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Our Lady of Mercy Heritage Church in Port au Port West is a finalist in the National Trust for Canada’s Next Great Save competition. Members of the public can vote for the church online until May 6. – Contributed

'She needs to be dressed up a little bit for her hundredth birthday': Historic N.L. church a finalist in the Next Great Save contest

Diane Crocker · Multimedia Journalist |Updated a day ago |9 min read Premium content

When Joanne Rose toured Our Lady of Mercy Heritage Church in Port au Port West in 2021, she thought the building was spectacular. Now, she’s hoping others will see the same thing and support the church in its efforts to win $50,000 in the National ...

Model Alyssa Landmann Oliveira on the cover of L’AMOUR magazine

Haligonians make waves in international fashion scene

Warren D'Silva |Updated 22 hours ago |6 min read Premium content

As Alyssa Landmann Oliveira heads home from her day job as an engineer, there are few people, if any, who would recognize her from her second job as a model. The Halifax resident is the cover model in the April issue of the online French fashion ...

Emma Stevens, who saw popular reaction to her Mi'kmaw language cover of the song 'Blackbird' by The Beatles in 2019, sings the chorus of 'We are the Love," alongside students from both Riverside and Marion Bridge Elementary School choirs.  CONTRIBUTED/EYM Project

A song for Ukraine: Cape Breton student musical collaboration spreads message of world peace

Mitchell Ferguson · Local Journalism Initiative Reporter |Updated a day ago |7 min read

Children half the world apart have joined together in a message of world peace in "We are the Love," a song dedicated to the people of Ukraine. Riverside Elementary and Marion Bridge Elementary choirs teamed up with local Mi'kmaw musicians from ...

The Cape Breton Pagan Society is hosting its first-ever Earth Day Market to raise awareness of consumer spending habits and the effect on the Earth. “We celebrate the equinoxes. Sometimes we get together for full moon rituals. We also have things like book club, craft nights —just kind of community building get-togethers like potlucks, karaoke, game nights to get people out and get to know each other. Last Earth Day we did a beach cleanup over in North Sydney,” says member Jennifer Desveaux-Gillis. Contributed/Victoria Strukovskaya — <a href="https://unsplash.com/photos/green-floral-wreath-on-persons-wrist-W8SpdoIsuYQ?utm_content=creditCopyText&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=unsplash">Unsplash</a>

Swap, trade and barter with Cape Breton’s witches, druids and heathens

Christopher Connors |Updated a day ago |4 min read Premium content

PRIME BROOK — People will have a chance to swap, trade and barter with witches, druids and heathens while honouring the Earth goddess Gaia later this month. The Cape Breton Pagan Society is hosting its first-ever Earth Day Market on Sunday from 1-4 ...

Catherine Tolbart with her daughter Gwen Tolbart at the elder Tolbart’s 98th birthday in Middleton April 6. About 85 family and friends helped her celebrate with a sit-down meal and birthday cake.   
Lisa Fenton • Special to the Annapolis Valley Register

Celebrating 98 years: Community icon, jazz enthusiast, and world traveller Catherine Tolbart continues to inspire in Middleton, N.S.

Lawrence Powell |Updated a day ago |10 min read Premium content

Catherine Tolbart’s 98th birthday might be considered the social event of the season. The April 6 gathering to honour the oldest resident of Middleton’s black community, saw almost 100 friends and family pay tribute to a woman famous for helping ...

Annapolis Valley Register columnist Anne Crossman is a former journalist and media manager. She now does volunteer work in her community of Annapolis Royal, Annapolis County.

ANNE M. CROSSMAN: Kakfwi's new book gives readers an understanding of what First Nations children in Canada went through

Contributed |Updated Apr. 18, 2024 |4 min read Premium content

Every now and then I read a book that moves me more than I expected when I picked it up. In this case, a friend lent us a book written by a Northern acquaintance and edited by a good friend we met in the North. You’ve heard and seen all the news ...

Zihan Jin at a Chinese New Year Festival in Beijing where she volunteered.

Making time for volunteering: Finding support and personal fulfillment

Abby Cole |Updated Apr. 18, 2024 |6 min read Premium content

Abby Cole Special to SaltWire Making time for volunteering can be a challenge. Balancing work, family, school and other life commitments is hard enough. However, despite these challenges, volunteering has many benefits. Volunteering is a way to help ...

The Greater Moncton Roméo Leblanc International Airport (YQM), in a move to support accessibility, is taking part in the Hidden Disabilities Sunflower initiative.

Moncton Airport introduces hidden disabilities sunflower lanyard initiative

Atlantic Briefs Desk |Updated Apr. 17, 2024 |2 min read Premium content

The Greater Moncton Roméo Leblanc International Airport (YQM), in a move to support accessibility, is taking part in the Hidden Disabilities Sunflower initiative. The program offers a discreet means to communicate non-visible disabilities or ...

WWE Hall of Famer Brutus 'The Barber' Beefcake is bringing tales from his latest autobiography "Struttin' & Cuttin'" with five intimate shows across Newfoundland in April. - Contributed

Brutus 'The Barber' Beefcake cuttin' and struttin' into Newfoundland

Atlantic Briefs Desk |Updated Apr. 17, 2024 |2 min read Premium content

WWE Hall of Famer and professional wrestling legend Brutus ‘The Barber’ Beefcake will be telling tales of 80’s and 90’s wrestling as he cuts and struts his way through Newfoundland near the end of April. Take a seat in the classic Barber Shop set for ...

A group of supporters calling for the end the bombing of the Gaza Strip by Israel brave the high winds and periods of heavy rain during their weekly Saturday rally along Prince Street in Sydney on April 13. CONTRIBUTED

Independent Jewish Voices chapter launches in Cape Breton, joins forces with Freedom Palestine Unama'ki group

Nicole Sullivan · Multi-media journalist |Updated Apr. 17, 2024 |6 min read Premium content

A chapter of Independent Jewish Voices Canada has started in Cape Breton to join in the global call for Israel to stop attacks on the Gaza Strip.  Rabbi Nachshon (Naj) Siritsky has started the local chapter of the group, which works in the Jewish ...

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