Sunday morning I usually grab a coffee and take time to catch-up on some stories I may not have had time to read throughout the week. I thought you might enjoy them with your Sunday morning coffee as well.
Documentary looks at food deserts in rural, urban communities across Nova Scotia
Nova Scotia is the most food insecure province in Canada. The documentary Deserted, which was sponsored by the Lunenburg Doc Festival and its seniors program, highlights the ongoing challenges, with some focus on communities on the South Shore, as well as other areas.
These issues will continue to rise with rising rents and home prices in the cities, pushing more people out to the smaller towns and rural communities. Food insecurity…or food deserts…is an issue wee need to pay attention to.
Please take time to watch the documentary, which is available on YouTube. Click here.
ACOA Announces $2.4M in Funding for 23 Local Organizations
A funding announcement came this week with support for 23 organizations and businesses in Queens, Lunenburg, and Shelburne counties, which focused on projects with accessibility improvements and upgrades to much-used community spaces.
Minister Ginette Petitpas Taylor who oversees ACOA was in Liverpool to make the announcement and says they tried to ensure the funds could be utilized for a wide range of projects. “There are obviously some criteria that needed to be met as is the case with all ACOA funding but overall we wanted to let the organizations who have a demonstrated history of helping their communities decide for themselves what to use them on,” said Petitpas Taylor.
You can see the full list of funding applicants in the CKBW story.
You Could Work Here!
Recruitment and Operations Coordinator, The Nova Scotia Sea School, Lunenburg
A full-time year round job position is available with The Nova Scotia Sea School. The Sea School offers primarily teenagers, ages 12 to 18, adventure experiences that transform how they see themselves, the world around them and their capacity to contribute to our society.
Reporting to the Executive Director, this position will be responsible for the promotion, recruitment, and intake of youth participants to Sea School programs along with managing the day to day operations of the organization including: marketing, communications, office administration, programs logistics, stakeholder relations, and attending promotional and networking events on behalf of the organization.
Candidates can expect to join a crew of enthusiastic outdoor professionals who work to serve a diversity of youth. In this role, you will develop partnerships and relationships with community organizations and families to ensure that youth from a variety of backgrounds and economic circumstances are aware of and can access Sea School programs. Our summer season, starting in April and continuing until September, is our most intensive period, where you can expect to work weekends / evenings and be on call for a portion of July / August. This time period is an ‘all hands on deck’ approach where you and the staff team will support the implementation and logistics of leadership training programs and youth expeditions. For the remaining months of the year, you can expect to focus more on administrative work, youth recruitment, partnership development, and support for day / group programs and march break programs.
You Could Live Here!
863 CONQUERALL MILLS ROAD
A beautiful lake view, with stunning sunsets, only minutes from the town of Bridgewater, make this house that just came on the market, a show-stopper!
This 3 bedroom, 1.5 bath split entry is bright and open with plenty to offer a family of any size. Several recent updates include freshly painted throughout, 1year old heat-pump, roof fully re-shingled between 2months & 4years, new 1/2bath in the lower level and more. The walk-out basement, rec room area, is a generous space with potential to keep as is, or partition off an area for a home office! The expansive backyard is a wonderful place for your firepit, a good game of soccer and even offers a fenced area for the dogs to play off leash.
This property is listed with Mark Seamone of Exit Realty Interlake.
Thanks for spending part of your Sunday with us. Enjoy the day!
