That Small Town Appeal
Dispatches from Digby by Shawnalynn Cromwell The province of Nova Scotia is being invaded by “come-from-aways!” Canadians are flocking to Nova Scotia for that steal […]
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Blog: Stories and Profiles
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Shelley Allen is a Northside Changemaker
Shelley Allen is a changemaker. This is her story: ( cue intro music). Interview provided by Northside Rising, an Inspiring Communities nested initiative. Tell me […]
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March 5, 2021, the First Anniversary of COVID-19
It is the first anniversary of COVID-19 becoming a full-fledged pandemic. We have been in limbo, and the worst is not over yet
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“Row, Row, Row your boat” and Tao Philosophy
By Wayne O’Toole, Northside Changemaker A little realization moment I thought may be valuable to some: something I learned today that simplified my thought […]
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Shealyn Varnes is a Northside Changemaker
I have always known I wanted to make some sort of change whether through community, environmental or art-based means. This program connected a community of people with that same vision, and that in itself was so appealing.
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Wayne O’Toole is a Northside Changemaker
Wayne O’Toole is a Northside Changemaker. Interview provided by Northside Rising, an Inspiring Communities nested initiative.
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Des Ong is a Northside Changemaker
Being a changemaker, it’s more than a badge, it’s a responsibility to yourself and your community. Anyone can call themselves a changemaker, but to actually do the work of becoming one- that’s what is special.
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The Good Food Bus in Cape Breton
Written by Lynne McCarron (WeavEast Fellow, Nova Scotia) Forty five years ago, my parents adopted an eighteen month old boy, a brother for their […]
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Strong Harbour Strings
Written by Maggie Burton, (WeavEast Fellow Newfoundland and Labrador) Strong Harbour Strings is a mentoring artist program based in St. John’s, grounded in the […]