving more power

to spy agencies without more

checks and balances.

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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 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 Lea-man.

The league is non competitive and the play-ers loved playing and making friends on their own team as well as with the other teams.

Porters Lake Schooners Baseball team

The Schooners team has done extremely well with 11-0 sea-son 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.

Orenda Junior Womens War Canoe

The club traveled to Ottawa in late Au-

gust 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.

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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 Mani-

toba.

Porters Lake U14 Boys wins GOLD

The U14 Boys soccer team did extremely well this year. 1/3 of the players were sup-

posed 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!

Porters Lake U14 Girls Team wins SILVER

The U14 Girls this year showed amazing teamsmanship, character and pride in rep-

resenting 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 impres-

sive 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 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 per-

centage points from first and won two bronze medals in other tournaments. How-

ever the real joy of being part of this team was seeing how this group came to-

gether 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 in-

cluded 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 coach-

ing 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

Community

Kerry is bound for 'off' Broadway!

by Janice Christie

Bad experiences, I find, make you stronger."

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 Conserva-

tory 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 com-panion 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 de-gree, 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 music. Online she began to Skype with Berkley On Line School of Music in Boston. "They were a big help to me with the beats and emotion and intent. They got me dreaming big and thinking outside the box!"

'Kitty's Bound for Broadway" was almost finished but still no arranger. Talent runs big in the Miller family. Keith's great nephew was smart. He had a background in the theory of music and he could tune in with the emo-tion of the song. Miller called her cousin, Stephen Brown, a resident of Ontario, and asked if he could help. Brown plays the bagpipes, bass guitar and piano. Yes. He could help.

Using a software program Miller sang the lyrics and melody and e-mailed the songs, usually two at a time. It became a collaboration as Brown played them instrumentally and e-mailed them back. "I had total in-put and he made wonderful suggestions," says Miller.

The play was finished. Now for the performances. Well..... Miller dreams big. She contacted the Interna-tional Fringe Festival held in Edinburgh, Scotland, which happens to be the birthplace of Miller's grandfather. Working online Miller learned the festival is well organ-ized 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 offer-ing 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."

MOSER RIVER:

Kerry Miller's

'overnight success

in theatre' is thirty

years in the mak-

ing. A 1976 gradu-

ate of Duncan

MacMillan High

School and then a

secretary course,

Miller has enjoyed

a varied career in

secretarial work in

Halifax, Bermuda

and Vancouver .

She recently re-

tired as a Public Servant with the RCMP.

"All the while I worked through the years I dab-

bled in community theatre," says Miller. She took

courses at Neptune in Halifax and in 1987 she auditioned

for her first play with the Theatre Arts Guild in Halifax.

As she learned dialogue and scene work the acting bug

bit hard. "I auditioned for a Lunenburg Dinner Theatre

and got a summer job performing six nights a week in a

play called 'Run for Rum'. The highlight for me that sum-

mer was meeting Colleen Dewhurst . That cemented it

for me and I thought, wow, I can do this!"

In 1991 Miller performed in 'A Chorus of Disap-

proval. While working in Bermuda from '94-'96 Miller

worked with a relative of Michael Douglas. She contin-

ued to participate in theatre workshops and was de-

lighted to work with props and do behind the stage work

in 'Arsenic and Old Lace'.

Heading to Vancouver in 1996 to work for the Pro-

vincial Government and private industry Miller took act-

ing 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,

"

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Performer Kerry Miller

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 Stu-dios 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, expres-sion 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 excep-tional 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 imi-tating life.

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The Old School Expands Art Programs

By Carole Jones, Board Chair

The Old School is an arts and culture centre that nurtures commu-

nity 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

planning to expand the arts programs for Eastern Shore residents.

The program committee is in the process of developing perform-

ance opportunities for all arts categories - theatre, music, dance,

and community art and is looking for interested volunteers to as-

sist in the planning of this exciting expansion phase of our programs.

