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Sea Scotia Travel News Archive
August 2005

31-AUG-05 - Nova Scotia Offers Support to Louisiana - The province of Nova Scotia has offered its support and assistance to the people of Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama and Florida.
Ernest Fage, Minister responsible for the Emergency Measures Act, sent letters to governors of the four states today, Aug. 31, offering Nova Scotia's help with their recovery efforts following Hurricane Katrina. Kathleen Babineaux Blanco, governor of Louisiana; Haley Barbour, governor of Mississippi; Bob Riley, governor of Alabama; and Jeb Bush, governor of Florida, each received an offer of assistance from the province...
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30-AUG-05 - Good Neighbours Paint the Town - More than 30 good neighbours gathered at Sherbrooke Village on Saturday, Aug. 27, to help "paint the town." The Good Fences, Good Neighbours Painting Party, organized by the Historic Sherbrooke Village Development Society, saw the finishing touches put on several sections of new picket fences...
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26-AUG-05 - Inverness County Centre for the Arts Hosts Stone Carving Symposium - Fourteen days from rough stone to masterpiece. That's how organizers have been promoting the upcoming Atlantic Stone Carving Symposium being held from Sunday, Aug. 28, to Saturday, Sept. 10, at the Inverness County Centre for the Arts, in the Village of Inverness...
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26-AUG-05 - Projects to Strengthen Gaelic Language, Culture - The Gaelic language and culture in Nova Scotia will continue to be strengthened thanks to new investments by the province. Tourism, Culture and Heritage Minister Rodney MacDonald announced today, Aug. 26, that the province will provide more than $16,000 to six communities and organizations that promote and develop the Gaelic language and culture...
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26-AUG-05 - Visitors Encouraged to Honour Veterans - Residents and visitors to the province will have no trouble spotting veterans thanks to new signs at visitor information centres around the province...
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26-AUG-05 - Open Fire Ban Lifted for Eastern Region - The ban on open fires was lifted for the eastern region of Nova Scotia as of noon today, Aug. 26...
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24-AUG-05 - Province Protects Land Assets Around Halifax Harbour - Waterfront Development Corporation Ltd. has been given responsibility for protecting and enhancing provincial lands surrounding one of Nova Scotia's most famous landmarks -- Halifax Harbour...
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24-AUG-05 - Province Supports Community Festivals and Events - Nova Scotia residents and visitors are enjoying more than 100 community festivals and events this year thanks to ongoing support from the province...
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24-AUG-05 - Province Protects Historic Lunenburg Waterfront - The province will purchase a block of 17 waterfront properties in the town in order to preserve the 22 buildings and ensure the continuation of a working waterfront in Lunenburg, Premier John Hamm announced today, Aug. 24. At a later date, the land is to be transferred to the Lunenburg Waterfront Association Inc., a non-profit community group formed to preserve and then guide development of these commercial properties...
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22-AUG-05 - Province Announces Culture Sector Projects - Cultural producers in Nova Scotia will receive help expanding into national and international markets, thanks to ongoing provincial investments in the culture sector...
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18-AUG-05 - Becoming an Outdoors Woman Workshop - Women who have always wanted to know how to survive in the great outdoors will have an opportunity to learn just that when the ninth annual Becoming an Outdoors Woman (BOW) workshop is held at Camp Kadimah, Barss Corner, Lunenburg Co., from Sept. 16 to Sept. 18...
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18-AUG-05 - Ban on Open Fires - The ban on open fires in western and central Nova Scotia, announced on Wednesday, Aug. 10, has been extended to include Guysborough and Antigonish counties and all of Cape Breton Island...
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13-AUG-05 - Big Success for Shelburne Ferry Meeting - The largely enthusiastic crowd had many positive comments and some questions for the Shores Atlantic representatives and for Shelburne Mayor, P.G. Comeau, who chaired the meeting. Shores Atlantic announced a May 1, 2006 start date for the service, which will transit the route each way several times a week, with a 14-hour crossing time...
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12-AUG-05 - Local Films Premiering on International Stage - Four Nova Scotia films will be in the spotlight at this year's Toronto International Film Festival, one of the film world's most highly regarded events, Sept. 8-17...
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12-AUG-05 - Veterans Memorial Park Opens in Bridgewater - Veterans Memorial Park, in Bridgewater, has had a make-over. Visitors now have smoother walking paths and easier access to the cenotaph and monuments...
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12-AUG-05 - Nova Scotia Celebrates Provincial Acadian Day - Acadian Day is a welcome opportunity to honour people who helped shape this province's history, and a culture that continues to provide a rich and lasting influence, Premier John Hamm and Acadian Affairs Minister Chris d'Entremont said today, Aug. 12...
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12-AUG-05 - Province Strengthening Position as Tourist Destination - Tourism-related projects that market the province to the Atlantic Canadian and Northeastern U.S. markets will receive funding support from the province...
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12-AUG-05 - Sherbrooke Looking For Good Neighbours - There is an old adage that good fences make good neighbours. On Saturday Aug. 27, the Historic Sherbrooke Village Development Society and Sherbrooke Village will be turning that saying around and asking good neighbours to make good fences...
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10-AUG-05 - Ducks Unlimited Centre Unveiled at Shubenacadie Wildlife Park - A new interpretative centre at Shubenacadie Provincial Wildlife Park will solidify Nova Scotia's status as one of the best places in Canada for bird-watching...
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8-AUG-05 - Province Supports Cultural Activities - Nova Scotians and visitors to the province will have more opportunities to enjoy cultural activities in our communities, thanks to ongoing investments by the province...
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4-AUG-05 - Tourism Industry Remains Confident - Tourism industry leaders and the Nova Scotia government remain confident in the province's tourism plan...
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3-AUG-05 - Action Committee formed to promote Shelburne Ferry Service - Business, civic, political and tourism leaders in the Shelburne, Nova Scotia area are forming an ad hoc Action Committee for a Shelburne Ferry to address the many issues and opportunities which have and will arise from the prospect of a ferry service between Shelburne and the East Coast of the U.S.A...
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3-AUG-05 - Stage One Finalists - Stage One of the Point Pleasant Park International Design Competition is now complete! Congratulations to our Finalists and to all teams who made submissions...
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2-AUG-05 - New Experiences Await Visitors to Nova Scotia - From a seven-day rug-hooking tour in Cheticamp to a living black history program in Birchtown, there are a dozen new and enhanced experiences awaiting visitors to Nova Scotia...
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