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Sea Scotia Travel News Archive
October 2005

31-OCT-05 - Old Fashioned Christmas Schedule Announced - Skating, sleigh rides, craft workshops and a visit from Santa are among the festivities scheduled for the 10th annual Old Fashioned Christmas at Sherbrooke Village. This year's event will be held from Friday, Nov. 25, to Sunday, Nov. 27.
"This year, in respect of time constraints placed on visitors and volunteers at such a busy time, we are condensing the event into one weekend," said George Brothers, manager of program development for Sherbrooke Village...
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31-OCT-05 - Quick Tips to Save Money on Energy - Nova Scotians will have more information about easy and inexpensive ways to reduce their energy use and costs this winter.
Quick Tips is a new campaign that was launched today, Oct. 31, by the Department of Energy. The campaign will include TV and radio ads, web-based information, the promotion of the toll-free EnerInfo line and a booklet of helpful, inexpensive energy-saving tips, that will be mailed to every household in the province...
Province of Nova Scotia website full article text...

28-OCT-05 - Change Clocks, Change Smoke Alarm Batteries - Nova Scotians will turn back their clocks this weekend, and that's a good time to also change the batteries in smoke alarms.
Nova Scotia's fire marshal, Robert Cormier, said linking the job to changing the clocks helps people remember the task.
"Battery replacement is the easiest and most important maintenance to be done on a smoke alarm," he said today, Oct. 28. "Smoke alarms should also be replaced every 10 years."...
Province of Nova Scotia website full article text...

27-OCT-05 - Restoration Project Reaches Milestone at Maritime Museum - In the boat-building business, the placing of the final plank is an historic milestone that marks the point at which a vessel can actually float.
On Friday, Oct. 28, at 11 a.m., visitors and staff from the Maritime Museum of the Atlantic will celebrate just such an occasion when the final plank is placed on the museum's current project, rebuilding the 1946 S-Class Sloop, Valkyrie...
Province of Nova Scotia website full article text...

26-OCT-05 - Halloween Tours at Maritime Museum - Those who dare are invited to get Halloween off to a chilling start with the Maritime Museum of the Atlantic's haunted tour.
Guides will offer spooky tours of the museum, where ghouls, pirates and lost souls bring a creepy collection of Nova Scotian ghost stories to life -- all with a maritime twist.
Tours take place at the museum on Thursday, Oct. 27, Friday, Oct. 28, and Sunday, Oct. 30, starting at 7 p.m., 8 p.m., and 9 p.m...
Province of Nova Scotia website full article text...

25-OCT-05 - Tourism Campaign Named Canada's Best - For the second time in the last three years, Nova Scotia's tourism marketing campaign has been named Canada's best.
The Tourism Industry Association of Canada has declared Nova Scotia's 2005 tourism marketing campaign as the winner of its National Award for Tourism Excellence...
Province of Nova Scotia website full article text...

24-OCT-05 - Nova Scotia To Benefit More From Federal Healthy Living Strategy - Nova Scotia can benefit more than other provinces from the new Integrated Strategy on Healthy Living and Chronic Disease announced by the federal government last week, Health Promotion Minister Rodney MacDonald said today, Oct. 24.
"The federal government is funding initiatives that fit in well with the integrated strategies we already have in place. The new money will allow us to go further faster in helping Nova Scotians make healthier choices," said Mr. MacDonald. "We're already ahead of the pack because we've had Nova Scotia Health Promotion in place for the past three years."...
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24-OCT-05 - Preparing for Post-Tropical Storm - The provincial Emergency Measures Organization (EMO) is advising the public to take the necessary precautions as a post-tropical storm approaches Nova Scotia. High winds and heavy rain are expected when the remnants of Hurricane Wilma pass across the province Tuesday, Oct. 25, and Wednesday, Oct. 26.
"Hurricane Wilma is expected to have been downgraded to a post-tropical storm by the time it approaches Nova Scotia," Ernest Fage, Minister responsible for the Emergency Measures Act, said today, Oct. 24. "But we know that weather systems like this are unpredictable. The best way to keep our families safe is to be prepared."...
Province of Nova Scotia website full article text...

21-OCT-05 - Local Students Visit Museum as Part of Pilot Project - Elementary students in four schools who have been learning together on-line will meet for the first time on Wednesday, Oct. 26, at the Fundy Geological Museum in Parrsboro.
The Grade 4 students from the Chignecto Central Regional School Board are participating in a pilot project to determine the efficiency of learning with laptop computers...
Province of Nova Scotia website full article text...

21-OCT-05 - Canada-U.S. Legislators Meeting in Halifax - Representatives of governments in Eastern Canada and the Northeastern United States will meet in Halifax beginning today, Oct. 21, to Sunday, Oct. 23.
Nova Scotia is hosting the 2005 executive meeting of the Council of State Governments Eastern Regional Conference. This is the first time the meeting is being held in Canada...
Province of Nova Scotia website full article text...

20-OCT-05 - Ten Years of Waste Reduction - Nova Scotia has been getting cleaner and greener every year since the province's solid waste resource management strategy was launched in 1995.
"In the past 10 years, Nova Scotia has developed an international reputation for excellence in diverting waste from landfills and turning it into new products," said Environment and Labour Minister Kerry Morash. "All Nova Scotians have a hand in this success by reducing waste in their homes, schools and workplaces."...
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20-OCT-05 - Nova Scotians Among Gemini Nominees - Nova Scotia-based television productions have earned a total of 29 nominations for the upcoming 20th Annual Gemini Awards.
Sex Traffic, a two-part miniseries produced by Chester-based Big Motion Pictures, leads with 14 nominations. The series tells the disturbing tale of two sisters who are sold into slavery and trafficked from eastern to western Europe. Produced as a co-production between Canada and the United Kingdom, Sex Traffic aired in both countries to critical acclaim...
Province of Nova Scotia website full article text...