Volunteer leadership positions are needed at the Board level spe-

cifically Treasurer, Public Relations, and Volunteer Management.

Your skills in basic accounting, communication and community out-

reach 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 902-889-

2735 for further information on this exciting opportunity!

Connect the Gap: Economic Opportu-nity 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 ac-tivities 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? Con-necting long routes of recreational railroad paths and building up innovative tourism ser-vices 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 cy-cling 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. This economic success is also seen closer to home. The Confederation Trail on P.E.I was completed in 2000; 434 km of trails now con-nect the Island. In 2012, an economic impact study made the following conclusions; between June -Sept of 2012 approximately 18 000 indi-viduals used the trail. These users brought in more than 2.7 million dollars and stayed longer than other tourists. The old Musquodoboit Railway line is not only an ideal opportunity its already mostly devel-oped. Departing from Dartmouth, the trail takes riders as far as Porters Lake at Exit 20. A

major trail gap of 15km stretches between Por-ters 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 Associa-tion and Musquodoboit Trailways Association.

Some may argue that turning the Eastern Shore into a tourist destination will ruin the areas natural beauty and secluded privacy, but the Eastern Shore is developing and growing re-gardless. So the question the community should be asking is: how to grow and still pre-serve the beauty? Unified and connected parks and trails ease maintenance and security. They also frequently improve property values and rental potential. By developing a trail system, the community invests value in nature.

To learn more or show support for this type of development contact your local representative or join local organisations like Shore Active Transportation Association, Musquodoboit Trailways Association, Our HRM Alliance and Bike Nova Scotias Blue Route.

A Call for a Moratorium on C&D Rezoning By Richard Bell

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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 under-take 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.

In 2002, Council created special zoning categories (CD-1, CD-2, and CD-3) for siting facilities han-dling 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. 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 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 suit-ability of a given site. This approach results in pitting the significant financial and legal resources of corporationswho already have cozy relationships with regula-tory 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 unjustness of the 2002 regulations is readily apparent in the explosion of ideas about alternatives to the Porters Lake site. Theres the

Eastern Shore Industrial Park in East Chezzet-cook, 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 Council was correct that C&D operations de-served 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 de-liver the raw construction debris and to remove the processed materials. And even the most so-phisticated recycling system leaves a substantial residue of material that ends up in permanent disposal site. 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 destruc-tive energies that unregulated markets can re-lease. 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

Jude Majors been involved with dogs for a long time. She was the founder of Canadas first certi-

fied 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.

But Majors got a new canine calling, volunteering with the regional chapter of one of Canadas

most heart-touching organizations, Elderdog.

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 bor-

der 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 prob-

lems and terrible breath.

The vet told me that the surgery she needed for her

teeth was high-risk, and that she could die under an-

esthesia. 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.

Elderdog Cares for Seniors and their Canine

Companions By Richard Bell

Community

Jude Major and

Bella

Photo by

Rita McKeough

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September Pin It Up 15

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.

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.

FREE Community Listings Page Send to escsubmissions@eastlink.ca Deadline September 15 for paper, anytime for online . Paper & Online - more info about the event online.

Updated List of community events on our web site www.easternshorecooperator.ca

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

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 lis-teners of all ages to join us for an affordable eve-ning. 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!

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 mar-

ket) hosted by the Canadian Cancer Society, Ma-

rine Drive/Musquodoboit Valley Unit,

rain date, Sunday, Sept. 20th at the Porters

Lake Superstore parking lot.

Book selling spaces, $5.00 each by calling 827-

4072 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 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 13 7pm Community Meeting Regarding the proposed Con-struction & Demolition Processing Facility (submitted plan to HRM for C&D 2) Porters Lake Community Centre (4693 Hwy 7)

September 16 6:30-8pm HRM Community Facilities Master Plan Up-date - direction related to recreation facility develop-ment, 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.

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 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 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!

September 20 1:30pm St Denis Merchandise Bingo St Denis Hall East Ship Harbor Chicken Burgers, Hot Dogs, and Canteen available

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

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