20-OCT-05 - Commemorative Trafalgar Activities at Maritime Museum - Visitors to the Maritime Museum of the Atlantic this weekend will be able to climb a yard arm, reef a sail and take the challenge of the gun run.
To commemorate the 200th anniversary of the Battle of Trafalgar, the museum is presenting three days of special programming, from Friday, Oct. 21, to Sunday, Oct. 23...
Province of Nova Scotia website full article text...

17-OCT-05 - Upgrade for Cabot Trail - Drivers on Nova Scotia's most scenic highway will be motoring on a more comfortable, safer road surface after the completion of a road-paving contract awarded by the province.
The Department of Transportation and Public Works has awarded a $2,085,639 contract to Dexter Construction for repaving on the Cabot Trail from the intersection of Doyle Road in Margaree Forks north for about seven kilometres...
Province of Nova Scotia website full article text...

17-OCT-05 - Heritage Task Force to Hold Public Meetings - Nova Scotians will have the opportunity to help a task force develop recommendations on a heritage strategy for the province.
The Voluntary Planning Heritage Strategy Task Force will conduct a series of public meetings around the province between Nov. 7 and Nov. 24.
The task force will consult with Nova Scotians to find out what they value most about heritage including the aspects of it they want to see celebrated and protected. Some of the things the task force may consider, for example, include: all types of archives; historic places and buildings; museums; natural heritage; and language, folklore and traditions...
Province of Nova Scotia website full article text...

13-OCT-05 - Canada's Toughest Smoke-free Legislation Introduced - Smoking will be banned in all indoor public areas, workplaces, and at outdoor eating and drinking establishments in Nova Scotia by Dec. 1, 2006.
Amendments to the Smoke-Free Places Act, introduced today, Oct. 13, by Health Promotion Minister Rodney MacDonald, will make Nova Scotia's legislation the toughest of its kind in Canada...
Province of Nova Scotia website full article text...

13-OCT-05 - Legislation Permits Province To Sue Tobacco Companies - Legislation that would allow Nova Scotia to attempt to recover millions of dollars in health-care costs for tobacco-related illnesses, was introduced today, Oct. 13, by Justice Minister Michael Baker.
The Tobacco Damages and Health-care Costs Recovery Act is similar to legislation in British Columbia, which was recently declared constitutional by the Supreme Court of Canada. All nine justices sided with British Columbia against an appeal launched by the tobacco industry...
Province of Nova Scotia website full article text...

13-OCT-05 - Province Contributes $100,000 to Earthquake Relief - On behalf of all Nova Scotians, the provincial government is contributing $100,000 to the Canadian Red Cross to help victims of the Oct. 8 earthquake in South Asia.
An estimated 40,000 people have been killed, tens of thousands injured, and more than two million have lost their homes...
Province of Nova Scotia website full article text...

13-OCT-05 - Safe Heating Choices to Prevent Fire - During Fire Prevention Week, Oct. 9-15, the provincial fire marshal is encouraging Nova Scotians to make safe choices for home heating this winter.
"While oil and electric heat continue to be common, Nova Scotians are also using other options such as wood and pellet stoves, and kerosene and electric heaters," said fire marshal Bob Cormier.
"Every measure Nova Scotians take to make their heating systems safe will help prevent the loss of life and property this winter."...
Province of Nova Scotia website full article text...

12-OCT-05 - Enhanced Technology to Improve Services for Tourists - It will soon be easier for people interested in visiting Nova Scotia to make reservations and plan their vacations.
Rodney MacDonald, Minister of Tourism, Culture and Heritage, announced today, Oct. 12, that the department is calling for proposals for a redesigned system that will bring together the province's reservation booking service and tourism website...
Province of Nova Scotia website full article text...

12-OCT-05 - Painting Exhibition of Veterans Opens - An exhibition of paintings celebrating the reconciliation and forgiveness of a group of World War Two veterans opened today, Oct. 12, at Province House in Halifax.
The 21 paintings feature veterans from Canada, Britain and Germany. They were painted by Catherine Jones of Halifax...
Province of Nova Scotia website full article text...

11-OCT-05 - Canada and Nova Scotia Sign $61-Million Highway Agreement - Two major highway twinning projects are moving ahead with the signing today, Oct. 11, of a $61-million federal-provincial agreement.
People who travel highways 101 and 104 will benefit from newly twinned sections and three new intersections for the western portion of Highway 101...
Province of Nova Scotia website full article text...

7-OCT-05 - Film Premiere at the Museum of Natural History - Film and natural history lovers will get a special treat at the Museum of Natural History this weekend.
To celebrate National Science and Technology Week, the museum is collaborating with natural history museums across Canada to host the premiere of Miracle Planet, on Saturday, Oct. 15...
Province of Nova Scotia website full article text...

7-OCT-05 - Nova Scotia Archives Commemorates Acadian Deportation - Oct. 8 is a significant date in the story of the Acadian Deportation. It marks the day in 1755 when British vessels sailed from Grand Pré, carrying into exile the community of Acadian French who had lived there for three generations...
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3-OCT-05 - Unveiling of RMS Franconia Model at Maritime Museum - The results of two years of work were on display today, Oct. 3, as the Maritime Museum of the Atlantic and the Maritime Ship Modelers Guild unveiled a refurbished, 13-foot model of the Cunard liner, RMS Franconia...
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